Books for Babies and Toddlers

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 Hullabaloo Hullabaloo Gordon Volke A wonderfully humorous picture storybook that kids will have great fun joining in with the animals. From a donkey called Drew, to hopping bunnies with grass to chew, this rowdy group of animals at the zoo are making a hullabaloo! ... Download free opening extract
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 Pandamonium Pandamonium Dan Crisp Fantastic illustrations and humorous text follw the antics of the escaped zoo animals as they cause pandamonium.  Children will delight in watching the zoo keeper sleep as the animals around him cause pandamonium! Fantastic illustrations by award-winning artist Mark Chambers ... Download free opening extract
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 Tabby McTat Picturebook and CD Tabby McTat Picturebook and CD Julia Donaldson The best-selling author and illustrator team of the Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler have created a heart-warming story about loyalty and friendship. When Tabby McTat the busker’s cat gets separated from the busker he begins a new life on ... Download free opening extract

Featured Books for 3+ readers

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 The Three Little Pirates (Early Reader) The Three Little Pirates (Early Reader) Georgie Adams Meet Trixy, Tammy and Trig, three little girl pirates who have a big adventure!  A delightful splash of ocean fun and adventure. Perfect for reading aloud or for children to enjoy alone, with lots of bright funny pictures, maps to ... Download free opening extract
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 The Boy Who Hated Toothbrushes The Boy Who Hated Toothbrushes Zehra Hicks Billy hates toothbrushes. He’s tried all kinds but refuses to use any of them! But then he loses a tooth and the tooth fairy leaves him something to make sure the rest of his teeth are never so dirty! How ... Download free opening extract
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 Gorilla Gorilla Anthony Browne Greenaway winner in 1983.Wonderfully inventive story and almost tear-jerking at times but with a happy ending.  The illustrations are both detailed and colourful and children will delight in them. I’m sure for some parents it really touches a nerve as ... Download free opening extract

Featured Books for 5+ readers

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 The Diary of a Killer Cat The Diary of a Killer Cat Anne Fine A cat’s eye view of the world is not exactly the same as a humans! Tuffy’s got no problems with the trail of delicious victims he brings into the house. A bird, a mouse – they are both delicious. In ... Download free opening extract
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 The Parent Swap Shop The Parent Swap Shop Francesca Simon A brand new story perfect for early readers particularly those who are sick and tired of being told what to do!  Nag nag nag. Why can't she have the kind of parents that let her eat sweets all day? Or ... Download free opening extract
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 Funnybones Funnybones Allan Ahlberg Three white-boned skeletons have a great night out when they set forth with the express intention to “frighten somebody”. Big skeleton, little skeleton and dog skeleton live in the dark, dark cellar of a dark, dark house on a dark, ... Download free opening extract

Featured Books for 7+ readers

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 One Dog and His Boy One Dog and His Boy Eva Ibbotson Award winning Eva Ibbotson’s poignant and beautiful last book celebrates a boy’s passion for a dog. All Hal has ever wanted is a dog but his parents refuse to contemplate the idea. A dog would mess up their beautiful house ... Download free opening extract
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 Too Much Trouble Too Much Trouble Tom Avery This prize-winning story will grab readers’ attention from the opening moments and hold them spell-bound from then on. When Emmanuel and Prince are sent to England to live with their uncle, Emmanuel is put in charge. But, when you are ... Download free opening extract
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 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney The 1st in the brilliant Wimpy Kid series that has taken the US, and now the UK by storm. The illustrations and story hillariously chart Greg's life at a new school. It's not essential to read the books in order but ... Download free opening extract

Featured Books for 9+ readers

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 Sophie and the Shadow Woods : The Goblin King Sophie and the Shadow Woods : The Goblin King Linda Chapman, Lee Weatherly Exciting new six book character-led series for 7+ girls who love adventure! Very few people ever enter the Shadow Woods, for these woods are like no others. Hidden deep within them is the Gateway to the Shadow Realm, a dark ... Download free opening extract
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 Sky Hawk Sky Hawk Gill Lewis Rich in atmosphere and full of heart, Sky Hawk is an intense and touching story of how protecting a rare bird forges a deep and special friendship between two children. The osprey is Iona’s secret but she trusts Callum to ... Download free opening extract
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 Penny Dreadful is a Magnet for Disaster Penny Dreadful is a Magnet for Disaster Joanna Nadin A bundle of awfulness! Penny Dreadful (not her real name) has an unfortunate habit of creating mayhem wherever she goes and whatever she does! Penny has some really brilliant ideas. The only trouble is, they often seem to go horribly ... Download free opening extract

Featured Books for 11+ readers

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 A Monster Calls A Monster Calls Siobhan Dowd, Patrick Ness MEGA BOOK OF THE MONTH.... Prize-winning Patrick Ness displays brilliant new skills of sensitivity in this hauntingly touching story of how a boy deals with the looming threat of his mother’s death from cancer. Haunted by a monster in his dreams, ... Download free opening extract
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 The Taming of Lilah May The Taming of Lilah May Vanessa Curtis This cleverly written novel is told with sensitivity and humour and introduces a new anti-heroine in Lilah May.  Clever and sassy Lilah is finding is hard to keep her anger under control but it's only been like this since her ... Download free opening extract
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 Six Days Six Days Philip Webb Enter a fantastic contest to appear in Philip Webb's next book.  Each copy of Six Days is printed with its own unique 5-digit code.  Children can enter their unique code and email address and smartphone users can go direct to ... Download free opening extract

Featured Books for 14+ readers

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 Forgotten Forgotten Cat Patrick  A teen story with a difference, London Lane seems like any normal high school student except that she can’t remember the past – her brain is wiped clean at 4.33 every day – and worse, she can see what is going to ... Download free opening extract
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 Starcrossed Starcrossed Josephine Angelini Destiny brought them together. The Gods will keep them apart. This is the book of the summer to get love-struck by! 'a gorgeous, haunting saga that completely swept me away.  OMGods, I can't wait to read more' - Lauren Kate, author ... Download free opening extract
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 Life An Exploded Diagram Life An Exploded Diagram Mal Peet This is a brilliant coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of the Cold War and events leading up to the Cuban Missile Crisis.  The story is told in flashback by Clem when he is living and working in New York ... Download free opening extract