Children Books
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How To Seize a Dragon’s Jewel, Cressida Cowell, Publisher Hodder Children’s Books, September 2012,384p.“The 10th outing for Viking dragon tamer Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third deepens the atmosphere of doom that has gathered over this series. The dragon rebellion is under way, Hiccup’s friend and allies are in captivity, the situation looks bleak. Cowell’s loopy, scattershot imagination is as compelling as ever.” Recommandé par le FT |
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A Little, Aloud, For Children, Angela Macmillan, Publisher David Fickling Books, June 2012, 464p.“A judicious selection of excerpts from old and modern literature, each brief enough to be read aloud in less than 20 minutes. Famous authors rub shoulders with the lesser-known in a book intended to foster a love of reading.” Recommandé par le FT |
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Gods and Warriors, Michelle Paver, Publisher Puffin, August 2012, 304p.“Pre-classical Greece. An outcast boy is marooned on a remote Mediterranean remote island with a high priestess’s daughter who has fled from a forced marriage. The two find common ground and a common enemy in a novel filled with the animist spirituality and raw brutality of a lost age.” Recommandé par le FT |
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Grimm Tales, Philip Pullman, Publisher Penguin, September 2012, 432p.“The His Dark Materials author retells 50 of the Grimm brothers’ stories, some familiar, others not. All are infused with the beguiling, dreamlike logic of fairy tales and presented with beautiful simplicity and clarity. Bewitching, whether enjoyed with others or by oneself.” Recommandé par le FT |
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Four Children and It, Jacqueline Wilson, Publisher Puffin, August 2012, 320p.“Both tribute and sequel to E Nesbit’s 1902 classic Five Children And It, revisiting that novel’s wish-granting sand-fairy in the present day. Four siblings learn that getting everything you want isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, in a genial fable with a serious message. Recommandé par le FT |
Picture Books
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Superworm, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, Publisher Scholastic, September 2012, 32p.“The Gruffalo duo offer their unique take on the superhero. A worm dedicated to helping others falls foul of the villainous Wizard Lizard and his crow sidekick. The animals whose lives Superworm has enhanced band together to rescue him. A lively, rhyme-rich treat.” Recommandé par le FT |
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Claude In The Country, Alex Smith, Publisher Hodder, October 2012, 96p.“Absurd, quintessentially British humour from writer/illustrator Smith. Claude, a beret-wearing dog, and his best friend Sir Bobblysock, a stripy sock, visit a farm and engage in various rural pursuits in a story that’s whimsical and charming.” Recommandé par le FT |
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The Further Tale Of Peter Rabbit, Emma Thompson, Publisher Frederick Warne, September 2012, 72p.“Actor and screenwriter Thompson turns in a very creditable pastiche starring Beatrix Potter’s best-loved character. Peter Rabbit has a fling in the Scottish Highlands in the company of a redoubtable relative, Finlay McBurney. The watercolour illustrations by Eleanor Taylor illuminate without slavishly emulating the Potter originals.” Recommandé par le FT |
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Harry and the Dinosaurs Go On Holiday!, Ian Whybrow and Adrian Reynolds, Publisher Puffin, April 2012, 32p.“Harry and his bucket full of dinosaurs go on a family trip to Australia. The dinosaurs may look like plastic toys to everyone else but to Harry they’re an outlet for all his fears and concerns, avatars of pure imagination.” Recommandé par le FT |
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The Frank Show, David Mackintosh, Publisher HarperCollins, June 2012, 32p.“A lesson in how to bridge the generation gap. Frank – so old he is drawn in black and white – may seem boring and dull to his grandson, but when he turns up to give a talk at school, it becomes clear that there’s far more to him than meets the eye.” Recommandé par le FT |
