Latest Book Reviews
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Brightly coloured illustrations show a family spreading festive cheer as they perform twelve simple acts of kindness in the days before Christmas. Each sp...
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In this charming book, a family are visiting Father Christmas at a store and in an endless queue. Unknown to the parents, one of the children has brought...
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This simple rhyming story follows Father Christmas as he makes his way across the skies to deliver his gifts on Christmas Eve. Each verse is accompanied b...
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Number Train has fast become my favourite board book of all time! It is so cleverly made and so invitingly presented – and quite possibly the most...
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We love the 'Peekaboo' book series in this household! It's the perfect book for babies around six months old who love to play peekaboo an...
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Guess Who? Boo to You! is the perfect book if you’re looking to gently introduce your littlest one to all things Halloween! The structure...
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The Christmas Tree Mouse is on a mission- to help Santa on his busiest night of the year. And when she notices that baby Ola has been left the wrong prese...
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Usually, after working hard all year making toys and then delivering these on Christmas Eve, Santa celebrates the big day with an extra half an hour’s lie...
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Penguin and Pup is a nice Christmas story to enjoy with children of all ages either at home or at school. This is a rhyming book,...
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This is a guide to choosing a pet that has been completely turned on its head. A Beginner's Guide to Choosing the Perfect Pet recommends...
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Who doesn't love a spooky, seasonal story when the leaves are falling and the nights are drawing in? Trick or Treat is the perfect, silly...
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Vlad, the Fabulous Vampire is such a fun book to read and share and what perfect timing for Halloween! The cover immediately grabbed my...
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In Celebrations and Festivals: Christmas, readers are introduced to Charlie and his family as they prepare for and celebrate Christmas, f...
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Christmas seems to arrive earlier and earlier each year- or perhaps I’m just getting older! As children eagerly anticipate its arrival, having enjoyable a...
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The Search for Carmella is an exquisite picture book that takes us deep into the ocean on a search for the mythical Carmella. However, we...
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Ready to go back in time for a prehistoric adventure? Well then jump inside the pages of this book and step foot in the Time Machine. Joi...
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Every child wishes that they had a suit which they could put on and which would turn them in to a super hero - but Marvin actually has one! Space and alie...
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Who doesn’t like a good ghost story? In this the fifth Adventure Mice story, The Ghostly Galleon, the team are sitting t...
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Pete lives with his dad, who runs a pizza shop, which is losing business due to competition from a new pizza chain opening nearby. Pete loves his home mor...
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Live Like an Ancient Egyptian entices the reader to explore the richness of the perennially fascinating civilisation of Ancient Egypt thr...
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Future Vision: Stories of Our Brilliant Tomorrow sits alongside another Button Books title - 100 Ways to Save the Planet, and is just as...
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Meesh the Bad Demon: The Secret of the Fang is the eagerly awaited second book in the graphic novel adventures of <a href="/books/meesh-t...
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Lola and Larch Make a Winter Wish is the third title in the series about a girl and a fairy who are best friends. As in the previous adve...
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Tasty Tales is a fascinating book which offers 'facts and fables about our favourite foods'. Each story explores the origin of a well-kno...
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Reuben lives in the observatory with his astronomer grandmother. He has never left the observatory grounds and watches others from the village as they go...
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In At Home in a Book, Lauren O'Hara introduces readers to nine classic tales through a combination of illustration and extracts. This is...
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It is the reign of Queen Jane III and the Guild of Iron, led by Cromwell, helps her rule the kingdom of Albion. Although the six magickal guilds compete f...
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Seven Small Inventions that Changed the World is an utterly fascinating read which shares the story behind these small inventions which h...
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Starting secondary school can be a daunting time; many young readers will relate to the feelings of anxiety, the pressure to 'fit in', the fear of standin...
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Oliver's Great Big Universe is the first title in the series about 11-year-old Oliver. The series follows in the footsteps of characters...
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After ten years of imprisonment for a crime he cannot remember committing, Lucky is ripped free from his prison and swept out into the ocean. . . and resc...
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This fabulous new history is an introduction to notable black figures and events across centuries and from around the world. From noted h...
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After reading Luke Palmer’s debut novel for young adults, Grow, I was immediately eager to order his second book Play</...
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When It's Your Turn For Midnight by award-winning author Blessing Musariri is a real life novel about a family based in Zimbabwe. After t...
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The Twelve by Liz Hyde is a beautifully crafted middle grade book with an enticing, atmospheric cover illustrated by Tom de Freston. Alth...
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Aria is a girl who lives with her family in a strange planet called Terros, during a class experiment she discovers that she has human DNA. Since she was...
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I really enjoyed reading Every Borrowed Beat by Erin Stewart. You might rightly expect this book to be extremely sad but the author has c...
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Robin Hood and Marian have made the forest their home and scores of outlaws have joined them to prepare for battle with the Sherriff of Nottingham...
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Joey is trying to get his life back on track after the disappearance of his step-father and a descent into drugs and petty criminality. Lured by his devot...
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Heist Royale is the sequel to the action-packed Thieves' Gambit and once again...
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This book is phenomenal; an eerie, atmospheric ghost story that slowly but surely builds up the tension. Emma's mother disappeared, follo...
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Set in small-town America, Old Wounds is a creepy, thrilling and thought-provoking novel following trans teens Erin and Max who are tryin...
This Month's Picks
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Learning about Mindfulness in The Search for Carmella
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A Wintertide murder
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Learning about change in Flow with the Snow
Growing Readers See all
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Encouraging early readers with illustrated chapter books
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Meet Nibbles - the Very Hungry Book Monster!
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Look What I Found inspires nature hunts, and reading
Witchspark 
Black History for Every Day of the Year 
Amari and the Despicable Wonders (Amari and the Night Brothers) 
Impossible Creatures 
The Reappearance of Rachel Price 
As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow 
All the Wonderful Ways to Read 
Midnight Magic: Witch Trap 
The Monster Who Was Scared of Soap: A Bloomsbury Young Reader: Gold Book Band 
The Bear Stylist 
The Boy Who Grew A Tree 
Luma and the Pet Dragon 
Happy Hills: Knick-Knacks Attacks 
Press Start! Robo-Rabbit Boy Go! 
Meesh the Bad Demon: The Secret of the Fang 
Journey to Poo-topia (Poo Crew Adventures) 
Peng and Spanners: When Pigs Go Bad!: For fans of Bunny vs Monkey and Dogman 
Bad United: Just For Kicks 
The Twelve 
The Blind Bowman: Dark Fire 
The Seamaiden's Odyssey 
Sword of the Sun: a breathtaking tale of adventure, myth and magic 
Auntie Medusa and Me 