Children Book Reviews

Name: Ruth Cornish
06 August 2024;

Genre: Dystopian

Reek is a cli-fi (climate fiction) story about the planet following the release of deadly toxic pollution. The survivors live in airlocked safety where survival outside depends, ironically, on the use of oxygen tanks to pay for tank refills. Sparrow, the central charact...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
05 August 2024;

Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

Before you have even opened it to discover the delights within, it has to be said that Welsh Giants, Ghosts and Goblins is a beautifully produced book.  The green hardback perfectly complements the gold lettering and design of the cover by Becka Moor, making this a book to be...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
05 August 2024;

Genre: Myths & Legends

Another riotously charming and comically crazy time-travelling adventure with Silvia Fortuna Juno De Luca - schoolgirl and Demi Goddess! Silvia is used to hopping back to the past to catch up with her family back in Ancient Rome. With the Goddess of War as a parent and...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
01 August 2024;

Genre: Myths & Legends

My Family And Other Romans by Marie Basting is an eccentric mix of a story based on Roman Britain and a 21st Century girl called Silvia. This brilliantly funny story entwines history with reality and the combination is nothing but captivating. Silvia is...

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Name: Hayley Summerfield
01 August 2024;

Genre: Myths & Legends

The second instalment from Marie Basting is Auntie Medusa and Me. The story takes us on another madcap adventure with the demigod - Silvia - and her unusual Roman family. Having discovered that she is a demigod, Silvia now spends her time between realms; when she is not...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
01 August 2024;

Genre: Family & Home

What grandparent does not wan to spoil their grandchildren, just a little bit?  This beautiful story accurately details the complicated relationship between children and their grandparents, compared to the relationship that their parents had with them when they were growing up. Children and ad...

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Name: Rachel Bolton
01 August 2024;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Hardit Singh Malik: World War One Flying Ace is the latest in the excellent series 'Voices' which focuses upon important but less well-known people in the past. It tells the story of Hardit Singh Malik, World War One's first Indian pilot. This is an excellent book on ma...

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Name: Jane Rew
01 August 2024;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Glance at the common features of all four books in this series and the librarian/teacher/book-buying parent will soon be persuaded to invest: Helpful hardback format suited to taking outdoors; as is their fit into a rucksack pocket; Quality paper for durability; Stylish and colourful illustrat...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
30 July 2024;

Genre: Adventure

Receiving a proof copy of Jenny Pearson's new book, Shipwrecked, was a delight. I am a huge fan of Jenny's books which epitomise how to write a cracking adventure that just bursts with humour and heart. Her young characters are utterly relatable and emotionally relevant to her...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
30 July 2024;

Genre: Myths & Legends

A fun and fast paced historical comedy read featuring time-travelling Roman role play fanatics and a version of Ancient Rome. My family and other Romans is a lively, light-hearted and entertaining read. Schoolgirl Silvia Fortuna Juno De Luca lives pract...

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