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I Definitely Don't Like Winter
Name: Jenny B
14 December 2022;Genre: Friends and family
Two squirrels who are best friends do everything together - until the first leaf of autumn falls. Hanks does not like winter while Hoog embraces all winter offers. Hanks is sad and cold and lonely. Will these two friends be able to put differences aside and get together? You will have to read...
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The Night We Got Stuck in a Story
Name: Jenny Caddick
14 December 2022;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
A visit to Nana and Grandad's house for the summer holidays always involves Lana and younger brother Harrison's favourite game - playing in the nearby Hollow Tree . This 'magical' tree is where generations of children before them have loved to play imaginative, carefree and memory-making games...
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Virtually Christmas
Name: Linda Brown
13 December 2022;Genre: Funny Stories
Virtually Christmas is set sometime in the future with Christmas fast approaching. However, it's not like the Christmas that we know today. It has been renamed and is now called Winterzone, presents are delivered by drone, Santa is a hologram - and there are hundreds of these...
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The Christmas Pine
Name: Kyle Matravers
13 December 2022;Genre: Picture Books
The Christmas Pine is a magical festive story, based on true events, from the much-loved and critically acclaimed author, Julia Donaldson. Revealing and explaining the annual tradition of the UK receiving a Christmas pine from the Mayor of Oslo, the reader is able to ta...
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All The Jingle Ladies
Name: Beverley Somerset
13 December 2022;Genre: Romance & Relationships
Molly Bell hates Christmas. When she was very young, her parents (aka The Brussel Shouts) wrote and released the world's cheesiest Christmas record, Love Your Elf, and Molly, dressed as a cute little elf, delivered the last line. Now 15, Molly dreads anyone finding out about this. If the secre...
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Paradise Sands: A Story of Enchantment
Name: Maria faithorn
12 December 2022;Genre: Picture Books
An old curse returns to entice and tempt a group of siblings into the Teller’s Hollow. Will the girl unknowingly fall victim to the curse, or will she have the strength to resist it? Paradise Sands: A Story of Enchantment is an incredibly descriptive and enticing tale...
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Queen of the Classroom
Name: Maria faithorn
11 December 2022;Genre: Picture Books
Freshly bathed, a new outfit and smart braids, MJ is ready for her first day at school. Mama gives her a special tiara and tells her she's ready to become 'Queen of the Classroom'. Queens are friendly, caring and kind. They are always helpful to others. With this is mind, MJ confidently begins...
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The Smeds and The Smoos
Name: Jenny B
06 December 2022;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Shows Julie Donaldson at her best. This book will draw children in with its rhyme and flow. Axel Scheffler's illustrations are captivating and there is so much hidden on each page. Can you find where Axel has hidden 'The Gruffalo' in this book? The Smeds and The Smoos i...
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The Red Sledge
Name: Ashley Clayton
05 December 2022;Genre: Picture Books
I was initially skeptical about this book as I was not drawn to the illustration on the front cover. However, I read it to the reception children in my school, who took great delight in listening to it and guessing what the red sledge could become. The look on their faces when Mabel became Fat...
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The Frost Goblin
Name: Amanda Shipton
05 December 2022;Genre: Magical Realism
'Now, there is a tipping point in every adventure... a point where you either feel too frightened to go on or too curious to turn back.' In Bertie Crash-Wallop's noisy family, it can sometimes feel like there is no room for a quiet boy like him. Then Bertie discovers a family of goblins on the...
