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Princess Minna: The Unicorn Mix-Up
Name: Lauren Maidman
05 May 2022;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Princess Minna and The Unicorn Mix-Up is another story in The Princess Minna series. It tell the story of Princess Minna, who loves to do Princess things, like save the day, kiss a frog, tame a Unicorn and of course eat cake! However, on this day Princess Minna has not slept w...
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Princess Minna: The Enchanted Forest
Name: Lauren Maidman
05 May 2022;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Princess Minna and The Enchanted Forest is another story in The Princess Minna series. Princess Minna loves to save the day and when she wakes up, there is more chaos in the Kingdom. Prince Welling-Tunboot is turning 10. However, a rather horrible curse has been placed on his...
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Bugs (A Day in the Life): What Do Bees, Ants, and Dragonflies Get up to All Day?
Name: Lizi Backhouse
02 May 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
This is a beautifully illustrated, non-fiction book from Neon Squid, who are dedicated to publishing information books that make a wide range of topics accessible and intriguing to young readers by using a style that's similar to story telling combined with the usual features of a non-fiction...
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Granny Came Here on the Windrush Empire
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
02 May 2022;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Granny Came Here on the Windrush Empire is such a wonderful starting point for further discussion about the challenges and achievements of the Windrush generation and the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement. It highlights several Black women who have helped shaped so...
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This is not a Dinosaur
Name: Ashley Clayton
01 May 2022;Genre: Funny Stories
I read This is Not A Dinosaur to a class of 30 Y2 children and they loved it as much as I did! I always love a book with rhyme and this one was no exception; it is also a book that can make children laugh. It has lovely illustrations and plenty of opportunities for discussion...
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Through the Forest
Name: Maria Aldred
01 May 2022;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Through the Forest is a beautifully illustrated story about a young boy and his journey through sadness and loss. In the forst, the boy meets Emptiness who journeys with him, finding simple treasures which remind the boy of happier times. They collect these items which bring h...
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Granny Came Here on the Empire Windrush
Name: Sharon Porter
01 May 2022;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
'We have been studying why people migrate in our topic work and our teacher read us Granny Came Here on The Empire Windrush. It was so interesting to hear about Granny's trunk and its contents; such a clever way to bring other characters into the story. My favourite character...
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An Autumn Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom
Name: Lucy Newton
30 April 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
Little Cottage: An Autumn Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom is a brilliant book to help to teach young children about Autumn! This book has a wealth of knowledge to help children to understand the different aspects of Autumn. It starts with an introduction to the season e...
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A Spring Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom
Name: Lucy Newton
30 April 2022;Genre: Friends and family
A great book to help children to make the most of spring and to understand the joy it brings! This book carries the positivity of spring with it and begins to show children how to make the most of this lovely season. It starts with an introduction to the season explaining how it is a ve...
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John Agard’s Windrush Child
Name: Sharon Porter
22 April 2022;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
'When we first read John Agard's Windrush Child, illustrated by Sophie Bass, we didn’t realise how important the story was. We just thought it was about a boy moving home. When we realised just how unfairly people had been treated, it was surprising that these families stayed...
