Latest Reviews
Filter:
-
The Elementals: Wanzu Sets Sail
Name: TINA DERRY
27 March 2026;Genre: Environment & Nature
Wanzu Sets Sail is an interesting start to a series of stories about the Elementals, a group of young friends who use their superpowers to harness the energy of Fire and Water, and the power of Earth and Air, to help them to nurture and protect the natural world. Taking...
-
The Gumdrops: Quest for Bravery
Name: Michelle Bailey
19 March 2026;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
The Gumdrops: Quest for Bravery is a new, interactive graphic novel by Elissa Elwick, aimed at readers aged 5-8 years old. It follows The Gumdrops, guardians of a magical land, on their quest to find a friend for Daisy. The first thing that caught my eye with this book...
-
A Golden Eid
Name: Linda Canning
16 March 2026;Genre: Seasonal
I read A Golden Eid to my three-year-old and, while much of the detail was a little over her head, it was still a lovely introduction to the celebration of Eid and a gentle way to begin talking about different world faiths. As a family that isn’t Muslim, it felt like a...
-
The Elementals: Wanzu Sets Sail
Name: Amanda Shipton
16 March 2026;Genre: Environment & Nature
The Elementals: Wanzu Sets Sail is the amazing first book in the Elementals series by Love Ssega. This carefully written early chapter book combines all of the elements that you would be looking for from a fantastic children's book - adventure, friendship, discovery a...
-
Chicken vs Egg
Name: Maria
13 March 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
This funny, clever book starts with a question everyone wants to ask: "Which came first - the chicken, or the egg?" The book tries to answer the question with an actual race between the sporty chicken and the surprising egg and, of course, some enthusiastic spectators watching...
-
Where are you, Eddie?
Name: Sue Wilsher
13 March 2026;Genre: Bereavement
Michael's son, Eddie, has died. But when he asks his cat, Meg, 'Where’s Eddie?', she has some sound advice and suggests that if Michael looks, he'll find Eddie all around. And when Michael goes looking, he realises that Eddie is alive in his memories and those of others. Decepti...
-
Make Every Week Wild
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
05 March 2026;Genre: Environment & Nature
Wow! What a fabulous activity book Make Every Week Wild is! It features 52 fun activities that promote creativity, exploration of outdoors and connection with nature, so there is something new to do every week for a whole year. We have loved making twig parachutes, goin...
-
The Wonder
Name: Michelle Bailey
27 February 2026;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
The Wonder follows the story of a boy called Daniel who's having a bad day. Just when it seems as though nothing can turn his day around, he hears the beautiful sound of musicians nearby, and he feels a change within him. From then on, Daniel begins to notice and appreciate th...
-
Wiggling Words
Name: Louise Gahan
26 February 2026;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Wiggling Words tells the inspiring story of a child lost in a forest of letters. A gentle, imaginative journey designed to uplift children with dyslexia and other forms of neurodivergence. Through playful language and expressive illustrations, the book acknowledges how tricky...
-
Adventuremice: Of Mice and Mummies
Name: Sue Wilsher
23 February 2026;Genre: Adventure
When Meepie and Pedro discover a stone covered in hieroglyphs whilst playing hide-and-seek in the sea, the Adventuremice realise it is a Very Important Discovery and set to work, preparing to transport it to a museum. However, arch-mouse-criminal Gorgonzola is determined to intercept them and...
