Children Book Reviews

Name: Sue Wilsher
02 June 2026;

Genre: Poetry

Alfie Piper now lives with his dad and his wife, Sophie, who have a baby girl, Alice. Alice was born the day before Alfie's mum died and he can't believe that his favourite person in all the world has gone. Full of churning feelings of anger, grief and confusion, Alfie is faced with the six lo...

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Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
01 June 2026;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Rewild this Book is special. Created with The National Trust it is bursting with activities to do in a natural environment. The huge array of activities makes this book suitable for any age. Some are easy for pre-school children to do by themselves, such as colouring minibeast...

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Name: Jane Rew
01 June 2026;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Monsieur Mustard: The Disappearance of Fabio Fangtooth is a quality production by Andersen Press: the glossy paper, the binding, the colour printing, the embossed lettering on the cover, the fun end papers. The story is amazing. Or should that be 'maze-like': tricky to follow...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
29 May 2026;

Genre: Adventure

Flynn, a thief forced to steal to look after his little sister, accidentally ends up in the dragon trials on Dragonflare island. Forced to team up with a dragon (and he doesn't even like dragons), he has to make his way through a labyrinth, solving puzzles as he goes, to win the gold prize at...

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Name: Michelle B
22 May 2026;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Star Kitties: Detective Kitty is on the Case is a magical adventure that is perfect for younger readers who are starting to enjoy longer chapter books. The story follows Tabitha and the Star Kitties as they try to solve the mystery of Queen Moggaline's untimely disappea...

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Name: Indie Age 13
21 May 2026;

Genre: Adventure

I really like this book, because I just love adventures. it is also a bit mysterious! The first three words are: 'a cold wind was moaning eerily', which definitely is mysterious! I also loved it when it is said: "Of course they won't!' said Fledermaus". "We are ADVENTUREMICE. We're not scared...

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Name: Jen Bevan
21 May 2026;

Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

Wands Away: Spell Class takes the reader to term 2 at Wands Away School. Romona Spellstar is heading back. What will she learn this time? Will there be any adventures? Will there be new friends? Wands Away is a great series for children new to novels. The story has lovely descriptive la...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
19 May 2026;

Genre: Fantasy

Working for the Reavers, a criminal gang operating in the shadows of Starsgard, Crow and his friends, Jonas and Sal, dream of escape. But when disaster and chance combine, Crow finds himself apprenticed to Viktor, the town's Dreamcatcher and given the opportunity of a new life. Introduced to t...

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Name: Beverley Somerset
19 May 2026;

Genre: Funny Stories

In Prince Kal vs the Salivator Alligator, Prince Kal has managed to return safely to his home land of Imaginaria. Unfortunately, his sister Princess Minkle has been left behind on Earth and, due to a mix up, a Salivator Alligator egg has been hatched there. The creature does n...

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Name: Ruth Cornish
15 May 2026;

Genre: Science Fiction

Part adventure, part historical fantasy, The Time Engine by Lindsay Galvin is a cracking read with a likeable central character in the form of 11-year-old Eric Finch. Eric's scientist parents live with their son in the grounds of Cambridge University at the outbreak of...

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