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I Tell Myself I’m Awesome
Name: Sue Wilsher
23 February 2026;Genre: Poetry
In I Tell Myself I'm Awesome, Joshua Seigal presents another brilliant collection, offering his usual mix of humorous, joyful, poignant and provoking poems for everyone to enjoy. T he book is bursting with poems to share, to perform, to enjoy with a friend or to enjoy a...
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University of Cambridge: Think Big: Artificial Intelligence
Name: Laura Richards
23 February 2026;Genre: Non Fiction
Another great addition to the Think Big series, created in consultation with experts from the University of Cambridge. First of all, we have an appealing and smart front cover which very clearly shows what the book is about, followed by a contents page at the front. The book starts by explaini...
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Koalas in Capes: The Zombie Chickens
Name: Emma nelson
23 February 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
Koalas in Capes: The Zombie Chickens is a funny adventure story, perfect for readers aged 7+ who love laugh-out-loud, madcap stories. Set in the world of Pawtonia, this brings super-powered koalas Archie and Bob as they face their first challenge as superheroes - to stop the e...
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Adventuremice: Of Mice and Mummies
Name: Sue Wilsher
23 February 2026;Genre: Adventure
When Meepie and Pedro discover a stone covered in hieroglyphs whilst playing hide-and-seek in the sea, the Adventuremice realise it is a Very Important Discovery and set to work, preparing to transport it to a museum. However, arch-mouse-criminal Gorgonzola is determined to intercept them and...
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How to Speak and Be Heard: A Kids' Toolkit for Oracy and Confident Speaking
Name: Sue Wilsher
20 February 2026;Genre: Non Fiction
The first title in a new series, How To Speak and Be Heard! focuses on oracy, using speaking and listening skills to express yourself. Written in collaboration with the English-Speaking Union, it introduces some of the key skills needed to speak confidently, actively listen to...
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You've Got This, Little Pangolin
Name: Jen Bevan
20 February 2026;Genre: Personal Growth
All parents know the oh to familiar call, 'I am big I can do this on my own'. Often that means spilt drinks, bumps, tears and great learning. Little pangolin thinks he is all grown up. But he is confused as when he tries to do things big pangolin can do, he finds it hard. He c...
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When Tad Kicked Vlad
Name: Elen Green
20 February 2026;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
When Tad Kicked Vlad takes a humorous look at the cycle of violence begun by one boy's frustrated kick during his birthday party, showing us how the kick - which develops a life of its own - travels around the world and returns to where it started a year later, at the boy's next birthday part....
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The Chase
Name: Maria
19 February 2026;Genre: Animals
If you like action, canine friends and lots of fun then The Chase by Jenny Bloomfield is the book for you. The story starts on an open beach with a young girl, an eager dog and a red ball...(turn the page) and the story is off with the word FETCH and a few more canine friends...
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Finders of Silverthorn Forest: The Faraway Adventure
Name: Sue Wilsher
19 February 2026;Genre: Environment & Nature
Tuftorious Snook, commonly known as Tuft, is a Finder who lives in Silverthorn Forest. Awaking early from hibernation, he decides to set out to find the legendary Faraway Forest. Having managed to accidentally post himself, Tuft reunites with his human friend, Max, and manages to sign Max up f...
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Shorelines
Name: Louisa Farrow
18 February 2026;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Shorelines, a melancholy and thought-provoking verse novel, follows the story of Muireann, the mermaid, grieving for her lost twin and full of naïve curiosity about humans. To save her ocean home where fish stocks are dwindling and the merfolk are beginning to starve, she make...
