Books - Families

• Siobhan Curham
• Walker Books Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781406365825
• Published: 07-07-2016

An unforgettable story of friendship, self-belief and love. Amber, Maali, Sky and Rose are not like everyone else and they don't want to be. Becoming friends gives them the courage to be themselves.An inspirational, heart-warming book about four girls trying to find their place in...

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• Petr Horacek, Petr Horacek
• Walker Books Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781406367164
• Published: 07-07-2016

A funny, read-aloud farmyard tale about a very greedy goat from award-winning illustrator Petr Horacek.A funny, read-aloud farmyard tale about a very greedy goat from award-winning illustrator Petr Horacek. Goat has had enough of eating grass. She wants to try something different -...

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• Alicia Potter, Birgitta Sif
• Walker Books Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781406362398
• Published: 07-07-2016

The conquering of fear is celebrated in this stunning book from two rising stars of picture book making - Kate Greenaway shortlisted Birgitta Sif and Alicia Potter.From Kate Greenaway shortlisted illustrator Birgitta Sif and acclaimed new author, Alicia Potter, comes a tale with ma...

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• Simon Mayo
• Penguin Random House Children's UK
• ISBN13: 9780552569071
• Published: 07-07-2016

What happens when society wants you banged up in prison for a crime your parents committed?That's the situation in which Ant finds herself - together with her little brother Mattie and their foster-parents, she's locked up in a new kind of family prison. None of the inmates are the...

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• Tracey Corderoy, Steven Lenton
• Nosy Crow Ltd
• ISBN13: 9780857636706
• Published: 07-07-2016

Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam have swapped their life of crime for a career in cupcakes. But when they're asked to bake for a seriously swanky party, they find themselves caught up in the middle of a robbery. Somebody has taken Lady Kate's tiara. Can they catch the culprit?

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• David Solomons, illus Laura Ellen Anderson
• Nosy Crow Ltd
• ISBN13: 9780857637338
• Published: 07-07-2016

Zack and Lara have superpowers. Luke has new school shoes and a burning sense of resentment. He KNOWS that aliens disguised as gym teachers are about to attack Earth but will anyone listen? No. So one dodgy pact with a self-styled supervillain later, and Luke is ready to save the world. He jus...

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• Emma Carroll
• Faber & Faber
• ISBN13: 9780571317653
• Published: 07-07-2016

They were coming tonight to tell ghost stories. 'A tale to freeze the blood,' was the only rule.Switzerland, 1816. On a stormy summer night, Lord Byron and his guests are gathered round the fire. Felix, their serving boy, can't wait to hear their creepy tales. Yet...

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• Steve Cole, Nelson Evergreen
• Barrington Stoke Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781781125830
• Published: 06-07-2016

Luke's always been good at knowing things. He could guess at a right answer in class or pick up on things other people couldn't. But now it's sharpened into something much more. Now Luke can actually hear people's thoughts. And there's a weird new girl hanging around who seems to know exactly...

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