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Move, Mr Mountain!
Name: Wendy Kelly
10 June 2021;Genre: Friendship
This is a lovely story about an unlikely friendship between a little girl called Lily and a mountain in her village. Lily is a sassy and opinionated young lady who thinks the mountain should move, so she can see what lies beyond. The mountain reacts badly to her demands and causes some extreme...
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Stella and the Seagull
Name: Wendy Kelly
10 June 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
This is an absolutely delightful book to start a discussion about a number of current issues. Stella is a little girl who befriends a seagull and is then horrified to find it injured by litter on the beach. With her Grandma's help, she organises a community beach clean up which prompts a choco...
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Aziza's Secret Fairy Door
Name: Megan Webb
10 June 2021;Genre: Young fiction
Aziza's Secret Fairy Door is a fun, magical adventure through Shimmerton, a magical world with fairy princesses and other mythical creatures. Aziza's adventure begins on her birthday when she receives a mysterious present. Inside the mysterious gift is a fairy door, which Aziz...
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Grow, Forage and Make - Fun Things to do with Plants
Name: Joanna Hewish
03 June 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
Grow, Forage and Make - Fun Things to do with Plants is a fantastic non-fiction book that easily shows children how to design, create and grow using nature around them. I absolutely adore the style of this book; it feels and looks natural through its font choice, colour pallet...
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Science School
Name: Jennifer Caddick
01 June 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
This is a brilliantly appealing book of exciting STEM experiments using a range of easily sourced, inexpensive items. The book itself is a whopping A4 size and looks and feels glossy and quite luxurious! Each experiment is clearly explained with numbered and captioned instructions and great vi...
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Mammoth
Name: Natalie J. McChrystal Plimmer
01 June 2021;Genre: Friends and family
Mammoth, an amusing, poignant, fish-out-of-water picture book, is the first in a new author/illustrator partnership by the author of Dogs Don't Do Ballet and a debuting SCBWI award-winning illustrator. With themes of being left behind, loneliness, finding somewhere to belong and being understo...
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Grandad's Camper
Name: Kyle Matravers
01 June 2021;Genre: Picture Books
Grandad's Camper is a heartwarming tale of treasuring precious memories and celebrating life with those around you. The story is focused around a grandfather/granddaughter duo. It is summer and as usual, the young girl is staying with her beloved grandad. Her days are spent curiously rummaging...
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What is a Virus?
Name: Catherine Kus
17 May 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
This book is extremely topical at present as all children have questions and concerns about the Coronovirus. This book covers everything you need to know about viruses in a non- frightening and reassuring way. What is a Virus is full of simple questions which are answered by l...
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The Perfect Shelter
Name: James Hewish
13 May 2021;Genre: Personal Growth
The Perfect Shelter by Clare Helen Welsh and Asa Gilland is an incredibly stunning and moving picture book which is profoundly relevant at this time. The stunning illustrations on each page which all feature nature in some way are beautiful and provide refreshing visuals.<br /...
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Mouse and Mole. The Secret of Happiness
Name: Maria Aldred
11 May 2021;Genre: Friendship
I read this lovely book, Mouse and Mole: The Secret of Happiness, to my class this week and each of the three short stories was given 5 stars. The book has three chapters about the friendship and adventures of Mouse and Mole. A Good Read is about the two friends unable...
