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Wiggling Words
Name: Louise Gahan
26 February 2026;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Wiggling Words tells the inspiring story of a child lost in a forest of letters. A gentle, imaginative journey designed to uplift children with dyslexia and other forms of neurodivergence. Through playful language and expressive illustrations, the book acknowledges how tricky...
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Anya and the Light above the Ocean
Name: Louisa Farrow
13 February 2026;Genre: Science Fiction
Anya's mum works alone on a small boat but she is always home by nine - until one stormy evening she doesn't return. Anya rows out to look for her and above the waves she sees a strange window of light which she feels compelled to touch. Suddenly, the storm falls eerily silent. Anya gets home...
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The Blitz Sisters
Name: Margaret Pemberton
12 February 2026;Genre: Historical Fiction
What a wonderfully different look at the lives of young people during the Second World War. Author Judith Eagle gives us a chronological tour through the lives of three sisters, beginning with the outbreak of war and finishing in 1948, when the world is trying to regain some normality. The thr...
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University of Cambridge: Think Big: Artificial Intelligence
Name: Jane Rew
10 February 2026;Genre: Non Fiction
In Think Big: Artificial Intelligence, each double page spread begins with a question; a progression which is logical and uncomplicated. We begin with the simple 'What is Artificial Intelligence?', then who invented it and whether all robots have AI, before moving onto differe...
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The Last Wolf (The Moonhaven Chronicles)
Name: Sue Wilsher
09 February 2026;Genre: Adventure
In Moonhaven, Jax and his twin sister, Jovi, with their friends, Esau and Forth enjoy breaking curfew and roaming the streets. Calling themselves the 'Moonlighters', they feel safe as there have been no werewolf attacks for years. However, when an attack happens, the friends find themselves pr...
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Anya and the Light Above the Ocean
Name: Linda Brown
09 February 2026;Genre: Science Fiction
Anya's mum still hasn't returned home from her top-secret experimental work, so she impulsively sets out on her boat to search for her. Anya is drawn to a strange light hovering above the ocean and reaches out to touch it . . . She wakes to a strangely calm sea and makes her way back home. How...
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Henry the Artistic Dog
Name: Maria
02 February 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
Henry the Artistic Dog is an unusual book but one children will enjoy and find funny because it is about POO!!! In this colourful picture book we meet Henry, who is like every dog but has a hidden talent. He loves walks, he loves street art, sculptures and is very proud of his...
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Pomegranates for Peace
Name: Jacqueline Harris
30 January 2026;Genre: Family & Home
12-year-old Tamara Cohen is struggling. Since the Hamas attacks on October 7th, nothing has been right. Her dad is worried about his brother and family living in Israel and Jewish children, including Tamara, have become targets of Jew hate at school. To cap it all Tamara has to move out of her...
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Championing Your School Library: A Practical Guide to Advocacy, Marketing and Promotion
Name: Eileen Armstrong
26 January 2026;Genre: Non Fiction
There has never been a more exciting time to be working in school libraries in the UK. The government has committed to ensuring that every primary school in England has a dedicated reading space and has launched a cross-party inquiry into the benefits of reading for pleasure as well as the rol...
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Postman Planet: Volume 1
Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
23 January 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
Postman Planet considers himself to be the cool dude hero of the Intergalactic Postal Depot, he is the greatest postman in the whole galaxy so its no surprise when he is given a very important task, so important that he even gets an unwelcome assistant. This is because his mission is to delive...
