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Book review: Monster stories

In English, from 4yo.

A collection of scary stories from around the world that will entertain young readers.

The feathered Ogre (Italy)

The mother of monsters (XXXX)

The abominable snowman (

The terrible Cheeno (North America)

Rona Long-Teeth (XXXX)

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Book review:’Auf der suche nach den verlorenen socke’

In German, from 2yo.

Even animals love colourful socks. They walk, swim, dance, rock wearing socks. However, they rarely have the pair together. Where is the lost sock? Has it been stolen? To solve this mystery let start at the knitting school.

Beautifully illustrated, this entertaining story will be a success with young readers.

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Book review: ‘Percy Jackson en de Olympiers’

In Dutch, from 12yo.

For those you like fantasy books mixing action and Greek mythology, you will love the adventures of Percy Jackson. He is not the average teenager, he is a demigod, son of Poseidon and a mortal mother. He gets caught in a potential was between Gods that he is trying to prevent with his friends.

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Book review: ‘Los tres deseos’

In Spanish, from 6yo.

Nicholas isn’t happy–he wants to be a handsome prince or powerful king or a pirate. One day a huge genie appears and grants Nicholas three wishes. Even though the genie won’t give him the happiness that he wants so badly, Nicholas realizes that what he really wants is something he already has.

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Book review: ‘La raggazza del treno’

In Italian, from 16yo.

Rachel is divorced and alcoholic. Everyday she catches the same commuter train. She knows every house, every signal on the way to work. She likes observing people in their gardens, in their homes. She almost feels she knows them. Then she sees something shocking, she becomes part of their lives and her own life is about to change…

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Book review: “Wheels on the bus”

Bilingual English-Chinese, English-Italian. From 0yo.

We all know that the wheels on the bus go round and round, so let’s sing it to our children in Italian or Chinese.

Cute board book, perfect for little hands and with great illustrations.

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Book review: ’12 Anos Escravo’

In Portuguese, from 12yo.

This is the incredible true story of one man’s fight for survival and freedom.

In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man, is abducted and sold into slavery. His owner is cruel and extremely violent. Solomon has to struggle not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity in his quest to be reunited with his family.

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Book review: ‘ Caras: libro de contrastes’

In Spanish, from 0yo.

This book with contrast is a great resource for the little one who can see well yet. It is part of a collection including ‘animales, en marcha!, a comer!..

It is a picture book that all children will enjoy and perfect to learn their first words. It is sturdy, made for little readers’ hands.

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