Latest Book Reviews
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We really loved reading Sometimes Families...! Each page rhymes and flows nicely as you read and the pictures are big, bold and clear wit...
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When I Became Your Daddy is a sweet rhyming book about the relationship between a father and their child. This beautifully illustrated bo...
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My Very First Spotter's Guide: I Spot a Snail is a gorgeous lift-the-flap book for babies. Spot the different mini-beasts as you explore...
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I was very excited when I saw that a book from my childhood had been redesigned and republished by none other than the extremely talented Axel Scheffler!...
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Baby Faces: Little Lion, Where Are You? is a really lovely board book for babies and toddlers! Bright and colourful pages with large pull...
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Peekaboo Dinosaur is a really lovely, durable and well made board book. The colours and pictures are bright and engaging with pull out ta...
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We really enjoyed this book! The story is told from the little boy's perspective, so the illustrations are also drawn to match and show what the world loo...
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Luna Loves Gardening is the sixth title in the picture book series about the little girl discovering her enjoyment of things like art, da...
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Let's All Say Yes! is a fabulous book about diversity and inclusivity, encouraging the reader to be themselves while recognising that we...
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Is it a Seed? depicts a colourful and creative journey through the imagination of two children when they discover a mysterious seed and b...
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The Same But Different Too is a wonderful book for all ages, with a simple but important message. We use it to remind all of our children...
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Have you ever struggled falling asleep? Meet Bill, his head is so full of ideas it stops him sleeping. This would be fine but Bill is keeping his friends...
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It is always a pleasure to read a book written by a passionate expert and that is exactly what this is. The Children's Book of Wildlife Watching</...
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It is a very fun story
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Bad United: Just For Kicks, Lousie Forshaw's newest creation, is packed full of silliness and fun, making it a page-turner for early readers.</str...
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Marv and his super-suit are back in this, his 6th , adventure, Marv and the Humongous Hamster. Who doesn't need a super-suit and one that...
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Marianna Coppo's books are extremely creative and quite frankly different from any other author I've ever encountered, so I couldn't wait to get stuck int...
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Marv and the Humungous Hamster is the seventh title in the series about a boy called Marvin whose alter ego, Marv, is a superhero. Despit...
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When characters in a story have names like Mrs Rickety-Knees and Rusty Fizzbang, you know that you are in for a rip roaring, imaginative adventure. Set in...
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A Llama Called Lightning is the new instalment from Helen Peters and Ellie Snowdon. Jasmine's family owns a farm and are very busy with a...
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Finley, Hunter, Gilleon and Gnash are ordinary school sharks by day, but at night they take up their other identities as the worldwide sensation rock band...
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A quick look at the Contents page of Everything You Know About the Human Body is Wrong! is immediately intriguing: surely identical twins...
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If you're familiar with this Time Travel Twins series, you’ll know that Scarlett and Thomas are...
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Thomas and Scarlett are spending the day with their grandfather. They are supposed to be finishing their school projects about the Vikings but Thomas can'...
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Epic, sweeping, cinematic action adventure from debut author Patrick Gallagher. Transcendent is a fast-paced , clever and contemporary story that...
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Conflict is still raging between the sorcerers and the alchemists. Yara is living in the Settlement with her friends Mehnoor and Rafi, under the protectio...
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When Saturday Comes by Tony Bradman is a well-crafted story that tackles the sensitive area of divorce and mental well-being through a re...
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Estie is sent to stay with her aunt in Scotland after being expelled from school. She is furious as no one wants to listen to her side of the story. Her a...
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Drowning In My Bedroom is a fast-paced disaster story set in Manila. The author, Steve Cole, uses a torrential flood to throw light on a...
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An eerie and creepily sinister fantasy adventure that roots its story in fairy folklore and tales of magical dark deeds, and their consequences. In a hear...
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Tom Palmer's eagerly awaited latest book is worth the wait, offering fans of his work another excellent, thought-provoking story featuring both the battle...
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This book is incredible! I have always been a feminist, and this book highlights so many important issues! I do not actually know if there is a word to de...
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Girl on the Fly by Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl is a heartfelt tale of family and friendship. Kamaria lives with her parents, who are origina...
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Murder, mystery and one amazing, never expected twist at the end... It All Started with a Lie follows Pearl and her three friends on a jo...
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Will has the wrong shoes, they are wrong in every way because Will lives in grinding poverty and has no money for basics, let alone new shoes. Will is at...
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For a slim book, Too Nice packs a big emotional punch as the main character, Abby, negotiates the changes her Dad's relationship with ser...
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Not Like Other Girls is not quite like other YA thrillers. It skilfully combines a complex, tense and twisty mystery with a fake-...
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'Iris Green is Grey'. The graffiti proves everything that Iris believes about herself - boring, inconsequential, invisible. How has she hooked the delecta...
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Written by Nigerian-German author Efua Traore, Sister Spirit is her first novel for older readers. This supernatural mystery/thriller wil...
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This slick, sparky read from Sarah Naughton is full of recognisable characters and familiar teen angst scenarios. Flitting between a real-time exam and th...
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The much anticipated follow up to Happy Head does not disappoint! I was delighted to review Dead Happy, w...
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Mina and the Cult is the third in the Mina series, and is a YA murder mystery set in New Orleans. In this book we see Mina, her si...