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  • Monster Support Group: The Mummy's Curse

    Monster Support Group: The Mummy's Curse

    Name: Celia Matthews
    24 November 2023;

    Genre: Funny Stories

    Monster Support Group: The Mummy's Curse is the second book in this really super series, Monster Support Group. It would make a great addition to any class/school/home library and perfect to accompany Egyptian topic work. The illustrations are the star here, s...

  • Michael Rosen's Sticky McStickstick: The Friend Who Helped Me Walk Again

    Michael Rosen's Sticky McStickstick: The Friend Who Helped Me Walk Again

    Name: Elm Class Age 6
    24 November 2023;

    Genre: Personal Growth

    We love it! Michael Rosen's Sticky McStickstick is amazing, the children will love it!

  • Nightshade Revenge  (Alex Rider)

    Nightshade Revenge

    Name: Stephen Leitch
    17 November 2023;

    Genre: Spy stories

    "The simple truth is that Alex Rider has done you nothing but harm. It's time you got him out of your life." Alex rider is back for another mission that will force him to confront the deadly Nightshade organisation once more and question who exactly he can trust. While trying to get his around...

  • The Wild Robot Protects (The Wild Robot 3)

    The Wild Robot Protects

    Name: Amanda Shipton
    17 November 2023;

    Genre: Environment & Nature

    For those of you, like me, who have been waiting with anticipation for the next adventure of Roz, Brightbill, ChitChat and the other animals of the island, the wait is over and it is worth it. In The Wild Robot Protects, the third The Wild Robot book, Roz the robot has...

  • Bibi and the Box of Fairy Tales

    Bibi and the Box of Fairy Tales

    Name: Amanda Shipton
    17 November 2023;

    Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

    Who hasn't made a wish that has failed to come true? Most of us can name at least one! This is exactly how Bibi is feeling. None of Bibi's wishes have ever come true so it is quite a surprise when she meets her fairy Godmother, who presents her with a locked box and then whisks her away on ama...

  • Boats!: And Other Things That Float

    Boats!: And Other Things That Float

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    10 November 2023;

    Genre: Non Fiction

    Perfect for introducing young readers to the world of boats, Boats! (and other things that float) is an engaging and informative book. Each spread focuses on a different type of watercraft, fully illustrated and with plenty of details to spot on every page. The range of...

  • Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera

    Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    10 November 2023;

    Genre: Non Fiction

    Combining poetic language, storytelling and factual information, Honeybee is a delightful read, following the life of a bee from emerging from her waxed cell to the end of her life. With the scientific name Apis mellifera, the author names this new bee Apis as she emerges into...

  • Izzy the Inventor and the Curse of Doom

    Izzy the Inventor and the Curse of Doom

    Name: Amanda Shipton
    10 November 2023;

    Genre: Magical Realism

    Izzy the Inventor and the Curse of Doom is the second in Zanna Davidson's amazing, laugh-out-loud Izzy the Inventor series. Packed full of illustrations with easy-to-read text, it provides the perfect transition from picture books to chapter books. Izzy believes in scie...

  • Sunshine Simpson Cooks Up a Storm

    Sunshine Simpson Cooks Up A Storm

    Name: Donna Burkert
    10 November 2023;

    Genre: Friends and family

    Sunshine Simpson is back again, it’s a new year and a scary year as she and her friends plan for their transition to secondary school, away from the safety of what they know and potentially away from each other. It's all about to change and Sunshine doesn't like it. To make things worse, thing...

  • Casander Darkbloom and the Threads of Power

    Casander Darkbloom and the Threads of Power

    Name: Jennifer Caddick
    07 November 2023;

    Genre: Fantasy

    What a delight the first book in this mesmerizing, magical new fantasy series is! In Casander Darkbloom and the Threads of Power, the reader steps into a whole new world that unfolds impressively around them and into an adventure that celebrates how marvellous and unique every...