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Trouble At School
Bella and her little brother Sid had moved to a small cottage in the country in the middle of the school holidays, which meant Bella […]
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The Dodo Made Me Do It
Children’s adventure books are not as common as they once were, so it is delightful to read about a child’s adventure, without adult supervision, and […]
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Grey-glasses-itis
The wonderfully colourful and hugely popular Loppy the LAC is back in his very distinctive red and white stripes, to bring another perspective to those […]
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A Year of Nature Poems
Beautifully illustrated this gorgeous series of twelve poems, one each dedicated to the months of the year, make a wonderful treasury of thanksgiving and understanding […]
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Uncle Gobb and the Plot Plot
The story, the plot and the humour all gel together to make Uncle Gobb and the Plot Plot a good read for a beginning reader. […]
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My welcome book
Following on from the very well received My Grateful Book, Diana Smith and Sarah Jane Marchant have once again teamed up to bring the delightful […]
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The Elephant
Anything we can do to help preserve endangered animals and to give an understanding of why they are so special, is worthy. It is […]
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Treasure of the Golden Skull
The combination of a fertile imagination for tales of terror and an artist’s skills, give Chris Priestley’s books massive appeal for young readers. This book […]
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A wonderful, mysterious and massive tale has once again been delivered into the world of young literature from the pen of Jaclyn Moriarty, as she […]
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December, ‘Ember’ and Happiness ‘Ness’ are the best of friends and when something so terrible happens to Ness, it leaves Ember wondering why, what happened […]
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Witch Tricks
The cover of this book is very appealing with two young witches and a cat surrounded by much sparkle. It speaks of much mischief inside! […]
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How to Tame a Human Tornado
Paul Tobin says he has written this book for any child with questions. Certainly, reading this story will produce a multitude of queries and thought-provoking […]
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The Deep 2 Selkie Warrior
The Nekton family is once again involved in great oceanic adventures. They work for a world-wide organization, exploring the oceans and keeping them safe. Anteus, […]
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The Awesome Book of Space
Space as everyone knows, is an amazing place that even thought scientists everywhere for centuries have studied and been fascinated by the unknown aspects of […]
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In a dainty little story created from rhyming couplets, five French mice, all who love fashion, food and of course all things French, come to […]
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Just in time for the summer silly season is the very fascinating 101 Weird Words (and three fakes) from the master of words, David Astle. […]
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The Deep 1 Dragon Rider
Dragon Rider is a follow-on from the ABC TV series, THE DEEP, which was based on the Graphic Novel created by James Brouer. This […]
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The sparkling cover of this book gives us an idea that the story inside will be full of glitter and princesses, and snow. The soft […]
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We’re Going on an Elf Chase
This is a lovely way to introduce Christmas stories to very young readers. The soft covered Picture Book lends itself beautifully to curious readers and […]
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Santa Claus vs the Easter Bunny
Looking at the cover of this Picture Book is a bit of a shock, as the looks on the faces of Santa and Easter Bunny […]
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There is trouble, real trouble in Dino Town as the stormy weather has seen the bridge collapse and the town cut in two, but what […]
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The TinyWing Fairies
Just as the tiny wing fairies, Marthy, Tiffin, Little Ess and Pip are settling down to go to bed, the lights have just been turned […]
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Trouble on the Farm
As an easy reading story, this book is great example of a cleverly crafted plot and problems that can be overcome. Friendship is not always […]
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Princess Swashbuckle
Princess Swashbuckle is a tale or two set on the high seas, all about a frog Princess who so, so, very, very much wanted a […]