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The best bad mood ever!
Barbara Throws a Wobbler by Nadia Shireen, Puffin Books "Of course, Barbara had been in bad moods before. She'd had huffs, grumps, upsets...
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May 12, 20213 min read
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This birthday suit is a royal hoot
The King's Birthday Suit by Peter Bently and Claire Powell, Bloomsbury "King Albert-Horatio-Otto the Third had so many clothes it was...
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Apr 18, 20215 min read
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How to be a brave grown-up
Don't go to School by Máire Zepf and Tarsila Krüse, Futa Fata What's it about? It's Benno the bear's first day at school and he can't...
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Apr 5, 20213 min read
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We need to talk about Wolfie
Wolfie the Bunny by Ame Dyckman and Zachariah Ohora What's it about? Dot's parents find a baby wolf on their doorstep and decide to adopt...
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Apr 2, 20214 min read
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Brilliant books to make you laugh
Here are a few of our favourite funny reads... Picture Books Gnome by Fred Blunt, Andersen Press, February 2020 This cautionary tale like...
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Mar 16, 20216 min read
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Manners make the man (or the gnome)
Gnome by Fred Blunt, Andersen Press What's it about? This cautionary tale like "gno" other introduces readers to a grumpy gnome whose...
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Mar 15, 20213 min read
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Making mischief for royal twits
The Worst Princess by Anna Kemp and Sarah Ogilvie, Simon and Schuster What's it about? Princess Sue waits in a tower for a prince to come...
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Mar 13, 20213 min read
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The Dos and Don'ts of Dragon Hunting
Here Be Dragons by Susannah Lloyd and Paddy Donnelly, Frances Lincoln What's it about? I'll try not to give too much away as I'd prefer...
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Mar 11, 20214 min read
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Heroes come in all shapes and sizes
Princess Daisy and the Dragon and the Nincompoop Knights by Steven Lenton, Nosy Crow "I know you put me in a tower to keep me safe from...
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Mar 8, 20213 min read
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A delicious adventure in outer space
You Can't Eat a Princess by Gillian Rogerson and Sarah McIntyre, Scholastic What's it about? It's Princess Spaghetti's birthday and an...
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Mar 7, 20212 min read
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Fascinating chats with fantastic beasts
Interview with a Tiger and Other Clawed Beasts Too by Andy Seed and Nick East, Welbeck Publishing What's it about? Author Andy Seed has...
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Mar 5, 20213 min read
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A first reader that kids will actually want to read
Cat Has a Plan by Laura Gehl and Fred Blunt, Simon & Schuster What's it about? Cat is sad because Dog has a dinosaur toy that Cat really...
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Mar 3, 20213 min read
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A hungry and hilarious moonlit prowl
Wolfboy by Andy Harkness, Bloomsbury What's it about? Wolfboy is hungry and on the prowl for rabbits. He searches by the light of the...
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Feb 18, 20213 min read
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Ahoy, me hearties - here be laughter!
Pirates vs. Monsters by David Crosby and Lee Cosgrove What's it about? Three pirates meet in a tavern and exchange tall tales about...
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Feb 11, 20213 min read
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A hungry and hilarious moonlit prowl
Wolfboy by Andy Harkness, Bloomsbury What's it about? Wolfboy is hungry and on the prowl for rabbits. He searches by the light of the...
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Feb 10, 20213 min read
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This book pushes all the right buttons
The Button Book by Sally Nicholls and Bethan Woollvin The Button Book can only be described as a work of genius and complete and utter...
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Jan 26, 20213 min read
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There are no clichés in this story
There is No Dragon in This Story by Lou Carter and Deborah Allwright, Bloomsbury This is another of our most-treasured books and I'm...
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Jan 11, 20213 min read
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Spectacular Tentacular!
Octopus Shocktopus by Peter Bently and Steven Lenton One day, we found an octopus had come to live on top of us." With a delightfully...
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Nov 30, 20203 min read
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Mad Hatters and Mistletoe
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland by Carys Bexington and Kate Hindley "It's a quick trip by rabbit hole, AGES by sleigh." Santa...
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Nov 25, 20202 min read
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Why you should never ignore care instructions
Do Not Wash This Bear written by Sam Hay, illustrated by Nick East A boy's beloved bear has gotten a bit worse for wear after all their...
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Oct 29, 20203 min read
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