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Name: Lizi Backhouse
29 October 2025;

Genre: Animals

Bella is going on an expedition to the Antarctic with her mum to study penguins and she is absolutely overjoyed to be doing so! One day, whilst out exploring, Bella comes across a pale brown penguin but before she has chance to investigate it further she notices a ship... And then she stumbles...

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Name: Emma Nelson
03 October 2025;

Genre: Poetry

This Is Not a Small Voice is an anthology that perfectly works in a classroom as well as in homes. Compiled by the award-winning writer and editor Traci N. Todd, this stunning collection introduces children to a wide array of powerful voices in Black poetry. E...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
01 October 2025;

Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels

Karen Dolby's amazing talent of writing interactive adventures is clearly on show throughout The Ghost in the Mirror (Puzzle Adventures). The relationship between the illustrations and text is carefully thought through and detailed as they link together seamlessly. The additio...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
01 October 2025;

Genre: Environment & Nature

The Fantastical Safari is a stunning book which takes readers on an incredible journey to five of the most remote habitats in the world. The illustrations are incredible, making this a book to treasure for adults and children alike. The safari travels to the depths of t...

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Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
01 October 2025;

Genre: Adventure

Nora Nightsky is the first title in an illustrated chapter book series for newly confident readers about a young girl who belongs to a family of wish-granting stars. All of her family, including her mother who just happens to be the North Star, are very excited when Nora recei...

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Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
29 September 2025;

Genre: Myths & Legends

The Year of the Ox is the third title in the series Guardians of the New Moon, a set of stories taking the myths and legends of Ancient China and East Asia, particularly around the Chinese New Year, as inspiration for the adventures that Miaow the temple cat a...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
26 September 2025;

Genre: Animals

I love most animals, but I have always been fascinated by felines and have shared my home - and my heart - with many cats over the years. In her introduction, Carlie Sorosiak says her first word was 'kitty’; mine was 'Sarah' (or an approximation!), the name of our blue-cream Persian! <s...

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Name: Sara Sumner
24 September 2025;

Genre: Poetry

This is Not a Small Voice is an inspiring anthology of poems by Black poets. This beautifully presented cloth bound book brings together a collection of poems specially chosen and collated by Traci N. Todd and Illustrated by Jade Orlando. The poems in this collection co...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
19 September 2025;

Genre: Poetry

A Poem for Every Question is a thought-provoking collection of poems which answer a myriad of intriguing questions, accompanied by bright, energetic illustrations. The poems are lively and engaging as well as informative, using word play and imagery as...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
19 September 2025;

Genre: Animals

Misha and Ziggy, the magical twins, are back in their second Wild Magic adventure, Journey of the Lost Elephant. Misha can talk to animals and Ziggy can shapeshift into animals and this adventure takes them to India. Their dad is filming elephants, and the twins help to find and reunite a baby...

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