Allen & Unwin ISBN:9781911631590 £11.99 I cannot believe it has taken thirty years for me to come across this magical book! The simple premise is that two children, a girl and a boy are playing imaginary games up a tree, in the snow or on the rug inside, each time imagining if they really were in the…
Little Tiger ISBN 9781788951678 £6.99 Dirk Dilly is a dragon detective in London who conceals his true identity. He manages this because people in London never look up! A girl called Holly phones him to say her cat is missing. Dirk thinks the investigation will be dull, but more cats go missing and new dragons…
Hodder Children’s Books ISBN 9781444945300 £6.99 Agent Weasel, legendary super spy, is taking part in an Alpine sporting event, The Winter Whopper Games with his woodland friends. Always on duty, he discovers strange disappearances taking place, of hot chocolate and competitors too. He discovers this is the work of arch villain Dr Snow who is…
Hodder ISBN 9781444949360 £6.99 This is a truly delightful and heart-warming story set in a future world where robots are used to fulfil all the work that humans find boring and ordinary. The story starts when this small robot ‘wakes up’ in a scrap yard and cannot remember much of his past; however the word…
Hodder ISBN 9781444949391 £6.99 Boot the Robot is an appealing character and I enjoyed his first book, Small Robot, Big Adventure. This book does not disappoint. Again the story is set in the future where robots do all the work that humans find dull. Gerry and his friend, Boot, are on a carousel when Gerry’s…
Piccadilly Press ISBN 9781848128248 £6.99 I really loved this book, and think it will appeal to a wide age-range. It has some challenging vocabulary to stretch the more able reader, but is also written in a very fun and accessible way with short chapters and a playfulness with imagery and text. It is a really…
Hodder Children’s books ISBN 9781444952063 £6.99 Toto the ninja crime busting cat is off on a well-earned holiday to a music festival. Far from restful however, she soon finds herself embroiled in a quest to prevent her nemesis Archduke Ferdicat hypnotising the crowd for his own wicked ends. Luckily Toto’s skills and her trusty helpers…
Bloomsbury ISBN: 9781408873953. £6.99 This third book in this popular series sees the welcome return of Malcolm, his friend Crackersnacker the genies and the weasels in a new battle against Uncle Gobb and his relentless pursuit of fact-driven education and ‘rich knowledge’. Dad is over temporarily from America with Lizard, half sister to Malcolm. She,…
Tiny Owl ISBN 9781910328453 £7.99 This is a book suitable for discussions around emotional literacy. It deals with a young lad who drags around a heavy suitcase, a metaphor for the burden of the various difficulties he has faced during his young life. I like the metaphor and I think a worried child could understand…
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