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The Best You
Name: Lauren Maidman
22 January 2024;Genre: Personal Growth
The Best You is a new picture book exploring how children can be the best possible version of themselves in a positive and thought-provoking way. It asks them to look at the attributes and qualities they may have and how they can be used to be the best possible versions of the...
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Shine Like the Stars
Name: Amanda Shipton
19 January 2024;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Shine Like the Stars is a wonderfully written picture book by Anna Wilson, with a beautiful illustration on every page by award-winning Harry Woodgate. The message throughout this book is one of mental health. We are part of the world and we need to work together with i...
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The Story Shop: Detective Dash!
Name: Sue Wilsher
17 January 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
In Puddletown High Street, there is the most unusual shop - The Story Shop - which sells stories you can actually BE in. When shopkeeper Wilbur and his assistant, Fred Ferret, find a sleepy sloth in the shop, they decide the best kind of adventure for her is a mystery where she can play detect...
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Diary of an Accidental Witch: Ghostly Getaway
Name: Jennifer Caddick
13 January 2024;Genre: Magical Realism
It is the second term at the School for Extraordinary Arts attended by our accidental witch Bea Black, having been mistakenly enrolled in a witch school by her unsuspecting Dad in a recent move to the very unique, ever -changing weather village of Little Spellshire. This term, Bea is beginning...
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National Trust: Out and About: Tree Explorer: A children's guide to 60 different trees
Name: Amanda Shipton
12 January 2024;Genre: Environment & Nature
In a handy pocket format with vibrant elastic closer, this wonderful book includes top spotting tips and fun activities to help you make the most of any outdoor adventure. Trees are amazing, and trees are everywhere! This is the perfect spotter's guide for every family with an inquisiti...
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Who Ate all the Bugs?
Name: Wendy Kelly
05 January 2024;Genre: Environment & Nature
Well this is a book NOT for the faint-hearted! Subtitled 'the TRUE and GORY story of the food chain', it absolutely lives up to the hype. Who Ate all the Bugs? tells the story of a group of garden bugs finding out about the food chain, by following the trail of corpses. Eventu...
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The Dodo Who Dreamed She Could Fly
Name: Maria Faithorn
03 January 2024;Genre: Personal Growth
Delilah the Dodo dreams of flying. Initially, scared of what others might think and say, she keeps her dream to herself until one day she decides to try. As predicted, another bird and his friends see her attempt and begin laughing. Holding her head high, she preserves and sticks to her plan e...
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British Museum: Celebrate!: Discover 50 Fantastic Festivals from Around the World
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 December 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
British Museum: Celebrate! is a joyful book, offering an introduction to 50 festivals from around the world. The bright red cover with its tumbling letters just invites readers to discover more about the little illustrations surrounding the title. In terms of traditiona...
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Michael Rosen's Sticky McStickstick: The Friend Who Helped Me Walk Again
Name: Elm Class Age 6
24 November 2023;Genre: Personal Growth
We love it! Michael Rosen's Sticky McStickstick is amazing, the children will love it!
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A Way to the Stars
Name: Kyle Matravers
23 November 2023;Genre: Family & Home
A Way to the Stars is the latest picture book by David Almond. Maybe most famous for the excellent Skellig, I was excited to delve into this short picture book which has been beautifully illustrated by Gill Smith. The illustrations are warming and...
