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Shine Like the Stars
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
26 January 2024;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Shine Like the Stars is a truly beautiful book. The words and illustrations are stunning. The story begins from the Earth's perspective and we learn how it is home to all we know. We then meet the sun, the ocean, the seed, the sky, the moon and the stars. Each one of these nat...
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The Great Storm Whale
Name: Jessica Bunney
25 January 2024;Genre: Family & Home
I couldn’t wait to get stuck into this book after enjoying the emotive story that is The Storm Whale. My class and I were full of wonder as the name of the book alone sparked so much curiosity among us. Is this book about the same whale now it's fully grow...
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A Horse Called Now
Name: Amanda Shipton
23 January 2024;Genre: Personal Growth
A Horse Called Now is a sensitively written picture book which will appeal to adults and children alike. It will instigate conversations about different worries that people may have, in a safe and comforting way. "When I'm afraid, I breathe in and out and let the feelings come...
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The Best You
Name: Jessica Bunney
23 January 2024;Genre: Personal Growth
The Best You is an absolute treat and more! "What do you want to be when you grow up?" is a question people are asked throughout childhood and beyond. I know I'm guilty of anticipating my toddler's interests and what career path she might possibly take in years to come. But in...
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The Best You
Name: Lauren Maidman
22 January 2024;Genre: Personal Growth
The Best You is a new picture book exploring how children can be the best possible version of themselves in a positive and thought-provoking way. It asks them to look at the attributes and qualities they may have and how they can be used to be the best possible versions of the...
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Little Bang
Name: Tanja Jennings
22 January 2024;Genre: Personal Growth
Mel and Sid connect when sparks ignite at New Year with a little bang. But the universe has plans that will change everything. As her entertaining debut novel Flying Tips for Flightless Birds proved, Kelly Mc Caughrain has an ability to wr...
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The Invocations
Name: Morgan Harkin
22 January 2024;Genre: Supernatural
In The Invocations, three young women join together to track down an unknown killer who is targeting women marked by magic. With five already dead, these three women must work together to find this unknown killer: Jude Wolf is cursed; Zara Jones is out for revenge; and Emer By...
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The Smile Shop
Name: Amanda Shipton
21 January 2024;Genre: Friends and family
In The Smile Shop, a young boy is meandering through town absorbing the sights, sounds and smells as he decides what he would like to buy. He wants to buy something but what should he choose? There are interesting foods he could try, beautiful toys, colourful books or maybe a...
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A Horse Called Now
Name: Sue Wilsher
21 January 2024;Genre: Personal Growth
Now, the horse, is enjoying the peace of the field where she lives when she hears the hammering heartbeats of frightened animals. First, Rabbit and her babies are scared about Fox, then Hen and her chicks arrive, full of fears about Magpie and next Sheep and her lambs appear, terrified of a ne...
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Stemville: The Bee Connection
Name: Sue Wilsher
21 January 2024;Genre: Environment & Nature
Meet Mason B. Chandler, owner of Stemville's private detective agency. In her first case, Mason follows the clues to solve a sticky situation which has caused Bug Borough to come to a standstill. Not only does she reveal the truth about what happened, Mason introduces readers to the fascinatin...
