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Name: Alison Kelly
20 August 2020;Genre: Poetry
Shauna Darling Robinson's Saturday at the Imaginarium entices the readers to let their imaginations run wild. The collection opens with 'Open Wide' in which we are invited to 'Imagine if swallowing / were real - / if we truly / took things in / through our mouths / and...
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If I had a unicorn
Name: Joanna Hewish
20 August 2020;Genre: Picture Books
What pet does every little girl dream of owning? A Unicorn. My 5 year old believes that if she wishes hard enough, she might just wake up and have a unicorn lying at the foot of her bed. If I had a unicorn explores the imagination of every small child and what it might be like...
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Raybearer
Name: Julie Broadbent
18 August 2020;Genre: Fantasy
Raybearer, a debut novel by Jordan Ifueko, is a fast-paced, fantasy adventure tale. From the outset we are totally immersed into the world which our main character and heroine Tarisai inhabits.Tarisai has always longed to have a close relationship with her mysterio...
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Name: Louisa Farrow
15 August 2020;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
In Siri the Viking: Mimirs Well, Siri, the smart and feisty daughter of a Viking chieftain returns for another comic book adventure with her friend Zack who's nearly, but not quite, as smart and feisty as Siri herself. This time, they are on the trail of lost treasure. They ne...
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Name: Alison Kelly
12 August 2020;Genre: Poetry
Years ago I attended a poetry workshop led by Mandy Coe. She asked us to think of as many words as we could that associate with 'snow'. We did this with enthusiasm. Then she suggested we write a poem on the topic without using any of the words! A great idea that I have shared many times. And i...
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Name: Lucy Newton
11 August 2020;Genre: Myths & Legends
A beautifully illustrated adventure story all about how the magic of Christmas came about! One day, a small boy gets lost in the woods. When he tries to find his way home, he ends up entering a magical world. The boy is amazed by the new world but is saddened when he is told he isn't allowed to...
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Name: Lucy Newton
11 August 2020;Genre: Adventure
An interesting book with lovely pictures but a bit of a strange story! It begins in the jungle with a crocodile who wants to go on an adventure. He tells all of his jungle friends about his plan and decides to set off on his journey using a banana suit as a disguise. After a long journey, he arr...
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Name: Lucy Newton
11 August 2020;Genre: Adventure
A brilliant book to begin to introduce young children to important people from history. This book tells the true story of Daphne Caruana's life. It is very well written with simple facts and on the whole very clear language. It provides a great opportunity to begin discussing some more complex l...
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Shiny Broken Pieces
Name: Linda Brown
06 August 2020;Genre: Bullying
The drama, the competitiveness, the nasty remarks and actions in the ballet world ( please remember it’s all fantasy!) continue into this wonderful, well written sequel, Shiny Broken Pieces. The stakes are higher than ever, they have so much more to lose and as you delve into...
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Cinderella is Dead
Name: Beverley Somerset
06 August 2020;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Cinderella is Dead is an unusual book - a horror story based upon a well-loved fairy tale. In the fictional town of Lille, it is 200 years since Cinderella met Prince Charming and (apparently) lived 'happily ever after'. But for the girls and women living in Lille today, life...
