Families Book Reviews
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Birds of a Feather
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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Whisper on the wind
Name: Jacqueline Harris
17 September 2022;Genre: Family & Home
Whisper on the Wind is an extraordinarily beautiful picture book by an award winning team. In the night Ren dreams and sends a wish across the sea. We follow the journey of the whispered wish in a cumulative text until the wish is granted. The text is almost a poem, add...
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2023 Nature Month-by-month: A children’s Almanac
Name: Sharon Porter
17 September 2022;Genre: Environment
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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The Lost Girl King
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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An unexpected thing
Name: Amanda Shipton
16 September 2022;Genre: Personal Growth
In An Unexpected Thing, Fred is afraid of everything. He spends his days jumping at loud noises and recoiling from scary shadows. So you can imagine how he feels when a huge black SPOT appears in the sky. Luckily, Coco isn't afraid of anything and loves exploring new things. W...
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Enzo, the Swallows and Me
Name: Sharon Porter
16 September 2022;Genre: Friends and family
On the face of this story, Enzo, the Swallows and Me is about two friends who manage to stay good friends despite one of them moving back to South Africa. However, on a deeper level there are links with many different themes and school subjects. There's the PSHE link wi...
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Let's Chase Stars Together
Name: Sue Wilsher
15 September 2022;Genre: Poetry
Let's Chase Stars Together is a stunning collection of poems, reflecting a whole range of emotions. Matt Goodfellow is an exceptionally talented poet who has the knack of selecting just the right words to capture and reflect feelings and thoughts which we all share and giving...
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Fear Ground
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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Mina and the Slayers
Name: Clair Bossons
15 September 2022;Genre: Supernatural
Mina and the Slayers is the hotly awaited sequel to Mina and the Undead. It is in this sequel that Mina meets 'The Slayers' for the first time. Set just three months after Fang Fest, Mina is only just getting used to being in a relatio...
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Lucky Cat
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
15 September 2022;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Lucky Cat is a beautiful, uplifting story about an immigrant family living in America, trying to find their way in life. Their initial plans don't work out but everyone is delighted to inherit a lucky cat statue with their move. Lucky Cat is meant to bring good luck and fortun...
