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  • Midnight Ninja

    Midnight Ninja

    Name: James Hewish
    24 October 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    A boy and his cat, Ginger, have a bedtime secret: when baddies are out the boy becomes Midnight Ninja! Go, midnight ninja, go! An action-packed picture book written and illustrated by Sam Lloyd that is told in an engaging, comic-book style. It kept my five-year-old entertained throughout and ins...

  • The Bookworm

    The Bookworm

    Name: Kyle Matravers
    22 October 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    Max desperately wants a new pet but his parents are far from sure that its a good idea. Puppy? They chew too much. Parrot? They talk too much. Shark? They bite too much! How about a Dragon? Well obviously Max's parents are right when they say that they do't exist .... aren't they? Running...

  • The Misadventures of Frederick

    The Misadventures of Frederick

    Name: Kyle Matravers
    22 October 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    Ben Manley has created a wonderfully structured story in the form of The Misadventures of Frederick. From the title alone, readers are lured into a realm of thinking around what these misadventures could be. The story opens on an illustration of a boy sat alone on a bed, gazing towards an open...

  • Once Upon a Dragon's Fire

    Once Upon a Dragon's Fire

    Name: James Hewish
    22 October 2019;

    Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

    The illustrations are beautiful! This book has so many meanings, hidden messages, and themes: friendship, love of reading, love, loneliness, being misjudged and facing your fears all feature within this picture book. However, the overriding message is that of not judging a book by its cover. T...

  • The Bookworm

    The Bookworm

    Name: Ellen Green
    21 October 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    What a treat to find a new picture book by Debi Gliori, and The Bookworm really is a treat, bringing as it does Gliori's masterful touch with relationships, childhood desires and the unexpected - and not forgetting her gorgeous illustrations with lots of humorous touches! In the story, Max wan...

  • The Cloud Horse Chronicles: Guardians of Magic

    The Cloud Horse Chronicles: Guardians of Magic

    Name: Emily Marcuccilli
    21 October 2019;

    Any new book by the magnificent Chris Riddell is a huge cause for celebration in our school library and Guardians of Magic is certainly no exception. An exquisitely produced book, lavishly illustrated of course, leaves the reader in no doubt about the treat that awaits them. The endpapers fea...

  • The Somerset Tsunami

    The Somerset Tsunami

    Name: Janet Fisher
    21 October 2019;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    Set in the Somerset Levels in 1616, and based on the actual event of a tsunami in January 1607, Emma Carroll's The Somerset Tsunami tells of a girl, named Fortune, living in a village of women but for one male, her brother Jem. But these are difficult times and the Protestants...

  • Beast Feast

    Beast Feast

    Name: Ellen Green
    21 October 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    What a feast of a delight this book is! Gorgeous, funny and just enough scary for 5-8 year olds. It is also packed with letters so a great way to introduce letter-writing in class. Meet Beast, a bright pink, sharp-toothed hairy monster who is dangling a small boy by the foot. "You are DINNER", sa...

  • Ravi's Roar: A Big Bright Feelings Book

    Ravi's Roar

    Name: Judith Greenall
    20 October 2019;

    Genre: Personal Growth

    When we meet Ravi in Ravi's Roar, he appears to be a happy-go-lucky boy, running through the pages with his toy aeroplane, his brothers and sister close by. As the siblings are measured in height, we see that he is the smallest in the family. Even the dog, Biscuits, is larger...

  • The Wizards and the Whale

    The Wizards and the Whale

    Name: Louise Gahan
    20 October 2019;

    Genre: Adventure

    The Wizards and the Whale is an important book for our time. 12 wizards receive a message asking for their help to save the world. All very different in nature, skills and culture. The wizards come together in respect of each other but with one sole purpose and that is the belief that together, t...