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King School
Alexis Deacon
Otter-Barry Books

When the old king dies, he’s replaced by a new king – shock horror, he’s a child and even worse according to his subjects is that he doesn’t know how to be a king.

The lively little one is sent to a specially built King School where the instruction is, “Sit still, do...


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Toby Alone
Timothée de Fombelle, illustrated by Francois Place
Walker Books
Translated by Sarah Ardizzone

This book is the first part of a two part saga, a fable with an almost thirteen year old hero, Toby Lolness, just one and a half millimetres tall.

The narrative opens in the middle of things with Toby l...


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Mighty Mega Pets: Freaky Food Fiasco!
Gary Northfield,
Walker Books

A deliciously silly graphic novel that begins with a group of pets – Daisy the dog, Ginger the cat, Bubbles the goldfish and Arthur the tortoise eating their breakfast as usual when all of a sudden BOOM, they all (except Tortoise) acquire strange superpower...


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You Are Nature, Too!
Gillian Burke, illustrated by Rong Pham and Nguyen
Walker Books

Even in the busy towns and cities many of us live in there’s a wealth of nature just waiting to be discovered and that is exactly what this book encourages, indeed challenges, youngsters to do.
Author, Gillian Burke (a Springwatch co-pre...


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Frank the Monster
Mats Strandberg, illustrated by Sofia Falkenhem
Gecko Press

Friendless, bookish and very lonely, Frank Steen, the story’s narrator is bitten by neighbour Alice’s supposed guard dog, on his ninth birthday when offering Woof, a share of his birthday cake. What Frank doesn’t know at that moment is that hencef...


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