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Bunnies in a Boat
Name: Lucy Hopkins
20 March 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
Bunnies in a Boat is an engaging picture book for very young readers! One of the most appealing things about this story is the clear, well-paced page spreads. The text is relatively simple but there is so much going on in each picture, there's lots to explore visually and to d...
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Birdie
Name: Louisa Farrow
20 March 2026;Genre: Animals
This heart-warming story has a well-crafted plot that first draws you in and then leaves you with a feeling of satisfaction. Birdie lives in a children's home specifically for the illegitimate children of white English women and black American GI's. Surrounded by others like h...
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Marty Moose: The Great Stamp-ede
Name: Maria Faithorn
20 March 2026;Genre: Adventure
In Marty Moose: The Great Stamp-ede, Marty has a very important job to do: he must deliver the eggstra-special prize to the finish line before the race ends. It sounds simple. This action-packed story keeps readers eager to discover what will happen next as Ma...
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The Gumdrops: Quest for Bravery
Name: Michelle Bailey
19 March 2026;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
The Gumdrops: Quest for Bravery is a new, interactive graphic novel by Elissa Elwick, aimed at readers aged 5-8 years old. It follows The Gumdrops, guardians of a magical land, on their quest to find a friend for Daisy. The first thing that caught my eye with this book...
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Day of Now: A powerful post-apocalyptic story about facing impossible choices
Name: Clair Bossons
18 March 2026;Genre: Dystopian
Day of Now is an action-packed, high-stakes survival story that grabbed me from the first chapter. The novel follows two siblings, Dayton and Pax, who have so far survived a devastating fungal pandemic. They race across a dangerous, unpredictable landscape to rescue their fath...
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A Golden Eid
Name: Linda Canning
16 March 2026;Genre: Seasonal
I read A Golden Eid to my three-year-old and, while much of the detail was a little over her head, it was still a lovely introduction to the celebration of Eid and a gentle way to begin talking about different world faiths. As a family that isn’t Muslim, it felt like a...
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The Elementals: Wanzu Sets Sail
Name: Amanda Shipton
16 March 2026;Genre: Environment & Nature
The Elementals: Wanzu Sets Sail is the amazing first book in the Elementals series by Love Ssega. This carefully written early chapter book combines all of the elements that you would be looking for from a fantastic children's book - adventure, friendship, discovery a...
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Mo's Stick
Name: Maria Age 6
16 March 2026;Genre: Early Skills
Mo's Stick is a simple but imaginative story of Mo, a small mouse, his stick and his huge imagination. The text is based on a dialogue between Mo and the author with the author asking Mo questions about his lost stick. This lovely dialogue explores how Mo used his stick in so...
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Tick Tock Around the Clock
Name: Jacqueline Harris
13 March 2026;Genre: Picture Books
Imagine my delight to receive a book by Ruth Brown in the post. Ever since I read A Dark, Dark Tale, I've been a fan of her work and this is a particularly beautiful book. Subtitled a Day in the life of a cat, this picture book follows the cat from morning until evening, with...
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Chicken vs Egg
Name: Maria
13 March 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
This funny, clever book starts with a question everyone wants to ask: "Which came first - the chicken, or the egg?" The book tries to answer the question with an actual race between the sporty chicken and the surprising egg and, of course, some enthusiastic spectators watching...
