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The Wind in The Willows
Name: Lizi Backhouse
30 August 2022;Genre: Animals
It's a story you may well be familiar with; Mole moves in with Water rat and they have many escapades on the river and in the Wild Wood before having to stage an intervention for their friend, Toad, who has a rather big obsession with Motor cars that gets him into rather a lot of trouble. This...
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Iceberg
Name: Jacqueline Harris
03 August 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
An iceberg calves into the freezing Antarctic sea and begins a journey that takes a year. It passes many animals and creatures from the sea, travelling until it is washed to the shore and can float no more. This beautiful picture book shows the Antarctic in all its glory.</stron...
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When Little Mouse Got Stuck
Name: Sharon Porter
31 July 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
When Little Mouse Got Stuck starts off as a beautiful story of simple life in the hedgerow with mouse doing her thing of raising her family, until one day all that is jeopardised by some inconsiderate visitors. This book is super to use for life cycles of animals and re...
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The Smallest Girl in the Class
Name: Maria
30 July 2022;Genre: Personal Growth
The Smallest Girl in the Class is about a kind, thoughtful girl called Sally who notices everything, but nobody notices her. We accompany her through her school day as she notices everything from an abandoned kite to the 27 keys on the caretaker's ring. However, she also notic...
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Dadaji's Paintbrush
Name: Sue Wilsher
27 July 2022;Genre: Picture Books
In a tiny Indian village, a boy lives with his grandfather, Dadaji. Together, they fill the house with paintings and joy as they share their lives. Then, Dadaji dies, leaving the boy his best paintbrush, but the boy's grief is too raw for him to even look at it and he puts it away. Months pass...
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Where Has All The Cake Gone?
Name: Maria
27 July 2022;Genre: Funny Stories
Where Has All The Cake Gone? begins with a question from Dad to his son Albert. "Where has all the cake gone?" He presents an empty plate to his son with evidence of cake all over the kitchen. Then Albert begins to explain what happened to the cake, which is brilliantly illust...
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Bill and the Dream Angel
Name: Maria
21 July 2022;Genre: Family & Home
"If you are ever worried that something bad is going to happen, you can ask a Guardian Angel for help." The opening pages to this gorgeous story introduce us to Bill and Destiny. Bill and the Dream Angel tells the story of Bill and his family moving house and...
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No, Nancy, No!
Name: Maria Faithorn
19 July 2022;Genre: Adventure
No, Nancy, No! opens with a lift-the-flap invitation to visit cousin Jack and his parrot Pip… a perfect and enticing start to the story! Nancy and her dog, Roger, are ready to visit her cousin at the seaside. Dressed sensibly and looking ready to go, until… you lift the flap!<...
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Dave and Greta Make the World Better!
Name: Wendy Kelly
15 July 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
Dave and Greta Make the World Better! Dave is a fox and Greta is an Owl (I'm sure Attenborough and Thunberg are delighted!) and they both live in the wood. Noticing that summers are getting warmer and winters aren't as cold, Dave stumbles upon the thorny issue of climate chang...
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Milo's Monster
Name: Elen Green
07 July 2022;Genre: Personal Growth
Like many other parents and teachers, I was happy to see there was another Big Bright Feelings book from Tom Percival; he seems to capture children's emotions so clearly and to find stories that will engage young children and support them in navigating those feelings. In Milo's...
