Published By: PushkinPages: 176Released On: 02/01/2025Translator: David ColmerIllustrator: Annemarie van Haeringen The hedgehog is feeling rather lonely, so one day he decides to invite all the other animals for a party. But the hedgehog is also rather a shy, reserved animal, and is terribly worried about doing or saying something he shouldn’t, and about allContinue reading “The Hedgehog’s Dilemma – Toon Tellegen”
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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 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”
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”
Michael the Amazing Mind-Reading Sausage Dog – Terrie Chilvers
Published By: Firefly PressPages: 208Released On: 08/06/2023Illustrated By: Tim Budgen Michael’s dream is to go from being an unknown pup to a Hollywoof sensation and global su-paw-star. But becoming famous is no walkies in the park… How long will it take Michael’s fellow inhabitants of Snuffles-by-Sea to recognise his amazing talent? And with the helpContinue reading “Michael the Amazing Mind-Reading Sausage Dog – Terrie Chilvers”
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”
We Wish You a Merry Christmas and Other Festive Poems – Chosen and Illustrated by Chris Riddell
Published By: Macmillan ChildrenPages: 128Released On: 13/10/2022 A stunning, highly illustrated poetry collection containing a festive flurry of classic and modern Christmas poems chosen and illustrated by Chris Riddell. This is the perfect Christmas selection for poetry lovers of all ages. Includes much loved traditional verse: The Night Before Christmas, The Twelve Days of Christmas,Continue reading “We Wish You a Merry Christmas and Other Festive Poems – Chosen and Illustrated by Chris Riddell”
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”
Poppy Loves Devon – Gillian Young
Published By: MatadorPages: 240Released On: 24/05/2022 Poppy wants to befriend anything that moves, but she’s never successful. It seems all the other animals find her too big, loud and boisterous. Dad is convinced she needs a playmate, but Poppy’s unsure. She enjoys the fuss and attention from her family so much, she is not willingContinue reading “Poppy Loves Devon – Gillian Young”
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