Books for Babies and Toddlers
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I Need a Wee! Sue Hendra Sure to appeal to toddlers and very young children given Alan the Bear has the same problem that many young children also have. That of having too many other exciting things to do even when they need a wee! A ... Download free opening extract |
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Missing Jack Rebecca Elliott Jack is just a lovely cat: not snooty, like some; never angry; fun to play with! As Jack gets older though, it’s like he’s fading away. When Jack dies, his family have a little funeral for him, and – after ... Download free opening extract |
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What's Your Favourite Animal? Eric Carle March 2015 Book of the Month Eric Carle, the world-famous creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, loves animals – especially cats. His cat Fiffi is the first favourite animal followed by Peter McCarty’s great big Bunny and Rosemary Wells rather ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for Young Adults
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The Alex Crow Andrew Smith March 2015 Book of the Month Andrew Smith’s novel Grasshopper Jungle, a wild and totally original adventure about giant killer bugs terrorizing a small US town, is on the longlist for the Carnegie Medal. Here again he puts adolescent boys ... Download free opening extract |
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Under My Skin James Dawson ****James Dawson is appearing alongside fellow YA authors, Non Pratt, Patrick Ness and Malorie Blackman in a special event at Hay Fever, sponsored by Lovereading4kids! An unmissable line-up of YA talent for your delectation. In this session, guaranteed to be lively ... Download free opening extract |
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I'll Give You the Sun Jandy Nelson A rollercoaster story that will pick all readers up and sweep them along in a story that is romantic, tragic, funny and profound. Twins Noah and Jude live their lives in the shadow of each other. They are very different ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 3+ readers
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Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise Sean Taylor March 15 Book of the Month Hoot Owl flies through the midnight air quick as a shooting star, wingtip pointing like some kind of avian superhero. When he spots a tasty rabbit he prepares to gobble it up by slipping ... Download free opening extract |
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Robot Rumpus Sean Taylor Winner of the Scottish Book Awards 2015, 3-7 age category A brilliant bedtime romp! When Mum and Dad hand over the babysitting to a bunch of robots they have no idea just how much chaos will follow. All starts well ... Download free opening extract |
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Hogs Hate Hugs! Tiziana Bendall-Brunello Can Little Hog avoid all the hugs that everyone wants to give him? And does he really want to?? As the smallest and most huggable creature in the forest, Little Hog gets Big Hugs, Slow Hugs, Hopping-Quick Hugs and sometimes, ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 5+ readers
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The Sheep in Wolf's Clothing Bob Hartman Bored with life as a sheep – and especially bored with the food on offer - Little Sheep makes a bold but very, very foolish decision that being a wolf would be more fun. But, when she is invited home ... Download free opening extract |
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Creaturepedia Adrienne Barman March 2015 Book of the Month - Chosen as one of the Top Ten Best New Books for Children 2015 by Andrea Reece Beautifully illustrated, this is an original and entertaining introduction to the curious facts about 600 iconic and ... Download free opening extract |
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A Walk in Paris Salvatore Rubbino Illustrator Salvatore Rubbino brings Paris alive in this brilliant sequel to A Walk in New York and A Walk in London. A young girl and her grandfather set out to explore Paris. There is so much to look at and ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 7+ readers
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Wigglesbottom Primary: The Toilet Ghost Pamela Butchart Welcome to Wigglesbottom Primary and the first book in what should become a very popular series for new readers. There are three stories here, each one describing the kind of event that all primary school children will be familiar with, ... Download free opening extract |
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Sedric and the Great Pig Rescue Angie Morgan March 2015 Debut of the Month The Dark Ages – ‘the bit of history that was left behind after the Romans left’ according to the author – provides the setting for a story of resourceful peasants up against villainous greedy ... Download free opening extract |
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Ultimate Explorer Guide for Kids Justin Miles March 15 Non-Fiction Book of the Month There’s a huge amount of information, and inspiration, contained in this rucksack-pocket-sized guide. Author and real-life explorer Justin Miles covers all the basics, including essential kit and how to pack it, and the ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 9+ readers
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The Nowhere Emporium Ross MacKenzie This sparkling fantasy adventure is a glorious hymn to the powers of the imagination. Young Daniel Holmes first stumbles into the Nowhere Emporium as he’s running from a couple of the bullies from the children’s home where he lives. He’s ... Download free opening extract |
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Haunters Thomas Taylor The dead and the living exist side by side in this thrilling time-travelling adventure. In David's recurrent dream, Eddie seems real and it seems like he's got something to tell David. That's scary enough but then David gets picked up ... Download free opening extract |
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The Honest Truth Dan Gemeinhart March 2015 Debut of the Month Thirteen year old Mark is running away from home. He’s taking his dog Beau with him, and is heading for Mount Rainier. He’s prepared really well, no-one and nothing – certainly not the cancer that ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 11+ readers
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Apple and Rain Sarah Crossan Shortlisted for the 2015 CILIP Carnegie Medal Apple is sure that one day her mother will return. And when that happens she is sure that everything in her life will be good again. But when Mum does return, Apple finds that what ... Download free opening extract |
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All That Glitters Holly Smale ****Holly Smale is appearing alongside Arabella Weir in a special event at Hay Fever, sponsored by Lovereading4kids! Holly Smale, creator of the award-winning and bestselling Geek Girl books, talks about All That Glitters, the latest in the series starring accident-prone ... Download free opening extract |
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The Haunting of Sunshine Girl Paige McKenzie, Alyssa B. Sheinmel Sunshine has just turned sixteen when she and her mum leave Texas for a new home in rainy Washington. They’ve not even been there one night before something creepy makes its presence felt, to Paige at least. We the reader ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 13+ readers
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The Glory Lauren St. John March 2015 Book of the Month For a businessman Jonas B. Ellington is a romantic. That’s why, inspired by tales of the Old West, he comes up with the idea of The Glory, an endurance race for rider and horse ... Download free opening extract |
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Tinder Sally Gardner Shortlisted for the 2015 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal - Shortlisted for the 2015 CILIP Carnegie Medal Award-winning Sally Gardner tells a gripping, bloody and bold story drawing on the traditions of fairy stories of all kinds and especially Hans Christian Andersen’s The ... Download free opening extract |
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Buffalo Soldier Tanya Landman Shortlisted for the 2015 CILIP Carnegie Medal What does freedom really mean? Tanya Landman pushes back against all kinds of prejudice in this action-packed, emotionally rich and vividly told story about one girl’s struggle to find out. When Charley is freed from ... Download free opening extract |
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