Families Book Reviews

Name: Jen Bevan
22 June 2026;

Genre: LBGTQ+

Princess Pete celebrates children being their own authentic self. Pete loves dressing in a variety of clothes, traditional boy clothes and traditional girl clothes. He enjoys many different past time. Pete describes himself as sometime a prince and sometimes a princess. His pa...

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Name: Stephanie Gladdish
19 June 2026;

Genre: Funny Stories

It's Swing Time is a joyful picture book that celebrates friendship, curiosity and play! Abi Bi's vibrant illustrations portray different 'types of swings' with animal characters. Each swing has a different appeal - is it a yummy swing, or a family swing, so warm and snug?!</p...

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Name: Stephen Leitch
18 June 2026;

Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing

A moving, thoughtful and insightful debut novel from Sean Farrelly. When teenager Jamie spies a kerfuffle happening outside a café while eating the world's worst scone with his doctor mum, they both rush out to see what is going on. What they find stuns Jamie, who discovers a...

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Name: Amy Newton
16 June 2026;

Genre: Adventure

Maisie vs the Pyramids by Jack Jackman is an exciting adventure story filled with mystery, action, and humour. It is part of the Maisie Vs… series and follows Maisie as she travels to Egypt with her dad. What starts as a research trip soon turns into a thrilling quest t...

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Name: Stephen Leitch
16 June 2026;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Set in and around the Shetland Isles in 900 AD, this thrilling and bloodthirsty adventure sees one girls desire for adventure turn into something more dangerous and deadly than she ever could have imagined. Hilde, the daughter of Jarl Frida, lives a frustratingly quiet...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
15 June 2026;

Genre: Myths & Legends

Daughter of Giant Hunters, Jacq is about to, somewhat reluctantly, follow in their footsteps. Corman, a young giant, is on his first trip above ground with his father to forage for 'jurtear', much-needed medicine for his sister. Separated from his father in an attack by hunters, Corman is desp...

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Name: Amy Newton
15 June 2026;

Genre: Non Fiction

World Cup Greatest Moments by Matt and Tom Oldfield is an exciting and engaging book for football fans, especially young readers who love the FIFA World Cup. The book takes readers on a journey through some of the most unforgettable moments in World Cup history, featuri...

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Name: Jessica WELTON
15 June 2026;

Genre: Non Fiction

England's Heroes is a well-crafted timeline of England's football history, from 1872 (the first football match ever for the whole world where England and Scotland played) to now - the current England team going to play in the 2026 World Cup. Tom Palmer has pulle...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
15 June 2026;

Genre: Early Skills

Mo wakes up in the morning and has breakfast with his Mama, but he really wants the mangoes which he can see in the tree - but the monkeys have the mangoes! In the mischief and mayhem they cause, the adults can't find Mo, who is happy eating mango with a new friend! Playing on t...

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Name: Lauren Maidman
12 June 2026;

Genre: Friends and family

That Bird Can Draw is a lovely new picture book from Ged Adamson. The story starts with a granddaughter painting her grandad's new bird, Vera. Grandad always says that his granddaughter is the best artist, until one day Vera, his bird, shows her talents of . . . ART! That bird...

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