Prince
Prince

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Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara. Illustrated CACHETEJACK

Prince, a major name in the music world was a person who became famous as a singer/songwriter/musician but came from very humble beginnings in Minneapolis. His parents were Jazz musicians...
The Chicken’s Curse
The Chicken’s Curse

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Frances Watts

Historic fiction for children is a genre that is slowly becoming popular and when it comes wrapped up as a romp across the Roman Empire on a rescue mission, what...
Ghostology
Ghostology

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Dugald Steer, illustrated by Doug Sirois, illustrated by Garry Walton and illustrated by Anne Yvonne

Now Ghosts being Ghosts are ethereal creatures that operate by their own rules, which as anyone who has ever had a close or otherwise encounter, completely understands. Ghosts also do...
I Stole My Genius Sister’s Brain
I Stole My Genius Sister’s Brain

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Jo Simmons. Illustrations Nathan Reed.

Keith knew he had to do something desperate. His sister was a genius, and his parents spent much time taking her to every type of class. She did kick boxing...
Elvis Eager and the Golden Egg: Monty’s Island 3
Elvis Eager and the Golden Egg: Monty’s Island 3

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Emily Rodda, illustrated by Lucinda Gifford

Book three in the terrific series Monty’s Island is full of goodies, baddies, magic and fun, as well as a little bit of scary as Elvis Eager and the Golden...
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser

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Kate Bailey. Ed: Simon Sladen

‘Begin at the beginning,’ the King said, ‘ and go on till you come to the end: then stop.’ And so, please do enter the magical world of Alice’s Adventures...
Pirate Stew
Pirate Stew

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Neil Gaiman. Illustrations Chris Riddell.

Pirate Stew, like all good stews has been a long time in the making, allowed to sit and gather flavour since its inception in 2009, when Neil Gaiman scribbled a...
Tinsel The Girls Who Invented Christmas
Tinsel The Girls Who Invented Christmas

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Sibeal Pounder.

Now Christmas is almost here it is interesting to discover that perhaps the story of Santa is not as it has always seemed to have been, perhaps it was very...
A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes and Poems
A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes and Poems

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Illustrations: Frann Preston-Gannon.

‘The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea, in a beautiful pea green boat’ are the opening lines of the much loved poem The Owl and the Pussy Cat, one...
Snow Ghost
Snow Ghost

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Tony Mitton: Ilustratins Diana mayo

Snow Ghost is a lost and lonely wraith. The illustrations in this story reflect her ethereal nature, and the pastel shades and misty outlines of the pictures heighten the feeling....
Bad Mermaids Meet the Sushi Sisters
Bad Mermaids Meet the Sushi Sisters

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Sibeal Pounder. Illustrations jason Cockcrift

  Bad Mermaids Meet the Sushi Sisters is another gloriously outrageous romp in the wonderful underwater, well most of time, world but now things are changing as Paris, their part...
Noah Wild and the Floating Zoo
Noah Wild and the Floating Zoo

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Alexander McCall Smith

Noah Wild and the Floating Zoo is a whimsical tale about a little boy and his sister who thought it would be better than wonderful to have their own private...