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Children's Book Review: The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
Age: 5+ The day that Duncan’s rebellious crayons went on strike was definitely a shock to this little boy. Duncan had no idea that,...
Ella Fothergill
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Children's Book Review: The Colour Monster by Anna Llenas
Age: 3+ Poor Colour Monster has woken up feeling very overwhelmed and his fur is covered in an emotional rainbow! Black, green, red and...
Ella Fothergill
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Children's Book Review: Can You See Me? by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott
Scott and Westcott’s Can You See Me? is a powerful story centred around Tally, a young girl living with autism in the U.K. Tally is funny, h
Ella Fothergill
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Children's Book Review: Discover Families by Fliss Goldsmith
Ages: 3+ So what makes a family? asks Roderick. “LOVE … lots of LOVE”. Fliss Goldsmith’s Discover Families, centre around the discoveries...
Ella Fothergill
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Children's Book Review: Supertato by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet
Looking for new, exciting stories for your children? … Supertato to the rescue!!
Ella Fothergill
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Children's Book Review: Dumpling Days by Grace Lin
(8+) FOOD. That is the focus of Dumpling Days. A beautiful, detailed, delicious story of a yummy food adventure in Taiwan. In particular,...
Ella Fothergill
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Children's Book Review: Somebody Swallowed Stanley! by Sarah Roberts
(Age: 5+) Wow! Stanley seems to be going on quite an adventure through our seas, visiting beautiful animals, sandy shores and diving...
Ella Fothergill
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Children's Book Review: The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich
(8+) Brought to life by Indigenous author, Louise Erdrich, The Birchbark House begins a series of novels which tell the story of...
Ella Fothergill
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Book Review: Here We Are by Oliver Jeffers
“Well, hello. Welcome to this planet. We call it Earth …”
Ella Fothergill
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Cancer Pitstop for Women - take a break from your cancer journey
Cancer Pitstop for Women is a new support group in Belper for cancer patients and survivors.
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Why More Parents are Choosing a Smartphone-Fee Childhood
The Smartphone-Free Childhood movement suggests that children don’t need smartphones to have a healthy, connected, modern childhood - and delaying is not only possible, but often better.
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Carsington Sailing Club Summer Splash!
Carsington Sailing Club is a vibrant, family-friendly sailing and watersports centre located on the scenic shores of Carsington Water in Derbyshire, near the edge of the Peak District.
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