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  • Shark Super Powers

    Shark Super Powers

    Name: Bryony Davies
    24 May 2020;

    Genre: Non Fiction

    Shark Super Powers is a fun and engaging look into the many different types of shark that live in our oceans. This book introduces each shark over a double page spread filled with fun facts and information that are sure to draw in the keenest shark fans.Introduced...

  • My Best Friend

    My BEST Friend

    Name: Jessica Bunney
    22 May 2020;

    Genre: Funny Stories

    What a treat for everyone, from the youngest to the oldest, from Rob Hodgson. He is best known for the comical picture book 'The Cave' and I anticipate that this one will bring even more hype.  My BEST Friend is an endearing, amusing and comical book. I have no dou...

  • The Switch Up: L. A. Exchange

    The Switch-Up: LA exchange.

    Name: Emily Age 12
    21 May 2020;

    Genre: Friends and family

    I liked that this could happen in real life, it's really action-packed and I would recommend this to children ages 10+

  • Midge & Mo

    Two Sides / Midge and Mo

    Name: Rhiannon Cook
    19 May 2020;

    Genre: Adventure

    These two titles from Little Tiger Group are designed to bridge the gap between picture books and chapter books for children aged 5-8, while also addressing emotions such as anxiety, loneliness, anger and sadness. Both books are fully illustrated throughout, in colour, and would work well as clas...

  • The Crow and the Peacock

    The Crow and the Peacock

    Name: Ellen Green
    18 May 2020;

    Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

    The Crow and the Peacock by Jo Fernihough is a gentle introduction to Aesop's Fable about the crow and the peacock, although both stories encourage children to be happy with who they are; the stories can be used alongside one another to compare the endings.In this story, Crow is ve...

  • Dear Earth

    Dear Earth

    Name: Kyle Matravers
    17 May 2020;

    Genre: Environment & Nature

    Isabel Otter and Clara Anganuzzi have created one of the most beautiful picture books I have had the pleasure of reading recently. Dear Earth follows Tessa, our inquisitive and caring star of the story. Tessa's grandpa was an explorer and now in his old age, regales Tessa with...

  • Nightshade

    Nightshade

    Name: Stephen Leitch
    17 May 2020;

    Genre: Adventure

    Alex Rider is back in this new adventure from Anthony Horowitz. Having just returned to school and enjoying his normal life, after being informed he will no longer be used for secret missions, Alex finds himself agreeing to take on one more mission for Mrs Jones, Chief Executive of MI6 Special...

  • Welcome to My Crazy Life: Poems by Joshua Seigal

    Welcome to my Crazy Life

    Name: Alison Kelly
    16 May 2020;

    Genre: Poetry

    The irony of writing a review about a 'crazy life' in the surreal, crazy world we are currently living in does not escape me!  Joshua Seigal's latest book, Welcome to my Crazy Life, is a great distraction. He has an astute feel for what make children laugh but also what make t...

  • There's a Crocodile in the House

    There's a Crocodile in the House

    Name: Alison Kelly
    16 May 2020;

    Genre: Poetry

    Paul Cookson's new collection of poems, There's A Crocodile in the House, is bursting with fun and rich opportunities to perform. From the title poem on: 'Big sharp teeth / Open mouth / There's a crocodile in the house /... I did not know / What to do / There's a crocodile in...

  • The Worst Class in the World

    The Worst Class in in the World

    Name: Samantha Phillips
    16 May 2020;

    Genre: Funny Stories

    I am currently a Year 4 Form teacher in a small Prep school and by coincidence my form, 4P, has only 9 pupils; so right from the start, The Worst Class in the World resonated with me. However, fortunately the similarities stopped there! Joanne Nadin has managed, without a doub...