Publication Date: 2 November 2023 The BlurbOnce, there was a king. And a wolf. And a girl with a shepherd’s crook. And a boy with a bow and arrow. And also, there was an owl... They were puppets, and they were waiting for a story to begin. The Review A delightful and original fairytale where … Continue reading The Puppets Of Spelhorst by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Julie Morstad
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Ice Journey Of The Polar Bear by Martin Jenkins, illustrated by Lou Baker-Smith
Publication Date: The Blurb It snowed last night. The first fall of the season. More is on its way. For this polar bear, this is a sign it's time to make a den, a safe place to sleep through the harsh Arctic winter and to give birth to her cubs. But the Arctic is changing; … Continue reading Ice Journey Of The Polar Bear by Martin Jenkins, illustrated by Lou Baker-Smith
Tiny Owl’s Scary Day by Petr Horácek
Publication Date: 2 November 2023 The Blurb Tiny Owl wants to explore the day. Mummy Owl says the day can be dangerous but Tiny Owl isn't scared! So, when Mummy Owl is asleep, Tiny Owl tiptoes out of the nest and flies off. There are all kinds of other birds and animals out during the … Continue reading Tiny Owl’s Scary Day by Petr Horácek
Do You Remember? by Sydney Smith
Publication Date: 2 November 2023 The Blurb Tucked up in bed at their new flat, a boy and his mum share memories. Some are idyllic, like a picnic with Dad, but others are more surprising: a fall from a bike into soft piled hay, the smell of an old oil lamp when a rainstorm blew … Continue reading Do You Remember? by Sydney Smith
The Wild Robot Protects by Peter Brown
Publication Date: 26 September 2023 The Blurb Roz the robot has made an unlikely home for herself on an idyllic island dense with forests, wildflowers and friendly animal inhabitants - including her own young son Brightbill the gosling. Life on the island is perfect, until a dying seal washes ashore and warns of dangerous, cloudy … Continue reading The Wild Robot Protects by Peter Brown
Shadowhall Academy: The Whispering Walls by Phil Hickes
Publication Date: 1 February 2024 The Blurb I heard a tapping noise, right by my head. Like there was someone in the wall trying to get my attention...When Lilian Jones starts at creepy, cold and bewilderingly large Shadowhall Academy, she's nervous about making friends and finding her way around, but those turn out to be … Continue reading Shadowhall Academy: The Whispering Walls by Phil Hickes
The Midnight Switch by Samuel J. Halpin
Publication Date: 12 October 2023 The Blurb When Lewis's family moves to a faraway town called Barrow, he can't quite put his finger on what feels so strange about his new home. Everyone is obsessed with superstition, and an old story about floods and witches and a curse, while a mysterious bird watches his every … Continue reading The Midnight Switch by Samuel J. Halpin
The Glorious Race Of Magical Beasts by Alex Bell
Publication Date: 1 February 2024 The Blurb Twelve-year-old Eli is an apprentice librarian at the largest library in the world. But when his grandmother falls ill, he enters the Glorious Race of Magical Beasts to raise money for her treatment.This annual race is always held in the most perilous places and is full of spiky … Continue reading The Glorious Race Of Magical Beasts by Alex Bell
The Ice Children by M.G. Leonard, illustrated by Penny Neville-Lee
Publication Date: 2 November 2023 The Blurb At the stroke of midnight on the dawn of December, five-year-old Finn Albedo is found frozen in the city park standing on a pedestal of ice. His heart is beating, he is smiling serenely, but no one can wake him. Finn’s big sister, Bianca, suspects that the beautiful … Continue reading The Ice Children by M.G. Leonard, illustrated by Penny Neville-Lee
Evolution by Sarah Darwin and Eva Maria-Sadowski, illustrated by Olga Baumert
Publication Date: 7 September 2023 The Blurb The Earth has come a very long way from the molten planet with oceans of magma that existed 4.5 billion years ago. Since then, the land has shifted, the climate has changed and life has flourished. But how exactly did living things come to be? Let real-life scientists … Continue reading Evolution by Sarah Darwin and Eva Maria-Sadowski, illustrated by Olga Baumert
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