Publication Date: 15 September 2022 The Blurb Join brilliant young naturalist Dara McAnulty – winner of the 2020 Wainwright Prize for his book Diary of a Young Naturalist and author of Wild Child! – on a journey through a year in the life of birds. A Wild Child's Book of Birds is a fantastic nature book, illustrated in full colour by … Continue reading A Wild Child’s Book Of Birds by Dara McAnulty, illustrated by Barry Falls
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Witchstorm by Tim Tilley
Publication Date: 29 September 2022 The Blurb Will believes in witches and the stories he's grown up with - of mythical storm-lions, disappearing villages, and secret songs. Most of all, he believes the tales of magical treasure hidden in the Fens centuries ago. Treasure that he has to find, to solve the mystery of his … Continue reading Witchstorm by Tim Tilley
Agent Moose: Moose On A Mission by Mo O’Hara, illustrated by Jess Bradley
Publication Date:7 July 2022 The Blurb There's a thief on the loose in the Big Forest, and there's only one moose who can stop them! There’s big news in the Big Forest! The circus is in town, Granny Moose is coming to visit, and someone is stealing from innocent animals. Agent Moose and Owlfred rush … Continue reading Agent Moose: Moose On A Mission by Mo O’Hara, illustrated by Jess Bradley
The Raven’s Song by Zana Fraillon and Bren MacDibble
Publication Date: 6 October 2022 The Blurb The Raven’s Song alternates between the stories of Phoenix, who lives in a near-future world impacted by climate change and a devastating pandemic; and Shelby, one hundred years in the future in a post-pandemic, post-pollution, post-city world where each community is exactly three hundred and fifty people sustainably … Continue reading The Raven’s Song by Zana Fraillon and Bren MacDibble
The Feeling Good Club: Smash Your Worries, Bella! by Kelly McKain, illustrated by Jenny Latham
Publication Date: 4 August 2022 The Blurb Bella couldn’t be feeling worse about it being Feeling Good Week at school. With her best friend Rosh having moved away she’s sad and lonely, and to top it all she has a Big Worry on her mind – the class talk. Then Bella’s partnered with Shazmin and … Continue reading The Feeling Good Club: Smash Your Worries, Bella! by Kelly McKain, illustrated by Jenny Latham
My Mum Is A Spy by Andy McNab and Jess French, illustrated by Nathan Reed
Publication Date: 18 August 2022 The Blurb My mum is absolutely definitely 100% NOT a spy... When Lucia and her dad come to stay for a week, Idris can't believe his bad luck. He had prepared himself to share the TV remote and maybe some of his toys, but he hadn't prepared himself for Lucia. … Continue reading My Mum Is A Spy by Andy McNab and Jess French, illustrated by Nathan Reed
Cats In Chaos by Peter Bently and John Bond
Publication Date: 7 July 2022 The Blurb In the dark of night, as their owners sleep, the cats of the city are all headed to one place: Catsby’s Great Circus! Step this way and see conjuring cats, felines that fly, Siamese that swing from above, and don’t miss the mighty PURRCULES CLAW. But with so … Continue reading Cats In Chaos by Peter Bently and John Bond
Welcome to Nowhere by Elizabeth Laird
Publication Date: 12 January 2017 The Blurb Twelve-year-old Omar and his brothers and sisters were born and raised in the beautiful and bustling city of Bosra, Syria. Omar doesn't care about politics - all he wants is to grow up to become a successful businessman who will take the world by storm. But when his clever older … Continue reading Welcome to Nowhere by Elizabeth Laird
My Friend The Octopus by Lindsay Galvin
Publication Date: 2 June 2022 The Blurb England, 1893, and aquarium fever is at its height. Twelve-year-old Vinnie Fyfe works in the tea-shop at Brighton aquarium, and waits for her milliner mother to return from Paris. The arrival of a giant octopus changes her life for ever. Discovering a talent for art, Vinnie begins to … Continue reading My Friend The Octopus by Lindsay Galvin
Zo And The Forest Of Secrets by Alake Pilgrim
Publication Date: 2 June 2022 The Blurb When Zo decides to run away from home, she isn't scared - she knows the forest like the back of her hand, after all. But, as she journeys through the once-familiar landscape, she encounters terrifying creatures and a warped version of the mythology of the island. With a … Continue reading Zo And The Forest Of Secrets by Alake Pilgrim
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