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The Best Eid Ever
Name: Maria Faithorn
15 February 2024;Genre: Picture Books
The Best Eid Ever is a fantastic resource, and one of very few available in narrative form for children. It is a great way to teach and raise children's awareness and knowledge of the religious festival of Eid. Through detailed pictures with plenty of colour, and the vocabular...
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Stitch Head: The Graphic Novel
Name: Sue Wilsher
15 February 2024;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Stitch Head lives in Castle Grotteskew with his creator, mad scientist Professor Erasmus. As the Professor continues to experiment with increasingly dangerous ingredients, Stitch Head works hard to keep the Professor safe whilst feeling increasingly ignored and abandoned. When a stranger comes...
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The Invocations
Name: Linda Brown
15 February 2024;Genre: Supernatural
FIVE WOMEN ARE DEAD. The killer leaves no fingerprints, no DNA. Police are utterly stumped. In a world where only women can use magic and the men who know about it seek to eradicate them, three damaged young women - one cursed, one hunted, one out for revenge - will team up to track down and t...
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Adventuremice: Mice on the Ice
Name: Amanda Shipton
15 February 2024;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Adventuremice: Mice on the Ice is the third instalment of the Adventuremice series, from Philip Reeve & Sarah McIntyre, and sees the mice encountering snow and ice. Pedro is new to Fledermaus and is far more used to drinking...
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Pablo and Splash!
Name: Sue Wilsher
14 February 2024;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Although she's a penguin, Splash is finding the Antarctic a bit chilly. Her friend, Pablo, believes they live in a blissful utopia and can't understand what she is unhappy about. However, being a really good friend, he agrees to help plan a luxury holiday in the sun. But everywhere is krilly f...
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Bronte Tempestra and the Lightning Steeds
Name: Jen Bevan
14 February 2024;Genre: Fantasy
Bronte always wanted to be a Knight but knight school did not allow girls in - until this year! The book begins with Bronte writing letters to her best friend hoping her parents the king and queen will let her go to knight school or will she need to go back to the school for princesses.? <...
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The Case of the Abandoned Boat - Di Island Crew Investigates
Name: Jennifer Caddick
14 February 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
In The Case of the Abandoned Boat, join young detective Fayson, on her third visit to the lush and luxurious Caribbean island to re-connect with her richer cousins and friends, reunite the Di Island Crew detective agency they formed, and, hopefully, have fun tackling another i...
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Can I Sit in the Middle?
Name: Sue Wilsher
14 February 2024;Genre: Funny Stories
A child sitting on a sofa calls to the others that it is time for a story and soon, Zebra, Cat, Hamster, Lion and Child are all ready to read. However, interruption after interruption prevents them from starting the book until everything is tipped upside down and they are all ready at last.</...
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The Boy Who Fell From the Sky
Name: Louisa Farrow
13 February 2024;Genre: Magical Realism
Here's a book with a sprinkle of stardust that I, for one, can't wait to share. Zed's dad protects Earth from the fearful Demons that fall from the sky and he's more than good at his job. He's the best, the First Hunter in the Authority. For Zed, friendless and accident-prone, living up to his...
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Picture a Poem: Hope is the Thing with Feathers
Name: Sue Wilsher
13 February 2024;Genre: Poetry
Hope is the Thing with Feathers is a poem written by American poet, Emily Dickinson, and published in 1891. In it, she compares hope to a bird, found singing even in the darkest times, and never asking for a thing in return; a reminder of what a powerful thing hope is. ...
