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Oscar's Story
Name: Louise Gahan
20 March 2024;Genre: Family & Home
Oscar's story by Magaret Sturton is a lovely picture book exploring change and growing up. It begins with Oscar and his sister enjoying picture books. Something that they do every day, where stories come alive through the power of illustrations. It's a time where Oscar and his...
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Little Owl’s Babysitter
Name: Louise Gahan
18 March 2024;Genre: Family & Home
Little Owl’s Babysitter by Debbie Gilori is a wonderful book about bedtime routines and excuses. One night Little Owl is left at home whilst mummy goes out. Pinny the babysitter arrives in the form of a hedgehog. Bedtime becomes a time of excuses and procrastination. Little Ow...
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Elki is Not my Dog
Name: Wendy Kelly
15 March 2024;Genre: Animals
Elki is Not my Dog is a simple story about a dog who has no home or family, but makes friends with the children in block of flats, who play with her through the changing seasons. Then one day Elki is not there and the children begin to worry. Poor Elki has been trapped under s...
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The Tree and the River
Name: Wendy Kelly
11 March 2024;Genre: Environment & Nature
What an extraordinary book. Entirely wordless, The Tree and the River looks at a particular place in space and time. A verdant landscape, with a winding river and an elegant mature tree. Turn the page, and there is the same scene except a house is now being constructed next to...
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The Wilderness
Name: Wendy Kelly
11 March 2024;Genre: Adventure
Remember Lemoney Snicket and his Series of Unfortunate Events? The Wilderness has the same sort of tone and approach, as an unseen narrator tells the story and explains key vocabulary relating to the rather splendid Vasylenko family. Mum and Dad and 11 of their 12 child...
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There's a Gorilla at the Door!
Name: Louise Gahan
08 March 2024;Genre: Funny Stories
There's a Gorilla at the Door is a fun, joyful book with super colourful illustrations that would captivate any young reader. Dauphine's mum and stepdad Anthony decide to throw a party. Life has been hard for Daphne ever since she and her mum had moved in with Anthony. Every...
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Croaky: Search for the Sasquatch
Name: Amanda Shipton
07 March 2024;Genre: Adventure
Croaky: Search for the Sasquatch is another amazing book by the talented author Matty Long. Croaky has many qualities that children will be able to identify with. Croaky finds it difficult to make friends so his Aunt Lilly suggests that he joins the Woggle Scouts. Hoping for a...
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Once Upon a Big Idea: The Story of Inventions
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
04 March 2024;Genre: Poetry
Once Upon a Big Idea: The Story of Inventions is a bold and beautiful book! The reader is taken on a journey through time and inventions are introduced, from the pyramids and plastic, to wool and the wheel. More modern inventions are highlighted including medicine and mobile p...
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The Story Shop: Detective Dash!
Name: Jennifer Caddick
01 March 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
The Story Shop: Detective Dash! is an absolutely charming and joyful book for newly independent readers of shorter chapter books. Puddletown High Street is home to the most unusual, curious shop; a shop that sells STORIES! Shopkeeper Wilbur and his assistant , Fred the Ferret...
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This Book Will Make You An Artist
Name: Jessica Bunney
22 February 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
This book WILL make you an artist! This non-fiction book is full of ideas to create your own masterpieces inspired by your favourite artists. On every double page spread, we learn about a different style of art or meet a different artist. Every page gives us ideas of art we can do to mimic tha...
