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Frank and Bert: The One Where Bert Learns to Ride a Bike
Name: Joanna Hewish
12 January 2023;Genre: Friends and family
If you have a child who is at the stage of learning to ride a bike, then this book is perfect for you. It helps children understand that learning to ride a bike takes time, that they will wobble and it is normal and okay to occasionally fall off. It also teaches them that, even though it might...
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Everest: Reaching the Roof of the World
Name: Joanna Hewish
11 January 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
I found this book absolutely fascinating; I was completely absorbed by it and couldn't put it down. To find out about the many attempts to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the many failures, deaths and finally success, was so interesting to read. Prior to reading this book, I had very little...
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The First Thing About You
Name: Stephen Leitch
10 January 2023;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
A move to New Jersey for 15 year old Harris and his family means a new school and a new start. Harris wants to reinvent himself as a typical teenager and not just be seen as the boy in a powered wheelchair. On his first day at his new high school with his mum as carer, Nory bumps into his whee...
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The Night Animals
Name: Jane Rew
10 January 2023;Genre: Family & Home
The Night Animals has a sumptuous cover by Sharon King-Chai (who also did the illustrations inside) to attract new readers. However, Sarah Ann Juckes's existing fans will take equal delight in this new story which is set in the modern day and features Nora as the main characte...
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Frank and Bert - The One Where Bert Learns To Ride A Bike
Name: Lauren Maidman
09 January 2023;Genre: Friends and family
Frank and Bert, The One Where Bert Learns to Ride a Bike is the second book in the Frank and Bert series. The stories are tales of friendship between Frank the Fox and Bert the Bear and in this book, the tale of perseverance when learning t...
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The Elemental Detectives
Name: Beverley Somerset
08 January 2023;Genre: Fantasy
The Elemental Detectives is an exciting read, set in an historic alternative London governed by groups of Elemental spirits who look after the air, rivers, wealth and foundations of the city. Marisee Blackwell lives with her grandmother, who is the Keeper of the Wells of Londo...
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How to Make a Picture Book
Name: Maria Faithorn
07 January 2023;Genre: Picture Books
If you want children writing stories and drawing illustrations, then this is the book to have! Even reluctant and defiant children will have a pencil in hand by the end of the book! The author takes the character of Elys the worm and talks the reader through every step of writing a stor...
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The Adventures of the Climate Kids
Name: Janice Power
07 January 2023;Genre: Environment
The Adventures of the Climate Kids is a lovely engaging book which my grandchildren loved, we enjoyed recycling our household rubbish together, the book made this a fun activity for all. My grandchildren are now 'climate kids'. 24 pages
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The Bookshop At The Back of Beyond
Name: Hayley Summerfield
06 January 2023;Genre: Magical Realism
The Bookshop at The Back of Beyond is the third instalment in The House At The Edge of Magic series. Amy Sparkes has delighted us with a book that is fabulously funny and is crammed full of magical surprises and mischief. We...
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Hedgewitch
Name: Hayley Summerfield
05 January 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Skye Mckenna’s new fantasy story - Hedgewitch - is the first of five books in her new series. It is carefully crafted and full to the brim with magic and mystery. We are first introduced to the main character - Cassie - at Fowell House, a boarding school for children. She was...
