Children Book Reviews

Name: Louise Gahan
26 February 2026;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

Wiggling Words tells the inspiring story of a child lost in a forest of letters. A gentle, imaginative journey designed to uplift children with dyslexia and other forms of neurodivergence. Through playful language and expressive illustrations, the book acknowledges how tricky...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
23 February 2026;

Genre: Poetry

In I Tell Myself I'm Awesome, Joshua Seigal presents another brilliant collection, offering his usual mix of humorous, joyful, poignant and provoking poems for everyone to enjoy. T he book is bursting with poems to share, to perform, to enjoy with a friend or to enjoy a...

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Name: Laura Richards
23 February 2026;

Genre: Non Fiction

Another great addition to the Think Big series, created in consultation with experts from the University of Cambridge. First of all, we have an appealing and smart front cover which very clearly shows what the book is about, followed by a contents page at the front. The book starts by explaini...

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Name: Emma nelson
23 February 2026;

Genre: Funny Stories

Koalas in Capes: The Zombie Chickens is a funny adventure story perfect for readers aged 7+ who love laugh-out-loud, madcap stories. Set in the world of Pawtonia, this brings super-powered koalas Archie and Bob as they face their first challenge as superheroes - to stop the ev...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
23 February 2026;

Genre: Adventure

When Meepie and Pedro discover a stone covered in hieroglyphs whilst playing hide-and-seek in the sea, the Adventuremice realise it is a Very Important Discovery and set to work, preparing to transport it to a museum. However, arch-mouse-criminal Gorgonzola is determined to intercept them and...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
20 February 2026;

Genre: Non Fiction

The first title in a new series, How To Speak and Be Heard! focuses on oracy, using speaking and listening skills to express yourself. Written in collaboration with the English-Speaking Union, it introduces some of the key skills needed to speak confidently, actively listen to...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
19 February 2026;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Tuftorious Snook, commonly known as Tuft, is a Finder who lives in Silverthorn Forest. Awaking early from hibernation, he decides to set out to find the legendary Faraway Forest. Having managed to accidentally post himself, Tuft reunites with his human friend, Max, and manages to sign Max up f...

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Name: Jane Rew
16 February 2026;

Genre: Funny Stories

If you like your stories to be completely daft and to star a bizarre array of costumed creatures, then this short adventure will suit you down to the ground. Or should that be up to the skies, since that's where Bob and Archie, the cape-clad koalas, come into their own? <p...

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Name: Jane Rew
16 February 2026;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Earlier in the Time Travel Twins series, we met the two main characters, Scarlett and Thomas, so we know that they will go to great lengths to do their homework and that they love their inventor-grandad. In Time Travel Twins: The Victorian Revolution, the twins use his time ma...

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Name: Julie broadbent
16 February 2026;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

Podcaster and writer Emma Slade Edmondson's latest book Mixed: Explore and Celebrate Your Mixed Identity, has been written as an inspirational guide for mixed race children, their parents and carers to help them discover, explore and celebrate their identity. The book has been...

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