Families Book Reviews

Name: Josie Age 11
11 April 2018;

Genre: Friends and family

I loved this book, with heartbreak and friendship and adventure and so much else.. It was exciting but scary, everything I hoped it would be! I would give it 10/10

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Name: Matt Davies
11 April 2018;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

Jerome is a 12-year-old boy. He does what he is told and gets on with life. Every day he goes to school where he is confronted by bullies. He has his troubles, yet he is never in trouble. That is until he is killed by a policeman. A white policeman. Jerome was black.Just typing tho...

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Name: Louise Gahan
10 April 2018;

Genre: Adventure

Young and old will be captivated by this book through its sheer brilliance and originality. A book about two damselflies, a plant, some other mini beasts and an intriguing 'bug language'. A tiny shoot unfolds and begins to grow, as ants, beetles and damselflies look on in wonder and imagine wh...

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Name: Louise Gahan
10 April 2018;

Genre: Adventure

The Parrot and the Merchant is a story based on a thirteenth century fable about a merchant who trades goods between Persia and India. However, the merchant this time takes shape as a woman Mah Jahan, who is depicted as a strong, self determined figure adorned with beautiful and exquisitely desig...

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Name: Joanna Hewish
08 April 2018;

Genre: Adventure

All children have a fear of the dark, of monsters, of shadows at night. Thomson (Author) turns those fears into a wonderfully crafted story which will have your children laughing and all fears forgotten. The Wardrobe Monster is a story that focuses on the classic fear of the monster in the wardr...

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Name: Joanna Hewish
08 April 2018;

Genre: Adventure

A delightful tale that encourages children to be kind and to do good deeds. A Home Full of Friends jumps off the shelf with its carefully, detailed hand drawn illustrations and embossed writing. The creatures that feature throughout the tale are softly drawn with big eyes and faces full of expr...

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Name: Lucy Newton
08 April 2018;

Genre: Adventure

This picture book has an interesting twist on the classic nursery rhyme - Humpty Dumpty, telling the story from Humpty's perspective. Humpty describes how he feels about his accident and how it effected him afterwards. It's an interesting, thought-provoking book which would appeal to children of...

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Name: Lucy Newton
08 April 2018;

Genre: Adventure

This picture book is all about how wonderful books are - not just for reading but for so many other reasons! These reasons include using it as a hat, shooing away bears, keeping wasps out of your drink, building something with books as blocks and swatting flies! It's a clever, thought-provoking...

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Name: Josie Age 11
08 April 2018;

Genre: Adventure

This book is full of mystery and adventure, leaving you endlessly on a cliffhanger unable to stop reading! I couldn't put this book down... I highly recommend it for ages 10-13, and hope that everyone will love this book as much as I do!

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Name: Joanna Hewish
08 April 2018;

Genre: Adventure

A lesson all children must learn - the importance of sharing. This simple story is perfect for young children as they become possessive of their toys and need to learn how to share. Swapsies tells a story of Fang, a young wolf who loves his favourite toy - his sock. But as his friends arrive...

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