by Lucy Neill | Sep 8, 2024 | Recommendations for Children, Topic Booklists
Cross My Heart and Never Lie Nora Dåsnes Tuva is starting seventh grade, and her checklist of goals includes: writing a diary, getting a cool look, building the best fort in the woods with her BFFs, and sharing everything with them. But when she starts school,...
by Lucy Neill | Sep 8, 2024 | Recommendations for Children, Topic Booklists
Nelson, Hero of the Seas Dominic Sandbrook and Edward Bettison The world is at war, and oceans have become battlefields. Napoleon Bonaparte, tyrant of France, has crushed one country after another. Now his cruel eyes are fixed on Britain. Only one man can stop him...
by Lucy Neill | Jul 31, 2024 | Parenting Books, Recommendations for Children
Major and Mynah Karen Owen and Louise Forshaw Getting your first hearing aids can be nerve-wracking; especially when you have to wear them to school. When Callie realises her new hearing aids – ‘the Slugs’ – give her the unique ability to...
by Lucy Neill | Jul 31, 2024 | Parenting Books, Recommendations for Children, Wellbeing Books
Mighty Mindsets Niamh Doyle and Carol Betera How does your brain work, and what does it have to do with moods? Why do you sometimes feel anxious, cross or afraid, and what can you do about it? How can breathing, looking at a snowglobe, or changing what the voice...
by Lucy Neill | Jul 31, 2024 | Parenting Books, Recommendations for Children
Sometimes I Just Won’t Timothy Knapman and Joe Berger Being a toddler is an emotional rollercoaster. Some days you want to put your coat on, you don’t mind sharing and you can’t wait to have your bath. There are days when you’re the first to...
by Lucy Neill | Jul 31, 2024 | Parenting Books, Recommendations for Children
Always Your Stepdad Stephanie Stansbie and Tatiana Kamshilina Whatever you do, wherever you go, whoever you become – I’ll always be your stepdad. This lyrical love letter of a book explores the unique challenges, joys and experiences of becoming a blended...