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Something about a Bear
Name: Sue Wilsher
15 May 2016;Genre: Information books
This lovely book describes eight bears from around the world, all beautifully portrayed in watercolours. Each spread introduces the reader to different types of bears with supporting text. 'Where the water churns with salmon, thick and rich with leaping fishes, there the Brown Bear stands'. The...
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There's a Bear on my Chair
Name: Sue Wilsher
15 May 2016;Genre: Adventure
Bear is sitting on Mouse's chair and in spite of his best efforts, Bear will not move. Mouse grows increasingly irate until he strops off, leaving Bear wondering where he has gone - until Mouse is found in Bear's house! This book is fun from the first page to the last! Even the front cover leaves...
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Willy's Stories
Name: Sue Wilsher
15 May 2016;Genre: Adventure
In this story, Willy shares what happens when he walks through the library doors and explores the world of books and stories waiting inside. Throughout the book, Willy imagines himself into a number of his favourite stories - classics like 'Peter Pan', 'Robinson Crusoe' and 'Treasure Island' and...
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Dave Pigeon
Name: Emily Beale
10 May 2016;Genre: Adventure
Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a peanut in my eye - the daring tale of best pigeon friends Dave and Skipper, as they attempt to rid themselves and their new home, from 'Mean Cat'. The feather-filled story begins with the friends recalling their first meeting during a failed croissant heist...
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The Bumblebear
Name: Marie Berry
09 May 2016;Genre: Adventure
Another lovely story of fun and friendship from Nadia Shireen. Bumblebear tells the story of Norman the honey loving bear who decides to pretend to be a bee in order to get more honey. In this story, Norma soon realises he loves being a bee and the Bees love the giant bee Norman. All is going...
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This is NOT a bedtime story
Name: Marie Berry
09 May 2016;Genre: Adventure
Will Marbett has captured the mind of the modern six or seven year old very cleverly in this book. I thought this was a really funny book. How many times have I picked up a very dull story and had to trawl through the twee tale which can be very sickly and not engaging at all for children. I l...
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Beasties in my backyard.
Name: Marie Berry
09 May 2016;Genre: Adventure
Beasties in my Backyard is an amazing insect information book. At first glance, I thought this book was more suitable for older children, but when I began reading it with my six year old I found he was engaged and also keen to read lots of it by himself. It introduced lots of technical vocabula...
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Migloo's Day
Name: Marie Berry
09 May 2016;Genre: Adventure
If you love Where's Wally, then Migloo's Day (now available in paperback) is one for you. In this search and find story book, Migloos day unfolds with lots of great tales of everyday adventures. The search and find pages are great fun and offer lots of discussion opportunities. These books wo...
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Broken Sky
Name: Clare Humphreys
09 May 2016;Genre: Adventure
Broken Sky is set an alternate 1940s and definitely has a futuristic feel to it. The concept and protagonist were intriguing and the book had many twists and turns throughout. Broken Sky is different from the usual array of Dystopian fiction out there, it certainly captivates its audience, lea...
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Pocket Pirates; The Great Drain Escape
Name: Lizi Coombs
06 May 2016;Genre: Adventure
This story follows some little pirates who live in a toyshop as they explore the world. In this story, Buttons the cabin boy sneaks off outside to explore, this eventually leads to the whole crew venturing out and getting swept down a drain! After many shenanigans, they all eventually fiend thes...
