Latest Book Reviews
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My Very First Spotter's Guide: I Spot a Snail is a gorgeous lift-the-flap book for babies. Spot the different mini-beasts as you explore and learn about t...
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I was very excited when I saw that a book from my childhood had been redesigned and republished by none other than the extremely talented Axel Scheffler!...
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Baby Faces: Little Lion, Where Are You? is a really lovely board book for babies and toddlers! Bright and colourful pages with large pull...
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Peekaboo Dinosaur is a really lovely, durable and well made board book. The colours and pictures are bright and engaging with pull out ta...
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My eight-month-old baby loved this! Each double page is filled with brightly coloured pictures and has different textures to feel and explore. There are...
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Bhorta Bhorta Baby is a great book for exploring cuisines from different countries and introducing culture through food. Our nursery chil...
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Let's All Say Yes! is a fabulous book about diversity and inclusivity, encouraging the reader to be themselves while recognising that we...
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Is it a Seed? depicts a colourful and creative journey through the imagination of two children when they discover a mysterious seed and b...
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Have you ever struggled falling asleep? Meet Bill, his head is so full of ideas it stops him sleeping. This would be fine but Bill is keeping his friends...
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Measuring Me is a fantastic book to share with children who are fascinated by numbers! The book uses beautifully draw illustrations to il...
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Little Frog and his family live by the river and play on its bank, but they stay away from the old tree stump where the Big Scary Thing lives. One day, ho...
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A Midsummer Night's Drama is a beautiful bedtime story for little bards which tackles the tricky problem of getting to sleep! The book is...
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Bad United: Just For Kicks, Lousie Forshaw's newest creation, is packed full of silliness and fun, making it a page-turner for early readers.</str...
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Marv and his super-suit are back in this, his 6th , adventure, Marv and the Humongous Hamster. Who doesn't need a super-suit and one that...
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Marianna Coppo's books are extremely creative and quite frankly different from any other author I've ever encountered, so I couldn't wait to get stuck int...
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Marv and the Humungous Hamster is the seventh title in the series about a boy called Marvin whose alter ego, Marv, is a superhero. Despit...
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Quiet is the stunning picture book about Little Bird 'with a bright blue flash on one wing' and how their small voice makes the biggest c...
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Have you ever thought of looking at the world around you in a different way? This book teaches all who read it to look at each situation from a happy pers...
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If you're familiar with this Time Travel Twins series, you’ll know that Scarlett and Thomas are...
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Thomas and Scarlett are spending the day with their grandfather. They are supposed to be finishing their school projects about the Vikings but Thomas can'...
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Witch Watch is really fun, the witches are really funny and interest me, especially Fran the fairy and their glitter. It's a really good...
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Bad United: Just for Kicks is the first book in a super and silly graphic novel series by Louise Forshaw. Hoof is the football-loving uni...
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Containing 50 poems inspired by nature, Outside In: Nature Poems is a wonderfully uplifting collection. Daniel Thompson's love of the out...
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East Asian Folktales, Myths and Legends, the latest title in the Scholastic Folktales, Myths and Legends series, offers a collec...
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When Saturday Comes by Tony Bradman is a well-crafted story that tackles the sensitive area of divorce and mental well-being through a re...
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Estie is sent to stay with her aunt in Scotland after being expelled from school. She is furious as no one wants to listen to her side of the story. Her a...
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An eerie and creepily sinister fantasy adventure that roots its story in fairy folklore and tales of magical dark deeds, and their consequences. In a hear...
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I think On Your Marks, Get Set, Gold! is a great book because it really lives up to its title - 'A fact-filled, funny guide'. I think tha...
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"Until a monster swallowed her PE kit, Bitsy's evening had been going to plan." A fantastical, imaginative adventure awaits when the reader is swept into...
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Coll lives in Wolf, one of several Constructs, technological creatures, that control the lands and fight each other for territory. Coll is a bit different...
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Best book ever!!!
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The latest in the excellent 'Explodapedia' series, Rewild: Can Nature heal Our World? is a very engaging and accessible read. Guided by c...
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Hollis Beckwith needs to find her people. As she begins her last year of school, Hollis isn't sure if she even likes her friends - but she wants to try to...
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This is a heart-warming, humorous coming-of-age story written by the Yoto Carnegie Medal-shortlisted author of <a href="/books/steady-for-this-the-laugh-o...
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Will and his father have fallen on hard times. After an accident at work his father lost his job and cannot find other work, resulting in a move to a grot...
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Identity, heritage and belonging are hot topics in YA fiction and Amanda Addison fulsomely addresses them in her new book, Looking for Lucie</stro...
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This slick, sparky read from Sarah Naughton is full of recognisable characters and familiar teen angst scenarios. Flitting between a real-time exam and th...
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The much anticipated follow up to Happy Head does not disappoint! I was delighted to review Dead Happy, w...
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Written by Nigerian-German author Efua Traore, Sister Spirit is her first novel for older readers. This supernatural mystery/thriller wil...
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Mina and the Cult is the third in the Mina series, and is a YA murder mystery set in New Orleans. In this book we see Mina, her si...
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"It is hard to tell a love story and also the story of a people being torn apart" but Crossan achieves this magnificently in her latest and best verse nov...
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Lie or Die is such a page turner, it kept me on the edge of my seat as I read every word! This is an exhilarating read full of high stakes, tensio...
When the Wild Calls 
The Reappearance of Rachel Price 
Secrets of the Snakestone 
The Wild Robot Protects (The Wild Robot 3) 
Impossible Creatures 
Nightshade Revenge (Alex Rider) 
Our Wild Garden 
Explodapedia: Rewild - Can Nature heal Our World? 
Drowning in My Bedroom 
Outside In: Nature Poems 
National Trust: Sam Plants a Sunflower 
Tree 
Desi Girl Speaking 
Sunny Side Up 
Adnan: The boy who helped his mummy remember 
The Most Amazing Thing 
The Magic of Me 
Hedge Lion 
Time Travel Twins: The Stone Age Clash 
Marv and the Humongous Hamster 
Mission: Microraptor 
The Pinchers and the Diamond Heist 
Colours, Colours Everywhere: A lift-the-flap adventure 
Pirates of Darksea 