4-7 yr olds

Book Reviews: New Kids Chapter Books for ages 5+ and 6+

Nicci Rosengarten

5 days ago
6 min

Book Reviews: New Kids Chapter Books for ages 5+ and 6+

Sea-rescue mice, a secret club for rescuing unicorns, a mermaid ocean parade, friendship giggles, a new girl starts at school + green slime!

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KS1 Book Club: Bear and Bird: The Picnic and other stories by Jarvis (Walker Books)

Nicci Rosengarten

Mar 9
5 min

KS1 Book Clubs

KS1 Book Club: Bear and Bird: The Picnic and other stories by Jarvis (Walker Books)

The children LOVED this today!! Can’t wait to read more ‘Bear and Bird’ friendship feel-good stories. I feel like I’ve found treasure!!

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KS1 Book Club: Isadora Moon Meets the Tooth Fairy by Harriet Muncaster (Oxford University Press)

Nicci Rosengarten

Feb 24
4 min

KS1 Book Clubs

KS1 Book Club: Isadora Moon Meets the Tooth Fairy by Harriet Muncaster (Oxford University Press)

In honour of Isadora Moon Day, the children selected one of Isadora's many wonderful adventures. Every day is Isadora Moon Day!!

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Book Reviews: New Kids Chapter Books for ages 7+ and 8+

Nicci Rosengarten

Feb 21
3 min

8-10 yr olds

Book Reviews: New Kids Chapter Books for ages 7+ and 8+

My top picks selected from both new and recently published kids chapter books (for ages 7+ and 8+).

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KS1 Book Club: My Heart is a Poem by Various (Little Tiger)

Nicci Rosengarten

Feb 9
5 min

KS1 Book Clubs

KS1 Book Club: My Heart is a Poem by Various (Little Tiger)

A beautiful anthology of poems about feelings: sadness, anger, fear, joy, love, and more. The follow-up collection to 'Courage in a Poem'.

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Nicci Rosengarten

Feb 6
4 min

4-7 yr olds

Book Reviews: New Kids Picture Books

My top picks selected from both new and recently published kids books (for ages 4+)

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KS1 Book Club: Finding Floss, The Colour-Changing Cockapoo by Cara Matheson (Owlet Press)

Nicci Rosengarten

Feb 4
5 min

KS1 Book Clubs

KS1 Book Club: Finding Floss, The Colour-Changing Cockapoo by Cara Matheson (Owlet Press)

Not only is 'Finding Floss' pure eye-candy fun for any child's bookshelf it also teaches about what to do if a child finds they are lost.

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KS1 Book Club: The Kindest Red by Ibtihaj Muhammad and S. K. Ali (Andersen Press)

Nicci Rosengarten

Jan 27
7 min

KS1 Book Clubs

KS1 Book Club: The Kindest Red by Ibtihaj Muhammad and S. K. Ali (Andersen Press)

Deciding she’d like to live in a “kind world”, Faizah with her friends use their amazing kindness superpowers during a fun school photo day.

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KS1 Book Club: I Love Chinese New Year by Eva Wong Nava (Scholastic)

Nicci Rosengarten

Jan 21
5 min

KS1 Book Clubs

KS1 Book Club: I Love Chinese New Year by Eva Wong Nava (Scholastic)

Children will enjoy finding out all about the traditions, and find familiarity in the joy of family gatherings and the love of a grandparent

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KS1 Book Club: Frank and Bert by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros (Nosy Crow)

Nicci Rosengarten

Jan 13
4 min

KS1 Book Clubs

KS1 Book Club: Frank and Bert by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros (Nosy Crow)

First KS1 book club of 2023 and I couldn't think of a more joyful new book to share to the children. Yay! Frank and Bert are back!

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KS1 Book Club: Eight Nights, Eight Lights by Natalie Barnes (Little Tiger)

Nicci Rosengarten

Dec 14, 2022
3 min

KS1 Book Clubs

KS1 Book Club: Eight Nights, Eight Lights by Natalie Barnes (Little Tiger)

It's the last KS1 book club of the term. The kids loved this awesome new story about Chanukah + we played dreidel with chocolate coins too!!

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Book Review: Future Hero: Mission to the Shadow Sea by Remi Blackwood (Scholastic)

Nicci Rosengarten

Dec 12, 2022
2 min

8-10 yr olds

Book Review: Future Hero: Mission to the Shadow Sea by Remi Blackwood (Scholastic)

Jarell is needed back in Ulfrika for an underwater adventure with fellow warrior Kimisi. It's a race against time to find the Iron Crocodile

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KS1 Book Club: We Wish You A Smelly Christmas by Lucy Rowland (Scholastic)

Nicci Rosengarten

Dec 1, 2022
3 min

KS1 Book Clubs

KS1 Book Club: We Wish You A Smelly Christmas by Lucy Rowland (Scholastic)

This morning the children were fuelled up on advent calendars, so here's a funny story about overindulging on Christmas treats TOOT TOOT

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KS1 Book Club: Where Björn Belongs by Samuel Langley-Swain (Owlet Press)

Nicci Rosengarten

Nov 24, 2022
4 min

KS1 Book Clubs

KS1 Book Club: Where Björn Belongs by Samuel Langley-Swain (Owlet Press)

A beautiful, heart-warming story of boy's friendship with a polar bear called Björn, with an ending that’s the best Christmas present ever.

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KS1 Book Club: The Woodcutter and The Snow Prince by Ian Eagleton (Owlet Press)

Nicci Rosengarten

Nov 17, 2022
5 min

4-7 yr olds

KS1 Book Club: The Woodcutter and The Snow Prince by Ian Eagleton (Owlet Press)

A delightful and magical fairy tale that took us on an icy journey from sadness and loneliness to friendship, hope and love at Christmas.

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Book Review: Einstein the Penguin: The Case of the Fishy Detective by Iona Rangeley (HarperCollins)

Nicci Rosengarten

Nov 15, 2022
4 min

8-10 yr olds

Book Review: Einstein the Penguin: The Case of the Fishy Detective by Iona Rangeley (HarperCollins)

Einstein returns to London at last, but he kidnapped again! Will Imogen and Arthur be able to work together to follow the clues to find him?

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KS1 Book Club: One & Everything by Sam Winston (Walker Studio)

Nicci Rosengarten

Nov 10, 2022
4 min

KS1 Book Clubs

KS1 Book Club: One & Everything by Sam Winston (Walker Studio)

'One & Everything' is beautiful, educational, and inspiring. A story featuring 50 scripts from around the world, ancient and modern.

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KS1 Book Club: Home for Grace by Kathryn White (Andersen Press)

Nicci Rosengarten

Nov 3, 2022
4 min

KS1 Book Clubs

KS1 Book Club: Home for Grace by Kathryn White (Andersen Press)

[Ad-review copy] Grace's story encourages young children to have empathy and compassion towards refugees and the homeless.

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Book Review: Sidney Makes a Wish by Lisa Thompson (Barrington Stoke)

Nicci Rosengarten

Oct 25, 2022
3 min

4-7 yr olds

Book Review: Sidney Makes a Wish by Lisa Thompson (Barrington Stoke)

[Ad-review copy] A sweet story for first chapter book readers about friendship and playground dynamics. Some wishes do come true, thankfully

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Q&A: Zaro Weil, author of 'When Poems Fall From The Sky' (Welbeck)

Nicci Rosengarten

Oct 24, 2022
11 min

Q&As

Q&A: Zaro Weil, author of 'When Poems Fall From The Sky' (Welbeck)

[Ad – Review Copy] If Mother Earth were a poet then these are the raps, haikus, plays, she'd write to encourage kids to love + protect her.

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