Children Book Reviews

Name: Maria Faithorn
02 February 2024;

Genre: Non Fiction

This Book Will Make You An Artist is a bright and captivating book that proves that anyone, anywhere, can become an artist. With just a few simple resources that can easily be sourced, this book guides you through works of many famous artists. Learn about pointillism an...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
01 February 2024;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Potone is eight years old, and her brother Plato is seven. They live in Athens with their mother Perictione and stepfather Pyrilampes. They have an older stepbrother, Demos, who is aggressive and unpleasant towards them. Athens is at war with the ferocious Spartan army; Pyrilampes was a...

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Name: Natalie McChrystal Plimmer
29 January 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

Bronte Tempestra and the Lightning Steeds by Bex Hogan is the first title in a new chapter book series about a nine year-old princess who is desperate to become a knight. When Sir Sebastian's School for Squires finally opens its doors to girls, Bronte's dreams come true...

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Name: Jennifer Caddick
26 January 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

A boisterous return to the diary of Bea Black in Book 5 of this lively, fun series about an 11-year-old aspiring witch and life in Little Spellshire at the School for the Extraordinary Arts. It is all high energy excitement and drama as the young witches in training are about to stage a school...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
21 January 2024;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Meet Mason B. Chandler, owner of Stemville's private detective agency. In her first case, Mason follows the clues to solve a sticky situation which has caused Bug Borough to come to a standstill. Not only does she reveal the truth about what happened, Mason introduces readers to the fascinatin...

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Name: Jo Clarke
19 January 2024;

Genre: Family & Home

Clumsy, excitable and loveable Henry lives in a castle with his friend, Stitch. Both characters are the creations of the professor, who has pieced them together from dead body parts as part of an experiment. When the professor dies, his nephew, Hardacre, arrives, determined to understand and t...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
19 January 2024;

Genre: Poetry

The Shape of Rainbows is packed with wealth of poems which are perfect for sharing and performing, savouring and contemplating. There really is something for everyone to be found in these pages, all accompanied by Will Hughes's witty illustrations. Classes would have gr...

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Name: Janet Fisher
19 January 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

On the island of Ramoa, three young people live in three very separate societies. Kayla lives in Sophiatown where she is a Sky Cadet with her pangron, Faro. He is taken from her after another pangron is stolen. Alethea is a healer carrying on her father's work living in the Blue District, wher...

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Name: Jen Bevan
18 January 2024;

Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels

A hilarious comic novel which will be enjoyed by children and adults alike. Pablo and Splash is a laugh-out-loud tale about two penguins. One penguin wants a change as he is feed up with the cold. This leads to an amazing, out-of-this world time travelling adventure. I...

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Name: Ruth Cornish
18 January 2024;

Genre: School Stories

Test Trouble is a brilliantly relatable book for all older primary and younger secondary school students written by author, Serena Patel, from dyslexia friendly publisher, Barrington Stoke. The protagonist Arun is not looking forward to an imminent maths test and his anxiety e...

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