Primary Library Highlights - November 2019: Home

A book about showing your feelings whilst respecting how others might feel
The hilarious New York Times bestselling picture book about dealing with unexplained feelings...and the danger in suppressing them. Jim the chimpanzee is in a terrible mood for no good reason. His friends can't understand it--how can he be in a bad mood when it's SUCH a beautiful day? They encourage him not to hunch, to smile, and to do things that make THEM happy. But Jim can't take all the advice...and has a BIT of a meltdown. Could it be that he just needs a day to feel grumpy?

How to share and be fair when there are two of you and three treats!
Translated from German, this delightful story will facilitate fun and interesting discussions

Be yourself and stand up for what you believe in!
Meet Leonard, a lion like no other. Leonard's best friend is Marianne, a duck. But lions chomp ducks, don't they? And what will the pair do when their way of life is threatened?

A new title from an old favourite
War has forced Omar and his mother to leave their home in Afghanistan and venture across the sea to Europe. When their boat sinks, and Omar finds himself alone, with no hope of rescue, it seems as if his story has come to an end. But it is only just beginning. Because in the end, a little hope makes a big difference.

UWCSEA - Personal Identity - Positive Self
Everyone is jumping and jiving, but not Leonard. Leonard doesn't dance. Then an unexpected encounter changes everything ... a story about finding your own rhythm."

A book for that G5 student wanting the teenage problem novel
Two very different Grade 6 girls meet in their school sick bay. Meg is a loner hiding out in sick bay to avoid other kids. Riley, is a Type 1 diabetic and already popular. She doesn't want to go to sick bay, but sometimes she has to. As Meg and Riley are forced to spend more and more time together in the cramped sick bay room, they start to uncover each other's secrets and find the courage to be who they really are.

A book for a mature. reader with an interest in #ownvoices
A 14-year-old girl living in the Jakarta slums who longs to be a writer sees an opportunity to raise money for school fees when she survives a minibus accident and the locals begin saying she has magical good luck. But when the crowd turns against her and she discovers her father's plan to marry her off to an older man, she must summon courage and conviction to write her own story

It's starting to look a lot like Christmas
A hilarious rhyming picture book to sing along to

R.J Palacio adds another layer to the Wonder universe with this graphic novel
A well-paced graphic novel for G4-6, Palacio expands upon a story introduced in Auggie & Me—Grandmère’s tale of her childhood in German-occupied France. Asked by Julian, Wonder’s bully, to recount the story of Julien, a boy impacted by polio who helped her hide from Nazi soldiers as a child, Grandmère reluctantly agrees.

A new fantasy from David Walliams (eBook)


The year is 2120. London is in ruins, the people are hungry and darkness has fallen across the world. Prince Alfred, a sickly boy of twelve, has never known life outside Buckingham Palace. But evil forces are at work, and soon Alfred must do battle with the King of the Beasts – the Griffin…

Coming to BorrowBox this week

For lovers of Tom Gates and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. This series is not new, but new to us on BorrowBox

Similar style to the Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls. A style that is hugely popular in our library
This book celebrates the achievements of LGBTQ people through history and from around the world. It features a diverse selection of 53 inspirational role models accompanied by short biographies that focus on their incredible successes, from Freddie Mercury's contribution to music to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.

A new graphic novel for those looking forward to Middle School Sixth grade is supposed to be perfect. Shannon's got a sure spot in the in-crowd called The Group, and her best friend is their leader. Jen, the most popular girl in school. But the rules are always changing, and Shannon has to scramble to keep up. She never knows which TV shows are cool, what songs to listen to, and which boys she's allowed to talk to. Who makes these rules, anyway? And does Shannon have to follow them?

New to our Parenting Collection
Rufus is in the school playground when his friend John kicks a ball that hit him in the stomach, and wakes up the sleeping red beast: `I hate you - I'm gonna get you!'. The red beast doesn't hear the teacher asking if he's okay. It doesn't see that John is sorry - how can Rufus tame the red beast? A fun way to talk about anger, with useful tips about how to 'tame the red beast' and guidance for parents on how anger affects children with Asperger's Syndrome.

Do you know someone who would like a bit of wider reading after the recent puberty talks?
Gives advice to boys about puberty, personal grooming, nutrition, and related topics.