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Flow with the Snow
Name: Amanda Shipton
26 September 2024;Genre: Environment & Nature
Flow with the Snow is a beautifully written story based on the water cycle. The personification of Snow allows a wonderfully delicate personality to be developed which will really draw readers in. The illustrations are colourful and clear and allow the story of the water cycl...
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Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody
Name: Kelly Buxton
26 September 2024;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody had me gripped from cover to cover. This is a hilarious read that covers it all: bullying, friendship, grief and learning difficulties. The cast includes lizards with ADHD and anxiety; blind hawks and a pelican who sees themself as a supervillai...
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Hank Goes Honk
Name: Rosie Age 6
26 September 2024;Genre: Funny Stories
Hank the goose is rude and upsets everyone. You are constantly rooting for Hank throughout this book to make the right choices, until he messes up again and again. But the message behind this book is what is so special: It is never too late to change, and Hank does his best to be a better frie...
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Everest: Reaching the Roof of the World
Name: Sofia Age 13
25 September 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
The book Everest: Reaching the Roof of the World is an exciting book about climbing the world’s tallest mountain, Mount Everest. It covers the history of Everest expeditions, from early explorers to modern climbers. The looks of this book makes you feel like you're on the moun...
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Reggie Rabbit: The Ghost of Seagull Rock
Name: Jen Bevan
25 September 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Reggie Rabbit: The Ghost of Seagull Rock is the second book about Reggie Rabbit and his best friend Pipsquart. They have a new mystery to solve and another member of their group, Pipsquart's old friend Kai. Together the three friends do all they can to find out if The Ghost O...
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National Trust: Look What I Found by the River
Name: Lauren Beach
25 September 2024;Genre: Environment & Nature
Look What I Found By The River is a beautifully curated mix of fiction and non-fiction and part of the 'Look What I Found' series by Moira Butterfield and Jesus Verona for the National Trust. The book starts with three friends going for a walk on the ri...
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Not Fair, Bear! (PB)
Name: Elen Green
24 September 2024;Genre: Friends and family
Children will often have to negotiate their way in friendships, and this lovely story explores the kinds of problems that can arise when each child wants to get their own way. In Not Fair, Bear!, it's playtime, and Bear wants to do things his way until Squirrel gets fed...
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Nibbles: The Very Hungry Book Monster
Name: Wendy Kelly
20 September 2024;Genre: Picture Books
I've only just managed to get Nibbles: The Very Hungry Book Monster back from the children in my school to review it properly. What a hit Nibbles has been with every class! Nibbles: The Very Hungry Book Monster is a simple story of Nibbles the Book Mons...
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Reggie Rabbit: The Great Carrot Heist
Name: Amanda Shipton
18 September 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
The Reggie Rabbit series is the perfect combination of narrative and graphic novel which will keep the young chapter book reader from beginning to end. The Great Carrot Heist has wonderful characters who you will fall in love with; be careful...
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Old Wounds
Name: Clare Wilkins
18 September 2024;Genre: LBGTQ+
Erin and Max are two teenagers at different stages of their gender/identity journeys. For Erin, the changes appear outwardly seamless and accepted but for Max, the struggle continues. Although they used to date, two years have passed when Max unexpectedly asks Erin to accompany him on a road t...
