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Merry Christmas Blue Kangaroo
Name: Anita Milton
31 December 2016;Genre: Picture Books
A small child experiences the excitement of traditional Christmas preparations from wrapping presents, decorating the house and tree, making cards, being visited by family and the joy of giving and receiving gifts. With colourful illustrations throughout, the story starts at the beginning of Chri...
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Three Little Monkeys
Name: Lauren Maidman
28 December 2016;Genre: Animals
Hilda Stubbs has three rather unconventional pets - monkeys! This is the story of Hilda and her three rather naughty little monkeys called Tim, Sam and Lulu. Unfortunately for Hilda Stubbs, her monkeys cannot seem to stay out of trouble! Every day she leaves the house and her three little monkeys...
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The Witch's Tears
Name: Samantha Pett
24 December 2016;Genre: Fantasy
Sequel to The Witch's Kiss, I found The Witch's Tears a much more compelling read. The story focuses on Merry and her brother Leo in the aftermath of the events of The Witch's Kiss as they struggle to come to terms with their individual losses. Merry is reluctantly being trained by the Coven,...
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Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!)
Name: Emily Beale
24 December 2016;Genre: Adventure
Dave and Skipper are up to their old tricks again in another pigeontastic adventure! The nice human lady who took them in after Dave's wing was broken by her mean cat, in book one, has gone on holiday. Dave and Skipper are confused as to whether she will ever return and determine to find themselv...
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The Witch's Kiss
Name: Samantha Pett
23 December 2016;Genre: Fantasy
Merry is a 16-year-old with the usual family and school struggles except she's also an untrained witch, youngest in a bloodline of witches stretching back centuries. Unexplained dreams soon materialise into a 1,500-year-old family curse and love story linked with a powerful wizard who, with the...
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A Jar of Pickles and A Pinch of Justice
Name: Emily Beale
20 December 2016;Genre: Adventure
The sequel to the wonderful 'A Dollop of Ghee and a Pot of Wisdom' where we again join Prince Veera and his best friend, Suku, as they work together to solve the problems of their small kingdom in India exerting both fairness and justice. This fabulous book, based on traditional Indian folk tales...
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Santa to the Rescue
Name: Joanna Hewish
18 December 2016;Genre: Adventure
From the very first page, my son was spell bound with this story. The storyline follows the tale of woodland creatures in Holly Tree Forest receiving a letter from Santa who asks them to assist him in saving Christmas for the Bear family in Mistletoe Mountain, who have been trapped in the snow....
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Wed Wabbit
Name: Sue Wilsher
17 December 2016;Genre: Funny Stories
After an accident involving her younger sister, Minerva (known as Minnie), Iphigenia (also known as Fidge) finds herself plunged into the land of the Wimbley Woos accompanied by her annoying cousin, Graham, Dr Carrot (a human-sized plastic carrot mounted on small orange wheels) and Eleanor, a...
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Raven Child and the Snow Witch
Name: Alice Hall
14 December 2016;Genre: Adventure
Raven Child and the Snow Witch is a sparklng, wintery-themed story about love that is aimed at slightly older children aged 5/6+. The wintery wastes and brooding danger of the early pages takes us straight to the land of the Snow Witch. Anya is the Raven Child of the title -Raven has grown up wit...
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Pinball Science
Name: Carol Lloyd
14 December 2016;Genre: Adventure
What a brilliant way to introduce children to the science of forces - and to have a lot of fun along the way. This boxed set includes all the parts you need to make your own pinball machine, together with a 32-page booklet explaining the science behind making it work. The text, supported by clear...
