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  • The Cruelty

    The Cruelty

    • Scott Bergstrom
    • Walker Books Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781406372922
    • Published: 09-02-2017

    A groundbreaking YA thriller following a diplomat's daughter from New York to Europe's criminal underworld in search of her kidnapped father.The Cruelty is the first book from a groundbreaking new YA voice: an utterly compelling thriller.When Gwendolyn Bloom realizes th...

  • We Are Family

    We Are Family

    • Ryan Wheatcroft, Patricia Hegarty
    • Little Tiger Press Group
    • ISBN13: 9781848575516
    • Published: 09-02-2017

    All families are different - and yet in many ways the same! This book uses a gentle rhyming text to follow eight different families, celebrating their everyday differences as well as the similarities they share.

  • Fir

    Fir

    • Sharon Gosling
    • Little Tiger Press Group
    • ISBN13: 9781847158239
    • Published: 09-02-2017

    Moving from Stockholm to an isolated pine plantation in northern Sweden is bad enough, but when the snows come early and all links between the Strombergs and the outside world are cut off, it gets worse. With only a grudging housekeeper and increasingly withdrawn parents for company, there is...

  • Giant

    Giant

    • Kate Scott
    • Templar Publishing
    • ISBN13: 9781848125643
    • Published: 09-02-2017

    'A book that celebrates friendship and the power of being true to yourself.' Frank Cottrell-BoyceIt's hard to measure up in a family with high expectations. But it's even harder when those people sometimes use you as an arm rest. And call you 'Peanut'.Anzo is 11 years old and very, very short....

  • We Love You, Hugless Douglas!

    We Love You, Hugless Douglas!

    • David Melling
    • Hachette Children's Group
    • ISBN13: 9781444908305
    • Published: 09-02-2017

    Hugless Douglas is looking for a best friend in this fourth adventure in the hugely popular series.When Hugless Douglas goes on a best friend hunt with Flossie the sheep, everyone seems to have a best friend except him! Perhaps what Douglas is looking for is right under his nose......

  • Amazing Animal Babies

    Amazing Animal Babies

    • Chris Packham, illus Jason Cockcroft
    • HarperCollins Publishers
    • ISBN13: 9781405284288
    • Published: 09-02-2017

    A beautiful, fact-filled picture book by naturalist and TV presenter Chris Packham, stunningly illustrated by Harry Potter cover artist Jason Cockcroft. Every day, billions of animals are just starting out their lives. Travel around the globe and meet some incredible baby animals as the...

  • Mr Bunny's Chocolate Factory

    Mr Bunny's Chocolate Factory

    • Elys Dolan
    • Oxford University Press
    • ISBN13: 9780192746207
    • Published: 02-02-2017

    Go behind the scenes of Mr Bunny's chocolate factory in this hilarious picture book and winner of the 2018 Laugh Out Loud Book Awards (Lollies)!An irresistible look at the workings of Mr Bunny's chocolate factory! Packed with cross-over humour to amuse kids and big kids too with artwork full o...

  • Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!)

    Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!)

    • Swapna Haddow, Sheena Dempsey
    • Faber & Faber
    • ISBN13: 9780571324439
    • Published: 02-02-2017

    WINNER of the Greenhouse Funny Prize; SHORTLISTED for the Sainsbury's Book Award and numerous regional awards, this hilarious series is adored by its readers!This book is in Pigeonese. The following words are a test: cats smell of farts and cabbage. Could you read all the words? Are you sure?...