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Books
Children’s Activity Books
Donaldson, Julia & Scheffler, Axel
The Grufallo Summer Nature Trail
Foster, Jane:
Stitching with Jane Foster
Witches and Wizards Sticker Book
Smith, Suzanne; Taylor, Lindsay & Maurri, Marnie
Doodle Girl Summer Sticker Activity
Children’s Picture Books
A guide to the best children’s picture books for ages 0-5
Browne, Eileen:
Handa’s Surprise
Campbell, Rod:
Dear Santa
Carle, Eric
The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Christmas Eve
Donaldson, Julia & Scheffler, Axel:
Room on the Broom
Duddle, Jonny:
The Pirates Next Door starring The Jolley-Rogers *
French, Jackie:
Emily and the Big Bad Bunyip
Hughes, Shirley:
Alfie Gets in first
Hunt, Nan & Smith, Chris:
Whistle up the Chimney
James, Eric
Santa’s Sleigh is on its way to Pennsylvania
Kerr, Judith
Mog’s Christmas
Knapman, Timothy and Grey, Ada
The Twelve Unicorns of Christmas
McKee, David:
Elmer
Nicoll, Helen & Pieńkowski, Jan:
Meg and Mog
Shannon, David
It’s Christmas David!
Thomas, Valerie & Paul, Korky:
Winnie the Witch
Children’s Non-Fiction
England, Victoria and Antram, David:
Top 10 Worst Things about Ancient Greece You Wouldn’t Want to Know!
Maclaine, James and Carbo, Annie:
Usborne Big Picture Book – General Knowledge
Mojang:
Minecraft: The Survival Collection
Children’s hobbies/handbooks
Lego Star Wars Character Encyclopedia – Updated and Expanded
Marvel: Absolutely Everything You Need To Know
Mojang:
Minecraft: the Complete Handbook Collection
Pokémon Deluxe Essential Handbook
Stowell, Louie:
The Usborne Creative Writing Book
Children’s Fiction 5+
Blyton, Enid:
The Enchanted Wood
Children’s Fiction 7+ Fantasy
Blade, Adam:
Ferno: The Fire Dragon
Dahl, Roald:
The BFG
Prineas, Sarah
The Magic Thief
Punter, Russell & Da Rold, Andrea
The Adventures of King Arthur
Children’s Fiction 7+ Humour
Bond, Michael:
A Bear Called Paddington
Pichon, Liz:
Family, Friends and Furry Creatures, Tom Gates, Book 12*
Tom Gates books
Pilkey, Dav:
The Adventures of Captain Underpants
Children’s Fiction 8+
Tripp, Valerie:
Meet Felicity
Children’s Fiction 8+ Humour
Solomons, David:
My Brother is a Superhero*
My Evil Twin is a Supervillian
Walliams, David:
Gangsta Granny
Children’s Fiction 8+ Science Fiction
Solomons, David:
My Brother is a Superhero*
My Evil Twin is a Supervillian
Children’s Fiction 8+ Fantasy
Baum, L.Frank:
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Beastly Boys:
Werewolf versus Dragon
Bosch, Pseudonymous:
Bad Magic
The British Library:
Harry Potter – A Journey Through A History of Magic
Chokshi, Roshani:
Aru Shah and the End of Time
Cowell, Cressida:
The Wizards of Once*
The Incomplete Book of Dragons
DasGupta, Sayantani:
The Serpent’s Secret
Magaziner, Lauren:
Wizardmatch
Middleton, Dan:
Trayaurus and the Enchanted Crystal
Pullman, Philip:
Clockwork: or All Wound Up*
Rowling, J.K:
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
Children’s Fiction 9+
Blyton, Enid:
Five on a Treasure Island
Fitzhugh, Louise:
Harriet the Spy
Martin, Ann M:
The Baby-Sitters Club
Children’s Fiction 9+ Action
Horowitz, Anthony:
Stormbreaker, Alex Rider, Book One *
Children’s Fiction 9+ Fantasy
Doyle, Catherine:
The Storm Keeper’s Island *
Riordan, Rick:
Percy Jackson and The Olympians series
Rowling, J.K:
Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban
Sparkes, Ali:
The Shapeshifter: Finding the Fox
Townsend, Jessica
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow *
Children’s Fiction 10+ Fantasy
Landy, Derek:
Skulduggery Pleasant – guide to the full series
Riordan, Rick:
The Burning Maze, The Trials of Apollo, Book 3
Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 3
The Red Pyramid The Kane Chronicles, Book 1
The Serpent’s Shadow, The Kane Chronicles, Book 3
Rowling, J.K; Tiffany, John & Thorne, Jack:
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
De Saint-Exupery, Antoine:
The Little Prince
Children’s Fiction 12+
McCaughrean, Geraldine:
Where The World Ends*
YA fiction
Harcourt, Maggie:
Unconventional *
Hill, Will:
After the Fire
Matharu, Taran:
The Novice (The Summoner, Book 1)
Thomas, Angie:
The Hate U Give
Weatherly, L. A:
Broken Sky
Classic fiction
Forster, E.M:
Howards End *
Exhibition Catalogues
The British Library:
Harry Potter – A History of Magic: The Book of the Exhibition
Historical Fiction
Mitchell, David:
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet
Non-Fiction
Ishida, Sanae:
Sewing Happiness
Rosen, Michael:
Good Ideas: How to Be Your Child’s (and Your Own) Best Teacher
Fiction
Honeyman, Gail:
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Paull, Laline
The Bees
Science Fiction / Fantasy / Myths / Dystopian Fiction / Speculative Fiction
Aaron, Jason et al:
Marvel Star Wars graphic novels
Atwood, Margaret:
The Heart Goes Last
Madd Addam Trilogy
Alderman, Naomi:
The Power
Devaney, Lisa
In Ark: A Promise of Survival
Gaiman, Neil
Norse Mythology
The Sandman
Ishiguro, Kazuo:
Never Let Me Go
Lunde, Maja
The History of Bees*
Mitchell, David:
The Bone Clocks*
Orwell, George:
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Shaw, Ali:
The Trees
Wyndham, John:
The Day of the Triffids
Supernatural Fiction
Various authors:
Angel & Faith graphic novels
Angel graphic novels
Buffy the Vampire Slayer graphic novels
Giles: Girl Blue graphic novel