Children Book Reviews

Name: Jennifer Caddick
21 April 2023;

Genre: Non Fiction

Another fascinating NF book from Button Books and Eduard Altarriba, What is War? holds the answers to many questions regarding the origins, reasons and consequences of war. It takes what could be a frightening and worrying topic for children and clearly and calmly expands and unpicks the diffe...

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Name: Lauren Maidman
21 April 2023;

Genre: Animals

Call the Puffins is the lovely tale of Muffin the Puffin and her exciting new adventure on the island of Egg! Muffin is a very special puffin because her feet are turned up, however, that doesn't stop her from flying and learning how to become part of the search and rescue tea...

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Name: Rianne Age 14
18 April 2023;

Genre: Adventure

I really like this book because it shows what Robin and little John have to go through after a family dies and how they have to survive in Sherwood forest

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Name: Jennifer Caddick
17 April 2023;

Genre: Fantasy

Skandar and the Phantom Rider is the stunning sequel to the first Skandar adventure (Skandar and the Unicorn Thief) and is another thrilling, exciting and epic tale set in a world where becoming a Unicorn Rider is the ultimat...

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Name: Jane Rew
17 April 2023;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

There's so much to commend this book. Teachers: why not cite some of these figures in music, geography, history, science, IT and art lessons instead of, or alongside, the usual white figures? Matthew Henson and Catherine Johnson, say, as well as Columbus and Armstrong? Why not also use the boo...

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Name: Jane Rew
17 April 2023;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

This second volume, Young, Gifted and Black Too, is just as attractive as the first (Young, Gifted and Black). Indeed, in hardback, its striking blue cover and jazzy opening pages instantly...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
17 April 2023;

Genre: Poetry

A Passing on of Shells is a collection of 50 poems, each written using fifty words. There is much to enjoy here as Simon Lamb uses a variety of poetic styles and techniques, offering an ingenious selection of work on many themes. The collection opens with 'How to Start...

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Name: Lisa Watkins
17 April 2023;

Genre: Magical Realism

Billy and his friends have been warned about Waterfall Woods, it is an area that must stay away from as unexplained things have happened there. Nobody has ventured into the woods for many years and villagers are too afraid to enter. Until one day, Billy and his friends discover a gate which le...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
14 April 2023;

Genre: Funny Stories

In Small Bites Back, Ten-year-old Harvey Small and his giant best friend, Walloping Toenail, return for another hilariously rambunctious adventure - to save their friends from the Unspeakable Circus. This time, they have to venture further through the Stinking Sinking Swamp an...

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Name: Lauren Maidman
14 April 2023;

Genre: Fantasy

Connor and Lightspirit is the seventh book in the Dragon Storm series.  Connor is a dragon seer living in secret in the land of Draconis; it is up to him to help save Draconis from a war that is brewing. Connor is a good mathematician and code breaker, and whe...

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