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The World’s Worst Pets is here!

The BRAND NEW David Walliams book has arrived! The World’s Worst Pets is a collection of ten tales of the world’s craziest creatures will have you shaking with laughter, publishing in hardback on 28th April 2022. You’ll never look at pets in the same away again! Marvel at Houdini,… Read More

What Was I Scared Of? Dress Up Guide

Use this handy guide to become Dr. Seuss’s spookiest character… the pair of empty trousers, with nobody inside them! Learn more about the classic book here: bit.ly/DrSeussWWISO … Read More

Read an extract from The Fowl Twins by Eoin Colfer (and starring Artemis Fowl!)

  Younger brothers to the infamous Artemis Fowl, Myles and Beckett are twins, but wildly different. Beckett is messy and sulks if he has to wear clothes, while Myles is super-smart and 3D-prints a fresh suit each day. The Fowl Twins is the first book… Read More

Read an exclusive extract from Hello Now by Jenny Valentine!

  Read an exclusive extract from Jenny Valentine’s utterly original love story Hello Now In the beginning, before Novo showed up, my mum and me moved to the seaside. Then the first of July, 11.34am. Novo arrived. I was like an atom in his orbit. Alone with him,… Read More

Read an extract from That Time I Got Kidnapped by Tom Mitchell!

That Time I Got Kidnapped is the hilarious new 11+ novel from the author of the funny, fast-paced crime caper How to Rob a Bank! Read the extract below for a sneak peek into fourteen-year-old Jacob’s road-trip of a lifetime!    … Read More

Michael Morpurgo Month 2020

We are now celebrating Michael Morpurgo Month 2020! This February we are celebrating some of Michael Morpurgo’s unforgettable stories, curated into specially chosen themes, Tales of the Sea, Animal Adventures, Times of War and Timeless Tales. The goal is to introduce children to Michael’s books if they are yet to… Read More

Read an extract from Ross Welford’s new book!

Read the first chapter of The Kid Who Came From Space, the latest out-of-this-world adventure from Ross Welford! A small village is rocked by the disappearance of Tammy, 12. Only her twin brother, Ethan, knows she is safe – and the extraordinary truth of where she is. Read More

Bringing Stories to Life: The Magic of Audio

Dominique Valente, the author of the magical Starfell: Willow Moss and the Lost Day, reflects on the magic of audiobooks: There is something truly magical about listening to a story. Perhaps it has something to do with humanity’s earliest beginnings, but hearing a story makes every word come alive, every… Read More

5 Top Tips for Gifting Oh, The Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss!

Idea 1 – Book of memories One of the most popular ways to use the story stateside is to create a book of memories throughout a child’s time at school. Parents buy a copy when their child goes into kindergarten, then every year they have the child’s teacher write… Read More

Top 10 Half-Term Reads to Get Your Kids Reading

1. Starfell by Dominique Valente Willow Moss, the youngest and least powerful sister in a family of witches, has a magical ability for finding lost things – like keys, or socks, or wooden teeth. Useful, but not exactly exciting . . . Then the… Read More

Tad’s Guide to Pond Dipping

How to go Pond Dipping: Gather your things and find a pond to dip in. First look carefully to see what creatures you can spot around the water e.g. birds and insects.Ask an adult to fill your container with pond water for the creatures you find.Find a good spot where… Read More

What if a packet of Surprising Seeds made a head sprout?

A beautifully written, incredibly original and wickedly funny novel for readers of 10 and older, Bloom is for everyone who has ever felt like they didn’t fit it, and for anyone who has ever wanted a little more colour and wildness in their lives. Nicola Skinner introduces her debut children’s… Read More