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This Is Not A Small Voice: Poems by Black Poets
Name: Emma Nelson
03 October 2025;Genre: Poetry
This Is Not a Small Voice is an anthology that perfectly works in a classroom as well as in homes. Compiled by the award-winning writer and editor Traci N. Todd, this stunning collection introduces children to a wide array of powerful voices in Black poetry. E...
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Giggling Ghosts
Name: Lucy Hopkins
02 October 2025;Genre: Early Skills
Giggling Ghosts is an interactive, humorous book which may help to avoid any spooky feelings about ghosts! This is a nice story for children to enjoy, especially around Halloween. The friendly ghosts may help ease any worries some children have about 'spooky things'. It would...
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Five Little Ghosts
Name: Lucy Hopkins
02 October 2025;Genre: Early Skills
Five Little Ghosts is an enticing Halloween read for the youngest readers! This board book mimics the traditional tale of Five Little Ducks but with a halloween twist. Mummy Ghost keeps losing her little ghosts but, thankfully, they all return at the end of the story. E...
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The Bear Who Wanted to Dance
Name: Sue Wilsher
02 October 2025;Genre: Personal Growth
Rita longs to become a ballerina. Fuelled by her passion for dance, she practises every day, striving to become the best she can be. However, as she looks at ballet magazines and compares herself to her friends, Rita is filled with self-doubt, feeling that she is the wrong shape to be able to...
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Squirrel and Bird
Name: Stephanie Gladdish
02 October 2025;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Squirrel and Bird is a beautifully illustrated story about identity and our perceptions of others. We're told repeatedly in the book that Squirrel is loud and Bird is quiet, Squirrel is busy, Bird is not… but look closer on the page, and you'll find things are...
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Name: Amanda Shipton
01 October 2025;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
You are immersed in the world of Wiskling Wood from the very moment that you open this memorising book. It is clear that Harriet's childhood hobbies of drawing and creating miniature worlds for tiny characters were not wasted. In The Diary of Wiska Wildflower: T...
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The Great Big Halloween Hunt
Name: Lucy Hopkins
01 October 2025;Genre: Seasonal
A treasure hunt challenge to keep young readers intrigued! The Great Big Halloween Hunt is an interactive book where children can go on their very own treasure hunt. Each page asks them to find a different halloween themed object. Children then have to lift the different flaps...
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Impossible Creatures
Name: Jermani Age 11
01 October 2025;Genre: Myths & Legends
I love this book because it makes me feel like I am in the book watching every move.
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When Winter Comes
Name: Lucy Hopkins
01 October 2025;Genre: Environment & Nature
I've been lucky enough to have reviewed two other seasons from this collection of books and I have loved each one! They're incredibly charming for anyone who loves and values the outdoors, and wishes to pass on this love to the younger generation. In When Winter...
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Fear Files: Hide and Seek: A pacy, spine tingling horror adventure
Name: Louisa Farrow
01 October 2025;Genre: Horror
Adam has gone on a camping trip with his best friend Sol, but it is not living up to expectations. There's no staying up late telling ghost stories, no cosy hammocks and Sol even seems to have lost his sense of fun. In frustration, Adam strikes off through the mist to find what adventure he ca...
