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Locked Out Lily
Name: Louisa Farrow
22 September 2021;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Lily wishes she could go back to how everything used to be - before she was ill, before she had to spend so much time in hospital and before her mum was expecting the Baby. She has been sent to stay with her grandmother because now her mum is actually having the Baby, but Lily is determined to...
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Wonder: The Natural History Museum Poetry Book
Name: Sue Wilsher
18 September 2021;Genre: Poetry
I love the Natural History Museum and have so many happy memories of visiting as a child and in turn taking my child (and those of others on school trips) into the magnificent building that is such a treasure trove of 'wonder'. Wonder is a stunning collection of poems,...
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My Body is a Rainbow- The Colour of my Feelings
Name: Sharon Porter
17 September 2021;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
This beautifully illustrated picture book by Maliki Chopra and Izzy Burton takes a child through a guided meditation using the colours of the rainbow and breathing as a focal point. To those unfamiliar with the concept of chakras, it could just be a book about rainbow colours… those of us who...
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Shadowghast
Name: Sue Wilsher
17 September 2021;Genre: Supernatural
Whilst other towns are celebrating Hallowe'en, the residents of Eerie-on-Sea enjoy Ghastly Night. Legend has it that people must light manglewick candles to prevent the Shadowghast from coming to steal their shadows. Every year, Dr. Thalassi and Mrs. Fossil retell the story behind the legend t...
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Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City
Name: Nicola Mansfield Niemi
17 September 2021;Genre: Magical Realism
I have to admit that as someone that lacks any artistic bone in their body, I did worry that I wouldn't be able to relate to Peanut Jones in Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City. I needn't have worried though, Rob Biddulph has created a world where everyone belongs and one th...
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Rescuing Titanic
Name: Louisa Farrow
15 September 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
The story of the Titanic needs no introduction but Flora Delargy gives it new life by exploring the story of the Carpathia - the ship that rescued the 706 survivors of the disaster. Rescuing Titanic begins by introducing the ship itself and the key crew and passengers....
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Cookie and the Most Mysterious Mystery in the World
Name: Hayley Summerfield
02 September 2021;Genre: Humour
Cookie and the Most Mysterious Mystery in the World is the third instalment of the hilarious series by Konnie Huq. This book is full of mysteries waiting to be solved by Cookie and her friends, who seem to be connected to all of them. Through the character of Cookie, Konnie Hu...
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Feast Your Eyes on Food
Name: Hayley Summerfield
02 September 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
Feast Your Eyes on Food by Laura Gladwin, is a food encyclopaedia of more than 1000 delicious things to eat. This beautiful book stipulates that eating is more than just tasting the food we eat; it explains how food feeds the soul and allows us to experience new cultures and t...
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Time to Move South for Winter
Name: Sharon Porter
02 September 2021;Genre: Picture Books
This stunning book is fabulous for a migration topic in school. Time to Move South for Winter tells the tale of a tiny black-capped tern making her journey south and mentions the things she sees along the way. The geography or map studies that could be developed for key stage...
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Sky
Name: Maria
02 September 2021;Genre: Friends and family
This new book written by the talented Holly Webb was a Christmas reading treat. Sky is set in Scotland and follows a special Christmas visit by Lara and her parents to her grandparents. While on this special visit, Lara meets a family of snowy owls who take her on magical adve...
