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Monsieur Mustard: The Disappearance of Fabio Fangtooth
Name: Sue Wilsher
03 June 2026;Genre: Mystery & Detective
When Fabio Fangtooth is the first victim in a series of mysterious disappearances, it is fortunate that the incredible Monsieur Mustard is on hand to investigate. With the help - or hindrance - of a highly-excitable side kick and the local police, the very dapper, diminutive detective sets abo...
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Buck and Ears Pirate Detectives
Name: Sue Wilsher
03 June 2026;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Buck and his loyal companion, Ears, might be the worst pirates ever to have sailed the Seventy Seas, but they are about to embark on a new career as Pirate Detectives. An encounter with the terrifying Captain Bloodfang leaves them with a stark choice - find her missing friend, the famous merma...
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Pyramid Boy
Name: Louise Gahan
03 June 2026;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Satoshi Kitamura's Pyramid Boy is a captivating picture book that combines adventure, history, and learning in a way that will appeal to young readers and educators alike. Beautifully illustrated and packed with fascinating facts, this engaging story provides an excellent intr...
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University of Cambridge: Think Big: The Power of Volcanoes
Name: Jacqueline Harris
02 June 2026;Genre: Non Fiction
This non-fiction text has the added attraction of powerful illustrations and is part of the Nosy Crow/University of Cambridge collaboration called 'Think Big - Surprising Science for Curious Minds'. Each double page spread in the book answers a specific question about volcanoe...
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Six Weeks: An unforgettable new story from the award-winning author of The Final Year
Name: Sue Wilsher
02 June 2026;Genre: Poetry
Alfie Piper now lives with his dad and his wife, Sophie, who have a baby girl, Alice. Alice was born the day before Alfie's mum died and he can't believe that his favourite person in all the world has gone. Full of churning feelings of anger, grief and confusion, Alfie is faced with the six lo...
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Where The Tide Lines Lead
Name: Beverley Somerset
02 June 2026;Genre: Environment & Nature
Elio lives in Spain, where his family own a holiday resort. However, business is struggling because, over the past few weeks, seven teenagers have gone missing, vanishing without trace. No one has any idea what is going on and police investigations into the disappearances have come to nothing....
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The Mole and the Mound: and the House Underground
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 June 2026;Genre: Family & Home
Whilst Mole is busy digging a home underground, Bee, Beaver and Bird are all keen to show off what they believe are their superior residences. However, when a storm hits, their houses are destroyed and they are forced to seek shelter with Mole. To their surprise, the ordinary mound leads to an...
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Like A Brother
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 June 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
Fond of terrible jokes, Owais is surrounded by loving family and good friends. His life is good - until his cousin, Abass, comes to live with them. Responding very differently to their harsh upbringing, Owais's father and his brother are estranged, meaning that this new cousin is something of...
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Some Days
Name: Maria Age 6
01 June 2026;Genre: Friends and family
Some Days is a beautiful book to read about days and feelings. "There are 365 days in a year and no two days are the same." Some Days takes the reader on a journey of children and families through good days, bad days, fun days and many, many more days. Some Days show differen...
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National Trust: Rewild This Book: A nature activity book that can be planted!
Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
01 June 2026;Genre: Environment & Nature
Rewild this Book is special. Created with The National Trust it is bursting with activities to do in a natural environment. The huge array of activities makes this book suitable for any age. Some are easy for pre-school children to do by themselves, such as colouring minibeast...
