Children Book Reviews

Name: Amanda Shipton
23 April 2026;

Genre: Fantasy

Glam and Beardy is a captivating shared diary that will spark the imaginations of young chapter book readers. Authors Rachel and Ruby draw on their fantastic experience as comedy writers and performers to craft a story perfectly pitched for early readers stepping into longer f...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
23 April 2026;

Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

Diary of a Dreadful Dragon is the forth book in the fabulous Fairytale Woods series by author, actor and comedian Ben Miller. Throughout this fast-paced chapter book, the audience has been carefully considered. The humour will appeal to the reader, ensuring th...

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Name: Rebecca GREEN
23 April 2026;

Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels

Mighty Mega Pets: Freaky Food Fiasco! is a lively, humorous graphic novel that is ideal for engaging younger readers, particularly those who may feel less confident with longer texts. For teachers, this is an easy recommendation: the fast-paced plot, vibrant ill...

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Name: Jen Bevan
22 April 2026;

Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

What child wouldn't be drawn to a brightly coloured book with a dragon and a princess on the front? Princess Minna: The Dragon Egg Hunt grabbed the attention of all the children in my class (ages 5 and 6) straight away! Minna lives with her parents, a d...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
22 April 2026;

Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels

Wowsers! Meet the Mighty Mega Pets! On an ordinary Wednesday morning Daisy the Dog, Ginger the cat, Bubbles the Fish and Arthur the Tortoise are eating their breakfast as usual when, 'FOOM!' - they suddenly gain freaky superpowers. At least, they all do except Arthur, who hasn...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
21 April 2026;

Genre: Science Fiction

Rieka is a technical genius who has spent her whole life aboard Constructs. These giant mechanical creatures have spent years battling each other for territory, but now they must join forces to defeat Dragon, a new enemy created by Queenie, a rogue AI programme. Coll, Fillan and Rieka -...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
21 April 2026;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Perfect for curious minds, Wonder World: The Natural Science of Rain, Rivers and Oceans offers an excellent introduction to the science behind one of the most important resources on earth. Lovely illustrations help to frame the clearly explained text as...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
20 April 2026;

Genre: Adventure

When she receives a mysterious present on her 13th birthday, Valentine Adesanya suddenly remembers her older sister, Vanessa - but she is the only one who seems to realise that Vanessa, or Mango as Valentine calls her, is missing. With the arrival of a text supposedly from Mango to a boba shop...

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Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
20 April 2026;

Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

Eliza and the Flower Fairies is the first title in the Fairy Door Diaries, a beautiful, illustrated chapter-book series for newly emerging readers. The first page invites the reader to imagine a magical tiny fairy door and then to open it. On entering the door (or turni...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
17 April 2026;

Genre: Family & Home

Two is a Crowd is a brilliant, thought-provoking and sensitively written story with Cath Howe's hallmark empathetic understanding of the emotions and experiences her young readers may be facing in today's society. Two is a Crowd is a tale of transitions and uncertainti...

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