Books - Families

• Meg McLaren
• Andersen Press Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781783444861
• Published: 02-02-2017

Magician Monsieur Lapin is auditioning assistants and Houdini the rabbit is the obvious choice - he loves magic and knows how to take care of everyone and everything in the theatre. So one night when things go wrong, Houdini tries to carry on with the show... and unfortunately that spells rabb...

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• Lucy Cousins, Lucy Cousins
• Walker Books Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781406367607
• Published: 02-02-2017

Peck, hop, flap and make some noise in this story full of colour, rhyme and feathered friends!Flap your wings, fly up high, open your beak and sing in this fun action rhyme story about fantastical birds by multi-award-winning author Lucy Cousins. \"Can you imagine ... just for one day ... you'...

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• Trenton Lee Stewart
• Chicken House Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781911077282
• Published: 02-02-2017

When Reuben discovers an old pocket watch, he soon realizes it holds an incredible power: it can turn you invisible for fifteen minutes. He can't resist the lure of disappearance: for a time, he can vanish from the despotic regime of New Umbra. But the watch's power is even more extraordinary...

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• Sue Hardy-Dawson
• Otter-Barry Books Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781910959312
• Published: 02-02-2017

\"Where the elephants leave their bones where gazelle and bison follow where the great Sirocco blows where the rains go - zebra goes\"   Get ready to join in the Poetry Olympics, question a snake, talk to a toad and learn...

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• George Szirtes, Tim Archbold
• Otter-Barry Books Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781910959206
• Published: 02-02-2017

\"The tiger growls, its eyes ablaze, but we too have our tiger ways, we too can pad through the dark wood of the cosmic neighbourhood.\" Leap with hares, call out to the sun, run with the wind, pull silly faces with monkeys, wa...

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• Pipe Jim, illus David Antram
• Franklin Watts
• ISBN13: 9780531231562
• Published: 01-02-2017

This interactive series will enthrall young readers (Ages 8-12) by making them part of the story, inviting them to become the main character. Each book uses humorous illustrations to depict the sometimes dark and horrific side of life during important eras in history. From family betrayals to...

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• Stephanie Garber
• Hodder & Stoughton
• ISBN13: 9781473629141
• Published: 31-01-2017

Welcome to Caraval, where nothing is quite what it seems... 'If you ever wondered how it would feel to step into a dream, here's your ticket' - Stacey LeeScarlett has never left the tiny isle of Trisda, pining from afar for the wonder of Caraval, a once-a-year week-long perf...

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• Katharine Corr, Elizabeth Corr
• HarperCollins Publishers
• ISBN13: 9780008182991
• Published: 26-01-2017

Can true love's kiss break your heart...?  The spellbinding sequel to THE WITCH'S KISS by authors and sisters, Katharine and Elizabeth Corr. It's not easy being a teenage witch. Just ask Merry. She's drowning in textbooks and rules set by the coven, drowning in heartbreak after the loss...

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