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Blog Tour: Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster! by Nadia Shireen (Simon & Schuster)

Nicci Rosengarten

Sep 19
5 min

8-10 yr olds

Blog Tour: Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster! by Nadia Shireen (Simon & Schuster)

Themes: monster hunting, hilarious animal characters, friendship, bravery, community

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Book Review: My Name is Sunshine Simpson by G.M. Linton (Usborne)

Nicci Rosengarten

Jun 19
4 min

8-10 yr olds

Book Review: My Name is Sunshine Simpson by G.M. Linton (Usborne)

Illustrated by Fuuji Takashi For ages 9+ *[Ad-review copy] About the book 🌱Firstly, it’s VERY important for me to let you know that...

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KS1 Book Club: A Dinosaur at the Bus Stop: Poems to Have Fun With! by Kate Wakeling (Otter-Barry)

Nicci Rosengarten

May 19
5 min

KS1 Book Clubs

KS1 Book Club: A Dinosaur at the Bus Stop: Poems to Have Fun With! by Kate Wakeling (Otter-Barry)

Whenever it's a poetry book club, I always get a resounding cheer!! The title doesn't lie, you really do have fun with these poems!!

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Book Reviews: New Kids Illustrated Chapter Books for ages 5+, 7+, 8+ & 9+

Nicci Rosengarten

May 16
5 min

Book Reviews

Book Reviews: New Kids Illustrated Chapter Books for ages 5+, 7+, 8+ & 9+

Themes: comic birthday party capers, caring for animals, grief, war!!

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KS1 Book Club: The Girl Who LOVES Bugs by Lily Murray (Macmillan)

Nicci Rosengarten

Mar 25
5 min

KS1 Book Clubs

KS1 Book Club: The Girl Who LOVES Bugs by Lily Murray (Macmillan)

A beautiful and clever story full of bugs and flowers, and a curious little girl ready to explore and share her finds with her mummies!!

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

Nicci Rosengarten

Mar 16
6 min

4-7 yr olds

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: 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: 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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Book Review: The Day My Family Disappeared by Jo Simmons (Barrington Stoke)

Nicci Rosengarten

Oct 18, 2022
2 min

8-10 yr olds

Book Review: The Day My Family Disappeared by Jo Simmons (Barrington Stoke)

[Ad-review copy] Bob's 'wish' leads him on a quest to find his missing family and his own special talent. Funny and heart-warming.

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KS1 Book Club: Narwhalicorn and Jelly (book 7) by Ben Clanton (Farshore)

Nicci Rosengarten

Oct 13, 2022
3 min

4-7 yr olds

KS1 Book Club: Narwhalicorn and Jelly (book 7) by Ben Clanton (Farshore)

A perfect antidote to the gloomy weather this morning, dark skies and pouring rain... the graphic novels book club session! YAY!

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Book Review: Grimwood: Let the Fur Fly by Nadia Shireen (Simon & Schuster)

Nicci Rosengarten

Sep 24, 2022
4 min

4-7 yr olds

Book Review: Grimwood: Let the Fur Fly by Nadia Shireen (Simon & Schuster)

With life being so stressful and filled with worry these days, PLEASE have a dose of Grimwood to cheer you up! Hilarious forest fun for all

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Blog Tour: Kitty Quest: Trial By Tentacle by Phil Corbett (Simon & Schuster)

Nicci Rosengarten

Jul 25, 2022
5 min

8-10 yr olds

Blog Tour: Kitty Quest: Trial By Tentacle by Phil Corbett (Simon & Schuster)

[Ad – Review Copy] Woolfrik and Perigold, Kitty Quest heroes protect Meowminster from an army of ferocious tentacled sea monsters!

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Blog Tour: Q&A with Elys Dolan, creator of Rex: Dinosaur in Disguise (Walker Books)

Nicci Rosengarten

Jun 16, 2022
6 min

8-10 yr olds

Blog Tour: Q&A with Elys Dolan, creator of Rex: Dinosaur in Disguise (Walker Books)

[Ad – Review Copy] A heartfelt and hilarious story about a t-rex who thaws out 65 million years after the ice age and floats to London.

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Book Review: Maddy Yip's Guide to Holidays by Sue Cheung (Andersen Press)

Nicci Rosengarten

May 6, 2022
4 min

8-10 yr olds

Book Review: Maddy Yip's Guide to Holidays by Sue Cheung (Andersen Press)

[Ad – Review Copy] This is an hilarious seaside caper for the sunshine season that will be enjoyed by both confident and reluctant readers.

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