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Name: Lucy Newton
11 August 2020;Genre: Myths & Legends
A beautifully illustrated adventure story all about how the magic of Christmas came about! One day, a small boy gets lost in the woods. When he tries to find his way home, he ends up entering a magical world. The boy is amazed by the new world but is saddened when he is told he isn't allowed to...
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Name: Lucy Newton
11 August 2020;Genre: Adventure
An interesting book with lovely pictures but a bit of a strange story! It begins in the jungle with a crocodile who wants to go on an adventure. He tells all of his jungle friends about his plan and decides to set off on his journey using a banana suit as a disguise. After a long journey, he arr...
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Marshmallow Pie The Cat Superstar On TV (Book 2)
Name: Jane Rew
06 August 2020;Genre: Young fiction
This is a fun story with fantastic illustrations, set amid text which appears in various fonts and sizes for added appeal.Marshmallow Pie is a cat with a BIG ego who is about to land his biggest job so far, in TV advertising. The only downside: having to work alongside an annoying...
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The Smile Shop
Name: Jessica Bunney
01 August 2020;Genre: Friends and family
What a brilliantly memorable book! This story is incredibly captivating, thoroughly enjoyable to read aloud and has a fantastic moral - a sure new favourite of mine. The Smile Shop will put a smile on your face as you see the power of a simple smile and the value of acts of ki...
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Name: Lizi Backhouse
11 July 2020;Genre: Picture Books
Bartholomew has monsters that keep him awake at night, and when it comes to morning...they're still there, stopping him from getting ready for school! Will his Dad manage to get him to school on time? This is a good book for sharing with children who struggle with bad dreams, or being a little...
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Name: Lizi Backhouse
11 July 2020;Genre: Friends and family
Alan and Bertram are best friends that also live next door to each other. Bertram is a very neat person whereas Alan is extremely messy! When Bertram adopts a cat called Pierre, the pair realise that happiness can be found in the middle ground between their personalities. This is a nice book...
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Name: Lizi Backhouse
11 July 2020;Genre: Non Fiction
This is a stunning, non-fiction book that tracks a year in nature by detailing the changes through the seasons in six different places from around the world. The unique layout of this book means children can see an overview of one place, or plant such as the European Oak Tree, throughout the 4...
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Name: Lizi Backhouse
11 July 2020;Genre: Picture Books
This is a charming book about a joey, Alexander, that lives in his Mum's pocket. Unfortunately for Joey, his mum Nancy, is not a very tidy kangaroo and his cosy, reassuring pouch is very chaotic! After trying to organise the pouch buy alphabetising it, Alexander decides enough is enough and he...
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Poo! Is That You?
Name: Maria Faithorn
09 July 2020;Genre: Animals
Poo! Is that you? tells the humorous journey of Lenny the Lemur who is holidaying in South America. As the wind picks up he sniffs a horrid, stinky smell and goes off to see where it's coming from. As Lenny follows the stink, he visits different species; millipede, stinkbird, anteater, skunk,...
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Luna Loves Art (paperback)
Name: Nikki Stiles
02 July 2020;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Luna Loves Art is a sweet story about Luna, and her classmate's adventures to the Art Gallery. It is school trip day, Luna is ready and raring to go, mum is a parent helper, Miss Rosa is ready and waiting to get the children on the bus and everyone is excited, everyone that is...
