Children Book Reviews

Name: Sue Wilsher
23 September 2022;

Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies

Snatched from Essaka in Africa, Olaudah Equiano was captured and enslaved at the age of 11. Having spent time in Barbados and Virginia, he then spent the next eight years travelling the world as slave to a British Royal Navy officer, who renamed him Gustavus Vassa. His final master allowed him...

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Name: Sharon Porter
21 September 2022;

Genre: Non Fiction

From the end pages to every single double page spread, India, Incredible India by Jasbinder Bilan and illustrated by Nina Chakrabarti, is quite simply one of the most stunning books I have seen in a long time! From the informative map of india to the animals, artists, foods an...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
21 September 2022;

Genre: Adventure

In the reign of Queen Anne II, in an alternate Bristol, a foundling called Mouse lives in the Moth Theatre with the people who took her in. Loving and loyal, Mouse adores her theatre family and so when Walter, the troupe's leading man, is wrongly arrested for murder, she is determined to ident...

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Name: Emma Nelson
19 September 2022;

Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction

Midnight Magic is a heartwarming tale of a black kitten that was born at midnight with magical powers. Midnight is abandoned by her family as her powers are a little bit too much for them to deal with, so armed with her magical broom, Midnight flies into a small village. A you...

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Name: Lizi Backhouse
18 September 2022;

Genre: Young fiction

The Bloomsbury Readers are a great set of books for young readers; the stories are accessible, relatable and easy to follow - The Great Cake Race is no different! Jamila has recently moved to the Honeysuckle Estate when she hears about the Great Cake Race, but can she b...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
17 September 2022;

Genre: Magical Realism

A highly anticipated and welcome return to the dragons. The Ultimate Guide to Growing Dragons is a wonderful chance for fans of Andy Shepherd to catch up with her heart-warming set of characters - human and winged alike. For readers new to the delight of these dragons, it will...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
17 September 2022;

Genre: Animals

Birds of a Feather, published in collaboration with the National Trust, is a must have for every family who has an interest in nature and the world that they live in.  This beautifully illustrated book creates the perfect partnership of craft and facts. Press out and slot toge...

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Name: Sharon Porter
17 September 2022;

Genre: Environment & Nature

2023 Nature Month-by-month: A Children's Almanac, published with the National Trust, beautifully illustrates the passing of time with fascinating facts and detailed drawings. It is one of those books that the children wanted to return to again and again, even looking up their...

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Name: Donna Burkert
16 September 2022;

Genre: Magical Realism

When their mum goes away with her new boyfriend, Amy and her brother Liam are left with their gran. For Liam, being curled up on a beanbag reading, or listening to one of gran’s stories about magical worlds, is just fine, but for restless Amy, it feels like she is being imprisoned. As soon as...

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Name: Linda Canning
15 September 2022;

Genre: Horror

Let me start with a disclaimer - I hate scary books. As a child, I lost countless nights of sleep whilst lying paralysed with fear waiting for monsters, aliens and/or ghosts to come and claim me as their victim (R.L. Stine has a lot to answer for)! Therefore, I avoid horror like the plague - n...

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