Stranger Than Fiction
Reviewed by Alison
It's a funny, heartwarming and quirky story about one man's very routine life. It is only when he hears his life being narrated that he begins to notice what he has been missing. This film is life affirming and always cheers me up when I'm down....

The Fountain by Darren Aronofsky
Reviewed by Seb
Darren Aronofsky's third film explores mortality, and takes place over a thousand years in three different periods in time. At times the story can be hard to follow, but it is engrossing, and has some of the best special effects I have ever seen in a film. ...

The Tale Of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Reviewed by Tori
This is a wonderfull tale of courage in the face of adversity, a true David and Goliath parable. This is the story of a Despereaux, a small, sickly mouse who sets out to rescue a beautifull princess from a deep, dark dungeon. The characters we meet along the way...

The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde
Reviewed by Tori
Lisbeth Zwerger has taken many classic tales and put her own distinctive illustrative style to it, and those fond of her work will not be dissapointed here. This is a very simple but effective story of the value of sharing what we have with those around us, and the...

Moominsummer Madness by Tove Jansson
Reviewed by Tori
Pick up any of Tove Jansson's moomin books and you will be transported to a very strange and magical land, where adventures are many, creatures are strange and unfamiliar and joy is simple and unassuming. For all those sick of relatively bland and formulaic childrens reading, this title, and...

Little House In The Big Woods by Laura Ingals Wilder
Reviewed by Tori
In a consumer driven world, where all we want is given to us relatively freely without much personal effort, it is refreshing to read of a time when this was not so. This is the first story in a trilogy, of a familly in the Early American West, settlers...

The Magician's Guild - Black Magician Trilogy, Bk. 1 by Trudi Canavan
Reviewed by Caragh
The first book in this fantastic trilogy, encompassing magic, mystery and adventure. The store follows sonea, a street girl who finds out she can use magic. Adventures ensure as she tries to adapt to these new ideas, but nothing is as it seems - most suitable for 12yr...

Good Beer Guide 2008 by Roger Protz
Reviewed by Dave B
Give up drinking what passes for lager these days, try something that you can actually taste. Here's my choice of guides to the nations best beers and best places to enjoy...

Funnybones by Janet & Allen Ahlberg
Reviewed by Vikki
From the auothors pf 'Please Mrs Butter' comes this classic favourite, Funnybones. Packed with brightly coloured images and original ideas, this would make a perfect bedtime...