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Fun sound effects and sweet music will have little ones laughing as they listen to the sound of an elephant, bee, kangaroo, chimpanzee, lion, sheep, and hippopotamus. “Mommy Loves Me!” is a perfect introduction for babies and toddlers to learn animal sounds and the simple truth that mommies love their babies!

Laura Ingalls Wilder is beginning life with her new husband, Almanzo, in their own little house. Laura is a young pioneer wife now, and must work hard with Almanzo, farming the land around their home on the South Dakota prairie. Soon their baby daughter, Rose, is born, and the young family must...

With over 2 million copies sold, this accessible, bestselling picture book phenomenon about the unbreakable connections between loved ones has healed generations of children and adults alike. A new version featuring many different families, The Invisible String Family Celebration, and a...

Celebrate the greatest love story of all time—the one you share with your baby! Drawing clever parallels to the very best romance storylines, Baby’s First Love Story is a charming, vibrant, and endearingly tender celebration of the bond between baby and parent and caregiver. From the moment they arrive in this world and into your arms, they bring out our most loving, healthy selves.

A wonderfully warm and relatable audio story from the brilliant Jill Murphy, who has sold over 4 million books featuring the much-loved Bear Family! Bringing the story to life with heartwarming narration from Anna Maxwell Martin, this audio story is the perfect way to introduce young listeners...

Brought to you by Penguin. When siblings Ava and Luke discover a mysterious notebook in their dad’s attic they are instantly intrigued. And, as they read through letters, diary entries, newspaper cuttings and notarised secret recordings, they realise that a decades-old, still unsolved, murder...

New York Times Bestseller * National Book Award Nominee * Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery It’s wintertime at Greenglass House. The creaky smuggler’s inn is always quiet during this season, and twelve-year-old Milo, the innkeepers’ adopted son, plans to spend his...

Mani’s Granny is seventy and can barely see through her old, scratched glasses. With only a hundred and fifty rupees in their pockets and a thirst for adventure, Mani and Granny set off to buy a new pair. On the way, they get drenched in the rain, run into mules and encounter a terrible...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! A powerful, vibrantly illustrated story about the first day of school--and two sisters on one's first day of hijab--by Olympic medalist and social justice activist Ibtihaj Muhammad. With her new backpack and light-up shoes, Faizah knows the first day of...

First there was Bird. Then there was Bird-Bird. And now, Third Bird. Magnolia’s daddy won the beloved cockatiel Third Bird at a carnival, just before he died in a car accident. Magnolia promised to always take good care of Third Bird . . . but then she loses him, when she accidentally allows...

When siblings Finn and Tula discover they have dragon magic flowing through their veins, they are both frightened and librated. But with the powers of dragonkind comes a desperate quest: they must travel to a hidden island fortress to help save their father and the world they know. It is only during this quest do they discover the truth about their incredible fireblood heritage.

Bloomsbury presents When The War Came Home by Lesley Parr, read by Maya Grant. WINNER: Wales Book of the Year 2023 A STIRRING HISTORICAL MYSTERY SET IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR, FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE VALLEY OF LOST SECRETS The First World War has ended, but it hasn’t gone away...

Funny and poignant, Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestseller Erin Entrada Kelly’s national bestseller You Go First is an exploration of family, bullying, word games, art, and the ever-complicated world of middle school friendships. In a starred review, School Library Journal wrote that...

From the acclaimed author of Hurricane Season, an unforgettable story about what makes a family, for fans of Hazel’s Theory of Evolution and Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World. Eleven-year-old Joey is angry. All the time. And she doesn’t understand why. She has two loving moms, a...

For fans of GEEK GIRL and LOTTIE BROOKS - a hilarious teen diary novel from CBBC presenter and Capital DJ, Lauren Layfield. Meet Indi. She's new to Manchester with approximately zero friends. Unless you count Gary, who, unfortunately, is a gecko. If Indi's going to find some real mates - and...

“Destined to be a new classic.” —School Library Journal (starred review) “This story will find its way into your heart.”—Tae Keller, Newbery Medalist for When You Trap a Tiger What might happen when an overlooked orphan feels the sudden urge to put down roots? This tender...

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection When Rylan's best friend ditches him for the cool kids, Rylan thinks a summer spent working on a French farm will be the perfect chance to reconnect. But he doesn't count on his long-lost father showing up. This funny, touching novel is perfect for...

Bloomsbury presents Adam Wins the Internet written and read by Adam B. The SPECTACULAR debut children's book from TV presenter and YouTube star Adam B! Everybody dreams of becoming a superstar YouTube sensation, but for Adam – a penniless, cameraless nobody, with only one friend – it isn’t...

Brought to you by Penguin. All legends start somewhere . . . After defeating the evil Grendilock and saving Cadno, the last firefox, Charlie Challinor is looking forward to a well-earned rest. But when a familiar face appears from the realm of Fargone, Charlie's family is once again swept up...

Encourage kids to live out loud and be their truest selves with this picture book, written and narrated by host of So You Think You Can Dance and mom Cat Deeley. Dream big, as big as the night sky full of stars. When you discover the things you love, you’ll find true joy. Journey through a...