Books - Families

• Simon Lamb, illus Ross MacRae
• Scallywag Press
• ISBN13: 9781836300090
• Published: 25-09-2025

A stunning new version of a Scottish classic for the ears and eyes and hearts of today by the Carnegie-nominated author of A Passing On of Shells. 'Tam o' Shanter' is one of the world's most famous poems. Written by Scottish poet Robert Burns in 1790, the narrative epic...

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• Katya Balen
• Bloomsbury Children's Books
• ISBN13: 9781526663894
• Published: 25-09-2025

A captivating story about finding friendship and hope ... and a place where you can spread your wings. From Carnegie Medal winner Katya Balen.Con has been angry ever since Dad left. He doesn't want to be. He wants to play FIFA with his best friend Kyron; to make hi...

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• Piers Torday
• Quercus Children's Books
• ISBN13: 9781786541437
• Published: 25-09-2025

A breathtaking new fantasy world from the award-winning author of The Last Wild. In an empire of vampirs and werwolves, Tibor and Roza are hunting a treasure more valuable than gold... For readers who loved Katherine Rundell's Impossible Creatures or S.F. Said's Tyger.<b...

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• Nat Harrison
• Piccadilly Press
• ISBN13: 9781835871386
• Published: 25-09-2025

You must take every day, every hour, every minute one tick at a time.It is 1872 and, when Maggie Appleton's beloved mother dies, she is left with nothing but a letter for a mysterious stranger called Passepartout. With nowhere else to turn, Maggie seeks out Passepartout and, in doi...

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• Nikkolas Smith
• Oneworld Publications
• ISBN13: 9781836431411
• Published: 25-09-2025

"A rich and beautifully told history of humanity...Sublime." Joseph Coelho What did "the beginning" look like?Let us travel back to the start,so far back that all of our rootsbegin to tell the same story.The history of WE. Fossil records show that...

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• Jarvis
• Walker Books
• ISBN13: 9781529523195
• Published: 25-09-2025

Mr Santa, want to hear me play? Do the reindeer talk? And can I ride your sleigh?When a little girl comes face to face with Santa in her own house, she can hardly believe it! It's her golden opportunity to ask him the questions - all the many questions! - that she's be...

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• Matt Tavares
• Walker Books
• ISBN13: 9781529528824
• Published: 25-09-2025

In this sparkling new Christmas story, Matt Tavares is back to remind us that sometimes the best gift we can receive is simply to bear witness to wonder - and that not all presents fit inside Santa's bag.One bright night just before Christmas, Dasher the reindeer is ou...

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• Maxime Gillio, Benedetta Capriotti
• Simon & Schuster
• ISBN13: 9781398550575
• Published: 25-09-2025

Win the chance to be Santa's helper and open a chapter a day in the ultimate countdown to Christmas! A full colour illustrated story full of Christmas magic in a unique and internationally bestselling format: feel the excitement of the big day as you tear open a new chapter each night with the...

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