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High Five to the Hero
Name: Sam
18 December 2019;Genre: Adventure
High - Five to the Hero by Vita Murrow, illustrated by Julia Bereciartu I must admit to being a little confused when I first saw this book, after all doesn't the lead male character in most traditional tales play a hero? The woodcutter in Red Riding-hood, Prince Charming in Cinderella, a handsom...
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Tad
Name: Hannah Berry
14 December 2019;Genre: Adventure
Tad is a story about a tadpole growing up. It's set in a pond where Tad is worried about the Big Blub that lurks at the bottom in the dark waters. She worries about where all her other tadpole friends are going and what happens to them. The illustrations are beautiful and really add to the stor...
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Mouse's Night Before Christmas
Name: Jessica Bunney
23 November 2019;Genre: Adventure
In this clever adaptation of the Christmas classic, The Night Before Christmas, Tracey Corderoy tells the moving story of a solitary mouse who is longing for a friend. With an accompanying QR code, the story is read-aloud with carefully thought out sound effects to really help those younger reade...
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The Boy Who Loved Everyone
Name: Nikki Stiles
22 November 2019;Genre: Adventure
Dimitri loves everyone! From his friends at nursery to the big tree in the playground. But why does no one say it back? After realising he had told everyone he loves them all day long the day before, and no one had said it back, Dimitri felt a little upset. He explained to mum that he didn't wa...
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The Crayons' Christmas
Name: Sue Wilsher
10 November 2019;Genre: Adventure
Christmas arrives at Duncan's house bringing plenty of festive fun - for the crayons. Surprises are to be found in envelope or package style pockets, which make the book an interactive treat. The Peach Crayon (known to his parents as 'Peachy-Pie') receives a selection of outfits which the reader...
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The Misadventures of Frederick
Name: Kyle Matravers
22 October 2019;Genre: Adventure
Ben Manley has created a wonderfully structured story in the form of The Misadventures of Frederick. From the title alone, readers are lured into a realm of thinking around what these misadventures could be. The story opens on an illustration of a boy sat alone on a bed, gazing towards an open...
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Once Upon a Dragon's Fire
Name: James Hewish
22 October 2019;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
The illustrations are beautiful! This book has so many meanings, hidden messages, and themes: friendship, love of reading, love, loneliness, being misjudged and facing your fears all feature within this picture book. However, the overriding message is that of not judging a book by its cover. T...
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Beast Feast
Name: Ellen Green
21 October 2019;Genre: Adventure
What a feast of a delight this book is! Gorgeous, funny and just enough scary for 5-8 year olds. It is also packed with letters so a great way to introduce letter-writing in class. Meet Beast, a bright pink, sharp-toothed hairy monster who is dangling a small boy by the foot. "You are DINNER", sa...
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The Wizards and the Whale
Name: Louise Gahan
20 October 2019;Genre: Adventure
The Wizards and the Whale is an important book for our time. 12 wizards receive a message asking for their help to save the world. All very different in nature, skills and culture. The wizards come together in respect of each other but with one sole purpose and that is the belief that together, t...
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Rabbit and Bear: A Bite in the Night
Name: Emily Beale
08 October 2019;Genre: Adventure
Rabbit and Bear return in another heart warming tale! The events of this story unfold just as bear begins his annual hibernation. Rabbit interrupts his long winter's nap with the news that trees are disappearing from the forest and his burrow is at risk from the flooding. A crunching, munching mo...
