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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Black Swans is a super collection of mini biographies of black dancers, detailing some of the barriers they had to overcome to achieve their dream of danc...
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A book filled with flaps to open and holes to peep through - what's not to love?! Nibbles: The Bedtime Book is another brilliant book fro...
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Birds of a Feather, published in collaboration with the National Trust, is a must have for every family who has an interest in nature and...
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Whisper on the Wind is an extraordinarily beautiful picture book by an award winning team. In the night Ren dreams and sends a wish acros...
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On the face of this story, Enzo, the Swallows and Me is about two friends who manage to stay good friends despite one of them moving back...
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The children in Year 1 loved this book, which made them laugh out loud at times. It is silly and at times a little bit weird and crazy, but the children h...
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The third book in the Midnight Magic series following the adventures of black cat Midnight and owner...
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Goldilocks is back! Thanks to the well known author Michael Rosen and illustrator David Melling, we are reunited with the much loved character of Goldiloc...
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There's no doubting how much children enjoy the Poo in the Zoo adventures (anything that has 'poo' in the sentence is going to get a chuckle from young ch...
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In An Unexpected Thing, Fred is afraid of everything. He spends his days jumping at loud noises and recoiling from scary shadows. So you...
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Lucky Cat is a beautiful, uplifting story about an immigrant family living in America, trying to find their way in life. Their initial pl...
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Discover all the brilliant things that you can see, make and do with this amazing month by month guide to the year. Published in collaboration with the Na...
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This is a short but elegant-looking hardback 'picture book for older readers'. It features six people, some still alive, all of them US residents (even if...
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When Rudy finds a little lone wolf cub at the skatepark, he knows he has to help him - but Rudy is no lone wolf; he knows the power of the pack and who he...
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There is a new boy at school who everyone says is scary. But when he gets upset and runs away from class, Rudy can't just stand by and do nothing. ...
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This book with its vibrant front cover and images of life in India says...read me! And that's what we did. India, Incredible India is the...
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If there are any parents or teachers who feel lost about where to find an excellent selection of poems for their children, they need search no more! <str...
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The main character of this whimsical book is an American red oak - and Red, as he's called, is many rings old. Over the years he's seen all sorts of peopl...
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The year is 2032. The country is experiencing soaring temperatures and curfews are introduced to keep people indoors for their safety. Polly Carraway live...
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The Treekeepers is a stunning, epic fantasy tale - a sweeping adventure built from layer upon layer of the most intricate and inventive i...
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It's the twenty first century in London - but a London that is only partly recognisable. It is still the global capital of an Empire that rules the world...
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Hal is flying off to Sweden to meet his Uncle Nat. Together, they are going to make a special Christmas trip to the Aurora Sky Station to see the Northern...
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The Valley of The Strange is the third in the Sticky Pines - where things get weird - series by Dashe Roberts. The Stick...
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Home to thousands, the city of Arborven owes its existence to the Undrentree. A well as the buildings covering the tree, set in rings around it are the ci...
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The second instalment of Jason Rohan’s series, S.T.E.A.L.T.H, Icebreaker is the long-awaited book following Access Denied. The series is an excellent resp...
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Snatched from Essaka in Africa, Olaudah Equiano was captured and enslaved at the age of 11. Having spent time in Barbados and Virginia, he then spent the...
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Let me start with a disclaimer - I hate scary books. As a child, I lost countless nights of sleep whilst lying paralysed with fear waiting for monsters, a...
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Let's Chase Stars Together is a stunning collection of poems, reflecting a whole range of emotions. Matt Goodfellow is an exceptionally t...
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In The Last Storyteller, a comet is heading for Earth and an exodus of the chosen few has begun. Petra and her family are some of the one...
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Wranglestone is set in a post-apocalyptic America after a plague has brought back the dead, and follows the lives of people surviving in...
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The chilling young adult novel by J P Rose follows the story of a young boy from Manchester, entrapped by emotions following his father's death, the young...
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17 year old Sam's father, a sergeant in the British Army, was killed in a bomb attack while serving in Afghanistan. Sam had been close to his dad and love...
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Mina and the Slayers is the hotly awaited sequel to Mina and the Undead. It is in this sequel t...
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I enjoyed reading this thriller. It is set in a small town where a much-loved teacher has been murdered and the world tries to move on - until a former st...
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Collected stories, a decades-long murder mystery, new friendships, and themes of healing and self-discovery - with a little of the supernatural thrown in....
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In One Drop, Axel and Dune are captured by the 'Bloods' (Brotherhood of the Blood of Jesus). Chips inserted in their heads and placed in...
This Month's Picks
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Simon Philips reads from Achoo!
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Meet a small mouse, called Clementine
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Hunting for The Last Whale
Growing Readers See all
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Growing readers with fiction series
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Starting School - Early Skills
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Starting School - Early Reading and Writing Skills
The Arctic Railway Assassin 
Wren 
S.T.E.A.L.T.H.: Ice Breaker: Book 2 
Festergrimm 
Spark (The Twitchers) 
The Lost Girl King 
Pages & Co.: The Treehouse Library (Pages & Co., Book 5) 
The Treekeepers 
Into Goblyn Wood 
The October Witches 
Unraveller 
Waking the Witch 
The Lucky Bottle 
Spooked: The Theatre Ghosts 
Strong and Tough 
Whisper on the Wind 
Some Sunny Day 
Mrs Noah's Song 
Bill and the Dream Angel 
The Light in Everything 