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On the Ghost Trail

Chris Powling & Loretta Schauer

A spooky comedy from Chris Powling with hilarious illustrations by Loretta Schauer. Perfect for fans of Amelia Fang and Knitbone Pepper. A ghost has been haunting Ben’s grandpa’s house with cobweb trails and the TAP-TAP-TAP of its heartbeat. So when the clock strikes twelve, Ben’s brother dares him to go on a hunt for the […]

Family, Fiction, Learning, School/ Learning

AGES: 7-10

Great Lives: Marie Curie

Agnieszka Biskup & Sonia Leong

The remarkable scientist, Marie Curie, is profiled in an entertaining graphic novel! Learn about Marie’s childhood and her days as a bright young student in Russian-occupied Poland all the way to her Nobel Prize–winning work in Physics and Chemistry. Help older children learn about some of the most exciting men and women who have ever […]

Graphic Novel/ Comic, Learning, Science Fiction

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

One Potato, Two Potatoes

Adam Guillain

A laugh-out-loud, sing-along counting romp, based on the traditional rhyme, perfect for fans of Supertato! One potato, two potatoes, three potatoes, four… playing hide and seek – hang on! Who’s inside the drawer?! Four more energetic, excitable potatoes, that’s who! And the potato pals are about to receive an exciting invitation: to take part in […]

Food, Funny, Learning, Picture Books, School/ Learning

AGES: 3-7

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Virus?

Maya Oakley

What is a virus? What happens inside your body when you get sick? Why can’t we see our friends and family right now? During this global pandemic this little book is a tool to help children and parents talk about tricky subjects and understand what our wonderful immune systems are doing to protect us and […]

Communication, Emotion/ Feelings, Family, Fear, Growing Up & the Facts of Life, Illness / Hospitals, Learning, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Non-fiction, Personal/social issues, Picture Books, Survival

AGES: All-Ages

The Boy Who Loved Everyone

Maisie Paradise Shearring

“I love you,” Dimitri tells everyone, from his friends at nursery to the big tree in the playground. But why does no one say it back? Dimitri worries no one loves him – until he finds out there are lots of different ways love can spread through the world.

Communication, Fiction, Friendship, Learning, Love, Picture Books, Self-discovery

AGES: 3-7

I Am Henry Finch

Alexis Deacon

For budding philosophers of all ages, this is the uplifting story of Henry Finch the loveable little bird who strives for greatness, gets it all a bit wrong, then makes it right again in a very surprising way – truly becoming great. I Am Henry Finch is a book for everyone – from the very […]

Animals, Family, Fiction, Funny, Learning, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

Cloud Forest

Victoria Turnbull

A story will help,” said Umpa. “Stories make everything grow.” A child’s Umpa teaches them to read and to follow the words, out the garden gate and all the way to the sea. Every day is a new adventure. They visit castles in the air, feast with friends and sail away on the rains. But […]

Animals, Family, Fiction, Friendship, Learning, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

In The Darkness of the Night

Emily Rand

What can you hear and see at night?

Bedtime, Learning, Night Time

AGES: 3-7

Love From Anna Hibiscus

Atinuke

The seventh title in this brilliant series about Anna Hibiscus, who lives in Africa with her large extended family, by a renowned Nigerian storyteller.

Adventure, Emotion/ Feelings, Empathy, Family, Fiction, Friendship, Learning, Multicultural/international

AGES: 7-10

Liccle Bit

Alex Wheatle

Venetia King is the hottest girl at school. Too bad Lemar is the second shortest guy in his year.

Adventure, Emotion/ Feelings, Family, Fiction, Friendship, Growing Up & the Facts of Life, Learning

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

Mad About Monkeys

Owen Davey

Ever wonder what monkeys are and what makes them so special?

Animals, Learning, Natural History Museum, Tring, Nature/ Outdoors, Non-fiction, Picture Books, School/ Learning

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Katie and the Mona Lisa

James Mayhew

Five famous Italian Renaissance paintings come alive for Katie when she steps into the picture frames.

City, Creating art/ Imagination, Historical, Learning, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

Lenny Goes To Nursery School

Ken Wilson-Max

It’s Lenny’s first day at playschool and he’s a bit nervous.

Friendship, Growing Up & the Facts of Life, Learning, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7