Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

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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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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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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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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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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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...

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Name: Lizi Backhouse
01 April 2023;

Genre: Magical Realism

Mr Pottifer's Parlour of Plants is a plant shop with a magical difference and it's where Sarah finds the perfect present for her green-fingered Granny....Unicorn seeds. Sarah accidentally grows too many and Granny's party becomes rather chaotic! How to Grow a Unicorn is...

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Name: Clair Bossons
31 March 2023;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

I really enjoy reading historical fiction, it is one of my favourite genres and I, Spy did not disappoint. This book is set at the beginning of World War II. The main character, Robyn, lives at Bletchley Park. She loves bird watching, drawing and nature and had started a Bird...

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Name: Janet Fisher
31 March 2023;

Genre: Fantasy

Yesterday Crumb and the Teapot of Chaos is the second in a trilogy. I reviewed the first book, Yesterday Crumb and the Storm in a Teacup, which was clever and very unusual. There is always the concern that...

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Name: Aadya Age 14
31 March 2023;

Genre: Romance & Relationships

The best book ever!!!!!

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