Schools & Libraries Book Reviews
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Pirates Don't go to School
Name: Kyle Matravers
24 June 2020;Genre: School Stories
When Jake wants to go to school, his pirate family are horrified and fill his head with thoughts of rotten rules and ten-legged teachers. As far as they believe, pirates don't go to school. But Jake is not to be deterred and convinces his family , through a very traditional pirate method, that h...
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Hotel Flamingo Fabulous Feast
Name: Lucy Newton
23 June 2020;Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
This is a story about lots of different animals and their life at Hotel Flamingo. Anna works alongside lots of different animals on Animal Boulevard; they spend their time trying to come up with a plan to get the hotel busier again after the long winter. Luckily for them, Madame Le Pig (the ho...
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Bright Bursts of Colour
Name: Alison Kelly
23 June 2020;Genre: Poetry
What could be better than some Bright Bursts of Colour in these difficult times? Matt Goodfellow's latest publication is a much needed pallet of colour and emotion. There's a wonderful poem towards the end of the collection celebrating story time: 'Still Aloud' (p.92). In a pr...
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Planet SOS
Name: Bryony Davies
20 June 2020;Genre: Adventure
Planet SOS: 22 Modern Monsters Threatening Our Environment (and What You Can Do To Defeat Them) is a very clever book about the environment and climate change. The author has cleverly turned the biggest threats to the planet into beasts and suggested ways that the reader can vanquish them through...
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Name: Donna Ritchie
20 June 2020;Genre: Magical Realism
This book drew me in straight away - being a sucker for a story with a bit of magic. It is a story that begins with the two main characters - Ned and Aine - telling their own story. Ned is a young boy whose twin brother, Tam, sadly dies (but is still with him!) and Aine, a young girl whose mot...
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Beware! Ralfy Rabbit and the Secret Book Biter
Name: Nia Talbot
17 June 2020;Genre: Picture Books
Ralfy Rabbit loves to read but, since his baby brother has been born, he finds finding a quiet space difficult. He goes to one of his favourite spaces - the library - but discovers that his book has a hole in it. Cue the hunt for the secret book biter. Will Ralfy find out the culprit?<br...
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The Clockwork Crow
Name: Janet Fisher
16 June 2020;Genre: Adventure
A beautifully designed cover and stars on every other page make this a lovely book to hold, and the story inside does not disappoint. Orphaned Seren is travelling to what she hopes will be her new home in Wales one cold evening before Christmas, when a tall thin man thrusts a parcel into her h...
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The Boy Who Dreamed of Dragons
Name: Jenny Caddick
15 June 2020;Genre: Magical Realism
I completely love this series of books and have been waiting eagerly for this next installment. It is such a pleasure to be back with Tomas and his superhero squad of friends and to be reunited with their mischievous, mesmerising dragons. Tomas and Flicker's relationship is as tenderly...
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The Funny Life of Sharks
Name: Jenny Caddick
15 June 2020;Genre: Funny Stories
A new topic in the hilarious 'Funny Life Of' books by James Campbell, illustrated by Rob Jones. Something to really sink your teeth into, The Funny Life of Sharks takes an affectionate, fun and fact-packed look at one of nature's most feared predators. See sharks in a whole ne...
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Literally: Amazing Words and Where They Come From
Name: Bryony Davies
14 June 2020;Genre: Non Fiction
Literally: Amazing Words and Where They Come From, written by Patrick Skipworth and illustrated by Nicholas Stevenson, is a journey through amazing words that are in use daily. This book is a true celebration of the 'historical and cultural diversity of our language'.<br...
