Books - Children

• Larry Hayes, illus Katie Abey
• Simon & Schuster Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781471198366
• Published: 26-05-2022

Lift off in the hilarious edge-of-your-seat adventure series that is a home alone story with a difference! Written by the inimitable Larry Hayes and hilariously illustrated by Katie Abey, this is the perfect read for fans of David Solomons, Tom Gates and Back to the Future!Fresh fr...

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• Peter Bunzl, illus Maxine Lee-Mackie
• Usborne Publishing Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781474964395
• Published: 26-05-2022

'The Curse is changed. You'll never know. The truth is lost. The lie will grow.' The year is 1726 and the Royal Sorcerer of England is on the hunt for those who are Magicborn. When Tempest is captured, she is taken to Kensington Palace alongside a boy like her, Thomas. Trapped, Tempest and Tho...

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• Emily Kenny
• Oneworld Publications
• ISBN13: 9780861542055
• Published: 26-05-2022

Alice Tonks would love to make friends at boarding school. And, being autistic, she just wants people to accept her for who she is. But after a rather strange encounter with a talking seagull on her first day, she suddenly has a new challenge and a lot of questions.  Animals are going missing...

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• Paula White
• Templar Publishing
• ISBN13: 9781787419186
• Published: 26-05-2022

A lyrical, richly illustrated storybook about community and family - set against the backdrop of a seaside fishing village. If you keep walking over the hills and across the fields, you will come to the edge, where the land meets the sea. And on this edge lies a village. This is my home. ...

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• Steven Lenton
• HarperCollins Publishers
• ISBN13: 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 illustrator, Steven Lenton, winner of Waterstones Picture Book of the Month and the Times Children's Book of the Week. When Grant starts to miss his old life in...

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• Andy Seed, Gareth Conway
• Welbeck Publishing Group
• ISBN13: 9781783128310
• Published: 12-05-2022

If you could go back in time and talk to famous rulers from the past, what would you ask?  Brave animal interviewer and author Andy Seed has adapted his incredible 'tranimalator' device into a time machine, allowing him to go back and talk to all kinds of figures from history! Get to know 10 f...

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• Hannah Durkan
• Hachette Children's Group
• ISBN13: 9781510109599
• Published: 12-05-2022

When Zeina Starborn's dream of exploring the skies becomes a reality, she finds herself in a daring adventure beyond her wildest imagination. Meet explorers, inventors, and mighty sky whales in this richly inventive fantasy, perfect for 9+ fans of Brightstorm and Orphans of the Tide.<br...

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• Caryl Lewis, illus George Ermos
• Macmillan Children's Books
• ISBN13: 9781529077667
• Published: 12-05-2022

Seed is a funny, big-hearted story by award-winner Caryl Lewis about the power of hope and imagination when you believe in the impossible. Perfect for readers of 8-12. Illustrated in black and white throughout by George Ermos.  Marty doesn't have much. Unlike his mum, who has billi...

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