Books of the Month - May

Baby And Toddler Treasury

A rich resource of stories, poems, action rhymes and more for all new babies and their parents, this Treasury is an excellent ‘first book’. The addition of a scrap book for recording all the babies own milestones is fun too.
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Format: Hardback - Released: 29/09/2006
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Alien Storm
A.G. Taylor
A gripping science-fiction adventure pits a group of kids with super powers against a mysterious Russian billionaire. Infected by an extraordinary virus from a meteor storm, Sarah, Robert and the younger children in their charge are now at risk from...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 26/11/2010
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A Tale Dark and Grimm
Adam Gidwitz
All those who love to be scared will relish the dark humour of these blood-curdling tales. Everyone knows the story of Hansel and Gretel, a tragic tale of children and witches and a great big cauldron. This is a witty...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2011
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Conker And Nudge
Adria Meserve
Full of the warmth of brotherly love, Conker and Nudge tells how two anteaters play together - and survive together - but only because of Nudge's absolute devotion to his older brother.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 25/04/2008
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Worse Things Happen at Sea: The Ratbridge Chronicles Vol 2
Alan Snow
This is the second in The Ratbridge Chronicles.  However, like the first it is a stand-alone novel in its own right.  It’s a tale of pirates, poison and monsters and swashbuckling adventure on the high seas as the doctor of...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/10/2010
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The Doomsday Code (Time Riders Book 3)
Alex Scarrow
Shortlisted for the Independent Booksellers Book Award 2011 This spectacular time travel series from the pen of Alex Scarrow just gets better and better.  The first two were brilliant; this is the third and it's even better.  All-action adventure time travel...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/02/2011
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The Eternal War (Time Riders Book 4)
Alex Scarrow
Liam O'Connor should have died at sea in 1912. Maddy Carter should have died on a plane in 2010. Sal Vikram should have died in a fire in 2026. But all three have been given a second chance - to...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 14/07/2011
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Gates of Rome (Time Riders Book 5)
Alex Scarrow
Liam O'Connor should have died at sea in 1912. Maddy Carter should have died on a plane in 2010. Sal Vikram should have died in a fire in 2026. But all three have been given a second chance - to...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Ella
Alex T. Smith
Ella is a little ladybird with big dreams. Her ugly wasp stepsisters make her do all the housework, all of the time, and Ella feels very sad. Then one day the famous Parisian artist Pierre decides to throw a Grand...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Unleashed 1: A Life and Death Job
Ali Sparkes
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection. Prize winning Ali Sparkes has created a fresh new series about a group of children with special powers. In stories brimming with adventure and danger, the kids live together using all...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2011
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Alison Jay's Question Blocks
Alison Jay
A perfect gift for a newborn baby. Four stunning board books nestle in this beautiful box. Each poses a question. Who is That?, What is Yellow?, Where is Teddy?, What is This?  The answers to all the questions are to...
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Format: Board Book - Released: 01/05/2009
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Nursery Rhyme Rainbow (board book)
Alison Jay
Beautiful illustrations with a delightful nostalgic feel bring to life the stories of a host of favourite nursery rhymes selected for their reference to different colours. Little Boy Blue dozes contentedly under a hay stack, the Owl and the Pussy...
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Format: Board book - Released: 01/01/2010
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Alison Jay's My First Board Books Slipcase
Alison Jay
A Lovereading4kids 'Great read you may have missed 2011' selection. Four stunning board books introduce the alphabet, numbers, nursery rhymes and fairy stories to the very youngest readers.  The books are very robust and are presented in an equally robust slip...
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Format: Board book - Released: 01/01/2011
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Baby Sleeps: Buggy Book
Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg
An irresistible buggy attachment for every baby (and their parents)! From 'Baby wakes' to 'Baby sleeps' the moments of a baby’s day are captured on each page in a single beautiful illustration matched by a phrase. The result is a...
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Format: Board book - Released: 04/02/2010
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Heist Society
Ally Carter
Kat's got a deadline - two weeks to pull off the biggest heist in history... From the New York Times bestselling author of the Gallagher Girls series.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2011
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Matched
Ally Condie
 Introducing a rare new talent and almost certainly one of the biggest Young Adult debuts of the year this is the first in an utterly compelling, visionary and imaginative series that is set to be a sensation. The book is...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/12/2010
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Crossed
Ally Condie
A welcome return to the world first encountered in Matched. It’s a world in which society decides who you should love – and everything else about your life. When Cassia broke the rules because she found her own true...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 24/11/2011
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Sparks
Ally Kennen
The best kind of headlong, page turning adventure, Sparks races along at breakneck speed as three children set abut the audacious task of fulfilling their grandfather’s dreams by giving him a Viking funeral! Hilariously funny and also full of deeply...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2010
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Bullet Boys
Ally Kennen
An outstanding book for all teen readers, Bullet Boys is a gripping, desperate story about boys, girls, guns and choices. Gentle Alex, son of a gamekeeper, is a crack shot. He knows all about guns; their danger and their value....
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Blue Moon (The Immortals)
Alyson Noel
A second story about Ever, a girl whose special powers mean she can read auras. Still in love with Damen, despite the confusion around his aura, Ever’s powers of seeing and understanding are increasing but her hold over Damen is...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/03/2010
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Kumari: Goddess of Secrets
Amanda Lees
A fast-paced adventure of magic, mystery and enterprise. Girl goddess Kumari has only twenty-four hours to save Papa and her people in the Hidden Kingdom against the mysterious enemy who threatens them all. And Kumari is still learning how to...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 30/05/2008
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Clara Button and the Magical Hat Day
Amy de la Haye
When Granny Elsie’s precious hat gets torn Clara button has a very clever idea! To fix it, she suggests a magical hat day. With her mother and brother, Clara sets off for the Victoria & Albert Museum where she can...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/10/2011
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Skychasers: Glow
Amy Kathleen Ryan
An action-packed narrative that is utterly compelling and characters you will really love. The world as we know it is crumbling and has been for years; this is the story of a group who left earth aboard a space ship,...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/10/2011
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Young Sherlock Holmes: Death Cloud
Andrew Lane
MEGA BOOK OF THE MONTH - JUNE 2010.  Two dead bodies. One unforgettable hero.  The beginning of a legend.  Followers of the young James Bond and junior spy Alex Rider will enjoy the adventures of school boy Sherlock Holmes who...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/06/2010
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Young Sherlock Holmes: Death Cloud Audio CD
Andrew Lane
Followers of the young James Bond and junior spy Alex Rider will enjoy the adventures of school boy Sherlock Holmes who already shows many of the trademark skills that later make him a world renowned detective. Sent to live with chilly relatives in...
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Format: CD-Audio - Released: 04/06/2010
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Young Sherlock Holmes 2: Red Leech
Andrew Lane
Anyone with a sense of adventure and an enquiring mind will enjoy the puzzles and questions that the likeable young Sherlock Holmes sets out to resolve. Young Sherlock determines to get to the bottom of the secrets that the adults...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/11/2010
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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...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/06/2011
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Young Sherlock Holmes: Fire Storm
Andrew Lane
Young Sherlock Holmes is back for his fourth exciting adventure. A mysterious fire, a friend who has vanished and a man who claims to raise the dead make this a case all the more baffling for the Young Sherlock Holmes.  Sherlock...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/10/2011
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Nora The Girl Who Ate and Ate and Ate
Andrew Weale
Nora’s love of eating knows no bounds. Once she’s eaten all the food, she starts on her toys, her bed, her shoes and her socks....Will she ever stop? Suddenly, she’s had enough. A giant burp propels Nora up into space....
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/09/2011
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Trash
Andy Mulligan
Shortlisted for the 2012 Carnegie Medal. The Judges said: A vivid and emotionally powerful story told through some great switches of authentic narrative voice, giving the perfect marriage of character and plot as the three children tell their stories. Though there...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 31/03/2011
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