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Grandpa and the Kingfisher
Name: Amanda Shipton
03 April 2023;Genre: Bereavement
Grandpa and the Kingfisher follows the journey of a small child and their Grandpa as they watch the seasons change and the kingfishers raise their family. This sensitively written story touches on the circle of life and introduces the idea that death is a part of that. The illustrations...
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Marvellous Margot
Name: Amanda Shipton
03 April 2023;Genre: Friends and family
Margot is a cheerful, helpful, problem solver with a huge heart. She wants to make things better for those around her and knows that kindness and cake make the perfect combination. But will Margot get to Oscar's house with any cake left? The use of situations that children will be able...
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Clutch
Name: Jacqueline Harris
03 April 2023;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Something terrible has happened in Aves Wood. The nest of the peregrine falcons has been raided by an egg thief and all the eggs taken and the parent birds driven away. There is an egg thief in town; someone dangerous. Twitch and his friends must try to find out who the thief is and put a stop...
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Stardust in their Veins
Name: Linda Brown
03 April 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Stardust in their Veins is the second book in the Castles in Their Bones trilogy, by the wonderful YA author Laura Sebastian. In this book, she once again fills the pages with the same secrets, scheming, politics and lies. It's a fa...
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Winnie and Wilbur The festivals of witches
Name: Amanda Shipton
03 April 2023;Genre: Friends and family
In Winnie and Wilbur: The Festival of Witches, Winnie the Witch and her big black cat Wilbur pack their suitcase for a very special holiday. Every year they go to the Worldwide Witches' Festival. These wonderfully illustrated, familiar characters are off on another amazing adv...
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The Mona Lisa Mystery (The Butterfly Club 3)
Name: Hayley Summerfield
03 April 2023;Genre: Mystery & Detective
I make no secret of being a fan of The Butterfly Club books. They have captured my imagination and allowed me to delve into the events from the past with ease. They are layered with history and gripping adventures and have some fantastic characters. <...
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Hooray! For Hoppy
Name: Jessica Bunney
03 April 2023;Genre: Early Skills
Hooray! For Hoppy is a really interesting take on a children's sensory book. It gives us insight into the sounds, sights, smells and feelings of Spring through its illustrations and words without the addition of textures on each page - making the words key to this book for ver...
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Pick-A-Chick
Name: Jessica Bunney
03 April 2023;Genre: Early Skills
Is your child a fan of the 'You Choose' collection? If so, they will be very fond of Pick-A-Chick, illustrated by Nia Gould. We begin with 10 Easter chicks which hatch - crick, crack, crick! We are asked to pick a favourite chick. Will you choose the one that's using its shell...
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The Bear, the Book and the Blanket
Name: Amanda Shipton
02 April 2023;Genre: Baby & Toddler Books
As parents we have all been there; it is baby's bedtime and all of the comforters are missing! Where is bear, their book and their blanket? Nothing can be cuter than ten blue bunnies helping with the bedtime routine. The Bear, the Book and the Blanket's simple text is...
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Where is Little Bunny?
Name: Jessica Bunney
02 April 2023;Genre: Early Skills
What better way to get in the spirit of spring than to play a game of hide and seek with Little Bunny. This is the newest addition to the 'Where is…' series by Campbell Books, which is aimed at developing toddler's fine motor skills and vocabulary. In Where is Little Bunny?</str...
