Books for Babies and Toddlers
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Not Me! Nicola Killen This is an utterly delightful picture book from a bright new talent found by a publisher who seeks out new talent from the MA Illustration course in Cambridge. The clever interaction of the illustrations with some very simple text make ... Download free opening extract |
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I'm the Best Lucy Cousins Lovely bold illustrations capture Dog’s boundless and boastful enthusiasm. Dog loves his friends; he thinks they are brilliant but he also thinks that he is the best. How Dog’s friends show him how loveable he is, even if he is ... Download free opening extract |
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Charlie and Lola's Clothes Lauren Child Favourite characters Charlie and Lola show off the clothes they love in this attractive, brightly coloured board book. Gloves, socks, bobble hats, a dress and trousers – all are almost touchable in these bold illustrations. ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 3+ readers
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Harry and Hopper Margaret Wild Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2010. Harry and his dog Hopper have done everything together ever since Hopper was a jumpy little puppy. But one day the unthinkable happens and Hopper will never be there again. But Harry is ... Download free opening extract |
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Christian, the Hugging Lion Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell An amazing, heart-warming and true story of how a lion cub grows up as a pet and ends up returned to his real home in the wilds of Kenya. When Ace and John see Christian the lion cub in Harrods, ... Download free opening extract |
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Crocodiles are the Best Animals of All Sean Taylor Shortlisted for Roald Dahl's Funny Prize 2009. This is a real romp of a read with bright humorous illustrations accompanying a rich, rhyming text that children will enjoy reading alone and with their parents, time and time again. Crocodile demonstrates ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 5+ readers
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Horrid Henry and the Football Fiend Francesca Simon A World Cup Selection. A new collection of stories about Horrid Henry and his little brother, Perfect Pete. Henry is as determined as ever to get his own way and will stop at nothing to achieve his ends. Above all, he won’t ... Download free opening extract |
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The Dunderheads Paul Fleischman Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2010. Miss Breakbone is a fearsome teacher: she shouts, she confiscates, she makes kids cry. Until the Dunderheads – an unlikely band of kids, with extraordinary hidden talents, decide to teach Miss Breakbone a ... Download free opening extract |
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Leon and the Place Between Angela Mcallister Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2010. When Leon goes to the magic show, he is the only one who believes. His brothers and sisters are in for a big surprise however: this is no ordinary show and Abdul Kazam ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 7+ readers
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Fantastic Football 2010 Clive Gifford Packed with facts and figures and handsomely produced, Fantastic Football makes perfect pre-World Cup reading. Everything about previous World Cups – who won, who lost, shock results and highlights about the superstars who created the thrilling moments is told in photos, charts and easy ... Download free opening extract |
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The World at Our Feet Football Poems Paul Cookson A terrific little book that’s full of poems about football. Many kids think poems are not for them, but perhaps with football fever in the air, as it is at the moment you can persuade them otherwise. This collection is ... Download free opening extract |
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Not Bad for a Bad Lad Michael 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 ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 9+ readers
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Hazel's Phantasmagoria Leander Deeny This is a stunning first novel, with exceptional quality writing and a uniquely imaginative plot. The author has combined the rich, gifted imagination of Lewis Carroll and Maurice Sendak with the child/adult crossover appeal of Mark Haddon. The plot is ... Download free opening extract |
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Spider Moon: Part of the DFC library Kate Brown The dramatic illustrations of this powerful graphic novel convey the tension of a world in which a prophesy looks horribly likely to come true. The fates have decreed that Bekka’s world will be destroyed by the falling sky which will ... Download free opening extract |
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The Kane Chronicles: The Red Pyramid Rick Riordan Best-selling author Rick Riordan who created Percy Jackson has once again created some non-stop thrilling action in this headlong adventure as the Egyptian past comes alive and threatens two present day children. Carter and Sadie, the children of world famous Egyptologist ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 11+ readers
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Unhooking the Moon Gregory Hughes One absolutely, indisputably MEGA story! This highly recommended title is a beautifully written, utterly original, funny and bittersweet tale about two newly orphaned kids who embark on an epic road trip to New York to find their long lost uncle. ... Download free opening extract |
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The Vanishing of Katharina Linden Helen Grant Shortlisted for the CLIP Carnegie Medai 2010. This debut novel is a great page-turner with an endearing story that's full of rich detail and beautifully written. It has a terrific sense of place. Although the narrator is only 10 years old, ... Download free opening extract |
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The Graveyard Book (illustrated by Chris Riddell) Neil Gaiman Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2010. Spooks galore in this brilliant and fantastic story of life in the graveyard. When Baby Bod escapes a murderer intent on killing his whole family, he is taken in by the graveyard ghosts. ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 14+ readers
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Keeper Mal Peet Reissued to coincide with the World Cup in South Africa in 2010, this is the extraordinary debut novel from multi-award winning author Mal Peet. Set in South America, this compelling adventure is told as an interview between a top sports ... Download free opening extract |
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Paper Towns John Green Award winning author John Green’s fresh-voiced novel is an utterly gripping story that gives a roller-coaster, unputdownable read. Strongly set with all the details of life in high school, at its heart is the powerful relationship between Quentin and Margo, ... Download free opening extract |
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If I Stay Gayle Forman Gripping, heartrending and ultimately life-affirming, If I Stay is a haunting novel about the power of love and loss – a story that won’t quite let you go. It will make you appreciate all that you have, all that you've ... Download free opening extract |
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