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Once Upon a Hillside
Name: Sue Wilsher
21 August 2023;Genre: Environment & Nature
In Once Upon a Hillside, Angela McAllister skilfully combines seven different, yet linked, stories following the changing landscape of a hillside over the course of six thousand years. It celebrates the healing power of nature, the beauty and joy to be found in the outdoors an...
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We are All Astronauts
Name: Jane Rew
21 August 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
I liked the idea of collecting all 13 astronaut badges in We are All Astronauts as the reader progresses through the book (a unique badge is assigned to each space mission); the message that space exploration, whether IN space or from Earth, is barred to no-one, least of all t...
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What Are You Feeling?
Name: Lauren Maidman
18 August 2023;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
The School of Life have published a beautiful illustrated book of emotions with What are You Feeling? This book is stunning from cover to cover and has been very thoughtfully put together for both adults and children to use and discuss. I can see myself using this in th...
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Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster!
Name: Amanda Shipton
04 August 2023;Genre: Funny Stories
A Bigfoot is on the loose! A squirrel wedding! Silent disco party time! Just another day in Grimwood really! Ted, Nancy, Willow and the rest of the Grimwood gang must embark on their greatest adventure yet to save their home from a nasty, thieving stink monster. Grimwood: Attack...
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How To Spaghettify Your Dog: and other science secrets of the universe
Name: Jane Rew
04 August 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
It’s not only geeks and science teachers who will enjoy How To Spaghettify Your Dog, although they surely will. Any child (or adult) who has wondered at the weirdness of the world and puzzled over why things do what they do, or look the way they look, will get sucked in. <...
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My Name is Sunshine Simpson
Name: Donna Burkert
04 August 2023;Genre: Family & Home
Sunshine Simpson was born in a taxi; she knew this because there was a photo of her with the taxi driver and mum. Important things in her life are, The Twinzies, mum and dad, but especially her Grandad Bobby. He is 'as strong as an ox', that's what everybody says. He is always telling stories...
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How To Spaghettify Your Dog: and other science secrets of the universe
Name: Sue Wilsher
04 August 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
Written by a former physics teacher, How To Spaghettify Your Dog is an engrossing read, full of fascinating facts about the universe. The Contents page directs the reader to pages dedicated to all areas of physics, some with clear titles like States of Matter, some with more i...
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The Dog Squad: The Newshound
Name: Lauren Maidman
03 August 2023;Genre: Mystery & Detective
The Dog Squad: The Newshound is the new series from Clara Vulliamy. Eva's day is turned upside down when she rescues a puppy from outside the corner shop, saving it from nearly being run over. Clara takes the puppy home to try and convince her Mum that they should keep him, th...
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Mermaid Academy: Cora and Sparkle
Name: Amanda Shipton
03 August 2023;Genre: Fantasy
In Mermaid Academy: Cora and Sparkle, the second story set in and around Mermaid Academy, the focus is the under-confident Cora and her dolphin partner, Sparkle. Cora has been at the academy for a few weeks and misses spending time close to her twin, Issy. So, she is excited t...
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Agent 9: Flood-a-geddon!
Name: Jenny Caddick
02 August 2023;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Agent 9: Flood-a-geddon! is a brilliantly funny, high-energy and action-packed graphic novel. Feline Super Spy Agent 9 can be a bit of a disaster when it comes to foiling super villains - there always seems to be a trail of destruction in their wake. On probation, Agent 9 is p...
