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  • The Dragon's Breakfast

    The Dragon's Breakfast

    Name: Lucy Newton
    08 December 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    This story contains 15 jam packed chapters of exciting adventures! It is a fairytale all about Princess Persephone Stephanie Tiffany Jane who likes to be called Pom for short. She absolutely hates being a princess! She thinks her mother hates her because she isn't a boy and her father barely reme...

  • Little Owl's Bedtime

    Little Owl's Bedtime

    Name: Lizi Backhouse
    07 December 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    Little Owl doesn't want to go to sleep, he finds countless reasons as to why he can't sleep and seeks reassurance from his Mummy until he can finally drift off. The story is fairly simplistic and the illustrations help to convey the meaning of each page. Whilst this book will resonate with pare...

  • The Lonely Christmas Tree

    The Lonely Christmas Tree

    Name: Lizi Backhouse
    07 December 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    This is a lovely rhyming book that tells the story of a lonely tree that is given a new home, by a red-coated man no less, and finds friendship at Christmas. The illustrations are enchanting and the story made me feel very festive; it would be a great one to share with readers of all ages. This...

  • In Every House, on Every Street

    In Every House, On Every Street

    Name: Kyle Matravers
    07 December 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    Jess Hitchman has created a truly heart warming and feel good text that will make any reader feel warm and fuzzy on the inside. Based around a typical four walled house on a street full of them with wonky old bricks and wobbly floors, the text allows us inside to reveal that it takes more than j...

  • Oh No, Bear!

    Oh No, Bear!

    Name: Kyle Matravers
    07 December 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    Bear has woken up both hungry and certain that there is something important that he needs to do today. Putting the latter to one side, he focuses on finding a little something to fill his stomach. Luckily for him, his nose is particularly good at sniffing out delicious treats. The inviting waft...

  • Kindness Grows: A Peek-through Picture Book by Britta Teckentrup

    Kindness Grows

    Name: Jessica Bunney
    06 December 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    'Kindness Grows' is a peek-through picture book by Britta Teckentrup which shows the reader what happens when kindness blossoms. This is an extremely high-quality hardback book, with thought-provoking illustrations and carefully crafted cut-outs. It is a joy to hold and turn the pages of this cle...

  • Unstoppable

    Unstoppable

    Name: Linda Brown
    02 December 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    Unstoppable is an emotive and very powerful story that needs to have pride of place in every school library. 14-year-old twins Roxy and Kaine used to be very close to each other, but due to their family situation they now seem to have only one thing in common... They hate each other. Kaine is gr...

  • Nevertell

    Nevertell

    Name: Bryony Davies
    01 December 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    Are you looking for a wintry adventure to curl up with? Nevertell by Katherine Orion takes place in Russia and takes the reader on a journey with our protagonist Lina and her friend Bogdan. Escaped from the prison camp she has lived in her whole life, Lina plans on achieving freedom. Whilst jour...

  • Furious Thing

    Furious Thing

    Name: Eileen Armstrong
    24 November 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    Everyone has met a Lexi, 15 years old and angry at seemingly everything and everybody. Lexi lives with her mum, her mum's new boyfriend John and her 6 year old half-sister Iris. She desperately wants John's love and approval but always seems to fall short of his sky-high ideals, especially com...

  • Snow Still

    Snow Still

    Name: Jessica Bunney
    23 November 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    Snow Still is a stunning picture book created by the exceptionally talented painter and illustrator, Holly Surplice. This painted picture book follows a fledgling fawn as it discovers and embraces its first fall of snow. From being captivated by the whiteness of a true winter's day to learning h...