Books - Children

• Steven Lenton
• HarperCollins Publishers
• ISBN13: 9780008408558
• Published: 26-05-2022

Meet Grant the genie, and his best friend - the puppy, Teeny...  The third in a series of magical adventures from the renowned illustrator, Steven Lenton, winner of Waterstones Picture Book of the Month and the Times Children's Book of the Week. When Grant starts to miss his old life in...

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• Andy Seed, Gareth Conway
• Welbeck Publishing Group
• ISBN13: 9781783128310
• Published: 12-05-2022

If you could go back in time and talk to famous rulers from the past, what would you ask?  Brave animal interviewer and author Andy Seed has adapted his incredible 'tranimalator' device into a time machine, allowing him to go back and talk to all kinds of figures from history! Get to know 10 f...

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• Hannah Durkan
• Hachette Children's Group
• ISBN13: 9781510109599
• Published: 12-05-2022

When Zeina Starborn's dream of exploring the skies becomes a reality, she finds herself in a daring adventure beyond her wildest imagination. Meet explorers, inventors, and mighty sky whales in this richly inventive fantasy, perfect for 9+ fans of Brightstorm and Orphans of the Tide.<br...

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• Caryl Lewis, illus George Ermos
• Macmillan Children's Books
• ISBN13: 9781529077667
• Published: 12-05-2022

Seed is a funny, big-hearted story by award-winner Caryl Lewis about the power of hope and imagination when you believe in the impossible. Perfect for readers of 8-12. Illustrated in black and white throughout by George Ermos.  Marty doesn't have much. Unlike his mum, who has billi...

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• Sharna Jackson
• Penguin Random House Children's UK
• ISBN13: 9780241523599
• Published: 12-05-2022

From the award-winning author of High Rise Mystery.  'Brilliant; a joy to the very end' Katherine Rundell.A sharp, funny middle grade adventure with themes of real-life activism and how to help others for fans of Polly Ho-Yen and Robin Stevens.  Josephine Williams is a future-focus...

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• Shelina Janmohamed, illus Chante Timothy
• Welbeck Publishing Group
• ISBN13: 9781789562958
• Published: 12-05-2022

This is NOT a book about what to wear, how to put on make-up or pose for a photo. This is a book about what it means to be beautiful. It will teach you how to decide FOR YOURSELF what beauty really is, and give you the superpower to say, 'I'm beautiful!' - and mean it! Funny, inspiratio...

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• Ellie Clements
• Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• ISBN13: 9781526638328
• Published: 12-05-2022

Magic comes from within...  Uprooted by her single mum along with her troublesome older brother, 11-year-old Prune Robinson is trying to settle in a new town. She figures she can't burden her hard-working mother with the fact she's being bullied. Or the fact that her drawings have started comi...

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• Steven Butler, illus Jacob Souva
• Little Tiger Press Group
• ISBN13: 9781788952521
• Published: 12-05-2022

A range of simple stories for new readers, with beautiful colour illustrations.   Ludo comes from a long line of famous bear stylists. He loves giving his customers sensible haircuts, whether it's a tidy trim or a perfect perm.  Until Leonardo arrives in town. Soon Ludo's clients are having th...

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