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Wands Away: Spell Class (book 2)
Name: Amanda Shipton
24 April 2026;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Wands Away: Spell Class is written by the fantastically talented Emma Farrarons. She has masterfully created a world where we join young people on a residential camp, learning magic. What child would not want to be part of that! The way that all of the antics are described dra...
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Glam and Beardy (book 1)
Name: Amanda Shipton
23 April 2026;Genre: Fantasy
Glam and Beardy is a captivating shared diary that will spark the imaginations of young chapter book readers. Authors Rachel and Ruby draw on their fantastic experience as comedy writers and performers to craft a story perfectly pitched for early readers stepping into longer f...
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Diary of a Dreadful Dragon: Volume 4
Name: Amanda Shipton
23 April 2026;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Diary of a Dreadful Dragon is the forth book in the fabulous Fairytale Woods series by author, actor and comedian Ben Miller. Throughout this fast-paced chapter book, the audience has been carefully considered. The humour will appeal to the reader, ensuring th...
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Mighty Mega Pets: Freaky Food Fiasco!
Name: Rebecca GREEN
23 April 2026;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Mighty Mega Pets: Freaky Food Fiasco! is a lively, humorous graphic novel that is ideal for engaging younger readers, particularly those who may feel less confident with longer texts. For teachers, this is an easy recommendation: the fast-paced plot, vibrant ill...
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Princess Minna-The Dragon Egg Hunt
Name: Jen Bevan
22 April 2026;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
What child wouldn't be drawn to a brightly coloured book with a dragon and a princess on the front? Princess Minna: The Dragon Egg Hunt grabbed the attention of all the children in my class (ages 5 and 6) straight away! Minna lives with her parents, a d...
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Pip and Posy: A Sliding Story - The Super Scooter: with six sliders to push and pull!
Name: Sue Wilsher
22 April 2026;Genre: Friends and family
Pip is enjoying riding on his scooter and trying out some tricks. But when Posy arrives, she wants to have a go. When she tries to do a trick, she ends up falling off. Luckily, Pip is on hand with a plaster and a hug to make things better. Offering the perfect balance between si...
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Baby’s First Cloth Book: Cuddly Cat
Name: Sue Wilsher
22 April 2026;Genre: Baby & Toddler Books
Presented in its own little box, Cuddly Cat is a really lovely first cloth book, perfectly designed for little hands to explore and enjoy. Striking black and white images showing a range of animals encourage little ones to focus and the pages offer diff...
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Mighty Mega Pets: Freaky Food Fiasco!
Name: Louisa Farrow
22 April 2026;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Wowsers! Meet the Mighty Mega Pets! On an ordinary Wednesday morning Daisy the Dog, Ginger the cat, Bubbles the Fish and Arthur the Tortoise are eating their breakfast as usual when, 'FOOM!' - they suddenly gain freaky superpowers. At least, they all do except Arthur, who hasn...
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Now You Know Your ABC: . . . or do you?
Name: Louise Gahan
21 April 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
Now You Know Your ABC by Caspar Salmon and Matt Hunt is a hilarious adventure and fast-paced alphabet story. This is a brilliant book to share in a Key Stage 1 classroom because it turns something familiar - learning the ABC - into a wild, imaginative chase th...
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We Are Dragon
Name: Beverley Somerset
21 April 2026;Genre: Science Fiction
Rieka is a technical genius who has spent her whole life aboard Constructs. These giant mechanical creatures have spent years battling each other for territory, but now they must join forces to defeat Dragon, a new enemy created by Queenie, a rogue AI programme. Coll, Fillan and Rieka -...
