Books - Families

• Garth Nix
• Hot Key Books
• ISBN13: 9781471409714
• Published: 27-10-2022

The long-awaited new novel from multi bestselling Garth Nix, set in the Old Kingdom, now in paperback! For fans of Sarah J. Maas and Leigh Bardugo.In a land where the dead will not stay dead, eighteen-year-old orphan Terciel is learning to wield a mighty and terrible power: necromancy. For he...

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• Helen Mortimer, illus Rachael Dean
• HarperCollins Publishers
• ISBN13: 9780008497569
• Published: 27-10-2022

A glorious Christmas story, full of festive sparkle from the illustrator of The Primrose Railway Children. William lives in Words of Wonder, a perfect bookshop full of stories and delights. He has always lived there with his family, ever since he was a baby, an...

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• Abi Elphinstone, illus Fiona Woodcock
• Simon & Schuster Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781471199813
• Published: 27-10-2022

"The deepest frost has the power to rekindle hope in anyone who's lost it..."In Bertie Crash-Wallop's noisy family, it can sometimes feel like there is no room for a quiet boy like him. But when Bertie meets a family of goblins on the night of the deepest frost, is it possible he m...

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• David Baddiel, Steven Lenton
• HarperCollins Publishers
• ISBN13: 9780008334307
• Published: 27-10-2022

The HILARIOUS new novel and the year's most perfect festive gift - from million-copy bestselling author David Baddiel It used to be the most WONDERFUL time of the year, but for years Christmas has been taken over by Winterzone.  All the things that made Christmas specia...

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• Joe Wicks, Paul Howard
• HarperCollins Publishers
• ISBN13: 9780008516710
• Published: 27-10-2022

The Burpee Bears are back in this glorious new picture book from #1 bestselling author Joe Wicks! The Burpee Bears are always ready, steady for a fun family adventure - especially at Christmas time! While they count down the days until Granny Bear visits, the little bears enjoy building...

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• Julia Donaldson, illus Victoria Sandy
• Scholastic
• ISBN13: 9780702318009
• Published: 27-10-2022

A magical picture book for Christmas, written in perfect, heartfelt rhyme by Julia Donaldson, bestselling creator of Zog and Superworm. Deep in a snowy wood stands a little pine tree with a special destiny: when it grows up, it's going to be the famous Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square...

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• Ian Brown, Eoin Clarke
• Graffeg Limited
• ISBN13: 9781802582000
• Published: 27-10-2022

In the cold wilderness of the Himalayas, we meet Bugg, a mountain flea in search of a home. Bugg searches high and low for somewhere to live, but nothing seems quite right until he meets Hugg, the yeti. Join Hugg 'n Bugg in this comical, illustrated rhyming story of a heart-warming partnership...

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• Valerie Thomas, Korky Paul
• Oxford University Press
• ISBN13: 9780192784728
• Published: 20-10-2022

This anniversary edition celebrates 35 years of the original Winnie and Wilbur adventure.Winnie shares her big black house with Wilbur her big black cat. So sometimes she accidentally trips over him. Ouch! After some spells that make Wilbur look very silly, Winnie finds just the right magic to...

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