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  • Journey to Dragon Island

    Journey to Dragon Island

    • Claire Fayers (Author)
    • Pan Macmillan
    • ISBN13: 9781447290629
    • Published: 18-05-2017

    Sail the magical seven seas in Journey to Dragon Island, a swashbuckling pirate adventure by Claire Fayers.Since accidentally joining the crew of pirate ship the Onion, the lives of twelve-year-old Brine Seaborne, her magician friend Peter and former-librarian Tom have been turned...

  • Old Hat

    Old Hat

    • Emily Gravett
    • Pan Macmillan
    • ISBN13: 9781447274018
    • Published: 18-05-2017

    A very funny, charming story all about the joy of finding your own style, full of brilliantly inventive hats for children to spot. Old Hat! is a fresh, colourful and punchy book from the creator of Wolves and Dogs and twice-winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal, Emily Gravett.Harbet l...

  • Alex Sparrow and the Really Big Stink

    Alex Sparrow and the Really Big Stink

    • Jennifer Killick
    • Firefly Press Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781910080566
    • Published: 15-05-2017

    Alex Sparrow is a super-agent in training. He is also a human lie-detector. Working with Jess - who can communicate with animals - they must find out why their friends, and enemies, are all changing into polite and well behaved pupils. And exactly who is behind it all. This is a humorous tale...

  • Aubrey and the Terrible Ladybirds

    Aubrey and the Terrible Ladybirds

    • Horatio Clare
    • Firefly Press Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781910080504
    • Published: 15-05-2017

    The ladybirdz arrive in Woodside Terrace, and Aubrey's Easter holidays get complicated. Ariadne the spider asks Aubrey to help. Something Must Be Done, but first Aubrey sucks the swallow stone which makes him small enough for daring flights on the back of Hirundo the Swallow and amazing advent...

  • The Harder They Fall

    The Harder They Fall

    • Bali Rai
    • Barrington Stoke Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781781126820
    • Published: 11-05-2017

    Cal's family are proud to live in an 'analogue' world - no wifi in their house , just an ancient black-and-white TV. At school, Cal has no choice but to live in the 21st century, coping with a range of bullies and chancers on a daily basis. When Cal's mum decides to 'rebalance' the family with...

  • Passing for White

    Passing for White

    • Tanya Landman
    • Barrington Stoke Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781781126813
    • Published: 11-05-2017

    It's 1848 in the Deep South of America. Rosa is a slave but her owner is also her father and her fair skin means she can 'pass for white'. With the help of her husband Benjamin, she disguises herself as a young southern gentleman - and Benjamin's master. In this guise, the couple flee the Sout...

  • Kiki and Bobo's Sunny Day

    Kiki and Bobo's Sunny Day

    • Yasmeen Ismail, Yasmeen Ismail
    • Walker Books Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781406361513
    • Published: 04-05-2017

    A charming lift-the-flap story book for very young children starring the delightful Kiki and Bobo.Join bouncy Kiki and shy Bobo for a day at the seaside in this charming lift-the-flap story, perfect for very young children. Kiki can't wait to get to the beach and swim in the sea. B...

  • Crystal Run: The Crystal Run: Book 1

    Crystal Run: The Crystal Run: Book 1

    • Sheila O'Flanagan
    • Hachette Children's Group
    • ISBN13: 9781444927085
    • Published: 04-05-2017

    The gripping children's debut from the Sunday Times and Irish Times No. 1 bestselling author is a page-turning fantasy quest novel for fans of Cornelia Funke, Susan Cooper and Philip Pullman. 'I am proud to die for Carcassia,' said Kaia. 'All Runners have a special place in our world, i...