Beauty and the Beast

New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

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Hit T He Books

Nov 28, 2021

Travel through some of the most beautiful and unusual gardens in the land, learning the stories of how they were created and finding inspiration for your own backyard. Brimming with gorgeous photography, the places it will take you to include a dry g

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Reading Corner

Mar 4, 2022

KEY: HB HARDBACK ★ PB PAPERBACK ★ BB BOARD BOOK Ole Könnecke RRP £11.99 (HB) www.geckopress.com Dulcinea has known since she was small not to enter the dangerous magic forest where the witch lives in a castle. But her father hasn’t come home from col

Woman's Weekly

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The Gift Of Books

Dec 8, 2021

From cute Christmas characters to amazing facts and much-loved classics, there’s something for every young fan in our festive round-up. Delivering presents is hard work, so it’s no wonder that Father Christmas fancies a break. But what if his repla

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Reading Corner

Mar 1, 2024

KEY: HB HARDBACK ★ PB PAPERBACK ★ BB BOARD BOOK Sukhbinder Kaur and Rajpal Singh RRP £10.99 (BB) www.sharecharityuk.com Let’s go on another sensory journey with Paras and his friend Pete as they search for Paras’ Kara (his Sikh iron bangle). They

K-Zone

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Watch!

Jun 11, 2023

Teenager Alex visits family in Mexico, and befriends an unlikely companion – a young chupacabra hiding in his grandpa’s shed. Resembling a cat with wings and sharp fangs, it seems different to the myths Alex has heard. The full-grown chupacabra is fe

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Dear DOCTOR

Aug 4, 2021

Dear Reading Doctor, My dad loves history and in the school holidays he always takes us around loads of old museums. I used to think it was dead boring but then we saw some really cool stuff about Ancient Greece in a museum in London. They had some

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Reading Corner

Dec 1, 2021

Great books for growing minds KEY: HB HARDBACK ★ PB PAPERBACK ★ BB BOARD BOOK www.simonandschuster.co.uk Wherever you’re going, I’m going too. We fit together, just me and you. Bear and squirrel make the prefect pair. But when chicken wants to join t

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Reading Corner

Sep 1, 2023

RRP £5.99 (PB) www.knightsof.media Vinay, Musa, Inua and Nish are best friends. Nothing can separate them… until one day when Vinay’s cousin comes to invade his bunk bed haven (i.e. share his room). When a prank war starts, can the friends remembe

Your Pregnancy

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Read, Read, Read, Because…

Sep 27, 2023

Starting school can often be a fraught, nervewracking time for you and your children, but this is not a problem a few unicorns can’t solve. Welcome to Unicorn School. Have a Magical First Day! tells the story of Rocky and how his first day does not g

Storytime

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Story Magic

Aug 5, 2020

THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE CASTLE IN THE SKY by Hiro Kamigaki and IC4DESIGN (Laurence King) is the latest in the Pierre the Maze Detective series. It’s a big, beautiful book with stunningly detailed illustrations of mazes for readers to find their way t

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Reading Corner

Mar 4, 2022

Great books for growing minds KEY: HB HARDBACK ★ PB PAPERBACK ★ BB BOARD BOOK Molly Potter, illustrated by Sarah Jennings RRP £10.99 (HB) www.bloomsbury.com The Same but Different celebrates everything that makes us unique as well as the similarities

The Australian Women's Weekly

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Best Books For Children

Nov 4, 2020

The sugar glider possum may be the smallest creature in the rainforest, but when Santa’s reindeer Comet sprains her ankle, Snap decides to audition for stand-in. Warren the Wallaby just laughs. But will Snap have the last laugh? This illustrated hard

Australian Women’s Weekly NZ

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Christmas Gifts

Nov 6, 2019

Anna Chiu is not part of the “Shore Lakes High Asians”, high achievers with tiger mums and designer gear who score 99.99 in every exam. She leaves school to bus home to take care of her younger siblings and help Baba in his restaurant, while her depr

K-Zone

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Read! Read!

Nov 8, 2020

After a catastrophic accident changes Amber’s life, she thinks she is completely alone. In reality, she has gained thousands of unexpected friends. Amber seems to have an impossible power; a connection to all the insects around her. When she loses co

North & South

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Cool Books For Kids

Jun 9, 2019

Mauao (Mt Maunganui) stands guard at the entrance to Te Awanui (Tauranga Harbour). The legend of this mountain is full of heartbreak and struggle, but it’s also a story of endurance, strength and unity. The collaboration between Tauranga author and h

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Story Magic

Aug 2, 2023

★ SPYCERATOPS by Alex Willmore (Farshore) answers an age-old question: what is cooler than a dinosaur? The answer is: a dinosaur who is also a spy! Spyceratops has gadgets, a sidekick, and even a cool spybike. He sets off on a mission to investigate

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Story Magic

Nov 1, 2023

→ THE CAPYBARAS by Alfredo Soderguit (Greystone) is a fabulous story about the rodents you encountered earlier in this magazine! When hunting season comes, capybaras take refuge in a chicken coop and make friends with the hens. The story and the styl

Your Pregnancy

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Time To Wrap It!

Nov 29, 2023

This fantastic advent calendar features 24 stories in individual pockets. Too cute! Many of the mini 32-page books have a seasonal theme - what a great way to build the excitement. Mr. Men and Little Miss Advent Calendar, Jonathan Ball, R457, takealo

K-Zone

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Read! Read!

Mar 8, 2020

When Edie starts at a new school, she decides to make it an experiment. A new school, a science kit and a class full of potential friends – what could go wrong! Between the great slime fiasco, apology cookie surprise and wrinkle cream mix up, making

The Big Issue

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Kids’ Books About Fashion Accessories

Jul 11, 2022

by Dr Seuss The tall anthropomorphic cat in the red-and-white top hat may be the most famous hat wearer in childrens’ literature. Mayhem and madness ensue when he comes to brighten Sally and her brother’s dull day. by Katie Daynes The fascinating sto

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Reading Corner

Mar 3, 2021

KEY: HB HARDBACK ★ PB PAPERBACK ★ BB Board Book Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet RRP £8.99 (BB) www.simonandschuster.co.uk From the best selling Supertato series, Supertato has enlisted the help from his super squad of vegetables to teach the Evil Pea a le

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Reading Corner

Mar 1, 2024

Rhian Tracey RRP £7.99 (PB) www.bonnierbooks.co.uk/piccadillypress Before the war starts, Ned is resigned to a future working in the family funeral parlour. Then the covert operations at Bletchley Park begin and his life is transformed. Ned and hi

You South Africa

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Five-star Reads

Feb 10, 2023

By BARBARA KINGSOLVER Faber Damon Fields has the cards stacked against him right from the start. Born to a teen drug addict in a trailer home in the rural American South, his childhood is spent drifting from one awful foster home to the next. But bl

Cricket Magazine Fiction and Non-Fiction Stories for Children and Young Teens

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Cricket Readers Recommend

Jan 1, 2024

by Dick King-Smith Harry’s great-uncle died and left Harry his prize possession, a parrot named Mad. At first, Harry is disappointed, but then he realizes that Mad is a genius! Mad helps Harry with his homework, Harry’s mom with her cooking, and he e