Readers Recommends - 3 April 2023
Reader's Recommends is our weekly live session, streamed live on Facebook, where we recommend the best, the popular and the latest Reads from all genres and WHY you should read them!
Each week our representative, Thomas Bulpin, is joined by a few representatives from different publishing companies. In this week's edition, Thomas was joined by 3 amazing reps: Shinola Govender from Penguin Random House, Verushka Louw from Jonathan Ball publishers and
Frances Thorndike from Pan Macmillan South Africa.
Shinola Govender's Recommends:
Beaver and Mole are devastated by the loss of their friend, Bear. They share their sadness and anger, but find joy in their memories and stories of Bear. Together they decide to finish Bear's treehouse, only to discover that he had a surprise waiting for them all along.
1000 Animal Words by DK Eyewitness
This colourful picture book introduces key concepts about wildlife and the natural world, while broadening children's vocabulary and strengthening their early reading skills. Every picture-packed page is full of fascinating topics, such as how animals protect themselves, their daily routines, and how species have adapted to different environments.
The Double Trouble Society by Carrie Hope Fletcher
Ivy and Maggie are always on the look-out for a new adventure but unfortunately Crowood Peak is officially the most boring town in the world. Or at least it was until children start to mysteriously disappear and, even stranger, none of the grown-ups seem to have noticed...
It's up to the Double Trouble Society to work out what's going on. All the evidence points to the old mansion next door with strange green lights in the windows and a new owner who looks suspiciously like a witch!
Verushka Louw's Recommends:
Let's Go Home, Baby Rabbit by Carolina Buzio
Meet rabbit, fox, bear and owl - four adorable baby animals who are lost in the woods! With easy-to-use moving parts and four unique tracks to develop hand-eye coordination and concentration, babies and toddlers will enjoy taking the baby animals home in this robust, satisfying board book.
First in a delightful new series about puffins and teamwork - for readers aged 5+.
Meet Muffin who is following in her dad's footsteps and anxious not to let him down. Meet Tiny whose eyesight is a challenge which won't stop him for long. And meet Forti who seems so over-confident but is really desperate to impress.
I, Spy: a Bletchley Park mystery by Rhian Tracey
A thrilling mystery adventure set in Bletchley Park at the start of World War II, based on true events.
Twelve-year-old Robyn has grown up in Bletchley Park, where her father works as a driver. When she's not at school, there's nothing she likes more than helping her dad in the garages.
Then the war begins and everything at Bletchley changes. Together with her friends Mary and Ned, Robyn resolves to uncover the enemy in their midst...
Frances Thorndike Recommends:
How Do You Feel? by Roger Priddy
How Do you Feel is a first book about emotions for young children. It is designed to introduce children to how they may feel in different situations and to help them recognize what these feelings are.
See, Touch, Feel: Tummy Time by Roger Priddy
The fold-out concertina format is designed to be used while babies are lying on their fronts, encouraging them to strengthen their back, arm, and neck muscles.
The book has black-and-white high contrast artwork, which is carefully designed to be suitable for newborn babies and in addition bright handprint artwork, appealing baby photographs, and even touch and feel textures!
Winnie-The-Pooh And Me by Jeanne Willis
Someone has come along to join Winnie-the-Pooh and Christopher Robin on their adventure, but who could it be? Perhaps Pooh and Christopher Robin are accompanied by a pair of friends who are never far away on a sunny day.
Nic Blake And The Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy by Angie Thomas
It’s not easy being a Remarkable in the Unremarkable world.
All Nic Blake wants is to be a powerful Manifestor like her dad. But before she has a chance to convince him to teach her the gift, a series of shocking revelations and terrifying events launch Nic and two friends on a hunt for a powerful magic... to save her father from imprisonment for a crime she refuses to believe he committed.
Readers Warehouse Top 5:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Överlöde by Jeff Kinney
When he decides to tag along with his brother Rodrick's band, Löded Diper, Greg doesn't realize what he's getting into. But he soon learns that late nights, unpaid gigs, fighting between band members, and money troubles are all part of the rock 'n' roll lifestyle.
Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle.
Then, on Harrys eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!
The Ugly Five by Julia Donaldson
The wildebeest, warthog, vulture, hyena and marabou stork swagger proudly across the savannah, rejoicing in their ugliness - and delighting their babies, who think they're perfect just the way they are.
Enter a world of superheroes and villains in this action-packed comic caper from No.1 bestselling author David Walliams - and meet Robodog: the future of crime fighting!
Dog Man - Twenty Thousand Fleas Under The Sea by Dav Pilkey
Piggy has returned, and his newest plot is his most diabolical yet. WHAT other new villains are on the horizon? WHERE are they all coming from? And WHO will step forward to save the city when scoundrels sabotage our Supa Buddies?
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