Bob and Archie are back for book two of the fun-filled Koalas in Capes series. Our heroes are hoping to have a day off at the annual Pawtonia Music Festival but alas, it is not to be, as there are rogue robot spiders on the loose! Quickly it becomes clear that their arch enemy Dr Colossus the supervillain ostrich is behind the evil plan to hypnotise everyone and trick them into donating their prized possessions to the fictious Baby Bunnyz Orphanage.
Noah, a teen trans boy, is eager to join a club at his new school so everyone will see him for his true gender. So, preferably this club would be the most masculine club possible, but when sports don’t start for a few months all that’s left is an Italian club known for loving football and Lamborghinis, which he figures is good enough! However, Noah soon realises this club is actually a cover for a covert operation run by its members, the Borrow a Boyfriend Club.
Edie is an eleven-year-old girl with Cerebral palsy, who is beginning secondary school. She and her best friend Oscar are inseparable until they find out they have been put in different classes. Now Edie must figure out how to make new friends, navigate a new school, and figure out where she fits into this new life.
Did you know sharks never stop growing, they’re older than trees, and Greenland sharks can live to be 500 years old? Neither did I, and now I can’t un-know it! But this is more than a ‘Did you know?’ book. The author takes a much-feared animal and make it likeable, even accessible. The facts are plentiful: conveyed through child-friendly descriptions and quirky and relatable shark characters, including the Irish basking shark.
Whirby is a robot who loves school. His favourite subject is gadgeteering because he gets to compete in bot battles. However, Whirby gets so excited the night before a contest that he can’t stop thinking about it. Instead of plugging himself in and recharging his battery, he practices all night long. But the following day his battery runs out – how will he compete in the contest?
The Twenty Bears are back, and this time they’re off on holiday for seaside fun, counting and plenty of chaos! When twenty bears go to the beach, they are in for a very busy day! Each bear has their own priority, and readers will have fun counting the bears as they explore the beach.
Daria has transformed her bedroom into an unlikely secret sanctuary for a group of tiny living dinosaurs. She is convinced she has everything under control until the creatures begin multiplying and escaping into the neighbourhood. With the help of her loyal friends, Oleg and Rory, Daria must track down the runaway dinosaurs before a nosy professor uncovers her extraordinary secret.
Nina Peanut is a confident and funny young girl living in a quiet small town called Dozyville. Excitement ensues when a new boy joins her class, although Nina is not the only one who has noticed him and suddenly, she is competing with lots of her classmates for his attention. The situation becomes even more dramatic when Nina’s teacher announces that they are going to be staging the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet! Nina and the other girls in class must face up to whether they are staying true to themselves or trying to be someone else for the new boy’s attention.
In this fast-paced picturebook, readers are urged to put on their boots and get ready for the pitch as they are invited along to take part in a match alongside a fantastically illustrated football team.
Hercules Braver (modern-day son of Zeus) returns in the fourth instalment of Vaughan’s quick-paced, light-hearted tales of a young boy struggling to live a normal life and being the son of a Greek god at the same time.
