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Fire Boy
Name: Samantha Phillips
19 March 2020;Genre: Funny Stories
Right from the very start I knew I was going to enjoy reading Fire Boy, the debut novel by JM Joseph; a group of pals, sweets that give you superpowers, a cantankerous, walking stick-wielding Granny and an undoubtable baddie, who wouldn't? Add to that the possibility of our yo...
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A Hat for Mr Mountain
Name: Maria
18 March 2020;Genre: Personal Growth
Nara loves to make hats for all the animals in the forest. One day, a new request comes, in the form of a letter. Mr Mountain would like a hat! Accepting the challenge, Nara sets to work but is knocked back several times when things go wrong. After much perseverance, Nara eventually gives up,...
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Name: Alison Kelly
18 March 2020;Genre: Poetry
Poet Dom Conlon and illustrator Viviane Schwarz have collaborated to bring us 50 poems about the moon: This Rock, That Rock, Poems Between You Me and the Moon. What makes this book stand out is the design: text and illustration work so well together with each poem being...
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One World Many Colours
Name: Elen Green
16 March 2020;Genre: Non Fiction
One World, Many Colours is a gorgeous non fiction picture book that takes us around the world, introducing different countries through their colours; the yellow sunflower fields of Spain and the yellow cabs of the US; the pink blossoms of Japan or the flamingos on a wide lake...
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Skeleton Keys: The Haunting of Luna Moon
Name: Carol Carter
16 March 2020;Genre: Adventure
Skeleton Keys: The Haunting of Luna Moon is the second book in the series featuring the brilliant creation, Skeleton Keys, a 'dashing, key-fingered skeleton, with a thousand adventures under his belt and a thousand more to come!' (even if he does say so himself). Mr Keys used to be an IF (Imagina...
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Hello, Mr Whale!
Name: Lizi Backhouse
14 March 2020;Genre: Non Fiction
Hello, Mr Whale! is a charming picture book/non-fiction book for younger readers. With 'lift the flaps' and sturdy fold-out pages that kept my young reader engaged, the illustrations are fantastic and the facts easy to understand. I learned a few facts myself! This is a...
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Name: Elen Green
12 March 2020;Genre: Animals
This is a gorgeous Christmas picture book for younger children aged 4+ about how the reindeer came to be chosen to pull Santa Claus's sleigh. There's even a 'Britain's Got Talent'-style competition that children will be delighted to recognise - complete with judges' funny comments. When an unhap...
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Name: Eileen Armstrong
11 March 2020;Genre: Adventure
The popularity of the American High School prom never seems to grow old in popular culture but You Should See Me in a Crown doesn't just stand out from the rest - it's in a completely different league, smashing apart all of the stereotypes. Liz Lighty dreams of attending an elite univer...
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Name: Eileen Armstrong
11 March 2020;Genre: Adventure
Malice Morbid Malign is a bit of a misfit in the Malign family - mischief is their business and they take mayhem-making very seriously. They hate books, hate bathing and especially hate being kind and helpful - all the things which Malice adores. The Malign family are from Underland - home of...
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Name: Eileen Armstrong
11 March 2020;Genre: Funny Stories
Breaking out of the phenomenally successful Tom Gates series was never going to be easy but Liz Pichon's latest standalone adventure story, Shoe Wars, is arguably (I'd say definitely) her greatest achievement yet and forms a fabulous showcase for her very many talents. Shoe Wars brings to life...
