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The Bedtime Book of Impossible Questions
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
04 October 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
WOW! This book is incredible! Do animals make friends? How many trees are there in the whole world? Could I ever touch a rainbow? The Bedtime Book of Impossible Questions answers all these questions and a whole bunch more. Full of fascinating facts and awesome illustrat...
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No Home for a Ghost
Name: Sharon Porter
04 October 2022;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
This is a little gem of a book which reminds me of the classic Not Now Bernard, so maybe this book will be a classic of the future? Let's see. In No Home for a Ghost, Dylan's family moves into their new home, however, there is already a resident there - a ghost. The ghost ma...
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Goldilocks and the Three Crocodiles
Name: Maria faithorn
03 October 2022;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Goldilocks is back! Thanks to the well known author Michael Rosen and illustrator David Melling, we are reunited with the much loved character of Goldilocks in Goldilocks and the Three Crocodiles. But this time we meet her pet dog, Tiddles! In this fantastic alternative...
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Luma and the Hiccupping Dragon
Name: Catherine Kus
03 October 2022;Genre: Magical Realism
Luma and the Hiccupping Dragon is the second story I have read about Luma and her amazing dog Timir who can turn into a dragon and this one also did not disappoint. It was just as funny as the first. Timir is a typical puppy - cheeky, full of fun and bouncy. In this book, Timi...
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Goldilocks and the Three Crocodiles
Name: Maria Faithorn
03 October 2022;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Goldilocks is back! Thanks to the well known author Michael Rosen and illustrator David Melling, we are reunited with the much loved character of Goldilocks in Goldilocks and the Three Crocodiles. But this time we meet her pet dog, Tiddles! In this fantastic alternative...
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Evil Emperor Penguin: Antics in Antarctica
Name: Lucy Newton
02 October 2022;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Evil Emperor Penguin: Antic in Antarctica is set in the most southern continent of the world, Antarctica, which is covered in ice and snow. It follows the Evil Emperor Penguin who has high hopes of taking over the world but doesn't really have the skills to execute his plan ve...
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The Ultimate Guide to Growing Dragons
Name: Donna Burkert
02 October 2022;Genre: Magical Realism
If you ever come across a dragon fruit, you wouldn't necessarily know if it was active or not; if it was housing a dragon or not. So, just in case, it would be good to know just what to do if it was active, because - in case you didn't know - dragons can be dangerous if you don't handle them p...
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Spooked: The Theatre Ghosts
Name: Hayley Summerfield
01 October 2022;Genre: Adventure
Spooked: The Theatre Ghosts is the new book by Steven Butler. This story is a perfect balance of humour and mystery and it all starts in the seaside town of Cod's Bottom! Ella Griffin has been uprooted from the bustling city of London to the miserable seaside town of Co...
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The curse of the Tomb Robbers
Name: Amanda Shipton
01 October 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
Can you help best friends Nub and Iteti stop a gang of Egyptian robbers from raiding a royal tomb? With puzzles to solve on every page you are fully immersed in the story right from the very beginning. Using the hieroglyph chart and Egyptian - English dictionary, included in the back of the bo...
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Secrets of the Dead
Name: Amanda Shipton
01 October 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
This book will show you the amazing discoveries researchers have made and reveal the many secrets of the dead. Travel back in time to discover mummies and other human remains from around the world. From ancient Egyptian mummies to European bog bodies, to Scythian maidens and Japanese self-mumm...
