Chicken House ISBN: 9781912626212 £6.99 Hedy and Spencer are sent to stay with Grandpa John, in his creepy house. John used to be a magician, but is now a recluse. The children do not know him very well. The Great House is full of mysterious objects, some of which are magical. Most of the rooms…
Orchard Books ISBN 9781408357378 £6.99 April lives in an orphanage, but she believes her mum will come back for her. She has a mysterious key that her mother left her. Her class goes on a trip to Winterborne Museum. April accidentally starts a fire, and a significant amount of the museum collection is damaged. She…
Wayland ISBN 9781526311627 £12.99 This is one in the series of books ‘ A Question of Science’ and is an excellent addition. Fun illustration enhance each double spread are educational. The text is clear and very good specific illustrations are integrated well to make the book an inspirational learning volume for primary aged children. Older…
Orchard Books ISBN 9781408355480 £6.99 Alice MacAlister is a ‘pre transformation’ werewolf who has been nominated for The Bravest Monster award despite only recently receiving her welcome pack from the Ministry of Monsters. When celebrity monster vlogger Kiki grabs hold of her hands at a press conference Alice experiences a strange draining sensation. Soon after…
Zephyr ISBN 9781788541695 £12.99 Tania Unsworth, the critically acclaimed author, has written this adventure about transcendent friendships and conservation. In this novel Elsie is staying with her old, creaky Uncle John in London. She finds time unravel as she tumbles back to the 1940’s to meet her Uncle John as a young boy in India…
Big Picture Press (an imprint of Bonnier Books UK) ISBN 9781787417342 £12.99 This book, written for children with a reading age of 9+, is a useful addition to any science department in schools and in the science section of libraries. It presents the chemical periodic table as you have never seen it before. For those…
Wide-Eyed Editions ISBN 9780711255562 £12.99 Life today is demanding for both children and adults alike and it is sometimes hard to slow down. Imagine if we were able to give children the tools to enable them to steady their breathing, relax their muscles and minds, sleep well and so cope with life’s daily demands. Well…
Piccadilly ISBN 9781848129221 £6.99 This is a funny, moving book about four different children– two boys and two girls – who form surprising friendships. The structure of the story is fascinating as it is told from four different points of view. Kelly intertwines the perspectives of Virgil, Valencia, Kaori and Chet, so we learn about their…
Wren & Rook ISBN 9781526361431 £6.99 Written for the thirtieth anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child the book is subtitled ‘A celebration of children’s rights’. In her foreword Nicola Davies tells us that the UN drew up a list of the things that every child needs to be healthy…
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