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Will Shakespeare Mysteries: The Stinky Stolen Toenails
Name: Margaret Pemberton
10 March 2026;Genre: Historical Fiction
What an absolute delight of a book! If you thought you knew about the young Shakespeare, then you are in for a surprise. Will has ambitions to be a solver of crimes, so when the treasure owned by his neighbour is stolen, he and his best friend Tybalt decide they will have to find the thief. Un...
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Whirby
Name: Sue Wilsher
10 March 2026;Genre: Adventure
Whirby loves going to school and is very excited about his favourite lesson, gadgeteering, where students compete in bot battles. Whirby becomes so excited that he forgets to recharge at night and stays up, practising his moves. However, when his turn finally comes, Whirby starts to malfunctio...
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Death by Chocolate
Name: Alice Drury
09 March 2026;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Death by Chocolate, a mysterious murder-mystery set in a little French village, is an exciting story. We follow Coco Bean as she navigates her new life in a crumbly French hotel in a slow-moving village, the complete opposite to her life in England. Her parents who love all th...
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A Golden Eid
Name: Linda Canning
08 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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Mo's Stick
Name: Sue Wilsher
06 March 2026;Genre: Early Skills
Mo's stick was very special. It could draw pictures, fly him really high, be a mast for his sail boat - but now it is gone and Mo is very sad. No other stick will ever be its equal . . . or will it? Could this book be any more perfect?! Superbly capturing the joys of imaginative...
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Mixed: Explore and Celebrate Your Mixed Identity
Name: Louisa Farrow
06 March 2026;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
To begin with, a disclaimer. I am not of mixed identity. I found this a very informative read, though, about a neglected subject. For children whose identity is mixed, it is full of empowering explanation blended with inspirational messages from a variety of successful people whose bac...
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The Last Wolf (The Moonhaven Chronicles)
Name: Beverley Somerset
06 March 2026;Genre: Adventure
Jax, Jovi, Esau and Fourth are the Moonlighters. They love their night time adventures, sneaking out after curfew, when the moon is full, to avoid the Nighthawks and roam the streets of Moonhaven. What could possibly go wrong? There have been no sightings of werewolves for almost 40 years!...
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The Elementals: Wanzu Sets Sail
Name: Amanda Shipton
06 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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Amari and the Night Brothers
Name: Brinley Age 8
05 March 2026;Genre: Fantasy
This is a great and mysterious book for kids.
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Cruise Ship Kid: Kidnap at Sea
Name: Sue Wilsher
05 March 2026;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Silver and her mum have moved ships and are now sailing on the Fabula, a much bigger ship than their previous home. Fortunately, The Gang, her on-board pals who are all over 80, are on the same ship, although her friend, Mo, who helped her solve the last cruise ship mystery, is stuck at school...
