Most popular children’s books, by age range, 12 – 19 June 2011
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011Books for Babies and Toddlers
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A Bit Lost Chris Haughton Winner of the top children’s book award in Ireland in 2011 – the Bisto Award. When Little Owl falls out of the nest he needs help to find his way home again. Luckily squirrel is keen to help but how does … Download free opening extract |
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Tabby McTat Picturebook and CD Julia Donaldson The best-selling author and illustrator team of the Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler have created a heart-warming story about loyalty and friendship. When Tabby McTat the busker’s cat gets separated from the busker he begins a new life on … Download free opening extract |
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Pandamonium Dan Crisp Fantastic illustrations and humorous text follw the antics of the escaped zoo animals as they cause pandamonium. Children will delight in watching the zoo keeper sleep as the animals around him cause pandamonium! Fantastic illustrations by award-winning artist Mark Chambers … Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 3+ readers
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The Rhyming Rabbit Julia Donaldson Award winning Children’s Laureate Julia Donaldson has created a delightfully entertaining picture book that celebrates poems of all kinds. All the rabbits are sick of hearing the rhyming rabbit’s poems for every occasion. Forlornly, the rabbit sets off to find … Download free opening extract |
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The Boy Who Hated Toothbrushes Zehra Hicks Billy hates toothbrushes. He’s tried all kinds but refuses to use any of them! But then he loses a tooth and the tooth fairy leaves him something to make sure the rest of his teeth are never so dirty! How … Download free opening extract |
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Elmer’s Special Day David Mckee Just launched is an Elmer’s Special Day App! – click on the button on the right to find out more. |
Featured Books for 5+ readers
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Cave Baby Julia Donaldson Best-selling author of The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson has teamed up with prize-winning illustrator Emily Gravett to create a wonderfully witty story about a cheeky little Cave Baby. When the Cave Baby scribbles on the walls of his cave he is … Download free opening extract |
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An Imaginary Menagerie Roger Mcgough Shortlisted for the Independent Booksellers Book Award 2011 Roger McGough’s poetry dances off the pages in this delicious anthology which he has illustrated as well as written. True to its title there are poems for all kinds of animals from an … Download free opening extract |
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Dirty Bertie : Ouch! Alan McDonald Dirty Bertie – the boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits – is back for another helping in A&E after an accident with a door, forgets his swimming trunks on a visit to Splash City, and proves that Know-All Nick doesn’t actually … Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 7+ readers
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An Elephant in the Garden Michael Morpurgo Once again the former Children’s Laureate, Michael Morpurgo, weaves an intensely moving story about an extraordinary animal caught up in a very human war. It’s World War Two in Germany, the animals in Dresden are to be killed because of … Download free opening extract |
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Penny Dreadful is a Magnet for Disaster Joanna Nadin A bundle of awfulness! Penny Dreadful (not her real name) has an unfortunate habit of creating mayhem wherever she goes and whatever she does! Penny has some really brilliant ideas. The only trouble is, they often seem to go horribly … Download free opening extract |
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Little Manfred Michael Morpurgo Award-winning author and illustrator duo Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman have created a touching story about the way lives become entangled during conflict and how, unexpectedly, those ties can lead to enduring friendship. When Alex and her little brother Charlie … Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 9+ readers
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A Million Angels Kate Maryon This is the third novel from Kate Maryon – a sparkling new voice for tween girls. Jemima has a wonderfully close relationship with her dad so when he’s posted off to Afghanistan how will she cope and who will look … Download free opening extract |
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Too Much Trouble Tom Avery Winner of the 2010 Frances Lincoln / Seven Stories Diverse Voices Children’s Book Award This prize-winning story will grab readers’ attention from the opening moments and hold them spell-bound from then on. When Emmanuel and Prince are sent to England to … Download free opening extract |
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Duty Calls : Dunkirk James Holland Real-life action pumps through this wholly absorbing war time adventure. James Holland’s extensive knowledge of the history of the period gives him a rare ability to bring it vividly to life in a way that is both absolutely gripping and … Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 11+ readers
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Troubletwisters Garth Nix, Sean Williams Two best-selling authors have teamed up to create this highly inventive, fast-paced new series. When twins Jack and Jaide receive a strange letter from Grandma X, a Grandma they have never heard of, they have little idea that they are … Download free opening extract |
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Six Days Philip Webb Enter a fantastic contest to appear in Philip Webb’s next book. Each copy of Six Days is printed with its own unique 5-digit code. Children can enter their unique code and email address and smartphone users can go direct to … Download free opening extract |
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Young Sherlock Holmes: Black Ice Andrew Lane The world’s favourite detective was already showing signs of his future exceptional talent for investigation as a child. Ignoring the obvious when he comes across his brother holding a knife and with a dead body in front of him, the … Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 14+ readers
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Life An Exploded Diagram Mal Peet This is a brilliant coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of the Cold War and events leading up to the Cuban Missile Crisis. The story is told in flashback by Clem when he is living and working in New York … Download free opening extract |
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David Mary Hoffman An epic story of art, passion and danger set in turbulent sixteenth-century Florence. This incredibly talented author, Mary Hoffman, uses her persuasive narrative skills to imagine the story of Gabriele, an eighteen-year-old who, by becoming Michelangelo’s model, finds himself drawn … Download free opening extract |
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Forgotten Cat Patrick A teen story with a difference, London Lane seems like any normal high school student except that she can’t remember the past – her brain is wiped clean at 4.33 every day – and worse, she can see what is going to … Download free opening extract |
