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  • A Dinosaur Ate My Sister: A Marcus Rashford Book Club Choice

    A Dinosaur Ate My sister

    Name: Sam Phillips
    01 May 2022;

    Genre: Funny Stories

    A Dinosaur Ate My Sister by Pooja Puri is a very amusing adventure story about the antics and inventions of 'Genius Inventor Extraordinaire' Esha Verma and her apprentice James Bertha Darwin, aka Broccoli, and his tortoise Archibald. This is the perfect book choice for those y...

  • Bathtime, Little Piglet

    Bathtime, Little Piglet

    Name: Jessica Bunney
    01 May 2022;

    Genre: Family & Home

    Bathtime, Little Piglet is another great interactive book from Happy Yak. This time, we go down to the farm where bathtime is approaching. The farm is full of muddy fun and Mama's piglets are in need of a bath! But where is her cheeky little muddy piglet hiding? The other pigl...

  • Our Sister, Again

    Our Sister, Again

    Name: Clare Wilkins
    01 May 2022;

    Genre: Science Fiction

    Desperate to heal the family after her sister, Flora's, death, Isla signs her mother up for grief counselling sessions. The sessions turn out to be a front for a pioneering AI company called Second Chance. Using the digital footprint of the recently deceased and information obtained from exhau...

  • My Garden (My World in 100 Words)

    My Garden (My World in 100 Words)

    Name: Jessica Bunney
    01 May 2022;

    Genre: Baby & Toddler Books

    My World in 100 Words: My Garden has introduced me to a series of books from Happy Yak which focus on teaching children their first words in a fun and memorable way. There are many more available including: My Home, My Nursery and Seaside. In each book, children are introduced...

  • You Don't Have to be Loud: A Quiet Kid's Guide to Being Heard

    You Don't Have to be Loud

    Name: Louisa Farrow
    01 May 2022;

    Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing

    Part information, part self-help and part reminiscences about feeling awkward, this book sets out to reassure and help children and young people who are shy and quiet. The information sections ranged widely from David Bowie's shyness to a potted history of Christian...

  • The Wondrous Prune

    The Wondrous Prune

    Name: Kelly Buxton
    30 April 2022;

    Genre: Magical Realism

    Have you ever dreamt about having a superpower? Prune is an ordinary girl, living an ordinary life, or so she thinks until one day, everything changes. New town. New school and new life awaits. Is this the fresh start that mama has been hoping for? Prune's brother, Jessie, is navigating the tr...

  • The Girl Who Lost a Leopard

    The Girl Who Lost a Leopard

    Name: Emma Nelson
    30 April 2022;

    Genre: Adventure

    The Girl who lost a Leopard is another sure fire hit for author Nizraa Farook. The book is set on the island of Serendib (Sri Lanka) and it opens with the main character named Selvi, who watches as hunters are trying to bait and trap a leopard - her leopard - Lokka. Lokka is a...

  • Little Country Cottage: An Autumn Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom

    An Autumn Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom

    Name: Lucy Newton
    30 April 2022;

    Genre: Non Fiction

    Little Cottage: An Autumn Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom is a brilliant book to help to teach young children about Autumn! This book has a wealth of knowledge to help children to understand the different aspects of Autumn. It starts with an introduction to the season e...

  • A Spring Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom

    A Spring Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom

    Name: Lucy Newton
    30 April 2022;

    Genre: Friends and family

    A great book to help children to make the most of spring and to understand the joy it brings! This book carries the positivity of spring with it and begins to show children how to make the most of this lovely season. It starts with an introduction to the season explaining how it is a ve...

  • This is NOT a Dinosaur!

    This is Not A Dinosaur

    Name: Samantha Hughes
    30 April 2022;

    Genre: Funny Stories

    This is Not A Dinosaur is another great story written by Barry Timms. Barry likes the way that stories bring people together and this book did not disappoint. The book that is 'not' about a dinosaur....well maybe it is. The children enjoyed the natural rhythm that this...