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Fairy Door Diaries: Eliza and the Flower Fairies
Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
20 April 2026;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Eliza and the Flower Fairies is the first title in the Fairy Door Diaries, a beautiful, illustrated chapter-book series for newly emerging readers. The first page invites the reader to imagine a magical tiny fairy door and then to open it. On entering the door (or turni...
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Two is a Crowd
Name: Jenny Caddick
17 April 2026;Genre: Family & Home
Two is a Crowd is a brilliant, thought-provoking and sensitively written story with Cath Howe's hallmark empathetic understanding of the emotions and experiences her young readers may be facing in today's society. Two is a Crowd is a tale of transitions and uncertainti...
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The House with Chicken Legs Runs Away
Name: Sue Wilsher
17 April 2026;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Marinka has a deep bond with the house with chicken legs which has been her home all her life. Recently, however, the house has started to act strangely so in an attempt to heal it, she plans a feast for a 'guiding', a party to celebrate the lives of the dead before they pass through the Gate...
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The Butterfly House
Name: Sue Wilsher
17 April 2026;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
The house at the end of Holly's road looks wild and overgrown. Some people are scared of it, but Holly thinks it looks like something out of a fairy tale. One day, she decides to explore and sees a lady at the window. Her mother explains that this is the house's owner, Miss Brown, who has been...
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We Are All One
Name: Maria
17 April 2026;Genre: Environment & Nature
We Are All One is the most beautiful book by the talented Britta Teckentrup. With Britta's familiar, detailed and colourful illustrations the reader is taken on a stunning journey through raindrops, rivers and under stars, exploring the beauty of our world.</p...
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The Island Vet (5) - Storm Bird Magic
Name: Amanda Shipton
17 April 2026;Genre: Environment & Nature
'This world is more magical than we can ever know.' Storm Bird Magic is a well planned and thought-through story where magic, science and adventure combine to create a must read for all young chapter book readers. Although the reading level of this story is aimed at the...
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Greek Boy
Name: Rachel Bolton
17 April 2026;Genre: Historical Fiction
Following the success of Roman Boy, Viking Boy and Anglo-Saxon Boy comes Greek Boy, a captivating story which offers insig...
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The Fox Hunt
Name: Rachel Bolton
17 April 2026;Genre: Fantasy
Part dark academia, part romantasy, this debut novel by Caitlin Breeze will attract a wide range of readers. Emma Curran is studying law at an elite university (modelled on Cambridge) but has a passion for natural sciences. She also develops a passion for heartthrob Jasper Bal...
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University of Cambridge: Earth Heroes: 22 Inspiring Stories of People Saving Our World
Name: Jacqueline Harris
17 April 2026;Genre: Environment & Nature
Earth Heroes is about 22 people, or pairs, who are making a difference to the planet through their actions. Some of the people, such as David Attenborough, are very well known, others like Felix Finkbeiner, I'd never heard of. All them have interesting stories and reasons why...
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Diary of a Dreadful Dragon: Volume 4
Name: Amanda Shipton
17 April 2026;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Diary of a Dreadful Dragon is the forth book in the fabulous Fairytale Woods series by author, actor and comedian Ben Miller. Throughout this fast-paced chapter book, the audience has been carefully considered. The humour will appeal to the reader, ensuring th...
