Schools & Libraries Book Reviews
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Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf
Name: Maria
01 September 2023;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf is a clever book which deals with feelings, choices and a rather famous fairy tale. Gina is at school and is finding the environment challenging. She is helped by her feelings charts and kind Anya, who reads Little Red Riding Hood with her. Gina th...
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I'm Going to Be a Princess
Name: Maria Age 6
01 September 2023;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
I'm Going to Be a Princess is an inspirational story for young children and families. Maya is picked up from school by her mum who asks her about her day at school and what she has been learning about. Maya tells he mum "I want to be a princess when I grow up". Her mum listens...
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The Witches of Pendle
Name: Lorraine ansell
01 September 2023;Genre: Supernatural
A team of ghost hunters investigate mysterious events in the town of Pendle. Several residents have been affected and do not seem themselves, but are they connected in some way? Before long, the team uncover shocking historical events and set out to lay the ghosts of the past to rest. <...
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Mermedusa (An Eerie-on-Sea Adventure)
Name: Stephen Leitch
01 September 2023;Genre: Adventure
Welcome back to Eerie -on-Sea, where everyone knows not to go out on the beach at night, especially when it's almost midwinter. But that isn't going to stop the members of Anomalous Phenomena podcast group, who are in Eerie on a monster tour, hunting down evidence of the fabled Malamander! Whi...
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My First ABC
Name: Jessica Bunney
01 September 2023;Genre: Early Skills
My First ABC is full of learning opportunities for little ones who are beginning to want to find the words for everyday nouns they encounter. What I like most about this alphabet book is the range of vocabulary that our children are introduced to for each letter of the alphabe...
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Nibbles: The Bedtime Book
Name: Lucy Newton
01 September 2023;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
A book filled with flaps to open and holes to peep through - what's not to love?! Nibbles: The Bedtime Book is another brilliant book from Emily Yarlett following the adventures of Nibbles. This time, Nibbles is making his way through lots of our favourite stories including Ci...
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Dreamweavers: Night of the Scary Fairies
Name: Emma Nelson
31 August 2023;Genre: Adventure
Just before a new school year begins, Tito starts to have odd dreams - he wakes up on a cliff edge in his Spiderman Pj's, where he encounters strange beings who turn out to be fairies (Jinn). On the first day of the new term, Tito is asked by his teacher to look after a new pupil from Pakistan...
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Inspiring Inventors Who are Changing Our Future
Name: Sue Wilsher
31 August 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
In this fascinating book, the reader discovers the stories of twenty extraordinary inventors from across the world. Coming from very different backgrounds and locations, each of the people featured has seen a need, identified the problem and set about finding a solution, using their skill to m...
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Interview with a Tiger: and Other Clawed Beasts Too
Name: Mrs M
31 August 2023;Genre: Animals
This is such a great idea...to present non-fiction material in such a fun way. The interview style is very clever, using fact and humour. Interview with a Tiger: and Other Clawed Beasts Too is an interesting way to get children to think about the environment, climate change, i...
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Izzy the Inventor and the Unexpected Unicorn
Name: Jacqueline Harris
30 August 2023;Genre: Magical Realism
Izzy is a girl who likes science and doesn't believe in magic. She feels like the odd one out in her family. Then one day a fairy appears and insists that Izzy accompany her to a magical land. There, Izzy has a quest to complete to save to save a prince, accompanied by a unicorn called Henry....
