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Florence Frizzball
Name: Nikki Stiles
04 September 2017;Genre: Adventure
Florence Frizzball is a heartwarming picture book about a close brother and sister who love to do everything together, although sometimes their differences can become a pain. Florence's Frizzball hair gets in the way! Its curls and crazy frizz are becoming a bit of a nightmare and is nothing like...
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Fairytale Frankie and the Tricky Witch
Name: Nikki Stiles
04 September 2017;Genre: Adventure
This is a beautiful book! A fantastic story about how some of our favourite fairytale characters, including a brave knight, a pretty princess and a unicorn come to Frankie to ask her to help them hide from the witch. Frankie is delighted and quickly hurries everyone into position, leaving only...
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Fairytale Frankie and the Mermaid Escapade
Name: Nikki Stiles
03 September 2017;Genre: Adventure
Frankie loves fairy tales and on one sunny day at the beach ends up finding herself lucky enough to go on an adventure with some of her favourite fairy-tale characters. She meets a little mermaid who is very afraid of a sea monster much bigger than she is, Frankie is courageous and decides that t...
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Unplugged
Name: Kyle Matravers
03 September 2017;Genre: Adventure
Unplugged is one of my favourite books from this year. Steve Antony, the author behind The Queen's Hat and the Mr Panda series, has produced a story that offers many learning opportunities within school but also will deliver clear messages with parents at home. The story is all about Blip, a...
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The Squirrels Who Squabbled
Name: Kyle Matravers
03 September 2017;Genre: Adventure
The Squirrels Who Squabbled is a wonderful story from the team behind The Lion Inside and The Koala Who Could. It follows two squirrels, Cyril and Bruce, who are battling out for the last pine cone of the season. Cyril and Bruce are like chalk and cheese with their personalities. Cryil is a sq...
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Dino: A Pet Unlike Any Other
Name: Kyle Matravers
03 September 2017;Genre: Adventure
One day a gigantic egg appeared in our backyard.... Straight away questions begin to form in your head as you read Dino: A Pet Unlike Any Other. I could instantly see this text being used in a school setting as an example of 'Book Talk' - using the text only to allow children to explore and infe...
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Dino Diggers: Digger Disaster
Name: Kyle Matravers
03 September 2017;Genre: Adventure
Any preschool or EYFS setting with a buildings or construction themed topic should certainly use Dino Diggers as part of it. The story is simple to follow and uses a typical story journey where there is a problem to be resolved. This allows it to be easily innovated by children and I could see...
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Stomp School
Name: Kyle Matravers
03 September 2017;Genre: Adventure
Stomp School is the daycare for raucous kids (dinosaurs in this case) who are ready to start stomping. Rikki is the main character in this book written by Jeff Norton. Rikki is described as being sensitive, intrepid and wide eyed - all of which are perfectly displayed throughout the book. Wh...
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No Filter
Name: Catherine Purcell
02 September 2017;Genre: Adventure
The perfect summer romance, there was no need to think it through, it took you by the hand and led you through to the happy conclusion. Don't get me wrong there were some surprises but if you've to spend your days analysing Animal Farm, Lord of the Flies or A Christmas Carol then this is perfect...
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Pirate Blunderbeard - Worst. Pirate. Ever. & Worst. Holiday. Ever.
Name: Jacqueline Harris
02 September 2017;Genre: Adventure
These books, written for around seven years, are such fun even adults will find themselves chuckling at the jokes and the word play. Written in the form of a diary, these books chart the adventures and misadventures of Pirate Blunderbeard and his pirate family. Blunderbeard is the youngest of tw...
