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The Wild Robot Protects
Name: Amanda Shipton
17 November 2023;Genre: Environment & Nature
For those of you, like me, who have been waiting with anticipation for the next adventure of Roz, Brightbill, ChitChat and the other animals of the island, the wait is over and it is worth it. In The Wild Robot Protects, the third The Wild Robot book, Roz the robot has...
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Bibi and the Box of Fairy Tales
Name: Amanda Shipton
17 November 2023;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Who hasn't made a wish that has failed to come true? Most of us can name at least one! This is exactly how Bibi is feeling. None of Bibi's wishes have ever come true so it is quite a surprise when she meets her fairy Godmother, who presents her with a locked box and then whisks her away on ama...
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Santarella
Name: Jen Bevan
16 November 2023;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
What a delightful tale! The book begins as all Cinderella stories do, with Cinderella being left with all the housework while her sisters swan off to a ball with the Prince. But then it changes. It's not a Fairy Godmother who rescues her but Santa himself. Cinderella sets of on a journey aroun...
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Heavy Metal Badger
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
14 November 2023;Genre: Personal Growth
A book which celebrates individual identity and self-expression, the story of Heavy Metal Badger has a lovely, warm moral within the lively, colouful illustrations and wonderfully fun rhymes. Our main character, Badger, loves music and wants to find the perfect place to...
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The Quickest Bedtime Story Ever
Name: Ashley Clayton
10 November 2023;Genre: Funny Stories
I read The Quickest Bedtime Story Ever with a class of Y5 children and asked them to review it for KS1. All the class loved it! They said in their reviews that they would recommend it to all KS1 children too, but also said it is a book for older children as it made them laugh...
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Percy the Post-Penguin
Name: Maria faithorn
10 November 2023;Genre: Friends and family
Beautifully illustrated and cleverly told, Percy the Post-Penguin oozes examples of resilience, creativity and determination and is a great text to use with children to teach these skills. Percy the Post-Penguin works in a post office, but his days are quiet and lonely...
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Boats!: And Other Things That Float
Name: Sue Wilsher
10 November 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
Perfect for introducing young readers to the world of boats, Boats! (and other things that float) is an engaging and informative book. Each spread focuses on a different type of watercraft, fully illustrated and with plenty of details to spot on every page. The range of...
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Bad Magic (Skulduggery Pleasant)
Name: Stephen Leitch
10 November 2023;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Skulduggery Pleasant is back in this new adventure of mystery, murder, mayhem and a little magic - all in graphic novel format for the first time. From the moment bare boned detective Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain drive into the small Irish town of Termoncara, they realise that people...
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Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera
Name: Sue Wilsher
10 November 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
Combining poetic language, storytelling and factual information, Honeybee is a delightful read, following the life of a bee from emerging from her waxed cell to the end of her life. With the scientific name Apis mellifera, the author names this new bee Apis as she emerges into...
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The Quickest Bedtime Story Ever!
Name: Joanne Thomas
10 November 2023;Genre: Funny Stories
The Quickest Bedtime Story Ever! is a fun, interactive, silly bedtime book with an original concept. The illustrations are really lovely with an array of cute characters getting ready for bed. The book goes through things you need to do before your bedtime story and my daughte...
