Category: Book Reviews – Kids
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Castle of Adventure by Enid Blyton
Philip, Dinah, Lucy-Ann and Jack are back for another adventure. Staying at a holiday cottage in the Scottish countryside, the children are excited to find a mysterious castle shares the […]
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The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Bored? Ah well, just jump in your car and take a drive through The Phantom Tollbooth. That’s not what Milo planned to do, but when he did —— an amazing […]
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The Complete Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
This book is part of our Centenary Collection. This is a dramatisation for all seven books in C. S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia. Everyone knows the Lion, the Witch and […]
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Five Go Adventuring Again by Enid Blyton
This book is part of our Centenary Collection. I’ve always been a huge fan of the Famous Five and spent my childhood reading and rereading the books. I was curious […]
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Sabotage On The Solar Express by M G Leonard and Sam Sedgman
This review was written by Zach, aged 10, he wrote: This book is part of an adventure series inspired by real train journeys. It sees the return of the Reza […]
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
I was on Google and typed in ‘best stories for 2 year olds’ and The Hungry Caterpillar popped up so I ordered it from LibrariesWest. At this point I hasn’t […]
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
We’ve had two reviews for this classic, one written by staff and one from Lilah, a Midsomer Norton reader. Lilah gave the book 5 stars and wrote: “Great because it […]
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Arctic Star by Tom Palmer
Daisy sent us her review; she gave the book 5 stars! “I think this book is very interesting and gripping because there is a lot of suspense building up in […]
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Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls 2, by Elena Favilli
Second volume of this ambitious project: to give to children stories about women who are heroes on their own. Beautifully illustrated, each page is the story of a different woman […]