Schools & Libraries Book Reviews
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Ruffles and the Cosy, Cosy Bed
Name: Samantha Hughes
01 November 2022;Genre: Baby & Toddler Books
Ruffles is back! Our Nursery children love to listen to the adventures of Ruffles, the playful puppy who faces all the tricky troubles of pre-school life. Just like every nursery child, Ruffles the puppy experiences all the ups and downs of daily life as he learns about the world around him. T...
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The Christmas Department Store
Name: Emma Nelson
01 November 2022;Genre: Family & Home
The Christmas Department Store is the kind of book that you read on the run-up to Christmas. It is beautifully illustrated with lots of gold, green and red; warm colours that are often associated with the festive period. The story unfolds with Benji who believes that Ch...
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How to make a book
Name: Maria
01 November 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
How to Make a Book is a fabulous non fiction book about how a book is written, created and published. This book chronicles each stage in the book process with illustrations, facts and chatty information to help children and adults understand this process. I learned so m...
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The Mystery of Raspberry Hill
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 November 2022;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Stina is very ill. Her consumptive lungs are getting worse and she can see in the eyes of the adults around her that they think she will die soon. When she is offered a place at Raspberry Hill Sanatorium for treatment, she can't believe her luck. Not only does she get to ride in a luxurious ca...
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Murder at Snowfall
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 November 2022;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Ruby's mum is preoccupied. There has been a fire at the surgery where she works; her boss, Dr Price, has gone missing; and she is convinced someone has been following her. As the snow falls and odd things keep happening, everyone is jumpy. So when Ruby’s 'Step', Lucas, dares her to open an aba...
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Grimms' Fairy Tales
Name: Maria Faithorn
01 November 2022;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
This is a beautiful collection of five classic stories, each retold in more detail than is commonly done. Additionally, these great, alternative tellings of well-known stories will catch the attention of children who may feel a bit too 'grown up' for the likes of Red Riding Hood and Cinderella...
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A Flying Visit
Name: Sharon Porter
01 November 2022;Genre: Picture Books
Percy the Park Keeper is a firm favourite with our children and this new story, A Flying Visit, was anticipated with great enthusiasm by our little ones. The children loved the surprise fold out page and it led to us making some investigations of our own, using handkerchiefs and a variety of b...
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Nothing More To Tell
Name: Linda Brown
01 November 2022;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Nothing More To Tell is the latest crime/suspense story by the wonderful writer Karen McManus. If you love this genre but haven't read any of her titles before, I absolutely recommend them. This author excels in her craft, she understands her target audience and keeps you on t...
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As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow
Name: Louise Baker
01 November 2022;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Meet Salama Kassab: Daughter, sister, pharmacy student, and protagonist of the most hauntingly beautiful book I have read this year. I haven't read a book that has affected me as profoundly as this for quite some time. Author Zoulfa Katouh's words are both heartbreaking and inspiring, taking t...
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Well, that was Unexpected
Name: Linda Brown
01 November 2022;Genre: Romance & Relationships
After an embarrassing encounter at home when Sharlot's mom walks in on her and her boyfriend, her mother whisks her away from LA to her native Indonesia for the summer, to instill on her how a 'good girl' should behave; well that's what her mother thinks. Meanwhile, in Indonesia, another embar...
