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Name: Jenny Caddick
04 September 2023;

Genre: Short reads

This unique and intriguing beautiful book contains 20 ten-word minute but carefully-formed tales, each with a stunning double page illustration. Over twenty talented, imaginative illustrators (including Alex .T. Smith, Shaun Tan and Dapo Adeola, to name just a few) have collaborated with Child...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
03 September 2023;

Genre: Animals

There are so many books available about dogs but there are none like A World of Dogs: A Celebration of Fascinating Facts and Amazing Real-Life Stories for Dog Lovers. Bestselling children's author (and accidental American Dingo-owner) Carlie Sorosiak has written this unique tr...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
03 September 2023;

Genre: Adventure

Dreamweavers: Night of the Scary Fairies is the first book in a new series taking the reader on adventures with a dreaming duo who can weave their own dreams and share their 'dream weaving' with each other. It is a wonderfully magical story that itself weaves acts of imaginati...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
03 September 2023;

Genre: Animals

This beautifully illustrated book would make the perfect gift for any dog lover. Carlie Sorosiak's passion for pooches is evident on every page as she shares a wealth of fascinating facts and amazing tales (or should that be tails!) about our canine companions. Having unwittingly adopte...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
01 September 2023;

Genre: Adventure

When Kevin and his family get stuck in a strange town, they accidentally wake up something OLD and VERY HUNGRY. It's up to Kevin to save everyone - or else! The first in a brilliantly funny fantasy adventure series. Many children will be able to identify with Susie who lives in 'the mos...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
01 September 2023;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

A Sprinkling of Danger is the third delightful mystery adventure starring young, talented and creative French patisserie genius and super sleuthing spy, Alice Éclair. I am such a huge fan of these charming and exciting stories! The books can read in order or as stand-alones fo...

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Name: Emma Nelson
31 August 2023;

Genre: Adventure

Just before a new school year begins, Tito starts to have odd dreams - he wakes up on a cliff edge in his Spiderman Pj's, where he encounters strange beings who turn out to be fairies (Jinn). On the first day of the new term, Tito is asked by his teacher to look after a new pupil from Pakistan...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
31 August 2023;

Genre: Non Fiction

In this fascinating book, the reader discovers the stories of twenty extraordinary inventors from across the world. Coming from very different backgrounds and locations, each of the people featured has seen a need, identified the problem and set about finding a solution, using their skill to m...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
30 August 2023;

Genre: Magical Realism

Izzy is a girl who likes science and doesn't believe in magic. She feels like the odd one out in her family. Then one day a fairy appears and insists that Izzy accompany her to a magical land. There, Izzy has a quest to complete to save to save a prince, accompanied by a unicorn called Henry....

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
30 August 2023;

Genre: Magical Realism

Izzy is back in her second adventure, Izzy the Inventor and the Curse of Doom, combining real experiments with anarchic magic and fantasy. This time, Izzy and her unicorn friend Henry travel into the magical land to save Sleeping Beauty and break the bad fairy's curse. As befo...

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