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Life is Magic
Name: Marie Berry
30 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
Life is magic is a lovely story about Houdini who is a performer in a magic show. Houdini is the Magician's assistant and has an knack for doing all the right things that make him an excellent assistant. One night something goes wrong and Houdini ends up turning the magician into a rabbit. So...
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Lucy Ladybird
Name: Lizi Coombs
28 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
Lucy is a Ladybird with no spots! This story follows Lucy as she meets many creatures who have spots and donate one to Lucy until eventually she has her own array of multicoloured spots! A great story for introducing the subject of 'difference' to younger children, Lucy eventually realises that...
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This Bear, That Bear
Name: Lizi Coombs
28 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
This is a charming rhyming book that lists lots of different bears in a 'bear parade'. The pictures are wonderfully detailed and engaging and the text is easy to follow. I read this book to my class of 4/5 year olds; they thoroughly enjoyed the book as they loved looking at the different bears,...
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Counting with Tiny Cat
Name: Susan Hall
27 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
I love the end papers in this picture book that introduce us to the mischievous Tiny Cat who is oozing charm and character. In the story itself, Tiny Cat gives us a glimpse into numbers and counting, and some concepts around 'number' - it's a really clever introduction to 'how many things' there...
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When Grandad was a Penguin
Name: Torie Walton
27 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
A hilarious case of mistaken identity leaves a young girl wondering why Grandad is acting so strangely? Something is not quite right - something is rather fishy. During a visit to Grandad's house, it becomes very clear that Grandad is not quite himself. The text balances perfectly with the illu...
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The Adventures of Alfie Onion
Name: Jayne Gould
24 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
Aggie Onion has always dreamed of living Happily Ever After in Great Luxury and so marries a seventh son, with the aim of her seventh son fulfilling his, and her, destiny. This child is named Magnifico and Aggie devotes her time to making him a hero, though this means leaving her eighth son to be...
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Waiting for Callback Take Two
Name: Georgie Age 12
22 March 2017;Genre: Friends and family
Overall, the book was fantastic, giving me a realistic insight into Elektra's messed up life. I loved how much detail the authors put into the book, and the depth of which they thought of the characters. I would give the book 5 stars, due to the detail and fun style of the book.
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Waiting for Callback Take Two
Name: Nicola Age 13
21 March 2017;Genre: Friends and family
The characters are very well developed and also unique, an awesome read for any family member, if they're not old, of course.
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We Are Family
Name: Marie Berry
21 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
We are family is an excellent and beautifully presented resource to use with children. In its first instance it is a simple poetry book that tells us all about families and how they help and the challenges there can be. But it's the is use of the illustrations that are very powerful. So often...
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Bear Grylles Adventures: The Blizzard Challenge
Name: Emily Smith
21 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
This new Bear Grylls Adventures series pits children against natural survival challenges, supported by non other than Bear Grylls. As well as teaching children some possibly useful survival tactics, the books' real strength is in guiding them to think about how they can contribute as one of a tea...
