Children & Illustrated – Books By Your Bedside

The Lost Whale – Hannah Gold

Published By: HarperCollins ChildrenPages: 320Released On: 31/03/2022 What if you could communicate with a whale? Rio has been sent to live with a grandmother he barely knows in California, while his mum is in hospital back home. Alone and adrift, the only thing that makes him smile is joining his new friend Marina on herContinue reading “The Lost Whale – Hannah Gold”

The Last Bear – Hannah Gold

Published By: HarperCollinsPages: 288Released On: 02/02/2021 There are no polar bears left on Bear Island. At least, that’s what April’s father tells her when his scientific research takes them to this remote Arctic outpost for six months. But one endless summer night, April meets one. He is starving, lonely and a long way from home.Continue reading “The Last Bear – Hannah Gold”

WishYouWas – Alexandra Page

Published By: Bloomsbury ChildrenPages: 288Released On: 30/09/2021 It’s 1952 in smog-shrouded London. Christmas might be fast approaching, but with her mum away and Uncle Frank busy running the post office, Penny Black is lonelier than ever. All that changes when Penny discovers a small, fluffy, funny, springy and – most importantly – talking creature in the postContinue reading “WishYouWas – Alexandra Page”

Christmas Treats – Enid Blyton

Published By: Hodder ChildrenPages: 352Released On: 05/10/2017 Delight in the magic of Christmas with this bumper collection of short stories from the world’s best-loved storyteller! Perfect for children aged 5 and up! This hugely popular short story collection, first published in 2017, is back with a shiny new cover… Curl up with this collection ofContinue reading “Christmas Treats – Enid Blyton”

Once Upon a Hillside – Angela McAllister

Illustrated By: Chiara FedelePublished By: Zephyr (Head of Zeus)Pages: 224Released On: 10/11/2022 Once upon a hillside, the hedgerows were loud with sparrows and thick with blossom. Blue butterflies flitted over the anthills, lapwings danced in the big sky. And time passed…’ Beginning with a Neolithic clan, who leave an arrowhead later found by a RomanContinue reading “Once Upon a Hillside – Angela McAllister”

The Miraculous Sweetmakers: The Frost Fair – Natasha Hastings

Published By: Harper CollinsPages: 400Released On: 27/10/2022 It’s a cold winter during the Great Frost of 1683. Thomasina and Anne are the best of friends, one running her father’s sweet shop and the other the apprentice at the family apothecary – together they sell their goods on the frozen River Thames. When a family tragedyContinue reading “The Miraculous Sweetmakers: The Frost Fair – Natasha Hastings”

The Grumpus: And His Dastardly, Dreadful Christmas Plan – Alex T. Smith

Published By: Pan MacmillanPages: 176Released On: 29/09/2022 Do you know about The Grumpus? And his Dastardly, Dreadful Christmas Plan? And about the Awful Thing that happened at the North Pole on Christmas Eve? Perhaps I should tell you about it . . This heartwarming story follows the adventures of an unlikely hero as he journeysContinue reading “The Grumpus: And His Dastardly, Dreadful Christmas Plan – Alex T. Smith”

The October Witches – Jennifer Claessen

Published By: UclanPages: 352Released Ln: 09/09/2022 There’s so much to love about October – Halloween, pumpkin everything and MAGIC. Especially magic. But for nervous young witch Clemmie, this October might see the stars descend on her for the first time, bringing with them a whole month of chaotic new power. She’s spent twelve years watchingContinue reading “The October Witches – Jennifer Claessen”

The Night We Got Stuck in a Story – Ben Miller

Published By: Simon and Schuster ChildrenPages: 304Released On: 15/09/2022 Lana and Harrison are staying with their grandparents, when they discover their favourite tree to play in is under threat. That night, a magical golden thread leads them up through the hollow of the tree into a storybook land, where wind and rain rage and aContinue reading “The Night We Got Stuck in a Story – Ben Miller”

Spellboda – J.C Clarke

Published By: The Book GuildPages: 288Released On: 28/09/2021 Trust, belief and a little magic… then maybe they could both fly free. Since Trevor’s mum died, his dad can barely look at him without yelling. Home is awful, school is worse. People just let you down, and Trevor only talks to Mrs. Bingo-Wings, his mum’s cat.Continue reading “Spellboda – J.C Clarke”