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Month: April 2021

Picture Books

Dandy and Dazza by Mike Dumbleton and Brett Curzon

April 28, 2021

Dazza was amazed that Dandy had so much go crazy in him. Dandy was amazed that go crazy was so much fun. If you are looking for a joyous picture book that celebrates difference and friendship, then it’s well worth checking this fabulous story out. Dandy and Dazza are as different as chalk and cheese.…

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Adventure/Mystery, Fiction, Historical

Jane Austen Investigates: The Abbey Mystery by Julia Golding

April 27, 2021

It’s a truth universally acknowledged (well, it is in my house, anyway!) that Julia Golding is fast becoming one of my favourite authors. After diving into the mystical world of the Companions series, and travelling back in time with The Tigers in the Tower, I was delighted to be invited to join the blog tour…

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Old Enough to Save the Planet by Loll Kirby and Adeline Lirius

April 22, 2021

After seeing this fantastic picture book on Mrs Brown’s Book Box’s Instagram page this week, I couldn’t help but buy it in time for Earth Day 2021. It inspires readers to protect the environment by learning about young people from across the globe who have made a difference in different ways. Reducing traffic pollution, looking…

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Illustrated/Junior

The Bookshop Girl by Sylvia Bishop

April 19, 2021

Another dive into the reading pile today – this time a junior fiction adventure mystery that feels fresh and original yet has an old-fashioned charm to it. Property Jones was abandoned in a bookshop as a baby and has grown up surrounded by books – there’s just one problem, though, she can’t read, which she’s…

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Fiction

I, Cosmo by Charlie Sorosiak

April 16, 2021

I’ve had this book for such a long time, but for some reason, it kept getting pushed back down my reading list. I decided, therefore, that today was the perfect time to finally crack open the cover. Written in the ‘first K9’, this is a warm and moving story about a 13-year-old golden retriever who…

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I Really Want to Win by Simon Philip and Lucia Gaggiotti

April 7, 2021

My daughter, Anna, has been playing ‘libraries’ today: she has sections for picture, factual and fiction books and has even created her own library tickets and check-out system ?. Apparently, this has been her most borrowed book and I can understand why. It’s a comical rhyming story that helps readers to understand that focusing on…

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Ten Little Yoga Frogs by Hilary Robinson and Mandy Stanley

April 1, 2021

I like everything about this fabulous new picture book. It’s a catchy rhyming and counting story that introduces children to basic yoga moves and encourages them to join in and have a go. My kids would have LOVED this when they were younger, more due to a bizarre fascination with trying to contort their bodies…

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