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Magic Keepers: Crystal Chaos
Name: Jenny Caddick
05 October 2022;Genre: Magical Realism
Magic Keepers: Crystal Chaos is a fun, pacy new magical adventure series starring 10 year old Ava who inherits Curio house from Great Aunt Enid . A house of that name, of course , is bold to hold treasures, secrets and mysteries… Ava finds a very particular room, full of her a...
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Midnight Magic: Witch Trap
Name: Jenny Caddick
05 October 2022;Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
The third book in the Midnight Magic series following the adventures of black cat Midnight and owner Trixie. Lovely to read if you are already a fan and want more magic mayhem but also ideal to pick up as a new reader and become acquainted...
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Black Swans
Name: Sharon Porter
05 October 2022;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
Black Swans is a super collection of mini biographies of black dancers, detailing some of the barriers they had to overcome to achieve their dream of dancing. My class were outraged at the unfair treatment of these dancers and loved the fact that despite this, the dancers still succeeded. The...
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Goldilocks and the Three Crocodiles
Name: Maria faithorn
03 October 2022;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Goldilocks is back! Thanks to the well known author Michael Rosen and illustrator David Melling, we are reunited with the much loved character of Goldilocks in Goldilocks and the Three Crocodiles. But this time we meet her pet dog, Tiddles! In this fantastic alternative...
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Goldilocks and the Three Crocodiles
Name: Maria Faithorn
03 October 2022;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Goldilocks is back! Thanks to the well known author Michael Rosen and illustrator David Melling, we are reunited with the much loved character of Goldilocks in Goldilocks and the Three Crocodiles. But this time we meet her pet dog, Tiddles! In this fantastic alternative...
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In Our Hands
Name: Jenny Caddick
01 October 2022;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
In Our Hands is a beautifully illustrated picture book with a message of hope, unity and positivity that is so relevant and important for the younger generation to see right now. A vibrant, colourful world begins to fade to grey as 'The Dulling' spreads and all over the land;...
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Midnight Magic
Name: Jenny Caddick
01 October 2022;Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
Midnight Magic is a lovely rhyming verse-style story for blossoming independent reader. It is beautifully styled; illustrated throughout in shades of fittingly mystical purple with a text that leaps and swirls across the pages mirroring the actions of the storyline. Mid...
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The Great Hamster Giveaway
Name: Ashley Clayton
01 October 2022;Genre: Animals
The Great Hamster Getaway is a funny, lively story about two hamsters wanting to go to the fair to have some fun, rather than being stuck in a cage! This picture book has lovely illustrations, and the children also loved the fact that you turned the book a different way to see...
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Leila, the Perfect Witch
Name: Elen Green
01 October 2022;Genre: Friends and family
In Leila, the Perfect Witch, Leila discovers that baking isn't as easy as she thought it would be when she enters the Magnificent Witchy Cake-Off competition. Given that she comes from a long line of experts in the 'Dark Arts of Patisserie', Leila expects that she will also ex...
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The Littlest Yak: The New Arrival
Name: Sharon Porter
01 October 2022;Genre: Family & Home
In The Littlest Yak: The New Arrival, Gertie learns how to deal with the arrival of a new sibling and many of our children could relate to her feelings of wanting to be the best big sister. For those children learning to share their things and most importantly of all, parents,...
