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Rutabaga the Adventure Chef by Eric Collosal
A culinary hero is born! Rutabaga the adventure chef falls in with a bunch of dragon slayers, intent on finding fame and treasure. But...
Tony
Space Dog by Mini Grey
Space Dog is a noble hound, boldly going where no mutt has gone before, answering distress calls and judging the odd hat competition. On...
Tony
Dinosaur Police by Sarah McIntyre
Renowned palaeontologist Sarah McIntyre has been studying ancient cave paintings in south London, and she can now reveal the sensational...
Tony
The Little King by Heinz Janisch
The world is big and far and wide and possibly inscrutable. The king is trying to keep it all under his beck and call, but for the most...
Tony
The Missing Moonstone by Jordan Stratford
Two life stories have here been conflated to great effect; it is 1826 and the young Ada Byron and Mary Shelley (in reality eighteen years...
Mark
Feature: Rhyming Animals
Two of our bestselling and most frequently recommended picture books both happen to feature rhyming animals. Rhyming can be a great way...
Tony
The Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda Salisbury
A medieval landscape where Gods still hold sway over the lives of men is the backdrop for this strange and bitter feast. This is a heady...
Mark
Explorer series by Kazu Kabuishi (ed)
The Explorer books are wildly imaginative, thought-provoking comics anthologies that will appeal to any young creative mind. The series...
Tony
We Are All Made of Molecules by Susan Neilsen
There are a plethora of reasons to read this book. For one, it is better than CHoCoLaTe, which you probably already know to be Carbon,...
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Emily Sparkes and the Friendship Fiasco by Ruth Fitzgerald
Emily Sparkes is finding life tough. Her parents have failed in their duty to name her baby sister properly, forcing Emily to call the...
Mark
Why Do We Fight? by Niki Walker
War... Huh! What is it good for? So pondered Edwin Starr in his 1969 anti-Vietnam War song. But how did the situation in Vietnam arise in...
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Wordless Books: Hello, Mr. Hulot by David Merveille and Mr. Wuffles by David Weisner
Now feels like a good time to champion the art of the wordless book, as we've just had two two unique new titles arrive into the shop. I...