Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Amanda Shipton
14 June 2024;

Genre: Funny Stories

Knight Sir Louis and the Kingdom of Puzzles, the third book in the wonderfully humorous series by Brothers McLeod, is fantastically interactive. Filled with familiar characters from the first two books, the chaos continues. Children will have a brilliant time completing...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
13 June 2024;

Genre: Myths & Legends

It's always fun to read a new book inspired by the Greek myths and this one's a hoot. The plotting is tight and pacy, and draws on motifs and back narratives from well-known myths to make a satisfyingly original new story.  In Hannah Messenger and the Gods of Ho...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
12 June 2024;

Genre: Adventure

What if magic needed to be tamed before it could be used safely? What if magic could be harvested, stored and stolen like jewellery? What if magic were edible? In this exciting new series, Ravena Guron has all kinds of fun imagining a world where magic is a hazardous commodity. The Ripo...

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Name: Linda Brown
12 June 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

The Shadows Between Us is the gripping YA standalone fantasy novel from the wonderful Tricia Levenseller. Once again, as with all her books, this one will not disappoint. Alessandra, an ambitious young woman who knows what she wants and doesn’t care how she gets it, has...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
10 June 2024;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Bird, Bee and Bug Houses is a beautifully crafted nature book, packed full of information, ideas and instructions on activities to help young readers learn about and create their own bird, bee and bug houses and contribute to supporting and conserving the natural habitats and...

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Name: Maria
10 June 2024;

Genre: Environment & Nature

The Poo that Grew will definitely get your attention and so will the front cover of this new book by the talented duo Peter Bently and Nick East. The Poo that Grew is a rhyming text about a group of animals and insects who live together. However, the monkeys are not impressed...

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Name: Lauren Maidman
08 June 2024;

Genre: Funny Stories

Bear vs Dragon is the tale of two rather unlikely animals and a bridge. Both animals want to cross the bridge, but they don't see eye-to-eye on who should let who pass. Some rather unkind words are shared, heated conversations are had, disagreements follow, and all the while t...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
07 June 2024;

Genre: Friends and family

Destiny Ink: Sleepover Surprise is a brilliant book focused around the fears of the first sleepover. This is something that most children will be able to relate to and sharing this story with them will encourage them to talk about those anxieties. Worried about the slee...

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Name: Sharon Porter
07 June 2024;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Mushrooms Know: Wisdom From Our Friends the Fungi is an incredibly deceptive book - a bit like its starring fungi! Despite looking like a simple picture book, the depth of vocabulary and knowledge included in the pages introduces this kingdom to all primary children, right up...

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Name: Sharon Porter
07 June 2024;

Genre: Animals

One Day on our Prehistoric Planet… with a Diplodocus is a lovely book to introduce our youngest readers to dinosaurs. I liked how the story dropped in facts for young readers to hear. The end covers are littered with dinosaur names and the youngest children loved trying to say...

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