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Kites
Name: Nikki Stiles
20 August 2019;Genre: Adventure
Kites is the story of a little boy named David who moved to 'Fivehills' and the first thing he noticed were the kites. It seemed like everybody who lived here had a kite, big kites, eagle kites, pig kites even golden frog kites with headlights for eyes. David knew that to fit in here he would nee...
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Hope
Name: James Hewish
20 August 2019;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Hope by Corrinne Averiss and Sebastien Pelon is all about 'Keeping a light on, however dark things seem'. This is a book that contains some humour but also explores the emotions that a child goes through when things are not going well. It teaches children not to give up hope e...
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Small in the City
Name: Kyle Matravers
19 August 2019;Genre: Adventure
Small in the City is a book of few words but still delivers a heartwarming and touching tale. Being small in a big city can be intimidating and scary. It can make you feel lost before you have even begun but this book reassures you that even in the most scariest places, there are areas of light...
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Clem and Crab
Name: Kyle Matravers
19 August 2019;Genre: Environment & Nature
Clem and Crab is a beautiful picture book that helps remind readers of the need to look after the world we live in. The story starts with us learning of Clem's love of the beach. This is shared with us through the use of beautiful description that really makes you feel like yo...
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Old Man of the Sea
Name: Louise Gahan
16 August 2019;Genre: Adventure
Old Man of the Sea is a book of poignancy and sentiment, gently lulling you into the life of a Granddad whose love and admiration for his grandson provokes feelings of sentiment and love. Every Sunday, a little boy visits his granddad and they talk or sit in silence. One day, however, the grandf...
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Oscar Seeks a Friend
Name: Louise Gahan
16 August 2019;Genre: Adventure
Oscar is a book of differences; of how a lonely individual seeks friendship and acceptance away from what is familiar. An unlikely friendship is formed between Oscar - a lonely skeleton - and a little girl, beginning when her tooth falls out. The book's striking images could provide ample opp...
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Shadow
Name: Louise Gahan
16 August 2019;Genre: Adventure
Shadow is a book about every child's fantasy - good and bad; about the power of the mind to manifest fears, anxieties and even imaginary friends. In her old house, the girl in the story feels safe but in her family's new house, she finds Shadow under the bed.... In this story, Shadow is not an...
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Mouse's Night Before Christmas
Name: Lauren Maidman
06 August 2019;Genre: Adventure
So you've heard of the traditional tale of The Night Before Christmas, but have you heard it from the Mouse's side? The tale that we all know, and love, has been turned on its side and given a fresh outlook involving a mouse and his adventure on Christmas Eve. I liked how the story was told jus...
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Cinders and Sparks: Magic at Midnight
Name: Mandy Abel
29 July 2019;Genre: Adventure
Cinders lives with her father, who works as a builder for King Picklebottom, and her stepmother, who is bossy and boring. She doesn't really get on well with her stepsisters - Cinders likes reading, arts and crafts, and playing outside in the forest. She doesn't mind getting messy at all; in fact...
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Cloud Forest
Name: Carol Carter
25 July 2019;Genre: Adventure
Cloud Forest is a powerful, moving and important picture book on the themes of love and loss and the potential of memories and stories to help us through. In a magical dream-like landscape, a nameless child listens to Umpa weave words into stories, and stories into adventures. Travelling on trai...
