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Good News! Why the World Isn’t As Bad As You Think

Adam Hayes & Rashmi Sirdeshpande

Pandemics, war, terror, natural disasters – the world seems to be full of bad news and it can all feel, well, a little bit scary. But this is just part of the story. There are in fact tons of great things happening, from robots improving health care and trees healing the planet, to everyday people […]

Fiction, Personal/social issues, Self-discovery

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

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

Tender Earth

Sita Brahmachari

Laila Levenson has always been the baby of the family, but now with her older siblings, Mira and Krish, leaving home just as she starts secondary school, everything feels like it’s changing… can the reappearance of Nana Josie’s Protest Book and the spirit it releases in Laila, her friends and her local community, help her […]

Family, Fiction, Friendship, Growing Up & the Facts of Life, Justice, Self-discovery

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

A Little Bit Different

Claire Alexander

A Little Bit Different is a light and fun story depicting the journey from ignorance to acceptance and celebration. Meet the ploofers. The ploofers have been practicing something special which they all want to do at the exact same time – but wait! What’s that? One of them does something different! When one little ploofer […]

Bullying, Empathy, Fiction, Friendship, Identity, LGBT/ Gender, Picture Books, Self-discovery

AGES: 3-7

Behind Closed Doors

Miriam Halahmy

Fifteen year olds Tasha and Josie are near-neighbours. But when their families let them down, they find themselves unlikely allies in a battle for survival. Josie s mum is saving the planet by collecting most of it, but her house is no longer safe for her own daughter. Tasha has all the clothes and kit […]

Emotion/ Feelings, Empathy, Family, Fiction, Friendship, Growing Up & the Facts of Life, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Romantic, Self-discovery

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

Pigsticks and Harold: Incredible Journey

Alex Milway

Pigsticks and Harold set off on a journey to the Ends of the Earth armed only with a sense of adventure (Pigsticks’), common sense (Harold’s), and a lot of cake. They pick their way through jungles, trek across deserts and climb a huge mountain, but the Ends of the Earth are always just out of […]

Animals, Fiction, Historical, Self-discovery, Time Travel

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Rose, Interrupted

Patrice Lawrence

Being a teenager is hard enough, but it’s even harder in a world you’ve never known … Eighteen months ago, 17-year-old Rose and 13-year-old Rudder escaped a strict religious sect with their mum. They are still trying to make sense of the world outside – no more rules about clothes and books, films and […]

Bullying, Faith/ Culture, Family, Fiction, Self-discovery

AGES: 12-14

Shackleton’s Journey

William Grill

Shackleton’s Journey is a unique visual re-telling Ernest Shackleton’s landmark expedition crossing the Antarctic from one pole to the other. William Grill’s impeccably researched and informative illustrations celebrate the 100th anniversary since the historic exploration by Shackelton and his crew on Endurance. Children will love exploring Grill’s exploded diagrams and the fascinating details of this […]

Adventure, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Historical, Self-discovery

AGES: 7-10

Unboxed

Non Pratt

A brilliantly diverse cast of characters face heartbreak and home truths as they return to their old school and discover no one can ever truly go back.Four friends meet up at their old school to open the memory box they stowed there years ago – with five letters inside for four of them, because their […]

Fiction, Friendship, Grief/Loss, Self-discovery

AGES: 14+

Clive and his Bags

Jessica Spanyol

Clive loves his collection of bags, and each one suggests a different adventure. He enjoys playing with them, and sharing them with his friends. A gentle, affectionate book, celebrating diversity and challenging gender stereotypes

LGBT/ Gender, Picture Books, Self-discovery

AGES: 3-7

Jim’s Lion

Alexis Deacon

From the incomparable Russell Hoban comes a moving, unflinching tale of a boy who finds bravery during illness, beautifully re-imagined as a graphic-novel by award-winning illustrator Alexis Deacon. Asleep in his hospital bed, Jim dreams of a great lion with white teeth and amber eyes. This lion is Jim’s finder. According to Nurse Bami, everyone […]

Animals, Fantasy, Illness / Hospitals, Magic, Picture Books, Self-discovery

AGES: 10-12

Almost Anything

Sophy Henn

George can’t roller-skate, George can’t paint, and George most certainly can’t dance! But Bear is very wise. She thinks that, with a little help, George can do all these things – and more! And, luckily for George, Bear has just a little magic to help . . .

Animals, Friendship, Picture Books, Self-discovery

AGES: 3-7

Franklin’s Flying Bookshop

Katie Harnett

Franklin the dragon loves stories and loves reading stories to people too, but everyone is too scared to even look at him. One day he meets a girl named Luna who, far from being scared, is fascinated to meet Franklin, having recently read all about dragons in one of her books. They instantly become friends […]

Animals, Bullying, Magic, Picture Books, School/ Learning, Self-discovery

AGES: 3-7

The Bear and The Piano

David Litchfield

One day in the forest, a young bear stumbles upon something he has never seen before. As time passes, he teaches himself how to play the strange instrument – and, eventually, the beautiful sounds are heard by a father and son who are picnicking in the woods. The bear’s piano playing makes him a huge […]

Animals, Fame, Family, Friendship, Music, Performance, Picture Books, Self-discovery

AGES: 3-7

Blue Penguin

Petr Horacek

A heat-warming fable about a friendship and belonging from the award-winning illustrator Petr Horacek.

Animals, Bullying, Nature/ Outdoors, Picture Books, Self-discovery

AGES: 3-7

Dream On

Bali Rai

Baljit works in his dad’s chippy and dreams of a football career. But his parents have different dreams…

Family, Fiction, Friendship, School/ Learning, Self-discovery, Sports

AGES: 10-12

A Brave Bear

Sean Taylor

A beautiful story describing a father and son relationship, written by Sean Taylor and illustrated by Emily Hughes

Animals, Family, Non-fiction, Picture Books, School/ Learning, Self-discovery

AGES: 3-7

The Knight Who Wouldn’t Fight

Helen Docherty & Thomas Docherty

A joyful, magical picture book about the power of stories, featuring Leo, a noble knight.

Fiction, Magic, Monsters, Picture Books, Self-discovery

AGES: 3-7

AGES: 7-10

Alan’s Big Scary Teeth

Jarvis

An alligator who snaps, becomes an alligator who th-naps in this hilarious, heart-warming story of making new friends and discovering who you really are.

Animals, Funny, Picture Books, Self-discovery

AGES: 3-7

Worry Magic

Dawn McNiff

Hilarious, heartfelt, and with family at its core, this comforting story is for anyone who just can't help worrying!

Family, Fiction, Friendship, Self-discovery

AGES: 7-10

Don’t Dip Your Chips in Your Drink, Kate!

Caryl Hart & Leigh Hodgkinson

Your Majesty, could you advise me about eating and being polite? My Mum says I'll never get on in this life if I can't get my manners just right.

Food, Funny, Picture Books, Poetry, Self-discovery

AGES: 3-7

Frogspell

CJ Busby

Max Pendragon is probably the worst squire in King Arthur's kingdom...

Fairy tales and folk tales, Fiction, Funny, Self-discovery

AGES: 7-10

All of the Above

Juno Dawson

Best friend? Boyfriend? Soulmate? Or...

Fiction, Funny, Romantic, Self-discovery

AGES: 12-14

T-Veg: The Tale of a Carrot Crunching Dinosaur

Smriti Prasadam-Halls

Imagine a T-rex who loves to eat vegtables more than anything else?! Meet Reginald...

Animals, Dinosaurs, Funny, Picture Books, Self-discovery

AGES: 3-7

Far From Home

Na'ima B. Robert

Two girls linked by a terrible secret...

Adventure, Faith/ Culture, Family, Historical, Historical Fiction, Multicultural/international, Prejudice, Self-discovery, War

AGES: 10-12

Can you Catch a Mermaid?

Jane Ray

Have you ever seen a mermaid? Eliza has!

Fairy tales and folk tales, Friendship, Picture Books, Self-discovery, Water

AGES: 3-7

Uprooted

Lynne Reid Banks

A nearly-true story of the author’s adventures as a wartime evacuee to Canada.

Biography, Family, Historical, Historical Fiction, Multicultural/international, Self-discovery, Travel, World Wars 1&2

AGES: 10-12

Enormouse

Angie Morgan

?Enormouse is bigger than all the other mice in the mousehole – and he looks different too.

Adventure, Animals, Bullying, Picture Books, Self-discovery

AGES: 3-7