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Attack of the Sea Dogs (Time Keys, book 4)
Name: Beverley Somerset
12 October 2026;Genre: Adventure
Sim, Jeopardy and Nelson are off on another time-travelling adventure! This time, they are heading for Tudor England, accompanied by Jeopardy's father, Emmett, and without the knowledge of Sim's mother, Callidora. The children believe they are going to search for Sim's father, Abe, to prevent...
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Follow me moon
Name: Joanne Thomas
12 October 2026;Genre: Family & Home
A sweet rhyming story, the perfect bedtime book. Follow Me Moon depicts a little boy through the seasons watching the moon as he navigates his world. Together we explore the springtime moon, a bright harvest moon and a white winter moon before ending the book...
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Pebble and Po
Name: Lizi Backhouse
09 October 2026;Genre: Friends and family
Pebble wakes up one morning on Po's soft tummy and so begins a friendship that sets off on an adventure. Pebble and Po is a gentle story about a group of animals, all brought together by a very friendly bunny called Pebble. Pebble is keen to talk to everyone and help them but soon realises tha...
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The Broom of Doom!
Name: Linda Canning
09 October 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
This was such a fun read! The Broom of Doom! is packed with sarcasm, irony and wonderfully silly humour, and I found myself laughing far more than I expected to at a picture book. The broom's personality and the tongue-in-cheek writing really make it. A lot of the humou...
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Pebble and Po
Name: Lucy Hopkins
09 October 2026;Genre: Friends and family
Pebble and Po is a comforting story about friendship and asking for help when you need it. This would be a nice story for any early years setting or KS1 classroom - especially at this time of year. The text is relatively short and succinct on each page...
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Peas on Your Knees: A Life in the Poems of Michael Rosen
Name: Sue Wilsher
09 October 2026;Genre: Poetry
Since I started teaching, Michael Rosen's poetry has appeared in my teaching with every class and group of children - of all ages - that I have worked with. Bursting with fun observational humour and lively language, his poems are a delight to read aloud, perform and share - a...
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Ghost, Goul and Little Mouse
Name: Lucy Hopkins
09 October 2026;Genre: Seasonal
A spooky tale with an unsuspecting boss! Poor Little Mouse is ignored by his new friends until suddenly they realise how useful he could be. The story has a nice message centred around friendship, giving several lessons about how to treat other people and how to look after everyone. </...
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Dead Yard: Deep Trouble
Name: Sam
09 October 2026;Genre: Horror
Dead Yard: Deep Trouble is the second spooktacular book in this great series by PJ Killburn. However, it's also a fab read as a standalone, as a recap of the first book is very cleverly interwoven in the first few pages of this book. Jermaine is excited to find out that he has been acce...
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The Big Book Of Mysteries
Name: Jen Bevan
09 October 2026;Genre: Mystery & Detective
What a fabulous book. I read it cover to cover and then wanted to begin again. Who doesn't want to know about the Loch Ness Monster or rain that looks like blood. Even as an adult, the mysteries in this book are fascinating and appealing to me. I think many good readers aged seven and a...
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Graveyard Gladiators
Name: Jacqueline Harris
09 October 2026;Genre: Horror
Jude moves to the town of Blackhinge and ends up in the Graveyard Games. The prize is his life and the lives of his dad and new friend Posie. He has three days to win, and the games involve monsters and ghouls. Plus, his trainer is a zombie. Can Jude, an ordinary human boy, achieve what no-one...
