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Once I Was A Tree
Name: Jessica Bunney
28 May 2025;Genre: Environment & Nature
This book is the PERFECT mix of laugh-out-loud humour and a very poignant story about the importance of trees, and stories. The paper within the book - which was once a tree - tells the story as a first person narrative; a really creative read! We hear all about the jou...
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Guardians of the Source (Gargoyles, Book 1)
Name: Jacqueline Harris
27 May 2025;Genre: Magical Realism
Callen moves with his parents to his father's childhood home, an old ramshackle house that is literally falling down. On his first night there, one of the gargoyles adorning the house wakes up and it quickly becomes clear a malevolent force is also waking. The gargoyles might look scary, but t...
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Win Lose Kill Die
Name: alessandra Age 12
24 May 2025;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
I love this book, the suspense is amazing, I am sooo happy I decided to read this book.
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Dreamslinger
Name: Sue Wilsher
23 May 2025;Genre: Fantasy
Aria Loveridge lives at the Resthaven Home for Dreamslingers, a refuge for children born with genetic mutations that transport them to a powerfully magical realm while they sleep. Since the Great Outburst, a tragedy which killed her mother, she believes that her powers - and those of others li...
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The Bear and the Hare and the Fair
Name: Jessica Bunney
22 May 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
You'll be immediately drawn to this book with its neon pink cover featuring the strangest of sights… a bear holding candyfloss with a unicorn under his arm! The Bear and the Hare and the Fair is the latest treat released in the playful rhyming series from Em Lynas and Matt Hun...
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Teeny Tiny Science: I See a Cloud: A book about the water cycle
Name: Jessica Bunney
22 May 2025;Genre: Environment & Nature
I absolutely ADORE this book! Teeny Tiny Science: I See a Cloud is a book about the water cycle. It explains the water cycle in such a clear way that even the littlest of children can understand. This book has taught my toddler about the water cycle and she can now clearly exp...
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What's That Noise?
Name: Jessica Bunney
22 May 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
I'm always thrilled when Nadia Shireen releases a new picture book! She is a multi-award winning author and if you are not already familiar with her books, I'd highly recommend Billy and the Beast for some animal fun and her feelings series including <a href="/books/barbara-th...
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Wild: An uplifting celebration of wildness
Name: Louise Gahan
22 May 2025;Genre: Environment & Nature
Wild is a heart warming story about nature and wilderness and the importance of this for the human soul. This is a personal reflection of how the wild makes the little girl in story feel alive, how she sees the beauty in everything; the shapes in the clouds an...
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Valley of the Vikings
Name: Sue Wilsher
22 May 2025;Genre: Magical Realism
When Thor and Neptune are fighting a mighty battle, a chasm opens which swallows a Viking ship and its crew, taking them to the depths of the sea. Year later, semi-mer Emily Windsnap is swimming with her friend Shona when she finds a bangle set with a glowing blue crystal. They learn that the...
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I'm Going to Make a Friend
Name: Wendy Kelly
21 May 2025;Genre: Friends and family
A nice little book that can be used to start a conversation around lots of different issues related to children's friendships. On the face of it, I'm Going to Make a Friend is a story about a little boy who moves to a new area where he doesn't know anyone and who decides to us...
