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...