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  • Global Heroes: Waves of Waste

    Global Heroes: Waves of Waste

    • Damian Harvey, Alex Paterson
    • Hachette Children's Group
    • ISBN13: 9781445182988
    • Published: 08-09-2022

    Join our team of Global Heroes in this fast-paced, science-themed chapter book as they aim to rid the seas of the rising pollution and waste, but must also navigate deadly dangers from sea predators...Great for readers age 7+ these adventure stories are also full of fascinating fac...

  • An Unexpected Thing

    An Unexpected Thing

    • Ashling Lindsay
    • Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9780711274891
    • Published: 06-09-2022

    An Unexpected Thing is a beautifully illustrated, touching children's picture book about facing fears, dealing with anxiety and learning to explore the world.Fred is afraid. Of everything. He spends his days jumping at loud noises, recoiling from scary shadows and hiding from new p...

  • When The Storks Came Home

    When The Storks Came Home

    • Isabella Tree, Alexandra Finkeldey
    • The Ivy Press
    • ISBN13: 9780711272774
    • Published: 06-09-2022

    When The Storks Came Home is a charming, fictionalised retelling of the successful reintroduction of the white stork at the Knepp Estate, a UK native bird which has been brought back from extinction.  In this second picture book from bestselling author and globally significant conservationist...

  • Lucky Cat

    Lucky Cat

    • Melody Cheng, Helen Wu, Janet Wang, Eunice Chen
    • Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9780711270459
    • Published: 06-09-2022

    Lucky Cat is a heartwarming story about an immigrant family in America, and a new friend their daughter June makes as they prepare to open their restaurant.  June's family have a new home in America. There's plenty to do before their restaurant opens, but Mama is excited when she finds the pre...

  • Iceberg

    Iceberg

    • Claire Saxby, Jess Racklyeft
    • Allen & Unwin Children's Books
    • ISBN13: 9781911679509
    • Published: 01-09-2022

    WINNER: 2022 CBCA Picture Book of the Year.   In the final freeze of an Antarctic winter, green tails wave across a star-full sky, as if to farewell endless nights. If this world looks empty, look closer... Penguins trek across the ice to their winter homes. As the temperature warms, birds fly...

  • Festergrimm

    Festergrimm

    • Thomas Taylor, George Ermos
    • Walker Books Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781529502121
    • Published: 01-09-2022

    When Herbie and Violet's arch-enemy Sebastian Eels turns up in Eerie-on-Sea, seemingly back from the dead, it can only spell bad news. The town may welcome his entrepreneurial scheme to resurrect Festergrimm's Waxworks, a dusty and defunct old gallery of spooky characters from Eerie legend, bu...

  • If You Read This

    If You Read This

    • Kereen Getten
    • Pushkin Children's Books
    • ISBN13: 9781782692812
    • Published: 01-09-2022

    When Brie was younger, her mama used to surprise her with treasure hunts around their island town. After she died three years ago, these became Brie's most cherished memories.  Now, on her twelfth birthday, her mama has another surprise: a series of letters leading Brie on one last treasure hu...

  • The Wind in the Willows

    The Wind in the Willows

    • Lou Peacock, illus Kate Hindley
    • Nosy Crow Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781788008921
    • Published: 01-09-2022

    Meet Mole, Ratty, Toad and Badger in this timeless adventure that has enchanted generations of children.This beloved childhood classic by Kenneth Grahame is now available in a stunning gift book edition, abridged by Lou Peacock and with dazzling new art by Kate Hindley. One spring day,...