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We Are Dragon
Name: Jacqueline Harris
07 April 2026;Genre: Science Fiction
Dragon is taking over the world, run by the AI 'Queenie' who thinks she is saving everyone, when in fact she is enslaving them. Rieka, now part of the Cub construct, thinks she knows how to deal with Queenie and Dragon. Rieka knows she is clever enough and can use technology to destroy Dragon...
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The Cheat Book, vol 3: Can Kamal Take Down the Robots
Name: Margaret Pemberton
06 April 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
Well, this is a series that just keeps getting better. In this third escapade for the hilarious Kamal and his friends. In The Cheat Book (vol.3), we find them being chosen, together with many others from their school, to attend a special 'smart school' for one...
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Toddler Talk: Muddy Farm!
Name: Stephanie Gladdish
03 April 2026;Genre: Early Skills
Toddler Talk is a really clever new series of books, with simple phrases to accompany bright and appealing illustrations to help little ones move from single words to simple word combinations. This book focuses on a visit to a farm, with several children and their famil...
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Look, Baby, Look! Outside
Name: Stephanie Gladdish
03 April 2026;Genre: Baby & Toddler Books
Look, Baby, Look! Outside is a super bright and colourful lift-the-flap book for baby to explore. On first impression I was a bit thrown by how busy the pages were, but my baby loved this. While it took some time for him to find the flaps to lift, he loved looking at all the c...
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Mei Mei the Bunny
Name: Jen Bevan
03 April 2026;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
A story about a rabbit who is worried about playing her violin in front of a crowd. The rabbit's family helps so that even when the rabbit's music goes wrong on stage, she is able to take a breath and keep going. The music words and terminology running through Mei Mei the Bunny<...
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The Adventures of Portly the Otter: Untold Tales from the Wind in the Willows
Name: Sue Wilsher
03 April 2026;Genre: Animals
Young otter pup Portly is frightened of the river when he first sees it and is worried that he is not otter-like enough. However, as he meets the other creatures who inhabit the river and its banks, Portly soon learns to swim. As the seasons pass, he has many adventures and makes many friends....
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We Are All One
Name: Lizi Backhouse
02 April 2026;Genre: Environment & Nature
We Are All One is an absolutely beautiful picture book that details how we are all connected to each other and to nature. The message is simple and reflected in the sparce text on each page but the message is an important one - how we are all linked together. The text h...
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One Amazing Story: count your way to a magical story!
Name: Sue Wilsher
02 April 2026;Genre: Early Skills
When two kind children find a lost moon dragon at the foot of a magical tree, they set off on an amazing adventure to reunite it with its family. One Amazing Story is the most delightful book! Around a simple counting framework to ten and back, there is so much potential for wonderful...
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Now You Know Your ABC: . . . or do you?
Name: Maria
01 April 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
Now you know your ABC begins as a traditional ABC book but soon turns into a clever, fun alphabet adventure with a wolf, and a journey. The wolf remains close at hand as the reader is taken through the alphabet to F for France, K for Key and much more! Each page has a n...
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Burn the Water
Name: Clare Wilkins
30 March 2026;Genre: Dystopian
In a futuristic submerged London rival houses fight for the precious 'Dry Ten' - the ten percent of ground remaining above the water level. Rafe is a rising star of the Rogues, Jule the deadliest soldier of the Crown army. Both have been bred to absolutely believe in their res...
