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Jane Godwin
A personal almanac of a little girl and her family that opens a window on to each month of her year. Each spread is devoted to one month and we…
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Paul McCartney
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Band On The Run, this special vinyl edition was cut at half speed using a high-resolution transfer of the original master tapes from 1973…
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Rex Stone
Travel back in time to the world of the dinosaurs! Children will be inspired to discover the prehistoric world with these character-driven adventure stories for children aged 5 to 7…
DK Eyewitness
The world's bestselling pocket guides
With its resplendent palaces, picturesque hilltop villages, and golden beaches, Andalucia and the Costa del Sol have long been places of breathtaking beauty.
Make the…
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Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl's canon of family stories and poetry with collectable new covers featuring Quentin Blake's iconic illustrations and archive material provided by the Roald Dahl Museum.
'Don't you worry about…
Colin Barrett
The remarkable, funny and thrilling debut novel from the acclaimed, prize-winning author of the short story collections, Young Skins and Homesickness
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John Dickson
Surfing in the Dark tells the story of Matt Formston - a world champion surfer who is blind.
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Crockett Johnson
One of the launch titles in the amazing new Essential Picture Book Classics list from HarperCollins, this book is full of funny twists and surprises as young Harold draws himself…
Zadie Smith
Two dancers with different approaches to their craft share a complicated childhood friendship that ends abruptly in their early twenties, in a story that transitions from northwest London to West…
Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg
It’s Christmas Eve and the Jolly Postman is delivering greetings to various fairy-tale characters - there’s a card for Baby Bear, a game appropriately called ‘Beware’ for Red Riding Hood…
Sabina Radeva
The revolutionary scientific book that explained evolution to millions of people for the first time, retold in stylish and accessible picture-book form.
The first ever picture-book retelling of Charles Darwin’s…
Benjamin Myers
One summer following the Second World War, Robert Appleyard sets out on foot from his Durham village. Sixteen and the son of a coal miner, he makes his way across…
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Munch's pictorial worlds - the initial impetus for modernism
Edvard Munch's radical modernity in painting was a challenge for his contemporaries. This applied in particular to the art scene in…
Steve Tsang, Olivia Cheung
An authoritative examination of "Xi Jinping Thought"--now the official dogma of the Chinese Communist Party--that marshals Xi's personal words and writings to reveal his plan to make "the China Dream…
Mr. Ross Montgomery
The Thing at 52 is a beautiful picture book about friendship, loneliness and learning how to say goodbye.
Kiyash Monsef
Discover a world of extraordinary beasts and unexpected heroes in the dazzling debut from Kiyash Monsef.
Kayvion Lewis
The most highly-anticipated YA launch of the year, soon to be a major movie, a cinematic enemies-to-lovers heist, for fans of Jennifer Lynn Barnes and Suzanne Collins.
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Discover a world of extraordinary beasts and unexpected heroes in the dazzling debut from New York Times ?bestselling author Kiyash Monsef. Perfect for readers aged 9+ and fans of Philip…
Natasha Pulley
Timely and utterly unputdownable, The Mars House is an exceptional genre-blending story about privilege, strength, life, and love across class divisions
Shaun Tan
The visionary Shaun Tan returns to show us the soul-opening work he’s been doing for the past five years.
Anna Ciddor
When Perry steps into a crumbling ruin while on holiday in France, he is not expecting to be transported back 1700 years to Roman times. While he hunts desperately for…
Alison Lester
Noni the Pony and her friends help a lost wallaby joey find his family in this jaunty follow-up to Noni the Pony and Noni the Pony Goes to the Beach…
Gyan Yankovich
Just Friends is an ode to the people that shape us. It is a book to devour on the beach or with a book club, a book to return to…
Ian Hayward Robinson
A remarkable picture book about wonder and hope that explores the meaning of life in ways that we can all understand.
Deborah Frenkel, Danny Snell (illus.)
The Truck Cat is a story about cats and humans, immigration and identity, and homes lost and found.
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Meet the Rabinovitches: mischievous Yakov, bubbly Nomi, rebellious Miriam, solemn Shlomo, and seven more! Papa is a rabbi and their days are full of intriguing rituals and adventures. But the…
Anna James
A magical adventure to delight the imagination. A curl-up-on-the-sofa snuggle of a debut from a uniquely talented author.
Elle Rowley
Meet Agnes the Great Dane and a one-of-a-kind hen in this charming and amusing picture book for children aged 3-5
Head down to the farm again with Agnes the Great…
Stuart Heritage
Do you want to laugh your pants off? Of course you do. In which case - come on into the world of the O.D.D. Squad - a team of (sort…
DK
Step back in time and witness how the greatest ancient cultures lived and thrived
Ancient Worlds is a tour through history's most influential civilizations between 3000 BCE and 750 CE…
Rina Vasquez
A slow-burn fantasy romance perfect for fans of Rebecca Yarros, Leigh Bardugo, Sarah J Maas with mischief, dragons and a bit of spice.
Georgie May
"This must-read book debunks and critiques the Lucky Girl viral movement whilst providing you with all the tools you need to make your dreams come true. Brilliant." Vicki Broadbent, founder…
Jessa Hastings
Book five in the Magnolia Parks Universe series
Robert Jones Jr.
Love, in all its permutations, is the discovery at the heart of Robert Jones Jr’s breathtaking debut, The Prophets.
Xavier Bonet
Young witch Lily Halfmoon and her witchy friends will have to fight off monsters and dark magic at a party in this sweet fantasy graphic novel suitable for readers who…
Susanne Strasser
This read-together board book is a snowballing narrative of animal chaos that culminates in story time under a blanket tent.
Banine
A brilliantly witty memoir telling the story of a young woman's determined struggle for freedom
Julian Clary
Mr and Mrs Bold are just like you and me: they live in a nice house (in Teddington), they have jobs (like writing Christmas cracker jokes) and they love to…
Laurent Binet
Roland Barthes is knocked down in a Paris street by a laundry van. A document explaining the seventh function of language - an idea so powerful it gives whoever masters…
Bex Hogan
A fun-filled fantasy quest starring an unforgettable new hero: BRONTE TEMPESTRA!
Robert Tombs
The first full-length history of England in one volume for many decades - now in paperback
The English first came into existence as an idea, before they had a common…
Beth Chapman
From leading houseplant brand Leaf Envy, The Plant Parent Guide to Styling Your Home reveals the incredible world of tropical houseplants, and teaches you to select, style and care for…
Leila Duly
Take a refreshing walk through the woods without even leaving your home.
Woodlands are everyone's favourite landscapes and, from a colouring perspective, they're full of amazing details. Acorns, bluebells, curling…
Peter Bills
A definitive and affectionate history of French rugby published to coincide with 6Nations in Feb 2023 and France hosting the Rugby World Cup in Sept/Oct 2023
Fabio Moraes
Welcome to the world of Jayme Cortez, the master of Brazilian horror comics. With a style that was both chilling and beautiful, Cortez created some of the most memorable covers…
Pascal Engman, Michael Gallagher (trans.)
When 25-year-old Emelie is found murdered in her Stockholm apartment the same week her ex-partner is released from prison, it feels like an open and shut case for Detective Vanessa…
Emily Dickinson
A stunning illustrated edition of one of the world's most famous poems, made accessible to children for the first time.
Holly Ringland
An enchanting and captivating novel, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart is an irresistible, deeply moving, and romantic story of a young girl, daughter of an abusive father, who has…