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Postman Planet: The hilarious, high-energy new young fiction series for kids!: Volume 1
Name: Tina Derry
16 January 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
If your New Year's resolution was to read more great books then look no further; Postman Planet is here! Award-winning author Ben Davis comes up trumps again with this hilarious story about Postman Planet and his trusty companion, Stamp, the half-robot, previously frozen helpmate that every he...
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Finn's Epic Fails: The hilarious new series packed with school fails, friendship, pranks and chaos!
Name: Jacqueline Harris
16 January 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
Finn is the middle child of three. His older brother Jonah is a bully and yet somehow very popular at school and his younger sister Maisie is a unicorn obsessed five-year-old. And Finn describes himself as a 'Fail Magnet'. He does seem to have a lot of disasters of epic proportions and is cons...
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Animagicals: Mia's Tiger
Name: Amanda Shipton
15 January 2026;Genre: Adventure
Mia's Tiger is the first in the amazing Animalgicals series by Paula Harrison. This is the perfect choice for any child who loves, animals, nature and adventure. Most would dream of the opportunity to change into an animal but the one of the p...
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Poo! What? Where?: The number ONE book about all things number TWO
Name: Michelle Bailey
15 January 2026;Genre: Non Fiction
Poo! What? Where? written by Mike Rampton and illustrated by Gareth Conway is our new favourite poo-related picture book. When I saw it had poo in the title, I just knew that it was going to be a popular choice in my household. In fact, it was so popular that we sat and read t...
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The Golden Monkey Mystery (Secrets of the Snakestone)
Name: Jane Rew
14 January 2026;Genre: Adventure
Roma Moreau's dual mission is to release a captive monkey into the wild and persuade her father, a French army captain, to let her study at medical school. Roma's French mother died in childbirth and she is determined that 'no other woman must die'. She is also accompanied on her mission by ta...
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The Secrets of Wild Hill: Lottie's Dream
Name: Donna Burkert
12 January 2026;Genre: Family & Home
The Secrets of Wild Hill: Lottie's Dream by Olivia Tuffin is a delightful mix of desire, challenge and intrigue, all beautifully wrapped up in the world of horses. Lottie wants to ride more than anything in the world, she even deliberately failed her entrance test to the posh...
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Tree Thing
Name: Louisa Farrow
12 January 2026;Genre: Environment & Nature
When a green thing grows out of the ground - 'for that is how the story always begins' - it brings with it life and change. But the Tree Thing is destroyed when the shadowy Rider leads a bunch of people to chop it down - 'same old story'. But wait! A jay and a squirrel bring its glowing emeral...
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Animagicals: Mia's Tiger
Name: Michelle Bailey
12 January 2026;Genre: Adventure
Animagicals: Mia's Tiger by Paula Harrison is the first book in a new series called Animagicals. The series is set in a magical land called Animagia, which features a school called Wild Haven. Children who discover they have animagical powers are invited to Wild Haven School,...
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Postman Planet!
Name: Sue Wilsher
09 January 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
Planet Orderon might be grey and boring, but it is essential to the smooth running of the galaxy since this is where all the boring jobs are done. Organising the postal service is something that is taken very seriously and when a tricky mission comes along, only Postman Planet is considered fo...
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Finn's Epic Fails: The hilarious new series packed with school fails, friendship, pranks and chaos!
Name: Sue Wilsher
09 January 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
Finn's life seems destined to be a series of epic fails. Year 7 is plagued with boring lessons and evil teachers, while at home he has to contend with a unicorn-obsessed, evil little sister, a muscle-bound, vain older brother and a father who, since the divorce, has taken up wearing Lycra. Arm...
