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Name: Kyle Matravers
31 October 2021;

Genre: Picture Books

Christopher Corr has taken a traditional Hans Christian Andersen tale and adapted it into a modern retelling in The Little Fir Tree. Deep in the forest, there lived a beautiful little fir tree. The shone warmly, the sang and the a cool breeze blew, but the little fir tr...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
30 October 2021;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

The Same but Different is a beautifully written book that is perfect for sharing. This fascinating book demonstrates ways in which we are all part of a worldwide family of people who are unique and special in countless different ways. It gently introduces themes which is sure...

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Name: Donna Burkert
29 October 2021;

Genre: Magical Realism

Many moons ago, Christmas wasn't the magical time of year that it is today. There was no one to deliver presents, no one for children to write to, no tinsel, no reindeers, no magic. Until of course, a young girl called Blanche, who lived all alone under a bridge, met a mystical old lady, who g...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
28 October 2021;

Genre: Magical Realism

Tinsel by Sibeal Pounder is a brilliant new Christmas book with a twist. The story is seeped with powerful themes of friendship, feisty girls, gender roles and adventure. This refreshingly original story on the origins of Santa is hilarious and heart-warming and crammed full o...

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Name: Emma Nelson
28 October 2021;

Genre: Friends and family

The story begins on Christmas Eve where Thea is curled up with hot chocolate and a blanket telling her daughter the story of how she met 'The Good Bear.' Thea lives with her mum in Britain and has not seen her father for four years as he now lives with his new family in...

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Name: Donna Burkert
27 October 2021;

Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

If you want to know what really happened to Hansel and Gretel, how they ended up in that forest and what happened to them after they survived that first trial, then this is the book for you. The dark and gruesomely twisted stories of Hansel and Gretel will keep readers turning pages in disgust...

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Name: jo clarke
27 October 2021;

Genre: Fantasy

Phillip Reeve creates a mythical, magical atmosphere in his telling of the life of Utterly Dark, a foundling baby discovered on the shores of the remote island of Wildsea. Surrounded by monsters of the sea and guarded by trolls and sea witches. Wildsea is no ordinary place to live. A strong se...

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Name: Lizi Backhouse
27 October 2021;

Genre: Bereavement

Leaves is a genuinely beautiful book about seasons and the circle of life. The old tree teaches his long sapling everything she needs to know; how to survive, how to thrive and how to grow. He teaches her to enjoy and view the world, how to encounter the the wind and together...

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Name: Rhiannon Cook
27 October 2021;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Trapped in a Parisian orphanage, mysterious circumstances surrounding his parent's deaths, Bastien Bonlivre follows in their footsteps as a writer and is determined to discover what really happened to his mother and father. Monsieur Xavier, appointed as the new director of the orphanage under...

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Name: Catherine Kus
27 October 2021;

Genre: Animals

Star is the second book of Holly Webb’s that I have read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The story is about a young girl called Anna who gets magically transported to a Russian village. A tiger cub is roaming the nearby forest and Anna tries to find him. The illustrations in the...

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