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Our Sister, Again
Name: Clare Wilkins
01 May 2022;Genre: Science Fiction
Desperate to heal the family after her sister, Flora's, death, Isla signs her mother up for grief counselling sessions. The sessions turn out to be a front for a pioneering AI company called Second Chance. Using the digital footprint of the recently deceased and information obtained from exhau...
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My Garden (My World in 100 Words)
Name: Jessica Bunney
01 May 2022;Genre: Baby & Toddler Books
My World in 100 Words: My Garden has introduced me to a series of books from Happy Yak which focus on teaching children their first words in a fun and memorable way. There are many more available including: My Home, My Nursery and Seaside. In each book, children are introduced...
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You Don't Have to be Loud
Name: Louisa Farrow
01 May 2022;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Part information, part self-help and part reminiscences about feeling awkward, this book sets out to reassure and help children and young people who are shy and quiet. The information sections ranged widely from David Bowie's shyness to a potted history of Christian...
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The Girl Who Lost a Leopard
Name: Emma Nelson
30 April 2022;Genre: Adventure
The Girl who lost a Leopard is another sure fire hit for author Nizraa Farook. The book is set on the island of Serendib (Sri Lanka) and it opens with the main character named Selvi, who watches as hunters are trying to bait and trap a leopard - her leopard - Lokka. Lokka is a...
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The Wondrous Prune
Name: Kelly Buxton
30 April 2022;Genre: Magical Realism
Have you ever dreamt about having a superpower? Prune is an ordinary girl, living an ordinary life, or so she thinks until one day, everything changes. New town. New school and new life awaits. Is this the fresh start that mama has been hoping for? Prune's brother, Jessie, is navigating the tr...
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An Autumn Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom
Name: Lucy Newton
30 April 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
Little Cottage: An Autumn Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom is a brilliant book to help to teach young children about Autumn! This book has a wealth of knowledge to help children to understand the different aspects of Autumn. It starts with an introduction to the season e...
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A Spring Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom
Name: Lucy Newton
30 April 2022;Genre: Friends and family
A great book to help children to make the most of spring and to understand the joy it brings! This book carries the positivity of spring with it and begins to show children how to make the most of this lovely season. It starts with an introduction to the season explaining how it is a ve...
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This is Not A Dinosaur
Name: Samantha Hughes
30 April 2022;Genre: Funny Stories
This is Not A Dinosaur is another great story written by Barry Timms. Barry likes the way that stories bring people together and this book did not disappoint. The book that is 'not' about a dinosaur....well maybe it is. The children enjoyed the natural rhythm that this...
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Sing Along With Me! Baa Baa Black Sheep
Name: Joanna Hewish
30 April 2022;Genre: Baby & Toddler Books
A lovely board book for babies and toddlers to delight in. Sing Along With Me! Baa Baa Black Sheep is a perfect board book for babies to begin their reading journey. This delightful board book is bright, colourful and has a slider or moving part on every page to further intere...
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Wonderscape
Name: Jennifer Caddick
30 April 2022;Genre: Adventure
Wonderscape is a modern, fast and clever adventure that combines time travel, reality gaming and historical figures in a thrilling and utterly mind-blowing journey to the year 2473. An unexpected and unusual combusting garden gnome situation throws together three very differen...
