Children Book Reviews

Name: Sue Wilsher
07 March 2025;

Genre: Poetry

Having received one of A F Harrold's postcard poems, I know that children love his short poems! Indeed, despite the fact that we enjoyed plenty of poetry in class, many were fascinated by the idea that something so short was a poem as well as being charmed by the novelty of getting something h...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
07 March 2025;

Genre: Adventure

Cassia Thorne lives in the Fleet with her father, who is in prison for debt. She does what she can to support them by selling ballads in the streets and giving music lessons. When the younger brother of her friend goes missing, Cassia is determined to find him and with the hel...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
06 March 2025;

Genre: Environment & Nature

It's bin day at Misha's house and there always seems to be plenty of things which need to be thrown away. In this highly illustrated, colourful book, readers discover what happens to all the thrown-away things people put into their bins - and the things which have to be dispos...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
06 March 2025;

Genre: Fantasy

In Vanya and the Wild Hunt, fantastical creatures and frightening figures from Indian mythology and European folklore inhabit a vibrant fantasy world, spreading out around a single safe haven: a magical library of talking books hidden in the mountains of India. Taking c...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
03 March 2025;

Genre: Fantasy

One day Vanya's family is attacked by a terrifying monster. When she fights it off, her parents are forced to tell her about a magical world she knew nothing about. Vanya travels to the enchanted school in Auramere and learns about this world and the dangerous creatures that are trying to dest...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
03 March 2025;

Genre: Historical Fiction

In 1645, England is a country torn by war, with families and friends divided as they fight either on the side of the King or Parliament. While Merriweather Price's father is away fighting for King Charles I, her home, Compton Blaize, is besieged by Cromwell's men. Fearful that her step-mother...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
03 March 2025;

Genre: Animals

Wishing on a shooting star for the puppy she desperately wants, Mattie knows it won't happen as her Dad just doesn't believe she is responsible enough yet to properly look after one. However, when she and her friend, Zoe, find a tiny, scruffy puppy in need of help, she rises to the challenge a...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
03 March 2025;

Genre: Funny Stories

When Valkro Strapp leaves a mysterious treasure in the town of Walsham, the inhabitants all develop special powers - except for 10-year-old Sara. She longs to be like everyone else, but her superpower has never manifested itself. Can solving the mystery of the missing football trophy - and the...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
25 February 2025;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Mary is reluctantly leaving Bletchley Park, following orders which take her to Bedford and top-secret lessons in Japanese. The only girl in the group, she finds herself befriended by her American study partner, Spencer. Suddenly summoned back to Bletchley, Mary finds herself heading off on ass...

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Name: Chinmay Aariv Vayyala
24 February 2025;

Genre: Historical Fiction

The book is good - it is interesting and it ignites the curiosity of children

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