Books - Families

• Amy Sparkes, illus Katie Hickey
• Walker Books Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781529504767
• Published: 20-10-2022

Step into The Repair Shop in this magical Christmas children's tale about a very special doll.  When little Susan is evacuated from wartime London and sent to live with a family in the countryside, she doesn't hold much hope for the months ahead. Then, on Christmas morning, she is given a doll...

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• Anne Rooney, Qu Lan
• Oxford University Press
• ISBN13: 9780192780959
• Published: 20-10-2022

Baby Polar Bear loves to play and explore her snowy home. When the family sets off on a long trip, she must stay alert as there is danger about - but Mummy Bear is always close by! This heartwarming story about an animal family living in the Arctic has big flaps to open and polar bear facts to...

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• Rosie Talbot
• Scholastic
• ISBN13: 9780702325328
• Published: 13-10-2022

The spooky, swoony YA debut from BookTok star @Merrowchild! Someone is stripping Europe's most haunted city of its spirits. When self-destructive, 16-year-old seer, Charlie Frith, realises that one of his own ghostly friends has gone missing, he must put aside his own safety - and reclusive ex...

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• Michelle Harrison, illus Elissa Elwick
• Little Tiger
• ISBN13: 9781788951500
• Published: 13-10-2022

Black cats born at midnightAre magic, it's true!Just waiting to haveAn adventure with you. Trixie and Midnight are playing outside when they have a run in with a witch, who seems particularly interested in the cat's magic powers. The very next morning, Trixie wakes to...

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• Linda Chapman, illus Hoang Giang
• Little Tiger Press Group
• ISBN13: 9781788954402
• Published: 13-10-2022

Hidden away in a bustling old market town, Curio House and its mysterious collection of artefacts has been undisturbed for years. Until now...  When her mum inherits the Curio House, Ava is nervous about moving into the creaky Victorian villa, especially when she discovers a room filled with u...

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• M. G. Leonard, Sam Sedgman
• Pan Macmillan
• ISBN13: 9781529072761
• Published: 13-10-2022

The bestselling, prize-winning Adventures on Trains series embarks on a thrilling sixth adventure as Harrison Beck and Uncle Nat climb aboard the night train to Narvik, travelling to the Arctic Circle to see the northern lights for Christmas.  But as their train leaves Stockholm, Hal and Uncle...

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• Adam B, illus James Lancett
• Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• ISBN13: 9781526655653
• Published: 13-10-2022

The spectacular debut children's book from TV presenter and YouTube star Adam B!    Everybody dreams of becoming a superstar YouTube sensation, but for Adam - a penniless, cameraless nobody, with only one friend - it isn't just a dream, it's a complete and utter, NEVER-GOING-TO-HAPPEN-IN-A-MIL...

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• Isabel Thomas, illus Aaron Cushley
• Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• ISBN13: 9781526623751
• Published: 13-10-2022

Why are bubbles always round? Could I ever touch a rainbow? Why can't I remember being a baby? Have you ever not been able to concentrate because there are SO many questions buzzing round your brain? The Bedtime Book of Impossible Questions will offer answers to the most bamboozling questions...

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