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Monday, March 2nd, 2009
Featured Books Age 0 – 5 Years
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Dogs
Emily Gravett
Prize-winning illustrator Emily Gravett delights with another wonderful new book. Apparently a celebration of dogs of all kind, this is also a book with a witty twist at the end. Gorgeous pictures of big dogs and small dogs, hairy dogs …
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Gorilla
Anthony Browne
Greenaway winner in 1983.Wonderfully inventive story and almost tear-jerking at times but with a happy ending. The illustrations are both detailed and colourful and children will delight in them. I’m sure for some parents it really touches a nerve as …
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My Mum!
Beth Shoshan
From the same author that brought us the charmingly funny My Dad! – we now have My Mum! – who is rather silly but simply lovely. Guarenteed to put a smile on your child’s face. …
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Malice
Chris Wooding
Enter this terrifying parallel world if you dare! From the dramatic 3-D cover onwards, everything about Malice is original and just a little bit different. Cleverly told as both a novel and a graphic novel, this is the scary story …
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The 13 Treasures
Michelle Harrison
Winner of the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize 2009.
This is an enchanting and at times terrifying debut that’s beautifully written. 13 year old Tanya and her mother have an uneasy relationship so for part of the summer she is despatched …
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Bog Child
Siobhan Dowd
New and challenging book full of mystery and shadows from recently deceased author Siobhan Dowd. Both terrifying and fascinating from the start, Bog Child is a must-read for 2009. The plot follows Fergus a boy who finds the body of …
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The One And Only
Sophie Mckenzie
From the author of the Richard and Judy Children’s Books winner, Girl, Missing comes the final instalment in a terrific teenage love story trilogy, which captures the ups, downs and at times almost unbearable emotions of being in love. To …
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Before I Die
Jenny Downham
Winner of the Branford Boase Award 2008. This is a haunting yet truly amazing read but don’t read it too young. Definitely not for someone less than 14 years old. If you knew you were going to die what would …
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Numbers
Rachel Ward
A tough, teenage novel about being different. Jem’s life has been hard from the beginning and it is not made any easier by her dangerous secret; every time she looks into a person’s eyes, she sees the date on which …
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Monday, February 9th, 2009
Featured Books Age 0 – 5 Years
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Solace Of The Road
Siobhan Dowd
Beautifully written and achingly moving, Solace of the Road is the poignant and desperate story of one girl’s search for her mother. Running away from her foster home, Holly dons the blonde wig she finds and reinvents herself as the …
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The One And Only
Sophie Mckenzie
From the author of the Richard and Judy Children’s Books winner, Girl, Missing comes the final instalment in a terrific teenage love story trilogy, which captures the ups, downs and at times almost unbearable emotions of being in love. To …
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War of the Witches
Maite Carranza
This is the perfect read for fans of Buffy, Charmed and W.I.T.C.H. Evocative, timeless storytelling that delves deep into the bond between mothers and daughters and the mysteries of growing up. For all those magic and astrology obsessed teenagers this …
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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
Featured Books Age 0 – 5 Years
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Dogs
Emily Gravett
Prize-winning illustrator Emily Gravett delights with another wonderful new book. Apparently a celebration of dogs of all kind, this is also a book with a witty twist at the end. Gorgeous pictures of big dogs and small dogs, hairy dogs …
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I Love You Through And Through
Bernadette Rossetti-shustak and Caroline Jayne Church
Brim full of the overpowering emotion of unconditional love for all the aspects of a baby, this robust board book is perfect for sharing again and again and again. Each page shows the smiling – and sometimes not so smiling …
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Happy Birthday Chimp and Zee
Catherine, Anholt, Laurence Anholt
“Ha, ha, ha! Hee, hee, hee! Happy Birthday, Chimp and Zee! Mischievous twins Chimp and Zee are celebrating their birthday. There are birthday cards and presents and, as with everything to do with this delightful pair, absolute chaos everywhere they …
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Before I Die
Jenny Downham
Winner of the Branford Boase Award 2008. This is a haunting yet truly amazing read but don’t read it too young. Definitely not for someone less than 14 years old. If you knew you were going to die what would …
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Malice
Chris Wooding
Enter this terrifying parallel world if you dare! From the dramatic 3-D cover onwards, everything about Malice is original and just a little bit different. Cleverly told as both a novel and a graphic novel, this is the scary story …
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Twilight
Stephenie Meyer
Deeply seductive and irresistibly compelling, this is an extraordinary love story that will stay with you long after you’ve finished it. It’s the first in the Twilight series and is a captivating sage of vampire romance. The 2nd …
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Friday, December 12th, 2008
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Friday, November 28th, 2008
Featured Books Age 0 – 5 Years
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The Knife of Never Letting Go
Patrick Ness
Winner of the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize 2008 and Booktrust Teenage Prize 2008.
The electrifying and unflinching young adult debut novel about the impossible choices of growing up by award-winning fiction writer Patrick Ness. This title is part of Walker Books’ …
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Airhead
Meg Cabot
From the creator of Allie Finkle and The Princess Diaries comes a brand new novel featuring two very different girls, one a superbrain and the other a supermodel. They have absolutely nothing in common until something extraordinary happens. …
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The Carbon Diaries 2015
Saci Lloyd
Shortlisted for the 2008 Costa Children’s Book Award.
This is a novel written in diary form as Laura, a teenager chronicles her life and that of her family as it is in 2015. It’s edgy, it’s appealing and it’s contemporary and …
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Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
November is an important month if you write and read children’s books. Read on for ‘Hot off the Press’ news of winners and shortlists for the Children’s hottest book prizes the Costa, The Teenage Book prize from Book trust and a new award for debut writers….
Reavers’ Ransom
Emily Diamand
Winner of The Times Children’s Fiction Competition, this original post-apocalyptic fantasy is an action packed debut novel. Determined to find the Prime Minister’s daughter who has been captured by bloodthirsty reavers, Lilly sails off carrying with her a talking jewel. Lilly…
Format: Paperback – Released: 03/11/2008 Free Opening Extract
The Knife of Never Letting Go
Patrick Ness
Winner of the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize 2008 and Booktrust Teenage Prize 2008.
The electrifying and unflinching young adult debut novel about the impossible choices of growing up by award-winning fiction writer Patrick Ness. This title is part of Walker Books’…
Format: Paperback – Released: 03/11/2008 Free Opening Extract
Ostrich Boys
Keith Gray
Shortlisted for the prestigious 2008 Costa Children’s Book Award (formerly the Whitbread Award), alongside The Carbon Diaries, Just Henry and Broken Soup. The winner of the award will be announced on Tuesday 6th…
Format: Paperback – Released: 03/07/2008 Free Opening Extract
Carbon Diaries 2015
Saci Lloyd
Shortlisted for the 2008 Costa Children’s Book Award.
This is a novel written in diary form as Laura, a teenager chronicles her life and that of her family as it is in 2015. It’s edgy, it’s appealing and it’s contemporary and…
Format: Paperback – Released: 04/09/2008 Free Opening Extract
Just Henry
Michelle Magorian
Shortlisted for the 2008 Costa Children’s Book Award.
Warmhearted and full of period detail, Just Henry is a wonderful story of growing up and seizing life’s opportunities. It’s post war Britain and life should be getting better for…
Format: Paperback – Released: 05/05/2008 Free Opening Extract
Broken Soup
Jenny Valentine
Shortlisted for the 2008 Costa Children’s Book Award.
Rowan is sure that she didn’t drop the negative that a boy presses into her hands but when her friend Bee offers to print it, Rowan’s curiosity causes her to accept. Who was…
Format: Paperback – Released: 07/01/2008 Free Opening Extract
Before I Die
Jenny Downham
Winner of the Branford Boase Award 2008. This is a haunting yet truly amazing read but don’t read it too young. Definitely not for someone less than 14 years old. If you knew you were going to die what would…
Format: Paperback – Released: 10/04/2008 Free Opening Extract
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Monday, November 10th, 2008
This month’s ‘featured books’
Age Books for 0 – 5′s
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Helen Cooper
A sumptuously illustrated and heart-warming adventure about a little girl who turns into a dog – or does she? Find out in this wonderful new adventure from award winning author/illustrator, Helen Cooper.
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Kristina Stephenson
Charlie is big, bold and daring but is he brave enough to rescue a damsel in distress? Find out by joining him on a really big and frightening adventure. Vibrant illustrations and fold-out flaps give the story an additional dimension…
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Giles Andreae
Fantastic adventures for Nat as his supercharged sneeze changes him into a superhero, ready to battle anyone, anywhere. Leaving the comfort of his bedtime story, Nat takes off to fight crocodiles and stop bank robbers. A vigorous story with ebullient…
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Margaret Mahy
This fabulous and ridiculous bouncing story told in a rollicking rhyme charts the adventures of a baby who gets wafted away in a bubble. Over the heads of all bibble – bobbles the baby in the bubble while everyone wonders,…
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Anu Stohner
Curl up on those cold starry winter nights and enjoy a magical Christmas story with Santa’s littlest helper who saves the day when everyone around him gets ill. It’s a Christmas story with a twist and with some stunningly colourful…
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Debi Gliori
A cautionary tale for readers young and old about the use and misuse of the planet, featuring dragons. Accessible and fun it is both beautiful and timely and will teach the reader about caring and sharing and working together.
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Kazuno Kohara
Dare you enter the Haunted House? In a big old house at the edge of
town there’s a spooky surprise in store . . . But who’s afraid of a few
ghosts? Certainly not the heroine of this story who is an…
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Simon Puttock
Goat and donkey are an absolutely delightful duo that readers will instantly warm to and be entertained by. With strong characterisation, wacky and unpredictable storyline, offbeat humour and a great strength of friendship between the two characters, this picture book…
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Valerie Thomas
Bestselling Winnie the Witch is back with a new adventure when she’s ‘all aboard’ her flying carpet. Winnie has always wanted a flying carpet but, when it comes, she finds it is unexpectedly hard to control. When the carpet whisks…
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Julia Donaldson
Creators of The Gruffalo, best selling author/ illustrator Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are back with another bestseller on their hands. “Stick Man lives in the family tree/ with Stick Lady love/ And his children three”. But one day Stick…
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Oliver Jeffers
Touching and funny, this is also a visually sophisticated picture book which lightly carries an important message about the use – and misuse – of resources. All is not well in the forest: branches of the trees keep disappearing and…
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Mick Inkpen
All the fun of play is captured in this most recent story about Kipper, the loveable dog who has delighted readers for 18 years. When a mouse suddenly appears in Kipper’s life he promises to hide him from the cat…
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Ferida Wolff, Harriet May Savitz
A beautifully heart-warming story about generosity rewarded with stunning illustrations by the award-winning illustrator Elena Odriozola.
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Claire Freedman
Joint winner of the Richard and Judy “Early” 5+ Category. Terrific illustrations capture the flood of jokes about pants that underlie this rhyming story now brilliantly brought to even greater life by the addition of a CD…
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This month’s ‘featured books’
Age 5+ readers
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Jeremy Strong, Amanda Li
Far more than just a joke book, this title is jam-packed full of quizzes, games, jokes and so much more. From Swashbuckling Crosswords to Puzzling Planet Puzzles, it is guaranteed to entertain and amuse both parents and children alike, whilst…
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Lewis Carroll, Rodney Matthews
The story is timeless and can be read at so many different levels, but this lavish slipcased edition is quite simply stunning and will bring to the reader a very different Wonderland – even more fantastical and a little darker…
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Carol Ann Duffy
Shortlisted for the prestigious 2008 Greenway. A wonderfully
lyrical story about the search for the happy endings that are needed to
make the perfect story. Beautiful illustrations bring the story to life.
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Mini Grey
Hilarious action-packed new adventures for the intrepid Traction Man and his popular side-kick, Scrubbing Brush, in this fantastic sequel by prize-winning illustrator Mini Grey. After an intrepid exploration of the compost heap, Scrubbing Brush returns so dirty that the foolish…
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Ben Cort
This amazing book contains everything you need to create your own dragon tamer’s castle, plus there’s an exciting storybook to read again and again. So read the book, build the castle and let the adventure begin.
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Nick Denchfield and Adam Stower
A pop-up extravaganza, full of adventure and crammed with magnificent monsters. Join Professor Potts the monster catcher, if you dare as her goes on a perilous quest that’s not for the faint-hearted. Pefect gift for boys, with plenty of gross-out…
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Roddy Doyle
The first picture book from award winner Roddy Doyle is a heart-warming and gently reassuring tale about moving on and growing up. The writing is quite sublime and the luscious illustrations by Freya Blackwood compliment the words beautifully.
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Amnesty International
An arrestingly original way of informing children of their human rights, We Are All Born Free depicts each of the 30 Articles of Universal Declaration of Human Rights in wonderful illustrations by thirty best known illustrators. Each of the important…
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Punk Science
Science without the boring bits. Produced in association with the Science Museum, Do Try This At Home is crammed with facts, jokes, big ideas and experiments. This very funny book is full colour and illustrated with artwork and photographs. It…
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Ian Falconer
Why not get into the Christmas spirit with the adorable but mischievous Olivia. There are presents to wrap, ornaments to hang on the tree, snowpigs to build…But what mayhem will she get up to this time? Delightfully told and beautifully…
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Marion Bataille
A spectacular pop-up alphabet book for all the family to enjoy. Each spread is devoted to a letter of the alphabet and each letter comes brilliantly to life through either the most intricate of paper engineering or sometimes the simplest…
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Brian Sibley
Cliff Richard’s readings of the 50 stories in this collection provide a vivid audio version which makes a perfect partner to the beautifully illustrated book. All the classic stories of the Bible including the story of the Creation, the building…
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This month’s ‘featured books’
Age 7+ readers
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Charles Dickens
This is the full story in quick modern English for a fast-paced read. The original Christmas tale is brought to life in this colourful graphic novel adaptation. It is the second Charles Dickens title from Classical Comics and probably his…
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Dugald Steer
Inventive and imaginative, this pack is fun to read and make. It introduces the elusive Frost Dragon, a little known species among some more familiar names. Acquiring knowledge of this curious creature is fun while the additional model pack gives…
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Tracey Turner
Attractively produced, this is a neat pocket book stuffed full of extraordinary facts about all kinds of unusual things. Set against a background of strong photographic images, the sections in this book cover many things including Weird Encounters, Weird Behaviour…
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Jill Murphy
Full of witchcraft, wizardry and black magic, The World’s Worst Witch is a suitable alternative if you’re fed up of re-reading your Harry Potter. Any child who remembers their first day at school will sympathise with Mildred Hubble. Usually a…
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Holly Black, Tony DiTerlizzi
2008 has been a great year for Spiderwick, for the film brought in millions more readers to the books on which the film was based. The creators of the world of Spiderwick have gone ‘beyond’ and through Nixie’s Song…
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Geraldine Mccaughrean
This is a lush, illustrated gift edition of Geraldine McCaughrean’s official sequel to Peter Pan that was such a huge bestseller when it first came out in both hardback and paperback. The text in this special edition has been specially…
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We Are What We Do
Teach Your Granny to Text is a book that will inspire children to use their everyday actions to change the world. If lots of people make small changes then big changes can occur. It’s not rocket science but it does…
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Tracey Turner
Everything important that’s happened in the world – in pictures, brilliant!
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If you’re not into history but feel you need to know just a little bit more than you do, then this is the book for…
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Glenn Murphy
From the same author as last year’s huge hit, Why Is Snot Green?, comes a brand new collection of answers to an awful lot of questions ranging from ‘what are clouds for?’ and ‘how loud can you burp?’ to ‘why…
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Simon Adams
This is a fabulous pictorial guide to the world’s people and events from 10,000 BC to the present. Highly illustrated, it presents a dramatic insight into what the world was like during key historical periods – the Ancient world, Medieval…
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This month’s ‘featured books’
Age 9+ readers
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Elizabeth Goudge
A classic fantasy adventure story that has transfixed generations since it was first published in 1946. This wonderful new hardback edition, cloth bound and slip cased is truly special and a must for a child’s bookshelf. The writing is lyrical…
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Geraldine Mccaughrean
Geraldine McCaughrean is a genius in her ability to draw the reader in
to a part of history that might not immediately spring to mind as being
of interest and yet she makes you hungry for more. Here, she draws
upon a violent…
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Charlie Higson
Adventure, and loads of it – By Royal Command is the fifth page turning thriller about the school days of James Bond. Whether on holiday or at school, James finds it hard to keep out of danger. Even on school…
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This riveting book tells the stories of people who have influenced the course of history over the last 2000 years, from sportsmen to statesmen, from artists to film stars and from scientists to inventors. Arranged in themes and chronologically, all…
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Paul Kieve
Abracadabra! This mysterious book will without doubt inspire the young apprentice magicians of the 21st century with the unveiling of basic conjuring tricks, some of which dazzled audiences in the age of Robert Houdin and The Great Lafayette. The reader…
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John Agard
Brilliantly original, John Agard’s poetic reworking of Dante’s Inferno for a young, modern audience is a thrilling journey of discovery. Told in thirteen Cantos which follow the hero in a hoodie, it takes readers into the Circles of Hell where,…
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Biddy Baxter
As the programme celebrates its 50th anniversary, Biddy Baxter – the show’s legendary editor and the woman who used the Blue Peter badge to encourage children to write in – reveals an extraordinary correspondence that, by the late 1980s, saw…
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Sarah Prineas
This is an absolutely captivating debut fantasy adventure. Full of magic and trickery, this is the story of a wizard and his new apprentice trying to discover why the magic in their city is fading and how they must stop…
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Philip Reeve
With comic genius and storytelling brilliance the author has woven an ingenious and inventive space travel fantasy adventure, featuring a wild and wacky family that will enthral every reader and get both children and adults turning the pages faster than…
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Cornelia Funke
Cornelia Funke’s acclaimed Inkheart trilogy, whilst rooted in the real world, sweeps beyond words to the Inkworld, a richly imagined parallel place that is the stuff of classic fairy tales that rivals Tolkien in its mastery. Inkdeath is a magnificently…
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Philip Ardagh
From Public Enemies to St Paul’s Cathedral, every one’s fascination with lists will be satisfied once they’ve digested the 366 included in this attractive, chunky book.
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Trenton Lee Stuart
This is a No. 1 New York Times Bestseller that we’ve been raving about since it went stratospheric across the water earlier this year. Here you will meet four very unusual children each with three things in common – all…
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This month’s ‘featured books’
Age 11+ readers
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Sally Nicholls
Sympathetic,
touching, and surprisingly funny, Ways To Live Forever is a fantastic
debut from Sally Nicholls. Sam loves facts. He wants to know about UFOs and
horror movies and airships and ghosts and scientists, and how it…
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Katie Grant
Love, divided loyalty and the struggles of France’s proud South intensifies in this the second book of a thrilling trilogy. More twists and turns in this adventure set in 13th century France that involves bandits, renegade knights, broken promises but…
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Anthony Horowitz
Yet again Anthony Horowitz has come up trumps with an edge-of-the-seat thriller with some brilliantly spun twists that will keep you guessing right up to the very end. The female protagonist is brilliantly portrayed – the first time, we think…
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Bill Bryson
Full of extraordinary discoveries and wonder at the world we live in, this is a thrilling scientific journey through history. It raises and answers many of the questions young readers ask about how the greatest scientific discoveries were made and…
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Chris Higgins
Chris Higgins’ writing rivals the likes of Cathy Cassidy and Jacqueline Wilson. She’s an author truly in tune with the teen psyche. This is her fourth novel and she gets better and better with each new storyline. The characterisation is…
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David Almond
In his exceptional, delicate writing, prize-winning author David Almond weaves together many strands which together give an intimate insight into the thinking of two boys growing up in his familiar Northumberland countryside. Against a background of fighter planes swooping overhead,…
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Kevin Crossley-Holland
A tense, fast-paced detective story set in the 1950s in the haunting north Norfolk salt marshes where a dark secret has lain hidden, but suddenly there’s more than just Annie and Sandy trying to solve the case of the missing…
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Sally Gardner
Set against the turbulent and drastically violent time of the French Revolution, this story is about a boy who is destined to become a hero. The plot takes you from Paris to London and back to Paris again to confront…
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Meg Rosoff
Haunting, intense and with an incredible twist in the tale this is unlike anything you will have read before. It’s a story of friendship, love and secrets but also of tragedy and loss. It will almost certainly move you to…
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This month’s ‘featured books’
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Fridrik Erlings
This is a wonderful coming-of-age novel that every teenage boy will empathise with, and every teenage girl will glean insight from. Whilst constructing a moving narrative, the novel also explores a number of issues, including single parenthood, absentee fathers, truancy and bullying. …
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Neil Gaiman
Spooks galore in this brilliant and fantastic story of life in the graveyard. When Baby Bod escapes a murderer intent on killing his whole family, he is taken in by the graveyard ghosts. A stunningly original novel deftly constructed over…
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Christopher Paolini
Oaths are sworn, loyalties tested and forces collide in a fantasy epic that promises to be one of the key publishing sensations of 2008.
Brisingr means fire and was the first word that came out of the mouth of the dragon….
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Chris Priestley
This is seriously spine-tingling stuff and not for the faint-hearted – it’s a novel packed with chills, thrills, nail-biting suspense and heart-stopping revelations. Join Ethan and Cathy and steel yourself against the blood-curdling terror that lies ahead as you realise…
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Mal Peet
A dramatic, topical novel inspired by Shakespeare’s Othello which will appeal to both boys and girls with its themes of football and celebrity culture. Award winning Mal Peet’s Exposure is the third in the gripping trilogy which began with Keeper,…
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James Jauncey
A thought adventure begins with a heart-stopping moment. Fin hears car doors slam, a scream and a dull thud. Through the mist he glimpses a figure falling from the bridge; when he reaches it he finds it is a girl…
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Tags: 11+, 5+, 7+, 9+, age 0-5, book review, book reviews, christmas books, free postage, gift books, lovereading4kids, opening extracts, teenage books
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Friday, October 31st, 2008
Featured Books Age 0 – 5 Years
Featured Books for 5+ readers
Featured Books for 7+ readers
Featured Books for 9+ readers
Featured Books for 11+ readers
Featured Books for 14+ readers
Tags: Aliens Love Underpants! (Book and CD edition), Allie Finkle's Rules For Girls: The New Girl, before i die, Blade: Closing In, book review, book reviews, Bubbi Morthens, children's book, Chris Priestley, Claire Freedman, Cosmo and the Secret Spell, Emily Diamand, Gwyneth Rees, jenny downham, Joanna Nadin, julia donaldson, Kaspar, Louise Rennison, lovereading4kids, Matilda Webb, meg cabot, Michael Morpurgo, Mini Grey, oliver jeffers, Oliver Moon And The Spider Spell, Patrick Ness, Reavers' Ransom, rick riordan, Robert Jackson, stick man, Stop In The Name Of Pants, Storlax: The Power of the Deep, Sue Mongredien, The 39 Clues 1: The Maze Of Bones, the great paper caper, The Knife of Never Letting Go, the meaning of life, The Ship's Kitten, Tim Bowler, Traction Man Is Here, Uncle Montague's Tales Of Terror
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Friday, October 24th, 2008
Age 0 – 5 Years
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Nut Cracker
Jan Pienkowski
The enchantment of the Nutcracker story is beautifully captured in Jan Pienkowski’s glorious silhouettes. His white characters act out the story against beautifully coloured multi-layer backgrounds which are edged with silver trellis work that adds a touch of magic. Handsomely …
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Traction Man Is Here
Mini Grey
Hurrah for Traction Man, the toy hero who, with his faithful side kick Scrubbing Brush, is up for adventures anytime and anyplace. They’ll tackle any challenge and bravely fight their way through to success. But, when Traction Man is given …
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Oliver Moon And The Spider Spell
Sue Mongredien
More magical mayhem from the junior wizard who is always getting himself into big trouble. Here it is no exception for when he tries a Grow-bigger spell on the cauldron he finds himself in very BIG trouble indeed. Great …
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The 39 Clues 1: The Maze Of Bones
Rick Riordan
Want to get your kids reading, well here’s a spellbinding adventure that we think kids of 8 upwards will really pick up on for it’s something more than a book as it integrates books, games, a website, cards and prizes …
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Sebastian Darke: Prince of Fools
Philip Caveney
This is a hilarious and swashbuckling adventure featuring the half human, half elf Sebastian Darke, a wannabe court jester, who discovers he’s not great at telling jokes!! Fans of Shrek and Terry Pratchett will love it for its wonderful humour …
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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 parallel place that is the stuff of classic fairy tales that rivals Tolkien in its mastery. Inkdeath is a magnificently …
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14+ readers
Tags: A Perfect Ten, Allan Ahlberg, before i die, Blade: Closing In, book review, book reviews, Bubbi Morthens, chris higgins, Chris Priestley, Cornelia Funke, Cosmo and the Secret Spell, Gruffalo Pop-up Theatre Book, Gwyneth Rees, Inkdeath: Inkheart 3, Jan Pienkowski, jenny downham, julia donaldson, Julie Burchill, Kaspar, lovereading4kids, Michael Morpurgo, Mini Grey, Nut Cracker, Oliver Moon And The Spider Spell, opening extracts, Philip Caveney, rick riordan, Robert Jackson, Sam Stern, Sam Stern's Student Cookbook, Sebastian Darke: Prince of Fools, stick man, Storlax: The Power of the Deep, Sue Mongredien, Susan Stern, Sweet, The 39 Clues 1: The Maze Of Bones, The Pencil, Tim Bowler, Traction Man Is Here, Uncle Montague's Tales Of Terror
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
Christmas is on its merry way, and with children’s reading such a hot topic at the moment, why not throw some books into the mix of flashy toys and odd games your kids will be getting this Christmas? Lovereading4kids have some great suggestions for presents.
And with Free 2nd class postage on all orders over £20 we hope we can make your Christmas good value.
But before we get carried away and string up the fairy lights, back to this month.
Start reading books before they are published!
It’s a fact of life that most of us like that feeling of being ahead of the crowd. So, to do our bit, we have our Exclusive Pre-Publication category where you can read Opening Extracts of books weeks before they are published. This month we have 7 titles; from a delightful Gruffalo title from Julia Donaldson to the next in the Power of Five series by Anthony Horowitz!
Make choosing Christmas gifts for children easy
Win £40 worth of Jan Pienkowski books
Jan Pienkowski is an exceptional illustrator who has brought to life a string of children’s classics over the years. He has just released a sumptuous gift version of the Nutcracker and linked to it we have 3 sets of Jan Pienkowski tiltes, worth nearly £40 to give away in a free to enter prize draw. Visit the site to find out more.
The DFC comic – a perfect present
Back in July we announced the arrival of the first new weekly comic in Britain for 25 years! The DFC is 36 pages of high-quality, 100% entertaining stories from the world’s best writers and artists. Its launch has been a phenomenal success and we know from the dfc that lots of members of Lovereading4kids have joined so it must be good. So, if you’ve not yet done so and you want to get a brilliant Christmas present in the bag for your kids or godchild, look no further than our exclusive Lovereading4kids subscription offers.
Introduce Classic books to a new audience
More classics condensed, retold, and beautifully illustrated from the Real Reads initiative: this time your children can absorb themselves in imagination-shaping sci-fi with Frankenstein and The Lost World.
Prize winning children’s fiction
And finally, the Booktrust Teenage Prize has consistently raised awareness of the very best writing for young adults since 2003. Download free Opening Extracts of the 6 shortlisted books, including entries by Sally Gardner and Anthony Horowitz, here.
So enjoy some free Opening Extracts of this month’s books with your children, and find them some books that you would have given anything to read when you were a kid.
And if after all our selections you still can’t decide then get a Lovereading4kids book voucher – easy to buy and send
Tags: book review, book trust, books of the year, children's books, christmas, classic books retold, free postage, gruffalo, Jan Pienkowski, prize winners, real reads, stocking fillers, teenage fiction, the dfc, the power of five
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