Published By: Walker BooksPages: 208Released On: 04/01/2024Reading Age: 8-11 Stitch is not a monster – he’s a creation. He and his friend Henry Oaf were brought to life by the genius Professor Hardacre, and have spent all their days in a castle deep in the woods, far from humankind. But when the Professor dies andContinue reading “Stitch – Pádraig Kenny”
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Operation Nativity – Jenny Pearson
Published By: Usborne PublishingPages: 352Released On: 09/11/2023Reading Age: 7-10Illustrated By: Katie Kear When Oscar and Molly rush outside to investigate a crash in the night, they’re not expecting to find a dazed Angel Gabriel wandering around their grandparents’ back garden. And they’re certainly not expecting to find themselves in a race to save Christmas. ButContinue reading “Operation Nativity – Jenny Pearson”
The Ice Children – M.G Leonard
Published By: Macmillan Children’s BooksPages: 288Released On: 02/11/2023Reading Age: 9-11Illustrated By: Penny Neville-Lee 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 bigContinue reading “The Ice Children – M.G Leonard”
The Ministry of Unladylike Activity 2: The Body in the Blitz – Robin Stevens
Published By: PuffinPages: 464Released On: 12/10/2023Reading Age: 8-13 March 1941. Britain is at war, and a secret agency called the Ministry of Unladylike Activity is training up children as spies – because grown-ups always underestimate them. Enter May, Eric and Nuala: courageous, smart, and the Ministry’s newest recruits.May’s big sister Hazel has arranged for them to stay on a quietContinue reading “The Ministry of Unladylike Activity 2: The Body in the Blitz – Robin Stevens”
The Snow Girl – Sophie Anderson
Published By: Usborne PublishingPages: 288Released On: 26/10/2023Reading Age: 8-12 Years I wish the snow girl would come to life. Then I would have a friend, a real friend I could trust, and I wouldn’t feel so alone. When Tasha builds a snow girl with her grandpa, all she wants is for her to be real.Continue reading “The Snow Girl – Sophie Anderson”
The Nutcracker: And the Mouse King’s Christmas Shenanigans – Alex T. Smith
Published By: Macmillan Children’s BooksPages: 176Released On: 05/10/2023Reading Age: 5-9 Years The Mouse King is up to some very sneaky shenanigans.The night before Christmas, he steals the key to the Kingdom of Sweets and sets out to cause as much festive mayhem as he can!Clara and Fritz Strudel, and their new friend the Nutcracker, are the onlyContinue reading “The Nutcracker: And the Mouse King’s Christmas Shenanigans – Alex T. Smith”
The Magic Faraway Tree: A Christmas Adventure – Jacqueline Wilson
Published By: Hodder Children’s BooksPages: 336Released On: 12/10/2023Reading Age: 5-7 Milo, Mia and Birdy are excited to return to the cottage beside the Enchanted Wood for Christmas. They can’t wait to visit their magical friends Silky the fairy and Moonface again. Which amazing worlds will arrive at the top of the Faraway Tree at thisContinue reading “The Magic Faraway Tree: A Christmas Adventure – Jacqueline Wilson”
Kid Christmas: of the Claus Brothers Toy Shop – David Litchfield
Published By: Frances Lincoln Children’s BooksPages: 40Released On: 05/10/2023Reading Age: 4-7 This charming tale tells the story of little Nicky Claus, who wanted to make every child happy, if only just for one day.Nicky Claus works with his three uncles in the Claus Brothers Toy Emporium. Uncle Hanz makes the toys, Uncle Louis checks them andContinue reading “Kid Christmas: of the Claus Brothers Toy Shop – David Litchfield”
Island of Whispers – Frances Hardinge
Published By: Macmillan Two HootsPages: 120Released On: 12/09/2023Age Range: 12+ On the island of Merlank, the Dead must not be allowed to linger. The very sight of their ghosts can kill you. When young Milo is thrust into the role of Ferryman following his father’s sudden death, he is the one who must carry awayContinue reading “Island of Whispers – Frances Hardinge”
My Heart Was a Tree – Michael Morpurgo
Published By: Two HootsPages: 96Released On: 01/06/2023Illustrated By: Yuval Zommer Inspired by the woods around his home, the mighty forests that support our life on Earth, and the Ted Hughes poem which gives this book its title, My Heart Was a Tree is a celebration, and Sir Michael Morpurgo’s love letter to trees.There are stories from anContinue reading “My Heart Was a Tree – Michael Morpurgo”
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