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  • Win Lose Kill Die

    Win Lose Kill Die

    Name: alessandra Age 12
    24 May 2025;

    Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

    I love this book, the suspense is amazing, I am sooo happy I decided to read this book.

  • Dreamslinger: a thrilling new fantasy series

    Dreamslinger

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    23 May 2025;

    Genre: Fantasy

    Aria Loveridge lives at the Resthaven Home for Dreamslingers, a refuge for children born with genetic mutations that transport them to a powerfully magical realm while they sleep. Since the Great Outburst, a tragedy which killed her mother, she believes that her powers - and those of others li...

  • The Bear and the Hare and the Fair

    The Bear and the Hare and the Fair

    Name: Jessica Bunney
    22 May 2025;

    Genre: Funny Stories

    You'll be immediately drawn to this book with its neon pink cover featuring the strangest of sights… a bear holding candyfloss with a unicorn under his arm! The Bear and the Hare and the Fair is the latest treat released in the playful rhyming series from Em Lynas and Matt Hun...

  • University of Cambridge: Teeny Tiny Science: I See a Cloud: A book about the water cycle

    Teeny Tiny Science: I See a Cloud: A book about the water cycle

    Name: Jessica Bunney
    22 May 2025;

    Genre: Environment & Nature

    I absolutely ADORE this book! Teeny Tiny Science: I See a Cloud is a book about the water cycle. It explains the water cycle in such a clear way that even the littlest of children can understand. This book has taught my toddler about the water cycle and she can now clearly exp...

  • What's That Noise?

    What's That Noise?

    Name: Jessica Bunney
    22 May 2025;

    Genre: Funny Stories

    I'm always thrilled when Nadia Shireen releases a new picture book! She is a multi-award winning author and if you are not already familiar with her books, I'd highly recommend Billy and the Beast for some animal fun and her feelings series including <a href="/books/barbara-th...

  • Wild: An uplifting celebration of wildness

    Wild: An uplifting celebration of wildness

    Name: Louise Gahan
    22 May 2025;

    Genre: Environment & Nature

    Wild is a heart warming story about nature and wilderness and the importance of this for the human soul. This is a personal reflection of how the wild makes the little girl in story feel alive, how she sees the beauty in everything; the shapes in the clouds an...

  • Valley of the Vikings

    Valley of the Vikings

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    22 May 2025;

    Genre: Magical Realism

    When Thor and Neptune are fighting a mighty battle, a chasm opens which swallows a Viking ship and its crew, taking them to the depths of the sea. Year later, semi-mer Emily Windsnap is swimming with her friend Shona when she finds a bangle set with a glowing blue crystal. They learn that the...

  • I'm Going to Make a Friend

    I'm Going to Make a Friend

    Name: Wendy Kelly
    21 May 2025;

    Genre: Friends and family

    A nice little book that can be used to start a conversation around lots of different issues related to children's friendships. On the face of it, I'm Going to Make a Friend is a story about a little boy who moves to a new area where he doesn't know anyone and who decides to us...

  • The End Crowns All

    The End Crowns All

    Name: Jasmine Grace
    20 May 2025;

    Genre: Myths & Legends

    The End Crowns All is a beautiful re-telling of the Trojan Horse myth, told from the perspective of two women - a perspective which is often forgotten in history. The way Bea Fitzgerald re-writes the myth for women contrasts with the misogynis...

  • Ajay and the Red-winged Prince

    Ajay and the Red-winged Prince (Woodland Explorers Club)

    Name: Jane Rew
    20 May 2025;

    Genre: Environment & Nature

    Children who have enjoyed the previous two titles in this series will already know Ajay as Shyla's cousin, the small, fast, funny one who wants to be an archaeologist. We also meet Leon again (he's usually up to no good) and Fujiko (who is good at tree-climbing) for the first time. Thes...