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Under the Same Sky
Name: Marie Berry
28 March 2018;Genre: Adventure
Under the Same Sky is the most beautiful of books which has so many reasons it would be good to use. Britta Teckentrup has created a simple story which at first glance combines beautiful animal illustrations with a lovely poem about what we share living under the same sky. However, when you tak...
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Words and Your Heart
Name: Philippa Moyle
26 March 2018;Genre: Adventure
I like the simple but profound message in this book - that the words we say affect people's hearts. The heart is described as 'the little bit inside you that makes you, you', a phrase which is repeated in slightly different ways throughout the book. This description immediately engages with child...
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10 reasons to love a bear
Name: Lizi Backhouse
20 March 2018;Genre: Adventure
This wonderful non-fiction book tells children all about bears through a list of 10 reasons as to why you should love them. Each page is charmingly illustrated and the facts are introduced through simple headings, with more information underneath. This is a great book for introducing children...
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Bird Builds a Nest
Name: Louise Gahan
20 March 2018;Genre: Adventure
Bird Builds a Nest is a science storybook about forces. It is a story about bird who builds her nest using all the different forces necessary to get her nest built in time. The key vocabulary of pushing, pulling, turning and lifting is skilfully coupled with simple illustrations which complimen...
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The Wildest Cowboy
Name: Nikki Stiles
23 February 2018;Genre: Adventure
When Bingo B. Brown arrives at the town they call Fear, things are about to change for the roughest and toughest who live there. With his 'elastic lassos and inflatable boots', his 'boomerang hats' and 'waterproof suits' it was clear that this colourful bear did not fit in here and he didn't last...
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A Lion is a Lion
Name: Alice Ewell
21 February 2018;Genre: Adventure
This is a fun story with an edge, and children will (one hopes) pick up instantly that danger lurks in their new visitor, a lion. We are used, in picture books, to seeing fierce animals (such as lions) being unveiled as warm and cuddly and in need of a friend. This isn't that kind of picture book...
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Friends for a Day
Name: Gail Lenton
20 February 2018;Genre: Adventure
This is a lovely picture book about friendship and helping one another, as well as delivering a gentle environmental message. Bear spends his days in solitude on a mountainside, wondering what are the bright lights he can see in the distance. Then a bug bumps into him and pleads with him to take...
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Mr Bunny's Chocolate Factory
Name: Alice Ewell
20 February 2018;Genre: Adventure
This picture book is just fabulous across all age ranges! It explores commercialism, exploitation, factory production and of course, chocolate. It is also very, very funny! Mr Bunny's Chocolate Factory begins with a question, 'How do you think chocolate eggs are made?' and goes on to explain how...
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Teacup House, Meet The Twitches
Name: Sam Phillips
16 February 2018;Genre: Adventure
Meet the Twitches is a lovely story book that would be a pleasure to share with any young story enthusiast. Its delightful plot unfolds revealing a family of four tiny, magical, toy rabbits; The Twitches. The Twitches live inside a Teacup House; a special gift that is given to a young girl call...
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The Great Gran Plan
Name: Nikki Stiles
08 February 2018;Genre: Adventure
A brilliant new twist on some of our favourite traditional tales. In this refreshing story we don't see a scared little pig hiding from the big bad wolf, oh no, this time our bashful third little pig is bold and brave and stands up to the wolf telling him 'you can blow till you're blue, but you'l...
