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Our Tree
Name: Lauren Maidman
09 April 2025;Genre: Friends and family
Our Tree is the beautiful new picture book from Jessica Meserve. The Tree acts as the centre of the whole community, providing a place of solace, comfort and protection. The squirrel, on the other hand, has a different idea and thinks that the tree is just for him. This...
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Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion
Name: Wendy Kelly
01 April 2025;Genre: Environment & Nature
Looking for a chapter book that showcases a far-off country, features twins, promotes conservation of endangered species AND has a touch of magic? Look no further, just enjoy the first book in (what I hope will be) a new series. Abiola Bello is a recognised author of Young Adult books a...
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Six Queens: An illustrated guide to the iconic queens of Henry VIII
Name: Sue Wilsher
28 March 2025;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
Like the author, I have always been fascinated by the women who were unlucky enough to be married to King Henry VIII. In Six Queens, Lydia Monks sets out to show that they should not just be remembered by the rhyme, 'Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived', but...
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The Appletree Animal Agency
Name: Elen Green
28 March 2025;Genre: Animals
I loved this story of a group of children finding their way as 'apprentice vets' at an animal rescue centre. The children's love of the animals shines through every mishap and gentle misadventure, as ferrets go missing, their pets go astray and the children's plans to rehome the animals at the...
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The Notwitches
Name: Donna Burkert
20 March 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
When Melanda Notwitch meets Mitch the Witch and is encouraged to 'Join the Witches', things start to change. Up until now, Melanda has led a miserable life with her three aunts where she can never do anything right. To make matters worse, Melanda loves to write stories but wha...
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Moving to Mars - Building a Colony on the Red Planet
Name: Jenny CADDICK
10 March 2025;Genre: Non Fiction
Moving to Mars is an incredibly detailed and scientifically visionary book created by the collaboration between amazing graphic designers and scientists who are enthusiastically committed to passing on their incredible technological, space-race knowledge and their exciting, fo...
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Pocket Book of Pocket Poems
Name: Jane Rew
10 March 2025;Genre: Poetry
Some of the poems in AF Harrold's Pocket Book of Pocket Poems have been published elsewhere, as detailed in the final pages, which also contain a helpful alphabetical list of the poems. Adult readers of the small print will note that none of this material may be used for the '...
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Solving Crimes Is NOT My Superpower
Name: Beverley Somerset
07 March 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
When Valkro Strapp leaves a mysterious treasure in the town of Walsham, the inhabitants all develop special powers - except for 10-year-old Sara. She longs to be like everyone else, but her superpower has never manifested itself. Can solving the mystery of the missing football trophy - and the...
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The Secret Life of Bugs, Bees & Trees
Name: Sue Wilsher
07 March 2025;Genre: Environment & Nature
The Secret Life of Bugs, Bees and Trees combines three previous books, The Secret Life of Bugs, The Secret Life of Bees and The Secret Life of Trees, in one attractive volume. Buzzwing the bee, Luna the ladybird and Oakheart the oak tree share lots of information about...
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Vanya and the Wild Hunt
Name: Louisa Farrow
06 March 2025;Genre: Fantasy
In Vanya and the Wild Hunt, fantastical creatures and frightening figures from Indian mythology and European folklore inhabit a vibrant fantasy world, spreading out around a single safe haven: a magical library of talking books hidden in the mountains of India. Taking c...
