Books - Children

• 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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• Shelina Janmohamed, illus Chante Timothy
• Welbeck Publishing Group
• ISBN13: 9781789562958
• Published: 12-05-2022

This is NOT a book about what to wear, how to put on make-up or pose for a photo. This is a book about what it means to be beautiful. It will teach you how to decide FOR YOURSELF what beauty really is, and give you the superpower to say, 'I'm beautiful!' - and mean it! Funny, inspiratio...

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• Sharna Jackson
• Penguin Random House Children's UK
• ISBN13: 9780241523599
• Published: 12-05-2022

From the award-winning author of High Rise Mystery.  'Brilliant; a joy to the very end' Katherine Rundell.A sharp, funny middle grade adventure with themes of real-life activism and how to help others for fans of Polly Ho-Yen and Robin Stevens.  Josephine Williams is a future-focus...

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• Ellie Clements
• Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• ISBN13: 9781526638328
• Published: 12-05-2022

Magic comes from within...  Uprooted by her single mum along with her troublesome older brother, 11-year-old Prune Robinson is trying to settle in a new town. She figures she can't burden her hard-working mother with the fact she's being bullied. Or the fact that her drawings have started comi...

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• Steven Butler, illus Jacob Souva
• Little Tiger Press Group
• ISBN13: 9781788952521
• Published: 12-05-2022

A range of simple stories for new readers, with beautiful colour illustrations.   Ludo comes from a long line of famous bear stylists. He loves giving his customers sensible haircuts, whether it's a tidy trim or a perfect perm.  Until Leonardo arrives in town. Soon Ludo's clients are having th...

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• Mark Powers, Dapo Adeola
• Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• ISBN13: 9781526603210
• Published: 12-05-2022

'Immensely, cheerily silly' Guardian'A thunderously good read, so funny and action packed. Children are going to love it!' Serena Patel, author of ANISHA, ACCIDENTAL DETECTIVE Grown an extra head and don't know why? Pocket money stolen by a green blob? Lost your peculiar pet? You need t...

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• Joseph Coelho, illus Daniel Gray-Barnett
• Wide Eyed Editions
• ISBN13: 9780711271791
• Published: 10-05-2022

From the fantastic duo behind Poems Aloud comes another compendium of poetry to read out loud and make you smile!  Twenty five original poems from award winning poet Joseph Coelho designed to be read aloud to project conf...

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