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The Golden Monkey Mystery (Secrets of the Snakestone)
Name: Louisa Farrow
05 January 2026;Genre: Adventure
Roma lives permanently at Miss Oliphant's School for Young Ladies in the middle of the Kalabon jungle. Her mother died in childbirth and Roma dreams of becoming a doctor and specialising in treating women. Unfortunately, all the places are reserved for men. Undeterred Roma does all she can to...
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Magpie Girl
Name: Sue Wilsher
02 January 2026;Genre: Adventure
Completely enchanting, Magpie Girl is an absorbing book which would make a excellent story time read! Safely back home in Maidswell after having mysteriously disappeared, Lavender Wild has no memory of her time away from home, but is able to speak to birds and has beaut...
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Tidespeaker
Name: Clare Wilkins
02 January 2026;Genre: Fantasy
Tidespeaker is a deliciously gothic, fantasy fiction thriller set in a fractured world ruled by the Hundred - aristocratic families who have harnessed the power of the Orha. A people blessed with ancient, elemental gifts, the Orha were deemed a danger to the noble families of...
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The Not-So Great Escape
Name: Beverley Somerset
02 January 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
The Not-So Great Escape is a funny, heartwarming and sensitively written novel. 12-year-old Hedley lost his mother in a car crash a year ago. His father took to his bed following the accident and never leaves their flat. Hedley is having trouble coping; he sees the worst-case...
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The Dreamies
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 January 2026;Genre: Family & Home
Whilst you sleep, the Dreamies, tiny, playful creatures who live in the walls of the house, create wonderful dreams, full of colour and fun. However, sometimes they get distracted and dreams can get bigger and out of control, turning into nightmares. But with some imagination, a little practic...
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The Space Between
Name: Lizi Backhouse
01 January 2026;Genre: Family & Home
This is an utterly lovely book about how changes are easier when you know the secret of The Space Between. In the book, the little girl has moved house but she misses her old house, the old park and her old friends. her Granny shows her how she is in the space in-between - jus...
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Honey's Hive: Bee a Leader
Name: Jennifer CADDICK
01 January 2026;Genre: Environment & Nature
Another delightful adventure in the charming, lively and environmentally-engaging series about young bee, Honey, and her hive community. Honey and friends have the task of accompanying and guiding a group of younger bees through their very first Bee Camp adventure and e...
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Fairy Shopping
Name: Jacqueline Harris
17 December 2025;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Not really a story as such, more of a walk down a magical fairy street, filled with so many things to look at as well as buy. Each page is packed with details and some captions to add to the magic. There is so much to look at that a child would not need to read in order...
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A Song of the Seasons
Name: Sue Wilsher
16 December 2025;Genre: Environment & Nature
A Song of the Seasons follows the lives of a mother bear and her cubs from as they wake from their winter hibernation through the changing seasons of the year. This gentle picture book captures the beauty of each phase of the year, celebrating the wonders of nature. <st...
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I am Wishing Every Minute for Christmas (Charlie and Lola)
Name: Amy Newton
16 December 2025;Genre: Seasonal
I Am Wishing Every Minute for Christmas is a funny picture book that sums up the excitement that children feel as Christmas gets closer! The story is about a young girl called Lola who finds it nearly impossible to wait for Christmas to arrive. Lola's impatience leads t...
