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Little Bad Wolf (Before the fairy tale)
Name: Louise Gahan
01 October 2025;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Abie Longstaff's Little Bad Wolf (Before the fairy tale) is a delightful re-imagining of a classic villain's origin story. With its cheeky humour, vibrant illustrations and clever storytelling, this book doesn't just entertain, it opens the door to rich learning opport...
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The Letter with the Golden Stamp
Name: Elsie Age 12
25 September 2025;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
This book is sooo good. I really recommend for a pre-teen reader. IF YOU LOVE READING HERE YOUR BOOK IS!
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Planets
Name: Lucy Hopkins
19 September 2025;Genre: Non Fiction
Planets is a lovely first introduction to space and how we on earth fit into a much bigger solar system. This would be a nice book to share with younger children (potentially KS1) as an introduction to a space topic. It has short snippets of facts on each page without being ov...
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Clive Penguin Learns to Fly, Sort of
Name: Maria
12 September 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
Do you like penguins? Well I do, so I enjoyed reading Clive Penguin Learns to Fly, Sort of. Clive Penguin, who some readers might have met in his earlier Clive Penguin adventure, decides to take on on the challenge of flying; something we k...
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The Mubbles: When Berry Met Terry
Name: Beverley Somerset
12 September 2025;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
In this fun-packed book, we revisit the Mubbles on the Isle of Smile! Berry has found his lost bouncing balls, but everyone is too busy to play with him. Then the Uncertain Curtain delivers Terry, a super-cute dog, and Berry is delighted to finally have a playmate. However, Te...
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Pencil's Best Story Ever
Name: Louise Gahan
11 September 2025;Genre: Adventure
Carly Gledhill's picture book, Pencil's Best Story Ever, is a delightful story that invites children into the process of storytelling in a playful and interactive way. Told from the perspective of Pencil, who is eager to share his "best story ever", the book quickly tur...
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Perfect Pedro
Name: Tina Derry
08 September 2025;Genre: Friendship
"Pedro likes everything to be . . . just right. Spot on. Perfect!" So begins this joyous tale about a boy whose focus on perfection almost gets in the way of his own happiness. Perfect Pedro is a perfect read-aloud book, the text is simple but well pac...
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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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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...
