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An Ocean Full of Stories: 50 Folktales and Legends from Around the World
Name: Sue Wilsher
13 June 2025;Genre: Myths & Legends
The latest in this wonderful series celebrating traditional tales from around the world, An Ocean Full of Stories offers a wealth of water-related folklore. Thoughtfully retold by Angela McAllister, the 50 stories have been gathered into six sections: Fishy Tales; Crossing the...
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Nelly The Very Different Bird
Name: Louise Gahan
13 June 2025;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Nelly is a bird who can't fly, but that doesn't stop her. When her flock migrates without her, Nelly doesn't despair. She sets off on a whirlwind journey of her own, crossing oceans, climbing mountains, and braving deserts - all in pursuit of her feathered friends. But when she finally catches...
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Where Did She Go?: A heartfelt story to help children understand loss
Name: Louise Gahan
13 June 2025;Genre: Bereavement
When a little girl loses her very special grandma, she has just one question: Where did she go? She searches everywhere , under the sofa, behind the flower patch, even in their favourite spot in the park, but Grandma isn't there. With the help of her mum, however, she begins to understand what...
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The Best Garden In The World
Name: Jessica Bunney
12 June 2025;Genre: Environment & Nature
I've taken something different away from The Best Garden in the World with every read. This book can be shared with a whole range of ages as children (and adults) will each take something meaningful away from it. Steve is a squirrel who has recently moved to the forest...
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Feel Your Happy
Name: Maria
09 June 2025;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Feel Your Happy is a book that needs to be in every home and classroom and read to every child because it supports empathy and an understanding that we are all different and all unique. Sloth takes us on a journey with our senses exploring the world through sigh...
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Marching Band
Name: Louise Gahan
02 June 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
Marching Band is a whirlwind adventure through fun-filled scenes like the jungle, beach and even outer space. Get ready to stomp, clap, ROAR and march along in this joyful, action-packed adventure - brought to life by Kate Hindley's joyful illustrations and Ka...
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Dinosaurs! Dinosaurs! Dinosaurs!: Dinosaurs are Cool and So is This Book. Fact.
Name: Sue Wilsher
02 June 2025;Genre: Non Fiction
My son, like many young children, was completely fascinated by dinosaurs and we had an extensive collection of books on the subject! However, I am sure that had this book been around then, it would quickly have become one of his favourites. A clear contents page allows the reader to qui...
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The Bear-Shaped Hole
Name: Wendy Kelly
28 May 2025;Genre: Bereavement
Tissues at the ready because The Bear-Shaped Hole will make you go all misty-eyed at the end. Gerda is a small bear who has a great friendship with Orlo, a bigger bear. They play games, sing songs, have adventures and do all the things together that best friends do but one day...
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Once I Was A Tree
Name: Jessica Bunney
28 May 2025;Genre: Environment & Nature
This book is the PERFECT mix of laugh-out-loud humour and a very poignant story about the importance of trees, and stories. The paper within the book - which was once a tree - tells the story as a first person narrative; a really creative read! We hear all about the jou...
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Wild: An uplifting celebration of wildness
Name: Louise Gahan
22 May 2025;Genre: Environment & Nature
Wild is a heart warming story about nature and wilderness and the importance of this for the human soul. This is a personal reflection of how the wild makes the little girl in story feel alive, how she sees the beauty in everything; the shapes in the clouds an...
