Schools & Libraries Book Reviews
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Little People, Big Dreams: Astrid Lindgren
Name: Lizi Backhouse
28 March 2020;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
The Little People Big Dreams series of books are great for introducing younger readers to outstanding people, from artists to scientists, throughout history and the modern day. All achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream.This one is...
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The Story of Inventions
Name: Bryony Davies
26 March 2020;Genre: Adventure
The Story of Inventions by Catherine Barr and Steve Williams, illustrated by Amy Husband, covers some of the most famous and used inventions throughout history. This highly visual book is organised chronologically from the invention of the wheel to the invention of the internet. Each invention...
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The Pieces of Ourselves
Name: Clair Bossons
25 March 2020;Genre: Romance & Relationships
Flora has distanced herself from her school friends and effectively left her old life behind following an incident that led to her being diagnosed with bipolar II. Even own mother moved away, leaving Flora in the care of her older brother Charlie and his partner Felix. They live in a cottage i...
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Money-Go-Round
Name: James Hewish
24 March 2020;Genre: Picture Books
A beautiful - and useful - story about the cyclical nature of money, and about debt. The author, Roger McGough, takes the notion that money makes the world go round and delivers it back to his audience in an amazingly crafted and beautifully illustrated picture book. The book is a literary and...
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Slay
Name: HJM
24 March 2020;Genre: Adventure
I got the book last Christmas and had finished it in just under two months, I know that's a long time, but not for me as with other books I have read it has taken me 6-12 months to read. I loved it, could hardly ever put it down. I would take it to school and read it in the library or in class wh...
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The Last Tree
Name: James Hewish
24 March 2020;Genre: Environment & Nature
What an amazing message this book has, especially for this day and age! The Last Tree looks at the bizarre, destructive and selfish relationship that we have with nature. It is a story about greed and consequence. Emily Haworth-Booth provides the next generation with a crucial...
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Thorn
Name: Linda Brown
24 March 2020;Genre: Fantasy
Wow, what a great read, couldn't put it down as it's full of drama and the twists and turns of a great fantasy world.Princess Alyrra is betrothed to Prince Kestrin, but believes that he will be cruel and uncaring as her brother. Alyrra longs to escape her life as a princess as it c...
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A Robot Girl Ruined my Sleepover
Name: Dawn Woods
23 March 2020;Genre: Friends and family
It's 2099 and Lyla's school announces some special visitors - cyborg robots, designed to look like human children. In an experiment, the plan is for these robots to interact with human children to learn how to become more like them. Three children from the class are specially chosen. As well a...
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Super Happy Magic Forest and the Humungous Fungus
Name: Carol Carter
23 March 2020;Genre: Funny Stories
Super Happy Magic Forest is a cheerful place, populated by all the usually characters you'd expect in a magic forest (unicorns, gnomes, admin rabbits etc.) The residents are happily preparing for the Frolic Festival to honour the Rainbow Dragon who breathed life into the fores...
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I Don't Want to be Quiet!
Name: Judith Greenall
20 March 2020;Genre: Personal Growth
This book features an exuberant girl who loves to express herself and make her voice heard. The story takes us through various scenarios in her life where her enthusiasm, usually expressed noisily, is not appreciated. Her baby brother's nap is disturbed by the sounds of her creative playing an...
