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Can Bears Ski? - Raymond Antrobus, ill. Polly Dunbar
We love this book in this house...and not just because it's a lovely story, brightly and beautifully illustrated, but because there was a...
simpsonrd
Feb 11, 20215 min read
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An Illustrated History of UFOs - Adam Allsuch Boardman
This fantastic book, full of brilliant facts, stories and theories about UFOs is an absolute delight. I loved the style of the...
simpsonrd
Feb 11, 20211 min read
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True Adventures- Devika Rangachari, Kekla Magoon
These great novellas from Pushkin Press are action packed recounts of real life historical events, but told from a different perspective...
simpsonrd
Feb 11, 20211 min read
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Imagine - Patricia Forde, ill. by Elina Braslina
UPDATED FOR BLOG TOUR STOP 13th JULY 2021 - new content from author, Patricia Forde at bottom of review. This is a delightful picture...
simpsonrd
Feb 2, 20214 min read
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Maggie Blue and the Dark World - Anna Goodall
Maggie Blue is an outsider, both at home and at school. She lives with her eccentric aunt Esme, and has no friends other than the...
simpsonrd
Feb 2, 20212 min read
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Daydreams and Jellybeans
Out today! What a great little collection of poems, in which every reader is sure to find a new favourite.... A mix of funny and serious,...
simpsonrd
Jan 27, 20211 min read
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Too Small Tola and the Three Fine Girls - Atinuke, ill.by Onyinye Iwu
Three charming stories about a young girl who lives in a flat in Lagos with her sister, Moji, who is very clever; her brother, Dapo, who...
simpsonrd
Jan 27, 20215 min read
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The Boy Who Sang With Dragons - Andy Shepherd, ill. Sara Ogilvie
What's happened here...how have I missed not just one, but FOUR, books in this series, leading up to this fifth and final instalment???...
simpsonrd
Jan 21, 20214 min read
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The House At the Edge of Magic - Amy Sparkes
A fast-paced adventure, racing through the streets of Victorian London, this is a funny, magical, slightly scary, and ultimately...
simpsonrd
Jan 19, 20213 min read
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Ghost Garden - Emma Carroll, ill. Kaja Kajfez
This spooky little novella from Emma Carroll is the perfect dark Winter's eve mystery, and will sit perfectly alongside other creepy...
simpsonrd
Jan 17, 20212 min read
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The Broken Raven – Joseph Elliott
Having loved the thrilling first instalment in Joseph Elliott's Shadow Skye trilogy, I was very excited to be asked to be on the blogtour...
simpsonrd
Jan 12, 20213 min read
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The Elephant- Peter Carnavas
This little book packs a big punch, tackling big themes such as loss, grief and depression, but in a beautifully kind, gentle and...
simpsonrd
Dec 24, 20201 min read
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October, October - Katya Balen
I've seen lots of people praising this, so despite my December book-buying ban, this somehow fell in my basket on a visit to my local...
simpsonrd
Dec 18, 20202 min read
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Another Twist in the Tale - Catherine Bruton
This brilliant follow on from the original Dickens classic quite literally does what it says, introducing us to another Twist...the...
simpsonrd
Dec 12, 20201 min read
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Amelia Fang - Laura Ellen Anderson
The most popular arrival in our house this year, we received the first book in the series as a gift from the very kind people at...
simpsonrd
Dec 12, 20202 min read
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The Lost Child's Quest - James Haddell
Just like the evil Mr Silverman, right from the action-packed beginnings of this story where he first appears, I was hooked and desperate...
simpsonrd
Dec 4, 20203 min read
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The Beast and the Bethany - Jack Meggitt-Phillips, ill.by Isabelle Follath
The best of children's literature here, and I don't say that lightly. This is my type of book...the type of book that captivated me as a...
simpsonrd
Dec 3, 20203 min read
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Rashford - Harry Coninx
One of a great little series of fictional biographies - 'Tales from the Pitch', this series of books about the lives of current star...
simpsonrd
Dec 1, 20201 min read
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Glassheart - Katharine Orton
It's my stop on the blogtour for this fab tale full of magic and menace set on the misty moors of Dartmoor - perfect reading material as...
simpsonrd
Nov 14, 20203 min read
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Santa Post - Emma Yarlett
An timely, festive release that is sure to be a welcome delivery this Christmas for anyone lucky enough to receive it! This bright and...
simpsonrd
Nov 11, 20201 min read
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