Jack & Sandy – Read NZ Te Pou Muramura

Hi, I’m Jack Tait. I’d like to tell you about an adventure I had with my mate Eddie.

Reviewed by Angela Thompson, Library Lead Teacher, Remarkables Primary School

I thoroughly enjoyed Jack and Sandy; this is a lovely family history retelling with lots of facts and dates in there too. At times, I was a little overwhelmed by the recollection of facts and dates and the story was somewhat lost.

The title page refers to Jack and Sandy as a ‘graphic novel by Bob Kerr’. This is slightly misleading as much of the book is written in novel form, which graphics on occasions. If a student was looking for a graphic novel they may be put off by this fact as the language, plot, and many dates and snippets of factual information may overwhelm those who steer towards graphic novels.