Families Book Reviews
Filter:
-
The Week Junior Ultimate Puzzles and Quizzes
Name: Elen Green
04 July 2025;Genre: Non Fiction
This puzzle book from The Week Junior newspaper stands out for its format, a mix of photographs, fact boxes and drawings that make the puzzles and quizzes (over 100 of them) something that children will want to dive into this summer. The puzzles are sorted into sections...
-
Almost Nothing Happened
Name: Clare Wilkins
03 July 2025;Genre: Romance & Relationships
A teenager who should be on the Eurostar home to London after a lacklustre French exchange is instead riding pillion on a motorbike through the backstreets of Paris, in search of an oboe. In no particular order there is also a Matisse, a formidable French girl, an erran...
-
Skrimsli
Name: Lorraine Ansell
03 July 2025;Genre: Fantasy
A little tiger cub is saved by a boy named Owl, who is called 'freak' and lives in the circus. So begins a relationship that will traverse across time and place. Born under the watchful gaze of the evil and tortuous ringmaster, the cub Skrimsli is separated from his loved ones and coercively f...
-
Supersized Squirrel: Attack of the Zombears
Name: Amanda Shipton
03 July 2025;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
What's not to love? The very first thing that you are greeted by is the heroes page and the FART (villains) page! Well if children were in any doubt that they wanted to read on, they are clear at this point that this is the book for them! The giggles that you hear the moment that child...
-
Running My Own Race
Name: Rachel Bolton
02 July 2025;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
There is so much to unpick in this novel: it's about running, which makes a change from football; it's about family relationships that aren't often written about (a pushy but adoring mother), and it's about fitting into a new school where racism rears its ugly head. It's edgy and at times make...
-
Wigglesbottom Primary: The Popcorn Puppy
Name: Amanda Shipton
02 July 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
The latest creation from the Blue Peter Best Story Award writers does not disappoint. Wigglesbottom Primary is clearly the school that every young chapter book reader will want to go to! There is never a dull day, literally anything can happen. Wigglesbottom Pr...
-
Rosa by Starlight
Name: Lorraine ansell
01 July 2025;Genre: Magical Realism
Rosa's life is turned upside down when her parents are lost in an accident. A strange aunt and uncle arrive and take over her home and her life. As she grows, Rosa struggles to remember her real parents and a life full of love and laughter. With only a magical cat named Balthazar to keep her c...
-
The Girl with Gills
Name: Jacqueline Harris
01 July 2025;Genre: Fantasy
Effra is a Larker, people who live on the river and have gills. For obvious reasons they keep away from people who live on land, who they call Lubbers. One day, the Rivermun snatches Effra's little brother and, to keep him safe, she is forced into a terrifying series of encounters to save not...
-
Best of All Worlds
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 July 2025;Genre: Dystopian
When Xavier wakes up on the first morning of a family weekend with his pregnant step-mum, Nia, and dad, Caleb, which he doesn't want to be on, he doesn't recognise where they are. Everything inside seems the same - but it's as if the house has been transported to a different location. Having t...
-
The Hug Button
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 July 2025;Genre: Family & Home
Matilda is really excited about starting at The Meadows…until it comes to saying goodbye to Mummy. The next day, parting with her is even harder, so Mummy draws a hug button on Matilda's wrist, something to help her cope with her feelings. Heart-warming and positive, The Hug But...
