Children Book Reviews

Name: Jennifer Caddick
31 July 2021;

Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies

The Royal Rebel is the amazing, intriguing and true history of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh - a daughter of the last Sikh ruler of Punjab and also a god daughter of Queen Victoria - and the her story that led her to becoming part of the suffragette movement in England in the e...

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Name: Megan Webb
31 July 2021;

Genre: Non Fiction

Exploding Beetles & Inflatable Fish is an intriguing fact book written by Sam Quigley, who has an interest in all things surprising and disgusting. This book looks at the weird world of animals, ranging from the deep-sea fish called the blobfish, which was voted the world'...

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Name: Donna Burkert
31 July 2021;

Genre: Environment

Wild Child: A Journey Through Nature is a beautiful mix of storytelling, poetry, science, craft and nature, all gloriously illustrated by Barry Falls. Dara opens the young readers eyes to what it is to be curious and how wonderful the world around us is. He takes us on a walk...

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Name: Carol Carter
30 July 2021;

Genre: Adventure

Ajela is hungry for adventure. While life at home is Seville, helping in the family taverna and trying to escape from her loving family's ladylike expectations of her, the city can provide some excitement, such as sneaking out at night and clambering of the city's rooftops. But really Ajela is...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
30 July 2021;

Genre: Adventure

The Ship of Shadows sets sail on another fantastic adventure in Secrets of the Stars! Aleja and her pirate crewmates are searching for the second part of a magical map hidden by legendary explorer Thomas James. Their search takes them from Croatia to China as they attempt to o...

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Name: Lucy Newton
30 July 2021;

Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction

A Hundred and One Daffodils is a great book for early readers who are just starting to build their fluency and reading stamina. The bright front cover is enticing with pictures of cute animals and the book has a short blurb on the back to give hints of the story. There are als...

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Name: Sam Phillips
30 July 2021;

Genre: Friends and family

Faith and her young brother Noah live with their mother in The Lookout; a crumbling house, teetering on the edge of a Dorset cliff top. Faith's father has disappeared, her uncle is adamant the house should be his, and Faith alone is left to look after her brother, who appears obsessed by sea g...

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Name: Sam Phillips
30 July 2021;

Genre: Non Fiction

Life Skills by Keilly Swift is a brilliant guide, teaching children essential life skills that they will undoubtedly need as they grow up. Helping children and young adults to deal with difficult situations, make good decisions and gain confidence. This is an absolutely...

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Name: Lizi Backhouse
30 July 2021;

Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction

Part of the 'Bloomsbury Young Readers' story, Let's Play, Daddy Bear! is a beginners chapter book that early readers will enjoy. Little Bear lives with Daddy Bear on the weekends - a little detail that I enjoyed seeing in an early readers book as this will be normal for so man...

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Name: Bryony Davies
30 July 2021;

Genre: Environment

Once Upon Our Planet: Rewild Bedtime with 12 stories is a beautifully presented hardback compilation. Vita Murrow has skilfully woven mythology with traditional story telling to create these short stories that take the reader all over the globe (and under the sea) This book co...

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