Featured Books for 5+ readers

Pablo The Artist
Satoshi Kitamura
Satoshi Kitamura’s highly original style is the perfect complement to this story about creativity. Pablo is having trouble thinking of what to paint. He sets off into the countryside for ideas, but it is during his afternoon nap that inspiration...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/11/2006
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The Princess and the Peas
Sarah Warburton
A brilliantly fresh take with the traditional tale of the Princess and the Pea at its heart, this will entertain girls everywhere – and their fathers! Dad tries everything to disguise the peas he cooks but even the faintest hint...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/02/2013
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Clockwise
Sarah Pinto
Children are usually keen to learn to tell the time from 4 or 5 upwards and this is the first book that I’ve seen that really does it in a fun way.  The author has cleverly orchestrated the telling of...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 04/09/2006
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London A Three-dimensional Expanding City Skyline
Sarah McMenemy
A brilliant gift package that is both beautiful and useful. Open out this concertina and some of the best sites in London - Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, the Houses of Parliament – pop up for you. Gorgeous illustrations bring out...
Featured in: 5+ readers | Fascinating Facts
Format: Novelty book - Released: 03/03/2011
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Indigo the Magic Rainbow Pony (Princess Evie's Ponies)
Sarah KilBride
Join Princess Evie as she is whisked away on a magical adventure on the back of Indigo the Magic Rainbow Pony. This is Book 6 in the magical Princess Evie series. In this sixth book in the series, Princess...
Featured in: 3+ readers | 5+ readers | Pony Mad
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Eddie's Garden and How to Make Things Grow
Sarah Garland
Clearly and delightfully told, this gentle story with lively characters and colourful illustrations is also packed full of information on how to grow a garden like Eddie's for yourself.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2006
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Eddie's Toolbox And How to Make and Mend Things
Sarah Garland
Gets the kids engaged! Practical activities and how to do them are at the heart of this attractive picture book. When new neighbours move in next door, Eddie gets involved in fixing things. He learns how to saw and hammer;...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/08/2012
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Gary and Ray
Sarah Adams
Sarah Adams is an exciting new picture book talent and in Gary and Ray she has produced a vividly written and illustrated, delightful story about friendship.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Mythological Monsters of Ancient Greece
Sara Fanelli
Familiar monsters are given a complete makeover by Sara Fanelli in this terrifying and original introduction to the Greek myths. There’s the gorgon Medusa with her snake hair whose terrible eyes turn people into stone, the winged horse Pegasus, the...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 02/09/2002
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The Troublesome Tooth Fairy
Sandi Toksvig
A delightfully entertaining story from the hugely popular write, comedian and broadcaster, Sandi Toksvig about a little girl and a trainee tooth fairy who just might take more than just your tooth when she pays a visit. Full of humour,...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 02/11/2000
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Can You See Sassoon?
Sam Usher
Shortlisted for The Red House Children’s Book Award 2012. This is Sassoon. He likes to hide. Can you find him? Look inside! Meet Sassoon the snake as he plays hide-and-seek with his friends. Filled with fun and silly things to spot,...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 06/06/2011
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Can You See Sassoon?
Sam Usher
Shortlisted for The Red House Children’s Book Awards 2012 and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2013.  This is Sassoon. He likes to hide. Can you find him? Look inside! Meet Sassoon the snake as he plays hide-and-seek with his friends....
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/06/2012
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One Voice, Please
Sam Mcbratney
Subtitled Tales of Truth and Trickery this is a terrific collection of very, very short stories each with a pithy point to make. Some are familiar such as The Ratcatcher a version of the Pied Piper of Hamelin story, the...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 05/12/2005
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A Walk in London
Salvatore Rubbino
All the best sights of London are affectionately brought to life as a little girl and her mother explore the parks, palaces, museums and cathedrals. Packed full of history as well as architecture and art, it is a serious guide...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/04/2011
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A Walk in New York
Salvatore Rubbino
Get right to the heart of this vibrant city in this beautifully created introduction to the most famous city in the US. From his arrival at Grand Central Station on a day’s outing to the city with his father, the...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 02/02/2009
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A Walk in London
Salvatore Rubbino
This walk gives readers a wonderfully close-up and intimate look at some of the best sights of the great city.  While the landmarks are accurately positioned and defined, the artist’s impressions bring a distinct and personal flavour to them. A little...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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How to Get a Job, by Me, the Boss
Sally Lloyd-Jones
A hilarious how-to guide to getting a job from the team behind How To Be a Baby, by Me, the Big Sister and How to Get Married, by Me, the Bride.  With Sue Heap's wonderfully funny illustrations and Sally...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/07/2012
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Knock Knock Who's There?
Sally Grindley, Anthony Browne
This was Sally Grindley’s second book published some years ago now and remains one of the most eagerly sought-out picture books for toddlers. Knock, knock who’s there?... Each time there's a knock at the door, there's a different monster, but...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/08/2010
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Poppy And Max And The Fashion Show
Sally Grindley
Joint winner of the Richard and Judy "Early" 5+ Category. Poppy and Max might often be at odds with one-another but their friendship is strong. When Poppy enters them both into a fashion show we see both girl and her dog strutting...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/10/2007
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The Bloomsbury Christmas Treasury
Sally Grindley
Savour the excitement of Christmas with this perfect family treasury.  A bright and irresistible bedtime collection for young children with original stories by the brilliantly imaginative Sally Grindley and illustrated by a plethora of fine contemporary illustrators including among others...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/11/2008
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The Bloomsbury Christmas Treasury
Sally Grindley
Savour the excitement of Christmas with this perfect family treasury.  A bright and irresistible bedtime collection for young children with original stories by the brilliantly imaginative Sally Grindley and illustrated by a plethora of fine contemporary illustrators including among others...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/11/2009
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The Sulky Vulture
Sally Grindley
This is a riotous story featuring Boris the vulture from brilliant storyteller Sally Grindley and the acclaimed master of animal characterisation and illustration, Michael Terry.  Boris is a very sulky vulture - nothing ever goes quite right for him! When...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 18/08/2003
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A New Room for William
Sally Grindley
A beautifully moving picture book that deals delicately with a marriage break up and moving house, A New Room for William is a sensitive portrayal of the thoughts and emotions of a little boy in the midst of a dramatic...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 23/07/2001
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The Aesop's Fables for the Very Young: The Hare and the Tortoise
Sally Grindley
This is a perfect book for reading at bedtime for children of 3+.  It features a collection of Aesop’s fables retold with plenty of dialogue by the award-winning Sally Grindley.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 08/05/2000
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Cinderella (Early Reader)
Sally Gardner
Cinderella and the glass slipper, retold by bestselling author Sally Gardner in a magical princess story and her transformation from servant to princess is simply told in this beautifully illustrated Early Reader. Sally Gardner’s Cinderella is delightfully good-natured while her...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/04/2011
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Sleeping Beauty (Early Reader)
Sally Gardner
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection. Sleeping Beauty, cursed to sleep for a hundred years, retold by bestselling author Sally Gardner in a magical princess story, perfect for early readers.  Look out for more magical princess stories...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/05/2011
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Snow White (Early Reader)
Sally Gardner
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, retold by bestselling author Sally Gardner in a magical princess story, perfect for early readers.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/06/2011
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The Frog Prince (Early Reader)
Sally Gardner
The Frog Prince, retold by bestselling author Sally Gardner in a magical princess story is perfect for early readers aged 5+ particularly if they're beginning to read with confidence. It's great to see an author of the calibre of Sally...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/07/2011
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The Princess and the Pea (Early Reader)
Sally Gardner
A classic story stylishly updated and perfect for first time readers. Sally Gardner retells this favourite tale of how a real princess can only be found by testing how delicate and sensitive she really is. Lively illustrations create a suitably...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2011
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A Palace Full of Princesses
Sally Gardner
A lovely gift book edition of four much-loved Early Reader Magical Princess stories: Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and The Frog Prince. These universally loved fairy tales are re-told with wit and charm in this beautiful book that makes the...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/11/2012
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