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Waiting for Santa
Name: Jacqueline Harris
13 November 2024;Genre: Seasonal
In this charming book, a family are visiting Father Christmas at a store and in an endless queue. Unknown to the parents, one of the children has brought along the pet cat, who causes mayhem but finds Father Christmas in the end. Delightfully illustrated, Waiting for Santa</stro...
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Santa's Journey
Name: Sue Wilsher
12 November 2024;Genre: Seasonal
This simple rhyming story follows Father Christmas as he makes his way across the skies to deliver his gifts on Christmas Eve. Each verse is accompanied by a lovely, layered pop-up scene to enjoy and discuss. The thick card pages are durable and offer protection to the more fragile scenes whic...
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Heist Royale: The enemies-to-lovers sequel to Thieves' Gambit
Name: Linda Brown
12 November 2024;Genre: Adventure
Heist Royale is the sequel to the action-packed Thieves' Gambit and once again this super YA author has filled the pages with yet another fast-paced and dynamic plot. The story picks up six months late...
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Celebrations and Festivals: Christmas
Name: Sue Wilsher
12 November 2024;Genre: Seasonal
In Celebrations and Festivals: Christmas, readers are introduced to Charlie and his family as they prepare for and celebrate Christmas, from the lighting of Advent candles to Christmas Day. Bright, colourful illustrations accompany each page as the family put up decorations,...
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Play
Name: Edward Rouse
12 November 2024;Genre: Personal Growth
After reading Luke Palmer’s debut novel for young adults, Grow, I was immediately eager to order his second book Play as soon as I could. Play tells the story of four boys at school - Matt, Mark, Luc, and Johnny. The biblical names seem to be deliber...
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Number Train
Name: Jessica Bunney
11 November 2024;Genre: Early Skills
Number Train has fast become my favourite board book of all time! It is so cleverly made and so invitingly presented – and quite possibly the most interactive board book I've ever come across! The book arrives with a sleeve that goes over the top of it. This is to keep the pag...
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Peekaboo Zoo
Name: Jessica Bunney
11 November 2024;Genre: Early Skills
We love the 'Peekaboo' book series in this household! It's the perfect book for babies around six months old who love to play peekaboo and who are observant and noticing more and more things in their environment. Peekaboo is likely to be a familiar phrase to your baby and, as...
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Santa's First Christmas
Name: Sue Wilsher
08 November 2024;Genre: Seasonal
Usually, after working hard all year making toys and then delivering these on Christmas Eve, Santa celebrates the big day with an extra half an hour’s lie in. However, when a passing polar bear points out that this is not much of a celebration, the elves are determined to give Santa a proper C...
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Supersized Squirrel and the Big Stink
Name: Amanda Shipton
07 November 2024;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Supersized Squirrel and the Big Stink is the second book in this exciting graphic novel series. The author has worked hard to identify the interests and humour of his target audience and this is hugely effective throughout. Carefully organised into bite sized chapters, with ca...
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The Moss
Name: Clair Age 14
07 November 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
This book is phenomenal; an eerie, atmospheric ghost story that slowly but surely builds up the tension. Emma's mother disappeared, followed by her sister a year ago, and Emma could be next. Emma returns to their house which is next to a sprawling bog called 'The Moss'. <p...
