Gaspard the Fox James Mayhew Meet Gaspard the Fox as he sets out one summer evening in search of adventure and something to eat. This charming and humorous picture book celebrates urban foxes and their relationship with the humans and animals they share the city with. With stunning original illustrations by award-winning children’s book author James Mayhew, this is the […] AGES: 3-7 AGES: 7-10 Here be Dragons Sarah Mussi Ellie Morgan wants a boy who’s all hers. Just for once, it would be nice to meet someone that Sheila the cow hadn’t got her claws in to. A remote farmhouse on Mount Snowdon is hardly the ideal setting for meeting anyone – unless, of course, you count her best friend George or creepy Darren […] AGES: 12-14 Hiccups! Holly Sterling HIC! AGES: 3-7 The Song From Somewhere Else A. F. Harrold A poignant, darkly comic and deeply moving story about the power of the extraordinary, and finding friendship where you least expect it. AGES: 7-10 The Head That Wears a Crown: Poems about Kings and Queens Rachel Piercey Which King had a mischievous pet monkey? Which ruthless Queen enjoyed toasting people to a crisp? Whose reign lasted only nine days? The Head That Wears A Crown is a captivating collection that features the Kings and Queens of the British Isles as you’ve never seen them before. Read Queen Victoria’s Twitter posts and young Elizabeth I’s […] AGES: 10-12 AGES: 7-10 The London Eye Mystery Siobhan Dowd Monday 24 May, 11.32 a.m. Ted and Kat watch their cousin Salim get on board the London Eye. The pod rises from the ground. Monday 24 May, 12.02 p.m. The pod lands and the doors open. People exit – but where is Salim? AGES: 10-12 Until We Win Linda Newbery A hundred years ago, women didn’t have the vote. When Lizzy Frost becomes involved with the fledgling Suffragette movement, it expands her horizons in ways she never could have imagined. From time spent in prison for the cause, to new relationships with fellow campaigners, Lizzy’s struggle for votes for women sets her heart on fire. […] AGES: 7-10 The Stone Age: Hunters Gatherers and Woolly Mammoths Marcia Williams Join Marcia Williams on a journey to the Stone Age. Meet the people of Clan Woolly as they hunt mammoths and reindeer, learn how to make fire, invent stone tools and turn wild wolves into tame dogs! Full of facts, jokes and colourful comic strips, this is the perfect introduction to the Stone Age – […] AGES: 10-12 AGES: 7-10 Her Idea Rilla Alexander Do you love thinking up new ideas? AGES: 7-10 Luna Loves Library Day Joseph Coelho Luna loves library day: that’s the day she spends with her dad. Exploring the shelves they find magic, mystery and even start to mend their own history. An inspiring story from one of the UK’s greatest up-and-coming poets for children, captured in all its flights of fancy by newcomer Fiona Lumbers. AGES: 3-7 Red Leaves Sita Brahmachari Aisha is a thirteen-year-old refugee living in London. Happy for the first time since leaving her war-torn home, she is devastated when her foster mother announces that a new family has been found for her and she will be moving on. Feeling rejected and abandoned, Aisha packs her bags and runs away, seeking shelter in […] AGES: 10-12 Freedom Catherine Johnson Nathaniel doesn’t want to move to England with his master’s family, leaving behind his mother and sister on the Jamaican plantation. But then he remembers what his mother told him: once a slave sets foot on English soil, they’re free. Perhaps he can earn his fortune and buy his family’s freedom, too. AGES: 10-12 AGES: 12-14 Stitch Head: The Pirate’s Eye Guy Bass Join Stitch Head, a mad professor’s forgotten creation, as he steps out of the shadows into the adventure of an almost-lifetime… AGES: 7-10 The Adventures of Swashbuckle Lil Elli Woollard Lil is a pirate, a good sort of pirate, and when there is someone to save, she’ll do what is right (if it takes her all night). Yes, she’ll always be bold and be brave. When evil pirate Stinkbeard tries to kidnap Lil’s teacher, it’s up to schoolgirl and secret pirate, Lil, to come to […] AGES: 3-7 Indigo Donut Patrice Lawrence Seventeen-year-old Indigo has had a tough start in life, having grown up in the care system after her dad killed her mum. Bailey, also seventeen, lives with his parents in Hackney and spends all his time playing guitar or tending to his luscious ginger afro. When Indigo and Bailey meet at sixth form, serious sparks […] AGES: 14+ Baby Blue Has the Blues Kay Al-Ghani This colorfully illustrated book tells the story of a baby Blue Whale, who longs to be included among the other creatures of the ocean, but is shunned because he is ‘different.’ The fish make fun of his size and won’t let him join in their games. However, when danger lurks in the form of a […] AGES: 3-7 The Pomegranate Tree Vanessa Altin 'As we sat in the little courtyard listening to the gunfire in the streets below us, I started to write...’ AGES: 10-12 AGES: 12-14 AGES: 14+ Daisy Plays Hide and Seek Ellie Sandall Jake and Daisy the cow are the best of friends, and they like nothing better than play hide and seek. AGES: 3-7 Pig and Pug A story of an unlikely friendship, illustrated by Jarvis. AGES: 3-7 Our Castle By the Sea Lucy Strange England is at war. Growing up in a lighthouse, Pet’s world has been one of storms, secret tunnels and stories about sea monsters. But now the clifftops are a terrifying battleground, and her family is torn apart. This is the story of a girl who is small, afraid and unnoticed. A girl who freezes with […] AGES: 10-12 AGES: 12-14 AGES: 14+ Abdi’s Day Karin Littlewood A trip to the seaside AGES: 3-7 I Want To Be In A Scary Story Sean Taylor The stellar duo behind Hoot Owl: Master of Disguise reunites to create a book that will have children (and their parents!) roaring with laughter once again. AGES: 3-7 Can You Say It Too? Brrr Brrr Sebastien Braun Can You Say It Too? AGES: 3-7 First Aid for Fairies and Other Fabled Beasts Lari Don Fabled Beasts don't just exist in legends. They're real and they need help. AGES: 10-12
