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What's That Noise?
Name: Jessica Bunney
22 May 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
I'm always thrilled when Nadia Shireen releases a new picture book! She is a multi-award winning author and if you are not already familiar with her books, I'd highly recommend Billy and the Beast for some animal fun and her feelings series including <a href="/books/barbara-th...
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Wild: An uplifting celebration of wildness
Name: Louise Gahan
22 May 2025;Genre: Environment & Nature
Wild is a heart warming story about nature and wilderness and the importance of this for the human soul. This is a personal reflection of how the wild makes the little girl in story feel alive, how she sees the beauty in everything; the shapes in the clouds an...
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Valley of the Vikings
Name: Sue Wilsher
22 May 2025;Genre: Magical Realism
When Thor and Neptune are fighting a mighty battle, a chasm opens which swallows a Viking ship and its crew, taking them to the depths of the sea. Year later, semi-mer Emily Windsnap is swimming with her friend Shona when she finds a bangle set with a glowing blue crystal. They learn that the...
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I'm Going to Make a Friend
Name: Wendy Kelly
21 May 2025;Genre: Friends and family
A nice little book that can be used to start a conversation around lots of different issues related to children's friendships. On the face of it, I'm Going to Make a Friend is a story about a little boy who moves to a new area where he doesn't know anyone and who decides to us...
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The End Crowns All
Name: Jasmine Grace
20 May 2025;Genre: Myths & Legends
The End Crowns All is a beautiful re-telling of the Trojan Horse myth, told from the perspective of two women - a perspective which is often forgotten in history. The way Bea Fitzgerald re-writes the myth for women contrasts with the misogynis...
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Ajay and the Red-winged Prince (Woodland Explorers Club)
Name: Jane Rew
20 May 2025;Genre: Environment & Nature
Children who have enjoyed the previous two titles in this series will already know Ajay as Shyla's cousin, the small, fast, funny one who wants to be an archaeologist. We also meet Leon again (he's usually up to no good) and Fujiko (who is good at tree-climbing) for the first time. Thes...
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Odd Girl Out
Name: Beverley Somerset
19 May 2025;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
15-year-old Maaryah has moved to Essex from Dubai following her parents divorce. Now living with her mum, she’s had to leave everything behind; a luxurious lifestyle, her school, her oldest friends - and her dad. Her British-Bengali family are there to support her, but she suspects that they k...
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The Foundation: will always welcome you
Name: Ruth Cornish
19 May 2025;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
The third super-readable book from Melinda Salisbury in her artificial intelligence/technology driven fictional thriller series does not disappoint. Here we meet Ivy who has been sent to a specialist summer camp to wean her from her addiction to gaming. Ivy is soon under the spell of Conrad O'...
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What's That Noise?
Name: Maria
16 May 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
What's That Noise? is a great book with an engaging story and fantastic illustrations. The story starts with Bob, his box, some toys and lots of noises! Bob is under his box playing noisily with his toys and is visited by several people repeating the question "What's that nois...
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Duck and Friends: Watch me change colour in water!
Name: Jessica Bunney
16 May 2025;Genre: Baby & Toddler Books
Babies will absolutely love seeing Duck and Friends change colour from bold white and black to colourful illustrations as the book is immersed in water. Each page also has a few words narrating what we can see in the image. For example, 'Duck goes quickly, tortoise goes slow'....
