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Meesha Makes Friends: A Big Bright Feelings Book

Part of the Big Bright Feelings series from the brilliant Tom Percival, this picture book tackles making new friends. 

Violet Rose and the Little School Sticker Activity Book

Violet Rose has a brand new job as the teacher of the Sunnyville nursery school. They've got a very busy week ahead - join in as Violet teaches the children about the life cycle of a butterfly, the seven continents of the world, telling the time... and there's even a school trip!

Play and Learn with Bing Alphabet

Play and learn with Bing! Recognise, sound, trace and write the letters of the alphabet with lots of help from Bing and his friends.

This colourful and fun activity book will help your child take their first steps to recognise the letters of the alphabet, sound out letters and trace and copy the letters a-z. It is ideal for pre-schoolers getting ready for school and perfect for lovers of Bing's world who are ready for the BIG STEP that is learning letters.

Wigglesbottom Primary: The Pirate Cat

Another hilarious take on school life from the brilliant Pamela Butchart - three stories of mayhem and chaos where pupils' imaginations run riot...

The strangest things happen at Wigglesbottom Primary! A cat decides to join year 2 on a school trip to the seaside and has a brilliant time - chasing seagulls, raiding picnics and sunbathing on the shore. But it's when it goes into the arcade that the trouble REALLY starts...

Perfect for newly-independent readers, these are more funny primary school stories from award-winning Pamela Butchart, brilliantly colour-illustrated by Becka Moor.

The Feeling Good Club: Say How You Feel, Archie!

Join Archie, Shazmin and Bella as they help each other to feel good and face their worries.

Archie feels like Dad doesn’t have any time for him. With Mum away, his dad’s juggling work with looking after Archie and his younger brothers, but even when he’s around he’s distracted by emails and calls. Then he forgets to come to see Archie’s exhibit at the Science Fair. Archie pretends to his friends and his dad that he’s fine but at a Feeling Good Club meeting his true emotions come bursting out. With help from Bella and Shazmin, Archie comes up with the perfect plan for some one-on-one time with Dad, but when it all goes wrong can he find the courage to tell Dad how he’s really feeling?

A new series of accessible stories told in journal format, highlighting the benefits of mindfulness activities and sharing your feelings.

Diary of an Accidental Witch

The first book in the Diary of an Accidental Witch series, where Bea Black accidentally enrols at the local witch school. In this book, she has to get to grips with some interesting new classes, make friends, look after the grumpy class frog AND do everything humanly magically possible to stay on a broom…

But with the Halloween Ball on the horizon, will she be able to master her wand skills in time to WOW? And more importantly can she keep her newfound magical abilities a secret from dad?

Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Making Enemies

Here is Loki's fourth doodle-packed diary in the number one best-selling series written and illustrated by the hilarious Louie Stowell.

Loki has made a fair few enemies during his time in Asgard. When the elf Vinir beams Loki aboard his chariot and challenges him to a magical duel, Loki hasn't got a clue why. Loki manages to cleverly sweet talk his way out of a fight and is returned safely to school. That is until Vinir shows up in child form, as resolute as ever about seeking that duel... and vengeance.

Don't Take Your Elephant to School: An Alphabet of Poems

Have you ever given thought to the rules a lion should follow at school? Or pondered on the worst thing about queues? In this collection of over 70 poems, Steve Turner returns to much of the word play and wit of his best-selling The Day I Fell Down the Toilet. 

Spill the Beans: 100 Silly Sayings and Peculiar Phrases

What does it mean to spill the beans? Why does it rain cats and dogs? Who is the early bird and why do they catch the worm? 

Brielle and Bear: Once Upon a Time

A wonderfully romantic love story perfect for teen readers – the first in a full-colour graphic novel series retelling fairytales.

First-year student Brielle, a daydreamy book lover, knows everything there is to know about fairytales. So she attends Once Upon a Time University, with the intention of living her fairytale dream. And when she meets Bear, shy vice-captain of the Princes rugby team, her dream is off to a good start. Determined to forget the past, and with an unexpected new relationship blossoming, Brielle feels she’s finally living the dream. That is, until she discovers that she’s not the only one hiding something . . .

You Can Do Anything!: Find your happiness. Chase your dreams. Be unstoppable. By gold-medal-winning Paralympian Jonnie Peacock

Publishing just ahead of the Paralympics, this empowering non-fiction guide from two time gold-medal-winning Paralympian and Strictly Come Dancing star Jonnie Peacock will help young people find their happiness, chase their dreams and be unstoppable. 

Cleopatra: The Woman Behind the Stories

Discover the true story behind the legendary pharaoh in this captivating look into the life of Cleopatra.