Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Elen
20 October 2022;

Genre: Non Fiction

I remember when my child was very young feeling slightly overwhelmed by how much they had to learn, and how to go about imparting all that knowledge - so I would have loved, and felt very reassured, by Britannica's Baby Encyclopedia, aimed at those aged 0-3 years. It's...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
20 October 2022;

Genre: Dystopian

Can you imagine a city where, if you’re a Non, your needs and your safety are less important than the whims of the Permitteds? Can you imagine a place where, if you're a Non, your house can be taken when a Permitted takes a fancy to it, or where a mother could be separated from her husband and...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
18 October 2022;

Genre: Adventure

In STEALTH: Access Denied, the first book in this exciting adventure series, we met Donna, Arun and Sam, schoolchildren who have been recruited by British Intelligence to become the S.T.E.A.L.T.H team. In their latest escapade, S...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
17 October 2022;

Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction

This is the second in the series of eye catching books about magic black cat Midnight and her owner Trixie. Again there is mischief and chaos as Midnight has great fun causing havoc from early in the morning . Smoke puffing from her whiskers is the giveaway sign that she is summoning up some k...

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Name: Elen Green
13 October 2022;

Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

Who Will Kiss the Crocodile? is a gloriously light-hearted retelling of the Sleeping Beauty fairytale. Once in a kingdom, a long time ago, someone forgets to invite a fairy to the ball....and in a fit of anger, the fairy curses her with a sleeping spell and then turns the youn...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
11 October 2022;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Louie Reynolds was abandoned at Chipchase's Travelling Circus as a tiny baby. Now she works behind the scenes, selling tickets and sewing costumes, but she has a dream. She longs to be a tightrope walker, and has been secretly practising to perfect her skills. She wants to perform and to be a...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
10 October 2022;

Genre: Poetry

Blow a Kiss, Catch a Kiss: Poems to Share with Little Ones is a delightful collection for babies and toddlers which offers poems about their everyday experiences. Gathered into four sections - All About Me, Out and About, What Do I Feel? and At Home - Joseph's poems capture th...

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Name: Ashley Clayton
10 October 2022;

Genre: Picture Books

Poo in the Zoo - The Island of Dinosaur Poo is a really fun book. I would say the reader needs to have read the previous two 'Poo in the Zoo' books to given both the main characters some context, it definitely helps to know Bob's previous adventures. This book differs from the...

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Name: Stephen Leitch
10 October 2022;

Genre: Adventure

Festergrimm is the latest in the Eerie on Sea mystery series and is sure to delight fans of previous books and those coming to explore the strange goings on at Eerie-On-Sea for the first time! It's a book of mystery, adventure and friendship; I highly recommend this book....

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Name: Louisa Farrow
10 October 2022;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Summer 2032 is so hot that there are government emergency laws to insist people stay inside, out of the sun. After five weeks of summer holiday trapped in a tiny flat and concerned about friendship issues, Polly is glad to be sent away with her brother, Joel. She's not sure quite what's wrong...

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