Latest Book Reviews
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Bristol-based illustrator Jane Ormes gives us a factual treat as we learn the Animal Family: River names whilst absorbing her works of ar...
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In Ready for Spaghetti, Michael Rosen has created a series of poems which capture moments of a child's day from getting up in the morning...
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Vehicles is one of two in a series written by Okidokid – the other being People. Vehicles is an inter...
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ABC Bedtime is a bedtime routine support book for parents cleverly hidden in a sweet and calming bedtime story for children. In fact, the...
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PARP! is written by the very well-travelled author Mike Henson. He's a father of three so it's no surprise that he knows what can get chi...
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People is one of two lift-the-flap books in a series written by Okidokid – the other being Vehicles. In th...
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Fergal is a very friendly little dragon, but, sometimes, he tells fibs. But when he accidentally smashes the window of Bear's bakery, he tells a big lie a...
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I completely agree with the book jacket which says, 'This gloriously, silly rhyming story about the perils of jumping to conclusions is perfect read-aloud...
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Kitsy Bitsy's Noisy Neighbours by Polly Faber is a funny, lively picture book about a set of animal neighbours living in a modern block o...
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Anna Brett has created something wonderful through her 'Really Wild Families' series. These are beautifully illustrated children's book which are full of...
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Reception children loved it and my reception class ALWAYS love a book that rhymes, especially one that also makes them laugh too! Shifty McGifty and Slipp...
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This large hardback picture book has the feel of a Richard Scarry classic, possibly due in part to the illustrator's US background. However, the character...
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When Little Mouse Got Stuck starts off as a beautiful story of simple life in the hedgerow with mouse doing her thing of raising her fami...
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The Smallest Girl in the Class is about a kind, thoughtful girl called Sally who notices everything, but nobody notices her. We accompany...
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Where Has All The Cake Gone? begins with a question from Dad to his son Albert. "Where has all the cake gone?" He presents an empty plate...
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No, Nancy, No! opens with a lift-the-flap invitation to visit cousin Jack and his parrot Pip… a perfect and enticing start to the story!...
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Like many other parents and teachers, I was happy to see there was another Big Bright Feelings book from Tom Percival; he seems to capture children's emot...
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The Worries: Shara and the really big sleepover is a young chapter book is a charming, well-written story about a young child's worries a...
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If I were to write down a list of my class's favourite things to find in a book, the latest installment in the Loki series would hit them all. Utterly mad...
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I was thrilled to be sent another delightful school adventure featuring Izzy, Jodie, Zach and Maisie as I am a big fan of this quirky quartet. I love the...
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Me, My Brother and the Monster Meltdown is honestly one of the funniest children’s books I have read this year. The story is set in Rotti...
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I am a huge fan of Pamela Butchart’s Baby Alien series of books and Petunia Perry and the Curse of the Ugly Pigeon is written with the same high energy, h...
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I haven't found a Holly Webb book yet that the children in my class don't love! The Dawn Seal follows Lissa who is spending the summer o...
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Well, this book was a pleasant surprise to read on a super, hot sunny Saturday morning! In The Whale Watchers, Finn is unwillingly dragge...
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Written as ten chapters, plus an overview, Ten Ways to Build a Brilliant Brain introduces the reader to this complex organ and then lays...
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The Accidental Stowaway is a gripping story about an orphan, known as Patch, likened to a parcel that has been passed from pillar to post...
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If you're looking for a thrilling read, packed with historical information and a diverse range of characters, then look no further than Rosie Raja: Church...
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Can You Feel the Noise? is a moving, emotional and thought provoking story of young Sophie whose music loving life is turned upside down...
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It is the summer of 1940 and Tommy and his friend, the evacuee Sally, are in the Lake District. Despite the remoteness of the place, war has touched them...
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Lucy, Max, Joe and Charlie - The After School Detective Club - are back for another thrilling adventure in The Secret of Ragnar's Gold. U...
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Outside Chance, the second book in the Don't Doubt The Rainbow series by Anthony Kessel, is a cracking read! Fast-paced...
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Hector is the class clown and sometimes, just sometimes, the class bully. One day he causes an accident and suddenly his one true friend and life are no l...
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Abi's involvement in Earth Crisis as a climate activist has led to her being excluded from school. Deciding she needs a holiday, Abi's dad takes her acros...
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Half-Indian, half-English, Rosina has had to move to England where she is miserable. Her father took her from India when her mother died and she misses th...
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Before fleeing their home, Dad tells 14-year-old Alex "this isn't a war for the brave, it's a war for the clever. Because we are up against an enemy who w...
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The holidays have arrived, and teenage climate activist Abi is reluctantly dragged to a remote island off the coast of Norway to visit her grandmother. Th...
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After growing up in foster homes, Ivy's search for her mother might finally be over. But just when she has a lead and a plan to find her, strange events s...
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Marti, a teenage trans girl from mixed parentage, cares about no one but herself, or so she says. Living in England whilst it is being forcefully taken ov...
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Deina is a thief. She is also a soul severer, one of Hades' representatives on earth, guiding the dead to the threshold of the Underworld. Contracted to s...
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Luca Laine Thomas seemingly lives an idyllic life on the island of Parris, an affluent and insular place where everyone knows your name. But there are dar...
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Hugh Copper and Olivia Moon are about embark upon a road-trip that will ultimately change both of their lives, and perspectives, forever. The fact that th...
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Monique is a preacher's daughter and her parents have high standards and expectations of her to remain 'pure'. She has been dating Dom for two years. He i...
The Blue-Footed Booby 
Neon's Secret Universe 
A Beginner's Guide to Ruling the Galaxy 
Nura and the Immortal Palace 
The Mermaid Call 
Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun 
Luma and the Hiccupping Dragon 
The Wondrous Prune 
Hedgewitch 
Wished 
Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City (paperback) 
The Asparagus Bunch 
Can You Feel the Noise? 
Strong 
Just Like Grandpa Jazz 
Fight Back 
Granny Came Here on the Empire Windrush 
Rosie Raja: Churchill's Spy 
Cuckoo Summer 
While the Storm Rages 
My Friend the Octopus 
The Hunt for David Berman 
Wolfbane 