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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 -...
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Home is a Hug
Name: Maria
21 April 2026;Genre: Family & Home
Home is a Hug is a beautiful book with an important message, bright colourful illustrations and clever lift the flap and peek through pages, encouraging the reader to discover hidden surprises and the joy this book brings. Home is a Hug begins with some builders showing...
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National Trust: Wonder World: Water: The Natural Science of Rain, Rivers and Oceans
Name: Sue Wilsher
21 April 2026;Genre: Environment & Nature
Perfect for curious minds, Wonder World: The Natural Science of Rain, Rivers and Oceans offers an excellent introduction to the science behind one of the most important resources on earth. Lovely illustrations help to frame the clearly explained text as...
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The Genie Game: Grant wishes. Earn points. Escape the game!
Name: Sue Wilsher
20 April 2026;Genre: Adventure
When she receives a mysterious present on her 13th birthday, Valentine Adesanya suddenly remembers her older sister, Vanessa - but she is the only one who seems to realise that Vanessa, or Mango as Valentine calls her, is missing. With the arrival of a text supposedly from Mango to a boba shop...
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Fairy Door Diaries: Eliza and the Flower Fairies
Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
20 April 2026;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Eliza and the Flower Fairies is the first title in the Fairy Door Diaries, a beautiful, illustrated chapter-book series for newly emerging readers. The first page invites the reader to imagine a magical tiny fairy door and then to open it. On entering the door (or turni...
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Frog Town: Cafe
Name: Sue Wilsher
17 April 2026;Genre: Baby & Toddler Books
Little readers will love a visit to Frog Town: Cafe where they can help Flo pour some coffee, squeeze juice with Fiona and pop a cherry on a pie with Frankie! The bright, colourful illustrations are very appealing and each frog on the café team can be identified by the colour...
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Two is a Crowd
Name: Jenny Caddick
17 April 2026;Genre: Family & Home
Two is a Crowd is a brilliant, thought-provoking and sensitively written story with Cath Howe's hallmark empathetic understanding of the emotions and experiences her young readers may be facing in today's society. Two is a Crowd is a tale of transitions and uncertainti...
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The House with Chicken Legs Runs Away
Name: Sue Wilsher
17 April 2026;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Marinka has a deep bond with the house with chicken legs which has been her home all her life. Recently, however, the house has started to act strangely so in an attempt to heal it, she plans a feast for a 'guiding', a party to celebrate the lives of the dead before they pass through the Gate...
