Books for Babies and Toddlers
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Funny Faces Pat-a-Cake This bright and bold, high-contrast novelty board book stimulates a baby's developing vision as they look at the funny animals, play peek-a-boo, and giggle as they see themselves in the mirror. Babies are able to react and respond to simple patterns ... Download free opening extract |
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Are You Sitting Comfortably? Leigh Hodgkinson March 2016 Book of the Month Leigh Hodgkinson’s picture book is a stylish investigation into how and where to read a book. Goldilocks-like, a young boy tries out a variety of chairs and reading locations. Not one of them suits: ... Download free opening extract |
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A Great Big Cuddle Michael Rosen Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2017 | Joint Winner of the CLiPPA 2016 (CLPE Children’s Poetry Award). Children’s Laureates Chris Riddell and Michael Rosen combine here to create a beautiful collection of ebullient poems for the very young. ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for Young Adults
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How Not to Disappear Clare Furniss Shortlisted for YA Book Prize 2017 | One of our Books of the Year 2016 | Longlisted for the UKLA 2017 Book Award | August 2016 Book of the Month Hattie’s life changes forever when she meets the great aunt ... Download free opening extract |
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The State of Grace Rachael Lucas In a Nutshell: Living with Asperger’s * Dealing with change * New beginnings “Being human is a complicated game”, and that’s certainly the case for fifteen-year-old Grace, the sparkling protagonist of this gorgeously heartfelt and often hilarious novel. Grace is bright and ... Download free opening extract |
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Black Moon L. A. Weatherly March 2017 Book of the Month A fitting and truly fabulous end to the breathtaking Broken Trilogy. It’s 1942, nearly two thousand years after time was reset and war and atomic weapons were banned, yet a terrifying regime is attempting ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 3+ readers
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Sunk! Rob Biddulph March 2017 Book of the Month | No child’s bookshelf is complete without one, and preferably more than one of Rob Biddulph’s joyful, dazzling picture books. Sunk! is a new adventure for Penguin Blue, star of the award-winning Blown Away. ... Download free opening extract |
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Triangle Mac Barnett A Julia Eccleshare Book of the Month March 2017 Brilliant and hilarious, award-winning Jon Klassen and Mac Barnett’s Triangle is the gem of a book. Spare and sophisticated at one and the same time it tells how Triangle plays a ... Download free opening extract |
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The Giant Jumperee Julia Donaldson A new read-aloud classic from internationally bestselling author Julia Donaldson, beautifully brought to life by award-winning illustrator Helen Oxenbury. Lovereading Review to follow. ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 5+ readers
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Many Moons Remi Courgeon A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month March 2017 Beautifully produced to make the most of its clever design, this is a book whose charm lies in its visual simplicity which leaves space for readers to dream their own dreams ... Download free opening extract |
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Revolting Rhymes Roald Dahl Roald Dahl takes on the likes of Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Goldilocks and The Three Little Pigs and brings us a brilliant collection of comic and often gory versions of popular fairy tales. Dahl's Gobblefunk is brought to life ... Download free opening extract |
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Life on Earth: Farm Heather Alexander March 2017 Book of the Month Unless they are regular visitors to the countryside it can be hard for children to connect the milk in the two litre cartons on the supermarket shelves or in their fridge with a cow ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 7+ readers
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Hamish and the Gravity Burp Danny Wallace March 2017 Book of the Month | In a nutshell: original, clever, fast-paced and very, very funny | With no messing about at all, Danny Wallace gets straight into the comedy action in this the third adventure for Hamish ... Download free opening extract |
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Black Cats and Butlers Janine Beacham A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month March 2017 Fun to read, this is a sprightly told tale of murder and trickery with a twisty plot and a cast of unlikely characters led by the smart and determined Rose Raventhorpe. ... Download free opening extract |
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The Clubhouse Mystery Erika McGann In a nutshell: gang of three have hi-jinks in their very own clubhouse | Cass is super-excited when she and her best friends decide to form a secret club, and even happier when they find the perfect place to build ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 9+ readers
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The Wolf Wilder Katherine Rundell Shortlisted for the UKLA 2017 Book Award | One of our Books of the Year 2016 | September 2016 Book of the Month Wolves, wildness and freedom are at the heart of this thrilling story. Wolf wilders are employed to ... Download free opening extract |
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Just Call Me Spaghetti-Hoop Boy Lara Williamson March 2017 Book of the Month A touching and amusing story about belonging and the search for an heroic identity. Adam has always known that he was adopted and it never seemed to matter. After all, he loves his mum ... Download free opening extract |
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Women in Science Rachel Ignotofsky March 2017 Non Fiction Book of the Month | In a nutshell: an inspiring introduction to 50 pioneering women scientists | Hopefully everyone has heard of Marie Curie, Rosalind Franklin and Ada Lovelace, pioneers in science. But what about Grace ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 11+ readers
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My Name is Victoria Lucy Worsley A Julia Eccleshare Book of the Month March 2017 | Revered and deservedly popular as a Queen, Victoria was much less successful or celebrated when she was still a princess. TV historian Lucy Worsley spins a wonderful adventure around the ... Download free opening extract |
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Survivors David Long Winner of the Blue Peter Book Award 2017 - Best Books with Facts In a nutshell: jaw-dropping true stories; survival against the odds | Proof that true stories can be every bit as remarkable as the most fantastic fiction, David Long ... Download free opening extract |
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An Eagle in the Snow Michael Morpurgo Shortlisted for the Children's Book Award 2017 - Books for Younger Readers | November 2016 Book of the Month A ‘what if’ story based on a true life events, full of descriptions of heroism and selflessness: for any good writer ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 13+ readers
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The Monstrous Child Francesca Simon January 2017 Book of the Month | Shortlisted for YA Book Prize 2017 | Shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards, Children's Book category Francesca Simon has chosen a singular heroine for her first novel for teenagers. Hel is Queen of the ... Download free opening extract |
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Anna and the Swallow Man Gavriel Savit Written in spare beautiful prose, this extraordinary story will haunt readers. It begins in Krakow in 1939. Seven-year-old Anna is left to fend for herself when her father fails to collect her at the end of the day. Though Anna ... Download free opening extract |
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Every Hidden Thing Kenneth Oppel March 2017 Book of the Month | In a Nutshell: Romancing the Bones | There’s rivalry, romance and skullduggery galore in this rip-roaring read following two epic expeditions to unearth an extraordinary dinosaur skeleton in the Badlands of early twentieth ... Download free opening extract |
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