Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Clare Wilkins
17 July 2024;

Genre: Bereavement

Mab has found Elk. Elk didn't know she needed finding, but now she wouldn't have it any other way. In the 'free-range' Mab, she has gained a new best friend and a whole new perspective on life. Cocooned by love, friendship and family, Elk's existence, even allowing for the pains and problems o...

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Name: Maria Faithorn
17 July 2024;

Genre: Funny Stories

Oh Godfrey! This wonderful story tells the tale of Godfrey as he changes from an egg into a frog and develops eyes, legs, arms and a tongue. He enjoys each of these changes and waits patiently for the next change. He waits. And waits. And waits. Nothing else appears to change - no moustache, n...

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Name: Jo Thomas
16 July 2024;

Genre: Animals

Meet a range of different dogs as they show off their moves at the big doggy dance off - and find out who the mysterious dancer is. Doggy Dance Off is my daughter's favourite book at the moment! It's funny, nicely illustrated and very fun to read. There is clever use of...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
15 July 2024;

Genre: Adventure

The Voyage of Sam Singh is the second stunning and enchanting tale from Gita Ralleigh's alternative colonial India. The first in the series, The Destiny of Minou Moonshine, is a vividly lush and adventurous tale of bravery a...

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Name: Louise Gahan
15 July 2024;

Genre: Friends and family

Gloria and her family are synchronised swimmers and have always won Gold at the Championships. Gloria loves her family but strives to win something all for herself; something she doesn't have to share. Marina Firth's playful text follows Gloria's encounter with different animals and their chos...

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Name: Lizi Backhouse
15 July 2024;

Genre: Early Skills

In Dig Dig Dinosaur, we join three little explorers as they search for dinosaurs, hoping to find something really big!  The illustrations are bright and engaging, with only a small amount of text on each page. I really enjoyed the peekaboo-style holes which show the din...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
15 July 2024;

Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing

Fergal is so excited when Dad tells him that his friend, Elspeth, is coming for a visit. But then he starts to worry. It's been such a long time since he last saw her that things might not be the same. His parents notice that something is wrong and together, they find ways to make his fretting...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
15 July 2024;

Genre: Romance & Relationships

14-year-old Taylor Blake has never been kissed, and is obsessed with trying to resolve this dilemma. Now that she is in Year 9, she is part of a French exchange programme, and is going to host one of the French students. When she is accidentally paired up with a boy instead of a girl, it seems...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
15 July 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

12-year-old Amir lives a privileged life; his father runs a prestigious brick-making company in Lahore, Pakistan. The youngest of three siblings, Amir has no desire to inherit the company. His mother mysteriously disappeared a year ago and since then, Amir's behaviour has deteriorated. When he...

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Name: Jessica Bunney
15 July 2024;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Love, the Earth is such an emotive and thought-proving book in the best way possible. It is suitable for the littlest of toddlers right up to late childhood and beyond! The earth is personified in this story and as it takes us on an artistic, poetic journey around the w...

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