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Squirrel and Bird
Name: Sue Wilsher
10 October 2025;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Squirrel and Bird are very different. Squirrel is really loud, confident and always busy whereas Bird is really quiet, shy and prefers to sit and do nothing. Yes, they are really different…or are they? This delightful picture book challenges readers to consider how they view oth...
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This Is Not A Small Voice: Poems by Black Poets
Name: Sue Wilsher
10 October 2025;Genre: Poetry
Compiled by Traci N. Todd, This is Not a Small Voice is a stunning anthology of poems which focuses on Black culture and experiences. Bursting with vibrant illustrations, it is beautifully presented and sure to appeal to a wide audience. The anthology includes poems fro...
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Impossible Creatures: The Poisoned King
Name: Linda Brown
10 October 2025;Genre: Fantasy
When Christopher Forrester is unexpectedly woken by Jacques, a miniature dragon, chewing on his face, his heart leaps for joy. For months he's dreamed of returning to the Archipelago - the secret islands where all the creatures of myth still live . . . In this wonderful, magical sequel...
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My Book of Classic Nursery Tales
Name: Sue Wilsher
10 October 2025;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
With each story retold and illustrated by James Mayhew, My Book of Classic Nursery Tales would make the perfect gift for any little (or not so little) one! There are eight wonderful stories to enjoy in this delightful collection, including perennial favourites such as 'Goldilo...
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Giggling Ghosts
Name: Sue Wilsher
07 October 2025;Genre: Early Skills
In a busy town, when it's quiet after dark, there is a house full of ghosts who are ready to scare! Sneaking and spinning, gliding and booooing are all great fun, but their favourite thing to do is giggle. Perfect for sharing, Giggling Ghosts offers a fun, interactive story time...
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Sin Bin Island
Name: Sue Wilsher
06 October 2025;Genre: Adventure
When Jack Winston Claremont Digby - Digs to his friends - finds himself with the family solicitor after the death of his mum, stepfather and sister, he has no idea how strange things are about to become. He has been left a set of Russian nesting dolls and discovers that, instead of being taken...
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Empty Heaven
Name: Clair Bossons
06 October 2025;Genre: Horror
Empty Heaven is a truly terrifying supernatural horror which contains themes that are suited to a young adult reader. It is set in a creepy small town of Kesuquosh, New England, where all seems perfect on the surface. Darian Sabine Arden spends her summers there with friends a...
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My Name is Jodie Jones
Name: Clare Wilkins
06 October 2025;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Jodie Jones is intelligent, enigmatic and never short of a pithy comeback. Unfortunately, she's also dealing with trauma, a fractured family and rapidly dwindling grades at school. She finds solace in words and interesting sentences, collecting and storing them, her verbal ars...
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Avalanche
Name: Linda Brown
03 October 2025;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
Tom thought a luxury ski resort would be the perfect getaway for him and his mum. However, the holiday quickly turns into a nightmare. When kidnappers storm their chalet in search of dangerous technology, Tom finds himself trapped in the snow-covered mountains, caught in a battle for survival....
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How to Find a Yeti
Name: Linda Canning
03 October 2025;Genre: Adventure
I read How to Find a Yeti to my three year old daughter, plus a class of Reception children. My three-year-old loved joining in and found it interesting; she enjoyed looking for the yeti and demanded that I read it again. The simple narrative makes it an enjoyable bedtime stor...
