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Einstein the Penguin
Name: Maria Faithorn
18 November 2021;Genre: Funny Stories
Einstein the Penguin is a very well written and exciting text. It is definitely a book that children won't be able to put down and will be fully engaged with. Imogen, a nine-year-old girl and her younger brother, Arthur, are taken on a last minute trip to London Zoo. Th...
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Sunday Fun Day
Name: Joanna Hewish
18 November 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
There are often days when you run out of ideas for something to do, especially with the British weather. But now the National Trust has joined with Nosy Crow to publish a fantastic book, jam-packed full of fun and creative things to do all year round in nature as a family. Sunda...
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Einstein the penguin
Name: Jacqueline Harris
17 November 2021;Genre: Funny Stories
When the Stewart family visit the zoo, they particularly like the penguins. As they are leaving, Mrs Stewart says to one of the penguins that they can come and visit any time. They are very surprised when the penguin turns up on their doorstep shortly afterwards. The children, Imogen and Arthu...
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A Puppy's First Christmas
Name: Lucy Newton
17 November 2021;Genre: Animals
A lovely festive treat! This story is all about a young girl called Aria who is celebrating her puppy's very first Christmas. She has lots of ideas about how to make it special, with lots of long walks in the snow and building snowmen together. Aria builds her excitement for these special occa...
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A Cat Called Waverly
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
15 November 2021;Genre: Friends and family
This touching story, A Cat Called Waverly, has lasting friendship, war and homelessness as overarching themes. Waverly the cat was born in a city park. His human friend, Donald, loves and takes care of him until he joins the army and leaves to fight in the war. Lonely, the cat...
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A Puppy Called Sparkle
Name: Carol Wright
15 November 2021;Genre: Animals
This story took me by surprise and I am glad it did. I was expecting a sweet story about Sparkle and her new family. What I discovered was a cleverly written story introducing children to what is involved in looking after a puppy, how to choose a puppy to buy, and to be wary of puppy farms, in...
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Black and British: An illustrated history
Name: Sharon Porter
11 November 2021;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
David Olusogu says Black and British: An illustrated history is the book he wishes he'd had to read when he was a child. What he hasn't realised is the massive impact his glorious book has had on the children in my class. We had been studying the Romans and Emperor Septimus Se...
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Star
Name: Lucy Newton
10 November 2021;Genre: Animals
Another lovely book by Holly Webb! Holly Webb's book are pitched perfectly for children who are building their reading stamina and introducing themselves to chunkier chapter books. This story follows a girl called Anna who find a small, wooden tiger. When she sleeps with the tiger tucke...
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Great Britons: 50 Amazing People Who Have Called Britain Home
Name: Jane Rew
08 November 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
The line-up of famous and non-so-famous in Great Britons: 50 Amazing People Who Have Called Britain Home is fascinating; people from different periods, men and women, different nationalities, ethnicities and faith backgrounds, juxtaposed so that the reader never gets bored, ev...
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Monster Hunting for Beginners
Name: Sharon Porter
05 November 2021;Genre: Funny Stories
Jack, what else would a monster slayer be called, has a terrible aunt who is really mean to him and who is totally ungrateful when he rescues her from the jaws (literally) of an ogre. However that's when our Jack's adventures really begin. Stoop takes Jack on as his apprentice and we learn all...
