Welcome to the third entry into our Lockdown Library series! Although some children are back in school, we know that there are plenty who are still at home. So we’ve gone through our collection and found some wonderful picture books that are great for keeping the spirits up!
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While we’re spending time safe in lockdown, we’ve definitely found ourselves reading more! Here’s a handful of books we’ve finished recently, that we think would be perfect for primary-aged readers.
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By Hilary McKay (Macmillan Children’s Books)
Salt spray had twisted her already curly black hair into tight salty springs. They blew into her eyes and stung. She pushed them aside, hardly noticing, and read deeper and deeper.
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By Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer (Egmont)
‘…no one can tell you what is or isn’t a family.
Well, they can tell you, but you don’t have to listen and you shouldn’t listen. You need to only listen to your heart.’
Continue reading “To Night Owl from Dogfish | Book Review”
By Benjamin Read and Laura Trinder (Chicken House)
When her parents go missing and aren’t answering their phones, Emily and her trusty hedgehog sidekick have no choice but to go in search of them.
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There’s a constant stream of exciting new titles being published at the moment, so we have decided to give an update of the books that we’ve recently read and added to our own primary-level bookshelf!
Continue reading “Books 4 the Primary Bookshelf | Reviews”
An Advent Story in Twenty-Four-And-A-Half Chapters
Written and illustrated by Alex T Smith (Macmillan Children’s Books)
One of the books I brought back from my pre-Christmas visit to the West Country (and its lovely indie bookshops) was ‘How Winston Delivered Christmas’. And I’m so pleased I did!
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By author Anna James and illustrator Paola Escobar (HarperCollins)
This is a truly delightful book that argues for keeping libraries and bookshops (but I can’t tell you why!).
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By Christopher Edge (Nosy Crow)
‘There’s no resistance – no change in temperature as my hand moves from inside to out. But as I push against the darkness I can’t help feeling scared that the darkness will push back.’
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The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge is currently hosting a wonderful exhibition called ‘The BFG in Pictures’; 40 original illustrations by Quentin Blake for Roald Dahl’s book The BFG, courtesy of the House of Illustration gallery in London.
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