Children Book Reviews

Name: Sam
12 March 2026;

Genre: Funny Stories

Scare B'n'B by Catherine Doyle is one of the most amusing books I have read in a long time. So much so, I am quite excited to know that it is the first book in a new series. Packed to its cobweb-coated rafters with ghostly antics and wickedly spirited humour, Tartarus Hall, so...

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Name: Margaret Pemberton
10 March 2026;

Genre: Historical Fiction

What an absolute delight of a book! If you thought you knew about the young Shakespeare, then you are in for a surprise. Will has ambitions to be a solver of crimes, so when the treasure owned by his neighbour is stolen, he and his best friend Tybalt decide they will have to find the thief. Un...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
09 March 2026;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Coco Bean has been forced to move to a little village in France, where her parents have bought an old hotel. The hotel is haunted by the ghost of the previous owner, who most definitely does not want anyone else living there. Coco is, however, a very determined girl and she decides to investig...

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Name: Alice Drury
09 March 2026;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Death by Chocolate, a mysterious murder-mystery set in a little French village, is an exciting story. We follow Coco Bean as she navigates her new life in a crumbly French hotel in a slow-moving village, the complete opposite to her life in England. Her parents who love all th...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
08 March 2026;

Genre: Fantasy

This gripping adventure story recasts the traditional tales of genies and explores why they might be trapped in lamps and why they might only be able to grant three wishes in a highly inventive and entertaining way. Although it’s the second book in the series, T...

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Name: Jane Rew
07 March 2026;

Genre: Fantasy

In Fang Attack, this latest Dungeon Runners instalment, the Roost Raiders are still cheating, the Trogton Terrors are still mean and Kit's team, Triple Trouble, are still as adorable as ever. Their trusty vampire, Thorn, may not strike terror fear into anyone, but he is willin...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
06 March 2026;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

To begin with, a disclaimer. I am not of mixed identity. I found this a very informative read, though, about a neglected subject. For children whose identity is mixed, it is full of empowering explanation blended with inspirational messages from a variety of successful people whose bac...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
06 March 2026;

Genre: Adventure

Jax, Jovi, Esau and Fourth are the Moonlighters. They love their night time adventures, sneaking out after curfew, when the moon is full, to avoid the Nighthawks and roam the streets of Moonhaven. What could possibly go wrong? There have been no sightings of werewolves for almost 40 years!...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
06 March 2026;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

When a travelling circus arrives in a remote village, everyone is excited. The Circus of Dreams claims to have the 'Monster of Dreams', a creature so terrifying and grotesque it is hardly to be believed. Otto, a young villager, is as excited as everyone else, but when he and h...

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Name: Jemma Jeffrey
05 March 2026;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Wow! What a fabulous activity book Make Every Week Wild is! It features 52 fun activities that promote creativity, exploration of outdoors and connection with nature, so there is something new to do every week for a whole year. We have loved making twig parachutes, goin...

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