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D is for Dog
Name: Jo Thomas
24 November 2023;Genre: Animals
D is for Dog is a beautifully illustrated book which follows the alphabet with a sing-song rhyme and a delightful dog for each letter. My daughter is just starting to learn her letters and she loves tracing the letters and declaring what dog the letter stands for. It's a lovel...
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Sisters of Sword and Shadow
Name: L Mayhew
24 November 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Laura Bates has taken our Reading Ambassadors on a captivating journey through a world of courage, strength, and the enduring bonds of sisterhood in her latest novel, Sisters of Sword and Shadow. This feminist fantasy novel seamlessly blends action, adventure, and themes of em...
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Code Name Kingfisher
Name: Jane Rew
24 November 2023;Genre: Historical Fiction
Code Name Kingfisher is a powerful tale with, sadly, much relevance to the present day. In 1940s Holland, there were those who complied with the Nazi occupying forces, those who were complicit in their crimes and even betrayed fellow citizens, and those who re...
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Michael Rosen's Sticky McStickstick: The Friend Who Helped Me Walk Again
Name: Elm Class Age 6
24 November 2023;Genre: Personal Growth
We love it! Michael Rosen's Sticky McStickstick is amazing, the children will love it!
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A Way to the Stars
Name: Kyle Matravers
23 November 2023;Genre: Family & Home
A Way to the Stars is the latest picture book by David Almond. Maybe most famous for the excellent Skellig, I was excited to delve into this short picture book which has been beautifully illustrated by Gill Smith. The illustrations are warming and...
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Listen to the Pets
Name: Jessica Bunney
21 November 2023;Genre: Animals
Listen to the Pets - part of the 'Listen to the…' series - is a sound book which consists of the sounds of 5 common animals. It is not often that books contain real-life animal sounds, so this realistic book is definitely a special one! A great introductory book for pets, this...
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Bhorta Bhorta Baby
Name: Family review
21 November 2023;Genre: Baby & Toddler Books
We enjoyed this book because it reminded us of preparing food and eating in Bangladesh and also of sharing food at home. We liked the little child because he was learning about food and how to cook. The pictures are happy and we loved repeating the words and actions. We read it over and over a...
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The Undying of Obedience Wellrest
Name: Beverley Somerset
20 November 2023;Genre: Supernatural
15-year-old Ned works as a gravedigger alongside his grandfather, Pa, who is sexton of the parish. When graves are found to have been disturbed, Ned and Pa are worried that body snatchers may be at work, putting their jobs in jeopardy. Obedience Wellrest, known as Bede, lives with her father i...
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What the River Knows
Name: Linda Brown
20 November 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Author Isabel Ibanez must be an alchemist herself as this book will keep you spellbound and enchanted until the 'I didn't see that coming' cliff hanger of an ending... In the glittering society of nineteenth-century Buenos Aires, Inez Olivera has everything, except the one thing she rea...
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Finding Wonder
Name: Clair Bossons
20 November 2023;Genre: Adventure
Finding Wonder is a beautifully written, truly gripping mystery story which draws on Lauren St John's love of horses. The front cover and chapter illustrations are stunning and will really add appeal to those that enjoy reading horse stories. The main character Roo is left orp...
