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Name: Sue Wilsher
07 November 2025;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Little Mei and her friend, Tiger, are excited because it is snowing. Tiger has never seen snow before and is so keen to explore that he doesn't notice how cold Mei is getting. When he does, they both head home for a warming bowl of soup and bed. A lovely story, Tiger, It's Snowi...

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Name: Rachel Bolton
07 November 2025;

Genre: Animals

It's difficult not to wish fiction was reality when reading this gorgeous story about a rescued lion cub, snatched from a South African game reserve. The Lion Cub's Secret is the second book in the "White Giraffe" series (although it isn't necessary to have re...

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Name: Lucy Hopkins
07 November 2025;

Genre: Seasonal

Another lovely story to add to your Christmas book collection! This book is all about a little girl and boy who create magic with their Grandad. I love the way the book talks about the magic of Grandad's garden and really focuses on that relationship. When it'...

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Name: Lizi Backhouse
07 November 2025;

Genre: Seasonal

Fans of Charlie and Lola will love this Christmas book! In I am Wishing Every Minute for Christmas, Lola is very impatiently waiting for Christmas so Charlie entertains her with all of the things she can do in the countdown to Christmas - from writing...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
07 November 2025;

Genre: Short reads

Perfect for National Non-Fiction November, Spin a Story offers a wonderful mixture of true tales, riddles, poems, fun facts and jokes with the added enjoyment of a spinner on the cover to help you choose which category - Wonder, Explore, Laugh or Ooh - to select! Spinni...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
06 November 2025;

Genre: Family & Home

Starlings swoop and swirl their way through the stories of five children living in five different countries, linking their experiences as they experience their own journeys, as exciting and demanding as those of the birds soaring above. With its beautifully composed, wa...

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Name: Louisa Farrow
05 November 2025;

Genre: Friends and family

Sophie Anderson conjures up magic by recasting traditional folklore into absorbing stories that feel fresh and modern, yet timeless. This glittering story joins the ranks of beautiful art, music and writing inspired by the Russian fairy tale of the Snow Maiden, or Snegurochka....

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Name: Lucy Hopkins
04 November 2025;

Genre: Early Skills

A lovely wintery story for little readers! This book follows the familiar pattern of Five Little Ducks, but with penguins instead. Young children will definitely enjoy the predictability of how many penguins might be next and the amount they are supposed to find as the countdo...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
03 November 2025;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Brooke is starting a new school, doubly difficult because it is the end of a term and she is neurodiverse. But just as she joinns, the head teacher is murdered and Brooke, along with her new friends from the Neurokind Club at the school, decide to crack the case. As Brooke and her mothe...

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Name: Sara Sumner
03 November 2025;

Genre: Animals

A Reindeer Called Joy is the latest instalment in the Jasmine Green series, perfect for a cosy Christmas read. Jasmine and Tom find themselves caught up in a Reindeer rescue, which leads to a brand new friendship with baby Reindeer, Joy. With the school's Winter Wonderland ext...

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