Books - Children

• Simon Lamb, illus Ross MacRae
• Scallywag Press
• ISBN13: 9781836300090
• Published: 25-09-2025

A stunning new version of a Scottish classic for the ears and eyes and hearts of today by the Carnegie-nominated author of A Passing On of Shells. 'Tam o' Shanter' is one of the world's most famous poems. Written by Scottish poet Robert Burns in 1790, the narrative epic...

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• Katya Balen
• Bloomsbury Children's Books
• ISBN13: 9781526663894
• Published: 25-09-2025

A captivating story about finding friendship and hope ... and a place where you can spread your wings. From Carnegie Medal winner Katya Balen.Con has been angry ever since Dad left. He doesn't want to be. He wants to play FIFA with his best friend Kyron; to make hi...

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• Piers Torday
• Quercus Children's Books
• ISBN13: 9781786541437
• Published: 25-09-2025

A breathtaking new fantasy world from the award-winning author of The Last Wild. In an empire of vampirs and werwolves, Tibor and Roza are hunting a treasure more valuable than gold... For readers who loved Katherine Rundell's Impossible Creatures or S.F. Said's Tyger.<b...

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• Nat Harrison
• Piccadilly Press
• ISBN13: 9781835871386
• Published: 25-09-2025

You must take every day, every hour, every minute one tick at a time.It is 1872 and, when Maggie Appleton's beloved mother dies, she is left with nothing but a letter for a mysterious stranger called Passepartout. With nowhere else to turn, Maggie seeks out Passepartout and, in doi...

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• Nikkolas Smith
• Oneworld Publications
• ISBN13: 9781836431411
• Published: 25-09-2025

"A rich and beautifully told history of humanity...Sublime." Joseph Coelho What did "the beginning" look like?Let us travel back to the start,so far back that all of our rootsbegin to tell the same story.The history of WE. Fossil records show that...

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• Annelise Gray
• Zephyr
• ISBN13: 9781035911011
• Published: 11-09-2025

A mythical timeslip story about family, love, loss and memory, with an epic sea voyage at its heart, inspired by the legend of Odysseus.Phoebe dreams of becoming an artist like her grandmother, Cass, a brilliant storyteller who has passed on her love of Greek myths...

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• Traci N. Todd, illus Jade Orlando
• Nosy Crow
• ISBN13: 9781805132646
• Published: 11-09-2025

A beautiful, bold and moving collection of 100 poems by Black poets for the whole family to treasure. Discover classic favourites and new stars in a book that belongs on every child's bookshelf. This gorgeously-illustrated children's anthology makes the perfect introduc...

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• Carlie Sorosiak, illus Luisa Uribe
• Nosy Crow
• ISBN13: 9781805136132
• Published: 11-09-2025

Discover incredible facts and unbelievable real-life stories about our mysterious feline friends in this illustrated guide to cats. From being worshipped by the ancient Egyptians to becoming beloved household pets around the world, cats have long occupied a special plac...

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