Families Book Reviews

Name: Amanda Shipton
06 September 2023;

Genre: Adventure

Ivy Newt is the latest series by Derek Keilty. It's a delightful magical story in which the unexpected is always bound to happen. This new, highly illustrated chapter book series for ages 5-7 features Ivy, an unstoppable and lovable young witch, and her friend and familiar Tom. It is Ivy Newt'...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
05 September 2023;

Genre: Poetry

The latest in Nosy Crow's beautiful cloth bound poetry anthologies, A Whale of a Time offers a humorous poem for each day of the year. Sharing works from all over the world, the collection uses regional spellings to remain faithful to the original voice of each poet. Arranged...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
04 September 2023;

Genre: Short reads

This unique and intriguing beautiful book contains 20 ten-word minute but carefully-formed tales, each with a stunning double page illustration. Over twenty talented, imaginative illustrators (including Alex .T. Smith, Shaun Tan and Dapo Adeola, to name just a few) have collaborated with Child...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
03 September 2023;

Genre: Animals

There are so many books available about dogs but there are none like A World of Dogs: A Celebration of Fascinating Facts and Amazing Real-Life Stories for Dog Lovers. Bestselling children's author (and accidental American Dingo-owner) Carlie Sorosiak has written this unique tr...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
03 September 2023;

Genre: Adventure

Dreamweavers: Night of the Scary Fairies is the first book in a new series taking the reader on adventures with a dreaming duo who can weave their own dreams and share their 'dream weaving' with each other. It is a wonderfully magical story that itself weaves acts of imaginati...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
03 September 2023;

Genre: Adventure

This, the fifth and final trip to Eerie-on-Sea, concludes Herbie and Violet's adventures and, like others I'm sure, I read Mermedusa with mixed feelings - delight at another visit to one of my favourite fictional places and great sadness that there would be no...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
03 September 2023;

Genre: Animals

This beautifully illustrated book would make the perfect gift for any dog lover. Carlie Sorosiak's passion for pooches is evident on every page as she shares a wealth of fascinating facts and amazing tales (or should that be tails!) about our canine companions. Having unwittingly adopte...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
02 September 2023;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf is a wonderful retelling of Little Red Riding Hood through the eyes of a neurodiverse little girl who uses emojis to express her opinions and has a very clear idea of how she thinks the story should really have been written… Autistic Gina do...

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Name: Wendy Kelly
01 September 2023;

Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

Who Will Kiss the Crocodile is absolutely hilarious! A new spin on the story of Sleeping Beauty, it sees the bad fairy not only curse the tiny princess with a hundred year long sleep, but also turn her into a crocodile. The issue this brings is that only a kiss will wake her b...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
01 September 2023;

Genre: Poetry

Lou Peacock has worked her magic to compile the most amazing collection of 366 poems, A Whale of a Time, boasting work from Brian Bilston, Maya Angelou, Spike Milligan and many more. Some will that you will love, poems that will bring you joy and laughter, some that will trans...

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