29 Raring2go! BOOK REVIEWS 20 raring2go.co.uk Raring2go! BOOK REVIEWS Have We Got NEW for You! Tamsin Rosewell of independent bookshop, Kenilworth Books, highlights some of the best new titles out this spring! Little Bo Peep’s Library Book By Cressida Cowell Little Bo Peep goes to the library to look for a book called How To Find Sheep. But there are other characters browsing the shelves too! Will she find those troublesome sheep before the Big Bad Wolf finds HER? From the best-selling author of How To Train Your Dragon and the Children’s Laureate 2019-2022, Cressida Cowell. Meet the Microbes! By Emily Grossman and Maggie Li Step into the incredible world of microbes in this fascinating picture book! With fun, playful text by expert Dr Emily Grossman and bright, characterful illustrations this book will help kids to discover just how vital microbes are to life on earth. These tiny organisms - that can only be seen under a microscope - are absolutely EVERYWHERE. In fact, they’re even living inside our bodies, travelling through outer space and swimming in the world’s seas. And while some microbes can make us sick, many of them actually keep us well, and even help to keep our planet happy and healthy. Our Queen Elizabeth By Kate Williams and Helen Shoesmith A colourful, charming picture book by historian Kate Williams, taking young readers on an amazing journey through Queen Elizabeth II’s seven decades on the throne. Readers will learn all about Elizabeth II’s youth growing up during WWII, how she came to the throne and what it really means to be the Queen. Plus, they’ll discover lots of amazing facts - such as why she has two birthdays, always wears bright clothing, and is a world record breaker! Kenilworth Books, Talisman Square, Kenilworth CV8 1JB Dino Chick By Pamela Butchart The strangest things happen at Wigglesbottom Primary! When Year Two is chosen to look after some eggs that are about to hatch, they KNOW something is strange about one of them. What if it’s not a chick egg, but a DINOSAUR EGG??? These three short stories perfectly bridge the gap between picture books and chapter books. Dany Chung Does Not Do Maths By Maise Chan and Anh Cao SHORTLISTED FOR THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARDS 2022 Eleven-year-old Danny Chung loves drawing more than anything - certainly more than maths, which, according to his dad and everyone else, is what he is ‘supposed’ to be good at. He also loves having his own room where he can draw in peace, so his life is turned upside down when a surprise that he’s been promised turns out to be his little, wrinkly, ex-maths-champion grandmother from China. Before long though it becomes clear to Danny that there is more to Nai Nai than meets the eye, and that they have more in common that he thought possible ... The Incredible Talking Machine By Jenni Spangler and Chris Mould Twelve-year-old Tig works at Manchester’s Theatre Royale and will do whatever it takes to achieve her dream - to become a Stage Manager and spends her days inventing new ways to imagine and build intricate machinery and props! But when a strange new act - a talking machine – arrives, it moves and behaves in a way that Tig just can’t work out. It’s as though it’s alive somehow . . . and appears to be hiding a dangerous secret, Tig must race against time to solve the mystery, before everything and everyone she cares about is lost forever. A Victorian adventure full of ghosts, gadgets and shifty villains!
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