Latest Book Reviews
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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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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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Bedtime, Little Bear is one in a collection of books by Happy Yak that address everyday routines and conversational topics to deepen our...
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Bathtime, Little Piglet is another great interactive book from Happy Yak. This time, we go down to the farm where bathtime is approaching...
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My World in 100 Words: My Garden has introduced me to a series of books from Happy Yak which focus on teaching children their first words...
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A lovely board book for babies and toddlers to delight in. Sing Along With Me! Baa Baa Black Sheep is a perfect board book for babies to...
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Wow, what a beautifully presented book this is. Emma Carlisle has written a wonderful rhyming text which is carefully thought through to encourage readers...
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Like The Dragon with the Blazing Bottom - Beach's original picture book - his follow-up T...
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Dave and Greta Make the World Better is a simple, clear picture book that explains to younger children what climate change is. The rhymin...
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Puddling is a joyful story for young children (2+) about the joys of sploshing in puddles - and knowing just the right time to come home...
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I always love a book that rhymes and this one was a delight! The children laughed out loud at some of the monkey's hilarious antics and they could also re...
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The class decides on a school poetry performance, but one little girl is so shy that she can't speak in class. However, her teacher, Miss Flotsam, gently...
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The Marvellous Doctors for Magical Creatures is a fantastic story that covers many themes which currently have limited resource availabil...
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Grandpa Jazz tells his Grandson, Frank, stories all the time. Some of the stories are true, some are embellished a little with Grandpa's vivid imagination...
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One Little Seed looks like a simple, colourful lift-the-flap board book - until you open up the brilliantly designed book cover to find a...
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When someone can't use your name it makes you feel worthless and this happened to Nefertiti when a new music teacher instructs the school band. Once the t...
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Minibeasts… they are all small, quiet, fragile insects that as humans, only annoy us and are of no other use...right? Wrong! There are stick insects as bi...
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The Marvellous Doctors for Magical Creatures - Ava's two dads - help all sorts of magical creatures to feel better, but they don't know w...
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Small! has been hoping for a new pair of football boots on his tenth birthday. Instead his mum gives him a pair of stilts, sludge brown d...
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How to Survive Time Travel is another thrilling and fun time travelling sci-fi adventure with Eliza and little brother Johnnie. In this s...
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This is the second book I have read by Maisie Chan and it is just as brilliant as the first, Danny Chung D...
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How To Be True is the second adventure set amongst the School of the Good Sisters and it reunites the reader with familiar characters, Ed...
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The Bear Stylist is another fantastic text in the brilliant Colour Illustration series of stories. These books are ideal for all children...
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What a gorgeous book! Each page is beautifully illustrated with detailed diagrams and pictures, all presented differently to keep the reader interested. F...
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Vinnie Fyfe is 12 years old and lives with her mother in London. Her mother makes fine hats for rich ladies, hats designed by Vinnie, who is a talented ar...
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Inspired by Eva Ibbotson’s classic, Escape to the River Sea opens with the story of Rosa Sweetman, a young girl who arrived in England as...
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Onyeka has always felt conscious about her hair, which is exuberant and often difficult to manage. She feels it draws unwanted attention which enhances he...
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Last year, Phil Earle's debut, When the Sky Falls, garnered huge praise and was one of my favourite books of the...
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Lily is the main character in Looking for Emily, and the story starts when she has just relocated from the bustling city to the very quai...
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In the summer of 1939, Noah's dad leaves to join the army and makes Noah promise to look after his dog, Winn. Noah takes the responsibility to heart, beli...
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If you loved the Caraval series you are going to really enjoy this debut novel, Hotel Magnifique.... Jani and her younger sister Z...
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When popular 'miss perfect' Shara Wheeler goes missing at prom, her boyfriend Smith Parker, the boy next door who has a major crush on Shara, Rory Heron a...
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For me the book was boring at first but as you read on you kind of get the image of what the book is about! It took me about 3 days to read but I loved it...
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Constantly compelled to do things in certain ways, like using multiples of four to prevent bad things from happening, even the smallest tasks seem almost...
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Read Between The Lies is a powerful book by Malcolm Duffy which uses the story of the challenges facing a newly blended family to share w...
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The Good Turn by Sharna Jackson; there are strong themes of friendship, 'can do' attitudes, homelessness and poverty which can be uncomfo...
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Bad Things Happen Here, Rebecca Barrow's debut novel, is a stylish YA thriller set on a moneyed North American Island where rich kids pre...
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading the Gilded Ones so was excited to receive a copy of the sequel, The Merciless Ones. Namina Forna has...
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Set in the near future on an island off Australia after catastrophic flooding, a community thinks it is ruled by the Blue Whale through its human interpre...
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Freshly landed in stifling summer bustle of 1980's New York, Beth is one of four students on a prestigious journalism internship. Along with the others -...
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Kai, Orla and Zak grew up together, their days spent on the patch of wilderness in between their homes; a small green space in a sprawling, grey city. Mus...
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This book will appeal to the older teen that enjoys science fiction, maths, physics or London street fiction. The Upper World follows two...
Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun 
The Consequence Girl 
Looking for Emily 
While the Storm Rages 
Rex: Dinosaur in Disguise 
Fight Back 
The Wondrous Prune 
Hedgewitch 
Wished 
Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City (paperback) 
A Storm of Sisters 
Diary of an Accidental Witch: Flying High 
Just Like Grandpa Jazz 
The Merciless Ones 
Granny Came Here on the Empire Windrush 
We Are The Rainbow ! The Colours of Pride 
John Agard's Windrush Child 
My Friend the Octopus 
The Hunt for David Berman 
Wolfbane 
The Secret of the Treasure Keepers 
The Secret of Splint Hall 