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Elvis the Squirrel
Name: Monika Davis
31 January 2019;Genre: Adventure
Elvis the squirrel has spotted some food on a bird table that would be perfect for breakfast and takes no notice of his more careful friend Chuck's misgivings. When Chuck is snatched by a raven (the biggest and meanest bird around), Elvis needs the help of a gang of other birds to help him save h...
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Inside the Villains
Name: Nikki Stiles
31 January 2019;Genre: Adventure
This book is stunning! It is full of delightful surprises and even at first sight not at all what I had expected to receive. This hardback is superbly oversized, stands out from the rest and immediately draws your eye. Inside the villains looks in depth at three of our favourite fairy-tale vill...
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The School for Good and Evil
Name: Linda Brown
31 January 2019;Genre: Fantasy
The School for Good and Evil was not what I was expecting when I picked it up! This is a funny, frightening, fast-paced twist of a story about the fairy tales that we have all grown up with (I have placed it in the fairy tale category, but could also be called fantasy). <p...
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Name: Janet Fisher
31 January 2019;Genre: Real life
This is one of those quirky stories which is very hard to place in a category and to suggest a readership. Set in the US in the 1970s, it tells of a Lenny (Lenore), her mother and her brother Davey who just keeps growing. Their father, after many journeys away, simply does not return one day s...
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The Shield of Lies
Name: Azra Age 11
30 January 2019;Genre: Fantasy
This book follows Crystal Run which I loved. I loved this book because there is always a mystery that needs to be revealed and a ending to be discovered. In this book, the main characters Kaia and Joe have been taken prisoner but have to escape back to Carcassia, to stop other Runners from being...
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The Dreadful Tale Of Prosper Redding
Name: Azra Age 11
30 January 2019;Genre: Adventure
The more you delve into this book the better it gets and there is always a mystery to solve - a demon's curse has to be broken. You won't be able to put the book down!
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The Sea Saw
Name: June Hughes
29 January 2019;Genre: Adventure
Sofia has a favourite teddy bear that once belonged to her mother and her grandfather before that. The bear goes everywhere with Sofia and her father and seems to be the one thing that ties Sofia to the memory of her absent mother. On a trip to the seaside, calamity strikes and Sofia and her fath...
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Perfectly Polite Penguins
Name: Ellen Green
29 January 2019;Genre: Adventure
Penguins are perfectly polite creatures - until they aren't... This picture book follows a bunch of beautifully behaved penguins until they are inspired by naughty penguin Polly to misbehave and to be very naughty indeed - talking with their mouths full, not waiting their turn and interrupting pe...
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Kiss the Crocodile
Name: Alice Bell
29 January 2019;Genre: Adventure
Kiss the Crocodile is a fun read for young children, introducing them to jeopardy and reminding me of the kinds of playground games - like What's the Time, Mr Wolf - where they love to be scared. Three friends, Monkey, Anteater and Tortoise have games they love to play, like splashing sticks in...
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Flat Cat
Name: Ellen Green
29 January 2019;Genre: Animals
Pampered cat Jimi-My-Jim is feeling - well - flat. Jimi has everything - the best food, plenty of toys and of course all the attention he could want from his owner, Sophie. But Jimi wants more - he yearns for adventure but is trapped indoors, inside their apartment. Jimi feels flat, and with each...
