Code Name Bananas by David Walliams & Tony Ross Terry Denton’s Really Truly Amazing Guide to Everything by Terry Denton Bluey: Hooray, It’s Christmas! Sing Me the Summer by Alison Lester & Jane Godwin The Grandest Bookshop in the World by Amelia Mellor The 130-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals by Sami Bayly The Deep End (Diary of…

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Christmas is going to be a little different this year, but we think some things are still guaranteed – good food and good company (in whatever form it takes) … and little ones that need to be kept busy. Here are some of our favourite books and games to keep kids of all ages entertained during the festive season. BUSY BABIES, TODDLERS & PRESCHOOLERS

Whose Bones? by Chihiro Takeuchi – Gu…

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The 130-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton Terry Denton’s Really Truly Amazing Guide to Everything by Terry Denton Sing Me the Summer by Alison Lester & Jane Godwin Code Name Bananas by David Walliams & Tony Ross The Grandest Bookshop in the World by Amelia Mellor Bluey: Hooray, It’s Christmas! What We’ll Build by Oliver Jeffers The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals b…

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Over the next few weeks, we’ll be compiling a host of gift guides to help you with your Christmas shopping. Here is a list of suggestions for the tricky children in your life. THEY DON’T LIKE READING Pirate Stew by Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell – It rhymes, it’s silly, it has pirates, and I defy anyone not to take joy in Chris Riddell’s energetic illustrations. The wriggliest toddler will…

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The 130-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton Bluey: Hooray, It’s Christmas! (A Sticker Activity Book) Code Name Bananas by David Walliams The Deep End (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 15) by Jeff Kinney Grime and Punishment (The Adventures of Dog Man, Book 9) by Dav Pilkey Sing Me the Summer by Alison Lester & Jane Godwin What We’ll Build by Oliver Jeffers The Illustrated Encyclopaedia …

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Every year our staff vote for their favourite books and music of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 picture books of the year, voted for by Readings' staff, and displayed in no particular order. (You can find all our best picks for books and music here.) Your Birthday Was the BEST! by Maggie Hutchings & Felicita Sala

A happy-go-lucky cockroach crashes a birthday party with entirely hila…

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Every year our staff vote for their favourite books and music of the past 12 months. Here are our top 10 children’s books of the year, voted for by Readings' staff, and displayed in no particular order. (You can find all our best picks for books and music here.) Skunk and Badger (Book 1) by Amy Timberlake

When Badger opens the door of his brownstone to an unwanted new roommate, he is duly ho…

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The 130-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton The Deep End (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 15) by Jeff Kinney Sing Me the Summer by Alison Lester & Jane Godwin What We’ll Build by Oliver Jeffers Bluey: Hooray, It’s Christmas! (A Sticker Activity Book) The One?! (The Bad Guys, Episode 12) by Aaron Blabey Real Pigeons Get Bready (Real Pigeons, Book 6) by Andrew McDonald & Ben Wood Grime …

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The 130-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton The Deep End (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 15) by Jeff Kinney Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor, Book 3) by Jessica Townsend Grime and Punishment (The Adventures of Dog Man, Book 9) by Dav Pilkey Real Pigeons Get Bready (Real Pigeons, Book 6) by Andrew McDonald & Ben Wood What We’ll Build by Oliver Jeffers The Grandest Books…

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The 130-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton What We’ll Build by Oliver Jeffers Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed The World by Elena Favilli The Grandest Bookshop in the World by Amelia Mellor Landing with Wings by Trace Balla You Matter by Christian Robinson Skunk and Badger (Skunk and Badger, Book 1) by Amy Timberlake & Jon Klassen Back to Sleep b…

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