Hodder Children’s Books ISBN 97814444941401 £12.99 This is the second book in the award winning The Wizards of Once series. At the start of the book Xar is in the prison Gormincrag, and Wish is in Queen Sychorax’s castle, which is now behind a huge wall that was created to protect people from witches. Once…
QED ISBN 9781784939311 £7.99 I am a big fan of this series and this volume does not disappoint. First we meet trees and read two poems. Next a labelled diagram of a tree explains the special parts and the jobs they do. Then leaves are examined and we are shown how to start a leaf…
QED ISBN 9781784935603 £9.99 This is a most impressive book. It opens with robot poetry, and children are invited to write their own robot poems. The Robots in history section reminds us that robots have been around for thousands of years. There is an explanation of what a robot is, and we learn about robot…
Otter-Barry Books ISBN 9781910959893 £6.99 This is a delightful collection of poems from two masters of words and creative approaches, Brian Moses and Roger Stevens. They are clearly dog-owners and dog-lovers, with real insight into the vast array of characters, traits and eccentricities that is Man’s Best Friend. My daughter read Rescue Dog out loud to the…
Bloomsbury ISBN 9781408873946 £10.99 The cover of this book reproduces and excerpt from a Guardian review describing Uncle Gobb and the Plot Plot as ‘story telling anarchy’ and I really couldn’t put it better myself! This hilarious, often irreverent tale of Malcolm, his friends and the dreadful Uncle Gobb is the third in the Uncle Gobb series…
Lincoln Children’s Books ISBN 9781847809575 £14.99 This is a sumptuous picture book for older readers. It takes the form of a treasure hunt and centres around two children when they go to visit their great-aunt Martha for a holiday. She is not there, but her housekeeper, Jo, tells them about what has been planned. The…
Wren and Rook, an imprint of Hachette Children’s Group ISBN 9781526361530 £6.99 This book is not rubbish, but shows the reader 50 ways to deuce rubbish, ditch plastic and to save the world. This very apt 2018 paperback publication will inspire and empower children to get involved in environmental issues. It is also a book…
Tiny Owl ISBN 9781910328330 £9.99 This unusual book tells the tale of Thinker the Dog and puppy poet and his relationship with his new family and, in particular, his young master and friend Jace. The story is told through a series of poems either by Jace or by Thinker. The quirky but detailed collage illustrations…
Lincoln Children’s Books ISBN 9781786031143 £12.99 A colourfully illustrated anthology of twelve of Shakespeare’s best-known plays, this lavish hardback offers an accessible introduction to the works of the Bard including Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and the Tempest. The story synopses cover the key elements of each plot, familiarising us with the main characters, all of whom are usefully…
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