Books for Babies and Toddlers
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Blue Penguin Petr Horacek November 2015 Book of the Month There are some breathtakingly beautiful illustrations in Petr Horacek’s new picture book, and a story to bring a lump to the throat. Blue Penguin does the same things that the other penguins do but, ... Download free opening extract |
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll This beautiful board is the perfect first introduction to Alice. Babies and toddlers will love the playful and quirky characters Alison Jay brings to life with her own unique perspective whilst encapsulating the zany other-worldness of Carroll's novel. ... Download free opening extract |
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Good Night Like This Mary Murphy As every parent knows, a good ‘night night, snuggle down’ book is invaluable, and Good Night Like This is a particularly lovely take on the theme. It’s night-time and the baby animals are being tucked into bed, half page flaps ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for Young Adults
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Monster C.J. Skuse October 2015 Book of the Month In an isolated boarding school, a group of girls settle in for the holidays. Everyone else has gone home and there are rivalries and animosity between them – this definitely isn’t going to be ... Download free opening extract |
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Lady Helen The Dark Days Club Alison Goodman This first novel in a trilogy of deliciously dark, supernatural page-turners set in Regency England is packed with passion, period detail and devastating demons. London, 1812, and sharp-minded, strong-spirited Lady Helen Wrexhall is about to be presented to Queen Charlotte. Her ... Download free opening extract |
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Fans of the Impossible Life Kate Skelsa September 2015 Debut of the Month **PLEASE NOTE this title is now classified as an ADULT title due to the content** Told through the eyes of three utterly unforgettable characters, this is a bold and poignant Young Adult debut about ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 3+ readers
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Robin's Winter Song Suzanne Barton November 2015 Julia Eccleshare's Book of the Month Beautifully illustrated, this buoyant and cheerful story captures Robin’s delight as the new season arrives! There’s a chill in the air and all of Robin’s friends are flying away to somewhere warmer. ... Download free opening extract |
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Is There a Dog in This Book? Viviane Schwarz Shortlisted for Children’s Book Award 2016, Books for Younger Children category With an irresistible story that directly involves the reader, this book's clever design and bright, gestural illustrations make for a LOT of fun for cat (and dog) lovers! It ... Download free opening extract |
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The Cat, the Dog, Little Red, the Exploding Eggs, the Wolf and Grandma's Wardrobe Christyan Fox, Diane Fox November 2014 Book of the Month A deliciously funny version of the familiar story of Little Red Riding Hood. Cat tries to read Little Red Riding Hood, one of his most-favourite stories, to his friend Dog. But Dog is a ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 5+ readers
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Too Many Toys! Heidi Deedman How many toys is too many? It’s a question that’s bothers Lulu. She has had her teddy Jupiter since she was a baby and loves him very much, but as she grows up, she’s given more, and more, and more ... Download free opening extract |
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Tom's Sunflower Hilary Robinson Written and illustrated with warmth, humour and sensitivity, this excellent book, part of the Copper Tree Class series, tackles the subject of family break-up. Hana is confused and upset because her parents are going to live separately, and all the ... Download free opening extract |
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Wendel and the Robots Chris Riddell Crazy inventions, mad robots and a stupendous battle! Wendel and the Robots is a very funny adventure full of crazy inventions and magnificent robots from award-winning author and illustrator Chris Riddell - with a subtle environmental message. Available in mini ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 7+ readers
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Clare and Her Captain Michael Morpurgo A Reader Review Panel Pick of the Year 2015 -November 2015 Julia Eccleshare's Book of the Month Award-winning Michael Morpurgo is always at his best when writing about the countryside and the animals in it. Here, in a story inspired by ... Download free opening extract |
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The Adventures of Miss Petitfour Anne Michaels A Reader Review Panel Pick of the Year 2015 - November 2015 Debut of the Month There is something quite wonderful about indulging in your favourite cake, beautifully decorated with sweet delectable icing. Well the same can be said for ... Download free opening extract |
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Not Bad for a Bad Lad Michael, M. B. E. Morpurgo This wonderful story was inspired by a conversation that Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman had about a prison at Hollesley Bay in Suffolk that Michael Foreman remembered from growing up nearby. Into this Michael Morpurgo weaves his story of how ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 9+ readers
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The What on Earth? Wallbook Timeline of Nature Christopher Lloyd, Patrick Skipworth November 2015 Book of the Month The most innovative approach to non-fiction since Horrible Histories, the What On Earth Wallbooks present information in a way guaranteed to inspire children’s curiosity and to stimulate real enthusiasm for learning. Each one contains ... Download free opening extract |
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Old School (Diary of a Wimpy Kid book 10) Jeff KinneyNovember 2015 Book of the Month Old School is number ten in the multi-million-selling Wimpy Kid series and author Jeff Kinney is on very good form. The generation gap is something of a theme in this episode: Greg doesn’t understand ... Download free opening extract |
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The Fish Detective Chris O'Dowd, Nick Vincent Murphy November 2015 Book of the Month Here we have another episode in the life of hapless eleven-year-old Martin Moone, related by his imaginary best-friend and sidekick Sean Murphy in as fine a free-fall stream-of-consciousness narrative as you could hope for, ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 11+ readers
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Island Nicky Singer Island is a powerful and vivid new story from Nicky Singer, the prize-winning author of Feather Boy. London teenager Cameron is cast away on an uninhabited island in the Arctic with his scientist mother Pascale, who seems more interested in ... Download free opening extract |
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Young Bond: Shoot to Kill Steve Cole November 2015 Book of the Month Steve Cole steps into Ian Fleming’s, and latterly Charlie Higson’s shoes in this brand new adventure for the young James Bond, and finds them a very good fit. This is a clever piece of ... Download free opening extract |
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Five Children on the Western Front Kate Saunders Shortlisted for the 2015 Guardian Children's Book prize - One of our Books of the Year 2014 - October 2014 Book of the Month - Winner of the Costa Children's Book Award 2014 Witty, tender and full of insights ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 13+ readers
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The Lie Tree Frances Hardinge Andrea Reeces's Pick of the Year 2015 - Shortlisted for the 2015 Guardian Children's Book prize - Julia Eccleshare's Pick of the Month, May 2015 Award-winning Frances Hardinge is spellbinding is this hugely entertaining and dramatic Victorian thriller. When Faith’s father ... Download free opening extract |
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The Devil's Angel Kevin Brooks February 2015 Book of the Month - Interest Age Teen Reading Age 8 Award-winning Kevin Brooks tells a gripping and thoughtful story about the irresistible appeal of a dangerous friendship. Jack is cruising along in year 10; not part of ... Download free opening extract |
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A Song for Ella Grey David Almond Winner of the 2015 Guardian Children's Book prize -Winner of the 2015 Peters Book of the Year 'Teen Fiction' Award Award-winning David Almond is at his lyrical best in this eloquent, tender and ultimately devastating contemporary teenage love story ... Download free opening extract |
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