Schools & Libraries Book Reviews
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The Balloon Thief
Name: Emelia Helliwell
26 February 2022;Genre: Fantasy
The Balloon Thief is an adventure across the skies, following the friendship of two teenagers from opposing sides, the Hari and the Ghadaean. Two teenagers, Jacob and Khadija, have to navigate their way not only through the civil unrest but their unlikely friendship that began...
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Grandpa Frank’s Great Big Bucket List
Name: Linda Canning
25 February 2022;Genre: Friends and family
Grandpa Frank’s Great Big Bucket List is the latest heart-warmingly hilarious book from Jenny Pearson. Telling the story of Frank Davenport, an eleven-year-old boy who unexpectedly inherits a huge sum of money, the book follows the young boy as he gets to know his grandpa, spe...
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Jummy at River School
Name: Sue Wilsher
25 February 2022;Genre: School Stories
Although Jummy is excited because she has earned a place at River School, the best girls' boarding school in Nigeria, she is upset that her best friend, Caro, won't be joining her. River School is everything she dreamed of and she quickly settles into her new school house. Every year, the scho...
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Uki and the Swamp Spirit
Name: Jennifer Caddick
25 February 2022;Genre: Fantasy
Uki and the Swamp Spirit is another epic rabbit fantasy story, as superbly told as the four books before it in the Five Reams series. Larwood excels at storytelling in such a way that the reader can follow the journey of the various characters from book one or pick up any of t...
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Tractor Tractor: A lift-the-flap opposites book
Name: Elen Green
24 February 2022;Genre: Early Skills
The Funny Farm books by Mama Makes Books is a gorgeous series for helping little ones develop early skills - in this book, Tractor Tractor, the focus is on opposites as two tractors, one old, one new, get to know each other and to help out when things go wrong. As well as the joy of shi...
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Cluck Cluck Duck: A lift-the-flap counting book
Name: Elen Green
24 February 2022;Genre: Early Skills
The toddler I shared this with really loved the book, about a mother hen who discovers and extra egg - that turns out to be a duckling! However, she and her four other chicks rally round and duck is very much a part of the family. The highlight for the toddler was opening the flap of ea...
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Me, in the Middle
Name: Sharon Porter
23 February 2022;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Creating family trees can be fraught with difficulties unless handled sensitively because some children, like Georgie, don't feel that they fit and really do feel 'in the middle'. Me, in the Middle beautifully addresses those feelings through Georgie and her classmates' projec...
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The Secret of Haven Point
Name: Kelly Buxton
22 February 2022;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
The Secret of Haven Point is the perfect addition to the well-being section of any bookshelf. I could not put it down. Unveiling disability; putting it in the spotlight, where it belongs, out in the open for all to admire its hidden beauty. It reminds me of Wonder and a quote...
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The Blue Book of Nebo
Name: Julie Broadbent
22 February 2022;Genre: Family & Home
The beginning of The Blue Book of Nebo starts at The End as we are transported to a post-apocalyptic remote hilltop home above the village of Nebo in north-west Wales. From the outset, we are unsure what The End is, but we are aware that something terrible has happened. Life a...
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One Camel Called Doug
Name: Maria Faithorn
21 February 2022;Genre: Animals
From the story to the illustrations, One Camel Called Doug is completely camel-tastic and will have every reader hooked from the start. Packed full of learning opportunities this book is highly recommended for Reception and Year 1 aged children. By himself, Doug the cam...
