Children Book Reviews

Name: Jacqueline Harris
10 August 2026;

Genre: Seasonal

My Book of Jewish Festivals is a lovely book, with delightful illustrations, that captures the joy and essence of major Jewish festivals. It is a non fiction text, however it is written in a very chatty and accessible way, using all the Hebrew vocabulary (with how to pronounce...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
07 August 2026;

Genre: Friends and family

Robyn, Will and Scarlet are in Y8 at Sherwood High School. Robyn's parents have split up and her father is working abroad, so Robyn lives with her Grandad above his bike shop, where she loves helping to fix bikes with him. Scarlet is in foster care; she really likes her new foster parents and...

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Name: Sam
21 July 2026;

Genre: Environment & Nature

And Now We Run by Nicola Penfold is an action-packed page turner, driven by compelling, believable characters in their life-or-death race against time. The story is superbly set in the awkward early days of secondary school, when friendships are tested, and finding your...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
17 July 2026;

Genre: Poetry

In his introduction to this book, Michael Rosen explains how it has evolved from an original book of his poems called 'The Hypnotiser', published in 1988 and now out of print. Having posted performances of many of these poems on YouTube, they quickly gained in popularity, leading to this new e...

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Name: Jenny CADDICK
16 July 2026;

Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing

One of a kind, and the eldest child in the family, Ellie finds the boring stuff in life hard to handle - she struggles with small talk, can't focus on the dull, daily duties and feels like society, and her own family, don't really "get" her non-perfect weird and messy self. Demands and expecta...

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Name: Panda Age 9
15 July 2026;

Genre: Funny Stories

There was one bit I found really funny and I liked all of it.

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Name: Linda Brown
15 July 2026;

Genre: Myths & Legends

The Thing About Giants is packed with action, humour, and characters that are sure to capture readers' hearts. This debut fantasy adventure novel is a gripping, must-read for young readers in 2026. Jacq is the daughter of giant hunters. She lives in a strange city buil...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
14 July 2026;

Genre: Animals

For the three desperate birds at the centre of Birdlands, every day is a struggle to survive. The jackdaw can barely scavenge for food with his twisted beak. The pigeon is too afraid to fly. The crow has a broken wing. The future for all of them looks bleak. They don't much li...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
13 July 2026;

Genre: Fantasy

Aria and her bloom dragon, Rio, have settled in to their new lives as members of the Royal League of Dreamslingers. Despite bearing guilt for her past mistakes, Aria's strong friendships with other novices have made her confident about challenging some of the old ways of the League; however, w...

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Name: Donna Burkert
10 July 2026;

Genre: Adventure

Voice in the Flames by Mike Edwards is a gripping, edge-of-your-seat thriller that blends mystery, history and the supernatural into a compelling story of friendship, loss and hope. Jack is still struggling to come to terms with the death of his father and the closure o...

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