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All the Cursed Creatures
Name: Clare Wilkins
25 March 2026;Genre: Fantasy
There are new revelations aplenty in All the Cursed Creatures, the third book in this fast-paced supernatural detective series. Sage and Oren have fallen out after Sage discovers that everyone knew about her hybrid status, but her. Casting Oren as chief villain and eag...
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This Book Will Make You a Scientist
Name: Sue Wilsher
20 March 2026;Genre: STEM
Perfect for igniting ideas and creating curious children, The Book Will Make You a Scientist is packed with accessible experiments, inspired by the work of 25 scientists from the past and present, from different cultures and locations across the world. Starting with adv...
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Bunnies in a Boat
Name: Lucy Hopkins
20 March 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
Bunnies in a Boat is an engaging picture book for very young readers! One of the most appealing things about this story is the clear, well-paced page spreads. The text is relatively simple but there is so much going on in each picture, there's lots to explore visually and to d...
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A Golden Eid
Name: Linda Canning
16 March 2026;Genre: Seasonal
I read A Golden Eid to my three-year-old and, while much of the detail was a little over her head, it was still a lovely introduction to the celebration of Eid and a gentle way to begin talking about different world faiths. As a family that isn’t Muslim, it felt like a...
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The Elementals: Wanzu Sets Sail
Name: Amanda Shipton
16 March 2026;Genre: Environment & Nature
The Elementals: Wanzu Sets Sail is the amazing first book in the Elementals series by Love Ssega. This carefully written early chapter book combines all of the elements that you would be looking for from a fantastic children's book - adventure, friendship, discovery a...
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Mo's Stick
Name: Maria Age 6
16 March 2026;Genre: Early Skills
Mo's Stick is a simple but imaginative story of Mo, a small mouse, his stick and his huge imagination. The text is based on a dialogue between Mo and the author with the author asking Mo questions about his lost stick. This lovely dialogue explores how Mo used his stick in so...
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Tick Tock Around the Clock
Name: Jacqueline Harris
13 March 2026;Genre: Picture Books
Imagine my delight to receive a book by Ruth Brown in the post. Ever since I read A Dark, Dark Tale, I've been a fan of her work and this is a particularly beautiful book. Subtitled a Day in the life of a cat, this picture book follows the cat from morning until evening, with...
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Chicken vs Egg
Name: Maria
13 March 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
This funny, clever book starts with a question everyone wants to ask: "Which came first - the chicken, or the egg?" The book tries to answer the question with an actual race between the sporty chicken and the surprising egg and, of course, some enthusiastic spectators watching...
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Bridge of Storms
Name: Sue Wilsher
13 March 2026;Genre: Fantasy
Tamzin Pook and her friends are on a new mission, heading for the city of Museion to help save it from the predator suburbs which are trapping it in a mountain valley known as the Frying Pan. However, a traitor within the city puts them all in danger, separating Tamzin and the rest of the Fire...
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Scare B'n'B
Name: Sam
12 March 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
Scare B'n'B by Catherine Doyle is one of the most amusing books I have read in a long time. So much so, I am quite excited to know that it is the first book in a new series. Packed to its cobweb-coated rafters with ghostly antics and wickedly spirited humour, Tartarus Hall, so...
