Families Book Reviews

Name: Sue Wilsher
17 October 2024;

Genre: Myths & Legends

Kit and her little sister, Libby, find themselves with their mother on a winter holiday on the Welsh coast. When Libby vanishes, not even their mother can remember her - it is as if she has been erased from the world. Then Kit meets Story, a local boy, who clearly remembers Libby and, determin...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
16 October 2024;

Genre: Adventure

Bunny has a wonderful holiday every year. She takes her caravan and parks well away from everyone else. She enjoys all sorts of activities and always has a fabulous time. But this year, a monster has parked next to her and is spoiling her enjoyment. Then she realises she needs to help him afte...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
16 October 2024;

Genre: Funny Stories

Ethel is a totally wild friend. She is also a penguin, and some might say she is a very naughty one at that. One day Ethel runs away to ride on the Ferris wheel and trouble ensues as her parents chase after her. Told in all in rhyme, this story follows the anarchic anti-hero as Ethel is chased...

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Name: Jo Clarke
16 October 2024;

Genre: Adventure

In Maisie Vs Antarctica, Maisie is an imaginative, funny 11-year-old who lives with a dull and rather unadventurous dad. Maisie loves to write and to conjure up fantastical tales whilst her dad earns his living writing a series of 'How To..' guides on topics the likes of which...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
15 October 2024;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

The Reggie Rabbit series is the perfect combination of narrative and graphic novel which will keep the young chapter book reader from beginning to end. Perfect for any library, book corner or reading study group, this second book is every bit as engaging as th...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
15 October 2024;

Genre: Non Fiction

Totally Chaotic History: Roman Britain Gets Rowdy! is an exciting new book by historian Greg Jenner with excellent interruptions from Dr Emma Southon. This book is designed to introduce the reader to the total chaos of Roman Britain. The layout of this...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
15 October 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

Wildsmith Rowan and her family return to Holderby, when they learn that Prince David has been kidnapped. His mother, Queen Silvana, believes that the Estrian leaders are responsible. Rowan and her friend Leo, whose mother now leads the Estrian people, know that this is untrue. Queen Silvana gi...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
14 October 2024;

Genre: Funny Stories

Milo is a magician, but not a very good magician. Known as Milo the Magnificent, he is really not magnificent at all and keeps messing up his tricks. Just about to be fired, Milo meets a bear in the woods and the bear teaches him a new trick. But what will happen when the bear gets tired?...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
14 October 2024;

Genre: Adventure

11-year-old Maisie lives with her father. He writes books telling people "How To" do exciting things, like building a zipwire, but he lives a very boring life and, as far as Maisie believes, has never done anything exciting himself. When he needs to go to Antarctica to research his latest book...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
11 October 2024;

Genre: Poetry

Just in time for the spooky season comes this suitably scary collection of poems from Joseph Coelho. Spooky Poems Aloud is the fourth book in the 'Poetry to Perform' series and offers a perfectly-pitched selection of poems to add some shivers to Hallowe’en!</p...

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