The Moonshine Dragon
The Moonshine Dragon

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Cornelia Funke and Monica Armino

If you are after a wonderful bedtime story, or just a wonderful short story to enthrall, then this is the ticket. The Little Gems series really lives up to its...
atlas of miniature adventures
atlas of miniature adventures

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Emily Hawkins, illustrated by Lucy Letherland

It is always interesting to see a children’s book that attempts to introduce different parts of the world to readers. This quarto sized, hard backed book, is probably not the...
The Unforgettable What’s His Name
The Unforgettable What’s His Name

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Paul Jennings, illustrated by Craig Smith

When Paul Jennings and Craig Smith combine to write a children's book, you know there will be a great deal of laughter and unusual problems to be solved. Many bizarre...
A Most Magical Girl
A Most Magical Girl

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Karen Foxlee

“A young lady should find, in all manner of circumstances and predicaments, a way to be both cheerful and content. Miss Finch's Little Blue Book (1885)” Annabel lives by this...
Summer Evening
Summer Evening

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Walter de la Mare

It is wonderful to see the works of English Poet and writer Walter de la Mare (25 April 1873 – 22 June 1956) being bought back into the modern arena...
Artie and the Grime Wave
Artie and the Grime Wave

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Richard Roxburgh

Artie and Bumshoe (not his real name of course!) somehow seem to have managed to get themselves involved with a particularly nasty group of criminals who, it appears, will stop...
A Guinea Pig Oliver Twist
A Guinea Pig Oliver Twist

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Alex Goodwin, Charles Dickens, Tess Newall

Charles Dickens's story of Oliver Twist has been retold in a unique and interesting way in this small hard back picture book which depicts in photograph, each of the characters...
The Naughtiest Reindeer Goes South
The Naughtiest Reindeer Goes South

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Nicki Greenberg

The front cover of Nicki's book is quite irresistible! It has illustrations of presents, penguins, and candy canes, but best of all, it has Texture. The snow depicted here is...
Pugly Solves a Crime
Pugly Solves a Crime

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Pamela Butchart, illustrated by Gemma Correll

For young animal lovers, and children who enjoy a mystery, this book presents both. The humour, often subtle, and often conveyed by the drawings, is present on every page. It...
Nothing!
Nothing!

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Yasmeen Ismail

This brightly coloured Picture Book shows Lila, on the front cover, riding a giraffe while standing up. Instantly we realize that there are no obstacles that Lila can't overcome. The...
Do Not Open This Book
Do Not Open This Book

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Andy Lee

DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOK, whatever I say DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOK, is guaranteed to get every child doing exactly that, opening the book, and that is why Andy...
Archie Greene and the Alchemist’s Curse
Archie Greene and the Alchemist’s Curse

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D. D. Everest, illustrated by James de la Rue

This is the second Archie Book and just as thrilling to read as the first. We know that Archie had been told that his parents had died, but when he...