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It's a Prince Thing (The Princess Rules)
Name: Jane Rew
11 September 2020;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
I expected to enjoy this book, and was not disappointed. The appeal in It's a Prince Thing derives from its humour and the charming illustrations by Chris Chatterton, but I also enjoyed the twists and turns in the plot which deliberately confound expectations of how storybooks...
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Cally & Jimmy: Twins in Trouble and Twintastic
Name: Bryony Davies
03 September 2020;Genre: Adventure
Cally and Jimmy: Twins in Trouble and Twintastic are two volumes of short stories starring twins Cally and Jimmy, who are in Year 5 and live in London. Although twins, Cally and Jimmy are very different children. Jimmy is described as having his own table next to the te...
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Name: Samantha Phillips
03 September 2020;Genre: Adventure
Boot The Creaky Creature is book three in this fab series by Shane Hegarty; however, it is written in such a way that it reads just as well as a 'standalone'.Boot is a delightful robot who having been cast aside by his owner, Beth, years earlier, now lives with his...
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03 September 2020;Genre: Non Fiction
Fabulously Feisty Queens is a recollection about 15 of the most bright, brave, and brilliant female rulers in history by Valerie Wilding. From ancient empresses and warrior queens to fearsome pirates and modern-day monarchs, this book explores the lives of powerful females tha...
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The Book of Not Entirely Useful Advice
Name: Alison Kelly
03 September 2020;Genre: Poetry
What a treat! This substantial anthology with its vivid yellow cover features 'Spectacularly silly poems' by the wonderful AF Harrold, illustrations by the equally wonderful Mini Grey and a dedication to Roger McGough and Brian Patten. What's not to like?For some serious silliness...
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The Book of Not Entirely Useful Advice
Name: Sue Wilsher
03 September 2020;Genre: Poetry
A wonderful collection of poems offering advice on a whole range of topics from food to dreams and everything in between, The Book of Not Entirely Useful Advice is A F Harrold at his best. Although described as 'spectacularly silly', there is much to recommend these poems as t...
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What Are Little Girls Made of?
Name: Maria Faithorn
03 September 2020;Genre: Personal Growth
The book begins by showing that apart from little things, boys and girls are much the same and this theme continues throughout the book. As with any nursery rhyme book, this contains many traditional and well known rhymes, but this time with a twist!Each rhyme has been written in a...
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What Are Little Girls Made Of?
Name: Lucy Newton
03 September 2020;Genre: Personal Growth
What Are Little Girls Made Of? has many different nursery rhymes which children will most likely already be aware of, however, they have a few distinct differences. Many of them start with the same line or two as the traditional nursery rhyme, but within each of them, the trad...
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Kevin and the Biscuit Bandit
Name: Donna Burkert
03 September 2020;Genre: Young fiction
In Kevin and the Biscuit Bandit, when Kevin, the Roly-Poly Flying Pony, is accused of stealing all the biscuits in Bumbleford, it looks like he is going to end up being taken away from Max and his family. All the evidence points to Kevin and yet he cannot remember eating the b...
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Name: Bryony Davies
03 September 2020;Genre: Environment & Nature
Lev Grossman's first children's book The Silver Arrow is a magical adventure full of hope, fun and determination. The book contains several incredible illustrations by Tracy Bishop which enhance the storytelling.Fed up, Kate writes to her wealthy, mysterious uncle...
