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  • Press Start! Super Rabbit Boy Powers Up!

    Press Start! Super Rabbit Boy Powers Up!

    Name: Amanda Shipton
    02 February 2023;

    Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels

    This simply told, gaming-based story is certain to interest younger readers. It is easy to follow the adventure of Super Rabbit boy as he progresses through the levels of this challenging computer game with wonderfully colourful, blocky illustrations.  Sammy is playing his favourite video game...

  • Press Start! Game On, Super Rabbit Boy!

    Press Start! Game On, Super Rabbit Boy!

    Name: Amanda Shipton
    02 February 2023;

    Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels

    Calling all computer-loving pupils, Thomas has written your next must-read book! This wonderful early chapter book is filled with colourful, action packed pictures, illustrating this simply told action adventure. Sammy's favourite video game is Super Rabbit Boy! He loves trying to stop...

  • The Funniest Boy in the World

    The Funniest boy in the world

    Name: Janet Fisher
    02 February 2023;

    Genre: Friends and family

    This is the sequel to The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh which I also reviewed for Reading Zone. It follows schoolboy Billy Plimpton's 'career' as a stand-up comedian, despite his stammer. At a festival Billy meets Leo Leggett who appears to b...

  • Where's Mrs Panda?

    Where's Mrs Panda?

    Name: Jessica Bunney
    02 February 2023;

    Genre: Animals

    If you're looking for another interactive baby book to add to your collection, look no further! Where's Mrs Panda? is a hide-and-seek book for sharing with a very tiny person. We open the vibrant pink cover to begin our search to find: Mr Elephant, Mrs Yak, Mr Leopard and Mrs...

  • My Heart is a Poem

    My Heart is a Poem: Poetry About Feelings

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    02 February 2023;

    Genre: Poetry

    My Heart is a Poem is a wonderful collection of poems, carefully selected to explore feelings and emotions. From happiness to misery, from excitement to anger, the poems here give voice to a wealth of emotions, sharing the experiences of others to help the reader make sense of...

  • Outside

    Outside

    Name: Lauren Maidman
    02 February 2023;

    Genre: Environment

    Outside is a beautiful picture book about a time that wasn't so beautiful. 'Outside is a place nobody thinks much about' is a poignant and key line in the story. I loved how I started to read the story and wasn't automatically hit by the thoughts of COVID-19 and the effect tha...

  • Seasons

    Seasons

    Name: Lauren Maidman
    02 February 2023;

    Genre: Environment

    Seasons has to be one of the most beautiful books I have seen for a long, long time! The layout of each page and the images to accompany are just stunning and cannot wait to share this book with my class. The book explores six different landscapes across the four season...

  • This Book Kills

    This Book Kills

    Name: Emelia Helliwell
    02 February 2023;

    Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

    This Book Kills is set in a prestigious boarding school called Heybuckle School. It is written by the main character Jess Choudhary as a recount of events that happened to the students at the school, and a murder. Jess makes it very clear from the outset that she did not commi...

  • The Emerald Forest

    The Emerald Forest

    Name: Wendy Kelly
    01 February 2023;

    Genre: Environment

    The Emerald Forest is a beautiful picture book which can be enjoyed on many levels. It's the story of an orangutang family living an idyllic life in a Sumatran forest. Strange noises of machinery unsettle the family who keep moving further away from the destruction, until ther...

  • Rebel Skies

    Rebel Skies

    Name: Jacqueline Harris
    01 February 2023;

    Genre: Fantasy

    In Rebel Skies, Kurara is a servant on a sky city, alongside her best friend, a younger boy called Haru. She cannot remember her earlier life, only this time. The city is part of the empire of Mikoshima, where rebels are trying to take power from the Emperor. All around are th...