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The Map of Me
Name: Sue Wilsher
19 January 2026;Genre: Family & Home
When a little girl moves home, everything feels strange and unfamiliar. With her mother's help, she creates a map of the new area, but some important things are still missing so she makes the map bigger. Soon, her new friends get involved, making everyone feel closer and more connected and, ev...
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The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar
Name: Clare Wilkins
19 January 2026;Genre: LBGTQ+
Riven with self-doubt, anger and Catholic guilt, Cesar finds it impossible to deal with his feelings for ex-boyfriend Jamal whilst still holding close to his family's ideals. Throw in being bipolar and bisexual, and life seems impossibly complicated. In an effort to get a hold on his fr...
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Gaslit
Name: Sue Wilsher
19 January 2026;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
When a migraine cancels Ella's New Year's Eve plans, she agrees to babysit for her younger cousin, Joey. Arriving at her aunt's house, she is horrified to find the family unconscious and strives to save them. An investigation discovers that there had been a gas leak, leading to the death of he...
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Hello, Sleep!: Turn the wheel and become a bedtime superstar!
Name: Sue Wilsher
16 January 2026;Genre: Baby & Toddler Books
Hello, Sleep! is an interactive story which is perfect for setting up a bedtime routine. From tidying away toys to turning the lights out, the book shows reassuring, familiar activities with the added fun of wheels to turn. Toys move into the toy box, water squirts in the bath...
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Clem Fatale Has Been Upstaged
Name: Jane
16 January 2026;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Much like the previous book featuring young female sleuth Clem Fatale, this one is a helter-skelter, sometimes farcical, always entertaining, page-turner set in 1950s London. Apart from the famous London Palladium where the Wade sisters are due to perform, and the Ritz frequen...
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Postman Planet: The hilarious, high-energy new young fiction series for kids!: Volume 1
Name: Tina Derry
16 January 2026;Genre: Funny Stories
If your New Year's resolution was to read more great books then look no further; Postman Planet is here! Award-winning author Ben Davis comes up trumps again with this hilarious story about Postman Planet and his trusty companion, Stamp, the half-robot, previously frozen helpmate that every he...
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The Home that Love Built
Name: Linda Canning
15 January 2026;Genre: Family & Home
The Home That Love Built is an absolute joy. I loved it from start to finish. The prose is beautiful and lyrical, almost poetic, with a gentle rhythm and repetition that makes it a pleasure to read aloud. It feels carefully crafted, comforting, and deep...
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Animagicals: Mia's Tiger
Name: Amanda Shipton
15 January 2026;Genre: Adventure
Mia's Tiger is the first in the amazing Animalgicals series by Paula Harrison. This is the perfect choice for any child who loves, animals, nature and adventure. Most would dream of the opportunity to change into an animal but the one of the p...
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Poo! What? Where?: The number ONE book about all things number TWO
Name: Michelle Bailey
15 January 2026;Genre: Non Fiction
Poo! What? Where? written by Mike Rampton and illustrated by Gareth Conway is our new favourite poo-related picture book. When I saw it had poo in the title, I just knew that it was going to be a popular choice in my household. In fact, it was so popular that we sat and read t...
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Tractors in Space
Name: Linda Canning
14 January 2026;Genre: Adventure
I read Tractors in Space with my three-year-old daughter, and although the story is slightly above her current level, it's a fantastic pick for any young space enthusiast or tractor fan. The illustrations are vivid and full of energy - some pages even have a comic-book feel wi...
