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A Horse Called Now
Name: Jessica Bunney
02 February 2024;Genre: Personal Growth
Now is the name of the gorgeous white horse who grazes in the picturesque field. Now is on hand to support their animal friends who seek comfort. The rabbits are fearful of the foxes, Hen is frightened of the magpies and the lambs fear the farmer's new dog. Each time they rush to Now with thei...
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Who Rules the Rockpool?
Name: Wendy Kelly
01 February 2024;Genre: Environment
Subtitled 'the battle for SURVIVAL in a WATERY world', this cartoony book tells the story of Crab, who gets knocked out of his tiny Rockpool by a large wave, into a larger Rockpool. Crab is used to being the ruler of his Rockpool and is keen to take the crown in his new home. His friend prawn...
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The Blue Umbrella
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
01 February 2024;Genre: Friends and family
The Blue Umbrella is a heartwarming story that highlights the power of compassion and community. It begins with a mysterious umbrella being given to the main character; a young girl. Although the umbrella is small, she offers her mum a space underneath it when raindrops begin...
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A Home for Stone
Name: Maria
01 February 2024;Genre: Family & Home
A rhyming text and vibrant illustrations are appealing to young readers and this book was a popular choice with a group of 6 to 7-year-olds. This book supports rhyme and language with children able to join in with the text and predict with the support of the illustrations what happens next. <...
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On Silver Tides
Name: Beverley Somerset
01 February 2024;Genre: Fantasy
16-year-old Kelda and her family belong to a race of hidden people called silvermen. They can swim like fish and breathe through their skin. They live on boats and travel the waterways of Britain. However, Kelda has a younger sister, Isla, who was born different. She cannot breathe underwater,...
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Proud
Name: Tanja Jennings
01 February 2024;Genre: LBGTQ+
"I celebrate myself, and sing myself" [Song of Myself, Walt Whitman, 1892]. Proud is a triumph. It is a timely LGBTQ+ anthology which celebrates and sings of diversity playing on the readers' senses like a beautiful concerto. The collection, selected by bestselling author Jun...
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My Brother Plato
Name: Beverley Somerset
01 February 2024;Genre: Historical Fiction
Potone is eight years old, and her brother Plato is seven. They live in Athens with their mother Perictione and stepfather Pyrilampes. They have an older stepbrother, Demos, who is aggressive and unpleasant towards them. Athens is at war with the ferocious Spartan army; Pyrilampes was a...
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Look Out! Hungry Lion (Look Out! Hungry Animals)
Name: Elen Green
01 February 2024;Genre: Animals
This is a fun, energetic story about the food chain for young children who enjoy hide and seek, with an edge! Lion is hungry and looking for a snack. Will he find what he's looking for behind the branch, under a rock or in the tall grass...? Each time Lion thinks he has found his dinner, it sw...
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The Blind Bowman 1: Shadow of the Wolf
Name: Melissa Chard
01 February 2024;Genre: Myths & Legends
It's always a thrill to find a new writer who can deliver a story with panache and integrity. In Tim Hall's debut, a retelling of the Robin Hood myth (published by David Fickling Books), you also have a talent for writing that is sure to see this book on plenty of award shortlists in the comin...
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Bizzy Bear: Find and Follow On the Building Site
Name: Jessica Bunney
31 January 2024;Genre: Early Skills
Bizzy Bear: Find and Follow On the Building Site is the perfect book for an energetic toddler who is always on the go! Bizzy Bear has certainly got his work cut out for him… He must shift the sand with his bulldozer, tip the rubble from the dump truck, hammer nails into the wo...
