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Press Start to Play: A collection of interactive poems for young gamers
Name: Sue Wilsher
05 September 2025;Genre: Poetry
With this year's theme of 'Play', Press Start to Play is perfect for celebrating National Poetry Day! Many of the poems reference gaming tactics and terms, making the collection instantly appealing to gamers. However, a closer look shows that there is f...
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Pencil's Best Story Ever
Name: Sue Wilsher
05 September 2025;Genre: Adventure
Pencil is very excited about the story he has written - the BEST STORY EVER - and can't wait to share this with his friends. However, as the story progresses, Pencil's characters refuse to stick to the plot, forcing Pencil to adapt and amend the action. But will he be able to create a story wh...
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Oh Dear, Look What I Got!
Name: Sue Wilsher
04 September 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
A child sets out to the shop in search of a carrot, but finds he has been sold a parrot. 'Oh dear, look what I got! Do I want that? No, I do not!’', he cries. Off he goes once more in search of a hat…and comes home with a cat! And so the story continues until an unexpected puppy causes chaos....
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Mallory Vayle and Maggoty Skull in The Beast From Beneath
Name: Jenny CADDICK
04 September 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
The magnificently macabre duo of Mallory and Maggoty are back in book two of this freakishly thrilling, gloriously grotesque comedy horror series. Author Martin Howard and illustrator Pete Williamson have excelled again in creating a superbly sinister, supernatural and absorbing atmosp...
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No Refuge (a Phoenix Comic Book; follow-up to No Country)
Name: Alice Drury
04 September 2025;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
No Refuge by Patrice Aggs and Joe Brady is the gripping sequel to the graphic novel No Country. Set in a world not too dissimilar from our own, but in the midst of war, it tells the story of one family’s escape from England when the time comes...
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The Last Bard
Name: Sue Wilsher
04 September 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
When Will's father dies, he and his mother, Mary, have to move in with Will's Uncle Claude and his cousin, Jon. Treated like servants by Claude, who never loses an opportunity to remind them that they are only there because of his 'kindness', they are relieved to leave his home for a while whi...
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Hank meets Frank
Name: Louise Gahan
03 September 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
Hank Meets Frank is a laugh-out-loud tale of mischief, mayhem, and messy cousin rivalry - perfect for sparking conversations around emotions, behaviour, and making things right again. Hank the goose can be a bit difficult, but today he’s determined to be on his <strong...
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Unicorn Post: A magical interactive novelty lift-the-flap story
Name: Sue Wilsher
03 September 2025;Genre: Friends and family
One day, when a little girl is playing in her tree house, a unicorn arrives. Keen to help her new friend, the little girl takes the unicorn to visit places around the town which might make a suitable new home. From the pet shop to the fair, together they explore until, at last, the unicorn fin...
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Maisie vs The Himalayas
Name: Beverley Somerset
03 September 2025;Genre: Adventure
In Maisie vs The Himalayas, their second adventure together, Maisie and her dad, George, travel to Bhutan in the Himalayas to research his latest book, How to Find Hidden Treasure. They find themselves in remote caves deep beneath the mountains, accompanied by Renata, an old a...
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Peng and Spanners: The Swamp Thing!
Name: Amanda Shipton
03 September 2025;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Steve Webb is hugely skilled in writing graphic novels and this latest in the Peng and Spanners series is no different. Just like Peng and Spanners' earlier adventures, Who Stole All The Pizzas and <a href="/books/peng-and-spanners-when-...
