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  • The Drama Llama: A story about soothing anxiety

    The Drama Llama

    Name: Lizi Backhouse
    03 April 2023;

    Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing

    Absolutely loved this book! Alex Allen has a very fast brain... but his brain also produces a Llama whenever he's worried about something! Usually, the llamas come and go quite quickly, but one day the Llama sticks around...it follows him everywhere and gets bigger and bigger before turning in...

  • Grandpa and the Kingfisher

    Grandpa and the Kingfisher

    Name: Amanda Shipton
    03 April 2023;

    Genre: Bereavement

    Grandpa and the Kingfisher follows the journey of a small child and their Grandpa as they watch the seasons change and the kingfishers raise their family. This sensitively written story touches on the circle of life and introduces the idea that death is a part of that. The illustrations...

  • Marvellous Margot

    Marvellous Margot

    Name: Amanda Shipton
    03 April 2023;

    Genre: Friends and family

    Margot is a cheerful, helpful, problem solver with a huge heart. She wants to make things better for those around her and knows that kindness and cake make the perfect combination. But will Margot get to Oscar's house with any cake left? The use of situations that children will be able...

  • Clutch

    Clutch

    Name: Jacqueline Harris
    03 April 2023;

    Genre: Mystery & Detective

    Something terrible has happened in Aves Wood. The nest of the peregrine falcons has been raided by an egg thief and all the eggs taken and the parent birds driven away. There is an egg thief in town; someone dangerous. Twitch and his friends must try to find out who the thief is and put a stop...

  • Stardust in their Veins: Following the dramatic and deadly events of Castles in Their Bones

    Stardust in their Veins

    Name: Linda Brown
    03 April 2023;

    Genre: Fantasy

    Stardust in their Veins is the second book in the Castles in Their Bones trilogy, by the wonderful YA author Laura Sebastian. In this book, she once again fills the pages with the same secrets, scheming, politics and lies. It's a fa...

  • Winnie and Wilbur: The Festival of Witches PB & audio

    Winnie and Wilbur The festivals of witches

    Name: Amanda Shipton
    03 April 2023;

    Genre: Friends and family

    In Winnie and Wilbur: The Festival of Witches, Winnie the Witch and her big black cat Wilbur pack their suitcase for a very special holiday. Every year they go to the Worldwide Witches' Festival. These wonderfully illustrated, familiar characters are off on another amazing adv...

  • The Mona Lisa Mystery (The Butterfly Club 3)

    The Mona Lisa Mystery (The Butterfly Club 3)

    Name: Hayley Summerfield
    03 April 2023;

    Genre: Mystery & Detective

    I make no secret of being a fan of The Butterfly Club books. They have captured my imagination and allowed me to delve into the events from the past with ease. They are layered with history and gripping adventures and have some fantastic characters. <...

  • Hooray for Hoppy: A First Book of Senses

    Hooray! For Hoppy

    Name: Jessica Bunney
    03 April 2023;

    Genre: Early Skills

    Hooray! For Hoppy is a really interesting take on a children's sensory book. It gives us insight into the sounds, sights, smells and feelings of Spring through its illustrations and words without the addition of textures on each page - making the words key to this book for ver...

  • Pick-a-Chick: Happy Easter

    Pick-A-Chick

    Name: Jessica Bunney
    03 April 2023;

    Genre: Early Skills

    Is your child a fan of the 'You Choose' collection? If so, they will be very fond of Pick-A-Chick, illustrated by Nia Gould. We begin with 10 Easter chicks which hatch - crick, crack, crick! We are asked to pick a favourite chick. Will you choose the one that's using its shell...

  • The Bear, the Book and the Blanket

    The Bear, the Book and the Blanket

    Name: Amanda Shipton
    02 April 2023;

    Genre: Baby & Toddler Books

    As parents we have all been there; it is baby's bedtime and all of the comforters are missing! Where is bear, their book and their blanket?  Nothing can be cuter than ten blue bunnies helping with the bedtime routine. The Bear, the Book and the Blanket's simple text is...