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• The Dog who Dared to Dream by Sun-mi Hwang
  |summary= An outcast dog called Scraggly longs for love and family, in this poignant animal story translate ...ing she loves is cruelly ripped away from her. As she struggles to rebuild a new life and family for herself, she comes to understand that sadness, betr
  3 KB (576 words) - 10:07, 24 March 2018
• Too Pickly! by Jean Reidy and Genevieve Leloup
  ...p|Too Purply!]] looks at food rather than clothes. Just like the original, it's deceptively simple, but thoroughly wonderful. Warmly recommended. ...n love with Jean Reidy's tale of getting dressed, ''Too Pickly!'' looks at a little boy (and his hamster) deciding what to eat. Dish by dish, he rejects
  3 KB (461 words) - 13:48, 12 April 2018
• Grey Island Red Boat by Ian Beck
  |summary=This must be the perfect book for the emerging reader: a great story and all the benefits of Barrington Stoke's high production valu ...the trees and flowers. Princess Opal even sat on a grey granite throne in a grey granite room - and she wished that her life could be different. She c
  3 KB (629 words) - 11:05, 17 April 2018
• Don't Do That! by Tony Ross
  ...well that adults often do know best. Children will also love this tale as it features the delightful habit of nose picking! ...n any of the sensible grown ups help Nellie or is she facing a future with a permanent finger up her nose? But then again, Henry is very persistent...
  4 KB (660 words) - 15:52, 2 September 2020
• Planet Storyland by James Sherwood Metts
  ...in a better world, which will encourage critical thinking, creativity, and a love of storytelling. ...ong came an awful pandemic. Life was pretty much shut down and, along with it, all the many daily social interactions on which they depend so heavily.
  4 KB (626 words) - 14:37, 25 February 2024
• Rainbow's Revelations: The Guinea Pig Story by Natalya Popova
  ...gentle book looks at family, love and loss and the care of small animals. It's aimed at the five to seven age group but there's some elegant word-play w ...ing to her advantage and she's even planning her own television programme, called ''Fire Without Matches''.
  4 KB (644 words) - 12:55, 18 April 2018
• My Mummy does weird things / Maman fait des choses bizarres by Amelie Julien and Gustyawan
  ...mother can be - delivered in English and French. What better way to learn a language? ...there's doing yoga in front of the television, which could be worrying if it wasn't so funny. We won't go into too much detail about what goes on in the
  4 KB (726 words) - 14:05, 4 December 2019
• Rapunzel by Simona Sanfilipo
  |summary=With 'Tangled' having been a huge hit at the cinema, my daughters were delighted to pick up the story of |publisher=Child's Play
  3 KB (595 words) - 07:30, 21 September 2020
• Lying Beside You by Michael Robotham
  ...eased from Rampton. Then Cyrus is called to a crime scene in Nottingham. A man has been murdered and his daughter is misssing. Highly recommended. ...is being released. Can Cyrus forgive the sinner whilst having to live on a daily basis with the results of the crime? Can he bear to have Elias livin
  4 KB (654 words) - 04:18, 1 April 2024
• Think Outside the Box by Justine Avery and Liuba Syrotiuk
  ...inking that will be super fun to share. One that will benefit from as much child and parent interaction as possible. ''Whenever you find a problem <br>
  3 KB (545 words) - 10:46, 18 September 2020
• Shine Moon Shine by David Conway
  ...return to the night sky with wonderful illustration which will delight any child from 3 to 103! Highly recommended. ...NIGHT IN A GREAT BIG CITY the moon fell from the sky and landed on top of a very tall building. All the people in the neighbourhood tried to put the mo
  4 KB (622 words) - 15:29, 3 March 2018
• Sew Quick, Sew Cute: 30 Simple, Speedy Projects by Fiona Goble
  ...in a short time but which still have the WOW! factor. The book gives you a real feeling of 'I CAN do this!' ...aevant to their lives. I was 'encouraged' to knit tea cosies as a child. It didn't cut the mustard even then... I think I might have found the answer.
  4 KB (734 words) - 11:00, 11 April 2018
• Dragon Magic (Red Bananas) by Pippa Goodhart and Lesley Danson
  ...soften the metal but unfortunately, the puff has run out. They need to get a new dragon soon and complete the gate but will they have enough time? ...n't be finished and he has spied strangers heading towards the city. It is a race against time especially when Puff shows signs of becoming ill. What el
  3 KB (487 words) - 15:41, 24 August 2020
• A Horse For Angel by Sarah Lean
  |title=A Horse For Angel |sort=Horse For Angel, A
  4 KB (640 words) - 11:08, 17 April 2018
• Keep Her Quiet by Emma Curtis
  ...nputdownable': this one truly is. A man connives in the theft of a baby. It will effect his life for years to come in ways that he could never have exp ...e's a high-earning accountant (it's her income which gives the family such a good lifestyle) and Leo has the sole use of her family cottage in rural Ken
  5 KB (834 words) - 10:20, 29 March 2024
• Peek-a-Poo - What's In Your Nappy? by Guido van Genechten
  |title=Peek-a-Poo - What's In Your Nappy? ...o lift the flaps and look at the different types of poo. You know you want it.
  4 KB (677 words) - 11:34, 6 April 2018
• I Could Be A Superhero by Chris Hornsey and Gwyn Perkins
  |title= I Could Be A Superhero ...dreams. He doesn't know what he wants to be when he grows up but he knows it will be something exciting. In this book he shares some of his ideas with h
  4 KB (656 words) - 09:01, 3 September 2020
• The Declaration by Gemma Malley
  ...quality of writing is such that thoughtful younger children could approach it too. ...ven more strain on the world's dwindling resources and a Chinese-style one child per family policy isn't enough. In this speculative 2140, childbirth is ill
  4 KB (600 words) - 13:43, 25 February 2018
• Fire Girl, Forest Boy by Chloe Daykin
  |summary=From the author of ''Fish Boy'' and ''The Boy Who Hit Play'' comes a fast-paced and gripping story of lies, guilt and environmentalism set in th ...ngeance on his mind. When the two run head-long into each other, so begins a tale of the how the old and the spiritual meets modern corruption and greed
  3 KB (548 words) - 07:35, 7 October 2020
• The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
  ...and downs she clings to this fierce passion for all things floral - but is it enough? ...be as free as a bird and do what she wants, when she wants. Bliss. Or is it?
  4 KB (730 words) - 14:24, 17 March 2018

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