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Name: Susan Wilsher
03 September 2020;Genre: Family & Home
Who lives in that cottage by the sea? /I wish. I wish. I wish it was me./This is one of those delicious books that are a gift to a teacher with a curious class. The book opens with a monochromatic spread showing a boat floundering in the sea and a circle of ripples as if some...
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The Book of Not Entirely Useful Advice
Name: Alison Kelly
03 September 2020;Genre: Poetry
What a treat! This substantial anthology with its vivid yellow cover features 'Spectacularly silly poems' by the wonderful AF Harrold, illustrations by the equally wonderful Mini Grey and a dedication to Roger McGough and Brian Patten. What's not to like?For some serious silliness...
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The Book of Not Entirely Useful Advice
Name: Sue Wilsher
03 September 2020;Genre: Poetry
A wonderful collection of poems offering advice on a whole range of topics from food to dreams and everything in between, The Book of Not Entirely Useful Advice is A F Harrold at his best. Although described as 'spectacularly silly', there is much to recommend these poems as t...
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What Are Little Girls Made of?
Name: Maria Faithorn
03 September 2020;Genre: Personal Growth
The book begins by showing that apart from little things, boys and girls are much the same and this theme continues throughout the book. As with any nursery rhyme book, this contains many traditional and well known rhymes, but this time with a twist!Each rhyme has been written in a...
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What Are Little Girls Made Of?
Name: Lucy Newton
03 September 2020;Genre: Personal Growth
What Are Little Girls Made Of? has many different nursery rhymes which children will most likely already be aware of, however, they have a few distinct differences. Many of them start with the same line or two as the traditional nursery rhyme, but within each of them, the trad...
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Kevin and the Biscuit Bandit
Name: Donna Burkert
03 September 2020;Genre: Young fiction
In Kevin and the Biscuit Bandit, when Kevin, the Roly-Poly Flying Pony, is accused of stealing all the biscuits in Bumbleford, it looks like he is going to end up being taken away from Max and his family. All the evidence points to Kevin and yet he cannot remember eating the b...
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Name: Jacqueline Harris
03 September 2020;Genre: Non Fiction
The Humans is a beautifully illustrated volume of history, specifically ancient civilisations, from across the world. It is a sort of 'this is what the past has given us' book, showing all the great achievements in art, medicine, architecture, stories, language and much, much...
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Name: Bryony Davies
03 September 2020;Genre: Environment & Nature
Lev Grossman's first children's book The Silver Arrow is a magical adventure full of hope, fun and determination. The book contains several incredible illustrations by Tracy Bishop which enhance the storytelling.Fed up, Kate writes to her wealthy, mysterious uncle...
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Name: Jane Rew
03 September 2020;Genre: Friends and family
You don't have to love cats, or be mad keen on alien adventures like E.T., to enjoy My Life as a Cat. But it helps if you love life - or are open to its wonder. For, surely, there are surprises just around the corner and experiences to remember in every day?That's...
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My Life as a Cat
Name: Louisa Farrow
03 September 2020;Genre: Friends and family
What happens when an alien travels to Earth, expecting a month's mind-broadening experience as a ranger in Yellowstone National Park - but finds that he arrives over 1000 miles from his destination - as a cat? In this story, the alien has the luck to meet Olive. She's still young but resourcef...
