Children Book Reviews

Name: Jacqueline Harris
12 June 2022;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Vinnie Fyfe is 12 years old and lives with her mother in London. Her mother makes fine hats for rich ladies, hats designed by Vinnie, who is a talented artist. The year is 1877 and unexpectedly, Vinnie is taken by her mother to stay with an aunt in Brighton. Her mother than promptly disappears...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
09 June 2022;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Inspired by Eva Ibbotson’s classic, Escape to the River Sea opens with the story of Rosa Sweetman, a young girl who arrived in England as part of the Kinderstransport and who finds herself in the care of Sir Clovis and living at Westwood Estate, initially in the company of oth...

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Name: Lisa Watkins
07 June 2022;

Genre: Friends and family

This is the second book I have read by Maisie Chan and it is just as brilliant as the first, Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths!  Keep Dancing, Lizzie Chu is a heart-warming story of 12-year-old Lizzie-Chu who lives with he...

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Name: Jo Clarke
06 June 2022;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

How To Be True is the second adventure set amongst the School of the Good Sisters and it reunites the reader with familiar characters, Edie, Hanna and Calla. Just like its predecessor, How to Be Brave, it is narrated by Good Sister June, a...

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Name: Jemma Jeffrey
02 June 2022;

Genre: Non Fiction

Minibeasts… they are all small, quiet, fragile insects that as humans, only annoy us and are of no other use...right? Wrong! There are stick insects as big as cats, beetles that hiss like snakes and caterpillars with venomous spines! These fascinating creatures are vital to our way of life, wi...

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Name: Maria Faithorn
01 June 2022;

Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction

The Bear Stylist is another fantastic text in the brilliant Colour Illustration series of stories. These books are ideal for all children who are emerging readers and are confident with their phonics, sight reading and who are building up their speed and stamina whilst reading...

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Name: Lucy Newton
01 June 2022;

Genre: Non Fiction

What a gorgeous book! Each page is beautifully illustrated with detailed diagrams and pictures, all presented differently to keep the reader interested. For any child who has an interest in animals or more specifically minibeasts, this book is heavenly. It's incredibly informative yet written...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
01 June 2022;

Genre: Adventure

Onyeka has always felt conscious about her hair, which is exuberant and often difficult to manage. She feels it draws unwanted attention which enhances her feeling that she does not quite fit in. She and her mother left Nigeria to come to England and her mother, although loving, is overprotect...

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Name: Maria Faithorn
01 June 2022;

Genre: Funny Stories

Well! Children definitely won't want to be putting this book down until it's finished! Rex, king of the dinosaurs, was loving life until one day it got a bit cold, Ice Age cold, and he froze solid. Millions of years later, as it started to warm up, his giant ice lump cracked open and he floate...

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Name: Falak Age 11
01 June 2022;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

For me the book was boring at first but as you read on you kind of get the image of what the book is about! It took me about 3 days to read but I loved it! Defo recommend

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