Books for Babies and Toddlers
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This is the Kiss Claire Harcup A big bear and a little bear are getting ready for bedtime – a process with lots of lovely stages. They wave goodbye to their snowman, hold hands for the walk home, smile, have a last play, tickle and giggle, ... Download free opening extract |
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Picken Mix and Match the Farm Animals! Mary Murphy January 2017 Book of the Month Mix and match the split pages of this ingenious board book to make your own amazing farmyard creatures! So whether it's a Picken or a caglet or a chicken or a piglet babies and ... Download free opening extract |
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I'll Love You Always Mark Sperring The passage of time and the everlasting nature of a parent’s love for a child are intertwined in this charming picture book. Big Mouse answers Little Mouse’s question ‘how long will you love me?’ using the natural world to demonstrate ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for Young Adults
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The One Memory of Flora Banks Emily Barr January 2017 MEGA Debut of the Month | In a nutshell: the unforgettable story of a girl with no memory Can there ever have been a heroine like Flora Banks? She’s 17 when the book opens, but an accident aged 10 ... Download free opening extract |
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A Tragic Kind of Wonderful Eric Lindstrom January 2017 Book of the Month | In a Nutshell: Coping with bipolar disorder | Finding the courage to shed secrets | Intense, insightful exploration of how it feels to live with bipolar disorder, and finding the strength to reveal ... Download free opening extract |
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Bone Gap Laura Ruby January 2017 Book of the Month | Winner of the 2016 Michael L. Printz Award | In a Nutshell: Unconventional magic realist thriller | A entrancingly unique novel about a boy’s search for a young woman who’s disappeared from their eccentric ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 3+ readers
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Captain McGrew Wants You for His Crew! Mark Sperring January 2017 Book of the Month In suitably jolly rhyme Ed Eaves describes just what joining Captain McGrew’s pirate crew entails, from the reasonably easy – climbing the rigging, shouting ‘Land Ahoy!’ – to the downright difficult – digging up ... Download free opening extract |
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Also an Octopus Maggie Tokuda-Hall January 2017 Book of the Month An octopus playing a ukulele is just the start of this witty and unlikely story that will inspire imagination. While having a character is a good start for a story what happens next is ... Download free opening extract |
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Odd Socks Michelle Robinson Everyone will enjoy this epic tale of true love and steadfastness, no less heroic or inspiring for starring a pair of woolly socks! Sosh and Suki are made for one another and their life on a fresh pair of feet ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 5+ readers
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Revolting Rhymes Roald Dahl Roald Dahl takes on the likes of Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Goldilocks and The Three Little Pigs and brings us a brilliant collection of comic and often gory versions of popular fairy tales. Dahl's Gobblefunk is brought to life ... Download free opening extract |
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Trouble Next Door Chris Higgins In a nutshell: new house, new friend, new adventures | There’s something fascinating about naughty children, and readers will be captivated by Magda, the co-star of Chris Higgins’s new book. Bella and her family are just moving into a new ... Download free opening extract |
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Zoo Boy and the Jewel Thieves Sophie Thompson In a nutshell: charming story of boy who can talk and joke with the animals | Lucky Vince – not only is his dad a zoo keeper but Vince has inherited the family trait and can talk to the animals. ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 7+ readers
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Worst Ever School Trip Barry Hutchison January 2017 Book of the Month | In a nutshell: In all honesty, a book to have readers laughing aloud | Poor Beaky Malone: once an accomplished fibber, he’s now condemned to be completely, even brutally honest at all times thanks ... Download free opening extract |
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Nancy Parker's Spooky Speculations Julia Lee In a nutshell: a diary of detection from our favourite 1920s housemaid | With the current craze for historical mysteries and clever girl detectives, readers will be delighted to make the acquaintance of Nancy Parker, bright young maid and experienced ... Download free opening extract |
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Who Stole the Hamster? N. Griffin In a nutshell: a clever bit of detection in the classroom | This satisfying, entertaining classroom crime caper thoroughly respects its young readers’ intelligence. Smashie and Dontel are smart as they come and when the school hamster disappears from his ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 9+ readers
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What Not to Do If You Turn Invisible Ross Welford January 2017 Book of the Month | In a nutshell: invisible girl finds herself in the spotlight | Ross Welford is making a habit of putting his characters in unusual situations: the star of his prize-shortlisted debut went time travelling, ... Download free opening extract |
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Jake Atlas and the Tomb of the Emerald Snake Rob Lloyd Jones In a nutshell: two kids on a death-defying treasure hunt through Egypt’s ancient monuments. Adventure stories don’t come more action-packed than the exploits of Jake Atlas. As the book opens, the Atlas family are about to fly off to Egypt ... Download free opening extract |
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The 78-Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths In a nutshell: surreal, kid-pleasing comic adventures set in an ever-growing treehouse | Andy and Terry’s treehouse keeps growing, to the delight of its army of devoted readers. It’s now 78 storeys high (new additions include an ALL-BALL sports stadium ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 11+ readers
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The Goldfish Boy Lisa Thompson A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month January 2017 A gripping debut middle-grade story skilfully told by debut novelist Lisa Thompson. Trapped indoors by his obsessive fears of germs and much else Matthew watches his neighbours’ lives and details their ... Download free opening extract |
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Welcome to Nowhere Elizabeth Laird In a nutshell: the lives of a Syrian family brought vividly and sympathetically to life for young readers | This is an excellent book for young people who want to know what is happening in Syria and why – serious, ... Download free opening extract |
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The Midnight Gang David Walliams One of our Books of the Year 2016 | November 2016 Book of the Month | In a nutshell: comedy capers on the NHS from everyone’s favourite storyteller! The spirit of Roald Dahl lives on in David Walliams, and Dahl’s influence ... Download free opening extract |
Featured Books for 13+ readers
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The Monstrous Child Francesca Simon January 2017 Book of the Month | Shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards, Children's Book category, 2016 - May 2016 Book of the Month Francesca Simon has chosen a singular heroine for her first novel for teenagers. Hel is Queen of ... Download free opening extract |
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The Bombs That Brought Us Together Brian Conaghan Winner of the Costa Book Awards, Children's Book category, 2016 Charlie’s life should be pretty miserable: he lives in Little Town, where everyone spies on everyone else, and the population is caught between their oppressive rulers and violent criminals who ... Download free opening extract |
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Wing Jones Katherine Webber January 2017 Debut of the Month | In a Nutshell: Losing your way | Running for your life | Finding your feet | 12+ A beautifully bittersweet debut in which a teenage girl discovers a latent talent that shines light on the ... Download free opening extract |
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