Children Book Reviews

Name: Sue Wilsher
02 October 2025;

Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels

Huxley, the impulsive koala, and Flapjack, the timid penguin, are back in a new adventure, Huxley and Flapjack: Wild West Escape!  Spotting an advert in the paper, Huxley decides that becoming a cowhand is the perfect way to earn some money. Not deterred when Flapjack p...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
02 October 2025;

Genre: Friends and family

Fran is not looking forward to spending a week with her aunt and uncle, largely because of her rude and unfriendly cousin, Imogen. However, when she arrives, Fran finds that Imogen is missing . . . and no one seems to remember that she ever existed. Puzzled and frightened, Fran is determined t...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
01 October 2025;

Genre: Adventure

When her mother dies, Maggie is left with nothing but a letter for a stranger named Jean Passepartout. Faced with life in an orphanage, she seeks him out and finds herself caught up in the adventure of a lifetime. Passepartout is valet to Mr Phileas Fogg, who has just entered into a wager to p...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
01 October 2025;

Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels

Karen Dolby's amazing talent of writing interactive adventures is clearly on show throughout The Ghost in the Mirror (Puzzle Adventures). The relationship between the illustrations and text is carefully thought through and detailed as they link together seamlessly. The additio...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
01 October 2025;

Genre: Supernatural

Posing the question, 'Do ghosts really exist?', Tales of Ghosts and Hauntings contains six gripping mysteries to investigate. Challenging the reader to consider the evidence and come to their own conclusions, this book is every bit as engaging as Tales of Scary Beasts by the s...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
01 October 2025;

Genre: Environment & Nature

The Fantastical Safari is a stunning book which takes readers on an incredible journey to five of the most remote habitats in the world. The illustrations are incredible, making this a book to treasure for adults and children alike. The safari travels to the depths of t...

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Name: Margaret Pemberton
01 October 2025;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

The arrival of a Christmas murder mystery has become something of an early Christmas present from this author. This time, the two main characters are staying with their mother at their aunt's hotel in Bath. However, when the hotel manager is killed and their mother disappears, the siblings are...

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Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
01 October 2025;

Genre: Adventure

Nora Nightsky is the first title in an illustrated chapter book series for newly confident readers about a young girl who belongs to a family of wish-granting stars. All of her family, including her mother who just happens to be the North Star, are very excited when Nora recei...

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Name: Jermani Age 11
01 October 2025;

Genre: Myths & Legends

I love this book because it makes me feel like I am in the book watching every move.

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Name: Louisa Farrow
01 October 2025;

Genre: Horror

Adam has gone on a camping trip with his best friend Sol, but it is not living up to expectations. There's no staying up late telling ghost stories, no cosy hammocks and Sol even seems to have lost his sense of fun. In frustration, Adam strikes off through the mist to find what adventure he ca...

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