Children Book Reviews

Name: Maria Aldred
01 February 2022;

Genre: Non Fiction

Above and Below: Dusk to Dawn is an exploration of habitats and the living things that inhabit and live here and is stunning with beautiful illustrations and information about the habitats and the animals, too. From the hot Savannah with giraffes, leopards and bush babies, we...

More

Name: Maria Age 7
01 February 2022;

Genre: Animals

Harper and her sister Ava live with their mum in a flat and are delighted to welcome a new addition to their family, Sammy the kitten. Sammy settles into his new home and is loved and cared for by the girls. Gran comes to visit and Sammy loves the affection shown by her too. The following day,...

More

Name: Sue Wilsher
01 February 2022;

Genre: Science Fiction

The quest to prove a mysterious creature exists takes Willa and her friend, Manny, into a cave one moonlit night. As the tide rises, they find themselves swept into an alternative world - a 'perfect' one where war and pollution are things of the past and everyone, including Willa's family, see...

More

Name: Linda Canning
01 February 2022;

Genre: Funny Stories

After a near-death experience, Greta Woebegone suddenly finds herself with an unexpected and uninvited talent; the ability to see - and to talk to - ghosts. What follows is a mad-cap adventure to escape exorcism, save Grandma and help the ghosts face their fears. Greta and the G...

More

Name: Amanda Shipton
01 February 2022;

Genre: Funny Stories

In an effort to ensure that their children did not get bored, on a bitterly chilly Saturday in December, Mrs Stewart decided to take the family to the zoo. This is where the adventure begins. Young Arthur is desperate to see the penguins and, even though the zoo is about to close for the day,...

More

Name: Maria Aldred
31 January 2022;

Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction

Mike falls Up is a short chapter book about friendships and adventure from Little Tiger books. Mike and his dog Bowow are relaxing in the Chocolate Hills when after an earthquake a huge hole appears in the ground and Bowow disappears. Then a note floats up ...Birthday. Come no...

More

Name: Donna Ritchie
31 January 2022;

Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies

Before reading Princess Sophia Duleep Singh (My Story), I had not heard of Princess Sophia but since finishing the book it has made me have look more into the life of her and her family. Set in the late 1800s and early 1900s, it follows the life of Sophia and her royal family...

More

Name: Wendy Kelly
28 January 2022;

Genre: Environment

How to Help a Hedgehog and Protect a Polar Bear a lovely, bright and appealing non-fiction book which has been written in conjunction with the National Trust. It gives lots of simple and practical ways children can help protect wildlife and the environment. It ranges from comm...

More

Name: Jane Rew
28 January 2022;

Genre: Bereavement

Jasper Wilde adores his sister. They've spent many happy hours together, in trees, out walking, watching wildlife, listening to nightingales. So now, it's too much to bear that Rosie might be gone. If, as his parents say, she's gone 'to a better place', surely he can find her. She said she'd a...

More

Name: Jennifer Caddick
28 January 2022;

Genre: Magical Realism

The Bird Singers is a thrilling, intriguing and superbly sinister mystery - such a page turner! Laylah and younger sister Izzie reluctantly have to join mum on a last minute 'holiday' to the Lake District. Dad doesn't come (he is too busy working away - again). The girl...

More