When Bea’s sister, Riley, reveals to her family that she is attracted to girls rather than boys, the family go on a trip to London Pride to show their support. For Bea it was a perfect day filled with memories, seeing her sister and family filled with pride and joy. However, tragedy strikes the family not long after, and Bea’s father passes away.
With the global pandemic initiating discussions about adult mental health, Percival draws attention to the growing need to focus on children’s mental health. Children feel a sea of emotion which can often go undetected. Rowan realises that the river was just like him; it could be light and playful, wild and angry, and even slow and sad.
Mouse is ‘feeling fabulous’ in this latest delightful rhyming text from Frances Stickley (author of What Will I Be?). It’s one of those gorgeous summery days, and Mouse is full of adventure and imagination. This ‘mighty little mouse’ pretends to be the ringmaster of a circus and then a pirate on the high seas – all of it underpinned by the confidence that all is well. After all, there is – in a repeating refrain – ‘not a cat in sight!’
This young adult thriller centres around five Dublin teenagers spending their summer in the Gaeltacht, where their friendships are put to the extreme test – a test we know from the outset that one of them won’t survive. Filled with twists and turns and complicated dynamics between every character, Rock Paper Killers is an intriguing read.
This non-fiction book by Nick Sheridan has it all. It is, quite simply, beautifully illustrated, with easy to read and extremely accessible language, not to mention bold, dramatic font for the important points! David O’Connell’s images use a dynamic colour palette that, quite literally, brings the news to life.
This humorous book tells the story of the hunt for the perfect name for a cat who has turned up on a little girl’s doorstep. It should be an easy task … but each page proves that there is much more to a name than just a sound. This book is a delight to read and had me going back through the pages to see what clues I may have missed along the way.
Norton is a very lovable collector who spends his days gathering bits and pieces that he uses to create new and wonderful inventions. Early in the story he creates a companion, Alpha, who goes with him on his collecting trips. After many successful excursions, Norton and Alpha collect a thing they can find no use for. They try it out in many situations and put it through a number of tests; eventually, though, they give up on finding a purpose for the thing and discard it. But is it useless? Time will show that what is untestable is not necessarily without value.
Grimwood is a beautifully touching yet brilliantly silly comedy about family, friendship and home. Nancy and her little brother Ted are fox cubs who live in the Big City. When they find themselves in a spot of bother with the local cat gang leader Princess Buttons, they need to find somewhere safe to escape to. Luckily for them a super-duper rat with a map helps them out and they find themselves in a forest called Grimwood. It is an unusual but wonderful place and the inhabitants are ones you won’t easily forget!
Sixteen-year-old Grace is reeling: she’s just given up her baby for adoption and she’s desperately trying to get her life back to normal. But that’s proving way harder than she expected.
In the land of Byd, a sinister nursery rhyme foretells of a terrible Beast. Within the village of Gwenith, suspicion mounts surrounding uncanny twins. Forced into the forest, the sisters gradually morph into soul eaters, consumed by vengeance. After the twins descend upon their former village, the local children are left parentless. Although the youth find refuge in a nearby village, they soon discover that darkness continues to lurk both without and within.
