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When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
Name: Donna Burkert
26 October 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
Almost overnight, Anna and her family decide to flee their home. She has to leave behind her friends, all her things (including her beloved pink rabbit) and the life that she knew and loved. The dangers she faces and the difficulties her family endure as they fled Germany for Switzerland, Fran...
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Gilded
Name: Linda Brown
24 October 2021;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
It's been a while since I picked one of Marissa Meyer's wonderful reimaginings of our famous fairytales, (if you haven't already, you need to check our her Lunar Chronicle series). In Gilded she does the Grimm Brothers really proud as it's full of all the dark, otherworldly, n...
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Pippin paints a portrait
Name: Lizi Backhouse
23 October 2021;Genre: Picture Books
Pippin is trying to paint a self portrait, but so is everybody else it seems! Pippin Paints a Portrait introduces readers to many different artists as the different characters paint in the style of artists, both historical and modern. The book is easy to read, engaging - it's...
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The Christmas Department Store
Name: Amanda Shipton
23 October 2021;Genre: Friends and family
The Christmas Department Store is a wonderful heart-warming story of love, laughter and family. The authors have taken the wonderfully traditional features of the festive season and given them a delightful twist. Benji is a child with the purest heart and a face filled...
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The World Book
Name: KELLY Buxton
22 October 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
Pack your bags and get ready for a globe-trotting tour of the world! The World Book is jam-packed with fun and interesting facts about the countries (199) that make up our world. Discover the history, geography, wildlife, culture and cuisine from each country without leaving y...
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Freeze
Name: Beverley Somerset
22 October 2021;Genre: Supernatural
Maya awakes one morning with a strange feeling that something bad is going to happen. At school, she meets her friends Carla, Jason and Tomas and all four children say that they had experienced bad nightmares the previous night. In class, Maya sits next to a mysterious new girl. She has white...
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Earth is Big
Name: Kristen Hopwood
22 October 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
Earth is Big is a colourful book of comparisons that puts our planet into perspective in its place in the universe and makes you think about it in a different way. The comparisons are thorough and not always what you might expect. For example, the first page discusses how big...
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All Through the Night: People Who Work While We Sleep
Name: Lucy Newton
22 October 2021;Genre: Picture Books
All Through the Night: People Who Work While We Sleep is a really lovely book! It tells a story of people who work in different roles during the night. Many children probably presume that everyone is at home sleeping during the night, so it is a good eye opener into what actua...
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Boo
Name: Ashley Clayton
22 October 2021;Genre: Animals
The children in the reception class absolutely loved this book! The flip flaps and pop ups are what they enjoyed the most! It was read several times so they could see the characters again and lift the flaps! The children loved talking about what the animals were dressed up as and could relate...
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Shadow Town
Name: Joanna Hewish
21 October 2021;Genre: Magical Realism
Shadow Town is an exciting new fantasy novel with many twists and turns to keep you on the edge of your seat. It tells the story of Toby, a young man living in London with his parents. One day a mysterious shadow appears from another world, causing disruption in Toby's life. T...
