Families Book Reviews

Name: Maria
09 June 2025;

Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing

Feel Your Happy is a book that needs to be in every home and classroom and read to every child because it supports empathy and an understanding that we are all different and all unique. Sloth takes us on a journey with our senses exploring the world through sigh...

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Name: Clair Bossons
06 June 2025;

Genre: Dystopian

Snowglobe 2 brings a gripping conclusion to the ground breaking Snowglobe duology, a dystopian series set in a world ravaged by climate disaster. Exploring themes of surveillance, reality TV, genetic engineering and class inequality, this novel delivers a thought-provoking and...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
05 June 2025;

Genre: Funny Stories

A naughty little mouse with very sharp teeth is constantly eating…the kitchen, the bathroom, the pest controller. Will anything make it stop? Fast paced and funny, A Mouse Just Ate my House is a riotous romp, perfect for reading aloud! Many readers will be familiar with Kes Gr...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
05 June 2025;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

Nate Riley is an amateur myrmecologist and has his own ant farm, ruled by Queen Elizabeth III - or Betsy as she is affectionately known. With his mums, he has recently moved to Liverpool and unlike him, the 'parentals' (as he calls them) are very keen for him to take...

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Name: Grace Horn
04 June 2025;

Genre: Fantasy

His Face is the Sun, the first Throne of Khetara book, is set in a world inspired by Ancient Egypt, and is told from the perspective of four different narrators who each influence the story in different ways. They are Sita the Princess, Neff the priestess, Rae the rebel and Ka...

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Name: Clare Wilkins
04 June 2025;

Genre: Dystopian

When Xavier Oak wakes up on his weekend away with his father and heavily pregnant step-mother he expects his usual vista; the clear water of the lake and the harbour. Instead their entire cottage seems to have been transported to a farm, replete with bleating goats demanding to be milked. Stun...

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Name: Jen Bevan
04 June 2025;

Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing

Bee You! Believe in Yourself encourages all its readers to 'bee themselves'. What do you love? What are you good at? Bee yourself and don't let anyone stop that. This is a good book for building self esteem and helping children feel free and confident i...

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Name: Louise Gahan
02 June 2025;

Genre: Funny Stories

Marching Band is a whirlwind adventure through fun-filled scenes like the jungle, beach and even outer space. Get ready to stomp, clap, ROAR and march along in this joyful, action-packed adventure - brought to life by Kate Hindley's joyful illustrations and Ka...

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Name: Jennifer CADDICK
01 June 2025;

Genre: Non Fiction

Ancestors Assemble! is the very clever hook to this brilliantly unique and absorbingly interactive exploration of the history of evolution, which takes us back to the very starting point of life on earth. Fascinating facts across millions of years of evolution are made...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
01 June 2025;

Genre: Adventure

Sandy Fin: Operation Splash Landing is the amazing first book in the new series by Martin Stewart. This story has all the ingredients of an award-winning story which is well thought through and put together in a way which will engage the reader from beginning...

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