This week my children's book reviews include a riveting sci-fi middle grade adventure, a charming board book exploring farm life plus two more middle grade reads including a collection of classic stories featuring brave girls and an insightful road trip across the south in America
BOOK OF THE WEEK
THE BIGWOOF CONSPIRACY
BY DASHE ROBERTS
CHILDREN 9+
Twelve-year-old
UFO-obsessed Lucy Sladan is investigating unexplained disappearances
in her home town Sticky Pines. She teams up with a strange
thirteen-year-old boy called Milo to uncover the mystery. But what
happens when they discover a huge hairy creature! A quirky cast of
characters and bizarre occurrences will keep the kids hooked. A
hilarious and exciting new sci-fi series that has a wide appeal.
Stranger Things meets The Goonies.
Nosy
Crow PB £6.99
WHAT CAN YOU SEE? ON
THE FARM BY MARIA PERERA & KATE WARE
BOARD BOOK 3+
Explore
a farmyard with charming peep-through pages and layered landscapes.
Children will love spotting and counting the different animals,
vehicles and food on each page. It is also peppered with facts. Find
out what a baby pig and cow is called. Count how many chicks are on
the page. The bold colours and sturdy pages are perfect for curious
fingers. A great way to occupy an hour or two.
HB Little Tiger £7.99
FAVOURITE STORIES OF
COURAGEOUS GIRLS BY VARIOUS
CHILDREN 8+
A
wonderful collection of inspirational stories about brave girls who
face up to fear and fight against unfairness. Children will be
introduced to some of the best-loved heroines in children's' books.
From Jo March cutting her hair to raise money to Anne of Green Gables
saving her friends life. Each chapter has an introduction before the
satisfying extract. This is a lovely gift to share on Mothers Day and
will encourage children to explore the classics.
Hodder
PB £6.99
CLEAN GETAWAY BY NIC
STONE
CHILDREN 9+
Eleven-year-old
Scoob and his Grandma are going on a spontaneous road trip in her new
camper van across America. Armed with the Green Book showing the
'safe' places for African Americans Scoob soon learns nothing is what
it seems. When the past meets the present, family secrets are exposed
Scoob is getting more of an education that he realised. This
entertaining road trip is a heartwarming and thought-provoking family
drama that highlights prejudice in American history.
Knights Of PB £6.99
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