Kids
Knights of the Borrowed Dark by Dave Rudden
Denizen Hardwick lives in a bleak orphanage on the Irish coast until a mysterious man appears and takes him to his long-lost aunt. His dull life suddenly becomes fantastical when they are attacked by creatures of darkness and he discovers…
Figgy and the President by Tamsin Janu
From the moment I turned the final page of Tamsin Janu’s debut, Figgy in the World, I hoped it wouldn’t be the last we heard of the upbeat young girl from Ghana. In her second story, she’s a little…
Mr Lemoncello's Library Olympics by Chris Grabenstein
He’s back, but if you haven’t met him before that doesn’t matter one bit because threaded through the first chapters are the bare bones of that wonderful first adventure, Escape From Mr Lemoncello’s Library. This time Mr Lemoncello has…
Pax by Sara Pennypacker & Jon Klassen
Pax is a timeless, moving story of the unbreakable bond of friendship between an animal and a child in the tradition of Lassie Come Home. It is also a beautiful hardcover book with stunning illustrations from talented artist Jon Klassen…
The Secrets We Keep by Nova Weetman
As a fan of Nova Weetman’s 2015 YA novel, Frankie and Joely, a perfectly pitched Australian story about the intensity of teen friendship, I was keen to see what was in store for younger readers.
The Secrets We Keep…
When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne and E.H. Shepard
Call me old-fashioned but few things make me happier at work than when a customer buys When We Were Very Young, the collection of poems by A.A. Milne. Why? These poems provide a perfect picture of childhood: the child…
Rockhopping by Trace Balla
Trace Balla, you’ve done it again! Rockhopping is a new companion title to last year’s Readings Children’s Book Prize winner, Rivertime, and it is possibly even more delightful and beautiful than its predecessor.
In Rivertime, 10-year-old Clancy and…
Red’s Planet by Eddie Pittman
Red’s Planet is the first installment in a new series of graphic novels for young readers and that’s exciting news because it’s fun!
During a bungled attempt to run away from her foster home, Red is abducted by aliens and…
Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo
Another modern classic from Kate DiCamillo, Raymie Nightingale is a beautiful story about friendship. Raymie’s father has left her and her mother for a dental hygienist and Raymie concocts a foolproof plan to win the Little Miss Central Florida Tire…
What Dog Knows by Sylvia Vanden Heede
Dog is curious, knowledgeable and bookish, whereas his cousin, Wolf, is just plain hungry. Their witty and informative conversation explores topics including skeletons, robots, dinosaurs, rockets and the moon, themes endlessly fascinating to children. Readers will laugh at poor Wolf’s…
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