Historic fiction for children is a genre that is slowly becoming popular and when it comes wrapped up as a romp across the Roman Empire […]
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Ghostology
Now Ghosts being Ghosts are ethereal creatures that operate by their own rules, which as anyone who has ever had a close or otherwise encounter, […]
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I Stole My Genius Sister’s Brain
Keith knew he had to do something desperate. His sister was a genius, and his parents spent much time taking her to every type of […]
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Book three in the terrific series Monty’s Island is full of goodies, baddies, magic and fun, as well as a little bit of scary as […]
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‘Begin at the beginning,’ the King said, ‘ and go on till you come to the end: then stop.’ And so, please do enter the […]
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AF Harold is noted for many things, mainly for being a children’s author and also his seriously wacky, absurd sense of humour and the ridiculous. […]
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Pirate Stew
Pirate Stew, like all good stews has been a long time in the making, allowed to sit and gather flavour since its inception in 2009, […]
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Now Christmas is almost here it is interesting to discover that perhaps the story of Santa is not as it has always seemed to have […]
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‘The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea, in a beautiful pea green boat’ are the opening lines of the much loved poem The Owl […]
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Snow Ghost
Snow Ghost is a lost and lonely wraith. The illustrations in this story reflect her ethereal nature, and the pastel shades and misty outlines of […]
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Bad Mermaids Meet the Sushi Sisters
Bad Mermaids Meet the Sushi Sisters is another gloriously outrageous romp in the wonderful underwater, well most of time, world but now things are […]
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Noah Wild and the Floating Zoo
Noah Wild and the Floating Zoo is a whimsical tale about a little boy and his sister who thought it would be better than wonderful […]
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The Carbon Neutral Adventures of the Indefatigable EnviroTeens by First Dog on the Moon is a Very Important Book (VIB) and one YOU should go […]
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The Restless Girls
Released in 2018 as a hard cover edition The Restless Girls from Jessie Burton with elegantly crafted illustrations from Angela Barrett, returns to the bookstores […]
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Straight out of the land of completely zany, madcap magic comes the cranky and frequently badly behaved, often bad tempered Merdyn the Wild, Wizard, ops […]
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Zoe, Max and the Bicycle Bus
2020 deserves a book like Zoe, Max and the Bicycle Bus for young readers. It is a verse novel that is delightful to read and […]
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Santa Jaws
Christmas is approaching beneath the shimmering blue sea. Shelly the shark is very excited and puts on her Santa suit. She has decked out her […]
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Jumbo’s story is a true and complete description of the life of this huge elephant. It is aimed at older children and adults and is […]
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The Whales on the Bus
The “Wheels on the bus,” is a well-known tune, and this story, The Whales on the Bus, is based on the same music. The bold […]
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There’s a Mouse in My House
Colourful, hard back picture books always have a great appeal for young readers and those who read the stories to them; There’s a Mouse in […]
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It’s OK to Cry
It’s OK To Cry is one of the valuable books for children that can be read with an adult (allowing discussion) or read alone and […]
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October, October
Storms sweep through leaving in their wake devastation and destruction. October and her father are searching the woods where they are seeking treasures blown in […]
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Tashi and the Stolen Forest
Once again, this mother/daughter writing combination has produced an imaginative and captivating tale. The Tashi story, Tashi and the Stolen Forest can be read as […]
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Perhaps School Rules Are Optional; The Grade Six Survival Guide 1 from Alison Hart should come with parent alert built in for any parents who […]