Latest Book Reviews
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Another great picture book from Camilla Reid! Peekaboo Dog is filled with brightly coloured pictures and clear, bold text. Each page has...
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Big Outdoors for Little Explorers: Jungle is an excellent book for any jungle or animal loving baby/toddler! This book will help to imme...
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There's something about an oversized book which makes them even more exciting and appealing to look at! Pip and Posy's Big Book of Words...
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We really loved reading Sometimes Families...! Each page rhymes and flows nicely as you read and the pictures are big, bold and clear wit...
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When I Became Your Daddy is a sweet rhyming book about the relationship between a father and their child. This beautifully illustrated bo...
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Goodnight Babies is a really sweet book, perfect as a bedtime story. The story flows as you're reading and rhymes on each page. The pictu...
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In Dig, Dig, Dinosaur, we join three little explorers as they search for dinosaurs, hoping to find something really big! The illustrations are bright and...
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The Tooth Fairy and the Crocodile is another hit from Julia Donaldson. Children will love listening to the story of a tooth fairy visitin...
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Bear vs Dragon is the tale of two rather unlikely animals and a bridge. Both animals want to cross the bridge, but they don't see eye-to-...
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At first glance, The Cat at Night is a book I might have dismissed. The illustrations are very old fashioned. However, when you begin to...
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Sharky McShark and the Shiny Shell Squabble has so much to offer to the reader. A fun book set on the ocean floor with characters that ch...
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I absolutely adore that Percy the Park Keeper is still a prominent character known to this generation; just as he was in my childhood. He has been around...
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The Boy, the Troll and the Chalk is a poignant story about friendship, perseverance and kindness. Everyone knew that a big, fierce troll...
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Andy Seed has partnered again with the experts at the British Museum to create this wonderful book to immerse children in the wonders of the Olympics. Per...
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Marv and the Pool of Peril is the next amazing book from Alex Falase-Koya. Early chapter book readers will immediately identify with the...
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Bertha and Blink: Rumble in the Jungle is the first book in an exciting new series and both myself, and my 8-year-old daughter really enj...
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The Poo that Grew will definitely get your attention and so will the front cover of this new book by the talented duo Peter Bently and Ni...
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Destiny Ink: Sleepover Surprise is a brilliant book focused around the fears of the first sleepover. This is something that most children...
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The Voyage of Sam Singh is the second stunning and enchanting tale from Gita Ralleigh's alternative colonial India. The first in the seri...
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The Fun We Had is a beautiful picture book looking back over the time a Nana and little girl have together. Each season, the little girl...
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Live Like a Viking: Discovering the Secrets of the Vikings is a beautifully presented and incredibly informative non-fiction book that de...
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Racial prejudice, stereotyping, parental or societal expectations, disadvantage, 'disability' - all these have presented obstacles to success to women dow...
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Max continues his madcap magical adventures in Stephen Mulhern's third book in the Max Magic series, Max Magic: The Incredible Holiday Hideout.</s...
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Bird, Bee and Bug Houses is a beautifully crafted nature book, packed full of information, ideas and instructions on activities to help y...
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Amir and the Jinn Princess by M. T. Khan is a beautiful, enchanting story that takes the reader into the secret realm of the jinn. <p...
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Rebel is a good dog. He lives with his owner, 12-year-old Tom, on a sheep farm. Rebel thinks life is just perfect, however, Tom knows that it is not. The...
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I absolutely loved The Houdini Inheritance! What's not to like in a book that has magic, adventure, and trans-Atlantic travel? It'...
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When 10-year-old Mayowa Howard goes to stay with her Grandpa Edward for the summer, she discovers that he is a 'logosalter' - he can jump onto a book, har...
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Magicalia: Race of Wonders by Jennifer Bell is a spellbinding new novel that whisks readers into a vibrant world of magical creatures and...
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Alyssa is not having a good time at the moment. Her mum and dad are going through a tough time which could possibly mean that a divorce is on the horizon....
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Cinderella is Dead, the clever and compelling feminist reinvention of the classic fairytale, was an instant hit....
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This book has got me hooked on the Girl, Missing series. Me and my friend exchange books a lot as we have similar taste in books and this...
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Helen Comerford's debut novel The Love Interest is set in 2024 and provides us with a unique take on the superhero genre. I found myself...
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In a small enclave near Cambridge live the descendants of the Greek gods. Hannah Messenger is the grand-daughter of Hermes, currently in prison. Entry to...
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Sharada Keat's debut dystopian YA novel These Stolen Lives is a complex narrative about living in a world following the invasion of the t...
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Although The Mystery of the Forever Weekend is essentially a mystery, Lisa Thompson has written an excellent book which I would highly re...
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This fantastic book is a fun, exciting take on the superhero genre, perfect for a YA audience and older secondary school students. The Love Intere...
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Cass leads a sheltered life living on her family farm, working hard with her older sister Mary but also able to roam free and enjoy the countryside. Soon...
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18 year old Noor's life is turned upside down when her father walks out of their Chicago home unexpectedly to start a new life in London. Distraught, her...
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Mab has found Elk. Elk didn't know she needed finding, but now she wouldn't have it any other way. In the 'free-range' Mab, she has gained a new best frie...
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All the Hidden Monsters is a perfect, twisty, supernatural thriller that you simply won't be able to put down. Oren works for the Arcanum...
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Not Like Other Girls is not quite like other YA thrillers. It skilfully combines a complex, tense and twisty mystery with a fake-...
When the Wild Calls 
The Reappearance of Rachel Price 
Secrets of the Snakestone 
Girl, Goddess, Queen: A Hades and Persephone fantasy romance from a growing TikTok superstar 
The Wild Robot Protects (The Wild Robot 3) 
Impossible Creatures 
Bird, Bee and Bug Houses: Homes and Habitats for Garden Wildlife 
Mushrooms Know: Wisdom From Our Friends the Fungi 
The Wanderdays: Journey To Fantome Island 
Our Wild Garden 
The Poo That Grew 
Nature is an Artist 
The Boy, the Troll and the Chalk 
Desi Girl Speaking 
Sunny Side Up 
Adnan: The boy who helped his mummy remember 
Grey 
I Really, Really Don't Like Parties 
The Voyage of Sam Singh 
Huxley and Flapjack: Trouble at Sea 
I Am Rebel 
Dungeon Runners: Hero Trial 
Freya's Gold 
Bertha and Blink: Rumble in the Jungle 