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  • Mouse's Night Before Christmas

    Mouse's Night Before Christmas

    Name: Jessica Bunney
    23 November 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    In this clever adaptation of the Christmas classic, The Night Before Christmas, Tracey Corderoy tells the moving story of a solitary mouse who is longing for a friend. With an accompanying QR code, the story is read-aloud with carefully thought out sound effects to really help those younger reade...

  • The Boy Who Loved Everyone

    The Boy Who Loved Everyone

    Name: Nikki Stiles
    22 November 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    Dimitri loves everyone! From his friends at nursery to the big tree in the playground. But why does no one say it back? After realising he had told everyone he loves them all day long the day before, and no one had said it back, Dimitri felt a little upset. He explained to mum that he didn't wa...

  • Heidi

    Heidi

    Name: Nikki Stiles
    22 November 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    A beautiful retelling of the sweetest classic tale. Jeanne Willis has so fantastically retold the tale of a young orphan named Heidi, who is taken to live with her grumpy grandpa in the Swiss Alps. Heidi's grandpa was used to living alone and quite stubborn in his ways, he doesn't much like peopl...

  • Beyond Platform 13

    Beyond Platform 13

    Name: Emily Marcuccilli
    18 November 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    I needed no encouragement to return to the world of Eva Ibbotson's classic story, The Secret of Platform 13. Nine years have passed and the Island of Mist, home to magical creatures like hags and harpies, finds itself beseiged. Odge Gribble has fled into hiding and decides to journey to Vienna,...

  • The Vlogger's Handbook: Love it! Live it! Vlog it!

    The Vlogger's Handbook

    Name: Catherine Purcell
    18 November 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    It can be overly tempting to keep sharing more and more of yourself on social media, but establishing rules around what you show on your vlog and what you keep for yourself and your family is an important part of being a vlogger. This was the pleasingly sensible conclusion to The Vlogger's Handb...

  • Gut Garden: A Journey into the Wonderful World of Your Microbiome

    Gut Garden

    Name: Lizi Backhouse
    15 November 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    A fantastic non-fiction book! Gut Garden is a journey into your microbiome, it explains the digestive process and explores the ecosystem that lives within us. Written and illustrated by Katie Brosnan, the book introduces proper terminology in child-friendly ways. It's visually stunning and ex...

  • White Bird: A Graphic Novel

    White Bird

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    12 November 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    White Bird opens with Julian, the boy who treated Auggie badly in'Wonder', speaking to his Grandmother via FaceTime. As part of his Humanities work, Julian has to write about someone he knows and he wants to write about her and her time in German-occupied France and a boy affected by polio she kn...

  • The Little Seed: A classic bedtime story to read together

    Moon and Me - The Little Seed

    Name: Joanna Hewish
    12 November 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    A lovely new picture book aimed at really little ones. 'Moon and Me' has already hit CBeebies with its new show reminiscent of 'In the Night Garden'. This is a lovely story to read with babies and toddlers (up to pre-school age) as you tuck them in at night and already this story is becoming p...

  • Butterflies for Grandpa Joe

    Butterflies for Grandpa Joe

    Name: Jenny Caddick
    11 November 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    This is the touchingly moving story of young Ben and his butterfly-loving Grandpa. At the start of the story , we find Grandpa's love of life, nature and his beloved butterflies is dulled by his grief at the loss of his wife. This gentle and emotional story follows Ben's earnest, loving attempts...

  • The Crayons' Christmas

    The Crayons' Christmas

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    10 November 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    Christmas arrives at Duncan's house bringing plenty of festive fun - for the crayons. Surprises are to be found in envelope or package style pockets, which make the book an interactive treat. The Peach Crayon (known to his parents as 'Peachy-Pie') receives a selection of outfits which the reader...