Thursday, April 25, 2024

The Curious book of Lists by Tracey Turner and Caroline Selmes

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It tells me on the cover this book contains 263 fun, fascinating and fact-filled lists.  Two hundred and sixty-three is an odd number - I gu...
Wednesday, April 24, 2024

B is for Baby by Atinuke illustrated by Angela Brooksbank

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A big brother is taking a basket of bananas to his Baba (grandfather), but he does not realise the baby has stowed away and is now riding on...
Tuesday, April 23, 2024

The Apprentice Witnesser by Bren McDibble

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Once again Bren MacDibble takes us to a dystopian future world - this time set in Queensland. We have wrecked the world. There is no electri...

Little Treasure by Chanelle Gosper illustrated by Jennifer Goldsmith

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  Publisher blurb: A mother and child explore a deserted beach on a windy day. It is an afternoon they will both treasure always. A poetic a...
Monday, April 22, 2024

The Growing Story by Ruth Krauss illustrated by Helen Oxenbury

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A little boy has a puppy and some chickens. He asks his mum 'Will the chicks grow? Will the puppy grow? Will I grow too?' He watches...
Sunday, April 21, 2024

Wings, Waves and Webs: Patterns in Nature by Robin Mitchell Cranfield

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Image from the author web page Teachers of the preschool groups who visit the library I visit each week often ask for books about patterns. ...
Saturday, April 20, 2024

Clever Crow by Chris Butterworth illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill

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I am awarding this book first prize for cover design and oh my goodness you will love the end papers in this book - eggs of all colours and ...