Families Book Reviews
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Under the Same Sky
Name: Marie Berry
28 March 2018;Genre: Adventure
Under the Same Sky is the most beautiful of books which has so many reasons it would be good to use. Britta Teckentrup has created a simple story which at first glance combines beautiful animal illustrations with a lovely poem about what we share living under the same sky. However, when you tak...
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The Astonishing Colour of After
Name: Jane Welby
28 March 2018;Genre: Adventure
On the evening that 16-year-old Leigh kissed her best friend Axel for the first time, she fled in panic because she was scared she'd lose her best friend - the boy she'd known for five years and the friend she valued most - only to find, when she arrived home to her distressed father, that they h...
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Kat Wolfe Investigates
Name: Ruby Age 10
26 March 2018;Genre: Mystery & Detective
When Kat Wolfe, daughter of Dr Wolfe, a vetinary surgeon, moves to bluebell bay, she seeks a new adventure. She decides to open a pet sitting agency in her mum's practice, but when one of her first customers mysteriously disappears, it's up to Kat and new best friend, Harper Lamb, daughter of a s...
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Space Tortoise
Name: Emily Beale
26 March 2018;Genre: Adventure
Tortoise lives all alone in an old abandoned park. He enjoys his life but often feels very lonely, as he never sees any other animals. At the end of the day he gazes up at the night sky, by candlelight, and imagines that he might find companionship with the other animals gazing back at him, by th...
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Into The Blue: How To Draw
Name: Emily Beale
26 March 2018;Genre: Adventure
This is the companion book to 'Into the Blue' and teaches readers step-by-step how to draw animals. It is part of the Rhyming Book Series, which includes the books Animal Surprises and The Word Bird, and their companion How to Draw books. The books are illustrated by Abbie Cameron and authored by...
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Words and Your Heart
Name: Philippa Moyle
26 March 2018;Genre: Adventure
I like the simple but profound message in this book - that the words we say affect people's hearts. The heart is described as 'the little bit inside you that makes you, you', a phrase which is repeated in slightly different ways throughout the book. This description immediately engages with child...
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That Fruit Is Mine!
Name: Fiona Dalu-Chandu
26 March 2018;Genre: Adventure
That Fruit Is Mine! tells the story of five very selfish elephants who love fruit. They each LOVE a different kind of fruit and do not share. One day they are walking through the jungle and spot a very tall tree with a totally new type of fruit that they all want... for themselves. They all plot...
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When's My Birthday?
Name: Fiona Dalu-Chandu
26 March 2018;Genre: Adventure
I have read When's My Birthday? with my five-year-old who thinks it is hilarious. It is actually a very realistic representation of the excitement of pending birthdays in childhood. Christian Robinson's (best known for Last Stop on Market Street) illustrations cleverly hark back to a bygone era i...
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Triangle
Name: Fiona Dalu-Chandu
26 March 2018;Genre: Adventure
Triangle is a funny picture book of a two-dimensional Triangle who decides to play a trick on his two-dimensional friend, Square. On his way to Square's house, we learn a little bit about size and non conforming shapes (stones and boulders in this case) which is great for early years. When Triang...
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Not If I Save You First
Name: Maddie Age 10
24 March 2018;Genre: Adventure
This inspirational book is a great read for 11-13 year olds. It reminded me that boys and girls are both equal and when we work together we can accomplish anything! It is a book about adventure, love and hope. This story features teenagers called Maddie and Logan. But when they are separated for...
