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The Book Whisperer
May 11, 20202 min read
A dark adventure for kids - that adults need to read.
A book this size would usually take me around a week to read. I finished it in less than two, and that's whilst lockdown homeschooling,...
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The Book Whisperer
May 11, 20202 min read
We are all FEDDUP!
Elaine Wickson is truly the queen of comedy writing - as she skilfully executes books that are not only rib-ticklingly funny but also...
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The Book Whisperer
May 7, 20202 min read
All the Feels with Monkey.
Just like Charlie and Me, Mark Lowery takes us on an emotional Journey in Eating Chips with Monkey. The story introduces us to Daniel, a...
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The Book Whisperer
May 6, 20202 min read
The Ultimate Lockdown Antidote!
Bored with staying in? Parent's driving you mad with telling you to get of the tech and do something to expand your brain? Missing the...
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The Book Whisperer
May 6, 20202 min read
Turning Nightmares into Adventures!
Tom Percival is brilliant at writing picture books for children that deal with emotions and how to recognise and deal with them, they are...
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The Book Whisperer
May 6, 20201 min read
Don't wait for the clocks to stop...
A.M Howell has created a work of mystery and intrigue in The House of One Hundred Clocks. Helena, her parrot Orbit and her Father, move...
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The Book Whisperer
Apr 27, 20203 min read
To the Unsung Heroes.
Our NHS staff have been receiving great praise for their efforts during the Coronavirus pandemic, and so they should, many are working...
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The Book Whisperer
Apr 23, 20201 min read
Embrace the Dark side...
My latest read Evernight by Ross Mackenzie, immediately grabbed me by the throat and pulled me in from the very first chapter. This is...
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The Book Whisperer
Apr 21, 20202 min read
Watch the Movie, LOVE the book :)
School’s officially out, and who knows how long for – so what’s a Librarian to do!! Well, I’ve been keeping the book love alive for our...
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The Book Whisperer
Apr 21, 20202 min read
Book Eating? Um, no...
Well no - eating books is not recommended generally by those in the know (although my younger brother did go through a weird paper eating...
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The Book Whisperer
Apr 21, 20202 min read
The God of Board Games
I recently discovered the book Ancient Games - A History of Sports and Gaming by Iris Volant. As with all books published by Flying Eye...
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The Book Whisperer
Apr 21, 20201 min read
Watch out for the Tiger!
Can kids still use their imagination? In a world where they are bombarded with stimulus from faced paced TV shows and video games, how...
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The Book Whisperer
Apr 21, 20201 min read
Oi YOU!!
Can there be anyone in the universe that has not yet discovered the sheer joy and brilliance of Kes Gray and @_jimField Oi series of...
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The Book Whisperer
Apr 21, 20201 min read
For the love of Bear
This is a book so full of love and heart that i defy you not to shed a tear when you read it. the inspiration for the book came when...
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The Book Whisperer
Mar 25, 20202 min read
Settling into Shut Down.
Well, I think it's fair to say that this isn't the 2020 i was expecting. Both aspects of my working life have come to a crashing halt,...
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The Book Whisperer
Mar 13, 20201 min read
FREE RESOURCES!
If you're a Teacher, School, Parent or a young reader stuck at home then these are for you! With Coronavirus suggesting that we will...
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The Book Whisperer
Mar 11, 20201 min read
WANTED! New Authors to Recommend.
I'm planning on Focusing my Recommended Reads section of the Blog on new Authors in April. That's Authors who have been published for...
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The Book Whisperer
Mar 10, 20202 min read
Slugboy, the superhero you can relate to!
Oh - I really felt for Murdo, the hero of our story. He desperately wants to join the ranks of Scotland's most impressive Superheroes...
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The Book Whisperer
Mar 10, 20202 min read
Throwback Tuesday, Mixing the old and new.
I'm a bit of a neat freak. I like things clean and tidy and everything in it's place. Because of this I'm fairly ruthless historically...
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