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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...
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Monsieur Mustard: The Disappearance of Fabio Fangtooth
Name: Jane Rew
01 June 2026;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Monsieur Mustard: The Disappearance of Fabio Fangtooth is a quality production by Andersen Press: the glossy paper, the binding, the colour printing, the embossed lettering on the cover, the fun end papers. The story is amazing. Or should that be 'maze-like': tricky to follow...
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Marcie and Giraffe
Name: Maria
29 May 2026;Genre: Friendship
Marcie and Giraffe love to paint and use their skills and colours to paint a picture of each other. Marcie loves her painting until she sees the painting that Giraffe creates of her and she becomes cross and jealous because "Your art is better than mine". She makes some "FIERCE and SCRIBBLY" p...
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Dragonflare
Name: Jacqueline Harris
29 May 2026;Genre: Adventure
Flynn, a thief forced to steal to look after his little sister, accidentally ends up in the dragon trials on Dragonflare island. Forced to team up with a dragon (and he doesn't even like dragons), he has to make his way through a labyrinth, solving puzzles as he goes, to win the gold prize at...
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The Summer After the Night Before
Name: Clare Wilkins
25 May 2026;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Lisa Williamson's books tend to tackle often divisive and challenging contemporary teenage issues with sensitivity and nuance. This new book is no exception as she once again lends perspective and relatability to her book's theme. Awkward teen Ben has been in love with...
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A Million Tiny Missiles All at Once
Name: Jenny Caddick
25 May 2026;Genre: Family & Home
A Million Tiny Missiles All at Once is an incredibly powerful and moving debut novel by Lucas Maxwell, with hearfelt, emotionally engaging themes of addiction, bullying and of autistic Elias’ s experiences as he copes with changing family dynamics and surviving in school whils...
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A Million Tiny Missiles All At Once
Name: Beverley Somerset
22 May 2026;Genre: Family & Home
Elias is 14, neurodivergent, and is struggling with his failing relationship with his elder brother, Bo. Once close, the two boys have drifted apart as Bo gets into trouble at school and falls in with the wrong people. He ends up owing money to Relic, a violent and dangerous man, and Elias is...
