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  • The Book of Not Entirely Useful Advice

    The Book of Not Entirely Useful Advice

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    03 September 2020;

    Genre: Poetry

    A wonderful collection of poems offering advice on a whole range of topics from food to dreams and everything in between, The Book of Not Entirely Useful Advice is A F Harrold at his best. Although described as 'spectacularly silly', there is much to recommend these poems as t...

  • What Are Little Girls Made of?

    What Are Little Girls Made of?

    Name: Maria Faithorn
    03 September 2020;

    Genre: Personal Growth

    The book begins by showing that apart from little things, boys and girls are much the same and this theme continues throughout the book. As with any nursery rhyme book, this contains many traditional and well known rhymes, but this time with a twist!Each rhyme has been written in a...

  • What Are Little Girls Made of?

    What Are Little Girls Made Of?

    Name: Lucy Newton
    03 September 2020;

    Genre: Personal Growth

    What Are Little Girls Made Of? has many different nursery rhymes which children will most likely already be aware of, however, they have a few distinct differences. Many of them start with the same line or two as the traditional nursery rhyme, but within each of them, the trad...

  • Kevin and the Biscuit Bandit

    Kevin and the Biscuit Bandit

    Name: Donna Burkert
    03 September 2020;

    Genre: Young fiction

    In Kevin and the Biscuit Bandit, when Kevin, the Roly-Poly Flying Pony, is accused of stealing all the biscuits in Bumbleford, it looks like he is going to end up being taken away from Max and his family. All the evidence points to Kevin and yet he cannot remember eating the b...

  • The Humans: Ancient civilisations and astonishing things they taught us

    Name: Jacqueline Harris
    03 September 2020;

    Genre: Non Fiction

    The Humans is a beautifully illustrated volume of history, specifically ancient civilisations, from across the world. It is a sort of 'this is what the past has given us' book, showing all the great achievements in art, medicine, architecture, stories, language and much, much...

  • The Silver Arrow

    Name: Bryony Davies
    03 September 2020;

    Genre: Environment & Nature

    Lev Grossman's first children's book The Silver Arrow is a magical adventure full of hope, fun and determination. The book contains several incredible illustrations by Tracy Bishop which enhance the storytelling.Fed up, Kate writes to her wealthy, mysterious uncle...

  • My Life as a Cat

    Name: Jane Rew
    03 September 2020;

    Genre: Friends and family

    You don't have to love cats, or be mad keen on alien adventures like E.T., to enjoy My Life as a Cat. But it helps if you love life - or are open to its wonder. For, surely, there are surprises just around the corner and experiences to remember in every day?That's...

  • My Life as a Cat

    My Life as a Cat

    Name: Louisa Farrow
    03 September 2020;

    Genre: Friends and family

    What happens when an alien travels to Earth, expecting a month's mind-broadening experience as a ranger in Yellowstone National Park - but finds that he arrives over 1000 miles from his destination - as a cat? In this story, the alien has the luck to meet Olive. She's still young but resourcef...

  • Dragon Mountain

    Name: Donna Burkert
    03 September 2020;

    Genre: Adventure

    Billy Chan: surfer dude and self-confessed owner of 'great hair', is not all that impressed with the 'Improve your Mandarin' summer school that he has been sent to, even if it is set in China. Far away from his family and friends, he has major doubts as to the positives around this particular...

  • Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright! - An Animal Poem for Every Day of the Year: National Trust

    Name: Alison Kelly
    03 September 2020;

    Genre: Poetry

    Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright! - An Animal Poem for Every Day of the Year: National Trust is the second compilation of poems by Fiona Waters. The first - I am the Seed that...