Latest Reviews
Filter:
-
Name: Lizi Backhouse
11 July 2020;Genre: Friends and family
Alan and Bertram are best friends that also live next door to each other. Bertram is a very neat person whereas Alan is extremely messy! When Bertram adopts a cat called Pierre, the pair realise that happiness can be found in the middle ground between their personalities. This is a nice book...
-
Name: Lizi Backhouse
11 July 2020;Genre: Non Fiction
This is a stunning, non-fiction book that tracks a year in nature by detailing the changes through the seasons in six different places from around the world. The unique layout of this book means children can see an overview of one place, or plant such as the European Oak Tree, throughout the 4...
-
Name: Lizi Backhouse
11 July 2020;Genre: Picture Books
This is a charming book about a joey, Alexander, that lives in his Mum's pocket. Unfortunately for Joey, his mum Nancy, is not a very tidy kangaroo and his cosy, reassuring pouch is very chaotic! After trying to organise the pouch buy alphabetising it, Alexander decides enough is enough and he...
-
Name: Lizi Backhouse
11 July 2020;Genre: Non Fiction
The premise of this book is to take you across the seas, to faraway islands to discover their animals. Accompanying this is the sound effect for each island, which features the animal noises and background noise for each environment... and all of these can be turned off using a switch on the bac...
-
Sneaky Beak
Name: Kyle Matravers
10 July 2020;Genre: Picture Books
Tracey Corderoy, creator of the wonderful Shifty McGifty series, has worked her magic yet again with Sneaky Beak. In this tale, we follow Bear and Hamster, two best friends who live together and enjoy the simpler things. One day, the friends notice yet another bold advert by S...
-
Sky Pirates
Name: Hayley Summerfield
09 July 2020;Genre: Fantasy
Sky Pirates is the breathtaking middle-grade debut from Alex English. This exciting adventure story is full of swashbuckling journeys across lands unknown to the main characters, Echo and Horace. Having grown up in Lockfort, Echo and Prince Horace are unaware of the wor...
-
Sneaky Beak
Name: Judith Greenall
09 July 2020;Genre: Picture Books
Bear and Hamster are perfectly content in their home until they come under the influence of Sneaky Beak's persuasive sales pitch in a television commercial. The suggestion that their beds may not be bouncy enough is at first dismissed as a gimmick. However, later that night, unable to sleep, B...
-
Do Not Disturb The Dragons
Name: Megan Webb
09 July 2020;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Do Not Disturb The Dragons is a fantastic, funny story about two sisters who are bored of following the rules. The magical kingdom of Wondermere is home to two princess sisters, Grace and Portia. There are many rules that everyone in Wondermere must follow to ensure the dragon...
-
Poo! Is That You?
Name: Maria Faithorn
09 July 2020;Genre: Animals
Poo! Is that you? tells the humorous journey of Lenny the Lemur who is holidaying in South America. As the wind picks up he sniffs a horrid, stinky smell and goes off to see where it's coming from. As Lenny follows the stink, he visits different species; millipede, stinkbird, anteater, skunk,...
-
To Liberty! The Adventures of Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
Name: Samantha Phillips
09 July 2020;Genre: Historical Fiction
Although I am not one for regularly reading colour-banded books, this historical novel makes a great short read for anyone, reluctant young reader or adult alike. To Liberty! The Adventures of Thomas- Alexandre Dumas by Catherine Johnson, tells the life story of General Thomas...
