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Julie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Julie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Julie Murphy
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| Beautiful watercolour illustrations accompany rhyming text about the worlds (ecosystems) that you find above and below in the forest and how all things are interconnected. Even on Mars, because we are all made of stardust. | |
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| Interesting, but I didn't understand all of it. Amazing world-building. A complex story in which there are many different ways to interpret what occurs. Certainly lots of food for thought in it, and a remarkable book for its time. ...more | |
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The story continues... Pace, characterisation and intrigue are all high quality. Roll on, book three. |
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| This fun story is not about a cat that steal things, as I expected. It's about a little girl who so desperately wants a pet cat that she picks them up off the street and takes them home...even if they clearly belong to someone! Rule of three - three ...more | |
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| A beautiful large-format picture book in which the illustrations take front-of-stage. Single words accompany most illustrations of aspects of daybreak in an English countryside. The words not only describe the illustration, but have relationships to ...more | |
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| A lovely story for young children with an environmental theme. What can you do when someone keeps chopping down the trees? The animals take it into their own hands (or paws). | |
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| A simple description of relationships within a forest ecosystem. It's a great idea, with lovely illustrations. A couple of the connections could be a little more difficult to grasp though, such as the bird shaking the branch when it lands in the tree ...more | |
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| A YA fantasy adventure. The first person narrative quite irked me. I thought all the descriptions of the narrator's eye rolls and smirks was more suited to third person. The story was fine though. ...more | |
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| YA fantasy with overtones of Lord of the Rings and the Dark is Rising but this entertaining story has to have one of the biggest plot twists I've ever encountered. I will watch out for the second book in this series. ...more | |
“A male frigate bird blows up a wild red pouch on his neck. He can keep it puffed up for hours. It is his way of impressing the girls.”
― Sea Birds
― Sea Birds
“Spiders don't chew. They send a special liquid into their prey. The prey's insides turn to mush. Then the spider sucks up its tasty lunch!”
― Arachnids
― Arachnids
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“Two beady eyes are following the fun and games and chatter.
But see his face - it looks so glum. Whatever is the matter?”
― Cheer Up, Blobfish!
But see his face - it looks so glum. Whatever is the matter?”
― Cheer Up, Blobfish!
“Swish, I swing from tree to tree. My feet are like hands - I’m a chimpanzee!”
― I've Got Feet!: Fantastical Feet of the Animal World
― I've Got Feet!: Fantastical Feet of the Animal World
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