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The Bookshop Girl
Name: Jayne Gould
04 April 2017;Genre: Adventure
Property Jones got her name after being left in a bookshop when she was five years old and being put in the lost property cupboard by Michael Jones, the son of the shop owner. When nobody came to claim her, and being too small and confused to remember her name, Property just stayed. Now aged ele...
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The covers of my book are too far apart (and other grumbles)
Name: Marie Berry
03 April 2017;Genre: Adventure
Vivian French has created another super book about the commonly mentioned issues when asking children to read. All the usual excuses about not reading are addressed in this book with lots of real reasons why they are not true. I love how each page of the book begins with a statement grumble fro...
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The New Adventures of Mr Toad: A Race for Toad Hall
Name: Alison Urquhart
02 April 2017;Genre: Adventure
I enjoyed this rip roaring adventure tremendously. As a child I listened to the Ladybird simplified version of the Wind in the Willows on tape over and over. I loved the characters, particularly Ratty and the very silly Mr Toad. This book introduces younger readers to the next generation of the...
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The Royal Rabbits of London
Name: Alison Urquhart
01 April 2017;Genre: Adventure
This is a truly superb book with great writing and fantastic illustrations. I was drawn into the story just a few pages in and felt the years drop away as I engaged with a story that captured me just like Brian Jacques' books did years ago. I am in no way drawing a parallel between the two as Rab...
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Life is Magic
Name: Marie Berry
30 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
Life is magic is a lovely story about Houdini who is a performer in a magic show. Houdini is the Magician's assistant and has an knack for doing all the right things that make him an excellent assistant. One night something goes wrong and Houdini ends up turning the magician into a rabbit. So...
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Lucy Ladybird
Name: Lizi Coombs
28 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
Lucy is a Ladybird with no spots! This story follows Lucy as she meets many creatures who have spots and donate one to Lucy until eventually she has her own array of multicoloured spots! A great story for introducing the subject of 'difference' to younger children, Lucy eventually realises that...
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This Bear, That Bear
Name: Lizi Coombs
28 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
This is a charming rhyming book that lists lots of different bears in a 'bear parade'. The pictures are wonderfully detailed and engaging and the text is easy to follow. I read this book to my class of 4/5 year olds; they thoroughly enjoyed the book as they loved looking at the different bears,...
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Counting with Tiny Cat
Name: Susan Hall
27 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
I love the end papers in this picture book that introduce us to the mischievous Tiny Cat who is oozing charm and character. In the story itself, Tiny Cat gives us a glimpse into numbers and counting, and some concepts around 'number' - it's a really clever introduction to 'how many things' there...
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When Grandad was a Penguin
Name: Torie Walton
27 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
A hilarious case of mistaken identity leaves a young girl wondering why Grandad is acting so strangely? Something is not quite right - something is rather fishy. During a visit to Grandad's house, it becomes very clear that Grandad is not quite himself. The text balances perfectly with the illu...
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The Adventures of Alfie Onion
Name: Jayne Gould
24 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
Aggie Onion has always dreamed of living Happily Ever After in Great Luxury and so marries a seventh son, with the aim of her seventh son fulfilling his, and her, destiny. This child is named Magnifico and Aggie devotes her time to making him a hero, though this means leaving her eighth son to be...
