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It's OK to Cry
Name: Elen Green
10 June 2020;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Emotional literacy can have such a significant impact on a child's future, and particularly boys who are trained from an early age not to show their feelings - so it's good to see books like this that specifically address how we can support young children in understanding and expressing their...
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Mrs Noah's Garden
Name: James Hewish
09 June 2020;Genre: Family & Home
Mrs Noah's Garden is written by Jackie Morris illustrated by James Mayhew. The story is of post-biblical floods and the task of making the world a beautiful and harmonious place.The story sees Mrs Noah looking out at a muddy, barren landscape. She misses the garden...
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Sofia the Dreamer and her Magical Afro
Name: Nikki Stiles
08 June 2020;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Young Sofia has her hair washed and styled every Sunday by her Mum. Every Sunday, as this is happening, Sofia can't help but drift off, dream-travelling peacefully to visit different cultural figures representing the historical background of Black African hair.Whilst feeling sleepy...
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We're going on a Treasure Hunt
Name: Lizi Backhouse
08 June 2020;Genre: Picture Books
Join the fun as the bunnies head off on an adventure to find the hidden treasure chest. This lift-the-flap book from Martha Mumford follows the same structure as her other stories, We're going on an Elf Chase and We're going on an Egg Hun - if your children liked those, they're bound to love...
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Midnight's Twins
Name: Linda Brown
08 June 2020;Genre: Fantasy
Midnight's Twins is a debut fantasy novel by Holly Race and is the first in a trilogy of books. As an adult reviewer, I have read many fantasy novels, but this author has truly impressed me. She has managed to create a new world called Annwn, which you visit in your dreams. Th...
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My Name is River
Name: Kelly Buxton
08 June 2020;Genre: Adventure
I just could not help falling in love with the characters in My Name is River - a beautifully told story about friendship, courage adventure and family.Dylan has always wanted to live and work on his family farm in Wales, which had been passed down through many gen...
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Impossible
Name: James Hewish
07 June 2020;Genre: Personal Growth
Impossible is the title of this book but it is certainly not impossible to write this review. Tracey Corderoy and Tony Neal bring us a comically portrayed story with an important message for children: nothing is impossible.The story sees Dog and Crab as the main pr...
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Wilde
Name: Jenny Caddick
04 June 2020;Genre: Magical Realism
Wilde knows she is not a 'normal' girl; strange things happen around her ... When she moves in with her aunt, in her mother's old home town Winter, she just wants to be a regular kid and to fit in. Yet Winter itself doesn't appear to be a normal town. In an unusually oppressive heatwave, Year...
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I'm Sorry
Name: James Hewish
04 June 2020;Genre: Friends and family
I'm Sorry by Barry Timms and Sean Julian is a fiction picture book that addresses an issue that all young children experience.The story sees two characters, Scribble and Swoop (the very best of friends), get into an argument. The characters love each other's compan...
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The Promise Witch (The Wild Magic Trilogy, Book Three)
Name: Jennifer Caddick
04 June 2020;Genre: Magical Realism
A thrilling and tense story from start to finish, the return to Witches Borough and to Mup and Crow is an epic, heart-in-the-mouth finale to the tale of the raggedy witches. The dark power they unleash again battles with the strength and purity of Mup's own magic.In The Pro...
