Advent Reading Challenge Day Eleven
A Book with a Christmas Tree on the Cover I found this a tough category to fulfil as I only really read Christmas fiction as…
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The Discovery Illustrated Family Bible by Christian Maclean and David Newbatt
The Discovery Illustrated Family Bible is, to be precise, a collection of retellings of episodes to be found in the Bible. The storyteller is Christian…
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Uncle Pete and the Polar Bear Rescue by David C Flanagan
Go north! has long been my motto. Preferably by boat, but I'll take Uncle Pete's plane. And that's exactly what our intrepid explorer does in…
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The Wall Between Us by Dan Smith
Anja and Monika are cousins and best friends. They live on the same street, across the road from each other and see each other every…
Rubbish? Don’t Throw It Away by Linda Newbery and Katie Rewse
A picture book by Linda Newbery is a rare thing and, thus, all the more to be treasured. Rubbish! is on a subject close to…
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One Button Benny and the Dinosaur Dilemma by Alan Windram and Chloe Holwill-Hunter
You remember One Button Benny? He's the robot with... erm...just one button. But, as you probably also remember, it's an extremely useful button to be…
Scotty Plants a Seed by Conn Iggulden and Lizzy Duncan
Scotty, a little black dog, was blown onto the Isle of Mull in the midst of a ferocious storm, the only member of a little…
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Grizzly Ben by Alan Dapre and Alex Ayliffe
As far as Ben is concerned, grizzly bears are the best thing in the whole world. He's disappointed when his parents don't give him one…
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Henny is Stuck by Aileen Crossley
Poor little Henny is stuck. Unlike her fluffy friends, she's still mostly in her shell. Her wee wings and tiny hands are free but the…
Resist by Tom Palmer
Tom took as his inspiration for this book the life of Audrey Hepburn. He is at pains to point out that it is not a…
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