Publication Date: 19 August 2021 The Blurb A comforting, practical and go-to expert toolkit for children dealing with loss and grief The death of a parent, sibling or friend is one of the most traumatic experiences for a child and it can be hard to know how to talk to them about it. In this … Continue reading You Will Be Okay by Julie Stokes
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Diary Of An Accidental Witch by Perdita & Honor Cargill, illustrated by Katie Saunders
Publication Date: 2 September 2021 The Blurb Monday 20th SeptemberI’M AT WITCH SCHOOL! Now would be a really good time to discover I can do magic… Bea Black has just moved to Little Spellshire, a town with a magical secret. When her dad accidentally enrols her at the local witch school, she has to get … Continue reading Diary Of An Accidental Witch by Perdita & Honor Cargill, illustrated by Katie Saunders
Sophie’s Stories by Devon Holzwarth
Publication Date: 5 August 2021 The Blurb It's bedtime, but Sophie needs just one more story... And every time Sophie opens a book, it transports her to a magical storybook land. One story sweeps her away on a flying carpet. Another whisks her to Wonderland, with white rabbits and talking mushrooms. How on earth can … Continue reading Sophie’s Stories by Devon Holzwarth
The Red Gloves And Other Stories by Catherine Fisher
Publication Date: 16 September 2021 The Blurb Gripping stories of myth, folklore and magic: two step-brothers share one nightmare; red gloves that reach for your throat; a changing room where a stranger asks to swap lives with you; a voice in the brambles and a ghost in the rain.. The Review Enthralling, evocative storytelling, make … Continue reading The Red Gloves And Other Stories by Catherine Fisher
We Made A Movie by Charlotte Lo
Publication Date: 3 June 2021 The Blurb When Luna's family won an island, their dreams came true - Luna opened a donkey sanctuary, her sister flew a plane, and her brother won a sheep pageant. But Luna's new donkey has a mortal fear of beaches, her mum's goat-yoga business is on the rocks, and her … Continue reading We Made A Movie by Charlotte Lo
Under Earth by Ellen Renner
Publication Date: 1 August 2019 The Blurb As the island's new Weather witch, Storm must sail with the fleet into dangerous waters. The Drowned Ones are out for revenge and the sea itself is treacherous. But it's Bellum Town that brings Storm her first real test. And where she learns that her magic could save … Continue reading Under Earth by Ellen Renner
Song Of The Far Isles by Nicholas Bowling
Publication Date: 1 July 2021 The Blurb Every islander has a birth instrument and a life song – and the ancestors, called ghasts, linger to hear the music. But when the Duchess arrives from the mainland bringing orders of silence, she threatens the ghasts’ existence, the very soul of the community. When Oran hears of … Continue reading Song Of The Far Isles by Nicholas Bowling
Return Of The PESTS by Emer Stamp
Publication Date: 5 August 2021 The Blurb Stix is the tiny but heroic mouse that could be living behind YOUR washing machine. You wouldn't know it though, because Stix knows how to stay hidden. That's because Stix goes to P.E.S.T.S. - the Peewit Educatorium for Terrible Scoundrels - a school for pests in the basement … Continue reading Return Of The PESTS by Emer Stamp
10 Stories To Make A Difference from Pop Up Projects CIC
Publication Date for the first 10 Stories: 24 June 2021 The Blurb 10 Stories To Make A Difference is a collection of original illustrated stories published by children's literature non-profit development agency Pop Up, which has been bringing books, schools and communities together for 10 years. They have collaborated with 20 writers and illustrators and … Continue reading 10 Stories To Make A Difference from Pop Up Projects CIC
Ten Delicious Teachers by Ross Montgomery, illustrated Sarah Warburton
Publication Date: 5 August 2021 The Blurb Ten silly teachers have missed the last bus home. But LOOK – a shortcut through the forest! They'll be back in time for tea! Off they skip, unaware that in the woods a hungry horde of mischievous and hilariously goofy monsters is waiting… The Review A wonderfully wacky … Continue reading Ten Delicious Teachers by Ross Montgomery, illustrated Sarah Warburton
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