Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Jacqueline Harris
20 June 2022;

Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

'Once upon golden morning... or may be a fairy's birthday, a cosy teatime, a rainy Tuesday or a broken armchair. So begins a story where you choose the plot and the characters and become the storyteller. Have you ever wished you could create your own fairy-tale? Well now you can, Once...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
16 June 2022;

Genre: Funny Stories

Small! has been hoping for a new pair of football boots on his tenth birthday. Instead his mum gives him a pair of stilts, sludge brown dungarees and a green velvet top hat. There's barely time for poor bemused Harvey to ask questions (or learn to walk on stilts) before he's p...

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Name: Sam
16 June 2022;

Genre: Funny Stories

How to Survive Time Travel is Larry Hayes' second book and while the story does continue from the first book, it is also just as good as a 'standalone' read. This laugh out loud story joins 10 year old Eliza and her genius brother Jonnie, as they travel back to Ancient Egypt i...

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Name: Maria Faithorn
15 June 2022;

Genre: Personal Growth

From an early age, this little boy loved the sea. How he dreamed of having his own sea adventures and to sail the seven seas… After building a boat, he sails away but soon loses his way. With the help from a compass and the reflective path shining from the moon he's guided on to many adventure...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
15 June 2022;

Genre: Animals

The Journey, Nature's Greatest Adventure is a wonderful story of migration. It is simply told to allow it to be accessible for children from a young age. The illustrations are wonderfully detailed which will draw children in. The children that I shared it with spent a...

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Name: Scott Jarvie
15 June 2022;

Genre: Picture Books

Stephanie has captured dog body language in a simple yet effective way for young children. I Can Be A Dog Detective! is vibrant, fun and encourages engagement from children. Her activity packs are great for older children and really get kids thinking about the bigger picture....

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Name: Jenny Caddick
14 June 2022;

Genre: Funny Stories

How to Survive Time Travel is another thrilling and fun time travelling sci-fi adventure with Eliza and little brother Johnnie. In this second daring mission we join the siblings trying to solve The Riddle of the Sphinx's Bum as they travel back to around 5000BC to find and re...

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Name: Lennox Age 12
13 June 2022;

Genre: Adventure

I recently read S.T.E.A.L.T.H.: Access Denied and I really enjoyed it! It is an engaging book that you won't want to put down. The book has key and challenging vocabulary needed to add depth to what is going on, but it is still a fun read. The book will keep you occupied, with...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
13 June 2022;

Genre: Adventure

The Upside Down Detective Agency is a  wonderful interactive story that cleverly draws in the reader. All of the children that I shared it with absolutely loved spotting the clues in the busy illustrations and became quite competitive at being the first to find them! This brou...

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Name: Linda Brown
12 June 2022;

Genre: Fantasy

If you loved the Caraval series you are going to really enjoy this debut novel, Hotel Magnifique.... Jani and her younger sister Zosa live a hard life in Durc so when the legendary Hotel with all its magic advertises that it's coming to the port, just for one night, the...

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