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Finding comfort in a hug
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Monday, July 7, 2025
The Hug Button (OUP) by Naomi Jones and Rebecca Ashdown is a comforting story for children experiencing separation anxiety when starting at nursery or school, or other new experiences.
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A beachcombing mystery
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Monday, July 7, 2025
Taskmaster presenter Alex Horne tells ReadingZone about The Last Pebble, a story about beachcombing, missing treasure and a strange stone....
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Shoot for the Stars with Danielle Brown
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Wednesday, July 2, 2025
If you love sports - and even if you don't, yet! - Danielle Brown's Shoot for the Stars gives tips and ideas to help you find a sport you love, and the determination to stick with it.
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Choose Your Own Evolution: Will you survive?
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Monday, June 16, 2025
Did you know that chickens and penguins are descended from dinosaurs; that evolving to sleep for months helped save crocodiles from extinction; and that octopus and sharks are distantly related? Find out all about how creatures have evolved during their millions of years on Earth from...
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Introducing mindfulness in As the World Goes By
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Sunday, June 1, 2025
Jonny Lambert's new picture book, As the World Goes By, introduces young children to mindfulness, with a story about pausing to notice the beauty of the world around us. Here, he reads from the first few pages of As the World Goes By....
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Lu Fraser's Basil Dreams Big inspires self-belief
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Friday, May 30, 2025
In this story about overcoming fears Basil, a young bat, must find the courage to fly! Author Lu Fraser introduces Basil Dreams Big, illustrated by Sarah Warburton.
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How do you make a friend?
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Friday, May 2, 2025
Darren Chetty introduces his new picture book exploring friendship, illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat, I'm Going to Make a Friend, and he reads from the first few pages.
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A magical Gargoyles adventure
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Friday, May 2, 2025
An inexperienced Guardian. A missing kelpie. A growing threat. Callen may have befriended a gargoyle, but he's yet to complete his training....
