Families Book Reviews
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Antarctica: The Melting Continent
Name: Sharon Porter
01 July 2022;Genre: Environment
Well I have to admit, Antarctica: The Melting Continent was a bit of a surprise. I was expecting to open it to find a non-fiction book, however, the author Karen Romana Young has very cleverly woven a multitude of facts in amongst her interviews and experiences on the icy cont...
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The Reluctant Vampire Queen
Name: Lorraine Ansell
01 July 2022;Genre: Supernatural
Mo Merrydrew has her life all mapped out when suddenly, one Tuesday evening, a 600-year-old vampire offers her the chance to be a Queen. The only problem is the role includes being turned into a vampire. Mo must juggle friends, family, schoolwork, and vampires; will she manage to keep everyon...
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Strong
Name: Amanda Shipton
30 June 2022;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Strong is a book that is sure to become a favourite with adults and children alike. It has such a strong message that everyone has a value and a way to help. Differences should be celebrated. This is a message that is promoted in all environments and all walks of life. ...
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Never Brush a Bear
Name: Ashley Clayton
30 June 2022;Genre: Picture Books
Never Brush a Bear is a delightful and fun rhyming picture book with lovely, simple illustrations which my children in reception enjoyed listening to! (And they always love a story which rhymes!). It had them scared at one point, then had them all laughing out loud! The...
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The Gifts that Grow
Name: Sharon Porter
30 June 2022;Genre: Friends and family
Amrita, her sister, Kiki and their friend Finn share a both a friendship and connection through the jamun tree growing in the garden of Finn’s house. Amrita’s gran planted the tree there just after Amrita was born. Now Finn lives in the house with his family. Find out how the tree links strong...
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Song of the River
Name: Donna Burkert
30 June 2022;Genre: Environment
In Song of the River, we learn that Cari's father is dead. Her mum has moved them to another place, a place that Cari never wanted to go, and all she has left to remind her of him is his warm red jumper and his camera. And now her mum's dreams of starting afresh have been ruin...
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The Midnighters
Name: Hayley Summerfield
30 June 2022;Genre: Mystery & Detective
The Midnighters is a ghostly tale of two friends and one murder mystery set in the gothic city of Prague. We are first introduced to the character of Ema Vašková when she is born. Her birth marks the end of her grandma's life - Liliana - and the beginning of hers, which is str...
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Animal Families: River
Name: Jessica Bunney
30 June 2022;Genre: Animals
Bristol-based illustrator Jane Ormes gives us a factual treat as we learn the Animal Family: River names whilst absorbing her works of art. Each page has fun flaps which enable us to discover the babies of each animal family. I really like the way the underside of each flap is...
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The Worries: Shara and the really big sleepover
Name: Amanda Shipton
30 June 2022;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
The Worries: Shara and the really big sleepover is a young chapter book is a charming, well-written story about a young child's worries and the responsibility they feel for looking after their younger sibling as well as the concerns of staying at a grandparent's house whilst m...
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The Monster Who Was Scared of Soap
Name: Lizi Backhouse
30 June 2022;Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
As young readers books go, this is a great one! Part of the 'Bloomsbury Young Readers' series, The Monster Who Was Scared of Soap is split into chapters, has fab pictures on every page and is written in a good sized font for readers who are gaining skills and confidence. <...
