Books - Families

• Jim Smith
• Egmont UK Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781405260312
• Published: 24-05-2012

Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning series, perfect for fans of Dennis the Menace, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates, and Mr Gum. 'I've never minded that my name's Barry Loser because my coolness has always cancelled it out, but ever since Darren Darrenofski joined school with...

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• Marcia Williams
• Walker Books Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781406338324
• Published: 03-05-2012

Nine stories of Ancient Egypt, wittily retold in comic-strip style.   Full of mystery and adventure, the stories of the Egyptian pharaohs and their ancient gods are steeped in thousands of years of history. From the creation myth to the curse of Tutankhamen and the fall of Cleopatra, Marcia Wi...

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• Jackson Pearce
• Hachette Children's Group
• ISBN13: 9781444900613
• Published: 03-05-2012

As a child, Gretchen's twin sister was taken by a witch-like monster in the woods. Ever since, Gretchen and her brother, Ansel, have felt the long branches of the witch's forest threatening to make them disappear, too. When their stepmother casts Gretchen and Ansel out as teens, they stumble u...

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• Tamara Macfarlane, Michael Fowkes
• Hachette Children's Group
• ISBN13: 9780340999912
• Published: 03-05-2012

Esme is seriously bored of all the work and practice her mother keeps insisting she does in order to perfect her circus performance. So when an idea forms in Esme's head of adding some fun animals to her performance, she knows just who to call ...her cousins at Maclinkey Castle who have all ma...

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• Anna Kemp, Sara Ogilvie
• Simon & Schuster Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781847388766
• Published: 26-04-2012

Once upon a time, in a tower near you,Lived a sad princess; the Princess Sue."Some day," she sighed, "my prince will come,But I wish he'd move his royal bum."But when Princess Sue's prince finally does arrive, he's not quite what she had in mind. Find out how the...

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• Rebecca Cobb
• Pan Macmillan
• ISBN13: 9780230749511
• Published: 12-04-2012

Written and illustrated by the talented and award-winning author-illustrator Rebecca Cobb, this extraordinary book deals with the loss of a parent from a child's point of view. Perfectly pitched text and evocative artwork explore the many emotions a bereaved child may experience, from anger to...

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• Helen Peters
• Nosy Crow Ltd
• ISBN13: 9780857630650
• Published: 05-04-2012

Beloved Waterstones Prize-shortlisted novel by Helen Peters about the ups and downs of running a family farm AND trying to stage a secret play in a secret hen house theatre! Since the death of her mother, Hannah's family life has been somewhat chaotic. Her father is absorbed by running...

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• Paul Howard
• Egmont UK Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781405249256
• Published: 02-04-2012

Meet Superfly, a new children's book superhero guaranteed to create a buzz around the playground. Home to millions of bugs, Bugville was a rotten, crime-ridden city that stank of stale underpants - that is until Superfly and Midge came to clean up the streets. But our heroes have their work cu...

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