Books for Babies and Toddlers
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Again! Emily Gravett Prize-winning Emily Gravett has hit the jackpot again with a brilliant and original picture book that will delight adults as much as children. Everyone knows that the best bedtime stories can be read again and again and again... But sometimes, ... Download free opening extract |
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Oh No, George! Chris Haughton Shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2012. Chris Haughton's distinctive artwork perfectly accompanies the innocent charm of affable George, a dog trying to be good - with hilarious results! This is the second picture book from rapidly rising star ... Download free opening extract |
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Spooky Spooky Spooky Cathy Maclennan Explore what spooky goings-on there are in the dead of night. Wacky and wonderful, it’s a fabulous read-aloud tale to share again and again particularly if it’s Halloween! You’ll meet velvety bats and howling cats and not forgetting the bug-eyed ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 3+ readers
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Pirates Love Underpants Claire Freedman ‘Pants ahoy!’ in this hilarious new adventure by the best-selling author /illustrator duo of Aliens Love Underpants. Armed with a map, the pirate captain and his crew are off to search for the elusive Pants of Gold which are known ... Download free opening extract |
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This is Not My Hat Jon Klassen Best-selling illustrator Jon Klassen follows up his successful I Want My Hat Back in this witty, almost wordless picture book about a tiny fish who steals a hat from a very big fish – and hopes to get away with ... Download free opening extract |
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The Journey Home Frann Preston-Gannon A thought-provoking story with a powerful message about conservation from an award-winning, rising illustrator and literary star. It is the first book by the first-ever UK recipient of the amazing 'Sendak Fellowship' and created with input from the great Maurice ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 5+ readers
Featured Books for 7+ readers
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The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas David Almond Award-winning David Almond tells a deliciously funny and refreshingly original story of Stanley, a boy who takes off on a journey of enlightenment and discovery after his uncle, whom he lives with, goes distinctly barmy and turns his home upside ... Download free opening extract |
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Operation Bunny Sally Gardner A brand new quirky detective series called WINGS & Co. brimming with humour, mystery and magic by million-copy selling author Sally Gardner and illustrated by David Roberts. Operation Bunny is the first case for the Fairy Detective Agency and with ... Download free opening extract |
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Who Could That be at This Hour? Lemony Snicket Bestselling Lemony Snicket’s fast-talking writing is brilliantly on display in this wise cracking detective story which is full of references to the great detective writers of the past. Thirteen year Snicket is apprenticed to S. Theodora Markson, a second rate ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 9+ readers
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Witches at War!: The Wild Winter Martin Howard The third and much anticipated final instalment in the highly-praised Witches at War! series. Hilarious fun for children aged 8+ and brilliant for parents and children to read together. There are stunning illustrations throughout in this beautifully produced small hardback ... Download free opening extract |
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The Great Unexpected Sharon Creech This is a stunning and unexpected tale in which curious things happen to strange and magical people and creatures. It's a story that will stay with you long after you've finished it and one that you will be drawn back ... Download free opening extract |
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Constable and Toop Gareth P. Jones Funny, gruesome and scary, with the great setting of a funeral parlour, this is an action packed adventure full of the darker and dirtier details of life in Victorian London. Sam’s father buries the dead which maybe why they find ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 11+ readers
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Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron Neil Gaiman, Holly Black, Garth Nix A sizzling collection of witch tales from some of the best writers from around the world, this anthology looks at all kinds of witches – cruel, kind, funny, dour – and the paraphernalia of their profession. What all trusting readers ... Download free opening extract |
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Eleven Eleven Paul Dowswell A powerful combination of historic detail, timeless narrative and action-packed plot. The author places three teenagers, one American, one British and the other German at the centre of the story in the lead up to the 11th day of the ... Download free opening extract |
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Oblivion Anthony Horowitz Best-selling Anthony Horowitz gives his eager fans a roller coaster ride in this thrilling addition to his supernatural Power of Five sequence of stories. Time has moved on, the Five have been separated and the world is now broken possibly ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 14+ readers
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Jepp, Who Defied the Stars Katherine Marsh Thrilling, romantic and in turns heart-warming and heartbreaking, Jepp is a highly original and unforgettable story about one young mans struggle to escape his destiny. Based on the real 17th century historical figure, Jepp's story includes violence, love, astrology, and ... Download free opening extract |
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Maggot Moon Sally Gardner September 2012 Book of the Month. Sally Gardner tells a story that is rich in drama and ideas as Standish Treadwell, an unlikely hero, takes on the vicious forces of the repressive motherland in a novel set in a bleak ... Download free opening extract |
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Zom-B Darren Shan The exciting new series from the master of teen horror. Zom-B is a radical new series about a zombie apocalypse, told in the first person by one of its victims. The series combines classic Shan action with a fiendishly twisting ... Download free opening extract |
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