Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Amanda Shipton
14 August 2024;

Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

Fancis Martin wanted to create a book which inspired children to tell their own story and the Gina Kaminski series definitely does this incredibly successfully. I would recommend reading this to a child who is already familiar with the traditional tale of Jack and the Beanstalk to ensure that...

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Name: Jen Bevan
14 August 2024;

Genre: Picture Books

Kenny is an amazing little boy but is there anyone in the world just like him? Through the pages of this book Kenny learns that there are lots of people who like and do the same things as him but there is only one Kenny. A Book of People Like Me was an instant hit in my house.</...

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Name: Luke Age 11
14 August 2024;

Genre: Dystopian

This book is the most thrill seeking book I could find - a full-on adventure of a too-good-to-be-true society.

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Name: Jessica Bunney
14 August 2024;

Genre: Animals

Ruffles and the Lost Bouncy Ball is by the extremely talented creator of the hugely successful Hugless Douglas series. Ruffles and the lost bouncy ball is part of a collection of books aimed at pre-school children which focus on first experiences. Ruffles is an adorable...

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Name: Jessica Bunney
14 August 2024;

Genre: Friends and family

In Molly, Olive and Dexter: Three Best Friends, we get the privilege of enjoying Catherine Rayner's beautifully hand painted illustrations. You may recognise Catherine Rayner's gorgeous artistic style from The Go-Away Bird written by Julia Donaldson. Meet the trio of fr...

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Name: Maria
14 August 2024;

Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing

Rabbit on the Rampage was fun to read with my class because they were SO shocked by Rabbit's behaviour!  Rabbit is busy enjoying activities that all children know about such as swimming, dance and the library but unfortunately mislays her "curly wurly carrot"....

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Name: Maria
14 August 2024;

Genre: Non Fiction

What We Wear When We Take Care is a must for every EYFS classroom. This book guides children about the importance of safety and why helmets, goggles, gloves, headphones and masks are worn for work and for leisure, too.  Each item is shown in the context of work and the context...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
14 August 2024;

Genre: Non Fiction

Covering a wide range of techniques and art forms including drawing, painting, sculpting, printing, textiles, photography and collage, Teaching a Diverse Primary Art Curriculum really is, as it says, a practical guide, perfect for supporting teachers and art leads in developin...

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Name: Grace Horn
13 August 2024;

Genre: Romance & Relationships

The Dark Within Us follows a lonely girl named Jenny who is seeking the little comfort the world has left her and who is ready to hurt the ones who hurt her.  Enters Luc, the son of the man running hell, who needs to meet his father's demands or spend an eternity causing suffe...

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Name: Linda Brown
12 August 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

Ghostsmith is the action-packed finale to the House of the Dead Duology, where Wren and her friends put everything they know to the test as they battle the living and the undead to save their world… As the army of revenants - created by her mother, the Corpse Queen, attack, wi...

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