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Let the Light In by Jenny Downham and Louis Hill - author videos and discussion guide

'An extraordinary book, tenderly told. There is so much loss, beauty, hope and care in its pages. I read it all at once, but it will stay with me for a very long time to come' – Katya Balen

Leah and Charlie are handling their family's loss in very different ways. Their choices push them down… read more

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A Better Day by Dr Alex George - author video for Children's Mental Health Week

Winner of the Children's Non-fiction Book of the Year in the British Book Awards 2023

Start the new year with this positive wellbeing handbook.

What if we could think of mental health in a positive way? Sweep away the rain clouds. Talk about what's on our minds. And care for our mental… read more

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Until the Road Ends by Phil Earle - digital pack and author videos

Until the Road Ends is the eagerly awaited new novel from the bestselling author of When the Sky Falls: The Times Children's Book of the Year, winner of a Books Are My Bag Readers Award, the British Book Award for Children’s Fiction and shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.

When Peggy saves… read more

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You Can Do Anything Tyrone - digital assets and author video

You Can Do Anything, Tyrone! is an out-of-this-world adventure from award-winning actor Sir Lenny Henry and debut illustrator Salomey Doku.

Tyrone is going to build a brilliant rocket ship out of building blocks and go on an adventure to the moon! There's just one problem… the blocks… read more

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John Agard reads When Creature Met Creature

WHEN CREATURE MET CREATURE by John Agard and Satoshi Kitamura

_Creature-of-No-Words lives a happy life on his own, but one day he gets a feeling like ‘the chill
touch of ice’ and nothing can lift his sadness. Just then Creature-of-Words arrives and senses his
despair. How can she help… read more

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The Tower at the End of Time by Amy Sparkes - book trailer

Nine and her friends have broken the curse on their marvellous, magical House, and are free to travel the worlds once more! Their first stop: The Wizarding Hopscotch Championships.

There's only one problem: the House is nervous about travelling – and gets the hiccups! Bouncing from world to… read more

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Bunny vs Monkey by Jamie Smart – digital resources and author video

Don’t miss the new in-demand kids series!

The first three books in Jamie Smart’s Bunny vs Monkey series have sold over 150,000 copies yet so many children are yet to discover him. Heralded as the UK’s Dav Pilkey, Smart’s full colour illustrated series follows the hilarious action-packed… read more

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