Schools & Libraries Book Reviews
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Name: Elen Green
15 June 2023;Genre: Baby & Toddler Books
Don't Tickle the Shark brings together the familiar formats of a sound book - where you press a patch to hear a sound - and a 'touchy feely' book, where babies and toddlers are encouraged to feel different textures on a page. In this book, however, you stroke a patch to hear t...
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The Baker by the sea
Name: Amanda Shipton
14 June 2023;Genre: Family & Home
'If you keep walking over the hills and across the fields, you will come to the edge, where the land meets the sea. And on this edge lies a village. This is my home.' Paula White's wonderfully nostalgic story, The Baker by the Sea, draws inspiration from her childhood in in Lo...
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Goldilocks and the Three Crocodiles
Name: Amanda Shipton
13 June 2023;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you combined the familiarity of Goldilocks and the Three Bears and the brilliance of We're going on A Bear Hunt? Well wonder no more. Michael Rosen, former Children's Laureate, has used his talents of adding humour when creating a wonderful rhyming p...
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When Women Were Dragons
Name: Clare Wilkins
13 June 2023;Genre: Personal Growth
In an alternative 1950's America a 'Mass Dragoning' occurs. Hundreds of thousands of women spontaneously sprout wings and talons and fly away, leaving fire and devastation in their wake. As a young girl, Alex Green is aware of the extraordinary events that unfolded in her town but a sustained...
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Everything You Know About Sharks Is Wrong
Name: Lucy Hopkins
12 June 2023;Genre: Animals
A great book for shark enthusiasts! Everything You Know About Sharks Is Wrong is jam packed with facts and information about sharks, including their evolution, their purpose, how they reproduce, their relationships with other animals and the reality of how dangerous they actua...
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My Heart was a Tree
Name: Maria faithorn
12 June 2023;Genre: Poetry
Have you ever wondered what tales a tree could tell? What it has experienced and witnessed over the many years it has stood, proud, in its place? Michael Morpurgo returns, this time with an incredible poetry collection, My Heart was a Tree. This is a wonderful collectio...
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Crossing the Line
Name: Eileen Armstrong
11 June 2023;Genre: Social Issues
A question for you: do you want a book that will get everyone reading? Crossing the Line is that book. It's the story of Erik. Erik could be any teenage boy in your school. Since his dad died of Covid-19, his life hasn't been the same. At school, his red hair makes him an easy...
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This Girl Can Be a Bit Shy
Name: Maria
10 June 2023;Genre: Personal Growth
In this beautiful book we meet Ruby who is sometimes brave, bouncy and chatty, but also sometimes quiet and shy. This Girl Can Be a Bit Shy explores the feelings of Ruby in a creative way as she navigates life with her supportive family, friends and pet dog. The text conveys R...
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The Chalk Garden
Name: Maria faithorn
10 June 2023;Genre: Environment
The Chalk Garden is a moving tale of a young girl, Emma, who dreams of nothing more than having colour and birds in her garden. However, her new garden is grey and full of concrete slabs. Emma tries using coloured chalk to draw the things she dreams of, but each time the rain...
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The Gardening Dog
Name: Maria Faithorn
10 June 2023;Genre: Friends and family
Gardening Dog is not like the other dogs at the rescue centre. They're happy, whatever the weather, gardening. Lewis is not like the other children at the school. He's happy drawing. When drawing and gardening combine, the two new friends work together to create a garden that...
