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Sunny Side Up
Name: Amanda Shipton
03 May 2023;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
In a climate where mental health and talking about you feelings is in the forefront of everything that we do, this wonderfully written story is the perfect way to start the discussion with children from a very young age. In Sunny Side Up we learn that when you change th...
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Holey Moley
Name: Amanda Shipton
03 May 2023;Genre: Funny Stories
This HOLE-ARIOUS story will have children laughing from the very beginning. Will they identify with Gus the Goat, who loves guessing and rhyming, or Mole who gradually gets more fed up as the story progresses? In Holey Moley, when Gus meets Mavis Mole he can't help hims...
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Where the Light Goes
Name: Lorraine Ansell
03 May 2023;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Emmy's left devastated and confused when her famous sister, Lizzie Beck, takes her own life. Faced with hostile media, distant parents, and her own overwhelming grief, Emmy struggles to understand her place in the world without her sister. Where the Light Goes is certai...
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Away With Words
Name: Ruth Cornish
03 May 2023;Genre: Friends and family
This is an excellent book examining a number of themes in an accessible way for readers of middle grade fiction. Away With Words features a main character who has been forced to relocate from Cadaques in North-East Spain to Fortrose in Scotland after her Papa, Jordi, fell in l...
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Holey Moley
Name: Maria
02 May 2023;Genre: Funny Stories
Be prepared to giggle, laugh out loud and support Mavis Mole in Holey Moley by Bethan Clarke and Anders Frang. In Holey Moley we meet Gus and Mavis. Gus the goat is convinced that Mavis must live in a hole... and be a holey moley! Gus continues to suggest places that Mavis mus...
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The Goat and the Stoat and the Boat
Name: Maria
02 May 2023;Genre: Friends and family
If you love rhyming books, The Goat and the Stoat and the Boat is another clever, funny book by Em Lynas and Matt Hunt. The main characters goat and stoat are not keen on sharing a boat. The amazing illustrations detail the antics of the characters, with pages turning from hor...
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Lenny Lemmon and the Invincible Rat
Name: Elen Green
02 May 2023;Genre: Funny Stories
Lenny Lemmon and the Invincible Rat is a fast-paced, fun story for readers developing in confidence. The story centres around Lenny trying to do the right thing, and invariably bringing chaos to any given situation! When the school announces it will be having a Victorian day, and childr...
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Time to Shine at the River School
Name: Sue Wilsher
02 May 2023;Genre: School Stories
It's a new term at River School and Jummy is happy to be reunited with her friends in Nile House, but they are horrified by the smell coming from the Shine Shine River. They are excited to be told that there will be a corn growing competition with a trophy for the best produce, but worried tha...
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My Mummy is a Witch
Name: Sharon Porter
01 May 2023;Genre: Family & Home
Use your imagination and meet a witchy parent and child whose closeness is obvious. Such a gentle bedtime story for the youngest of children with a more subtle level for those older children who can spot the etymological meaning of witch and being wise. A charming tale for all ages - possibly...
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Fairytale Ninjas The Glass Slipper Academy
Name: Jen Bevan
01 May 2023;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
A highly illustrated chapter book combining some of our well know fairy tale heroes in a new way. Goldie, Red and Snow live in Hobbleton - a most unmagical place. All Red longs for is adventure but the signs around the town tell them never to leave. All the girls have for entertainment is thei...
