Schools & Libraries Book Reviews
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Rida & Madiya
Name: Lizi Backhouse
24 January 2023;Genre: Friends and family
Rida and Madiya are sisters but don't really see eye to eye. However, when the future of the local library is threatened, can the girls work together to try to save it? This is from the Bloomsbury Reader's collection - stories that are reviving school book band schemes with in...
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Little Owl's Bedtime
Name: Jenny B
22 January 2023;Genre: Animals
Little Owl's Bedtime is a charming tale about a small owls who is busy while other animals are fast asleep. This book will be a loved at bedtime as you see many animals tucked up for the night. This is also a great books for learning animal names. I like the free link to the s...
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National Trust: Look What I Found on the Farm
Name: Jenny B
22 January 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
A book for children who love exploring and enjoy the outside. There is so much to see on each page; National Trust: Look What I Found on the Farm is packed with facts and things to find. Having grown up in the countryside, I know lots about farms but I still learned new facts from reading this...
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The Kiss
Name: Jen B
21 January 2023;Genre: Baby & Toddler Books
Have you children ever said, 'Just one more hug, just one more kiss...' This beautiful picture book tell the story of two animals looking for a goodnight kiss. One story starts at the front of the book and one at the back. The animals cannot fall asleep without a kiss and no one wants to help....
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Selfies With Komodos: Poems by Brian Moses
Name: Wendy Kelly
21 January 2023;Genre: Poetry
Selfies With Komodos is a fab little book of new poems from the well-known poet Brian Moses. There are poems about dogs and cats, mythical creatures, journeys on night trains and vampire facials! A very eclectic mix, but one that works around a collective theme of imagination....
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A Ticket to Kalamazoo!: Zippy Poems To Read Out Loud
Name: Wendy Kelly
21 January 2023;Genre: Poetry
A Ticket to Kalamazoo! is an absolutely delightful collection of poems for the younger reader. It's beautifully designed and illustrated with large, clear text that is sometimes linear and sometimes fitted to the shape of the subject - the Alien poem is a great starting point...
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No Pets Allowed! A Bloomsbury Reader
Name: Lizi Backhouse
21 January 2023;Genre: Young fiction
Keva usually spends every Saturday helping her grandpa at his animal adoption centre. But when he has to go to the hospital one week and Keva goes to visit him, she comes across the very rude hospital manager. Can Keva persuade Mr. Sallow that pets should be allowed? The Bloomsbury Read...
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Blue
Name: Jen B
20 January 2023;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Sarah has written a beautiful book to help children understand their sad and worried feelings. In Blue, the worry feeling is a monster called Blue. Blue goes everywhere with the little girl and stops her enjoying herself. She gets shy in the park, worried at parties and nervou...
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There's a Beast in the Basement
Name: Sam Phillips
20 January 2023;Genre: Funny Stories
There's a Beast in the Basement is another fab laugh-out-loud book by Pamela Butchart. Once again Izzy and her friends are on the road to adventure after overhearing their Headteacher, Mr Graves, talking about 'missing treasure'. Mr Graves is certainly behaving strangely and t...
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Snot, Sneezes and Super-Spreaders
Name: Sharon Porter
17 January 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
Snot, Sneezes and Super-spreaders has everything a young person might want to know about viruses including how they replicate, spread and infect their hosts. The chapter about AIDS is definitely more suited to those in high school or the very mature Year 6 child (ages 10+), so...
