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Pirate Adventure
Name: Lucy Newton
01 March 2022;Genre: Adventure
A wonderful series for young storytellers! This series allows children to tell their own stories through different environments and experiences. At the beginning, it explains how to use the books by reading the question at the top of each page and then choosing their answer from the options us...
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Me, in the Middle
Name: Sharon Porter
23 February 2022;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Creating family trees can be fraught with difficulties unless handled sensitively because some children, like Georgie, don't feel that they fit and really do feel 'in the middle'. Me, in the Middle beautifully addresses those feelings through Georgie and her classmates' projec...
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A Hero Called Wolf
Name: Wendy Kelly
18 February 2022;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Wolves can't be heroes, can they? Well this little Wolf is a reformed character. He gave up being naughty when he got into reading but he's dismayed to realise he can never be the hero of a story because all the wolves in books are bad. While he's worrying about this, he's interrupted by visit...
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One Camel Called Doug
Name: Wendy Kelly
17 February 2022;Genre: Animals
One Camel Called Doug is a wonderful book to add to your maths story collection! It follows the adventures of Doug, who is just one camel, as he meets another and another and another until there is a whole herd of camels having a party. After all the noise and excitement, howe...
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The More Monster
Name: Sharon Porter
17 February 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
In a world where consumerism is king and the idea of waiting for anything is fading rapidly, The More Monster shows, even the youngest children, that greed can get out of hand. My class enjoyed the illustrations, with such tiny details as dials and funny labels. The story revolves aroun...
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The Tale of the Whale
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
15 February 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
This incredible book is both beautiful and harrowing. We begin by following a friendship between a child and a whale as they embark on a journey across the oceans, meeting a range of sea creatures on their way. The illustrations are soft, wonderfully detailed and dreamy. Written in first perso...
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Mike Falls Up
Name: Maria Faithorn
15 February 2022;Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
It's the sunny season and it's just too hot for young Mike and his dog, Bowow. Unfortunately, as they try to stay cool in the shade of the house, Mama sends them out to play. They head off to the surrounding Chocolate Hills when all of a sudden an earthquake causes a rumble and the ground belo...
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Home is Where the Heart Is
Name: Samantha Hughes
14 February 2022;Genre: Friendship
In Home is Where the Heart Is, Bear moves into the Wild Old Woods and make a home for himself. Despite it being filled with beautiful things, however, there is something missing; Bear realises that he's lonely. So he goes out in search of a friend. He meets Hare, who is very d...
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Speedy Monkey
Name: Amanda Shipton
12 February 2022;Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
Speedy Monkey is a beutifully written, colourful, hardback book; perfect for children who are developing fluency and moving away from phonetically decodable texts. The vocabulary used will allow for wonderful discussions and allow opportunities to ask questions about a child's...
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The Night Train
Name: Amanda Shipton
10 February 2022;Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
The Night Train is a beautifully written story about characters trying to get into the correct child's dream. There are stories within a story, as we find out the background of each character. Teamwork prevails as disaster threatens to strike the train. A cleverly writt...
