Book review templates that turn reading into a conversation worth having.
These Book Review Templates are a versatile and engaging set of printable literacy resources for Australian primary school students in Years 2–6. Students use the guided templates to review books they've read — summarising the plot, evaluating characters, rating the text and explaining their recommendation. It's the kind of structured literacy task that builds critical thinking, reading comprehension and personal response — all while encouraging a love of books.
Aligned to the Australian Curriculum English strand (Literacy — Interpreting, Analysing, Evaluating) and available as a no-prep instant download.
Why teachers love it:
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Promotes reading engagement — students are more invested in books when they know they'll share their opinion
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Curriculum-aligned — supports reading comprehension and critical response skills
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Works with any book — adaptable to any text your class is reading
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Zero prep — instant download, print and hand out
Perfect for:
- Years 2–6 Australian primary classrooms
- Reading response, comprehension and literacy tasks
- Australian Curriculum English — Interpreting, Analysing, Evaluating texts
- Book Week activities and independent reading reflections
What's included:
A set of printable book review templates with guided prompts for plot summary, character analysis, rating and recommendation. Multiple formats to suit different year levels. Designed for individual student use on A4 paper.
Print and go — your reading response lesson is sorted. 🖨️
Planning Book Week?
Our Book Week ideas guide has low-prep rotations, book tasting and display ideas to use alongside this resource.
SPECIFICATIONS
Format: PDF, set up for A4 paper. Exactly what's inside is listed above.
Editing: This download is not editable. The PDF is flattened to protect the design and the artists' work we license.
Printing: Open the file in a PDF reader and choose 'Fit to page' or 'Actual size'. Do a test page on plain paper first — card, colour and black-and-white all print well.
Licence: One classroom, one teacher. Please don't share, resell or post the file online; buy an extra licence for each colleague who wants their own copy.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
You'll need a PDF reader on your device — the free Adobe Acrobat Reader is the most reliable. Double-click the downloaded file to open it.
If a page shows on screen but won't print properly, open it in Acrobat Reader, choose Print → Advanced → tick 'Print as image'.
Stuck? Contact us and we'll sort it out.
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FAQS
Where is my download?
Check your inbox (and junk folder) for the email from Mrs Edgar with your link. You can also log in to your account at mrsedgar.com.au and download it from your order.
It came as a ZIP file — how do I open it?
On a Mac, double-click it. On Windows, right-click and choose 'Extract All'. Your PDFs will be inside.
Can I print in colour or black and white?
Yes. Our resources are designed to work both ways; black-and-white versions look great on coloured card.
The download won't start on my school computer.
Some school networks block downloads. Try again at home, or right-click the link and choose 'Save link as'.
