Families Book Reviews

Name: Linda Canning
09 January 2022;

Genre: Funny Stories

Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good is the genius first book in a new series by Louie Stowell. Written in the style of a diary and filled with doodles and random asides, this book is sure to be a massive hit with fans of the Wimpy Kid or Tom Gates series. I absolutely...

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Name: Donna Burkert
08 January 2022;

Genre: Funny Stories

In Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good, Loki has been given an ultimatum by Odin: you have one month to show that you can be good or face a lifetime of torture. Unfortunately for Loki, his test will take place on Earth. Changed into the body of an 11-year-old boy, Loki must...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
07 January 2022;

Genre: Funny Stories

Loki: A Bad God’s Guide To Being Good is the amazing new book by Louie Stowell. This hilariously funny diary-style story allows us to learn about Norse mythology and the trickster god Loki, after he is banished to Earth. The book is written from the perspective of Loki, who ha...

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Name: Donna Ritchie
07 January 2022;

Genre: Fantasy

A girl without magic, who lives in a city where almost everyone else has. A father who works at the Mappers' Guild; the same building where the girl works as a clerk in training. A map ripped into three pieces by the witch Baba Yaga - so their city will never be complete again! I knew <...

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Name: Elen Green
06 January 2022;

Genre: Baby & Toddler Books

What a treat Hello, Frog is, and with some unexpected learning opportunities for a young child.  During a journey in the jungle, Frog meets a variety of creatures hidden under flaps of gorgeously coloured flowers, leaves and fruits. As well as the enticing flaps to lift, child...

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Name: Elen Green
06 January 2022;

Genre: Baby & Toddler Books

Baby, Sleepy Baby is a gentle bedtime rhyme that a young child will come to recognised an love; indeed this text is based on a Nigerian lullaby sung to the author by her father as a young child. The images are stunning, bringing the stars down from the night sky and into the f...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
06 January 2022;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Natty is forced to leave her home and go with her mother to stay at her cousin's farm in another Welsh village. There she gets to know her wider family, including Nery's who is around her age and Nery's older brother Huw. Huw, only seventeen, has come back from the trenches a changed person, h...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
06 January 2022;

Genre: Historical Fiction

In The Secrets Act, Ellen starts working at Bletchley during World War II. The atmosphere is tense, and she is part of a vital war effort. On her first day she meets Pearl, already working at Bletchley and the two strike up a nervous friendship. Everything has to be kept secre...

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Name: Elen Green
06 January 2022;

Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

A Hero Called Wolf is a gorgeous picture book about stories and how enticing stories can be. It's also about seeing yourself as the hero in your own story. Wolf loves reading and choosing books from the library, but in every story he reads, the wolf is always the Bad Guy. Why can't he b...

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Name: Maria Faithorn
06 January 2022;

Genre: Animals

In The Homesick Kitten, Sisters Harper and Ava adore their new kitten, Sammy. They happily play, cuddle and care for it in their family flat where they live with their Mum. Everything and everyone is perfect. Until Gran, getting wobbly on her feet with old age, has a fall and...

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