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2023

December

Books for 5+

  • Saving H'non - Chang and the Elephant

    Saving H'non - Chang and the Elephant

    • Author / Illustrator: Nguyen Thi Thu Trang, Jeet Zdung
    • Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
    • Genre: Animals
    • ISBN: 9780753447086
    • Published: 27-12-2023

    A moving and inspirational graphic-novel style picture book about a young environmental activist's quest to rescue an elephant from a lif

November

Picture Books

Books for 5+

  • Adventuremice: Mice on the Ice

    Adventuremice: Mice on the Ice

    • Author / Illustrator: Philip Reeve, Sarah McIntyre
    • Publisher: David Fickling Books
    • Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
    • ISBN: 9781788452694
    • Published: 05-10-2023

    Reeve and McIntyre's delightful series continues, full of heart, humour and mouse-sized merriment!

  • Bibi and the Box of Fairy Tales

    Bibi and the Box of Fairy Tales

    • Author / Illustrator: Vivian French, Amy Grimes
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
    • ISBN: 9781803289731
    • Published: 09-11-2023

    An enchanting collection of seven original fairy tales to bewitch and enthral by master storyteller, Vivian French, complemented by gorge

  • Little, Brown Nut: with a giant fold-out map

    Little, Brown Nut: with a giant fold-out map

    • Author / Illustrator: Mary Auld, Dawn Cooper
    • Publisher: Mama Makes Books
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781739774882
    • Published: 01-11-2023

    Start Small, Think Big is a primary-science picture book series that takes young readers from the small and familiar to new areas of know

  • Small, Speckled Egg: with a giant fold-out map

    Small, Speckled Egg: with a giant fold-out map

    • Author / Illustrator: Mary Auld, Anna Terreros-Martin
    • Publisher: Mama Makes Books
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781739774875
    • Published: 15-08-2023

    Start Small, Think Big is a primary science picture book series that takes young readers from the small and familiar to new area

  • The Nutcracker: An Enchanting Pop-up Classic

    The Nutcracker: An Enchanting Pop-up Classic

    • Author / Illustrator: Steve Patschke, Zanna Goldhawk
    • Publisher: Templar Publishing
    • Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
    • ISBN: 9781800783614
    • Published: 12-10-2023

    A magical pop-up edition of The Nutcracker.

Books for 7+

  • Adventures of a Christmas Elf: The brand new festive blockbuster

    Adventures of a Christmas Elf: The brand new festive blockbuster

    • Author / Illustrator: Ben Miller
    • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781398515840
    • Published: 26-10-2023

    Christmas magic, delivered! Join Father Christmas and his elves in the funny and heartwarming festive blockbuster. A glittering GOLD stoc

  • Beano Minnie's Mission of Maximum Mischief (Beano Fiction)

    Beano Minnie's Mission of Maximum Mischief (Beano Fiction)

    • Author / Illustrator: Beano Studios, Craig Graham, Mike Stirling, Laura Howell
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
    • ISBN: 9780008603977
    • Published: 09-11-2023

    Book 7 in the official illustrated series for children - perfect for funny kids aged 7, 8, 9 and 10 - brand new for Christmas 2023

  • Operation Nativity

    Operation Nativity

    • Author / Illustrator: Jenny Pearson, Katie Kear
    • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781801315111
    • Published: 09-11-2023

    When Oscar and Molly rush outside to investigate a crash in the night, they're not expecting to find a dazed Angel Gabriel wandering arou

Books for 9+

  • Casander Darkbloom and the Threads of Power

    Casander Darkbloom and the Threads of Power

    • Author / Illustrator: P. A. Staff
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781529506280
    • Published: 02-11-2023

    The first in an extraordinary middle-grade fantasy series that takes the traditional "chosen one" narrative and flips it on its head. Thi

  • Children of Winter

    Children of Winter

    • Author / Illustrator: Berlie Doherty
    • Publisher: UCLan Publishing
    • Genre: Historical Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781915235787
    • Published: 02-11-2023

    A new edition of the much loved classic.    Catherine and her family set out for her grandmother's house deep in the Derbyshire hills. Sh

  • Dragon Daughter: Legends of the Sky #1

    Dragon Daughter: Legends of the Sky #1

    • Author / Illustrator: Liz Flanagan
    • Publisher: UCLan Publishing
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781915235640
    • Published: 02-11-2023

    On the island of Arcosi, dragons and their riders used to rule the skies. But now they are only legends, found in bedtime stories, on bea

  • Finn Jones Was Here

    Finn Jones Was Here

    • Author / Illustrator: Simon James Green, Jennifer Jamieson
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: Bereavement
    • ISBN: 9780702303647
    • Published: 11-05-2023

    At Finn's funeral, grieving best friend Eric receives a message frombeyond the grave - and it must be because this is Finn's biggestprank

  • Juniper's Christmas

    Juniper's Christmas

    • Author / Illustrator: Eoin Colfer, Chaaya Prabhat
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9780008475536
    • Published: 26-10-2023

    A heartwarming, illustrated festive children's story from the bestselling author of Artemis Fowl

  • The Ice Children

    The Ice Children

    • Author / Illustrator: M. G. Leonard, Penny Neville-Lee
    • Publisher: Pan Macmillan
    • Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
    • ISBN: 9781035014217
    • Published: 02-11-2023

    A modern fairytale adventure celebrating the magic and wonder of winter in all its forms.

  • The Secret of Helmersbruk Manor: A Christmas Mystery

    The Secret of Helmersbruk Manor: A Christmas Mystery

    • Author / Illustrator: Eva Frantz, Elin Sandstroem, Annie Prime
    • Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
    • Genre: Supernatural
    • ISBN: 9781782694182
    • Published: 12-10-2023

    An enchanting Christmas mystery, with an illustrated chapter for each day of advent.  Twelve-year-old Flora Winter and her mother are off

  • Ultrawild: An Audacious Plan for Rewilding Every City on Earth

    Ultrawild: An Audacious Plan for Rewilding Every City on Earth

    • Author / Illustrator: Steve Mushin
    • Publisher: A&U Children's
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9781760292812
    • Published: 31-10-2023

    Join maverick inventor Steve Mushin as he tackles climate change with an avalanche of mind-bending, scientifically plausible inventions t

Books for 11+

  • Explodapedia: Evolution

    Explodapedia: Evolution

    • Author / Illustrator: Ben Martynoga, illus Moose Allain
    • Publisher: David Fickling Books
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781788452502
    • Published: 02-11-2023

    Explodapedia is an exploded encyclopedia - everything you need to know, one book at a time!

  • Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being A Witch

    Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being A Witch

    • Author / Illustrator: Rhianna Pratchett, Gabrielle Kent, illus Paul Kidby
    • Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9780241651995
    • Published: 09-11-2023

    The ultimate illustrated guide to being a witch in the Discworld universe - a must-have for any Terry Pratchett fan.  "They say you don't

Books for 14+

  • All That It Ever Meant

    All That It Ever Meant

    • Author / Illustrator: Blessing Musariri
    • Publisher: Zephyr
    • Genre: Family & Home
    • ISBN: 9781035902514
    • Published: 06-06-2024

    An outstanding YA novel of family love, loss, and life lived between two cultures, by an astonishing, super-stylish new voice.

  • Check & Mate: From the bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis

    Check & Mate: From the bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis

    • Author / Illustrator: Ali Hazelwood
    • Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
    • Genre: Romance & Relationships
    • ISBN: 9781408727614
    • Published: 07-11-2023

    Are you ready for something a little different from Ali Hazelwood? Get excited for Check & Mate, the new hit from the globally bestse

  • Emmett

    Emmett

    • Author / Illustrator: L. C. Rosen
    • Publisher: Allen & Unwin
    • Genre: LBGTQ+
    • ISBN: 9781761180736
    • Published: 09-11-2023

    A modern-day gay Emma, with the spikey social critique of Austen plus the lush over-the-top romance of Bridgerton suitable for those who

  • Four Good Liars

    Four Good Liars

    • Author / Illustrator: Sarah Wishart
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9780008641955
    • Published: 23-11-2023

    New for 2023, a gripping YA mystery thriller, from the award-winning author of The Colour of Bee Larkham's Murder

  • How to Love: A Guide to Feelings & Relationships for Everyone

    How to Love: A Guide to Feelings & Relationships for Everyone

    • Author / Illustrator: Alex Norris
    • Publisher: Walker Books
    • Genre: Romance & Relationships
    • ISBN: 9781406397345
    • Published: 02-11-2023

    A brilliantly witty and wise illustrated guide to relationships for teens - by the hugely popular webcomic artist and creator of Oh No!<b

  • Only This Beautiful Moment

    Only This Beautiful Moment

    • Author / Illustrator: Abdi Nazemian
    • Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
    • Genre: Friends and family
    • ISBN: 9781788957045
    • Published: 09-11-2023

    Set against the backdrop of Tehran and Los Angeles, the story follows the lives of three generations of boys in the same Iranian Family.<

  • Sisters of Sword and Shadow

    Sisters of Sword and Shadow

    • Author / Illustrator: Laura Bates
    • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781398520042
    • Published: 09-11-2023

    What if the Knights of the Round Table had been women? An epic fantasy from the UK's leading and bestselling feminist writer Laura Bates

  • The Undying of Obedience Wellrest

    The Undying of Obedience Wellrest

    • Author / Illustrator: Nicholas Bowling
    • Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
    • Genre: Supernatural
    • ISBN: 9781912626687
    • Published: 09-11-2023

    Ned works as a gravekeeper with his grandfather. Ned's odd lifeis disrupted when graves are disturbed and an attractive youngwoman, Obedi

  • Vengeance of the Pirate Queen

    Vengeance of the Pirate Queen

    • Author / Illustrator: Tricia Levenseller
    • Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781782694557
    • Published: 02-11-2023

    Pirates of the Caribbean meets The Mummy in Vengeance of the Pirate Queen, a page-turning, seafaring standalone YA fantasy romance, set i

  • What the River Knows: the explosive, page-turning historical romantasy

    What the River Knows: the explosive, page-turning historical romantasy

    • Author / Illustrator: Isabel Ibanez
    • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781399722179
    • Published: 14-11-2023

    The first in a crossover historical fantasy duology from the author of Woven in Moonlight, set in the glittering society of 19th century

  • When We Become Ours: A YA Adoptee Anthology

    When We Become Ours: A YA Adoptee Anthology

    • Author / Illustrator: Shannon Gibney, Nicole Chung, Mariama Lockington, Meredith Ireland, Mark Oshiro, Stefany Valentine Ramirez, Eric Smith, Kelley Baker, MeMe Collier, Susan Devan Harness
    • Publisher: HarperCollins
    • Genre: Family & Home
    • ISBN: 9780063144408
    • Published: 09-11-2023

    Two teens take the stage and find their voice. . .A girl learns about her heritage and begins

  • Wish of the Wicked

    Wish of the Wicked

    • Author / Illustrator: Danielle Paige
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury YA
    • Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
    • ISBN: 9781526636461
    • Published: 07-11-2023

    New York Times bestselling author Danielle Paige puts a dark YA spin on Cinderella's fairy godmother in this brand new origin story

  • You Better Watch Out

    You Better Watch Out

    • Author / Illustrator: Sarah Naughton
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9780702329753
    • Published: 12-10-2023

    When Eleri discovers a gift left every day of December for her inan abandoned tower block, she thinks nothing of it at first. Butas the c

October

Picture Books

Books for 5+

  • Animal Tales from India: Ten Stories from the Panchatantra

    Animal Tales from India: Ten Stories from the Panchatantra

    • Author / Illustrator: Nikita Gill, Chaaya Prabhat
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Traditional Tales
    • ISBN: 9781839944628
    • Published: 12-10-2023

    A stunningly illustrated gift book of ancient Indian fables, retold by bestselling poet and social-media star Nikita Gill

  • Let's Play: Children's Games From Around The World

    Let's Play: Children's Games From Around The World

    • Author / Illustrator: Nancy Dickmann, Monica Andino
    • Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9780711283756
    • Published: 28-09-2023

    Let's Play is the perfect companion for kids looking to fill afternoons with fun, while learning about other countries and cultures in an

  • Princess Minna : The Wicked Wood

    Princess Minna : The Wicked Wood

    • Author / Illustrator: Kirsty Applebaum, Sahar Haghgoo
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
    • ISBN: 9781839949425
    • Published: 12-10-2023

    Original and humorous stories for children just moving on from picture books but still wanting full colour illustrations. The adventures

  • The Midnight Panther

    The Midnight Panther

    • Author / Illustrator: Poonam Mistry
    • Publisher: Templar Publishing
    • Genre: Animals
    • ISBN: 9781787418929
    • Published: 13-10-2022

    A stunning fable from Greenaway-shortlisted Poonam Mistry

  • The Night Train

    The Night Train

    • Author / Illustrator: Matilda Woods, Penny Neville-Lee
    • Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
    • Genre: Magical Realism
    • ISBN: 9781788952248
    • Published: 12-10-2023

    With a shrill whistle the Night Train is off, delivering its passengers to children's dreams. But when the train comes to an unexpected h

  • The Tree Next Door

    The Tree Next Door

    • Author / Illustrator: Charlie Moyler, Martin Stanev, Martin Stanev
    • Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
    • Genre: Friends and family
    • ISBN: 9781788956239
    • Published: 12-10-2023

    When a little girl moves into her new home, she learns what an important place both the magnificent tree next door and her neighbour hold

  • Tiny's Brave Rescue

    Tiny's Brave Rescue

    • Author / Illustrator: Cath Howe, Ella Okstad,
    • Publisher: Welbeck Publishing Group
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781801300599
    • Published: 12-10-2023

    The second in a delightful new series about puffins and teamwork - for readers aged 5+.

Books for 7+

  • A Whole World of Art: A time-travelling trip through a whole world of art

    A Whole World of Art: A time-travelling trip through a whole world of art

    • Author / Illustrator: Sarah Phillips, Dion Mehaga Bangun Djayasaputra
    • Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9780711265363
    • Published: 21-09-2023

    A Whole World of Art offers an international view of art history through 25 beautifully illustrated scenes of great art and artists at di

  • British Museum: Celebrate!: Discover 50 Fantastic Festivals from Around the World

    British Museum: Celebrate!: Discover 50 Fantastic Festivals from Around the World

    • Author / Illustrator: Laura Mucha, Hannah Tolson
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781839940415
    • Published: 12-10-2023

    Travel the world in this awe-inspiring new gift title featuring 50 spectacular new festivals that you won't want to miss!

  • Legendary Creatures: Mythical Beasts and Spirits from Around the World

    Legendary Creatures: Mythical Beasts and Spirits from Around the World

    • Author / Illustrator: Adam Auerbach
    • Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
    • Genre: Myths & Legends
    • ISBN: 9781782694212
    • Published: 05-10-2023

    A vibrantly illustrated, imaginative picture book featuring mythological creatures drawn fromdiverse cultural traditions.

  • Lenny Lemmon and the Trail of Crumbs

    Lenny Lemmon and the Trail of Crumbs

    • Author / Illustrator: Ben Davis, James Lancett
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Funny Stories
    • ISBN: 9781839949364
    • Published: 12-10-2023

    The second in a hilarious school-based comedy series for 7+ with black and white illustrations throughout. A modern day Just William, per

  • Monster Support Group: The Mummy's Curse

    Monster Support Group: The Mummy's Curse

    • Author / Illustrator: Laura Suarez
    • Publisher: Flying Eye Books
    • Genre: Funny Stories
    • ISBN: 9781838741327
    • Published: 05-10-2023

    Discover the newest instalment in the Monster Support Group series, where the truths behind your favourite monsters are revealed!

  • On the Tip of a Wave: How Ai Weiwei's Art Is Changing the Tide

    On the Tip of a Wave: How Ai Weiwei's Art Is Changing the Tide

    • Author / Illustrator: Joanna Ho, Catia Chien
    • Publisher: Scholastic US
    • Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
    • ISBN: 9781338715941
    • Published: 12-10-2023

    From New York Times bestselling author of Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, Joanna Ho, and critically acclaimed illustrator, C tia Chien, co

  • Solve Your Own Mystery: The Transylvanian Express

    Solve Your Own Mystery: The Transylvanian Express

    • Author / Illustrator: Gareth P. Jones, Louise Forshaw
    • Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
    • Genre: Mystery & Detective
    • ISBN: 9781788954495
    • Published: 12-10-2023

    The residents of Haventry have boarded the Transylvanian Express to Castle Ursprung. But when Night Mayor Franklefink vanishes off the tr

  • SuperQuesters: The Case of the Great Energy Robbery

    SuperQuesters: The Case of the Great Energy Robbery

    • Author / Illustrator: Dr Thomas Bernard, Lisa Moss, Amy Willcox, Sophie Stericker
    • Publisher: QuestFriendz
    • Genre: Early Skills
    • ISBN: 9789083294308
    • Published: 05-10-2023

    The third instalment in a STEM-sational series which inspires a love of STEM learning in children aged 5+ through a unique blend of adven

  • The Case of the Haunted Wardrobe

    The Case of the Haunted Wardrobe

    • Author / Illustrator: Kereen Getten, Leah Jacobs-Gordon
    • Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
    • Genre: Mystery & Detective
    • ISBN: 9781782693925
    • Published: 05-10-2023

    The second book in Kereen Getten's action-packed mystery series for younger readers!    Fayson has been dreaming of going back to the isl

  • The Case of the Polar Poachers (Einstein the Penguin, Book 3)

    The Case of the Polar Poachers (Einstein the Penguin, Book 3)

    • Author / Illustrator: Iona Rangeley, David Tazzyman
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Genre: Mystery & Detective
    • ISBN: 9780008476045
    • Published: 12-10-2023

    The 2023 new illustrated children's book from the brilliant series Einstein the Penguin - 'a delight' SUNDAY TIMES

  • The Ever-Changing Earth

    The Ever-Changing Earth

    • Author / Illustrator: Grahame Baker-Smith
    • Publisher: Templar Publishing
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781800782327
    • Published: 26-10-2023

    A spell-binding journey through the evolution of planet Earth

  • The Firefly's Light: The Secret Inventors of Our Natural World

    The Firefly's Light: The Secret Inventors of Our Natural World

    • Author / Illustrator: Sarah Horne
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9780702315893
    • Published: 12-10-2023

    Discover the world of biomimicry - how scientists, engineers andinventors have been inspired by The Firefly's Light and other wondersof t

  • The Panda's Child

    The Panda's Child

    • Author / Illustrator: Jackie Morris, Cathy Fisher
    • Publisher: Otter-Barry Books Ltd
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9781915659057
    • Published: 05-10-2023

    From internationally bestselling author Jackie Morris and award-winning illustrator Cathy Fisher, a beautiful gift book with the

  • Unicorn Academy: Sophia's Invitation: The first book of the Netflix series

    Unicorn Academy: Sophia's Invitation: The first book of the Netflix series

    • Author / Illustrator: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781805131007
    • Published: 26-10-2023

    The official companion title for the premiere of the Netflix series, launching globally in November 2023!

  • When the Stars Come Out: Exploring the Magic and Mysteries of the Night-Time

    When the Stars Come Out: Exploring the Magic and Mysteries of the Night-Time

    • Author / Illustrator: Nicola Edwards, Lucy Cartwright
    • Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9781838915124
    • Published: 12-10-2023

    A magically informative book, illuminating the mysteries of our night-time world, from the history of human sleep to the secrets of outer

Books for 9+

  • A Really Short Journey Through the Body

    A Really Short Journey Through the Body

    • Author / Illustrator: Bill Bryson, Emma Young
    • Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9780241606223
    • Published: 19-10-2023

    We spend our whole lives in one body and yet most of us have practically no idea how it works and what goes on inside it.  Want to know w

  • Bigg School: Best Friends Forever

    Bigg School: Best Friends Forever

    • Author / Illustrator: Lisa Williamson, illus Jess Bradley
    • Publisher: Guppy Publishing Ltd
    • Genre: Friends and family
    • ISBN: 9781913101558
    • Published: 12-10-2023

    The Bigg School series follows a class of kids who have just moved up to secondary school, the Henry Bigg Academy. Best Friends Forever t

  • Fireborn: Phoenix and the Frost Palace (Fireborn, Book 2)

    Fireborn: Phoenix and the Frost Palace (Fireborn, Book 2)

    • Author / Illustrator: Aisling Fowler, Sophie Medvedeva
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9780008394226
    • Published: 12-10-2023

    New for 2023, the next thrilling adventure in the children's fantasy series

  • Girls Rule: 50 Women Who Changed the World

    Girls Rule: 50 Women Who Changed the World

    • Author / Illustrator: Danielle Brown
    • Publisher: Button Books
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781787081390
    • Published: 10-10-2023

    From fierce pirate leaders, warrior queens and spies, to pioneering mountaineers, conservationists and scientists, Girls Rule explores 50

  • Hear Our Voices: A Powerful Retelling of the British Empire through 20 True Stories

    Hear Our Voices: A Powerful Retelling of the British Empire through 20 True Stories

    • Author / Illustrator: Radhika Natarajan, Chao Tayiana, Alexander Mostov
    • Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions
    • Genre: Representation & Inclusion
    • ISBN: 9780711266933
    • Published: 19-10-2023

    Hear Our Voices: A Powerful Retelling of the British Empire Through 20 True Stories is an essential introduction to one of the largest em

  • Lunar

    Lunar

    • Author / Illustrator: Chris Bradford, illus Charlotte Grange
    • Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
    • Genre: Science Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781800902299
    • Published: 05-10-2023

    Stranded and alone on the moon, Luna is running out of time ... Bestselling author Chris Bradford crafts The Martian for younger

  • Man-Man and the Tree of Memories

    Man-Man and the Tree of Memories

    • Author / Illustrator: Yaba Badoe, illus Joelle Avelino
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Representation & Inclusion
    • ISBN: 9781837930074
    • Published: 12-10-2023

    Carnival, dance, magic and the story of a family escaping the legacy of slavery to celebrate a future of freedom. Illustrated in vibrant

  • Oscar's Lion

    Oscar's Lion

    • Author / Illustrator: Adam Baron, Benji Davies
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
    • ISBN: 9780008596750
    • Published: 26-10-2023

    New for 2023, a modern classic beautifully illustrated children's coming-of-age story - a Guardian Children's Book of the Year

  • Rosie Frost and the Falcon Queen

    Rosie Frost and the Falcon Queen

    • Author / Illustrator: Geri Halliwell-Horner
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9780702328695
    • Published: 03-10-2023

    A sweeping adventure filled with a hidden island, family secrets,shocking betrayals, amazing music, and girl power, by iconic SpiceGirl,

  • SCRAP

    SCRAP

    • Author / Illustrator: Guy Bass, Alessia Trunfio
    • Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
    • Genre: Science Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781788955973
    • Published: 12-10-2023

    When the humans arrive on Somewhere 513, they discover that the robots sent to prepare the planet for humans want to keep it. One robot,

  • The Deadlands: Trapped

    The Deadlands: Trapped

    • Author / Illustrator: Skye Melki-Wegner
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781529504743
    • Published: 05-10-2023

    Battle rages on for the surviving dinosaurs in the second thrilling book in The Deadlands series.

  • The Football School Encyclopedia: Everything you want to know about football

    The Football School Encyclopedia: Everything you want to know about football

    • Author / Illustrator: Alex Bellos, Ben Lyttleton, Spike Gerrell
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781529507584
    • Published: 05-10-2023

    A fun and essential guide to the world of football and an incredible gift for young fans.   Discover everything you've EVER wanted to kno

  • The Hollow Hills

    The Hollow Hills

    • Author / Illustrator: Anna Kemp, David Wyatt
    • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781398503892
    • Published: 26-10-2023

    In this enchanting and adventurous sequel to Into Goblyn Wood Hazel is on a mission to save her friends from the Fae by entering their do

  • The Miraculous Sweetmakers: The Frost Fair

    The Miraculous Sweetmakers: The Frost Fair

    • Author / Illustrator: Natasha Hastings, Alex T. Smith, Alex T. Smith
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Genre: Magical Realism
    • ISBN: 9780008496081
    • Published: 26-10-2023

    The perfect illustrated children's fantasy adventure

  • The Snow Girl

    The Snow Girl

    • Author / Illustrator: Sophie Anderson, Melissa Castrillon (Illustrator)
    • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • Genre: Magical Realism
    • ISBN: 9781803704357
    • Published: 26-10-2023

    From award-winning and critically acclaimed Sophie Anderson, comes a fairy-tale story of friendship, belonging and bravery, in an adventu

  • The Taming of the Cat

    The Taming of the Cat

    • Author / Illustrator: Helen Cooper
    • Publisher: Faber & Faber
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9780571376018
    • Published: 12-10-2023

    From twice-Kate Greenaway WINNER comes an exquisite story within a story, featuring a mouse who is forced to tell stories to save his lif

  • Unspoken: Talking About Slavery

    Unspoken: Talking About Slavery

    • Author / Illustrator: Kwame Alexander, Dare Coulter
    • Publisher: Andersen Press
    • Genre: Representation & Inclusion
    • ISBN: 9781839133404
    • Published: 05-10-2023

    How do you tell a story that starts in Africa and ends in horror? About strength and pride and refusing to be broken? One that still hurt

  • Welcome to the Arts: Dance

    Welcome to the Arts: Dance

    • Author / Illustrator: Sir Alistair Spalding, Jason Raish
    • Publisher: Templar Publishing
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781800783362
    • Published: 26-10-2023

    TIMES BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF 2023!Brilliantly curated and beautifully illustrated, the Welcome to the Arts series offers all-hour

Books for 11+

  • Kicked Out: A Boy, Everywhere story

    Kicked Out: A Boy, Everywhere story

    • Author / Illustrator: A. M. Dassu
    • Publisher: Old Barn Books
    • Genre: Representation & Inclusion
    • ISBN: 9781910646892
    • Published: 19-10-2023

    Ali and his friend Sami are living their dream, playing football for the school team and swimming in their friend Mark's new luxury pool.

  • Trapped

    Trapped

    • Author / Illustrator: Sophie McKenzie, Melania Badosa
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9781800902480
    • Published: 05-10-2023

    A dramatic coach crash forces Hailey to re-examine her relationships with her fellow singing-club members in this gripping drama from que

Books for 14+

  • A Sudden Storm

    A Sudden Storm

    • Author / Illustrator: Bali Rai, Andy Gellenberg, David Shephard
    • Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
    • Genre: Representation & Inclusion
    • ISBN: 9781800902534
    • Published: 05-10-2023

    An innocent night out to celebrate a sixteenth birthday turns to tragedy in this powerful story of racial intolerance from award-winning

  • And Don't Look Back

    And Don't Look Back

    • Author / Illustrator: Rebecca Barrow
    • Publisher: Hot Key Books
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9781471413674
    • Published: 03-10-2023

    Harlow's always lived life on the run. Now she wants to know where she came from. But some questions are better left unanswered in this t

  • Babushka

    Babushka

    • Author / Illustrator: Natasha Devon
    • Publisher: UCLan Publishing
    • Genre: Romance & Relationships
    • ISBN: 9781915235633
    • Published: 05-10-2023

    'A little babushka is made when you're young and something happens to you that leaves a scar...' Cerys Williams has swapp

  • Feast of Ashes

    Feast of Ashes

    • Author / Illustrator: Victoria Williamson
    • Publisher: Neem Tree Press Limited
    • Genre: Dystopian
    • ISBN: 9781911107873
    • Published: 05-10-2023

    Book 1 in a dystopian YA trilogy that explores the dangers of a global corporation destroying local ecosystems for profit. Perfect for re

  • I Loved You In Another Life

    I Loved You In Another Life

    • Author / Illustrator: David Arnold
    • Publisher: Hot Key Books
    • Genre: Romance & Relationships
    • ISBN: 9781471414329
    • Published: 10-10-2023

    Some souls are meant for each other - yesterday, today, forever ...

  • Play

    Play

    • Author / Illustrator: Luke Palmer
    • Publisher: Firefly Press Ltd
    • Genre: Personal Growth
    • ISBN: 9781915444318
    • Published: 05-10-2023

    Four boys grow up together at school, itching to get out of their small town. They play games, scoring points from each other, anything t

  • The Night Hunt

    The Night Hunt

    • Author / Illustrator: Alexandra Christo
    • Publisher: Hot Key Books
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781471413995
    • Published: 10-10-2023

    A DARK FANTASY ROMANCE FROM ALEXANDRA CHRISTO, AUTHOR OF TIKTOK SENSATION TO KILL A KINGDOM.

  • Totally Deceased

    Totally Deceased

    • Author / Illustrator: Sue H. Cunningham
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9780702325854
    • Published: 12-10-2023

    A one-of-a-kind, hilarious, high-stakes murder mystery perfect forfans of Holly Jackson, Benjamin Dean and Only Murders in theBuilding.</

September

Picture Books

Books for 5+

  • Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf

    Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf

    • Author / Illustrator: Craig Barr-Green, Francis Martin
    • Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
    • Genre: Representation & Inclusion
    • ISBN: 9781801045001
    • Published: 07-09-2023

    Gina Kaminski is here to tell you three facts.1 - Little Red Riding Hood is full of BIG mistakes. 2 - She is off to fairy tale land to fi

  • I'm Going to Be a Princess

    I'm Going to Be a Princess

    • Author / Illustrator: Stephanie Taylor, Jade Orlando
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Representation & Inclusion
    • ISBN: 9781839944710
    • Published: 14-09-2023

    A warm and witty celebration of the lives of amazing Black women.

  • Imperfectly Perfect

    Imperfectly Perfect

    • Author / Illustrator: Perry Emerson, Hoang Giang, Hoang Giang
    • Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
    • Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
    • ISBN: 9781801044981
    • Published: 07-09-2023

    What is imperfectly perfect?It's a flower growing from a cracked pavement.It's the memory of a happy time, etched in a wrinkled smile.It'

  • Little Guides to Nature: Hello Fungi

    Little Guides to Nature: Hello Fungi

    • Author / Illustrator: Nina Chakrabarti
    • Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9781510230453
    • Published: 14-09-2023

    Get outside and explore the fascinating world of fungi with this beautifully illustrated pocket guide.

  • Little Guides to Nature: Hello Trees

    Little Guides to Nature: Hello Trees

    • Author / Illustrator: Nina Chakrabarti
    • Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9781510230477
    • Published: 14-09-2023

    Get outside and explore the magnificent world of trees with this beautifully illustrated pocket guide.

  • The Most Famous Rhinoceros

    The Most Famous Rhinoceros

    • Author / Illustrator: Dianne Hofmeyr, Simona Mulazzani, Simona Mulazzani
    • Publisher: Otter-Barry Books Ltd
    • Genre: Animals
    • ISBN: 9781915659101
    • Published: 07-09-2023

    A moving and beautiful story inspired by a work of art, Albrecht Durer's celebrated woodcut print of the rhinoceros sent from Ind

  • The Tindims of Rubbish Island and the Spooky Secret

    The Tindims of Rubbish Island and the Spooky Secret

    • Author / Illustrator: Sally Gardner
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9781804549285
    • Published: 14-09-2023

    Turning our everyday rubbish into treasure, the tiny Tindims are back for a spooktacular Halloween adventure!

  • Who Will Kiss the Crocodile?

    Who Will Kiss the Crocodile?

    • Author / Illustrator: Suzy Senior, Claire Powell
    • Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
    • Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
    • ISBN: 9781801042901
    • Published: 07-09-2023

    A little baby princess and a fancy royal ball . . . ONE fairy not invited, and she wasn't pleased AT ALL! She cast a spell - and now the

Books for 7+

  • A First Book of Dinosaurs

    A First Book of Dinosaurs

    • Author / Illustrator: Simon Mole, Matt Hunt
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Poetry
    • ISBN: 9781406396096
    • Published: 07-09-2023

    Smile and stomp along with this celebration of all things DINOSAUR, with exuberant poems by a National Poetry Day ambassador and joyful a

  • A Hedgehog Called Snuffle

    A Hedgehog Called Snuffle

    • Author / Illustrator: Helen Peters, Ellie Snowdon
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow
    • Genre: Animals
    • ISBN: 9781839945052
    • Published: 14-09-2023

    When Snuffle goes missing on Bonfire Night, it's a race against time to discover the little hedgehog's hiding place...

  • A Whale of a Time: A Funny Poem for Every Day of the Year

    A Whale of a Time: A Funny Poem for Every Day of the Year

    • Author / Illustrator: Lou Peacock, Matt Hunt
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Poetry
    • ISBN: 9781839942013
    • Published: 14-09-2023

    A brilliantly illustrated collection of 366 hilarious poems to keep you laughing all year round!

  • A World of Dogs: A Celebration of Fascinating Facts and Amazing Real-Life Stories for Dog Lovers

    A World of Dogs: A Celebration of Fascinating Facts and Amazing Real-Life Stories for Dog Lovers

    • Author / Illustrator: Carlie Sorosiak, illus Luisa Uribe
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Animals
    • ISBN: 9781839948497
    • Published: 14-09-2023

    Written by bestselling children's author (and accidental American Dingo-owner) Carlie Sorosiak, this gorgeous celebration of fascinating

  • Alice Eclair, Spy Extraordinaire!: A Sprinkling of Danger

    Alice Eclair, Spy Extraordinaire!: A Sprinkling of Danger

    • Author / Illustrator: Sarah Todd Taylor, illus Beatriz Castro
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Mystery & Detective
    • ISBN: 9781839948855
    • Published: 14-09-2023

    A fast-paced adventure full of daring action and delicious cakes!

  • And I Climbed, And I Climbed

    And I Climbed, And I Climbed

    • Author / Illustrator: Stephen Lightbown, Shih-Yu Lin
    • Publisher: Troika Books
    • Genre: Poetry
    • ISBN: 9781912745296
    • Published: 11-09-2023

    A debut collection of poems for children by a new voice in children's poetry

  • Dreamweavers: Night of the Scary Fairies

    Dreamweavers: Night of the Scary Fairies

    • Author / Illustrator: Annabelle Sami, illus Forrest Burdett
    • Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781788956000
    • Published: 07-09-2023

    When Tito is tasked with looking after the new girl at school, Neena introduces him to the magical and fun world of Dreamweaving! But whe

  • Enchanted Tales: A spell-binding collection of magical stories

    Enchanted Tales: A spell-binding collection of magical stories

    • Author / Illustrator: Phung Nguyen Quang & Huynh Thi Kim Lien, Laura Sampson
    • Publisher: Templar Publishing
    • Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
    • ISBN: 9781800785915
    • Published: 28-09-2023

    A spellbinding treasury of magical tales

  • Evil Emperor Penguin: The World Will Be Mine!

    Evil Emperor Penguin: The World Will Be Mine!

    • Author / Illustrator: Laura Ellen Anderson
    • Publisher: David Fickling Books
    • Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
    • ISBN: 9781788452991
    • Published: 07-09-2023

    Another hilarious comic book from bestselling creator Laura Ellen Anderson, about the world's cutest supervillain!

  • Godfather Death

    Godfather Death

    • Author / Illustrator: Sally Nicholls, Julia Sarda
    • Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
    • Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
    • ISBN: 9781839131417
    • Published: 07-09-2023

    A soul-stirring reimagined Grimm tale by award-winning author Sally Nicholls, hauntingly illustrated by Julia Sarda, which will spellbind

  • Gods and Monsters - Mythological Poems

    Gods and Monsters - Mythological Poems

    • Author / Illustrator: Ana Sampson, Chris Riddell
    • Publisher: Pan Macmillan
    • Genre: Poetry
    • ISBN: 9781035023011
    • Published: 14-09-2023

    A pantheon of poetry from around the world

  • Inspiring Inventors Who Are Changing Our Future: People Power series

    Inspiring Inventors Who Are Changing Our Future: People Power series

    • Author / Illustrator: Hiba Noor Khan, illus Salini Perera
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781529515121
    • Published: 07-09-2023

    Discover the stories of 20 extraordinary inventors, who are changing our future for the better.

  • Ivy Newt and the Time Thief

    Ivy Newt and the Time Thief

    • Author / Illustrator: Derek Keilty, illus Magda Brol
    • Publisher: Scallywag Press
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781915252333
    • Published: 07-09-2023

    A fast-paced adventure for emerging readers, in which Ivy and Tom solve the mystery of a spooky house that appears only at Halloween.

  • Kevin the Vampire: A Most Mysterious Monster

    Kevin the Vampire: A Most Mysterious Monster

    • Author / Illustrator: Matt Brown, illus Flavia Sorrentino
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781839945403
    • Published: 14-09-2023

    When Kevin and his family get stuck in a strange town, they accidentally wake up something OLD and VERY HUNGRY. It's up to Kevin to save

  • Sunshine Simpson Cooks Up a Storm

    Sunshine Simpson Cooks Up a Storm

    • Author / Illustrator: G.M. Linton, Fuuji Takashi
    • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • Genre: Friends and family
    • ISBN: 9781801313353
    • Published: 28-09-2023

    Meet Sunshine Simpson - a brand-new best friend for 9+ readers! Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson.Sunshine Simpson's life

  • Super Sports Stars Who Are Changing the Game: People Power Series

    Super Sports Stars Who Are Changing the Game: People Power Series

    • Author / Illustrator: Rick Broadbent, Alexander Mostov
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781529507119
    • Published: 07-09-2023

    Discover the stories of 20 sportspeople who are pushing the limits of their game and helping to make our world a better place.

  • The Star Whale

    The Star Whale

    • Author / Illustrator: Nicola Davies, Petr Horacek
    • Publisher: Otter-Barry Books Ltd
    • Genre: Poetry
    • ISBN: 9781915659095
    • Published: 14-09-2023

    Forty fantastic poems and paintings from an internationally acclaimed duo, celebrating our beautiful planet

  • The Wild Robot Protects (The Wild Robot 3)

    The Wild Robot Protects (The Wild Robot 3)

    • Author / Illustrator: Peter Brown
    • Publisher: Piccadilly Press
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9781800784567
    • Published: 26-09-2023

    When nature and technology collide: meet Roz the robot!

  • Time Travel Twins: The Roman Invasion

    Time Travel Twins: The Roman Invasion

    • Author / Illustrator: Josh Lacey, Garry Parsons
    • Publisher: Andersen Press
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781839133343
    • Published: 07-09-2023

    Discover two sides of history with the Time Travel Twins! 

  • Who Let the Words Out?: Poems by the winner of the Laugh Out Loud Award

    Who Let the Words Out?: Poems by the winner of the Laugh Out Loud Award

    • Author / Illustrator: Joshua Seigal
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Poetry
    • ISBN: 9781801992091
    • Published: 14-09-2023

    A marvellous new collection of poems by Joshua Seigal, winner of the Laugh Out Loud Awards - the UK's only prize for funny children's boo

Books for 9+

  • Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans

    Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans

    • Author / Illustrator: Isi Hendrix
    • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781803706542
    • Published: 28-09-2023

    Life in the Swamplands is tough for twelve-year-old orphan Adia. Her aunt and uncle believe she is an ogbanje, a demon-possessed child th

  • Bright Stars of Black British History

    Bright Stars of Black British History

    • Author / Illustrator: J.T. Williams, Angela Vives
    • Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
    • Genre: Representation & Inclusion
    • ISBN: 9780500652923
    • Published: 28-09-2023

    This richly illustrated collection presents the extraordinary life stories of fourteen bright stars from Black British history - from Tud

  • Britannica's Encyclopedia Infographica: 1,000s of Facts & Figures

    Britannica's Encyclopedia Infographica: 1,000s of Facts & Figures

    • Author / Illustrator: Valentina D'Efilippo, Andrew Pettie, Conrad Quilty-Harper
    • Publisher: What on Earth Publishing Ltd
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781913750459
    • Published: 21-09-2023

    A groundbreaking new encyclopedia from Britannica, where the pictures do the talking!

  • Circus Maximus: Rider of the Storm: An Ancient Roman adventure

    Circus Maximus: Rider of the Storm: An Ancient Roman adventure

    • Author / Illustrator: Annelise Gray
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury
    • Genre: Historical Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781803281070
    • Published: 14-09-2023

    Third in the Circus Maximus adventure series. When word comes from Rome that her charioteer cousin has disappeared. Dido is determined to

  • Code Name Kingfisher

    Code Name Kingfisher

    • Author / Illustrator: Liz Kessler
    • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
    • Genre: Historical Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781398512498
    • Published: 14-09-2023

    The powerful new World War II novel from bestselling and award-winning author Liz Kessler.

  • Dragon Force: Infinity's Secret: The brand-new book from the authors of the bestselling Dragon Realm series

    Dragon Force: Infinity's Secret: The brand-new book from the authors of the bestselling Dragon Realm series

    • Author / Illustrator: Katie Tsang, Kevin Tsang
    • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Books
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781398520127
    • Published: 14-09-2023

    From the authors of the bestselling Dragon Realm books comes the first in a brand-new, action-packed, dragon-obsessed series for 8+ reade

  • Finding Wonder: An unforgettable adventure from the author of The One Dollar Horse

    Finding Wonder: An unforgettable adventure from the author of The One Dollar Horse

    • Author / Illustrator: Lauren St John
    • Publisher: Faber & Faber
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9780571376162
    • Published: 07-09-2023

    A winning ticket. A stolen horse. The adventure of a lifetime . . .

  • Foxlight

    Foxlight

    • Author / Illustrator: Katya Balen
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Family & Home
    • ISBN: 9781526640444
    • Published: 28-09-2023

    From the author of October, October, winner of the Carnegie Medal, comes a heartbreaking and heart-warming story about sisterhood, found

  • Impossible Creatures

    Impossible Creatures

    • Author / Illustrator: Katherine Rundell
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781408897416
    • Published: 14-09-2023

    There's a place where all the wildest stories began ... From Katherine Rundell, winner of the Costa Children's Book Award, the Blue Peter

  • Mermedusa  (An Eerie-on-Sea Adventure)

    Mermedusa (An Eerie-on-Sea Adventure)

    • Author / Illustrator: Thomas Taylor
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781529502138
    • Published: 07-09-2023

    Herbie and Violet's fifth gripping adventure brings the internationally bestselling Eerie-on-Sea series to a heart-stopping climax.

  • Oh Maya Gods!

    Oh Maya Gods!

    • Author / Illustrator: Maz Evans
    • Publisher: Chicken House
    • Genre: Myths & Legends
    • ISBN: 9781913696870
    • Published: 28-09-2023

    The world's worst-behaved immortals are at it again! Meet Vesper,the bossy, football-mad daughter of Elliot Hooper, and super-brightAster

  • Podkin and the Singing Spear

    Podkin and the Singing Spear

    • Author / Illustrator: Kieran Larwood
    • Publisher: Faber & Faber
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9780571369485
    • Published: 07-09-2023

    From the bestselling author and winner of the Blue Peter Book Award, this is the seventh adventure set in the world of Podkin One-Ear.</p

  • Read, Scream, Repeat

    Read, Scream, Repeat

    • Author / Illustrator: Jennifer Killick
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Genre: Horror
    • ISBN: 9780008527808
    • Published: 31-08-2023

    New for 2023, a collection of thirteen spooky mystery stories, perfect for Halloween for kids aged 9-12!

  • Scareground

    Scareground

    • Author / Illustrator: Angela Kecojevic
    • Publisher: Neem Tree Press Limited
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9781915584212
    • Published: 07-09-2023

    Nancy Crumpet is convinced the Scareground holds the answer to her parents' disappearance. With her best friend Arthur Green, Nancy meets

  • Shiver Point: It Came from the Woods

    Shiver Point: It Came from the Woods

    • Author / Illustrator: Gabriel Dylan
    • Publisher: Piccadilly Press
    • Genre: Horror
    • ISBN: 9781800784772
    • Published: 14-09-2023

    Welcome to Shiver Point, a hair-raising new horror series!

  • The Final Year

    The Final Year

    • Author / Illustrator: Matt Goodfellow, Joe Todd-Stanton
    • Publisher: Otter-Barry Books
    • Genre: Poetry
    • ISBN: 9781915659040
    • Published: 07-09-2023

    The first novel, told in verse for middle-grade readers, by a leading children's poet, with atmospheric pictures by a Carnegie-sh

  • The Kingdom of Broken Magic

    The Kingdom of Broken Magic

    • Author / Illustrator: Christine Aziz
    • Publisher: Everything with Words
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781911427308
    • Published: 21-09-2023

    Brilliant new debut that will receive much critical attention. Fully illustrated by prize winning artist Ewa Beniak-Haremska

  • The Secret of the Blood-Red Key

    The Secret of the Blood-Red Key

    • Author / Illustrator: David Farr
    • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781801311090
    • Published: 14-09-2023

    The dazzling follow-up to the phenomenal The Book of Stolen Dreams from master storyteller David Farr, perfect for fans of Katherine Rund

  • The Silver Road

    The Silver Road

    • Author / Illustrator: Sinead O'Hart
    • Publisher: Templar Publishing
    • Genre: Magical Realism
    • ISBN: 9781800785090
    • Published: 28-09-2023

    Myth and magic combine in an unforgettable adventure drawing on Irish folklore.

  • The Soul Survivor

    The Soul Survivor

    • Author / Illustrator: Chris Bradford
    • Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9780241326749
    • Published: 07-09-2023

    The thrilling finale to the Soul series by bestselling author Chris Bradford. Tanas laughs, cruel and cold.'Won't you Ascend

  • The Spirit Snatcher

    The Spirit Snatcher

    • Author / Illustrator: Cat Gray, David Dean
    • Publisher: Usborne Publishing
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781801310048
    • Published: 28-09-2023

    Welcome to Elbow Alley, home of the most monstrous mystery and a whole lot of spooky fun!    Pip was not expecting his new neighbours to

  • The Witchstone Ghosts

    The Witchstone Ghosts

    • Author / Illustrator: Emily Randall-Jones
    • Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
    • Genre: Friends and family
    • ISBN: 9781915026101
    • Published: 14-09-2023

    Autumn sees dead people, much to her annoyance ... but whenher father drowns, he's the one ghost that doesn't appear. Then,a clause in hi

  • War of the Wind

    War of the Wind

    • Author / Illustrator: Victoria Williamson
    • Publisher: Neem Tree Press Limited
    • Genre: Representation & Inclusion
    • ISBN: 9781911107507
    • Published: 23-09-2022

    A thrilling new adventure story with delightfully diverse disability representation. Set on a remote Scottish island, War of the Wind int

Books for 11+

  • A Taste of Darkness

    A Taste of Darkness

    • Author / Illustrator: Various
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: Supernatural
    • ISBN: 9780702329173
    • Published: 14-09-2023

    A chilling, thrilling collection of 13 haunting tales. From supernaturalthrillers, to contemporary horror; creepy ancient legends,to murd

  • Ancient Love Stories

    Ancient Love Stories

    • Author / Illustrator: Sander Berg, Emily Hauser
    • Publisher: Templar Publishing
    • Genre: Romance & Relationships
    • ISBN: 9781800783225
    • Published: 28-09-2023

    A striking collection of love stories from ancient history.

  • Live Like A Goddess: Life Lessons from Legends and Lore

    Live Like A Goddess: Life Lessons from Legends and Lore

    • Author / Illustrator: Jean Menzies, Taylor Dolan
    • Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
    • Genre: Myths & Legends
    • ISBN: 9781526365798
    • Published: 28-09-2023

    The perfect gift for the young goddess in your life - inspire them to live a life of courage and confidence, inspired by twenty -one godd

  • Nightshade Revenge  (Alex Rider)

    Nightshade Revenge (Alex Rider)

    • Author / Illustrator: Anthony Horowitz
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Spy stories
    • ISBN: 9781406391220
    • Published: 07-09-2023

    When his best friend Tom is abducted, Alex Rider is given an ultimatum by Nightshade - a sinister cult of assassins with a score to settl

  • The Witches of Pendle

    The Witches of Pendle

    • Author / Illustrator: Yvette Fielding
    • Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
    • Genre: Supernatural
    • ISBN: 9781839133183
    • Published: 28-09-2023

    When a new family moves into a house in Pendle, they discover a witch's bottle filled with curses. Soon the spirits of those accused of w

  • Welcome to Camp Killer

    Welcome to Camp Killer

    • Author / Illustrator: Cynthia Murphy, Ali Ardington
    • Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
    • Genre: Horror
    • ISBN: 9781800902282
    • Published: 07-09-2023

    Bestselling YA horror writer Cynthia Murphy makes her Barrington Stoke debut with a spine-chilling thriller about a summer camp gone deat

  • Yours From the Tower

    Yours From the Tower

    • Author / Illustrator: Sally Nicholls
    • Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
    • Genre: Historical Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781839133190
    • Published: 07-09-2023

    1896. Tirzah, Sophia and Polly are best friends who've left boarding school and gone back to very different lives. Polly is teaching in a

Books for 14+

  • A Study in Drowning:  NYT bestselling rivals to lovers fantasy

    A Study in Drowning: NYT bestselling rivals to lovers fantasy

    • Author / Illustrator: Ava Reid
    • Publisher: Cornerstone
    • Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
    • ISBN: 9781529150506
    • Published: 19-09-2023

    Effy has always believed in fairy tales. She's had no choice. Since childhood, she's been haunted by visions of the Fairy King. She's fou

  • Bad Magic (Skulduggery Pleasant)

    Bad Magic (Skulduggery Pleasant)

    • Author / Illustrator: Derek Landy
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
    • ISBN: 9780008585785
    • Published: 28-09-2023

    An original, full-colour graphic novel in the Sunday Times bestselling fantasy detective series

  • Channel Fear

    Channel Fear

    • Author / Illustrator: Lisa Richardson
    • Publisher: Chicken House
    • Genre: Horror
    • ISBN: 9781915026125
    • Published: 14-09-2023

    Iris is obsessed with star YouTube ghost hunting duo, Zach and Lucas, who disappeared at an undisclosed location several months ago. Alon

  • Every Exquisite Thing

    Every Exquisite Thing

    • Author / Illustrator: Laura Steven
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9780008627355
    • Published: 14-09-2023

    The most seductive new sapphic YA dark academia thriller novel of 2023

  • Hideki Smith: Demon Queller

    Hideki Smith: Demon Queller

    • Author / Illustrator: A.J. Hartley, Hisako Osako, Kuma Hartley
    • Publisher: UCLan Publishing
    • Genre: Myths & Legends
    • ISBN: 9781915235770
    • Published: 21-09-2023

    Fifteen-year-old Caleb Hideki Smith is a loser's loser.  As one of the few half-Japanese students in East Portersville High School, Caleb

  • Of Dreams and Destiny

    Of Dreams and Destiny

    • Author / Illustrator: Sandhya Menon
    • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
    • Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
    • ISBN: 9781529325355
    • Published: 19-09-2023

    From the New York Times bestselling author of When Dimple Met Rishi comes the third instalment in a series set an elite boarding school t

  • The Black Air

    The Black Air

    • Author / Illustrator: Jennifer Lane
    • Publisher: UCLan Publishing
    • Genre: Supernatural
    • ISBN: 9781915235312
    • Published: 07-09-2023

    In a remote village overshadowed by a gruesome legend and ancient superstitions, who can say what's real, what's not, and what should sta

  • Thieves' Gambit: Tiktok made me buy it!

    Thieves' Gambit: Tiktok made me buy it!

    • Author / Illustrator: Kayvion Lewis
    • Publisher: Simon & Schuster YA
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9781398522121
    • Published: 26-09-2023

    The enemies-to-lovers heist with an ending everyone's talking about. Soon to be a major movie and picked for Zoe Ball's Radio 2 Book Club

  • You Could Be So Pretty

    You Could Be So Pretty

    • Author / Illustrator: Holly Bourne
    • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • Genre: Dystopian
    • ISBN: 9781474966832
    • Published: 28-09-2023

    Uglies meets The Handmaid's Tale for the new YA generation in this mind-blowing novel from bestselling queen of YA Holly Bourne.   <p

August

Picture Books

Books for 5+

  • A Superhero Mermaid Dragon Adventure (Pick a Story)

    A Superhero Mermaid Dragon Adventure (Pick a Story)

    • Author / Illustrator: Sarah Coyle, Adam Walker-Parker
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781405299060
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    The brand new interactive illustrated picture book adventure for children where YOU choose the story!

  • April's Garden

    April's Garden

    • Author / Illustrator: Isla McGuckin, Catalina Echeverri
    • Publisher: Graffeg Limited
    • Genre: Family & Home
    • ISBN: 9781802583410
    • Published: 15-08-2023

    Living in a grey and dreary room in a house that couldn't feel less like home, April dreams about how life could be. With happy, peaceful

  • Becoming Brave: A True Story of Love and Loss, Courage and Hope

    Becoming Brave: A True Story of Love and Loss, Courage and Hope

    • Author / Illustrator: Tomekah George, Jennie Cashman-Wilson
    • Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
    • Genre: Personal Growth
    • ISBN: 9781838914646
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    When Jennie meets Abram, she falls in love with his fearlessness. When Abram is no longer by her side, can she find her own courage?  A p

  • Huxley and Flapjack

    Huxley and Flapjack

    • Author / Illustrator: Alan MacDonald, Francesca Gambatesa
    • Publisher: Little Tiger
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781788954174
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    Huxley has some pocket money to spend, and where better to spend it than the grand opening of Jollygoods, a new department store in town.

  • Little Chimpanzee: A Day in the Life of a Baby Chimp

    Little Chimpanzee: A Day in the Life of a Baby Chimp

    • Author / Illustrator: Anna Brett, Rebeca Pintos
    • Publisher: Aurum Press
    • Genre: Animals
    • ISBN: 9780711283572
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    Little Chimpanzee is a fact-filled picture book story based on the adventures of a baby chimp and its boisterous family.

  • Little Whale: A Day in the Life of a Whale Calf (Really Wild Families)

    Little Whale: A Day in the Life of a Whale Calf (Really Wild Families)

    • Author / Illustrator: Anna Brett, Carmen Saldana
    • Publisher: Aurum Press
    • Genre: Animals
    • ISBN: 9780711283541
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    Little Whale is a fact-filled picture book story based on the adventures of a whale calf and its loving family.

  • River Rescue: A Peanut, Butter & Crackers Story

    River Rescue: A Peanut, Butter & Crackers Story

    • Author / Illustrator: Paige Braddock
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
    • ISBN: 9781839949913
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    Peanut, Butter and Crackers are off camping. But getting lost was never part of the plan. The second hilarious graphic novel for pet love

  • The Concrete Garden

    The Concrete Garden

    • Author / Illustrator: Bob Graham
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
    • ISBN: 9781529512649
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    A timely, inspiring and uplifting story about hope and the power of creative expression, from one of the world's most treasured bookmaker

  • The Dog Squad: The Newshound

    The Dog Squad: The Newshound

    • Author / Illustrator: Clara Vulliamy
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Genre: Mystery & Detective
    • ISBN: 9780008565336
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    The fantastic new illustrated series from the author of the much-loved Marshmallow Pie and Dotty Detective books - perfect for kids!

  • The Tyrannosaur's Feathers

    The Tyrannosaur's Feathers

    • Author / Illustrator: Jonathan Emmett, Dr Adam S. Smith, Stieven Van der Poorten
    • Publisher: UCLan Publishing
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781915235596
    • Published: 02-08-2023

    Tyrannosaurus rex may be the king of the dinosaurs, but that doesn't stop know-it-all Velociraptor from telling him he looks old-fashione

  • Woodland Magic 4: Operation Owl

    Woodland Magic 4: Operation Owl

    • Author / Illustrator: Julie Sykes, illus Katy Riddell
    • Publisher: Templar Publishing
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9781800781450
    • Published: 17-08-2023

    The fourth story in an illustrated magical adventure series from the bestselling author of the Unicorn Academy, brimming with drama and a

Books for 7+

  • Bob vs the Trousers of Doom

    Bob vs the Trousers of Doom

    • Author / Illustrator: Andy Jones, Robin Boyden
    • Publisher: Templar Publishing
    • Genre: Funny Stories
    • ISBN: 9781800783508
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    Bob is back - and it's time to save the world.....again!

  • Diary of an Accidental Witch: Stage Fright

    Diary of an Accidental Witch: Stage Fright

    • Author / Illustrator: Honor and Perdita Cargill, Katie Saunders
    • Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781788956086
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    When Bea's class puts on the school play, mayhem ensues! Will they be able to give an unFROGettable performance?

  • Don't Eat the Soup!

    Don't Eat the Soup!

    • Author / Illustrator: Louise Forshaw
    • Publisher: Maverick Arts
    • Genre: Supernatural
    • ISBN: 9781848869455
    • Published: 08-08-2023

    Something weird is happening at Grim Falls Academy... and that's saying something for a school for supernatural kids! The teachers are gr

  • Don't Feed the Glob!  (Grim Falls Academy)

    Don't Feed the Glob! (Grim Falls Academy)

    • Author / Illustrator: Louise Forshaw
    • Publisher: Maverick Arts
    • Genre: Supernatural
    • ISBN: 9781848869462
    • Published: 08-08-2023

    Something weird is happening at Grim Falls Academy... and that's saying something for a school for supernatural

  • Don't Open the Box!  (Grim Falls Academy)

    Don't Open the Box! (Grim Falls Academy)

    • Author / Illustrator: Louise Forshaw
    • Publisher: Maverick Arts
    • Genre: Supernatural
    • ISBN: 9781848869479
    • Published: 08-08-2023

    Something weird is happening at Grim Falls Academy... and that's saying something for a school for supernatural kids! Seb has unearthed a

  • Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster!

    Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster!

    • Author / Illustrator: Nadia Shireen
    • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
    • Genre: Funny Stories
    • ISBN: 9781471199370
    • Published: 31-08-2023

    Venture back to Grimwood in the wildly funny third book in Nadia Shireen's bestselling and brilliantly anarchic illustrated comedy-advent

  • Guardians of the Planet: How to be an Eco-Hero

    Guardians of the Planet: How to be an Eco-Hero

    • Author / Illustrator: Clive Gifford, illus Jonathan Woodward
    • Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9781780556925
    • Published: 18-03-2021

    This book explains environmental issues and puts them in context, so readers can understand how their actions can make a difference to ou

  • How To Spaghettify Your Dog: and other science secrets of the universe

    How To Spaghettify Your Dog: and other science secrets of the universe

    • Author / Illustrator: Hiba Noor Khan, illus Harry Woodgate
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781526627810
    • Published: 17-08-2023

    From the mind-blowing butterfly effect to the bizarre behaviour of quantum physics, uncover the secrets of the universe with this hilario

  • Izzy the Inventor and the Curse of Doom

    Izzy the Inventor and the Curse of Doom

    • Author / Illustrator: Zanna Davidson, Elissa Elwick, Marcella Del Bosco
    • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • Genre: Magical Realism
    • ISBN: 9781474999786
    • Published: 17-08-2023

    Science meets magic in this funny new fiction series, starring Izzy the Inventor and a lovable unicorn.

  • Keisha Jones Takes on the World

    Keisha Jones Takes on the World

    • Author / Illustrator: Natalie Denny, Chante Timothy
    • Publisher: Little Tiger
    • Genre: Representation & Inclusion
    • ISBN: 9781788955980
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    Keisha is incensed to discover that her local pet shop is selling male rabbits for more than female rabbits. It's time to take matters in

  • Leif the Unlucky Viking: Saga of the Shooting Star

    Leif the Unlucky Viking: Saga of the Shooting Star

    • Author / Illustrator: Gary Northfield
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Funny Stories
    • ISBN: 9781406383416
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    An hilarious new illustrated chapter book series featuring the hapless adventures of Leif the Unlucky Viking wolf pup, from the creator o

  • Ten-Word Tiny Tales

    Ten-Word Tiny Tales

    • Author / Illustrator: Joseph Coelho, illus Various
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Short reads
    • ISBN: 9781529502688
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    From Joseph Coelho comes a compendium featuring twenty brilliantly illustrated tiny tales, each only ten words long!   "Invite me in," sh

  • The Magic of Forests: A Fascinating Guide to Forests Around the World

    The Magic of Forests: A Fascinating Guide to Forests Around the World

    • Author / Illustrator: Vicky Woodgate
    • Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9780241625880
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    Discover the world of forests, from the inner workings of trees to the legends of ancient woodlands in this magical guide.Wha

  • The Story of Conservation: A first book about protecting nature

    The Story of Conservation: A first book about protecting nature

    • Author / Illustrator: Catherine Barr, Amy Husband, Steve Williams
    • Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9780711278035
    • Published: 02-08-2023

    The next title in the best-selling Story of series is The Story of Conservation, all about understanding, celebrating and caring for our

  • We Are All Astronauts: Discover what it takes to be a space explorer!

    We Are All Astronauts: Discover what it takes to be a space explorer!

    • Author / Illustrator: Kate Pankhurst
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781526615435
    • Published: 31-08-2023

    Unlock your inner ASTRONAUT and learn all about SPACE in this fact-packed new book from the bestselling creator of the FANTASTICALLY GREA

  • Welcome to Wild Town

    Welcome to Wild Town

    • Author / Illustrator: AF Harrold, Dom Conlon, Korky Paul
    • Publisher: Otter-Barry Books Ltd
    • Genre: Poetry
    • ISBN: 9781915659125
    • Published: 10-08-2023

    An exciting first collaboration between two acclaimed poets, exploring the nature of 'wildness'

  • World Kitchen: A Children's Cookbook

    World Kitchen: A Children's Cookbook

    • Author / Illustrator: Abigail Wheatley, Chaaya Prabhat
    • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • Genre: Representation & Inclusion
    • ISBN: 9781474998628
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    A vibrant collection of simple, delicious recipes sent in by families from around the world.

Books for 9+

  • Brilliant Black British History

    Brilliant Black British History

    • Author / Illustrator: Atinuke, Kingsley Nebechi
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Representation & Inclusion
    • ISBN: 9781526635716
    • Published: 01-08-2023

    A fascinating must-read book for children aged 8+ about the history of the Black people of Britain

  • Crookhaven: The Forgotten Maze: Book 2

    Crookhaven: The Forgotten Maze: Book 2

    • Author / Illustrator: J.J. Arcanjo
    • Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781444965759
    • Published: 17-08-2023

    An irresistible series about chosen family, high stakes thievery, and what it really means to do good. Perfect for fans of M.G. Leonard a

  • Deadly Deep (Dread Wood, Book 4)

    Deadly Deep (Dread Wood, Book 4)

    • Author / Illustrator: Jennifer Killick
    • Publisher: Farshore
    • Genre: Horror
    • ISBN: 9780008538576
    • Published: 31-08-2023

    A funny, scary, sci-fi thriller from the author of Crater Lake. Perfect for kids aged 9-12 and fans of Stranger Things and Goosebumps!</p

  • Geomancer: In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen

    Geomancer: In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen

    • Author / Illustrator: Kiran Millwood Hargrave
    • Publisher: Orion Children's Books
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781510107816
    • Published: 31-08-2023

    From bestselling, award-winning author Kiran Millwood Hargrave comes an epic new fantasy about the magic of nature, the lure of power and

  • Ghost Rescue (Dead Good Detectives)

    Ghost Rescue (Dead Good Detectives)

    • Author / Illustrator: Jenny McLachlan, Chloe Dominique, Chloe Dominique
    • Publisher: Farshore
    • Genre: Supernatural
    • ISBN: 9780755503353
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    The epic conclusion to this action-packed duology, by the bestselling author of the Land of Roar series.

  • Her Majesty's League of Remarkable Young Ladies

    Her Majesty's League of Remarkable Young Ladies

    • Author / Illustrator: Alison D. Stegert
    • Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
    • Genre: Historical Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781915026095
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    At her dull Victorian finishing school, fourteen-year-old Winniedreams of becoming a top inventor like her father. Then, she'srecruited i

  • Meesh the Bad Demon

    Meesh the Bad Demon

    • Author / Illustrator: Michelle Lam
    • Publisher: Faber & Faber
    • Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
    • ISBN: 9780571382286
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    Skandar and the Unicorn Thief meets Bunny vs Monkey in this joyous epic fantasy graphic novel where twelve-year-old Meesh and her band of

  • Mia and the Traitor of Nubis

    Mia and the Traitor of Nubis

    • Author / Illustrator: Janelle McCurdy, Ana Latese,
    • Publisher: Faber Children's Books
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9780571368457
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    In this epic sequel to the acclaimed Mia and the Lightcasters, Mia must learn to control her powers before the dark powers rise again!</p

  • Mysteries at Sea: Peril on the Atlantic

    Mysteries at Sea: Peril on the Atlantic

    • Author / Illustrator: A.M. Howell
    • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • Genre: Mystery & Detective
    • ISBN: 9781801316743
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    A twisty and heart-pounding mystery at sea, from award-winning A.M. Howell.   July, 1936. As the Queen Mary sets sail across the Atlantic

  • Norah's Ark

    Norah's Ark

    • Author / Illustrator: Victoria Williamson
    • Publisher: Neem Tree Press Limited
    • Genre: Family & Home
    • ISBN: 9781911107996
    • Published: 01-08-2023

    From award-winning children's author Victoria Williamson comes Norah's Ark. Offering powerful lessons in empathy, this is a hopeful and u

  • Nowhere Island

    Nowhere Island

    • Author / Illustrator: Tania Unsworth
    • Publisher: Head of Zeus
    • Genre: Family & Home
    • ISBN: 9781804540084
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    Set on a hidden island at the intersection of several busy highways, this is an original and action-packed survival adventure about trust

  • Stand Up and Speak Out Against Racism

    Stand Up and Speak Out Against Racism

    • Author / Illustrator: Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Aleesha Nandhra
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Representation & Inclusion
    • ISBN: 9781406393712
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    A vital and vibrant book answering real children's questions about racism, giving them the confidence and the tools to work towards a fai

  • Sticky Pines: The Wrath of the Blob

    Sticky Pines: The Wrath of the Blob

    • Author / Illustrator: Dashe Roberts
    • Publisher: Future Human
    • Genre: Science Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781399954150
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    Fresh for 2023, the triumphant conclusion to the cult mystery adventure series for 9+ readers.

  • The After School Crime Club

    The After School Crime Club

    • Author / Illustrator: Hayley Webster
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Friends and family
    • ISBN: 9781788006064
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    Willow has always felt like an outsider, so when a group of girls offer her friendship in exchange for 'fun' stealing dares, Willow has t

  • The Light Thieves: Search for the Black Mirror

    The Light Thieves: Search for the Black Mirror

    • Author / Illustrator: Helena Duggan
    • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • Genre: Science Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781474991100
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    The second adventure in the gripping and mysterious eco-adventure series The Light Thieves from H

  • The Stolen Songbird: From the bestselling author of The Accidental Stowaway

    The Stolen Songbird: From the bestselling author of The Accidental Stowaway

    • Author / Illustrator: Judith Eagle
    • Publisher: Faber & Faber
    • Genre: Historical Fiction
    • ISBN: 9780571363148
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    From the author of The Accidental Stowaway, it's 1950s London and Caro Monday and her friends have become embroiled in a dangerous art he

  • Tyger

    Tyger

    • Author / Illustrator: SF Said, Dave McKean
    • Publisher: David Fickling Books
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9781788452915
    • Published: 31-08-2023

    The captivating new novel from bestselling author SF Said, now in glorious paperback.

  • Wolf Road

    Wolf Road

    • Author / Illustrator: Alice Roberts
    • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
    • Genre: Historical Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781398521339
    • Published: 02-08-2023

    The epic new prehistoric children's novel from bestselling author, academic and broadcaster, Professor Alice Roberts.

Books for 11+

  • Story of Now: Let's Talk about the British Empire

    Story of Now: Let's Talk about the British Empire

    • Author / Illustrator: Shelina Janmohamed, Laura Greenan
    • Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
    • Genre: Representation & Inclusion
    • ISBN: 9781803381442
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    Discover how the British Empire impacted countries and communities across the world and, most importantly, discover its impact on childre

  • The Den

    The Den

    • Author / Illustrator: Keith Gray, Tom Clohosy Cole
    • Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
    • Genre: Friends and family
    • ISBN: 9781800901919
    • Published: 03-08-2023

    The complicated nuances of teenage friendship are captured perfectly in this story of summer adventure and exploration by award-winning a

Books for 14+

July

Picture Books

Books for 5+

  • Dave Pigeon (Kittens!)

    Dave Pigeon (Kittens!)

    • Author / Illustrator: Swapna Haddow, Sheena Dempsey
    • Publisher: Faber & Faber
    • Genre: Animals
    • ISBN: 9780571380190
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    The fifth book in the best selling Dave Pigeon series. A guaranteed laugh on every page!

  • Marv and the Killer Plants: from the multi-award nominated Marv series

    Marv and the Killer Plants: from the multi-award nominated Marv series

    • Author / Illustrator: Alex Falase-Koya, Paula Bowles
    • Publisher: OUP Children's Books
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9780192780508
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    It's super-suit time!

  • Puppy Problems: A Peanut, Butter & Crackers Story

    Puppy Problems: A Peanut, Butter & Crackers Story

    • Author / Illustrator: Paige Braddock
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
    • ISBN: 9781839949661
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    A goofy new puppy turns the lives of two rescue pets upside down in this hilarious graphic novel for pet lovers and fans of The Secret Li

  • Sala, Mountain Warrior

    Sala, Mountain Warrior

    • Author / Illustrator: Wakanyi Hoffman, Onyinye Iwu
    • Publisher: Otter-Barry Books Ltd
    • Genre: Personal Growth
    • ISBN: 9781915659064
    • Published: 13-07-2023

    Sala has a real mountain to climb in this authentic story set among the Samburu people of Kenya

  • Spell Like a Ninja: Top tips, rules and remedies to supercharge your spelling

    Spell Like a Ninja: Top tips, rules and remedies to supercharge your spelling

    • Author / Illustrator: Andrew Jennings
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781801993241
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    From the creator of the bestselling Vocabulary Ninja and Write Like a Ninja comes an essential toolkit of strategies and word lists to su

  • The Zebra's Great Escape (PB)

    The Zebra's Great Escape (PB)

    • Author / Illustrator: Katherine Rundell, Sara Ogilvie
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781526652263
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    From award-winning Katherine Rundell comes a picture book about bravery, friendship and adventure, illustrated by bestselling Sara Ogilvi

  • To The Other Side: A powerful story of two refugees searching for safety

    To The Other Side: A powerful story of two refugees searching for safety

    • Author / Illustrator: Erika Meza
    • Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
    • Genre: Representation & Inclusion
    • ISBN: 9781444971781
    • Published: 20-07-2023

    A powerful, timely and beautifully illustrated story, exploring the journey of two young refugee children in search of safety. Perfect fo

  • What Are You Feeling?: A picture book of your emotions

    What Are You Feeling?: A picture book of your emotions

    • Author / Illustrator: The School of Life, Daniel Gray-Barnett
    • Publisher: The School of Life Press
    • Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
    • ISBN: 9781915087270
    • Published: 20-07-2023

    An illustrated guide to emotions that helps children identify and articulate how they are really feeling.

  • Who's Afraid of the Light

    Who's Afraid of the Light

    • Author / Illustrator: Anna McGregor
    • Publisher: Scribe Publications
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781914484353
    • Published: 13-07-2023

    Fergus lives down in the deepest, darkest sea and is scared of just one thing ... the light! From award-winning

Books for 7+

  • Agent 9: Flood-a-geddon!: the hilarious and action-packed graphic novel

    Agent 9: Flood-a-geddon!: the hilarious and action-packed graphic novel

    • Author / Illustrator: James Burks
    • Publisher: Templar Publishing
    • Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
    • ISBN: 9781800786271
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    A hilarious and action-packed new graphic novel series, perfect for fans of BUNNY VS MONKEY!

  • Agent Moose: Super Spy (3 book bind-up)

    Agent Moose: Super Spy (3 book bind-up)

    • Author / Illustrator: Mo O'Hara, Jess Bradley
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
    • ISBN: 9780702325397
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    Agent Moose, the best (worst) secret agent in the Big Forest, andhis slightly-more-intelligent sidekick Owlfred are on the case inthis fu

  • Balam and Lluvia's House: 2023

    Balam and Lluvia's House: 2023

    • Author / Illustrator: Julio Serrano Echeverria, Lawrence Schimel
    • Publisher: The Emma Press
    • Genre: Poetry
    • ISBN: 9781915628114
    • Published: 20-07-2023

    Award-winning children's poetry from Julio Serrano Echeverria.

  • British Museum: So You Think You've Got It Bad? A Kid's Life as a Viking

    British Museum: So You Think You've Got It Bad? A Kid's Life as a Viking

    • Author / Illustrator: Chae Strathie, Marisa Morea
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781839946363
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    Packed with historical facts, this is a brilliantly funny and fascinating look at what life was really like for a kid as a Viking!

  • British Museum: So You Think You've Got It Bad? A Kid's Life in a Medieval Castle

    British Museum: So You Think You've Got It Bad? A Kid's Life in a Medieval Castle

    • Author / Illustrator: Chae Strathie, Marisa Morea,
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781839942143
    • Published: 07-07-2022

    Packed with historical facts, this is a brilliantly funny and fascinating look at what life was really like for kids in a medieval castle

  • Dragon Storm: Skye and Soulsinger

    Dragon Storm: Skye and Soulsinger

    • Author / Illustrator: Alastair Chisholm, Eric Deschamps
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781839947063
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    The eighth book in a thrilling, magical, and action-packed new fantasy series, illustrated throughout and perfect for 7-9 year olds!

  • Our Rights!: Stories and Poems About Children's Rights

    Our Rights!: Stories and Poems About Children's Rights

    • Author / Illustrator: Jake Hope, Ruthine Burton, Habiba Nabisubi, Chih-An Chen, Pop-Up Pathways Project
    • Publisher: Otter-Barry Books Ltd
    • Genre: Personal Growth
    • ISBN: 9781913074210
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    Stories and poems from prizewinning and internationally acclaimed authors, each highlighting different rights of the child, as de

  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

    The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

    • Author / Illustrator: Jon Klassen
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
    • ISBN: 9781529509571
    • Published: 11-07-2023

    Caldecott Medalist and #1 New York Times best-selling author-illustrator Jon Klassen delivers a deliciously macabre treat for folktale fa

  • Yomi and the Fury of Ninki Nanka

    Yomi and the Fury of Ninki Nanka

    • Author / Illustrator: Davina Tijani, illus Adam Douglas-Bagley
    • Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
    • Genre: Myths & Legends
    • ISBN: 9781788956123
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    Yomi and Kayode are in Gambia, on the holiday of a lifetime, when they see the Dragon King, Ninki Nanka, being kidnapped from the sky. Wi

Books for 9+

  • 21% Monster: Serpent Strike

    21% Monster: Serpent Strike

    • Author / Illustrator: P.J. Canning
    • Publisher: Usborne
    • Genre: Science Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781801315777
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    Fun, fast-paced, high-octane action adventure, 21% Monster is a perfect page-turning series for fans of Alex Rider, Percy Jackson and the

  • Against the Odds: The Incredible Struggles of 20 Great Adventurers

    Against the Odds: The Incredible Struggles of 20 Great Adventurers

    • Author / Illustrator: Alastair Humphreys, Pola Mai
    • Publisher: Templar Publishing
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781787410169
    • Published: 20-07-2023

    Meet the adventurers who have tried, failed and succeeded against the odds!

  • Alex Neptune, Monster Avenger: Book 3

    Alex Neptune, Monster Avenger: Book 3

    • Author / Illustrator: David Owen
    • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781474999298
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    Get ready for an epic mission INSIDE a water dragon in Alex Neptune's third fast and funny adventure - perfect for fans of Percy Jackson

  • Calling the Whales

    Calling the Whales

    • Author / Illustrator: Jasbinder Bilan, Skylar White
    • Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9781800901803
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    When a majestic whale is stranded near their Scottish hometown, Tulsi and Satchen must summon all their courage to save it in this thrill

  • Everyday Action, Everyday Change: Stay Positive and Motivated in the Fight Against Racism and Prejudice

    Everyday Action, Everyday Change: Stay Positive and Motivated in the Fight Against Racism and Prejudice

    • Author / Illustrator: Natalie Evans, Naomi Evans, Kelly Malka
    • Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
    • Genre: Representation & Inclusion
    • ISBN: 9781526365095
    • Published: 20-07-2023

    An inspiring and invigorating book from the founders of Everyday Racism - Natalie and Naomi Evans - showing children age 9+ the small act

  • Finally Seen

    Finally Seen

    • Author / Illustrator: Kelly Yang
    • Publisher: Knights Of Media
    • Genre: Family & Home
    • ISBN: 9781913311872
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    A gripping middle-grade novel about Lina, who leaves China to live with her parents and sister in the US, after five years apart. She's b

  • Friends and Traitors

    Friends and Traitors

    • Author / Illustrator: Helen Peters, David Dean
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Historical Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781788004640
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    Some secrets are just too dangerous to know... A gripping World War II story about how two girls foil an aristocratic plot to bring down

  • Incredible Jobs You've (Probably) Never Heard Of

    Incredible Jobs You've (Probably) Never Heard Of

    • Author / Illustrator: Natalie Labarre
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781788008488
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    Discover all kinds of weird and wonderful jobs you never knew existed in this incredible picture book debut.

  • Old Gods New Tricks

    Old Gods New Tricks

    • Author / Illustrator: Thiago de Moraes
    • Publisher: David Fickling Books
    • Genre: Myths & Legends
    • ISBN: 9781788452953
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    An energetic, engaging and hugely entertaining novel celebrating stories and different cultures, by award-winning author/illustrator Thia

  • One Chance Dance

    One Chance Dance

    • Author / Illustrator: Efua Traore
    • Publisher: Chicken House
    • Genre: Family & Home
    • ISBN: 9781915026507
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    Jomi's Mum left him to find their destiny in Lagos. Now, Jomiand his friendly bush baby follow her - but their only startingplace is a TV

  • Safiyyah's War

    Safiyyah's War

    • Author / Illustrator: Hiba Noor Khan
    • Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
    • Genre: Historical Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781839133138
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    War comes to the streets of Paris and Safiyyah's life changes for ever. Her best friend's family have fled, and the bombing makes her afr

  • Sweet Skies

    Sweet Skies

    • Author / Illustrator: Robin Scott-Elliot
    • Publisher: Everything with Words
    • Genre: Historical Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781911427322
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    Sweet Skies is being published to mark the 75 anniversary of the Berlin air-lift. Robin's three previous books for children all received

  • The Beasts of Knobbly Bottom: Attack of the Vampire Sheep!

    The Beasts of Knobbly Bottom: Attack of the Vampire Sheep!

    • Author / Illustrator: Emily-Jane Clark, Jeff Crowther, Jeff Crowther
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: Funny Stories
    • ISBN: 9780702325106
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    A laugh-out-loud, highly illustrated debut for readers of 8+, fullof unexpected magical beasts and wacky adventure - perfect forfans of P

  • The Boy Who Made Monsters

    The Boy Who Made Monsters

    • Author / Illustrator: Jenny Pearson, Katie Kear
    • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781474999892
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    A one-of-a-kind tale of love, loss, laughter and hope, from award-winning author Jenny Pearson.  Benji McLaughlin is a visionary. He beli

  • The Destiny of Minou Moonshine

    The Destiny of Minou Moonshine

    • Author / Illustrator: Gita Ralleigh
    • Publisher: Head of Zeus
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781804545478
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    A magical middle-grade debut adventure set in an alternate colonial India, about a fierce orphan girl on a quest for freedom and queendom

  • The Horse Who Came Home

    The Horse Who Came Home

    • Author / Illustrator: Olivia Tuffin
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Animals
    • ISBN: 9781839946431
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    Love of ponies, or loyalty to family? Hannah faces an impossible choice when she learns the truth about her family's stables.

  • The Housetrap

    The Housetrap

    • Author / Illustrator: Emma Read
    • Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
    • Genre: Mystery & Detective
    • ISBN: 9781913322786
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    Deliah, Sam and Claude follow little sister Amity inside amysterious mansion. But no sooner have they found her than the floorbeneath the

  • The Piano at the Station

    The Piano at the Station

    • Author / Illustrator: Helen Rutter, Elisa Paganelli, Elisa Paganelli
    • Publisher: Barrington Stoke
    • Genre: Personal Growth
    • ISBN: 9781800902183
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    Constantly in trouble at school with little encouragement at home, Lacey's future looks bleak until she discovers a love of music in this

  • The Song that Sings Us

    The Song that Sings Us

    • Author / Illustrator: Nicola Davies
    • Publisher: Firefly Press Ltd
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9781913102494
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    When animals talk, it's time humans listened: Harlon has been raised to protect her younger siblings, twins Ash and Xeno, and their outla

  • The Stupendous Sonny

    The Stupendous Sonny

    • Author / Illustrator: Ellie Clements
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Magical Realism
    • ISBN: 9781526638373
    • Published: 20-07-2023

    A hugely commercial adventure story for 9+ readers, about a boy who discovers he has an incredible gift - he can move objects with his mi

  • The Sundae Delivery Service

    The Sundae Delivery Service

    • Author / Illustrator: Holly Rivers
    • Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781912626052
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    When a family of ice-cream makers arrive in Orinthia's village - including daughter Jemima - they announce they're entering their ice-cre

Books for 11+

  • Carnival of the Spider: BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR

    Carnival of the Spider: BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR

    • Author / Illustrator: Kieran Larwood, Sam Usher
    • Publisher: Faber & Faber
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9780571364541
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    The latest adventure from the Blue Peter Award-winning author - the Carnival must travel to Paris on an audacious rescue mission!

  • Electric Life

    Electric Life

    • Author / Illustrator: Rachel Delahaye
    • Publisher: Troika Books
    • Genre: Dystopian
    • ISBN: 9781912745326
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    Alara's incredible gaming skills bring her to the attention of Estrella's leaders. She is chosen to go on a dangerous mission to Lond

  • Rebel Fire

    Rebel Fire

    • Author / Illustrator: Ann Sei Lin
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781406399608
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    The second in a pacy and lyrical fantasy adventure trilogy set in a world of flying ships, sky cities and rebel uprisings. Ku

  • Secret Sister

    Secret Sister

    • Author / Illustrator: Sophie McKenzie
    • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9781398523265
    • Published: 20-07-2023

    The next edge-of-your-seat thriller by Sophie McKenzie set in the Girl, Missing world about two sisters, separated as children, who disco

  • The Reluctant Vampire Queen Bites Back (The Reluctant Vampire Queen 2)

    The Reluctant Vampire Queen Bites Back (The Reluctant Vampire Queen 2)

    • Author / Illustrator: Jo Simmons
    • Publisher: Hot Key Books
    • Genre: Supernatural
    • ISBN: 9781471411830
    • Published: 13-07-2023

    Geek Girl meets Buffy in a brilliantly funny new teen series from bestselling author Jo Simmons

Books for 14+

  • All That's Left to Say

    All That's Left to Say

    • Author / Illustrator: Emery Lord
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9781526646033
    • Published: 20-07-2023

    A teen girl navigates grief and disbelief after her high-achieving best friend overdoses, in a heart-wrenching, timely mystery by award-w

  • Bonesmith: The thrilling Sunday Times bestseller

    Bonesmith: The thrilling Sunday Times bestseller

    • Author / Illustrator: Nicki Pau Preto
    • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781399722346
    • Published: 25-07-2023

    A dark young adult fantasy about a disgraced ghost-fighting warrior who must journey into a haunted wasteland to rescue a kidnapped princ

  • Getting Away with Murder

    Getting Away with Murder

    • Author / Illustrator: Kathryn Foxfield
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9780702312847
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    A girl playing a game with a supercomputer unwittingly traps hersister in a deadly escape room.

  • How To Die Famous

    How To Die Famous

    • Author / Illustrator: Benjamin Dean
    • Publisher: Simon & Schuster YA
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9781398512573
    • Published: 20-07-2023

    From award-winning author Benjamin Dean comes a deliciously dark and addictive YA thriller following the lives of Gen Z's rich and famous

  • Murder on a School Night

    Murder on a School Night

    • Author / Illustrator: Kate Weston
    • Publisher: Electric Monkey
    • Genre: Mystery & Detective
    • ISBN: 9780008540968
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    The best funny new YA crime thriller of 2023!

  • Overemotional: the wholesome, queer YA adventure of the year!

    Overemotional: the wholesome, queer YA adventure of the year!

    • Author / Illustrator: David Fenne
    • Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd
    • Genre: LBGTQ+
    • ISBN: 9781785304729
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    Whatever emotion Steven Percival experiences manifests as magical powers, with consequences ranging from the disastrous to the hilarious.

  • Queen of Gods (House of Shadows 2): the unmissable sequel to Daughter of Darkness

    Queen of Gods (House of Shadows 2): the unmissable sequel to Daughter of Darkness

    • Author / Illustrator: Katharine & Elizabeth Corr
    • Publisher: Hot Key Books
    • Genre: Myths & Legends
    • ISBN: 9781471411281
    • Published: 20-07-2023

    Return to the Underworld in the spellbinding sequel to Daughter of Darkness, the unmissable fantasy inspired by ancient Greek myth.

  • Sing If You Can't Dance

    Sing If You Can't Dance

    • Author / Illustrator: Alexia Casale
    • Publisher: Faber & Faber
    • Genre: Personal Growth
    • ISBN: 9780571373802
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    An entirely original and much needed authentic perspective from a teenager coming to terms with her disability as she's coming of age.</p

  • The Girl Who Grew Wings

    The Girl Who Grew Wings

    • Author / Illustrator: Anna Waterworth
    • Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
    • Genre: Myths & Legends
    • ISBN: 9781912626540
    • Published: 06-07-2023

    Twin sisters, Icari and Sephie, live in a world where magicalgifts are bestowed on a chosen few. Sephie discovers she has twopowers - a c

  • The Third Daughter: A sweeping fantasy with a slow-burn sapphic romance

    The Third Daughter: A sweeping fantasy with a slow-burn sapphic romance

    • Author / Illustrator: Adrienne Tooley
    • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781399713955
    • Published: 18-07-2023

    The Third Daughter is a dark sapphic, dual POV fantasy from the author of Sweet and Bitter Magic, centring on slow-burn romance and women

  • Violet Made of Thorns: The darkly enchanting New York Times bestselling fantasy debut

    Violet Made of Thorns: The darkly enchanting New York Times bestselling fantasy debut

    • Author / Illustrator: Gina Chen
    • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781399707152
    • Published: 25-07-2023

    The first in a darkly enchanting fairytale-tinged fantasy duology about a morally grey witch, a cursed prince, and a prophecy that ignite

June

Picture Books

Books for 5+

  • Adventuremice: Mermouse Mystery

    Adventuremice: Mermouse Mystery

    • Author / Illustrator: Philip Reeve, Sarah McIntyre
    • Publisher: David Fickling Books
    • Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
    • ISBN: 9781788452687
    • Published: 01-06-2023

    Reeve &amp; McIntyre's charming new series continues, full of heart, humour and mouse-sized merriment!

  • Fox & Son Tailers

    Fox & Son Tailers

    • Author / Illustrator: Paddy Donnelly
    • Publisher: O'Brien Press
    • Genre: Animals
    • ISBN: 9781788494410
    • Published: 05-06-2023

    Rory's dad, Fox, is a tailer. The BEST in the business! Animals come from all over to have their tails made by him. 

  • Genie and Teeny: Wish Upon A Star (Genie and Teeny, Book 4)

    Genie and Teeny: Wish Upon A Star (Genie and Teeny, Book 4)

    • Author / Illustrator: Steven Lenton
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9780008408589
    • Published: 22-06-2023

    The hilarious new illustrated children's book for ages five and up from award-winning Stephen Lenton - coming 2023

  • Goldilocks and the Three Crocodiles (paperback)

    Goldilocks and the Three Crocodiles (paperback)

    • Author / Illustrator: Michael Rosen, David Melling
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
    • ISBN: 9780008509927
    • Published: 25-05-2023

    A new fabulously funny twist on the classic children's story - beautifully illustrated throughout!

  • Home is Where My Heart Is

    Home is Where My Heart Is

    • Author / Illustrator: Smriti Halls, Alice Courtley
    • Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
    • Genre: Friends and family
    • ISBN: 9781839131943
    • Published: 01-06-2023

    Award-winning Smriti Halls presents this heartwarming tale that teaches us that home is always in your heart. What does home mean

  • Lift-the-flap Questions and Answers about Refugees

    Lift-the-flap Questions and Answers about Refugees

    • Author / Illustrator: Katie Daynes, Ashe de Sousa, Oksana Drachkovska
    • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • Genre: Representation & Inclusion
    • ISBN: 9781803709987
    • Published: 08-06-2023

    A powerful exploration of what it means to be a refugee.

  • The Mermaid Moon

    The Mermaid Moon

    • Author / Illustrator: Briony May Smith
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Magical Realism
    • ISBN: 9781529509625
    • Published: 01-06-2023

    Once, there were two best friends. One was from the sea, a mermaid named Merrin, and one was from the land, a human named Molly. M

  • Welcome to Our Table: A Celebration of What Children Eat Everywhere

    Welcome to Our Table: A Celebration of What Children Eat Everywhere

    • Author / Illustrator: Laura Mucha, Ed Smith, Harriet Lynas
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781839945045
    • Published: 01-06-2023

    A celebration of food, tradition and culture around the world!

Books for 7+

  • A Hero Like Me

    A Hero Like Me

    • Author / Illustrator: Jen Reid, Angela Joy, Angela Joy, Leire Salaberria
    • Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Representation & Inclusion
    • ISBN: 9780711270411
    • Published: 08-06-2023

    A Hero Like Me is inspired by the events of 7th June 2020, when a statue of Edward Colston was pulled down and thrown into Bristol Harbou

  • Bridget Vanderpuff and the Baked Escape

    Bridget Vanderpuff and the Baked Escape

    • Author / Illustrator: Martin Stewart
    • Publisher: Head of Zeus
    • Genre: Mystery & Detective
    • ISBN: 9781804549094
    • Published: 08-06-2023

    A new series about Bridget Vanderpuff, self-styled Sherlock sleuth and inventor extraordinaire, and her benefactor Mr Vanderpuff, baker o

  • Call Me Lion

    Call Me Lion

    • Author / Illustrator: Camilla Chester
    • Publisher: Firefly Press
    • Genre: Personal Growth
    • ISBN: 9781913102890
    • Published: 16-06-2022

    Ten-year-old Leo's love of dancing is getting him through the heatwave, but his selective mutism means the summer dance show is on the li

  • Chews Your Own Tasty Adventure

    Chews Your Own Tasty Adventure

    • Author / Illustrator: Sai Pathmanathan, Lucia Vinti
    • Publisher: Faber & Faber
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9780571370641
    • Published: 01-06-2023

    A fun interactive cookbook which empowers children to choose and experiment with cooking - each simple recipe only has six ingredients!</

  • Cinder & Ella

    Cinder & Ella

    • Author / Illustrator: Barbara Slade, Lucia Soto
    • Publisher: Owlet Press
    • Genre: LBGTQ+
    • ISBN: 9781913339524
    • Published: 01-06-2023

    A FRESH REIMAGINING OF A CLASSIC TALE, WITH A LONG-AWAITED TWIST. This inspiring LGBT love story truly celebrates feminism, strength and

  • Everything You Know About Sharks is Wrong!

    Everything You Know About Sharks is Wrong!

    • Author / Illustrator: Dr Nick Crumpton, Gavin Scott
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Animals
    • ISBN: 9781839944512
    • Published: 01-06-2023

    Shark fans will quickly become shark experts with this informative, inventive and entertaining take on an animal book!

  • My Heart Was a Tree: Poems and stories to celebrate trees

    My Heart Was a Tree: Poems and stories to celebrate trees

    • Author / Illustrator: Michael Morpurgo, Yuval Zommer
    • Publisher: Pan Macmillan
    • Genre: Poetry
    • ISBN: 9781529094794
    • Published: 01-06-2023

    A stunningly beautiful illustrated gift collection of poetry and stories celebrating trees, and their importance to us and the natural wo

  • Pizza Pete and the Perilous Potions: WINNER OF THE WEEK JUNIOR YOUNGER FICTION AWARD

    Pizza Pete and the Perilous Potions: WINNER OF THE WEEK JUNIOR YOUNGER FICTION AWARD

    • Author / Illustrator: Carrie Sellon, Sarah Horne
    • Publisher: Guppy Publishing
    • Genre: Friends and family
    • ISBN: 9781913101954
    • Published: 08-06-2023

    Twelve-year-old Pete meddles with magic to save the family pizza shop - but chaos ensues...!

  • The Attack of the Robot Librarians

    The Attack of the Robot Librarians

    • Author / Illustrator: Sam Copeland, Jenny Pearson, Robin Boyden, Katie Kear
    • Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
    • Genre: Funny Stories
    • ISBN: 9780241527054
    • Published: 08-06-2023

    It's a new year at Little Strangehaven Primary but things are just as weird as last term . . .  Who put laser-eyed robot librarians in ch

  • The Secret Unicorn Society (Unicorn Seekers 2)

    The Secret Unicorn Society (Unicorn Seekers 2)

    • Author / Illustrator: Cerrie Burnell, Kayt Bochenski, Lucy Fleming
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9780702323942
    • Published: 08-06-2023

    Elodie Lightfoot and her friends are Unicorn Seekers. They can see unicorns, feel their magic and, most importantly, are determined to pr

  • The Underpants of Chaos

    The Underpants of Chaos

    • Author / Illustrator: Sam Copeland, Jenny Pearson, Robin Boyden, Katie Kear
    • Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
    • Genre: Funny Stories
    • ISBN: 9780241521069
    • Published: 09-06-2022

    "I should have realised that there was going to be something SERIOUSLY weird about a town called Little STRANGEhaven."

  • Time Travel Twins: The Viking Attack

    Time Travel Twins: The Viking Attack

    • Author / Illustrator: Josh Lacey, Garry Parsons
    • Publisher: Andersen Press
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781839133336
    • Published: 01-06-2023

    Discover two sides of history with the Time Travel Twins!  Twins Scarlett and Thomas are studying the Vikings and Anglo-

Books for 9+

  • Call of the Titanic

    Call of the Titanic

    • Author / Illustrator: Lindsay Galvin
    • Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
    • Genre: Historical Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781913696696
    • Published: 08-06-2023

    Sid is proud to be working on The Titanic while Clara's a stowawayon a much smaller boat, Carpathia, with a dog called Rigel.When disaste

  • Deadlock

    Deadlock

    • Author / Illustrator: Simon Fox
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9781839944420
    • Published: 01-06-2023

    Perfect for fans of Alex Rider and Artemis Fowl, Simon Fox's latest action-packed thriller is ideal for readers too young for Jack Reache

  • Fablehouse

    Fablehouse

    • Author / Illustrator: Emma Norry
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Representation & Inclusion
    • ISBN: 9781526649539
    • Published: 08-06-2023

    Unlock the legends. Unleash the magic. Save your home. 'An exciting, heartrending story with a magical twist' - Jacqueline Wilson

  • Greenwild: The World Behind The Door

    Greenwild: The World Behind The Door

    • Author / Illustrator: Pari Thomson, Elisa Paganelli, Elisa Paganelli
    • Publisher: Pan Macmillan
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9781035015733
    • Published: 01-06-2023

    Nevermoor meets Narnia in this spectacular magical adventure with an environmental twist from Pari Thomson, an unforgettable new voice in

  • I Am Lenny Brown

    I Am Lenny Brown

    • Author / Illustrator: Dan Freedman, Kajsa Hallstroem
    • Publisher: Puffin
    • Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
    • ISBN: 9780241610541
    • Published: 08-06-2023

    There's more than one way to find your voice . . .  Lenny Brown is eight years old and can't talk. Except to his mum and his dog, Rocky. 

  • Inside Out & Back Again

    Inside Out & Back Again

    • Author / Illustrator: Thanhha Lai
    • Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
    • Genre: Representation & Inclusion
    • ISBN: 9780241613061
    • Published: 15-06-2023

    Ten-year-old Ha has only ever known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, and the warmth of her family and frien

  • Into the Storm

    Into the Storm

    • Author / Illustrator: Amanda Wills
    • Publisher: Cherry Tree Publishing
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781739807078
    • Published: 01-06-2023

    The third of an eleven-book series with more planned. A feel-good story that has been enjoyed by both children and nostalgic older reader

  • Kofi and the Rap Battle Summer

    Kofi and the Rap Battle Summer

    • Author / Illustrator: Jeffrey Boakye
    • Publisher: Faber & Faber
    • Genre: Personal Growth
    • ISBN: 9780571367344
    • Published: 01-06-2023

    Kofi had an idea . . . one big lightning bolt of an idea that hit him like electricity. And all it needed was Kelvin's incredible memory

  • Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Ruling the World

    Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Ruling the World

    • Author / Illustrator: Louie Stowell
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Myths & Legends
    • ISBN: 9781529501230
    • Published: 01-06-2023

    Loki's third doodle-packed diary in the number one best-selling series.   When Heimdall and Hyrrokkin abandon their "children" to go on h

  • My Family and Other Romans

    My Family and Other Romans

    • Author / Illustrator: Marie Basting
    • Publisher: Chicken House
    • Genre: Myths & Legends
    • ISBN: 9781911490951
    • Published: 08-06-2023

    Silvia's Dad loves re-enacting Roman battles on Hadrian's Wall, but unfortunately, he's stumbled through a one-way portal back to ancient

  • Quiet Storm

    Quiet Storm

    • Author / Illustrator: Kimberly Whittam
    • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • Genre: Personal Growth
    • ISBN: 9781803708065
    • Published: 08-06-2023

    'No matter how quiet it is, you've got a voice, Storm. You should use it to speak up for yourself.'  Storm has never liked to

  • Rivers: An incredible journey from source to sea

    Rivers: An incredible journey from source to sea

    • Author / Illustrator: Simon Chapman, Qu Lan
    • Publisher: Templar Publishing
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9781787419926
    • Published: 25-05-2023

    An exploration of rivers with fold-out pages

  • Rosie Raja: Mission to Cairo

    Rosie Raja: Mission to Cairo

    • Author / Illustrator: Sufiya Ahmed
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Historical Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781801990103
    • Published: 08-06-2023

    A thrilling and empowering WWII adventure set in the powder keg atmosphere of Cairo, with an engaging, determined, Muslim heroine. Perfec

  • The Case of the Lighthouse Intruder

    The Case of the Lighthouse Intruder

    • Author / Illustrator: Kereen Getten, Leah Jacobs-Gordon
    • Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
    • Genre: Mystery & Detective
    • ISBN: 9781782693901
    • Published: 01-06-2023

    A brightly funny new mystery series by Kereen Getten

  • The House With a Dragon in it

    The House With a Dragon in it

    • Author / Illustrator: Nick Lake, Emily Gravett
    • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
    • Genre: Family & Home
    • ISBN: 9781471194863
    • Published: 22-06-2023

    An adventure to treasure from two multi award-winning creators, discover a classic story of family, friendship and believing in your own

  • The Magic Hour

    The Magic Hour

    • Author / Illustrator: David Wolstencroft
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9780702324260
    • Published: 08-06-2023

    Ailsa Craig is always late! To her own birth, even her ownhouse exploding! Although it is certainly better to be late forthat than early.

  • The Wall Between Us

    The Wall Between Us

    • Author / Illustrator: Dan Smith
    • Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
    • Genre: Historical Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781912626762
    • Published: 08-06-2023

    Berlin 1961. Anja and Monika are best friends - they even sharea cat called Otto. But a huge barbed wire fence is built betweentheir apar

  • Until the Road Ends

    Until the Road Ends

    • Author / Illustrator: Phil Earle
    • Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
    • Genre: Historical Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781839133169
    • Published: 01-06-2023

    Until the Road Ends is the eagerly awaited new novel from the bestselling author of When the Sky Falls: The Times Children's Book of the

  • Vivi Conway and the Sword of Legend

    Vivi Conway and the Sword of Legend

    • Author / Illustrator: Lizzie Huxley-Jones
    • Publisher: Knights Of Media
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781913311421
    • Published: 01-06-2023

    Will Vivi Conway be brave enough to embrace true friendship and her magical destiny to help protect the world from evil?

Books for 11+

  • At the Speed of Lies

    At the Speed of Lies

    • Author / Illustrator: Cindy L Otis
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9780702329524
    • Published: 08-06-2023

    When kids start disappearing from Quinn Calvet's small town inupstate New York, her Instagram posts about them start to blow up.But rumou

  • Bad Influence

    Bad Influence

    • Author / Illustrator: Tamsin Winter
    • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • Genre: Personal Growth
    • ISBN: 9781474979078
    • Published: 08-06-2023

    Amelia Bright wants to be the best at everything. But when it comes to popularity, she is dead last. No matter what she tries, she can't

  • Bite Risk

    Bite Risk

    • Author / Illustrator: S.J. Wills
    • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
    • Genre: Horror
    • ISBN: 9781398520943
    • Published: 08-06-2023

    This horror-adventure tale is perfect for bloodthirsty fans of Goosebumps, Stranger Things, Fear Street and Skulduggery Pleasant.

  • Just Like Everyone Else

    Just Like Everyone Else

    • Author / Illustrator: Sarah Hagger-Holt
    • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • Genre: LBGTQ+
    • ISBN: 9781801315784
    • Published: 08-06-2023

    A coming-of-age story for tweens exploring identity, family and self-acceptance, from award-winning author Sarah Hagger-Holt.

  • Mirror Me

    Mirror Me

    • Author / Illustrator: Jan Dunning
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
    • ISBN: 9780702323751
    • Published: 08-06-2023

    Bella, a glamorous former supermodel, is about to marry Freya's dad.But how does Bella look so impossibly perfect, and could shebe using

  • Never Trust a Gemini

    Never Trust a Gemini

    • Author / Illustrator: Freja Nicole Woolf
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: LBGTQ+
    • ISBN: 9781529509991
    • Published: 01-06-2023

    A laugh-out-loud LGBTQ+ romantic comedy from a stellar debut talent.   Life is fraught for 14-year-old, zodiac-obsessed Cat. First there'

  • The Girl who Fell to Earth

    The Girl who Fell to Earth

    • Author / Illustrator: Patricia Forde
    • Publisher: Little Island
    • Genre: Family & Home
    • ISBN: 9781915071439
    • Published: 15-06-2023

    A gripping high-concept speculative middle-grade novel from the award-winning author of Bumpfizzle, the Best on Planet Earth and

  • The Love Report

    The Love Report

    • Author / Illustrator: Beka .
    • Publisher: Astra Publishing House
    • Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
    • ISBN: 9781662640414
    • Published: 13-06-2023

    BFFs Grace and Lola try to unravel the mystery of romance with a plan to observe, study, and analyze the ways of love at their middle sch

  • When Women Were Dragons: an enduring, feminist novel from New York Times bestselling author, Kelly Barnhill

    When Women Were Dragons: an enduring, feminist novel from New York Times bestselling author, Kelly Barnhill

    • Author / Illustrator: Kelly Barnhill
    • Publisher: Hot Key Books
    • Genre: Personal Growth
    • ISBN: 9781471412226
    • Published: 08-06-2023

    In a world where girls and women are taught to be quiet, the dragons inside them are about to be set free ...

Books for 14+

  • Belladonna: bestselling gothic fantasy romance

    Belladonna: bestselling gothic fantasy romance

    • Author / Illustrator: Adalyn Grace
    • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781529367263
    • Published: 22-06-2023

    A girl confronts Death - and her own deathly powers - to solve a murder in this Gothic-infused, romantic young adult fantasy.

  • Scare Me

    Scare Me

    • Author / Illustrator: Teri Terry
    • Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9781444962727
    • Published: 22-06-2023

    The Past can haunt you...A mysterious boy, Echo, entices sixteen-year-old Liv to play an increasingly dangerous game, in this

  • Sing Me to Sleep: a darkly enchanting young adult fantasy

    Sing Me to Sleep: a darkly enchanting young adult fantasy

    • Author / Illustrator: Gabi Burton
    • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781399718417
    • Published: 27-06-2023

    The first in a darkly seductive YA fantasy duology with an all Black and Brown cast, in which a siren assassin must join forces with the

  • You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

    You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

    • Author / Illustrator: Kalynn Bayron
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Horror
    • ISBN: 9781526658463
    • Published: 20-06-2023

    New York Times bestselling author and TikTok sensation Kalynn Bayron teases and torments in her high-concept YA horror debut with a story

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Picture Books

Books for 5+

  • A Dinosaur at the Bus Stop: Poems to Have Fun With!

    A Dinosaur at the Bus Stop: Poems to Have Fun With!

    • Author / Illustrator: Kate Wakeling, Eilidh Muldoon
    • Publisher: Otter-Barry Books Ltd
    • Genre: Poetry
    • ISBN: 9781913074203
    • Published: 18-05-2023

    Funny, gentle, thoughtful, magical - an outstanding collection for younger readers from a prize-winning poet

  • Does A Monkey Get Grumpy?: Animals have feelings, just like you!

    Does A Monkey Get Grumpy?: Animals have feelings, just like you!

    • Author / Illustrator: Moira Butterfield, Adam Ming
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Animals
    • ISBN: 9781526647061
    • Published: 11-05-2023

    Find out all about amazing animal feelings in this charming and brightly illustrated book perfect for ages 5+!

  • Genie and Teeny: The Wishing Well (Genie and Teeny, Book 3)

    Genie and Teeny: The Wishing Well (Genie and Teeny, Book 3)

    • Author / Illustrator: Steven Lenton
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9780008408558
    • Published: 26-05-2022

    Meet Grant the genie, and his best friend - the puppy, Teeny... The third in a series of magical adventures from the renowned illu

  • Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera

    Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera

    • Author / Illustrator: Candace Fleming, Eric Rohmann
    • Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781782694090
    • Published: 04-05-2023

    Take to the sky with Apis, one honeybee, as sher embarks on her journey through life

  • Sunny Side Up

    Sunny Side Up

    • Author / Illustrator: Clare Helen Welsh, Ana Sanfelippo
    • Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
    • Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
    • ISBN: 9781801044172
    • Published: 11-05-2023

    Put on your sunny-side specs, And what will you see?A glass half empty . . . or half full?Someone new . . . or a friend you haven't met y

  • The Chalk Garden

    The Chalk Garden

    • Author / Illustrator: Sally Anne Garland
    • Publisher: Sunbird Books
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9781503768048
    • Published: 11-05-2023

    What can you create with a little chalk and a big idea? Emma draws a beautiful flower garden with chalk, hoping to attract birds to her f

  • The Goat and the Stoat and the Boat

    The Goat and the Stoat and the Boat

    • Author / Illustrator: Em Lynas, Matt Hunt
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Friends and family
    • ISBN: 9781839944215
    • Published: 04-05-2023

    A raucous, rhyming tale that will have children (and adults) in fits of laughter!

  • You're So Amazing!

    You're So Amazing!

    • Author / Illustrator: James Catchpole, Karen George, Lucy Catchpole
    • Publisher: Faber & Faber
    • Genre: Representation & Inclusion
    • ISBN: 9780571376001
    • Published: 04-05-2023

    A funny, whip-smart, friendly picture book that asks readers to imagine how othering it would feel if strangers believed they had to comp

Books for 7+

  • Adam Wins the Internet

    Adam Wins the Internet

    • Author / Illustrator: Adam Beales, James Lancett
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
    • Genre: Funny Stories
    • ISBN: 9781526655660
    • Published: 11-05-2023

    The debut children's novel from TV presenter and YouTube sensation Adam B is a hilarious and heart-warming tale of wish-fulfilment gone w

  • Amazon River

    Amazon River

    • Author / Illustrator: Sangma Francis, Romolo D'Hipolito
    • Publisher: Flying Eye Books
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781838741464
    • Published: 04-05-2023

    This stunning illustrated guide to the world's most famous river and its surrounding rainforest is packed with incredible facts about Sou

  • Growing Up: An Inclusive Guide to Puberty and Your Changing Body

    Growing Up: An Inclusive Guide to Puberty and Your Changing Body

    • Author / Illustrator: Clare Owen, Rachel Greener
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781839947001
    • Published: 04-05-2023

    A modern and inclusive guide to help every child understand their journey from childhood to being a grown-up.

  • How the Weather Works

    How the Weather Works

    • Author / Illustrator: Christiane Dorion, Beverley Young
    • Publisher: Templar Publishing
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781800785595
    • Published: 11-05-2023

    From rainfall to sunshine, snow storms to hurricanes and everything in between - learn all about how the weather works!

  • How the World Works

    How the World Works

    • Author / Illustrator: Beverley Young, Christiane Dorion
    • Publisher: Templar Publishing
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781800785588
    • Published: 11-05-2023

    From how Earth began to modern life today, fiery volcanoes, greenhouse gases and the water cycle - learn all about how the world works!</

  • How to be a Detective and Other Crime-Fighting Jobs

    How to be a Detective and Other Crime-Fighting Jobs

    • Author / Illustrator: DC Alexandra Beever, Sol Linero, Sol Linero
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781788008099
    • Published: 04-05-2023

    A friendly, fascinating book about how to work in the crime-fighting industry, written by Detective Constable Alexandra Beever.

  • Izzy the Inventor and the Unexpected Unicorn

    Izzy the Inventor and the Unexpected Unicorn

    • Author / Illustrator: Zanna Davidson, Elissa Elwick
    • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • Genre: Magical Realism
    • ISBN: 9781474969918
    • Published: 11-05-2023

    Science meets magic in this STEM-packed, funny new fiction series, starring Izzy the Inventor and a lovable unicorn.

  • Last Girl In: Kerry-Ann Fights to Stay in the Game

    Last Girl In: Kerry-Ann Fights to Stay in the Game

    • Author / Illustrator: Cheryl Diane Parkinson
    • Publisher: Dinosaur Books Ltd
    • Genre: Representation & Inclusion
    • ISBN: 9781999336370
    • Published: 01-05-2023

    A cricket themed story with a touch of magic! Celebrating cricket, the Caribbean and girls in sport. This fast-paced adventure is a time

  • Lenny Lemmon and the Invincible Rat

    Lenny Lemmon and the Invincible Rat

    • Author / Illustrator: Ben Davis, James Lancett
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Funny Stories
    • ISBN: 9781839949296
    • Published: 04-05-2023

    Hilarious school-based comedy for 7+ with black and white illustrations throughout. A modern day Just William, perfect for fans of Pamela

  • Live Like A Roman

    Live Like A Roman

    • Author / Illustrator: Claire Saunders, Ruth Hickson
    • Publisher: Button Books
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781787081260
    • Published: 09-05-2023

    Live Like a Roman is a fascinating and informative journey back in time to find out what it was really like to live in Ancient Rome and t

  • My Name is Sunshine Simpson

    My Name is Sunshine Simpson

    • Author / Illustrator: G.M. Linton, Fuuji Takashi
    • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • Genre: Family & Home
    • ISBN: 9781801313346
    • Published: 11-05-2023

    Meet Sunshine Simpson - a brand-new best friend for middle-grade readers, in this first book in a fresh and moving series that celebrates

  • Rory's Room of Rectangles

    Rory's Room of Rectangles

    • Author / Illustrator: Ian Eagleton, Jessica Knight
    • Publisher: Owlet Press
    • Genre: Family & Home
    • ISBN: 9781913339487
    • Published: 18-05-2023

    A book about blended families and big feelings, centred around Rory's first Father's Day without his dad living at home. A surprise trip

  • Small Bites Back

    Small Bites Back

    • Author / Illustrator: Hannah Moffatt
    • Publisher: Everything with Words
    • Genre: Funny Stories
    • ISBN: 9781911427346
    • Published: 11-05-2023

    Funny and heartwarming, brilliantly illustrated throughout. The sequel to best-selling Small!

  • The Thames and Tide Club: The Secret City

    The Thames and Tide Club: The Secret City

    • Author / Illustrator: Katya Balen, Rachael Dean
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781526640482
    • Published: 11-05-2023

    A brand-new young-reader adventure series from Katya Balen, winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal and Shadowers' Choice Award 2022

  • We Are Here

    We Are Here

    • Author / Illustrator: Kate Rafiq
    • Publisher: Dune Books
    • Genre: Representation & Inclusion
    • ISBN: 9781838346133
    • Published: 19-05-2023

    This is the story of a young boy and his mother, as they make a long and difficult journey over land and sea in search of safety. As they

Books for 9+

  • Amari and the Great Game (Amari and the Night Brothers)

    Amari and the Great Game (Amari and the Night Brothers)

    • Author / Illustrator: BB Alston
    • Publisher: Farshore
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781405298650
    • Published: 11-05-2023

    The magical sequel to the New York Times kids' fantasy bestseller series AMARI AND THE NIGHT BROTHERS, new for 2023!

  • Away With Words

    Away With Words

    • Author / Illustrator: Sophie Cameron
    • Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
    • Genre: Friends and family
    • ISBN: 9781788953924
    • Published: 11-05-2023

    When Gala moves to Scotland from Spain, she feels lost and lonely. Just as she's making friends and settling into her new life, the actio

  • Digging for Victory

    Digging for Victory

    • Author / Illustrator: Cathy Faulkner
    • Publisher: Firefly Press Ltd
    • Genre: Historical Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781915444110
    • Published: 04-05-2023

    When the mysterious Mr Fisher is billeted at their home, Bonnie plans to find out why. Is he a shirker? Or worse... a German spy? A strik

  • Forest School Handbook

    Forest School Handbook

    • Author / Illustrator: Naomi Walmsley, Dan Westall
    • Publisher: GMC Publications
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9781784946654
    • Published: 09-05-2023

    Forest School Handbook is lively collection of activities, crafts, bushcraft skills and nature-based play which will inspire kids to thri

  • Lessons from Our Ancestors: Equality, Inclusivity and Sustainability in the Ancient World

    Lessons from Our Ancestors: Equality, Inclusivity and Sustainability in the Ancient World

    • Author / Illustrator: Raksha Dave, Kimberlie Clinthorne-Wong
    • Publisher: Magic Cat Publishing
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9781913520946
    • Published: 11-05-2023

    Equality, Inclusivity and Sustainability across the Ancient World

  • Serpent of the Sands

    Serpent of the Sands

    • Author / Illustrator: Vashti Hardy, illus George Ermos
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9780702312267
    • Published: 11-05-2023

    Gan is back home in Nadvaaryn after her epic adventure with the Brightstormtwins in the north. But her uncle is ill, so she needsa cure i

  • Spellstone

    Spellstone

    • Author / Illustrator: Ross Montgomery
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781529501933
    • Published: 04-05-2023

    Discover a world of magical storytelling from a twice Costa-shortlisted author  "One of our finest children's writers." Phil Earle.  "A m

  • The Deadlands: Hunted: The dinosaurs are at war

    The Deadlands: Hunted: The dinosaurs are at war

    • Author / Illustrator: Skye Melki-Wegner
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781529504736
    • Published: 04-05-2023

    Before there were dragons, there were dinosaurs...  Imagine a world in which the dinosaurs weren't killed by a meteor hitting the earth.

  • The Kingdom Over the Sea: The perfect spellbinding fantasy adventure for holiday reading

    The Kingdom Over the Sea: The perfect spellbinding fantasy adventure for holiday reading

    • Author / Illustrator: Zohra Nabi, Tom Clohosy Cole
    • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781398517707
    • Published: 02-05-2023

    A beautifully atmospheric magical adventure for readers age 9+, perfect for fans of Tamzin Merchant's The Hatmakers, Kiran Millwood Hargr

  • The Storm Child

    The Storm Child

    • Author / Illustrator: Gabriela Houston
    • Publisher: UCLan Publishing
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781915235534
    • Published: 04-05-2023

    The epic conclusion in The Wind Child duology.  Who would you become to save someone you love?

  • Time to Shine at the River School

    Time to Shine at the River School

    • Author / Illustrator: Sabine Adeyinka
    • Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
    • Genre: School Stories
    • ISBN: 9781915026217
    • Published: 11-05-2023

    Welcome to a new term at the River School! Best friends Jummyand Caro are attending together and they're thrilled to discoverthey both ge

Books for 11+

  • Every Word A Lie

    Every Word A Lie

    • Author / Illustrator: Sue Wallman
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9780702324062
    • Published: 11-05-2023

    Two friends plan revenge on their prankster friend by catfishingher as her crush. They only mean to do it for a day or two - butthen she

  • Friendship Never Ends

    Friendship Never Ends

    • Author / Illustrator: Alexandra Sheppard
    • Publisher: Knights Of Media
    • Genre: Friends and family
    • ISBN: 9781913311414
    • Published: 04-05-2023

    Meet Sunita, Gifty, Dawn and May. They're each about to have a summer they'll never forget, but does growing up have to mean growing apar

  • The Immortal Games

    The Immortal Games

    • Author / Illustrator: Annaliese Avery
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: Myths & Legends
    • ISBN: 9780702306099
    • Published: 11-05-2023

    An explosive romantasy YA, perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and Lore... Every Lunar Eclipse signifies the beginning of the Immortal G

  • The Wolf-Girl, the Greeks and the Gods: a Tale of the Persian Wars

    The Wolf-Girl, the Greeks and the Gods: a Tale of the Persian Wars

    • Author / Illustrator: Tom Holland, Jason Cockcroft
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Myths & Legends
    • ISBN: 9781406394740
    • Published: 04-05-2023

    Myth meets history in a blockbuster retelling of the Persian Wars from multi-award-winning author of Rubicon and Persian Fire Tom Holland

Books for 14+

  • Bitterthorn: A sapphic Gothic romance inspired by classic fairytales

    Bitterthorn: A sapphic Gothic romance inspired by classic fairytales

    • Author / Illustrator: Kat Dunn
    • Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
    • Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
    • ISBN: 9781839132957
    • Published: 04-05-2023

    Blumwald is a town overshadowed by an ancient curse: in a sinister castle in the depths of the wild wood lives a monstrous Witch. Once a

  • Gwen and Art Are Not in Love: 'An outrageously entertaining take on the fake dating trope'

    Gwen and Art Are Not in Love: 'An outrageously entertaining take on the fake dating trope'

    • Author / Illustrator: Lex Croucher
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury YA
    • Genre: Romance & Relationships
    • ISBN: 9781526651792
    • Published: 11-05-2023

    Gwen and Art Are Not in Love is the witty, romantic, queer medieval YA comedy drama you'll fall head over heels for

  • Imogen, Obviously

    Imogen, Obviously

    • Author / Illustrator: Becky Albertalli
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Genre: LBGTQ+
    • ISBN: 9780008607333
    • Published: 11-05-2023

    New for 2023, from the bestselling author of Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda

  • Mindwalker: The action-packed dystopian science-fiction novel

    Mindwalker: The action-packed dystopian science-fiction novel

    • Author / Illustrator: Kate Dylan
    • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
    • Genre: Science Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781529392722
    • Published: 18-05-2023

    Mindwalker is an action-packed YA sci-fi novel with one central question at its core: would you ever surrender control of your mind?

  • The Hummingbird Killer

    The Hummingbird Killer

    • Author / Illustrator: Finn Longman
    • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9781398507371
    • Published: 11-05-2023

    Friend by day. Traitor by night. The second book in the dark, twisting YA trilogy about a teen assassin's attempt to live a normal life.<

  • This Is The Way The World Ends

    This Is The Way The World Ends

    • Author / Illustrator: Jen Wilde
    • Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9780349125367
    • Published: 09-05-2023

    Fans of One of Us Is Lying and The Hazel Wood are cordially invited to spend one fateful night surviving an elite private school's epic m

  • Where the Light Goes

    Where the Light Goes

    • Author / Illustrator: Sara Barnard
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
    • ISBN: 9781529509137
    • Published: 04-05-2023

    A heart-wrenching exploration of grief from a bestselling YA author, set in a landscape corrupted by fame and the scrutiny that comes fro

April

Picture Books

Books for 5+

  • Boats!: And Other Things That Float

    Boats!: And Other Things That Float

    • Author / Illustrator: Bryony Davies, Maria Brzozowska
    • Publisher: Welbeck Publishing Group
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781783128358
    • Published: 13-04-2023

    Perfect for introducing young boat enthusiasts to a huge variety of exciting ships from around the world! Includes busy scenes with lots

  • Grandpa and the Kingfisher

    Grandpa and the Kingfisher

    • Author / Illustrator: Anna Wilson, illus Sarah Massini
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Bereavement
    • ISBN: 9781839942105
    • Published: 06-04-2023

    Life-affirming and lyrical, this beautiful picture book celebrates the awesome power of nature, while gently introducing young children t

  • How to Grow a Dragon

    How to Grow a Dragon

    • Author / Illustrator: Rachel Morrisroe, illus Steven Lenton
    • Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
    • Genre: Magical Realism
    • ISBN: 9780241392256
    • Published: 27-04-2023

    Join Sarah and Mr Pottifer in their magical plant shop, where fantastical creatures grow from trees!  A story that celebrates problem sol

  • The Crown

    The Crown

    • Author / Illustrator: Emily Kapff
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9781406397130
    • Published: 06-04-2023

    You have the power to pass down ... a different kind of crown.Speaking from the future, a girl wears a crown made from the ru

  • The Secret Elephant: The true story of an extraordinary wartime friendship

    The Secret Elephant: The true story of an extraordinary wartime friendship

    • Author / Illustrator: Ellan Rankin
    • Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
    • Genre: Picture Books
    • ISBN: 9781526363794
    • Published: 13-04-2023

    Discover the unbreakable bond between a baby elephant and her keeper in this heartfelt narrative set against the backdrop of World War II

  • The Tree and the River

    The Tree and the River

    • Author / Illustrator: Aaron Becker
    • Publisher: Walker Books
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9781529512946
    • Published: 06-04-2023

    A spectacular time-lapse portrait of humankind - and our impact on the natural world.

Books for 7+

  • Billy and the Giant Adventure

    Billy and the Giant Adventure

    • Author / Illustrator: Jamie Oliver, Monica Armino
    • Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
    • Genre: Magical Realism
    • ISBN: 9780241596111
    • Published: 13-04-2023

    One pinch of adventure, a dash of friendship, a sprinkle of mystery and a HUGE spoonful of magic . . . Jamie Oliver, bestselling author a

  • Caring Conservationists Who Are Changing Our Planet: People Power Series

    Caring Conservationists Who Are Changing Our Planet: People Power Series

    • Author / Illustrator: Kate Peridot, Sarah Long
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781529506150
    • Published: 06-04-2023

    Discover the stories of 20 conservationists who are looking after our planet and its animals. 

  • Dragon Storm: Connor and Lightspirit

    Dragon Storm: Connor and Lightspirit

    • Author / Illustrator: Alastair Chisholm, Eric Deschamps
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781839947049
    • Published: 06-04-2023

    The seventh book in a thrilling, magical, and action-packed new fantasy series, illustrated throughout and perfect for 7-9 year olds!

  • Ivy Newt and the Storm Witch

    Ivy Newt and the Storm Witch

    • Author / Illustrator: Derek Keilty, illus Magda Broll
    • Publisher: Scallywag Press
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781915252180
    • Published: 06-04-2023

    First in a new, highly illustrated chapter book series for ages 5-7 featuring Ivy, an unstoppable and lovable young witch, and her friend

  • Migrants

    Migrants

    • Author / Illustrator: Eduard Altarriba
    • Publisher: Button Books
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781787081291
    • Published: 11-04-2023

    Migrants is a book designed to provide an easy-to-understand explanation for all the doubts kids might have when they hear about the 'mig

  • The Rage of the Sea Witch

    The Rage of the Sea Witch

    • Author / Illustrator: Roland Chambers
    • Publisher: Zephyr
    • Genre: Historical Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781789541465
    • Published: 13-04-2023

    A new adventure series about the pivotal moments of discovery through the ages, bringing the past to life with a generous helping of fant

  • The Tigers' Tale: A conservation story

    The Tigers' Tale: A conservation story

    • Author / Illustrator: Catherine Barr, Tara Anand
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9781526626554
    • Published: 13-04-2023

    A brilliant follow-up to Fourteen Wolves, The Tigers' Tale is the incredible true story of how tigers were reintroduced to Panna Tiger Re

  • The Time Machine Next Door: Explorers and Milkshakes

    The Time Machine Next Door: Explorers and Milkshakes

    • Author / Illustrator: Iszi Lawrence, Rebecca Bagley
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781801991049
    • Published: 13-04-2023

    A hilarious and action-packed time travel tale with a twist, which will take young readers on an immersive and thrilling journey through

  • The Time Machine Next Door: Scientists and Stripy Socks

    The Time Machine Next Door: Scientists and Stripy Socks

    • Author / Illustrator: Iszi Lawrence, Rebecca Bagley
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781801991087
    • Published: 13-04-2023

    A hilarious and action-packed time travel tale with a twist, which will take young readers on an immersive and thrilling journey through

  • What is War?

    What is War?

    • Author / Illustrator: Eduard Altarriba
    • Publisher: Button Books
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781787081284
    • Published: 11-04-2023

    What is War? is a book designed to offer a simple answer to all the questions kids might ask when hearing about war and conflict.

Books for 9+

  • Clutch

    Clutch

    • Author / Illustrator: M. G. Leonard
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Mystery & Detective
    • ISBN: 9781529506105
    • Published: 06-04-2023

    There's a thief in Aves Wood! M.G. Leonard, internationally bestselling author of Twitch, Beetleboy and Adventures on Trains, returns wit

  • Global: a graphic novel adventure about hope in the face of climate change

    Global: a graphic novel adventure about hope in the face of climate change

    • Author / Illustrator: Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin, Andrew Donkin, Giovanni Rigano
    • Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9781444951912
    • Published: 27-04-2023

    A powerful, hopeful and timely story about the real effects of climate change: two young people on different continents whose lives are c

  • My Life on Fire

    My Life on Fire

    • Author / Illustrator: Cath Howe
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Family & Home
    • ISBN: 9781839942839
    • Published: 06-04-2023

    A tense, page-turning story that sensitively deals with themes of family upheaval and kleptomania

  • Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy

    Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy

    • Author / Illustrator: Angie Thomas
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Magical Realism
    • ISBN: 9781529506549
    • Published: 04-04-2023

    From the superstar author of The Hate U Give comes a thrilling fantasy for readers aged 9+.  It's not easy being Remarkable in a world wh

  • Once There Was

    Once There Was

    • Author / Illustrator: Kiyash Monsef
    • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
    • Genre: Magical Realism
    • ISBN: 9781398520400
    • Published: 04-04-2023

    Discover a world of extraordinary beasts and unexpected heroes in the dazzling debut from Kiyash Monsef.

  • School Trip: A Graphic Novel

    School Trip: A Graphic Novel

    • Author / Illustrator: Jerry Craft
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
    • Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
    • ISBN: 9780062885531
    • Published: 27-04-2023

    New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft is back with the newest adventures of Jordan, Drew, Liam, and all the char

  • Skandar and the Phantom Rider: the spectacular sequel to Skandar and the Unicorn Thief

    Skandar and the Phantom Rider: the spectacular sequel to Skandar and the Unicorn Thief

    • Author / Illustrator: A.F. Steadman
    • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781398502918
    • Published: 27-04-2023

    Don't miss this second book in the international bestselling SKANDAR series, an unmissable adventure for readers age 9 to 99 and fans of

  • The Boy Who Saved a Bear

    The Boy Who Saved a Bear

    • Author / Illustrator: Nizrana Farook
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781839943928
    • Published: 06-04-2023

    A boy and a bear meet, become friends and have the adventure of their lives! From the author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant comes anot

  • The Greatest Kingdom (A Clock of Stars, Book 3)

    The Greatest Kingdom (A Clock of Stars, Book 3)

    • Author / Illustrator: Francesca Gibbons, Chris Riddell
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9780008355173
    • Published: 27-04-2023

    The third volume of this beautifully illustrated children's series

  • The Lonely Book

    The Lonely Book

    • Author / Illustrator: Megan Grehan
    • Publisher: Little Island
    • Genre: LBGTQ+
    • ISBN: 9781915071446
    • Published: 06-04-2023

    From the award-winning author of The Deepest Breath comes a loving story about gender identity, family, and the magic of books.<

  • The Mona Lisa Mystery (The Butterfly Club 3)

    The Mona Lisa Mystery (The Butterfly Club 3)

    • Author / Illustrator: M.A. Bennett
    • Publisher: Welbeck Publishing Group
    • Genre: Mystery & Detective
    • ISBN: 9781801300384
    • Published: 13-04-2023

    The third adventure of the time-travelling Butterfly Club. The three children and Houdini travel to 1911 Paris where they face their most

  • The Treasure Hunters

    The Treasure Hunters

    • Author / Illustrator: Lisa Thompson
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: Mystery & Detective
    • ISBN: 9780702301605
    • Published: 13-04-2023

    Frank Cottrell Boyce's MILLIONS meets classic movie THE GOONIES - a twisty mystery with an exciting treasure hunt.

  • Young, Gifted and Black Too: Meet 52 More Black Icons from Past and Present

    Young, Gifted and Black Too: Meet 52 More Black Icons from Past and Present

    • Author / Illustrator: Jamia Wilson, Andrea Pippins
    • Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions
    • Genre: Representation & Inclusion
    • ISBN: 9780711277007
    • Published: 06-04-2023

    Young, Gifted and Black Too celebrates the lives of 52 more leaders, heroes, sportspeople and artists of colour from around the world.</p

Books for 11+

  • Explodapedia: The Cell

    Explodapedia: The Cell

    • Author / Illustrator: Ben Martynoga, illus Moose Allain
    • Publisher: David Fickling Books
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781788451918
    • Published: 06-04-2023

    Explodapedia is an exploded encyclopedia - everything you need to know, one book at a time!

  • Explodapedia: The Gene

    Explodapedia: The Gene

    • Author / Illustrator: Ben Martynoga, illus Moose Allain
    • Publisher: David Fickling Books
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781788452458
    • Published: 06-04-2023

    Explodapedia is an exploded encyclopedia - everything you need to know, one book at a time!

  • Let's Play Murder

    Let's Play Murder

    • Author / Illustrator: Kesia Lupo
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9781526635464
    • Published: 13-04-2023

    Squid Game meets Agatha Christie in this locked-room virtual reality murder mystery, where the only option is to win - or die trying...</

  • Steady For This: the laugh-out-loud and unforgettable teen novel of the year!

    Steady For This: the laugh-out-loud and unforgettable teen novel of the year!

    • Author / Illustrator: Nathanael Lessore
    • Publisher: Hot Key Books
    • Genre: Funny Stories
    • ISBN: 9781471413223
    • Published: 27-04-2023

    Meet MC Growls, wannabe rapper and start of the show in this hilarious and heartwarming teen debut. Yeah they call me Growls, I'm like a

  • The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei

    The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei

    • Author / Illustrator: Christina Matula
    • Publisher: Harlequin (UK)
    • Genre: School Stories
    • ISBN: 9781335428653
    • Published: 27-04-2023

    Packed with humor and heart, this debut middle grade series follows a girl finding her place in a brand-new world of private school and f

Books for 14+

  • Cursed Crowns (Twin Crowns, Book 2)

    Cursed Crowns (Twin Crowns, Book 2)

    • Author / Illustrator: Katherine Webber, Catherine Doyle
    • Publisher: Electric Monkey
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9780008492236
    • Published: 27-04-2023

    Get swept away in 2023's most addictive and page-turning YA fantasy romance series. TikTok made me buy it!

  • My Love Life and the Apocalypse

    My Love Life and the Apocalypse

    • Author / Illustrator: Melissa Welliver
    • Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
    • Genre: Science Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781913696573
    • Published: 13-04-2023

    Humanoid Echo is a lonely teenage boy in a post-apocalyptic cityof robots ... Then, a space-pod crashes from the sky with a girlon board.

  • The First Move

    The First Move

    • Author / Illustrator: Jenny Ireland
    • Publisher: Penguin
    • Genre: Romance & Relationships
    • ISBN: 9780241591826
    • Published: 13-04-2023

    Juliet believes girls like her - girls with arthritis - don't get their own love stories. She exists at the edges of her friends' social

Books for 16+

  • Love You to Death

    Love You to Death

    • Author / Illustrator: Gina Blaxill
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9780702325434
    • Published: 13-04-2023

    When the girl who's been turning herself into Mia's doppelgangeris found dead, can Mia work out the link - and avoid becoming thenext vic

  • The Sharp Edge of Silence: he took everything from her. Now it's time for revenge...

    The Sharp Edge of Silence: he took everything from her. Now it's time for revenge...

    • Author / Illustrator: Cameron Kelly Rosenblum
    • Publisher: Hot Key Books
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9781471413476
    • Published: 11-04-2023

    WHO WILL YOU BE AT LYCROFT PHELPS?  A tense and timely thriller with a revenge plot that'll have you on the edge of your seat.

March

Picture Books

Books for 5+

  • Adventuremice: Otter Chaos

    Adventuremice: Otter Chaos

    • Author / Illustrator: Philip Reeve, Sarah McIntyre
    • Publisher: David Fickling Books
    • Genre: Animals
    • ISBN: 9781788452670
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    The first book in a delightful new series full of friendship and adventure, from adored, award-winning author/illustrator duo Philip Reev

  • Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories

    Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories

    • Author / Illustrator: Jarvis
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Friends and family
    • ISBN: 9781529504897
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    Bear didn't really like the painting. I mean, look at it. But he liked Bird a lot, and it would remind him of her...Bear and

  • Call the Puffins

    Call the Puffins

    • Author / Illustrator: Cath Howe, illus Ella Okstad
    • Publisher: Welbeck Publishing Group
    • Genre: Animals
    • ISBN: 9781801300360
    • Published: 03-03-2023

    The first in a delightful new series about puffins and teamwork - for readers aged 5+.

  • Faruq and the Wiri Wiri

    Faruq and the Wiri Wiri

    • Author / Illustrator: Sophia Payne, Sandhya Prabhat, Sandhya Prabhat
    • Publisher: Templar Publishing
    • Genre: Family & Home
    • ISBN: 9781800782624
    • Published: 16-03-2023

    A Caribbean celebration of family and food - with a spicy twist!

  • Mildred the Gallery Cat

    Mildred the Gallery Cat

    • Author / Illustrator: Jono Ganz
    • Publisher: Tate Publishing
    • Genre: Animals
    • ISBN: 9781849768719
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    Mildred is a sleepy gallery cat by day, but an inquisitive artist by night. Join her as she explores the many art styles in the gallery,

  • My Momma Zo

    My Momma Zo

    • Author / Illustrator: Kelly Allen, Zoey Allen, Tara O'Brien
    • Publisher: UCLan Publishing
    • Genre: LBGTQ+
    • ISBN: 9781915235084
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    Happy families come in many shapes and sizes. Molly's includes Momma Zo, Mommy Kel, George, and Ziggy the dog. Whether they are taking tr

  • The Bowerbird

    The Bowerbird

    • Author / Illustrator: Julia Donaldson, Catherine Rayner
    • Publisher: Pan Macmillan
    • Genre: Animals
    • ISBN: 9781529092240
    • Published: 30-03-2023

    Will poor Bert ever find love?

  • The Boy with Flowers in His Hair

    The Boy with Flowers in His Hair

    • Author / Illustrator: Jarvis
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Friends and family
    • ISBN: 9781529506761
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    His name is David. He's the boy with flowers in his hair and he's my best friend...   David is the boy with flowers in his hair. He's swe

  • The Story Shop: Dino Danger!

    The Story Shop: Dino Danger!

    • Author / Illustrator: Tracey Corderoy, illus Tony Neal
    • Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781788953320
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    Welcome to the Story Shop, where the perfect adventure awaits every customer! Join scaredy Bear as he summons his courage to outplay Big

Books for 7+

  • Courage Out Loud: 25 Poems of Power: Volume 3

    Courage Out Loud: 25 Poems of Power: Volume 3

    • Author / Illustrator: Joseph Coelho, Daniel Gray-Barnett
    • Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions
    • Genre: Poetry
    • ISBN: 9780711279193
    • Published: 23-03-2023

    Courage Out Loud is a collection of 25 original confidence-building poems to be read out loud that will show children that their voice ha

  • Human 2.0: A Celebration of Human Bionics

    Human 2.0: A Celebration of Human Bionics

    • Author / Illustrator: Patrick Kane, Sam Rodriguez
    • Publisher: Templar Publishing
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781800781689
    • Published: 30-03-2023

    Celebrate the achievements made in medical engineering and take a glimpse into the future.

  • Prehistoric Beasts: Discover 7 prehistoric animals with incredible pop-up pages!

    Prehistoric Beasts: Discover 7 prehistoric animals with incredible pop-up pages!

    • Author / Illustrator: Dean Lomax, illus Mike Love
    • Publisher: Templar Publishing
    • Genre: Animals
    • ISBN: 9781800782099
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    Discover Pop-up Prehistoric Animals

  • Royal Animals: A gorgeously illustrated history with a foreword by Sir Michael Morpurgo

    Royal Animals: A gorgeously illustrated history with a foreword by Sir Michael Morpurgo

    • Author / Illustrator: Julia Golding, Emily Sutton, Michael Morpurgo
    • Publisher: Pan Macmillan
    • Genre: Animals
    • ISBN: 9781529070354
    • Published: 23-03-2023

    A beautifully illustrated history of animals owned by and associated with the British royals.

  • Stink: Fairy vs Boy

    Stink: Fairy vs Boy

    • Author / Illustrator: Jenny McLachlan
    • Publisher: Farshore
    • Genre: Funny Stories
    • ISBN: 9780008524272
    • Published: 16-03-2023

    WORST. FAIRY. EVER! The funniest diary adventure written and illustrated by the bestselling author of the Land of Roar, new for kids in 2

  • The Glass Slipper Academy (Fairytale Ninjas, Book 1)

    The Glass Slipper Academy (Fairytale Ninjas, Book 1)

    • Author / Illustrator: Paula Harrison
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
    • ISBN: 9780008582944
    • Published: 30-03-2023

    The perfect new illustrated magical adventure series for children aged 5+

  • The Wishkeeper's Apprentice

    The Wishkeeper's Apprentice

    • Author / Illustrator: Rachel Chivers Khoo, Rachel Sanson
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Magical Realism
    • ISBN: 9781529507904
    • Published: 03-03-2023

    A magical book about the power of wishes for readers aged 8+....   Wanted! A wishkeeper's apprentice.  When Felix makes a very special wi

  • Tourmaline and the Island of Elsewhere

    Tourmaline and the Island of Elsewhere

    • Author / Illustrator: Ruth Lauren
    • Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781788955911
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    When Tourmaline's mother goes missing, she sets off to find her with her best friends. On their adventure, they encounter a series of cha

Books for 9+

  • Alex Neptune, Pirate Hunter: Book 2

    Alex Neptune, Pirate Hunter: Book 2

    • Author / Illustrator: David Owen
    • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781474999274
    • Published: 25-03-2023

    Join Alex Neptune, the boy with the power of the ocean in his hands, on his second adventure - perfect for fans of Percy Jackson and Drag

  • Circus Maximus: Rider of the Storm

    Circus Maximus: Rider of the Storm

    • Author / Illustrator: Annelise Gray
    • Publisher: Head of Zeus
    • Genre: Historical Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781803281063
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    Third in the Circus Maximus adventure series. When word comes from Rome that her charioteer cousin has disappeared. Dido is determined to

  • Crookhaven: The School for Thieves

    Crookhaven: The School for Thieves

    • Author / Illustrator: J.J. Arcanjo
    • Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781444965735
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    The first book in the 'criminally good' Crookhaven series, the secret school where students are taught to do wrong, so that one day, they

  • Flock Horror (Dread Wood, Book 3)

    Flock Horror (Dread Wood, Book 3)

    • Author / Illustrator: Jennifer Killick
    • Publisher: Farshore
    • Genre: Horror
    • ISBN: 9780008538545
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    New for 2023, a funny, scary, sci-fi thriller from the author of Crater Lake. Perfect for kids aged 9-12 and fans of Stranger Things and

  • I, Spy: a Bletchley Park mystery

    I, Spy: a Bletchley Park mystery

    • Author / Illustrator: Rhian Tracey
    • Publisher: Piccadilly Press
    • Genre: Mystery & Detective
    • ISBN: 9781800784406
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    A thrilling mystery adventure set in Bletchley Park at the start of World War II, based on true historical events.

  • Into the Faerie Hill

    Into the Faerie Hill

    • Author / Illustrator: H.S. Norup
    • Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781782693864
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    A moving, fantastical adventure about a boy investigating a family mystery.

  • Moonflight

    Moonflight

    • Author / Illustrator: Gill Lewis
    • Publisher: David Fickling Books
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781788452571
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    A thrilling, heartfelt adventure story from adored and award-winning author Gill Lewis, about the value of real and found family, importa

  • The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries: Portraits and Poison (The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries, Book 2)

    The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries: Portraits and Poison (The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries, Book 2)

    • Author / Illustrator: J.T. Williams, Simone Douglas
    • Publisher: Farshore
    • Genre: Mystery & Detective
    • ISBN: 9780008485283
    • Published: 30-03-2023

    New for 2023, an illustrated historical detective mystery for kids, featuring real characters from Black British history, perfect for fan

  • The Nowhere Thief

    The Nowhere Thief

    • Author / Illustrator: Alice M. Ross
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Science Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781839943768
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    A mind-bending multiverse adventure about theft, family, and finding your home.

  • Where The River Takes Us

    Where The River Takes Us

    • Author / Illustrator: Lesley Parr
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Historical Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781526647771
    • Published: 16-03-2023

    A thrilling historical adventure set in the 1970s against a backdrop of the miners' strikes, from the bestselling author of The Valley of

  • Wider Than The Sea: A dyslexia-friendly story of friendship, hope and self-discovery

    Wider Than The Sea: A dyslexia-friendly story of friendship, hope and self-discovery

    • Author / Illustrator: Serena Molloy, George Ermos
    • Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
    • Genre: Friends and family
    • ISBN: 9781444968415
    • Published: 30-03-2023

    The powerful tale of a girl who feels broken, and the dolphin who makes her whole. A story of friendship, hope and self-discovery, perfec

  • Woodwitch: The magical adventure continues! (Hedgewitch Book 2)

    Woodwitch: The magical adventure continues! (Hedgewitch Book 2)

    • Author / Illustrator: Skye McKenna, illus Tomislav Tomic
    • Publisher: Welbeck Publishing Group
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781801300414
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    The Hedgewitch series continues... Cassie, Rue and Tabitha's magical training will be put to the test as they venture deeper into the Hed

  • Yesterday Crumb and the Teapot of Chaos: Book 2

    Yesterday Crumb and the Teapot of Chaos: Book 2

    • Author / Illustrator: Andy Sagar
    • Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781510109520
    • Published: 16-03-2023

    Return to Dwimmerly End, the magical, walking teashop, where Yesterday Crumb's adventures continue. With magic in every teacup, this is p

Books for 11+

  • Engineers Making a Difference: Inventors, Technicians, Scientists and Tech Entrepreneurs Changing the World, and How You Can Join Them

    Engineers Making a Difference: Inventors, Technicians, Scientists and Tech Entrepreneurs Changing the World, and How You Can Join Them

    • Author / Illustrator: Dr. Shini Somara, Manual Sumberac, Adam Allsuch Boardman
    • Publisher: What on Earth Publishing Ltd
    • Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
    • ISBN: 9781804660270
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    Meet 46 engineers who are changing our world. Find out what makes them tick and how they create awe-inspiring technologies to improve our

  • Fireborn: Phoenix and the Frost Palace (Fireborn, Book 2)

    Fireborn: Phoenix and the Frost Palace (Fireborn, Book 2)

    • Author / Illustrator: Aisling Fowler, illus Sophie Medvedeva
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9780008394196
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    New for 2023, the next thrilling adventure in the children's fantasy series

  • Ravencave

    Ravencave

    • Author / Illustrator: Marcus Sedgwick, Paul Blow
    • Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
    • Genre: Supernatural
    • ISBN: 9781800901926
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    A grim discovery brings disturbing revelations in this chilling ghost story from the late Marcus Sedgwick.

  • Robin Hood 6: Bandits, Dirt Bikes & Trash

    Robin Hood 6: Bandits, Dirt Bikes & Trash

    • Author / Illustrator: Robert Muchamore
    • Publisher: Hot Key Books
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781471412820
    • Published: 09-03-2023

    More outrageous and high-intensity action from teen rebel and social-media star Robin Hood and friends as they continue their campaign ag

  • Stateless

    Stateless

    • Author / Illustrator: Elizabeth Wein
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Historical Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781526601681
    • Published: 16-03-2023

    A group of young pilots face intrigue and sabotage in a race around Europe in this thrilling murder mystery, from the bestselling author

  • The Door of No Return

    The Door of No Return

    • Author / Illustrator: Kwame Alexander
    • Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
    • Genre: Historical Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781839133244
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    Dreams are today's answers for tomorrow's questions. 11-year-old Kofi Offin has dreams of water, of its urgent whisper that beckons with

  • The Half-Life of Love

    The Half-Life of Love

    • Author / Illustrator: Brianna Bourne
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: Romance & Relationships
    • ISBN: 9780702314186
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    Everyone gets a signal that tells them the exact halfway point oftheir lives. Flint knows he will die at 16 and science-obsessedSeptember

  • What the World Doesn't See

    What the World Doesn't See

    • Author / Illustrator: Mel Darbon
    • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • Genre: Representation & Inclusion
    • ISBN: 9781474937849
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    Run away from what they see. Discover who you are. Maudie and Jake's family is falling to pieces - their mum's been struggling with her g

Books for 14+

  • Boy Like Me

    Boy Like Me

    • Author / Illustrator: Simon James Green
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: LBGTQ+
    • ISBN: 9780702313653
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    It's 1994 and thanks to Section 28, there can be no mention of gay relationships in schools. When a school librarian leads Jamie to a dis

  • Catfish Rolling

    Catfish Rolling

    • Author / Illustrator: Clara Kumagai
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Magical Realism
    • ISBN: 9781803288048
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    A dazzling debut. Magic-realism blends with Japanese myth and legend in an original story for 14+ about grief, memory, time and an earthq

  • Crossing the Line

    Crossing the Line

    • Author / Illustrator: Tia Fisher
    • Publisher: Hot Key Books
    • Genre: Social Issues
    • ISBN: 9781471413049
    • Published: 30-03-2023

    'Do you feel safe?' A powerful novel exploring how teenagers can be swept up into county lines. For fans of PUNCHING THE AIR and SPLINTER

  • Different for Boys

    Different for Boys

    • Author / Illustrator: Patrick Ness, Tea Bendix
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: LBGTQ+
    • ISBN: 9781529509496
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    A poignant and moving LGBTQ+ story that explores sexuality and masculinity with a touch of humour, by twice Carnegie Medal-winner and bes

  • Ellie Pillai is (Almost) in Love

    Ellie Pillai is (Almost) in Love

    • Author / Illustrator: Christine Pillainayagam
    • Publisher: Faber & Faber
    • Genre: Romance & Relationships
    • ISBN: 9780571367023
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    Everyone's favourite confused heroine Ellie Pillai is back in the perfect summer romance!

  • Glorious Poison

    Glorious Poison

    • Author / Illustrator: Kat Dunn
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781789543742
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    The glittering and macabre bals des victimes and the eerie catacombs make the perfect backdrop for the daring and dramatic conclusion to

  • Happy Head

    Happy Head

    • Author / Illustrator: Josh Silver
    • Publisher: Oneworld Publications
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9780861545537
    • Published: 16-03-2023

    Squid Game meets They Both Die at the End in this thought-provoking LGBTQ+ thriller

  • Lies We Sing to the Sea

    Lies We Sing to the Sea

    • Author / Illustrator: Sarah Underwood
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Genre: Myths & Legends
    • ISBN: 9780008558536
    • Published: 16-03-2023

    AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! New for 2023, a sapphic YA fantasy romance inspired by Greek mythology, for all fans of The Song of

  • Wild Song

    Wild Song

    • Author / Illustrator: Candy Gourlay
    • Publisher: David Fickling Books
    • Genre: Representation & Inclusion
    • ISBN: 9781788452076
    • Published: 02-03-2023

    A compelling, vivid story of one Filipino girl's journey to understanding herself and her place in the world, from an award-winning and c

February

Picture Books

Books for 5+

  • Luma and the Grumpy Dragon

    Luma and the Grumpy Dragon

    • Author / Illustrator: Leah Mohammed, illus Loretta Schauer
    • Publisher: Welbeck Publishing Group
    • Genre: Magical Realism
    • ISBN: 9781801300315
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    Two more warm and funny stories - with a touch of magic - about Luma and her cheeky pet dragon.

  • Marv and the Blizzard Zone

    Marv and the Blizzard Zone

    • Author / Illustrator: Alex Falase-Koya, Paula Bowles
    • Publisher: OUP Children's Books
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9780192780485
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    It's super-suit time!

  • Out of the Blue: A heartwarming picture book about celebrating difference

    Out of the Blue: A heartwarming picture book about celebrating difference

    • Author / Illustrator: Robert Tregoning, illus Stef Murphy
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
    • Genre: LBGTQ+
    • ISBN: 9781526627964
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    A gloriously uplifting picture book about being yourself and letting all your colours SHINE!

  • Press Start! Game On, Super Rabbit Boy!

    Press Start! Game On, Super Rabbit Boy!

    • Author / Illustrator: Thomas Flintham
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
    • ISBN: 9781839949180
    • Published: 03-02-2023

    The first in a full-colour series of graphic novels about - and for - kids who love gaming! Join Sunny as he and Super Rabbit Boy take on

  • Press Start! Super Rabbit Boy Powers Up!

    Press Start! Super Rabbit Boy Powers Up!

    • Author / Illustrator: Thomas Flintham
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
    • ISBN: 9781839949227
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    The second in a full-colour series of graphic novels about - and for - kids who love gaming! Join Sunny as he and Super Rabbit Boy take o

  • The Emerald Forest

    The Emerald Forest

    • Author / Illustrator: Catherine Ward, illus Karin Littlewood
    • Publisher: Otter-Barry Books Ltd
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9781913074142
    • Published: 16-02-2023

    A powerful and moving picture book showing how wildlife campaigners can help endangered Orangutans

  • Who Ate all the Bugs?

    Who Ate all the Bugs?

    • Author / Illustrator: Matty Long
    • Publisher: OUP Children's Books
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9780192772633
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    The true and gory story of the food chain.

Books for 7+

  • Bob vs the Selfie Zombies

    Bob vs the Selfie Zombies

    • Author / Illustrator: Andy Jones
    • Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd
    • Genre: Funny Stories
    • ISBN: 9781800783485
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    The hilarious and action-packed story of Bob, accidental time traveller!

  • Can You Get Rainbows in Space?: A Colourful Compendium of Space and Science

    Can You Get Rainbows in Space?: A Colourful Compendium of Space and Science

    • Author / Illustrator: Dr Sheila Kanani
    • Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9780241519721
    • Published: 23-03-2023

    Why is blood red? Why are carrots orange? Who invented the lightbulb? Why is the world 'going green'? Is the sky really blue? And what is

  • Diary of an Accidental Witch: Unexpected Guests

    Diary of an Accidental Witch: Unexpected Guests

    • Author / Illustrator: Honor and Perdita Cargill, Katie Saunders
    • Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
    • Genre: Magical Realism
    • ISBN: 9781788953412
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    When some very important visitors arrive at witch school, they're not who the students and teachers were expecting! Can Bea use both her

  • Grimwood: Let the Fur Fly!: the brand new wildly funny adventure - laugh your head off!

    Grimwood: Let the Fur Fly!: the brand new wildly funny adventure - laugh your head off!

    • Author / Illustrator: Nadia Shireen
    • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
    • Genre: Funny Stories
    • ISBN: 9781471199349
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    Venture back to Grimwood in the rip-roaring second book in Nadia Shireen's bestselling illustrated adventure-comedy series.

  • Interview with Blackbeard & Other Vicious Villains

    Interview with Blackbeard & Other Vicious Villains

    • Author / Illustrator: Andy Seed, Gareth Conway
    • Publisher: Welbeck Publishing Group
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781783128327
    • Published: 18-02-2023

    Perfect for fans of the Horrible Histories books, this series offers a fun, fresh take on history, featuring true stories from historical

  • Kyan Green and the Infinity Racers

    Kyan Green and the Infinity Racers

    • Author / Illustrator: Colm Field, illus David Wilkerson
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781526641748
    • Published: 16-02-2023

    The first book in an epic new series for 8+ readers from debut author Colm Field: Jumanji meets Spider-man: into the Spider-verse in this

  • My Heart is a Poem

    My Heart is a Poem

    • Author / Illustrator: Various authors, Various Illustrators
    • Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
    • Genre: Poetry
    • ISBN: 9781838914400
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    Explore the power of feelings with this beautiful poetry anthology which celebrates the many ways we experience emotions.

  • Paper World: Human Body

    Paper World: Human Body

    • Author / Illustrator: Gail Armstrong, Ruth Symons
    • Publisher: Templar Publishing
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781800782365
    • Published: 16-02-2023

    A paper-cut book about the body

  • Seasons

    Seasons

    • Author / Illustrator: Hannah Pang, Clover Robin, Clover Robin
    • Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9781801044554
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    Watch six breathtaking landscapes from around the world transform in front of your eyes in this beautifully illustrated book. With simple

  • The Shop of Impossible Ice Creams: Big Berry Robbery: Book 2

    The Shop of Impossible Ice Creams: Big Berry Robbery: Book 2

    • Author / Illustrator: Shane Hegarty, Jeff Crowther, Jeff Crowther
    • Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
    • Genre: Funny Stories
    • ISBN: 9781444962529
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    Welcome to the Shop of Impossible Ice Creams! Step inside to discover a delicious world of magical adventure, from bestselling author Sha

Books for 9+

  • Glitter Boy

    Glitter Boy

    • Author / Illustrator: Ian Eagleton
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: LBGTQ+
    • ISBN: 9780702317828
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    Eleven-year-old James loves dancing, poetry, and Mariah Carey. Buthe's being bullied by a boy at school, and as the secrets buildup, Jame

  • Like A Curse

    Like A Curse

    • Author / Illustrator: Elle McNicoll
    • Publisher: Knights Of Media
    • Genre: Magical Realism
    • ISBN: 9781913311377
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    Ramya knows she's different; she knows she's a witch. But now she must learn the true meaning of her powers... before all she loves is lo

  • Montgomery Bonbon: Murder at the Museum

    Montgomery Bonbon: Murder at the Museum

    • Author / Illustrator: Alasdair Beckett-King, illus Claire Powell
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Mystery & Detective
    • ISBN: 9781529501049
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    The newest case: solving the mystery surrounding a highly suspicious death at the Hornville Museum.

  • Skandar and the Unicorn Thief (book 1) (PB)

    Skandar and the Unicorn Thief (book 1) (PB)

    • Author / Illustrator: A.F. Steadman
    • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781398502734
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    The first book in a new fantasy adventure series for readers aged 9+. Soar into a world where unicorns are real - and they're deadly. The

  • Swimming on the Moon

    Swimming on the Moon

    • Author / Illustrator: Brian Conaghan
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Family & Home
    • ISBN: 9781526653925
    • Published: 16-02-2023

    An unforgettable story about one family searching for happiness in the heartache of divorce, from Costa Award-winning author Brian Conagh

  • The Day We Saved the Future

    The Day We Saved the Future

    • Author / Illustrator: Ashley Banjo, Jordan Banjo
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9780702306457
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    Action-packed, laugh-out-loud, high-energy middle grade for boysand girls celebrating family, friendship and brotherhood, and starring a

  • The Funniest Boy in the World

    The Funniest Boy in the World

    • Author / Illustrator: Helen Rutter
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: Friends and family
    • ISBN: 9780702314674
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    Billy Plimpton took to the stage and captivated the crowd at thetriumphant ending to THE BOY WHO MADE EVERYONE LAUGH, and in thesequel, h

  • The Lost Whale

    The Lost Whale

    • Author / Illustrator: Hannah Gold, Levi Pinfold, Levi Pinfold
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9780008412968
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    A powerful animal adventure story, from the bestselling author of The Last Bear

  • The Monkey Who Fell From The Future

    The Monkey Who Fell From The Future

    • Author / Illustrator: Ross Welford
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Genre: Science Fiction
    • ISBN: 9780008544744
    • Published: 16-02-2023

    A thrilling futuristic adventure for children aged 9+, from the bestselling author of Time Travelling With a Hamster

  • The Rescue of Ravenwood

    The Rescue of Ravenwood

    • Author / Illustrator: Natasha Farrant
    • Publisher: Faber & Faber
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9780571348787
    • Published: 23-02-2023

    From the Costa Award winning author of Voyage of the Sparrowhawk comes an epic adventure with a call to arms: we must fight to save the m

  • The Song Walker

    The Song Walker

    • Author / Illustrator: Zillah Bethell
    • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • Genre: Personal Growth
    • ISBN: 9781474966856
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    The Song Walker is an extraordinary new story of friendship, discovery and courage from Zillah Bethell, author of The Shark Caller which

  • The Stickleback Catchers

    The Stickleback Catchers

    • Author / Illustrator: Lisette Auton
    • Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
    • Genre: Friends and family
    • ISBN: 9780241522059
    • Published: 09-02-2023

    Mimi adores her wild, fun, full-of-life gran. Then Gran starts forgetting things. Suddenly there are cracks appearing all around their ho

  • The Swifts: The New York Times Bestselling Mystery Adventure

    The Swifts: The New York Times Bestselling Mystery Adventure

    • Author / Illustrator: Beth Lincoln, Claire Powell
    • Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
    • Genre: Mystery & Detective
    • ISBN: 9780241613009
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    Discover the hilarious New York Times bestselling mystery adventure perfect for fans of Robin Stevens and Lemony Snicket.On t

  • The Time Tider

    The Time Tider

    • Author / Illustrator: Sinéad O'Hart
    • Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
    • Genre: Science Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781788953306
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    Mara's dad needs to be constantly on the move for his line of work but Mara has no idea what he actually does. That is until she uncovers

  • Vita & the Gladiator

    Vita & the Gladiator

    • Author / Illustrator: Ally Sherrick
    • Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
    • Genre: Historical Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781913696535
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    When high-born Vita's father is murdered in Roman Londinium, Vita finds herself living as a slave at the gladiator's arena.  Here she for

Books for 11+

  • Glow Up, Lara Bloom: the secret diary of a teenage catastrophe!

    Glow Up, Lara Bloom: the secret diary of a teenage catastrophe!

    • Author / Illustrator: Dee Benson
    • Publisher: Hot Key Books
    • Genre: Friends and family
    • ISBN: 9781471412912
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    The must-read teen novel of the year. This is the diary of LARA BLOOM - clumsy, chaotic and totally crushing on Caiden!

  • Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind

    Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind

    • Author / Illustrator: Misa Sugiura
    • Publisher: Penguin Random House
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9780593564066
    • Published: 03-03-2023

    A thrilling fantasy series about a twelve year old girl who sets out to save her Shinto goddess mother--and the world--by facing down dem

  • Read Between the Lies (paperback)

    Read Between the Lies (paperback)

    • Author / Illustrator: Malcolm Duffy
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Personal Growth
    • ISBN: 9781800241718
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    Two very different boys, one new family, a shared struggle and a big secret. Prize-winning Malcolm Duffy's third novel explores the joys

  • The Tiger Who Sleeps Under My Chair

    The Tiger Who Sleeps Under My Chair

    • Author / Illustrator: Hannah Foley
    • Publisher: Head of Zeus
    • Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
    • ISBN: 9781803289823
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    A dual-timeline novel set in contemporary and Victorian England along Mary Anning's Jurassic coast, about two generations of a family and

Books for 14+

  • A Game of Life or Death

    A Game of Life or Death

    • Author / Illustrator: Triona Campbell
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9780702317880
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    A twisty murder mystery, a pulse-pounding thriller, a contemporarysetting with a breath-taking speculative twist: this is YA fictionat it

  • City of Nightmares

    City of Nightmares

    • Author / Illustrator: Rebecca Schaeffer
    • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9781399712101
    • Published: 23-02-2023

    In a Gotham-inspired city where people go to sleep and wake up as their own nightmares, perfectly normal, perfectly terrified Ness must f

  • Every Gift a Curse

    Every Gift a Curse

    • Author / Illustrator: Caroline O'Donoghue, Stefanie Caponi
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781529507973
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    A spellbinding supernatural teen drama and final book in the Gifts series from a New York Times bestselling author.With the r

  • Promise Boys

    Promise Boys

    • Author / Illustrator: Nick Brooks
    • Publisher: Macmillan
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9781035003150
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    Nick Brooks's Promise Boys is a trailblazing, blockbuster YA mystery about three teen boys of colour who must investigate their principal

  • Six Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did)

    Six Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did)

    • Author / Illustrator: Tess Sharpe
    • Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
    • Genre: LBGTQ+
    • ISBN: 9781444967876
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    An utterly compelling will-they-won't-they slow-burn queer romance from the bestselling author of THE GIRLS I'VE BEEN.

  • Stardust in their Veins: Following the dramatic and deadly events of Castles in Their Bones

    Stardust in their Veins: Following the dramatic and deadly events of Castles in Their Bones

    • Author / Illustrator: Laura Sebastian
    • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781529373042
    • Published: 07-02-2023

    Immerse yourself in the second book in a fantasy trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of the Ash Pricess series. The sequel

  • The Bone Spindle: The Severed Thread: Book 2

    The Bone Spindle: The Severed Thread: Book 2

    • Author / Illustrator: Leslie Vedder
    • Publisher: Hodder YA
    • Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
    • ISBN: 9781444966565
    • Published: 16-02-2023

    Fight the Witch. Kiss the Witch. Tie your life to hers with a thread - and a curse. The sequel to The Bone Spindle, a fractured fairy tal

  • The Girl Who Broke the Sea

    The Girl Who Broke the Sea

    • Author / Illustrator: A. Connors
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: Science Fiction
    • ISBN: 9780702317583
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    After getting kicked out of school, Lily's scientist mum brings her to live in Deephaven, the world's first fully sustainable deep-searig

  • The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea: the New York Times bestselling magical fantasy

    The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea: the New York Times bestselling magical fantasy

    • Author / Illustrator: Axie Oh
    • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
    • Genre: Myths & Legends
    • ISBN: 9781529391732
    • Published: 23-02-2023

    The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea is a magical feminist retelling of a classic Korean legend, perfect for fans of Uprooted and Miyazaki's

  • The Last Hours: Chain of Thorns

    The Last Hours: Chain of Thorns

    • Author / Illustrator: Cassandra Clare
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781406358117
    • Published: 31-01-2023

    James and Cordelia must save London - and their marriage - in this thrilling and highly anticipated conclusion to the Last Hours series f

  • This Is How You Fall In Love

    This Is How You Fall In Love

    • Author / Illustrator: Anika Hussain
    • Publisher: Hot Key Books
    • Genre: Romance & Relationships
    • ISBN: 9781471412806
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    A hilarious and heartfelt YA fake dating romcom from exciting debut author Anika Hussain!

  • This Time It's Real

    This Time It's Real

    • Author / Illustrator: Ann Liang
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: Romance & Relationships
    • ISBN: 9780702324291
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    Get Ready to fall in LOVE in this hilarious rom-com! When 16-year-oldEliza Lin's personal essay about meeting the love of her lifegoes vi

  • You Think You Know Me

    You Think You Know Me

    • Author / Illustrator: Ayaan Mohamud
    • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • Genre: Representation & Inclusion
    • ISBN: 9781803704500
    • Published: 02-02-2023

    A stunning debut about finding the strength to speak up against hate and fear, for fans of The Hate U Give and I Am Thunder.  "Fiercely b

January

Picture Books

Books for 5+

  • A Ticket to Kalamazoo!: Zippy Poems To Read Out Loud

    A Ticket to Kalamazoo!: Zippy Poems To Read Out Loud

    • Author / Illustrator: James Carter, illus Neal Layton
    • Publisher: Otter-Barry Books Ltd
    • Genre: Poetry
    • ISBN: 9781913074104
    • Published: 19-01-2023

    A fantastic, full-colour, read-aloud poetry collection for young children

  • Flooded: Winner of the Klaus Flugge Prize for Illustration 2023

    Flooded: Winner of the Klaus Flugge Prize for Illustration 2023

    • Author / Illustrator: Mariajo Ilustrajo
    • Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9780711276796
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    Flooded is a beautifully illustrated book which tells the story of animals living in a city which is slowly flooding, carrying important

  • Lost in the City

    Lost in the City

    • Author / Illustrator: Alice Courtley
    • Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
    • Genre: Personal Growth
    • ISBN: 9781408364208
    • Published: 19-01-2023

    A fun spot-and-find adventure with a brilliant message about finding your self-confidence, from debut author-illustrator, Alice Courtley.

  • Pick a Story: A Dinosaur Unicorn Robot Adventure

    Pick a Story: A Dinosaur Unicorn Robot Adventure

    • Author / Illustrator: Sarah Coyle, illus Adam Walker-Parker
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781405299053
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    A brand new interactive children's illustrated picture book adventure where YOU choose your own story!

  • The Adventures of The Climate Kids

    The Adventures of The Climate Kids

    • Author / Illustrator: Darren Lee
    • Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9781398491526
    • Published: 06-01-2023

    Toby and Oliver just wanted to play and they thought sorting out rubbish would ruin their day but when Toby was asked to put the rubbish

  • The Beasts Beneath Our Feet

    The Beasts Beneath Our Feet

    • Author / Illustrator: James Carter, Alisa Kosareva, Alisa Kosareva
    • Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781838915049
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    Meet the trilobites that scuttled, the munching, crunching dinosaurs and a heard of roaming woolly mammoths in this mighty prehistoric ad

  • The Station Cat: A Story of Kindness and Hope

    The Station Cat: A Story of Kindness and Hope

    • Author / Illustrator: DK, Stephen Hogtun
    • Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
    • Genre: Animals
    • ISBN: 9780241625927
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    A stunning picture book about the power of kindness and hope. A lonely little kitten wanders into a dull, grey station, full

  • The Worry Jar

    The Worry Jar

    • Author / Illustrator: Lou John, illus Jenny Bloomfield
    • Publisher: Oxford University Press
    • Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
    • ISBN: 9780192782748
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    A beautiful story about learning to manage your worries.

Books for 7+

  • Alice Eclair, Spy Extraordinaire! A Spoonful of Spying

    Alice Eclair, Spy Extraordinaire! A Spoonful of Spying

    • Author / Illustrator: Sarah Todd Taylor
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Mystery & Detective
    • ISBN: 9781839940972
    • Published: 12-01-2023

    A fast-paced adventure full of daring action and delicious cakes!

  • Big Feelings: And what they tell us

    Big Feelings: And what they tell us

    • Author / Illustrator: Rebekah Ballagh
    • Publisher: Murdoch Books
    • Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
    • ISBN: 9781761069482
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    Bestselling author of Note to Self, Note to Self Journal and Words of Comfort, Rebekah Ballagh, turns her attention to helping children l

  • Darwin's Super-Pooping Worm Spectacular

    Darwin's Super-Pooping Worm Spectacular

    • Author / Illustrator: Polly Owen, Gwen Millward
    • Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions
    • Genre: Non Fiction
    • ISBN: 9780711275959
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    Darwin's Super-Pooping Worm Spectacular teaches children about a key historic figure, the food cycle and deductive scientific thinking, a

  • Dragon Storm: Erin and Rockhammer

    Dragon Storm: Erin and Rockhammer

    • Author / Illustrator: Alastair Chisholm, illus Eric Deschamps
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781839942228
    • Published: 12-01-2023

    The sixth book in a thrilling, magical, and action-packed new fantasy series, illustrated throughout and perfect for 7-9 year olds!

  • I Am the Subway

    I Am the Subway

    • Author / Illustrator: Kim Hyo-eun, Deborah Smith
    • Publisher: Scribe Publications
    • Genre: Poetry
    • ISBN: 9781913348588
    • Published: 13-01-2022

    An Observer Picture Book of the Year.  A cinematic journey through the Seoul subway that masterfully portrays t

  • No Pets Allowed! A Bloomsbury Reader

    No Pets Allowed! A Bloomsbury Reader

    • Author / Illustrator: Chitra Soundar, illus Fay Austin
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Young fiction
    • ISBN: 9781801991742
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    A funny, uplifting story about family and the healing power of pets from internationally published author Chitra Soundar. The Bloomsbury

  • Protecting the Planet: Emperor of the Ice

    Protecting the Planet: Emperor of the Ice

    • Author / Illustrator: Nicola Davies, Catherine Rayner
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Animals
    • ISBN: 9781406397086
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    It's April in Antarctica and, in places so remote that they can only be seen by satellites, lines of Emperor Penguins appear in search of

  • Puppy Club: Coco Settles In

    Puppy Club: Coco Settles In

    • Author / Illustrator: Catherine Jacob, illus Rachael Saunders
    • Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
    • Genre: Animals
    • ISBN: 9781788954488
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    Join Jaya, Willow, Daniel, Elsa, Arlo and Harper as they all navigate the ups and downs of life with a brand-new puppy!  Elsa loves her g

  • Selfies With Komodos: Poems by by Brian Moses

    Selfies With Komodos: Poems by by Brian Moses

    • Author / Illustrator: Brian Moses, Ed Boxall
    • Publisher: Otter-Barry Books Ltd
    • Genre: Poetry
    • ISBN: 9781913074098
    • Published: 19-01-2023

    A sparkling new collection from a leading children's poet  

  • The Bookshop at the Back of Beyond

    The Bookshop at the Back of Beyond

    • Author / Illustrator: Amy Sparkes
    • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
    • Genre: Magical Realism
    • ISBN: 9781529505665
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    Adventurous, magical and brilliantly funny next book in the House at the Edge of Magic series.  Nine and her friends hav

  • The No-Dig Children's Gardening Book

    The No-Dig Children's Gardening Book

    • Author / Illustrator: Charles Dowding
    • Publisher: Welbeck Publishing Group
    • Genre: Environment & Nature
    • ISBN: 9781783128686
    • Published: 19-01-2023

    All these gardening projects can be undertaken in small spaces and containers, and are based on Charles Dowding's popular no-weed, no-dig

  • There's a Beast in the Basement!

    There's a Beast in the Basement!

    • Author / Illustrator: Pamela Butchart, illus Thomas Flintham
    • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
    • Genre: Funny Stories
    • ISBN: 9781839940514
    • Published: 12-01-2023

    Another hilarious tale of primary school life where nothing is as it seems and the drama is always off the scale...

  • Wished

    Wished

    • Author / Illustrator: Lissa Evans, illus Bec Barnes
    • Publisher: David Fickling Books
    • Genre: Magical Realism
    • ISBN: 9781788452038
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    From the bestselling author of Wed Wabbit and Old Baggage, Wished is a hilarious misadventure about how the biggest wishes can come true,

Books for 9+

  • 21% Monster: Ice Giant

    21% Monster: Ice Giant

    • Author / Illustrator: P.J. Canning
    • Publisher: Usborne
    • Genre: Science Fiction
    • ISBN: 9781474984423
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    Genetically-modified teens try to bring down the organisation that made them, in this second action-packed installment in the 21% Monster

  • All Four Quarters of the Moon

    All Four Quarters of the Moon

    • Author / Illustrator: Shirley Marr
    • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • Genre: Family & Home
    • ISBN: 9781803704326
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    Everything so far, if Peijing had to sum it up, was a string of small awkward experiences that she hoped would end soon.The night of the

  • Blackbeard's Treasure

    Blackbeard's Treasure

    • Author / Illustrator: Iszi Lawrence
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781801990967
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    A swashbuckling tale set during the height of the golden age of piracy in the Caribbean. From the rising star of children's historical fi

  • Fritz and Kurt

    Fritz and Kurt

    • Author / Illustrator: Jeremy Dronfield, illus David Ziggy Greene
    • Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
    • Genre: Real life
    • ISBN: 9780241565742
    • Published: 19-01-2023

    When everything is taken away from you, love and courage are all you have left.

  • Hedgewitch: An enchanting fantasy adventure brimming with mystery and magic (Book 1)

    Hedgewitch: An enchanting fantasy adventure brimming with mystery and magic (Book 1)

    • Author / Illustrator: Skye McKenna
    • Publisher: Welbeck Publishing Group
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781801300681
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    The first in a magical five-book series. When Cassie runs away from her dreary boarding school, in search of her missing mother, she ends

  • Mort the Meek and the Perilous Prophecy

    Mort the Meek and the Perilous Prophecy

    • Author / Illustrator: Rachel Delahaye, illus George Ermos
    • Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group
    • Genre: Funny Stories
    • ISBN: 9781788955706
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    When Mort is sent to a nearby island to spy on Brutalia's potential new enemy, he's shocked by what he finds. But is everything really as

  • Rida and Madiya: A Bloomsbury Reader

    Rida and Madiya: A Bloomsbury Reader

    • Author / Illustrator: Niyla Farook, illus Umair Najeeb Khan
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Friends and family
    • ISBN: 9781801991933
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    Rida and Madiya are two sisters who couldn't be more different. But when the local library is in trouble, they realise that working toget

  • Saving Neverland

    Saving Neverland

    • Author / Illustrator: Abi Elphinstone, illus Geraldine Rodriguez
    • Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
    • Genre: Magical Realism
    • ISBN: 9780241473320
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    Number 14 Darlington Road, looks like a perfectly ordinary townhouse - at first glance, anyway, but magic is good at hiding . . . when it

  • The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die

    The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die

    • Author / Illustrator: Peter Lantos
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: Historical Fiction
    • ISBN: 9780702323089
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    A story of survival - and of enduring hope in the face of unspeakablehardship - on an extraordinary journey, made by Peter, a boy of five

  • The Circle Breakers

    The Circle Breakers

    • Author / Illustrator: Patience Agbabi
    • Publisher: Canongate Books
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781838855796
    • Published: 19-01-2023

    Elle and her friends are back! This time, they'll be leaping to the past, the present and the future to safeguard the secret of The Gift

  • The Crooked Oak Mysteries (4) - The Terror of Hilltop House

    The Crooked Oak Mysteries (4) - The Terror of Hilltop House

    • Author / Illustrator: Dan Smith, Chris King
    • Publisher: Barrington Stoke
    • Genre: Horror
    • ISBN: 9781800901308
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    A ground-breaking experiment at a new research farm quickly grows out of control in this modern take on Day of the Triffids from master o

  • The Light in Everything: from the winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal 2022

    The Light in Everything: from the winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal 2022

    • Author / Illustrator: Katya Balen, illus Sydney Smith
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Family & Home
    • ISBN: 9781526622983
    • Published: 19-01-2023

    From the author of October, October, winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal 2022, comes a life-affirming story about blended families and lear

  • The Mapmakers

    The Mapmakers

    • Author / Illustrator: Tamzin Merchant
    • Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9780241426340
    • Published: 19-01-2023

    Return to the spellbinding world of Cordelia Hatmaker in this soaring magical sequel to The Hatmakers. Perfect for fans of Nevermoor, A P

  • The Marvellers: the bestselling magical fantasy adventure

    The Marvellers: the bestselling magical fantasy adventure

    • Author / Illustrator: Dhonielle Clayton
    • Publisher: Templar Publishing
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781800785472
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    The first installment in a major new fantasy adventure series for children.

  • The Night Animals

    The Night Animals

    • Author / Illustrator: Sarah Ann Juckes, illus Sharon King-Chai
    • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
    • Genre: Family & Home
    • ISBN: 9781398510920
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    Uncover the ghost animals within in this moving and uplifting story about finding help where you need it

  • The Storm Swimmer

    The Storm Swimmer

    • Author / Illustrator: Clare Weze
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    • Genre: Friends and family
    • ISBN: 9781526622211
    • Published: 19-01-2023

    An unforgettable adventure about a life-changing friendship spanning an ocean of difference.

  • The Wildstorm Curse

    The Wildstorm Curse

    • Author / Illustrator: Eve Wersocki Morris
    • Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
    • Genre: Adventure
    • ISBN: 9781444963342
    • Published: 19-01-2023

    A fabled witch. A powerful curse. A monster out for revenge.  Can an unlikely hero find the words to save her friends? The Wildstorm Curs

Books for 11+

  • The Agency for Scandal

    The Agency for Scandal

    • Author / Illustrator: Laura Wood
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: Mystery & Detective
    • ISBN: 9780702303241
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    An all-female detective agency righting wrongs at the end of thenineteenth century; infiltrating a scandalous upper class world straighto

Books for 14+

  • Game Over Girl

    Game Over Girl

    • Author / Illustrator: Naomi Gibson
    • Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9781913322021
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    Lola's selected to test a VR game at her posh new boardingschool - Better Than Life. Soon she's skipping lessons toplay. All she has to d

  • Influential

    Influential

    • Author / Illustrator: Amara Sage
    • Publisher: Faber & Faber
    • Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
    • ISBN: 9780571377343
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    Almond Brown has no friends in real life . . . but 3.5 million followers online. A heart-felt, whip-smart deep dive into what it would re

  • The Midnight Game

    The Midnight Game

    • Author / Illustrator: Cynthia Murphy
    • Publisher: Scholastic
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9780702318535
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    When a group who have met on a creepy Deddit thread decide to meet in real life, they only have one plan in mind: they are going to summo

  • The Shadows Between Us

    The Shadows Between Us

    • Author / Illustrator: Tricia Levenseller
    • Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781782693727
    • Published: 26-01-2023

    A sumptuous, addictive story of ambition and love from YA fantasy sensation Tricia Levenseller.

  • The Stolen Heir: A Novel of Elfhame

    The Stolen Heir: A Novel of Elfhame

    • Author / Illustrator: Holly Black
    • Publisher: Hot Key Books
    • Genre: Fantasy
    • ISBN: 9781471410727
    • Published: 03-01-2023

    Return to the opulent world of Elfhame, filled with intrigue, betrayal, and dangerous desires, with this first book of a captivating new

  • This Book Kills

    This Book Kills

    • Author / Illustrator: Ravena Guron
    • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
    • Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
    • ISBN: 9781803705415
    • Published: 05-01-2023

    "I'll make it clear from the start: I did not kill Hugh Henry Van Boren. I didn't even help. Well, not intentionally."   When Hugh Henry