Children Book Reviews

Name: Amanda Shipton
03 April 2023;

Genre: Friends and family

In Winnie and Wilbur: The Festival of Witches, Winnie the Witch and her big black cat Wilbur pack their suitcase for a very special holiday. Every year they go to the Worldwide Witches' Festival. These wonderfully illustrated, familiar characters are off on another amazing adv...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
03 April 2023;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

I make no secret of being a fan of The Butterfly Club books. They have captured my imagination and allowed me to delve into the events from the past with ease. They are layered with history and gripping adventures and have some fantastic characters. <...

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Name: Clair Bossons
31 March 2023;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

I really enjoy reading historical fiction, it is one of my favourite genres and I, Spy did not disappoint. This book is set at the beginning of World War II. The main character, Robyn, lives at Bletchley Park. She loves bird watching, drawing and nature and had started a Bird...

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Name: Janet Fisher
31 March 2023;

Genre: Fantasy

Yesterday Crumb and the Teapot of Chaos is the second in a trilogy. I reviewed the first book, Yesterday Crumb and the Storm in a Teacup, which was clever and very unusual. There is always the concern that...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
30 March 2023;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Robyn has always lived at BP (Bletchley Park) where her father looks after the vehicles. Then, in 1939, everything starts to change. She's no longer allowed out of the grounds to go to school - she can't even row across to 'her' island in the lake. Worse still, nobody will explain why - there...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
24 March 2023;

Genre: Historical Fiction

There is a wild beast, possibly a big cat, that has been sighted in the mountains, and there is a reward promised for a photograph. Jason and his friends set off in search of the beast - and the reward. The year is 1974 and the country is in the grip of the miners' strikes and the three-day we...

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Name: Ella Louise Hopley Age 12
23 March 2023;

Genre: Historical Fiction

It was a very good and exciting book, I would suggest to read it when you have time.

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
23 March 2023;

Genre: Fantasy

Alfred moves with his father to stay with his grandmother, while his dad works on a building project. Alfred can't help feeling that there is something different about him that means he doesn't really fit in. Then he meets Saga, a local girl who is passionately opposed to the building project...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
23 March 2023;

Genre: Poetry

Using a wide range of poetic forms and structures, Courage Out Loud is a wonderful collection of poems which explores many ways of being brave and facing fears. The book not only shares expressions of courage from Joseph, but actively encourages the reader to create their own,...

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Name: Lizi Backhouse
22 March 2023;

Genre: Poetry

Written by the Children's Laureate for 2022-2024, Courage Out Loud is a collection of 25 poems that are all about bravery and courage in different ways. Each poem has a short blurb explaining it, the type of poem it is or suggesting a way the reader could respond to the poem....

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