Books for Babies and Toddlers
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The Slightly Annoying Elephant David Walliams One of our Books of the Year 2013 - November 2013 Book of the Month Best selling author and TV star David Walliams has a gift for great jokes. There’s a ring at the door and Sam finds an elephant ... Download free opening extract |
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This Rabbit, That Rabbit Jane Porter November 2013 Book of the Month This rabbit, that rabbit...fat rabbit, flat rabbit - this is a book starring two fabulous rabbits. (And an armadillo!). A great way to introduce simple word play to young children to encourage early literacy. ... Download free opening extract |
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Jolly Snow Jane Hissey November 2013 Book of the Month In the classic Old Bear, Jane Hissey’s stunning illustrations of the inhabitants of the toy cupboard are brought to life. Now they are back for a new adventure. This time they are waiting for ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 3+ readers
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Octopus's Garden Ringo Starr November 2013 Book of the Month Based on the lyrics of the world famous Beatles song, this glorious picture book follows five children on a magical journey through the Octopus's garden. The playful Octopus takes them on a wondrous ... Download free opening extract |
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Spaghetti with the Yeti Charlotte Guillain, Adam Guillain Shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2013 - September 2013 Book of the Month George is off on an adventure – to find the yeti and to feed it spaghetti! George travels along a little mountain path and meets ... Download free opening extract |
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Snowflakes Cerrie Burnell Bbeebies presenter Cerrie Burnell gets to the heart of what it feels like to be an outsider in this touching and sensitive story about a little girl adjusting to a new way of life. Newly arrived from the city to ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 5+ readers
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Snug Michael Morpurgo Interest Age 5-8 Reading Age 6 Former Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo has a gift for telling stories about animals and how they touch the lives of children. Snug is Lisa’s cat and always has been as he arrived at the ... Download free opening extract |
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Alice Through the Looking Glass Emma Chichester Clark Lewis Carroll's enduring classic tale, which has enchanted readers of all ages for more than a hundred years, is brought alive for a new generation in this exquisite picture book by the highly-regarded illustrator Emma Chichester Clark. She has carefully ... Download free opening extract |
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Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp Philip Pullman Award-winning Philip Pullman has long treasured this feisty and magical story from The Arabian Nights. When the young Aladdin rubs a dirty old lamp a genie appears and offers the boy three wishes. Riches? Happiness? Excitement? Three wishes should bring ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 7+ readers
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Penny Dreadful and the Horrible Hoo-hah Joanna Nadin More tales of mishap and misadventure from the incorrigible but hilarious Penny Dreadful. This is the 7th title in the Penny Dreadful series and includes three stories in one book. The first, Penny Dreadful is a Magnet for Disaster, was shortlisted ... Download free opening extract |
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Wartman Michael Morpurgo Interest Age 7-12 Reading Age 7 Beautiful new edition of a bestselling title from household name Michael Morpurgo. Dilly has a wart. He’d rather have broken his leg or been ill but no he had to get a wart! Follow ... Download free opening extract |
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The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett One of the best loved stories in children’s literature, The Secret Garden brings nature alive in the story of how Mary Lennox, a lonely, unhappy and spoilt child is transformed by finding her way into a hidden garden. Brought to ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 9+ readers
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Lost Journals of Benjamin Tooth MacKenzie Crook November 2013 Book of the Month An 11 year old self-declared scientist, botanist and genius, Benjamin Tooth keeps a journal in which he records all that his does. These include his strange inventions, some of which will not seem so ... Download free opening extract |
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The Ransom of Dond Siobhan Dowd November 2013 Mega Book of the Month Suffused with all that is best in story-telling traditions, this poignant story with a pleasing twist in its telling is perfectly and briefly told by the late, award-winning Siobhan Dowd and perfectly complemented ... 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 |
Featured Books for 11+ readers
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The Boy on the Porch Sharon Creech November 2013 Book of the Month Award-winning Sharon Creech has an exceptional ability to write tenderly. In this touching modern fairy story she captures the rewards of love freely given to children. When John and Marta find a little boy ... Download free opening extract |
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Why Can't I Tickle Myself? Gemma Elwin Harris, Bear Grylls, Miranda Hart, Sir David Attenborough Children have a knack of asking great, but challenging, questions: How far away is space? Why can't I tickle myself? What makes me? But how are we supposed to answer them? Imagine if we could turn to a leading expert ... Download free opening extract |
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War Horse Michael Morpurgo BOOK OF THE DAY - 1st NOVEMBER Michael Morpurgo’s tender story of Joey, a brave hearted farm horse who finds himself caught up in the horrors of war, cleverly conveys both the violence and the occasional compassion, which occurs during ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 14+ readers
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When the Guns Fall Silent James Riordan In an excellent time-slip story, James Riordan brings the action and tragedy of the First World War vividly to life. Jack’s grandfather is a war hero with medals to prove it. But he will never talk about what he did ... Download free opening extract |
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The Isobel Journal: Just a Northern Girl from Where Nothing Really Happens Isobel Harrop November 2013 Debut of the Month Readers will empathise with this witty and honest journal of a girl getting to grips with impending adulthood. You'll find mini novels within the whole interspersed with sketches, photos and captions. It is a ... Download free opening extract |
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The Midnight Dress Karen Foxlee The Midnight Dress weaves a mesmerising story of love, loss and longing to the very last page. Full of anger and tension and yet this is a novel to sit down with and admire the lyrical storytelling but prepare yourself ... Download free opening extract |
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