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  • The Dog Who Lost His Bark

    The Dog Who Lost His Bark

    Name: Leanne Woolcock
    03 February 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    The Dog Who Lost His Bark is a beautifully written and illustrated tale of friendship when people, and animals, need it the most. While the front design is unquestionably charming, with such a short blurb I believe I would have easily passed this by in a bookshop but I have to confess, I am so v...

  • Little Rabbit's Big Surprise

    Little Rabbit's Big Surprise

    Name: Emily Beale
    03 February 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    Little Rabbit is bored and Mama Rabbit is busy. Despite living in a bustling burrow, with her family, in a thriving meadow community, Little Rabbit struggles to know what to do. Luckily, Big Grandfather Rabbit needs a willing assistant to help him with his chores and Little Rabbit, desperate for...

  • Royal Rabbits of London: The Great Diamond Chase

    The Royal Rabbits of London: The Great Diamond Chase

    Name: Emily Beale
    03 February 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    At Buckingham Place, the headquarters of the Royal Rabbits of London, Shylo Tawny has fallen asleep whilst on duty. It is his responsibility to protect the palace but his secret hiding place in the permits of the Queen's curtains was so comfortable, he dozed off. While he slumbered, thieves enter...

  • Superkitty

    Super Kitty

    Name: Nikki Stiles
    31 January 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    A witty tale about a super furry, super fearless Super Kitty. Super Kitty wants to be just like the 'Sensational Superheroes' of the 'Sensational Superhero Agency'. She knows she could do it, and it is her dream to be one of the team. The problem is Rhino, Bear, Elephant and the others just won't...

  • The Sea Saw

    The Sea Saw

    Name: Nikki Stiles
    31 January 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    After a glorious day at the beach with dad and her perfect friend 'bear', Sophia was left gutted as the 'storm clouds rushed in, thunder clapped and lightening flashed'. Her day was ruined! Dad and young Sophia had to rush off quickly to avoid the rain and catch the last bus home. The pair were i...

  • Mighty Max: A Bloomsbury Young Reader: Gold Book Band

    Mighty Max

    Name: Monika Davis
    31 January 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    Max is a big-eyed, sharp-toothed and spiky-tailed young monster who secretly lives with his family under the water of Blue Lake. He likes playing tricks and having fun, but his family gets annoyed with him for showing off. The trouble is, he has no-one to play with, so when he sees people on the...

  • Elvis the Squirrel: A Bloomsbury Young Reader: Gold Book Band

    Elvis the Squirrel

    Name: Monika Davis
    31 January 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    Elvis the squirrel has spotted some food on a bird table that would be perfect for breakfast and takes no notice of his more careful friend Chuck's misgivings. When Chuck is snatched by a raven (the biggest and meanest bird around), Elvis needs the help of a gang of other birds to help him save h...

  • Inside the Villains

    Inside the Villains

    Name: Nikki Stiles
    31 January 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    This book is stunning! It is full of delightful surprises and even at first sight not at all what I had expected to receive. This hardback is superbly oversized, stands out from the rest and immediately draws your eye. Inside the villains looks in depth at three of our favourite fairy-tale vill...

  • The School for Good and Evil (The School for Good and Evil, Book 1)

    The School for Good and Evil

    Name: Linda Brown
    31 January 2019;

    Genre: Fantasy

    The School for Good and Evil was not what I was expecting when I picked it up! This is a funny, frightening, fast-paced twist of a story about the fairy tales that we have all grown up with (I have placed it in the fairy tale category, but could also be called fantasy). <p...

  • Lenny's Book of Everything

    Name: Janet Fisher
    31 January 2019;

    Genre: Real life

    This is one of those quirky stories which is very hard to place in a category and to suggest a readership. Set in the US in the 1970s, it tells of a Lenny (Lenore), her mother and her brother Davey who just keeps growing. Their father, after many journeys away, simply does not return one day s...