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  • The Virtue Season

    The Virtue Season

    Name: Rachel Bolton
    14 July 2024;

    Genre: Dystopian

    The Virtue Season is a story about survival, about injustice and about the pressure society can put on friendships.  18-year-old Manon has spent her life waiting for the moment for her turn in the virtue season. A process that will pair her with a suitable genetic mate. Her fe...

  • Wigglesbottom Primary: Break-Time Bunnies

    Wigglesbottom Primary:Break-time Bunnies!

    Name: Sara Age 7
    14 July 2024;

    Genre: School Stories

    This book is really funny.  I like all the books of Wigglesbottom Primary that you make - please continue making these books. I'm looking forward to seeing a new book of your versions come out. 

  • A Cedric and Boo Book: Two Birthdays

    A Cedric & Boo Book : Two Birthdays

    Name: Jemma Jeffrey
    14 July 2024;

    Genre: Friends and family

    At the beginning of this simple, charming picture book, we are introduced to two best friends; Cedric the crocodile and Boo the elephant. The story starts with Boo's birthday. He has a wonderful day filled with friendship and ice-cream. Cedric gives him a lovely hand-made gift and Boo is delig...

  • The Mermaid Moon

    The Mermaid Moon

    Name: Jemma Jeffrey
    14 July 2024;

    Genre: Friends and family

    This book is magical! The Mermaid Moon follows an exciting time in two friends' lives; a time when moon magic allows for sea creatures to swim through the air and enter the human world. For Molly, and her mermaid best friend Merrin, this gives them an opportunity to be togethe...

  • Lola and Larch Save the Sunshine Spell

    Lola and Larch Save the Sunshine Spell

    Name: Jemma Jeffrey
    14 July 2024;

    Genre: Magical Realism

    This book is exactly the type that would catch my daughter's eye on a shelf in the bookshop, with its beautiful front cover depicting Lola (the human) and Larch (the cheeky green fairy) and pink foil highlights. Having hugely enjoyed the first book in this series, my we have been waiting eager...

  • Pavlo Gets the Grumps

    Pavlo Gets the Grumps

    Name: Jemma Jeffrey
    14 July 2024;

    Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing

    Pavlo is a cat who feels a bit down in the dumps. He does not want to do anything his mum suggests; he says 'no' to the park, 'no' to swimming and even 'no' to the cinema. His reasons for saying no are very child-like, I am sure my own daughter has complained the sandpit is too sandy before! B...

  • Pip and Posy: Summer Games: TV tie-in picture book

    Pip and Posy: Summer Games

    Name: Jessica Bunney
    14 July 2024;

    Genre: Friends and family

    Your child may already know the famous mouse and rabbit, Pip and Posy, from the popular tv series which focuses on the wonderful world of play and friendship. Nosy Crow brings us the same fun in the form of a book titled Pip and Posy: Summer Games.  In this book, we exp...

  • I Wish You Would: the summer's swooniest YA romance

    I Wish You Would

    Name: Morgan Harkin
    13 July 2024;

    Genre: Romance & Relationships

    A drama-filled love story is only just beginning when seven private confessions are scattered across the beach with secrets threatening to tear everyone apart; best friends, acquaintances.... lovers. For Natalia and Ethan, the senior sunrise - a key moment of the summer representing the...

  • The Houdini Inheritance

    The Houdini Inheritance

    Name: Rachel Bolton
    12 July 2024;

    Genre: Historical Fiction

    I absolutely loved The Houdini Inheritance! What's not to like in a book that has magic, adventure, and trans-Atlantic travel? It's 1926 and Glory and her best friend Dennis are enthralled by the infamous escape artist, Harry Houdini. When his show comes to their hometo...

  • Back of the Net

    Back of the Net

    Name: Ruth Cornish
    12 July 2024;

    Genre: Bullying

    Back of the Net is a joyous book which, ultimately, celebrates the value of true friendship. Eva, the main character, is a skilled football player who is forced to change schools due to her father's job but this has advantages for her too, as it means she can escape the bullie...