This month's 'featured books'
Guest Editor - Simon Bartram
Bob and Barry's Lunar Adventures 2: A Right Royal Disaster
Bob and Barry's Lunar Adventures 2: A Right Royal Disaster
Simon Bartram
Bob, the much loved Man on the Moon, is back in a wonderfully witty and crazy new extra-terrestrial adventure for...
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Bob and Barry's Lunar Adventures 3: The Heartless Robots
Bob and Barry's Lunar Adventures 3: The Heartless Robots
Simon Bartram
A thrilling new adventure for Bob, the loveable man-on-the-moon. Bob’s happiest day comes when he wins the Inventions Competition. Soon,...
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Man on the Moon
Man on the Moon
Simon Bartram
Looks at a day in the life of Bob. Find out what he does on the moon: cleaning and tidying,...
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Dougal's Deep-sea Diary
Dougal's Deep-sea Diary
Simon Bartram
Shortlisted for 2005 Kate Greenaway Medal. Meet Dougal, who’s off on holiday doing what he likes best – deep-sea diving....
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Watch Out for Sprouts!
Watch Out for Sprouts!
Simon Bartram
Every hectic spread is packed with doodles, poems and titbits of trivial advice and information. In both words and pictures...
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Bob and Barry's Lunar Adventures: The Disappearing Moon
Bob and Barry's Lunar Adventures: The Disappearing Moon
Simon Bartram
Bob, the Man on the Moon, has already had several prize-winning adventures. Now he and his extra special dog Barry...
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Catherine Rayner Illustrator
Sylvia and Bird
Sylvia and Bird
Catherine Rayner
Shortlisted for the Pre-school Award, Early Year Awards 2009 Sylvia is the only dragon in the whole world, and she is...
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Harris Finds his Feet
Harris Finds his Feet
Catherine Rayner
Winner of the Kate Greenaway Award 2009. Touching and inspiring, this is a beautiful story of a youngster finding his...
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Iris and Isaac
Iris and Isaac
Catherine Rayner
Prize-winning illustrator Catherine Rayner has produced a new outstanding title. Polar bears Iris and Isaac fall out over sharing their...
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Augustus And His Smile
Augustus And His Smile
Catherine Rayner
Catherine Rayner has been selected as one of The Big Picture campaign's Best New Illustrators in 2008. Shortlisted for the...
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Books of the Month
Letters from an Alien Schoolboy
Letters from an Alien Schoolboy
Ros Asquith
This is the first in a terrific new series for 7+ year olds – both boys and girls.  Packed with...
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Airhead: Runaway
Airhead: Runaway
Meg Cabot
From the author of the hugely successful Princess Diaries, this trilogy for 11+ year olds featuring two girls, one of...
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The Great Rabbit Rescue
The Great Rabbit Rescue
Katie Davies
The eagerly awaited sequel to the award winning The Great Hamster Massacre. Once again featuring 9 year old Anna and...
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Skulduggery Pleasant: Mortal Coil
Skulduggery Pleasant: Mortal Coil
Derek Landy
Best-selling Skulduggery Pleasant has taken the world by storm. A hugely entertaining mix of fear and fun in a magical...
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Up and Down
Up and Down
Oliver Jeffers
A touching story of how two friends feel when they separate and try to manage without each other. Prize-winning illustrator...
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Little Bear's Little Boat
Little Bear's Little Boat
Eve Bunting
Tender and true, this is a beautiful story about Little Bear’s loss as he grows too big for the little...
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Debut Books
Foxly's Feast
Foxly's Feast
Owen Davey
This witty wordless picture book charts how much the hungry and greedy Foxly thinks about his next meal. Foxly eyes...
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Haywired
Haywired
Alex Keller
Fans of Philip Reeve’s Mortal Engine sequence will love this debut novel, Haywired – a ‘steampunk fairytale’ as described by...
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H.I.V.E Series of the Month
HIVE: Higher Institute of Villainous Education
HIVE: Higher Institute of Villainous Education
Mark Walden
The Higher Institute of Villainous Education, or H.I.V.E as it is more commonly known, selects its students carefully: each has...
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HIVE 5: Rogue
HIVE 5: Rogue
Mark Walden
This is the fifth book in the explosive H.I.V.E series, which follows the exploits of teenagers who are being trained...
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HIVE 6: Zero Hour
HIVE 6: Zero Hour
Mark Walden
Fast-paced science fantasy packed full of gadgetry, mind control and invention, this new chapter in the thrilling H.I.V.E series plays...
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HIVE 2: The Overlord Protocol
HIVE 2: The Overlord Protocol
Mark Walden
Otto and Wing have special permission to leave H.I.V.E.'s secret island location to attend a funeral (all too common in...
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HIVE 3: Escape Velocity
HIVE 3: Escape Velocity
Mark Walden
HIVE is the top secret school of villainy and kids everywhere, particularly boys will find the idea brilliant and exciting....
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HIVE 4: Dreadnought
HIVE 4: Dreadnought
Mark Walden
A real page turner, the fourth title in the gripping, fast-paced HIVE series moves effortless across time and space. The...
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Featured Author Cornelia Funke
Inkheart Movie Storybook
Inkheart Movie Storybook
Cornelia Funke
This is the perfect book to introduce younger siblings of Inkheart fans to the world of Inkworld prior to the...
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Dragon Rider
Dragon Rider
Cornelia Funke
 Shortlisted for the Marsh Award 2006. A terrific magical adventure that will set your imagination off on a...
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Inkheart Trilogy (slipcase)
Inkheart Trilogy (slipcase)
Cornelia Funke
This superb trilogy transports the reader to the Inkworld, where the words of one man become reality.  Follow Meggie as...
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Reckless
Reckless
Cornelia Funke
This title is published in September 2010 but we have an exclusive extract to whet your appetite.  Best-selling author Cornelia...
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Pirate Girl
Pirate Girl
Cornelia Funke
Captain Firebeard may be the terror of the high seas and the ability to make honest seafaring folk shake like...
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Inkdeath: Inkheart 3
Inkdeath: Inkheart 3
Cornelia Funke
Cornelia Funke’s acclaimed Inkheart trilogy, whilst rooted in the real world, sweeps beyond words to the Inkworld, a richly imagined...
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