Meet your new favourite heroines – they’re bold, brilliant and totally awesome!
Fresh, funny and accessible retellings of Jane Austen's classic stories, with witty black and white illustrations throughout. The perfect way to discover Austen for the first time, this bright and bold collection… read more
Macmillan Children’s Books would love to invite you to join in with the campaign for the latest book in the bestselling Adventures on Trains series, Kidnap on the California Comet.
A stop you won't want to miss
Join Harrison Beck on a new action-packed adventure! Can you find the… read more
It’s time to enter a magical new world.
_Imogen should be nice to her little sister Marie. She should be nice to her mum’s boyfriend too. And she certainly shouldn’t follow a strange silver moth through a door in a tree. But then… who does what they’re told? Followed by Marie, Imogen finds… read more
The stunning new 10+ story from the bestselling and award-winning author of TIME TRAVELLING WITH A HAMSTER, for anyone who loved the humour of WALL-E, the action of STAR WARS and the deeply touching emotion of ET.
A small village in the wilds of Northumberland is rocked by the disappearance… read more
Oxford University Press have a wickedly witchy set of digital resources for you to download and use this Halloween.
Click on the links below to download the resources:
- Super Happy Magic Forest: Slug of Doom "activity… read more
There’s a Rang-Tan in My Bedroom is based on the Greenpeace film that became a viral sensation, about a little girl who discovers a mischievous orangutan on the loose in her bedroom, and she can't understand why it keeps shouting OOO! at her shampoo and her chocolate. But when Rang-tan explains… read more
The fantastic National Poetry Day shines a spotlight on how much fun and important poetry is. We have created a booklist with some of our favourite rhyming picture books, poetry collections and books written in verse.
You can join in with the conversation online using #PowerfulPoetryBooklist… read more
Want to read-along The Castle of Tangled Magic with the author?
Sophie Anderson is running a fairy-tale read-along. Simply download the following resource pack, and head to "https://bit.ly/TMreadalong":https://bit.ly/TMreadalong to take part.
Sophie’s read-along features author videos,… read more
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Darllen yn Well Llyfrau ar Bresgripsiwn i blant: Gwybodaeth gefndir
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Are you wondering how your reading group can continue to meet, even while you’re social distancing? With restricted access to public and school libraries many children and families at home are looking for activities to keep children entertained. We know that books are so important to provide… read more
As October is Black History Month, we have created a booklist of 65 brilliant books created by Black authors and illustrators. There is something for everyone with fantastic poetry, graphic novels, fiction and non-fiction titles.
You can join in with the conversation online using… read more