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Oh, Carrots!
Name: Maria
14 April 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
"This book is SO funny, can you read it again please?" A very positive review from a class of six and seven-year-olds, who laughed and gasped when listening to Oh, Carrots! Mr Rabbit lives quietly, reading and looking after his plants but feeling very...
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Escape from Balloonia (Blue, Barry & Pancakes, book 2)
Name: Sue Wilsher
14 April 2025;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Blue and Barry are enjoying a quiet afternoon when Pancakes bursts in and announces that she's made not just a rocket out of balloons, but a a whole planet named Balloonia. Somewhat reluctantly, Blue and Barry agree to take a quick look at Pancakes' creations, but soon find themselves stranded...
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Small Steps, Big Change
Name: Lauren Maidman
11 April 2025;Genre: Environment & Nature
Small Steps, Big Change is a gorgeous picture book, inspired by the Sustainable Development Goals formulated by the United Nations, but managed in smaller chunks, making it accessible to children (and adults!). The book has 14 steps in which we (yes, both adults and chi...
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Heidi
Name: Sue Wilsher
10 April 2025;Genre: Adventure
Heidi tells the story of a young girl who is taken to the Swiss Alps to live with her bad tempered and reclusive Grandfather. She meets Peter, a goat-herder, and they soon become friends. Grandfather gradually softens towards his grandchild and when Heidi leaves to become a co...
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British Museum: My Little Museum: Ancient Egypt
Name: Jessica Bunney
10 April 2025;Genre: Non Fiction
The British Museum brings us a memorable take on a non-fiction book titled My Little Museum: Ancient Egypt. This is of course perfect for children who are learning about the Egyptian times in lower Key Stage 2 (ages 7+). But it will also spark interest in chil...
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Hank Goes Honk
Name: Lauren Maidman
08 April 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
Hank Goes Honk is the HILARIOUS picture book about Hank the silly goose and his very silly habits. Hank doesn't always make the right choices and sometimes puts himself before others, something the narrator is trying to teach him not to do. Can Hank learn from his mistakes?</p...
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Wave Warrior and the Reef Rescue
Name: Maria
04 April 2025;Genre: Adventure
Wave Warrior and the Reef Rescue is part of The Green Machines books and written in collaboration with Greenpeace with an important message about the threat of industrial fishing on planet Earth. Wave Warrior glides through the sea surr...
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Blue, Barry and Pancake
Name: Amanda Shipton
04 April 2025;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Blue, Barry and Pancakes is the book all reluctant readers have been waiting for. Packed with beautifully observed characters, full of fun and with an adventure at every turn, this is a wonderful read from cover to cover. Wanting a quiet day to read or make will be rela...
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Ady and Me
Name: Maria
02 April 2025;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Ady and Me is a book exploring neurodiversity and the impact it has on Sophie as she navigates life and school. Sophie describes "the secret who lives in my brain" as Ady, but knows and shares with us the reader that the doctors told her Dad it is called "ADHD". The boo...
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Basil Dreams Big
Name: Wendy Kelly
01 April 2025;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
This is the perfect book for those who love bats - there are plenty of fruit bats in this lovely, uplifting tale about Basil the bat and friend, Moth. Basil hasn't learned to fly yet, he tries after encouragement from Moth and the rest of the fruit bat colony but falls repeatedly to the ground...
