Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Sue Wilsher
02 September 2025;

Genre: Poetry

Perfect for exploring and enjoying at home or at school, Dragon Cat is a simply brilliant poetry collection. There are so many poems here which could be used as models to inspire children - or adults. 'The Bag of Secrets', for example, uses a similar structure to 'The M...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
02 September 2025;

Genre: Science Fiction

We have all been in those situations where we have been paired with people that we do not feel that we can work with. Well, that is exactly what happens to Gloria, the only human at the cosmic cadet academy, in Cosmic Cadets and the Universal Uni-korn. This hilarious ea...

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Name: Lauren Maidman
02 September 2025;

Genre: Friends and family

Unicorn Post is another brilliant book from Emma Yarlett. This story is about a young girl who gets an unexpected knock on her treehouse door and finds a Unicorn on her doorstep. The little girl decides the Unicorn must be lost and takes it upon herself to find it a new home -...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
01 September 2025;

Genre: Myths & Legends

Phoebe loves art and drawing and wants to be an artist like her beloved grandmother. But her grandmother is getting more and more forgetful and Phoebe can't help wondering if it is somehow her fault that things are deteriorating so quickly. In a fit of anger, she lashes out at one of her grand...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
01 September 2025;

Genre: Funny Stories

Hank the goose can be a little bit objectionable - that means bad-mannered and rude - at times. However, he can also be good when he tries which is really important today as his sweet little cousin, Frank, is coming to play. However, cousin Frank might not be as lovely as everyone believes lea...

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Name: Jane Rew
01 September 2025;

Genre: Non Fiction

Illustrator Wenjia Tang has certainly done a brilliant job, making an abstract concept - the theory of relativity - come alive on each page. The illustrations in Think Big: The Speed of Light - from eye-catching endpapers to portraits of Einstein to pictures of warp drives and...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
01 September 2025;

Genre: Magical Realism

Tom McLaughlin’s immense skill as a children’s author is clearly on show again throughout this third book in the Jack the Fairy series - The Week the Bad Fairies Escaped. Jack is not your typical fairy, he is a boy for a start! The clear monochrome illustrations depict...

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Name: Jessica Bunney
01 September 2025;

Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing

As the World Goes By is a beautiful way to remind us to appreciate and enjoy the little things in life, which this book so wonderfully refers to as 'small moments of wonder'. Buttons the dog is so excited when he spots the most beautiful blue butterfly, and he can't wai...

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Name: Lizi COOMBS
01 September 2025;

Genre: Family & Home

Constantly bickering and arguing, sisters Junie and Ruby suddenly have to learn how to get along after realising that their fighting has lead to mummy turning in a monster! With fur, ears and a tail, the girls have to work together to see if they can restore mummy back to her usual self. <...

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Name: Jo Clarke
28 August 2025;

Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels

Huw Aaron's Unfairies is a bright and beautifully illustrated graphic novel that had me hooked from the first page. This is definitely not a typical fairy tale; it's an epic adventure packed with humour and crammed with chaos. Our hero, Pip, is a feisty fairy on a mission - or...

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