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My Beautiful Voice
Name: Nikki Stiles
04 October 2021;Genre: Personal Growth
My Beautiful Voice is a stunning picture book about a shy, nervous girl who discovers her voice through the power of poetry. The young girl in this story is petrified at the thought of a poetry performance taking place at her school and her having to speak out loud. The girl m...
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My Beautiful Voice
Name: Jan Blagden
01 October 2021;Genre: Personal Growth
This is a special book. Joseph Coelho's narrative poem captures the positive effect that a brilliant, caring teacher can have on each pupil. Miss Flotsam is a force of nature, inspiring her pupils with her stories and poetry. It is written in the first person, describing the experience of a yo...
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Everything You Need for a Treehouse
Name: Jane Rew
30 September 2021;Genre: Picture Books
Everything You Need for a Treehouse strikes me as a very conceptual book, with vocabulary that will be unfamiliar to many of its readers, as well as a poetic style that some would find difficult. And some of the illustrations don't even make sense - or is that me? Howev...
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Storm in a Jar
Name: Sharon Porter
27 September 2021;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
I read Storm in a Jar to my class and asked for their comments, this one was the most poignant from an articulate nine year old, and it shows what a great impact a well written story can have; providing a way in for children to talk freely about their feelings: 'This bo...
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Nook
Name: Ashley Clayton
27 September 2021;Genre: Friendship
Nook is a simple story with beautiful pictures about friendship and Nook, the rabbit, being different from the other creatures in the class. I read this story to reception children who enjoyed the characters, looking at the illustrations and they all listened well and were abl...
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Pirate Stew
Name: Maria Aldred
27 September 2021;Genre: Adventure
Pirate stew! Pirate stew! Pirate stew for me and you! What a fantastic rhyming book about pirates, a flying ship and delicious donuts! This book, written by the talented Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Chris Riddell, was thoroughly enjoyed in Year 2. The front cover was full of...
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My big fantastic family
Name: maria faithorn
17 September 2021;Genre: Family & Home
A fantastic text covering the topic of parent separation. This can often be a tricky and delicate topic to address with children, particularly younger children and this story covers the events and emotions brilliantly. Lily-May had some changes in her life. Dad left their family home and now s...
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The Dragon with the Blazing Bottom
Name: Ashley Clayton
17 September 2021;Genre: Funny Stories
The Dragon with the Blazing Bottom is a funny book that had the Year 2 class and their teacher in stiches. The children loved the rhyming aspect and guessing what word came next. They loved the images, particularly the one with the dragon's flaming bottom! Of course, the bigge...
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This is Your World
Name: Maria Faithorn
15 September 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
This is Your World is a beautiful story engaging the reader about the natural world and all its beauty. The story takes you on a journey with a parent deer with its little one through their local environment and habitat. The stunning, detailed illustrations add detail to reade...
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Nothing Scares Spider
Name: Maria Faithorn
15 September 2021;Genre: Friends and family
Nothing Scares Spider is a fantastic expressive and repetitive sequenced story. As the title suggests, spider is not afraid of anything! Within the flowerbed, she keeps all her friends protected from scary things. One day she decides she is leaving and is off on an adventure....
