The Short Straw, by Irene Mathias – (Ages 4-9) – New Release! Halloween – vampires, ghosts and candy. Jake loves it! Trick or treating has never been so much fun, but throw a haunted house into the mix and its whole different story. Jake becomes the neighborhood’s latest “unfortunate” as he draws the short straw and owns the annual dare - go into the town’s haunted house and bring back proof. Scared to chicken out, he gathers all his courage and prepares for the challenge ahead. What will he find when he goes in? Or rather, what will find him…
Reviews: “What a cleverly written book - kept my 9-year-old engrossed till the end. Beautifully illustrated too, hoping to see more in this line” - Mrs I. Grant “Expertly written.... Exciting ..... Captures the imagination and leaves you wanting more... The book Is beautifully illustrated which adds to the thrill as you turn each page. I’m very much looking forward to what comes after the ‘?’” - Ms H Darroch
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Shimji, the Channel Island Vixen, by Christina Steiner – (Ages 4-11) – New Release! Shimji, a young Channel Island vixen, dreams to go where no Island fox has ever gone: to the place her ancestors came from thousands of years ago. She finds the island’s harbor and stows away on a boat headed to the California coast. On the main-land, Shimji befriends wild and domesticated animals. She learns from their different ways and thus gains knowledge of the world. Her curiosity satisfied, Shimji longs to return home, only to be discovered by humans. Scientists want to send her to a zoo. Can Shimji escape and find her way back to her island home?
Reviews: “You can feel her (Steiner) uplifting attitude about life in every paragraph”. “This book is a wonderful read that will educate you in a way that feels more like fun than just being told facts”. 42
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