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Supersized Squirrel: Attack of the Zombears
Name: Amanda Shipton
03 July 2025;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
What's not to love? The very first thing that you are greeted by is the heroes page and the FART (villains) page! Well if children were in any doubt that they wanted to read on, they are clear at this point that this is the book for them! The giggles that you hear the moment that child...
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Wigglesbottom Primary: The Popcorn Puppy
Name: Amanda Shipton
02 July 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
The latest creation from the Blue Peter Best Story Award writers does not disappoint. Wigglesbottom Primary is clearly the school that every young chapter book reader will want to go to! There is never a dull day, literally anything can happen. Wigglesbottom Pr...
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Destiny Ink - Baking Mix-Up
Name: Amanda Shipton
01 July 2025;Genre: Friends and family
Destiny Ink: Baking Mix-Up is the newest addition to the fantastic Destiny Ink series by Adeola Sokunbi. This highly illustrated chapter book is perfectly pitched at the early chapter book reader with black and white illustrations which add de...
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Go Go Dodo!
Name: Louise Gahan
01 July 2025;Genre: Funny Stories
Fancy a lovely and very gentle walk through the jungle? Well, follow Dodo, after all there's nothing to worry about. Or is there? Blunt's vibrant, colourful and exciting illustrations will keep any young reader hooked, as they journey through the pages; across, through,...
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Mr Big Fluff Rules: Volume 3 (Happy Hills)
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 July 2025;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
The baddest hamster around, Mr Big Fluff, has decided that he is not as happy as he might be so he decides to steal some happy from Happy Hills. Will the Happy Hills gang be able to stop him? The third 'Happy Hills' book, Mr Big Fluff Rules, continues the bonkers fun and complete chaos...
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Come Back, Gosling
Name: Jen Bevan
01 July 2025;Genre: Friends and family
Have you ever loved something so much you never want that time to end? Well that's how the girl in the story feels. She loved her Gosling so much, but when she discovers in her library book how quickly geese grow up and that they fly away for the winter, she refuses to share the information wi...
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Bessie's Bees: A story about new experiences with a neurodiverse child at its heart
Name: Louise Gahan
01 July 2025;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Bessie's Bees is a tender, uplifting picture book that captures the whirlwind world inside the mind of a neurodiverse child starting nursery for the first time. Kirk uses the brilliant metaphor of buzzing bees to show what it's like to live with ADHD. Little Bessie's he...
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So Devin Wore a Skirt
Name: Tina DERRY
30 June 2025;Genre: Personal Growth
This joyous book is described as "a big- hearted story about being your best, most sparkling self" and delivers just as promised. Set against the background of preparing for an important family party we meet Devin, a young boy who wants to wear an outfit that expresses...
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There Is No Giant In This Story
Name: Jen Bevan
30 June 2025;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
What happens in Jack and the beanstalk? Oh yes, the giant is in the castle and Jack steal stuff. Well the giant in this story will not stay put. He wants to play and climbs down before Jack can climb up. The giant then scares everyone in fairytale land so much that they climb the beanstalk to...
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As The World Goes By
Name: Maria
20 June 2025;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
As The World Goes By reminds us of the beauty of creation which is so often overlooked in this busy world. In this book we meet Buttons who spots a flutter of blue... and follows a small, delicate butterfly around his local streets. Unfortunately, nobody notices Buttons or the...
