Lilly and her assistance dog Myles are off to the stadium to see their favourite team play in a big match. This is a warm, reassuring and sensitively crafted picturebook that explores both the joy of football and the challenges a young Autistic child may face when navigating an overwhelming environment.
This bright and uplifting picturebook celebrates the simple magic of movement in all its forms. Drawing young readers into a joyful invitation to explore what their bodies can do, it offers a warm reminder that moving is not just healthy, but imaginative and empowering.
Mei Mei is a little bunny with a big dream: to share her music with the world. At home, she plays her violin while her parents and her pet bee, Beethoven, hum, whistle and buzz along.
After a storm, the animals hear a strange sound coming from a big, dark, scary hole in the ground. What is going on? Badger, Owl and Red Deer do their best, but it is the smallest creature of all – Pigmy Shrew – who bravely faces the dark.
A little boy and his mummies set off on a grand adventure together to build a treehouse and with imagination and hard work, they combine their skills as a family to make his dream come true. This is a gentle and warm story rooted in realism, with practicality at its core. The fact that the little boy has two mums is incidental and complementary to the story, rather than being the main focus.
Tuftorious Snook awakes while his fellow Finders hibernate, and he cannot get back to sleep. He decides to break the strict rule against seeking the Faraway Forest, a place whither many Finders set out, and whence none of them returned. Tuft’s own parents were among those lost, and his aunt Timordora has become a cautionary tale for the young.
A funny and action-packed story with a sporting theme. Gloria is a hippo who along with her family form a fantastic, synchronised swimming team. They always do very well in competitions, but Gloria is tired of sharing the spotlight and begins to consider if she could try her hand at a solo sport.
Amelia Eggheart is a chicken with an ambition to boldly go where no chicken has gone before and to fly for longer than thirteen seconds. Can she achieve her dream? Or will she chicken out?
This is a sequel to the immensely popular middle-grade fantasy The House with Chicken Legs, published in 2018, and combines the same winning team of author and illustrators. The plot of the original novel is synopsised in a short prologue, so a reader approaching the sequel won’t feel lost, though they will surely want to seek out the first volume.
Aoife Dooley’s latest graphic novel is another headfirst dive into bountiful colour and expressive, playful illustration. A marvellous follow-up to the first Squid Squad story, Nothing to Sea Here, readers rejoin Ollie and Zing and their underwater crew for more deep-sea adventures.
