Children Book Reviews

Name: Elen Green
01 August 2022;

Genre: Non Fiction

Already a fan of Mini Grey's picture book, I was hooked the moment I saw the cover of this gorgeous, informative non-fiction picture book. Where to start? Well, the eye-catching cover that shares the start of our journey into the '4.6 billion year story of life on our planet'; for this is a st...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
01 August 2022;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

Can You Feel the Noise? is a moving, emotional and thought provoking story of young Sophie whose music loving life is turned upside down when her entire world turns silent after she loses all her hearing completely overnight. I think this is my favourite Stewart Foster book ye...

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Name: Nathan Cox
01 August 2022;

Genre: Science Fiction

21% Monster by P.J. Canning is an action-packed, pacey adventure story full of tech, danger and science fiction that will keep children turning the pages. The book centres around Darren who quickly discovers he is a part monster, super human.  His powers become even clearer wh...

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Name: Clair Bossons
01 August 2022;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Carnival of the Hunted is the second in the carnival series by Kieran Larwood and was every bit as good as the first book. I felt that it was written in such a way that it could be read as a stand-alone novel as although there were references to the first book and some of the...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
29 July 2022;

Genre: Historical Fiction

It is the summer of 1940 and Tommy and his friend, the evacuee Sally, are in the Lake District. Despite the remoteness of the place, war has touched them is several ways and Tommy's dad is missing in action. Then a German plane is brought down over the village and the navigator is not there an...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
28 July 2022;

Genre: Friendship

I am a huge fan of Pamela Butchart’s Baby Alien series of books and Petunia Perry and the Curse of the Ugly Pigeon is written with the same high energy, humour and zany chaos that this author does so well and so joyously. The serious observations behind the fun here, however, take the reader i...

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Name: Lucy Hopkins
27 July 2022;

Genre: Animals

I haven't found a Holly Webb book yet that the children in my class don't love!  The Dawn Seal follows Lissa who is spending the summer on her Dad's houseboat. As she get lonelier and lonelier while her dad is busy working, she starts to explore her surroundings looking for so...

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Name: Jane Rew
27 July 2022;

Genre: Funny Stories

Niki is a tall girl with long black hair. Or, if you're Gavin, she's your new neighbour who's a 'fruitcake with extra crazy currants'. She also happens to be Dread Princess Xyllara, heir to the throne of the Dark Galaxy (which might explain her super-sized ego) and is on the run from her paren...

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Name: Linda Brown
27 July 2022;

Genre: Fantasy

Rise of the School for Good and Evil is a wonderful book and is the prequel, the beginning of the journey in the amazing series, The School For Good and Evil. It gives the reader an insight as to how the school was created and how our familiar fairytale characters came about.....

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Name: Nicola Mansfield Niemi
27 July 2022;

Genre: Funny Stories

The Shop of Impossible Ice Creams is fantastic! I could leave the review there actually as it really is that good but I feel I should explain why. It is laugh out loud funny and I mean that, I did laugh out loud in public several times to the point that I had to share what I w...

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