Children's Book Reviews

Never Use a Knife and Fork
by Neil Goddard & Nick Sharratt
Release Date: 7th Mar 2008

Stuff, suck, trickle and tread but never use a knife and fork...

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Norma Snows
by Paula Metcalf
Release Date: 1st Aug 2008

An ego trip for Norma Snows and nothing more...

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Barnaby Grimes: Legion of the Dead
by Chris Riddell & Paul Stewart
Release Date: 3rd Jul 2008

Barnaby Grimes, tick-tock lad, highstacker and delivery boy is back with a new adventure...

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Ghost Writer
by Julia Jarman
Release Date: 3rd Jul 2008

Frankie sees a ghost and it's trying to tell him something...

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The Witness
by James Jauncey
Release Date: 4th Jul 2008

Gritty realism and a village slaughter are the core of this novel...

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The Littlest Dinosaur
by Michael Foreman
Release Date: 5th May 2008

The only size that matters is the size of your heart...

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Marvin Gets Mad!
by Joseph Theobald
Release Date: 7th Jul 2008

You will laugh your socks off - let's hope Marvin doesn't mind...

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Custardly Wart Pirate
by Alan MacDonald
Release Date: 16th Jun 2008

Engaging and fun... welcome to world of Warts!

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Mermaid Curse: The Rainbow Pool
by Louise Cooper
Release Date: 5th Jun 2008

Will Lizzie be able to free her mermaid mother from the awful mermaid Queen?

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Birth of a Warrior
by Michael Ford
Release Date: 23rd Jun 2008

A perfect follow-on to the successful Fire of Ares...

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Monster Blood Tattoo Book Two: Lamplighter
by D. M. Cornish
Release Date: 1st May 2008

Rossamund makes it as a Lamplighter - but will he make it alive?

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Monster Blood Tattoo Book One: Foundling
by D. M. Cornish
Release Date: 1st May 2008

First in a new fantasy series - Monster Blood Tattoo...

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What!
by Kate Lum & Adrian Johnson
Release Date: 7th Jul 2008

An unprepared Grandma gets a night to remember when her grandson comes to stay

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The Magician: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
by Michael Scott
Release Date: 5th Jun 2008

Sophie has been Awakened, but will Josh also make that first step?

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Midnight for Charlie Bones
by Jenny Nimmo
Release Date: 5th Jun 2006

Could this be the next Harry Potter?

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The Alchemyst: The secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
by Michael Scott
Release Date: 22nd May 2007

A winning combination... magic, mystery, legend and the great Alchemyst himself, Nicholas Flamel

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The Trouble with Wenlocks
by Joel Stewart
Release Date: 5th Jul 2007

A strange tale about existentialism... for children, or not as it happens...

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George, the Dragon & the Princess
by Chris Wormell
Release Date: 3rd Jul 2008



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Chicken Dance
by Jacques Couvillon
Release Date: 4th Feb 2008



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Magic Tree House: Adventure on the Amazon
by Mary Pope Osborne
Release Date: 1st May 2008



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Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
by Eoin Colfer
Release Date: 3rd May 2007



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The Golden Compass
by Philip Pullman
Release Date: 6th Aug 2007



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Horrid Henry and the abominable snowman
by Francesca Simon
Release Date: 4th Oct 2007



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Santa's Raindeer
by Rod Green
Release Date: 3rd Sep 2007

Absolutely stunning yuletide fodder

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Does a Sea Cow say Moo?
by Terry Webb Harshman
Release Date: 2nd Jun 2008

Lovable underwater silliness - fishtastic!

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The Bog Baby
by Jean Willis
Release Date: 1st May 2008

Secrets and a small blue bog baby...

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The Bear in the Cave
by Michael Rosen
Release Date: 1st Oct 2007



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Mermaid Curse: The Black Pearl
by Louise Cooper
Release Date: 7th Feb 2008



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Silverhorse
by Lene Kaaberbol
Release Date: 4th Apr 2008

Forget Unicorns... I want a Hellhorse!

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My Monster
by Eleanor Taylor
Release Date: 5th May 2008

Because moving home can be a bit scary

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The Odd Egg
by Emily Gravett
Release Date: 7th Mar 2008



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Hootcat Hill
by Lucy Coats
Release Date: 3rd Mar 2008

Hopefully the first in a fantastical new series. Check out our interview with the author...

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Tiny Rockers: Boat
by Justine Smith
Release Date: 28th Feb 2008



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Pip Pip Hooray
by Jan Lawton
Release Date: 24th Jan 2008

A self-published story about a young bird who is afraid of heights and flying!

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This Dinosaur is So BIG!
by Nick Sharratt
Release Date: 3rd Apr 2008

Interactive fun in an indivudal and quirky way from one of the best Children's authors in the UK!

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The Rule of Claw
by John Brindley
Release Date: 3rd Mar 2008

Brindley takes the lid off The Lord of the Flies and brings it bang up to date with The Rule of Claw.

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Billy Bones
by Christopher Lincoln
Release Date: 4th Apr 2008



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No Place for Magic
by E D Baker
Release Date: 4th Feb 2008

A precocious princess, a pompous prince, obnoxious siblings, squabbling sisters and feuding mothers and daughters; hardly my idea of a fairytale.

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Up in the Tree
by Margaret Atwood
Release Date: 2nd Apr 2008



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Princess of a Day
by Sarah Dyer
Release Date: 7th Apr 2008



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The Last Elf
by Silvana de Mari
Release Date: 3rd Mar 2008

Translated from Italian is this original tale of a world gone dark.

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Night of the Veggie Monster
by George McClements
Release Date: 3rd Mar 2008



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The Book of a Thousand Days
by Shannon Hale
Release Date: 3rd Mar 2008

A beautiful and stirring fairytale of clever proportions

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The Selfish Crocodile
by Faustin Charles
Release Date: 5th Mar 2007

Bring out your children's wilder side whilst learning to count.

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Shadow Web
by N M Browne
Release Date: 4th Feb 2008

Historical fiction made perfect for teenagers; they'll learn something without realising it

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From Where I Stand
by Tabitha Sazuma
Release Date: 7th Feb 2008



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Sunshine to the Sunless
by Gareth Thompson
Release Date: 7th Feb 2008



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Barnaby Grimes: Return of the Emerald Skull
by Chris Riddell & Paul Stewart
Release Date: 3rd Jan 2008

Another highstacking performance by Barnaby Grimes

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The Amber Spyglass
by Philip Pullman
Release Date: 6th Aug 2007

In this, the latest of His Dark Materials trilogy, Lyra and Will have to battle against specres, cliff ghasts, harpies as well as the formidable Metatron in order to save the worlds.

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Jacksweettooth
by Malorie Blackman
Release Date: 3rd Jan 2008

Amazing how a tiny mouse can cause so much trouble

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Ruthie and the (not so teeny tiny) Lie
by Laura Rankin
Release Date: 4th Feb 2008

Lies are bad...

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The Fire of Ares
by Michael Ford
Release Date: 7th Jan 2008

The first in the Spartan Warrior series

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Where's My Cuddle?
by James Mayhew
Release Date: 21st Jan 2008



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Mariah Mundi
by G P Talyor
Release Date: 6th Sep 2007

Some have likened to Harry Potter - well, it isn't... but that's not a bad thing

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The Supernaturalist
by Eoin Colfer
Release Date: 27th Jan 2005



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The Subtle Knife
by Philip Pullman
Release Date: 6th Aug 2007

The second in the The Dark Materials trilogy

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Snakehead
by Anthony Horowitz
Release Date: 31st Oct 2007



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Boobela and the belching giant
by Joe Friedman
Release Date: 4th Oct 2007

A collection of wormy tales

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Outcast
by Michelle Paver
Release Date: 6th Sep 2007

The fourth novel in The Ancient Chronicles series

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Jack Flint and the Redthorn Sword
by Joe Donnelly
Release Date: 2nd Aug 2007

Meet Jack... he's an extraordinary boy with an extraordinary world on his doorstep

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Flanimals: The Day of the Bletchling
by Ricky Gervais
Release Date: 4th Oct 2007

Gross laugh-out-loud fun courtesy of Ricky Gervais

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Disney Pixar Annual 2008
by Various
Release Date: 6th Aug 2007



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The Amazing, Astonishing, Incredible and True adventures of Me - Charlie Small: Gorilla City
by Unspecified
Release Date: 1st Mar 2007



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Mr Christmas Soundbook
by Various
Release Date: 3rd Sep 2007



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Chewy, Gooey, Rumble, Plop book
by Steve Alton & Nick Sharratt
Release Date: 18th Oct 2007

The definitive guide to your digestive system.. for children

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Starcross
by Philip Reeve
Release Date: 1st Oct 2007

Full of good ole fashioned British humour (and a decent plotline)

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Wriggle and Roar
by Julia Donaldson & Nick Sharratt
Release Date: 1st Apr 2005

Playtime for children and adults alike

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Faster, Faster, Little Red Train
by Benedict Blathwayt
Release Date: 4th Oct 2007



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The Great Harlequin Grim
by Gareth Thompson
Release Date: 5th Apr 2007



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The Snow Goose
by Paul Gallico
Release Date: 4th Oct 2007



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A Dose of Dr Dog
by Babette Cole
Release Date: 4th Oct 2007

Hilariously funny and gorgeously illustrated...woof-tastic!

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