Families Book Reviews

Name: Elen Green
07 August 2024;

Genre: Adventure

The Secret of Golden Island is a perfect book for the summer - or the winter months, if you want to be carried back to these golden sunlit days! It took me back to my own readings of Enid Blyton's adventures, albeit with more depth as the main characters in this story, Skylar...

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Name: Ruth Cornish
06 August 2024;

Genre: Dystopian

Reek is a cli-fi (climate fiction) story about the planet following the release of deadly toxic pollution. The survivors live in airlocked safety where survival outside depends, ironically, on the use of oxygen tanks to pay for tank refills. Sparrow, the central charact...

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Name: Lizi Backhouse
05 August 2024;

Genre: Baby & Toddler Books

Help bear do the washing after they get smoothie on their clothes! The story follows the stages of putting washing in the machine; each page has an interactive wheel to turn, flap to open or part to move. The illustrations are engaging and children will enjoy moving the parts - particular the...

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Name: Stephen Leitch
05 August 2024;

Genre: Romance & Relationships

Life is a little awkward for teenager Mel. She fancies her climate change-obsessed straight best friend, Sasha; she's facing homophobic bullying at school by Ella and Janis; she has to work weekends at the local shop with posh boy Dorian who she can't stand, and it's 30c in January in England....

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Name: Sue Wilsher
05 August 2024;

Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

Before you have even opened it to discover the delights within, it has to be said that Welsh Giants, Ghosts and Goblins is a beautifully produced book.  The green hardback perfectly complements the gold lettering and design of the cover by Becka Moor, making this a book to be...

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Name: Lizi Backhouse
05 August 2024;

Genre: Friends and family

Intisar's aunt is getting married and she's been asked to dance in a big group performance, but even though Intisar practises and practises, she just can't get one of the moves right! The Twirly Wiggly Dance is a lovely story about overcoming something tricky and being...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
05 August 2024;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

It is the start of secondary school for autistic Mo and the start of learning to navigate a whole new set of spoken and unspoken rules in life. Primary school friendships seem a million years away and Mo already feels exhausted and alienated by her new surroundings; "I'm so rubbish at life". M...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
05 August 2024;

Genre: Myths & Legends

Another riotously charming and comically crazy time-travelling adventure with Silvia Fortuna Juno De Luca - schoolgirl and Demi Goddess! Silvia is used to hopping back to the past to catch up with her family back in Ancient Rome. With the Goddess of War as a parent and...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
05 August 2024;

Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing

Bea is really excited about her birthday as the whole family is coming to tea and everything is going to be perfect. However, a sudden fall of snow spoils her plans as the postman can't deliver, dad can't collect the party food and worst of all, the roads are blocked and her family can't visit...

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Name: Elen Green
05 August 2024;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Look What I Found by the River follows a small group of children as they go on an adventure alongside a river to find natural treasures - and we're encouraged to do the same in our own nature walks. Each of the 'Look What I Found' books are published by Nosy Crow in collaborat...

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