Books for Babies and Toddlers

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Axel Scheffler's Flip Flap Safari Axel Scheffler's Flip Flap Safari Axel Scheffler August 2014 Book of the Month A very silly but absolutely compelling book that will charm the whole family and in particular young toddlers as they flip and flap the pages to their hearts content and create two animals into ... Download free opening extract
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The Mouse Who Ate the Moon The Mouse Who Ate the Moon Petr Horacek A stunning and thought-provoking picture book with some clever use of cut outs and a flap. Little Mouse looks at the lovely round yellow moon and thinks how much she would love a slice of it for herself. Stepping out ... Download free opening extract
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Peck Peck Peck Peck Peck Peck Lucy Cousins Brilliant Lucy Cousins has created a fabulous new book which is full of holes! The young woodpecker is taught to peck by its father. The only trouble is…once it has learnt to peck a hole, it just can’t stop! There ... Download free opening extract

Featured Books for 3+ readers

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The Dinosaurs are Having a Party! The Dinosaurs are Having a Party! Gareth P. Jones August 2014 Book of the Month  A rip-roaring dinosaur romp from a Blue Peter Book of the Year winner teamed up with the inimitable Garry Parsons, winner of the Red House Children's Book Award. ... Download free opening extract
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Frances Dean Who Loved to Dance and Dance Frances Dean Who Loved to Dance and Dance Birgitta Sif From a truly special new voice in picture books, the award-winning author-illustrator of Oliver comes a heart-warming story about finding strength in your friends, overcoming your fears and following your dreams! It glows from the inside out and is also ... Download free opening extract
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Quest Quest Aaron Becker This is a stunning adventure, the second in the luminous wordless trilogy by Aaron Becker, that began with his stunning debut Journey, takes readers further into the realms of the imagination and beyond. All who explore each page will be ... Download free opening extract

Featured Books for 5+ readers

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Squishy Mcfluff: and the Supermarket Sweep! Squishy Mcfluff: and the Supermarket Sweep! Pip Jones August 2014 Book of the Month A second helping of deliciously funny adventures for Ava and her invisible cat Squishy McFluff. Ava is not looking forward to a trip to the supermarket with her mum as shopping is no fun. But ... Download free opening extract
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Twit Twit Stephen Cole Poor little Twit is always having mean tricks played on him by his big brothers, Boggle, Bumf and Baffle.  One trick too far and Twit is left stuck in a hole where Norma the vole comes to is rescue.  The ... Download free opening extract
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The Pirates' Picnic The Pirates' Picnic Angela Mcallister Join Jim on a pirates' picnic in this brand-new blue Early Reader by Kate Greenaway Medal-shortlisted author, Angela McAllister. Life is a bit glum on the bad ship Skullywag.  Jim the cabin boy wants to cheer up the crew. So he ... Download free opening extract

Featured Books for 7+ readers

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Henry Hunter and the Beast of Snagov Henry Hunter and the Beast of Snagov John Matthews August 2014 Book of the Month Henry Hunter is a most unusual boy – even among the boys at St Grimbold’s School. He has a private jet and an appetite for finding things that possibly comes from living up to his ... Download free opening extract
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Buckle and Squash and the Monstrous Moat-dragon Buckle and Squash and the Monstrous Moat-dragon Sarah Courtauld July 2014 Book of the Month  Knights and princesses and swords and dragons all feature in this hugely entertaining story about two very different sisters, Eliza and Lavender. While Eliza dreams of being a hero, Lavender thinks only of being ... Download free opening extract
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Charlotte's Web Charlotte's Web E. B. White How a wise spider saves a young pig from slaughter is the most touching of animal stories. Fern saves Wilbur, the runty little piglet of the litter from her father’s axe and promises to look after him. Fern finds Wilbur ... Download free opening extract

Featured Books for 9+ readers

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Danger is Everywhere: A Handbook for Avoiding Danger Danger is Everywhere: A Handbook for Avoiding Danger David O'Doherty August 2014 Book of the Month  This book lets you know exactly how to avoid all sorts of dangers of the most unlikely kind.  It is a brilliantly funny handbook that will have boys and girls with enquiring minds completely ... Download free opening extract
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The Dangerous Discoveries of Gully Potchard The Dangerous Discoveries of Gully Potchard Julia Lee August 2014 Book of the Month   Rich in atmosphere and with a great cast of characters, this is an exciting Victorian adventure in which the unexpected can always happen! Gully Potchard is an ordinary kind of boy who tries his ... Download free opening extract
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Wilds of the Wolf Wilds of the Wolf Steve Backshall August 2014 Book of the Month  TV presenter Steve Backshall tells a cracking adventure set in a remote and treacherous corner of Siberia as Saker and Sinter do everything they can to sabotage an illegal oil pipeline. Their mission is ... Download free opening extract

Featured Books for 11+ readers

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The Castle The Castle Sophia Bennett August 2014 Book of the Month   In a fast-paced and richly imagined adventure Peta Jones risks her life when she recklessly embarks on a deadly dangerous adventure following a clue that might reveal that he father is still alive. Stowing ... Download free opening extract
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Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods Rick Riordan August 2014 Book of the Month  Percy Jackson, hero and demi-god, is the best guide you could have to the Greek gods and goddesses. As he is half-god - his father is Poseidon - and half-mortal – he is also ... Download free opening extract
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Night Runner Night Runner Tim Bowler August 2014 Book of the Month  Award-winning Tim Bowler will set heartbeats racing in this gripping story set in a dark underworld filled with violent men who will stop at nothing to achieve their ends. Zinny’s life is bleak enough ... Download free opening extract

Featured Books for 14+ readers

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Every Second Counts Every Second Counts Sophie Mckenzie August 2014 Book of the Month A dramatic sequel to  Split Second which picks up the threads of the story about Charlie and Nat, two idealistic kids living in England in a time of recession, who are determined to take a ... Download free opening extract
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The Jewel The Jewel Amy Ewing A fascinating and entirely captivating young adult dystopian romance full of spirit, spark and tenacity. Step into another world, one that’s entirely different to our own but in some ways as familiar. Cruelty, jealousy, affection and trust join in battle ... Download free opening extract
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If I Stay 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