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Five Bears
Name: Jacqueline Harris
28 June 2022;Genre: Friendship
Subtitled a tale of friendship, Five Bears is a beautiful book tells the story of a ear, rambling through the woods and meeting other bears. All the bears think they are different from the other bears, but whilst they might look different, they find friendship and help each ot...
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The Hotel for Bugs
Name: Lynnette Voisey
26 June 2022;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
The Hotel for Bugs is already to receive it's first guests when horror of horrors, a slug tries to check-in! The story unfolds as a small bug delivers a wonderful tale of being different and the importance of inclusion for all. Through the delightful characters littered thro...
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Do You Want a Hug?
Name: Wendy Kelly
26 June 2022;Genre: Animals
This is a sweet little book that takes the first steps into conversations about consent. It asks the same question, 'Do You Want a Hug?' to a variety of animals. Some say 'yes' and some say 'no' and others show there are lots of different ways to show affection, if you choose...
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Hot Dog
Name: Wendy Kelly
26 June 2022;Genre: Picture Books
If you like a bit of surrealism in your picture books then this is the one for you! Hot Dog tells the story of an actual hotdog sausage, sitting on a beach hot dog stand and watching all the real dogs have fun. He makes a wish that he could join in and who should happen to hea...
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The Reluctant Vampire Queen
Name: Louise Baker
25 June 2022;Genre: Supernatural
The very last thing Mo Merrydew expects on a wet Tuesday evening is to be accosted by a 600-year vampire and chosen to be Britain's Vampire Queen - but that's exactly what happens. The trouble is that vegetarian Mo has far more pressing matters on her mind, including a carefully crafted plan f...
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Marvellous Bodies
Name: Sharon Porter
23 June 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
Marvellous Bodies isn't just a run-of-the-mill non-fiction book about the body, oh no, it has a 'magical' element to it, too. Well, when we say magical, we really mean scientifically explainable… the red filtered hand lens allows us to look inside the bodies/images on each pag...
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Gay Club!
Name: Stephen Leitch
20 June 2022;Genre: LBGTQ+
Gay Club is the latest novel from author Simon James Green, set in High School and featuring a rainbow cast of LGBTQ+ characters, a student election and a whole lot of drama! There's a vacancy for the post of president of the LGBTQ+ Club at Greenacre Academy and Barney...
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The Marvellous Doctors for Magical Creatures
Name: Maria Faithorn
20 June 2022;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
The Marvellous Doctors for Magical Creatures is a fantastic story that covers many themes which currently have limited resource availability. In a child friendly manner, the author and illustrator have represented LGBTQ+ in a brilliant way which shows children that everyone ca...
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Once Upon a Fairy Tale
Name: Jacqueline Harris
20 June 2022;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
'Once upon golden morning... or may be a fairy's birthday, a cosy teatime, a rainy Tuesday or a broken armchair. So begins a story where you choose the plot and the characters and become the storyteller. Have you ever wished you could create your own fairy-tale? Well now you can, Once...
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Small!
Name: Louisa Farrow
16 June 2022;Genre: Funny Stories
Small! has been hoping for a new pair of football boots on his tenth birthday. Instead his mum gives him a pair of stilts, sludge brown dungarees and a green velvet top hat. There's barely time for poor bemused Harvey to ask questions (or learn to walk on stilts) before he's p...
