New books we love: December 2019
Here are the books we reviewed and loved this month. Happy reading!
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A Most Peculiar Toy Factory
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A Most Peculiar Toy Factory
Hoggle’s Happy Toys is a creepy toy factory that has been closed for five years, ever since the toys came to life and started to a…
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Angel on the Roof
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Angel on the Roof
When Lewis finds an angel living on the roof of his house, they form a quick friendship. Soon, the people living under the an…
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Bad Nana: That’s Snow Business
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Bad Nana: That’s Snow Business
What happens when Bad Nana gets involved with the Winter Wonderland Variety Show? The third book in Sophy Henn’s young middle…
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Cyborg Cat and the Night Spider
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Cyborg Cat and the Night Spider
Ade gets mysterious messages from the Night Spider – is he really in danger, and is he a superhero? Ade is a bright, active, …
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Earth Heroes: Twenty Inspiring Stories of People Saving O...
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Earth Heroes: Twenty Inspiring Stories of People Saving O...
When faced with climate change, the biggest threat that our planet has ever confronted, it's easy to feel as if there is nothing y…
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Football School Season 4: Where Football Explains the World
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Football School Season 4: Where Football Explains the World
Coaches Alex and Ben are back for a fourth season of the brilliantly informative Football School. A brilliant present for fac…
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Hidden Planet
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Hidden Planet
A self-confessed wildlife obsessive, Rothery’s book isn’t just a collection of his gorgeous illustration but rather a study of the…
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How About A Night Out?
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How About A Night Out?
This rhyming book about what cats do at night hits all the right notes – the rhyme is bouncy, quirky and original and the cat…
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How to be Extraordinary
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How to be Extraordinary
This inspirational non-fiction picture book introduces children to extraordinary people from across the world and throughout histo…
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Invisible in a Bright Light
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Invisible in a Bright Light
A mysterious and riveting fantasy thriller, with elements of horror, that will especially appeal to readers who enjoy puzzles and …
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Isadora Moon Puts on a Show
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Isadora Moon Puts on a Show
Isadora Moon is unique: she has a vampire father and a fairy mother. So what kind of show will she put on at the annual vampire ba…
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Kai and the Monkey King
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Kai and the Monkey King
Professor Brownston recounts the story of two ancestors, whose quest to observe and document mythical phenomena leads them across …
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Level Up! Block and Roll
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Level Up! Block and Roll
Best friends Max and Flo find themselves trapped inside Max’s favourite construction video game, Blocktopia. How will they leave? …
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Madame Badobedah
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Madame Badobedah
This beautiful and poignant picture book – made extra special and lush with Lauren O-Hara's dreamy, charming illustrations&nb…
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Mr Penguin and the Catastrophic Cruise
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Mr Penguin and the Catastrophic Cruise
Mr Penguin is setting sail on the Saucy Sandra cruise ship for a well-earned holiday. But is everything what it seems? The th…
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My Monster and Me
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My Monster and Me
A boy introduces both himself and his monster, who has been with him for as long as he can remember. An all-round perfect pic…
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Perfectly Polite Penguins
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Perfectly Polite Penguins
Most penguins are perfectly polite. But then there is Polly. This silly, chilly story will have little ones laughing out…
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The Blanket Bears
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The Blanket Bears
Alone in the snow, two little bears are cold, scared and missing much of their fur. Thankfully, help arrives in the form of Tilly,…
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The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch
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The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch
The much-adored Christmasaurus is back for more magical adventures in this feel-good sequel to The Christmasaurus. The storyb…
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The Fowl Twins
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The Fowl Twins
The Fowl twins are completely unlike each other, but they make the perfect team when the evil ACRONYM attacks them. Readers will f…
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The Frozen Sea
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The Frozen Sea
This brilliant sequel to The Lost Magician is a nail-biting adventure of twists and turns from award-winning author Pier…
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The Golden Unicorn: Secrets and Legends
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The Golden Unicorn: Secrets and Legends
The first book in The Magical Unicorn Society series was immensely popular, and this attractive follow-up volu…
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The Somerset Tsunami
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The Somerset Tsunami
This is another glorious example of historical fiction from Emma Carroll: a feisty, female-led adventure based on the real-life ev…
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The Weird Friends Fan Club
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The Weird Friends Fan Club
Grace micro-manages her life and friends to make sure her online identity is super-attractive and super-cool (#blessed). Writ…
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Tiny and Teeny
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Tiny and Teeny
At the edge of Glengadget, the incredibly helpful Tiny lives with her pet fox Teeny. The colourful imagery in this wonderful …
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Unseen Worlds
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Unseen Worlds
Meet the microscopic creatures living in your mattress and the miniature mites that are feasting on your skin in this extraordinar…
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We Are the Beaker Girls
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We Are the Beaker Girls
The sequel to My Mum Tracy Beaker is another Jacqueline Wilson classic, handling serious issues in a humorous, accessibl…
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What I Like Most
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What I Like Most
A little girl ponders the everyday wonders she likes most – friends, pencils, staring out of windows – and the person who remains …
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White Eagles
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White Eagles
It’s the summer of 1939. Germany’s troops have gathered near Poland’s borders and their air force is making increasingly daring fo…
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Winter Sleep: A Hibernation Story
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Winter Sleep: A Hibernation Story
This beautifully illustrated, large-format picture book perfectly blends a sweet story with fascinating facts about animals sleepi…
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