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  • Tadpole Summer

    Tadpole Summer

    Name: Jenny Caddick
    04 June 2026;

    Genre: Bereavement

    Tadpole Summer is a fantastic and compelling story that sensitively and powerfully explores the emotional issues, not only of loss and bereavement, but of the journey of a family moving through the stages of a life-limiting illness. The story centres around older sister...

  • Daddy Doesn't Believe in Dragons!

    Daddy Doesn't Believe in Dragons!

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    04 June 2026;

    Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

    When Daddy has finished work, his daughter takes him out on a walk. However, as they encounter magical creature after magical creature, Daddy is too engrossed in his phone to believe in all the wonders around them. Is there anything which will make him take notice? Celebrating t...

  • As The World Goes By

    As The World Goes By

    Name: Jen Bevan
    04 June 2026;

    Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing

    On first look, As The World Goes By is a story about the dog Buttons' day. But wait, what is Buttons trying to tell us? Oh yes, Buttons is saying we are all too busy rushing here there and everwhere. We need to slow down. We need to see the butterflies, smell the flowers and a...

  • Monsieur Mustard: The Disappearance of Fabio Fangtooth

    Monsieur Mustard: The Disappearance of Fabio Fangtooth

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    03 June 2026;

    Genre: Mystery & Detective

    When Fabio Fangtooth is the first victim in a series of mysterious disappearances, it is fortunate that the incredible Monsieur Mustard is on hand to investigate. With the help - or hindrance - of a highly-excitable side kick and the local police, the very dapper, diminutive detective sets abo...

  • Who Will You Be When You Grow Up?: A Let's Talk picture book to help children talk about the future

    Who Will You Be When You Grow Up?: A Let’s Talk picture book to help children talk about the future

    Name: Maria
    03 June 2026;

    Genre: Personal Growth

    Who Will You Be When You Grow Up? is part of the Let's Talk series and is a fun way to encourage discussions and to support children in their understanding of the world. This book begins with a question "Who will you be when you grow up?" and then takes the reader on s...

  • Buck & Ears Pirate Detectives:

    Buck and Ears Pirate Detectives

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    03 June 2026;

    Genre: Mystery & Detective

    Buck and his loyal companion, Ears, might be the worst pirates ever to have sailed the Seventy Seas, but they are about to embark on a new career as Pirate Detectives. An encounter with the terrifying Captain Bloodfang leaves them with a stark choice - find her missing friend, the famous merma...

  • Pyramid Boy

    Pyramid Boy

    Name: Louise Gahan
    03 June 2026;

    Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels

    Satoshi Kitamura's Pyramid Boy is a captivating picture book that combines adventure, history, and learning in a way that will appeal to young readers and educators alike. Beautifully illustrated and packed with fascinating facts, this engaging story provides an excellent intr...

  • University of Cambridge: Think Big: The Power of Volcanoes

    University of Cambridge: Think Big: The Power of Volcanoes

    Name: Jacqueline Harris
    02 June 2026;

    Genre: Non Fiction

    This non-fiction text has the added attraction of powerful illustrations and is part of the Nosy Crow/University of Cambridge collaboration called 'Think Big - Surprising Science for Curious Minds'. Each double page spread in the book answers a specific question about volcanoe...

  • Six Weeks: An unforgettable new story from the award-winning author of The Final Year

    Six Weeks: An unforgettable new story from the award-winning author of The Final Year

    Name: Sue Wilsher
    02 June 2026;

    Genre: Poetry

    Alfie Piper now lives with his dad and his wife, Sophie, who have a baby girl, Alice. Alice was born the day before Alfie's mum died and he can't believe that his favourite person in all the world has gone. Full of churning feelings of anger, grief and confusion, Alfie is faced with the six lo...

  • Where the Tide Lines Lead

    Where The Tide Lines Lead

    Name: Beverley Somerset
    02 June 2026;

    Genre: Environment & Nature

    Elio lives in Spain, where his family own a holiday resort. However, business is struggling because, over the past few weeks, seven teenagers have gone missing, vanishing without trace. No one has any idea what is going on and police investigations into the disappearances have come to nothing....