Children Book Reviews

Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
23 January 2026;

Genre: Funny Stories

Postman Planet considers himself to be the cool dude hero of the Intergalactic Postal Depot, he is the greatest postman in the whole galaxy so its no surprise when he is given a very important task, so important that he even gets an unwelcome assistant. This is because his mission is to delive...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
22 January 2026;

Genre: Funny Stories

Finn lives with his dad, younger sister Maisie (who is obsessed with unicorns) and his older brother Jonah, whose hobby is bullying and embarrassing Finn. As Finn puts it, he is "the filling in a sibling sandwich" and his life is one huge fail after another. In the very first chapter, he loses...

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Name: Jane
16 January 2026;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Much like the previous book featuring young female sleuth Clem Fatale, this one is a helter-skelter, sometimes farcical, always entertaining, page-turner set in 1950s London. Apart from the famous London Palladium where the Wade sisters are due to perform, and the Ritz frequen...

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Name: Tina Derry
16 January 2026;

Genre: Funny Stories

If your New Year's resolution was to read more great books then look no further; Postman Planet is here! Award-winning author Ben Davis comes up trumps again with this hilarious story about Postman Planet and his trusty companion, Stamp, the half-robot, previously frozen helpmate that every he...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
15 January 2026;

Genre: Adventure

Mia's Tiger is the first in the amazing Animalgicals series by Paula Harrison. This is the perfect choice for any child who loves, animals, nature and adventure. Most would dream of the opportunity to change into an animal but the one of the p...

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Name: Michelle Bailey
15 January 2026;

Genre: Non Fiction

Poo! What? Where? written by Mike Rampton and illustrated by Gareth Conway is our new favourite poo-related picture book. When I saw it had poo in the title, I just knew that it was going to be a popular choice in my household. In fact, it was so popular that we sat and read t...

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Name: Jane Rew
14 January 2026;

Genre: Adventure

Roma Moreau's dual mission is to release a captive monkey into the wild and persuade her father, a French army captain, to let her study at medical school. Roma's French mother died in childbirth and she is determined that 'no other woman must die'. She is also accompanied on her mission by ta...

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Name: Donna Burkert
12 January 2026;

Genre: Family & Home

The Secrets of Wild Hill: Lottie's Dream by Olivia Tuffin is a delightful mix of desire, challenge and intrigue, all beautifully wrapped up in the world of horses. Lottie wants to ride more than anything in the world, she even deliberately failed her entrance test to the posh...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
12 January 2026;

Genre: Environment & Nature

When a green thing grows out of the ground - 'for that is how the story always begins' - it brings with it life and change. But the Tree Thing is destroyed when the shadowy Rider leads a bunch of people to chop it down - 'same old story'. But wait! A jay and a squirrel bring its glowing emeral...

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Name: Michelle Bailey
12 January 2026;

Genre: Adventure

Animagicals: Mia's Tiger by Paula Harrison is the first book in a new series called Animagicals. The series is set in a magical land called Animagia, which features a school called Wild Haven. Children who discover they have animagical powers are invited to Wild Haven School,...

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