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A beautifully lyrical and empowering book about the importance of dreaming big, from award-winning author Manjeet Mann. Small lived in a small house. She had a small room with a small window and at night she slept in a small bed with a too small blanket. Despite being small, Small had BIG dreams...

An inspiring debut middle grade novel-in-verse about Rain, who must overcome sadness after her all-star brother is badly beaten up at a frat party. Genesis Begins Again meets Brown Girl Dreaming in this powerful story of perseverance, family, and hope. ""A gorgeous debut: a necessary, cathartic...

Five little pumpkins are sitting quietly on a gate until...night falls and they are joined by a cast of creepy characters - witches, spiders, bats, frogs and ghosts - all determined to cause plenty of Halloween mischief. What a terrific treat! 

Ten Little Princesses are going on an adventure . . . But what will the Ten Little Princesses do when they meet a wicked witch? And a hairy beast? And a BIG BAD WOLF? Count along with the Ten Little Princesses in this action-packed, rhyming adventure! The bestselling Ten Little books are part...

For fans of Other Words for Home and Front Desk, this powerful, charming own voices immigration story follows a girl who moves from Karachi, Pakistan, to Peachtree City, Georgia, and must find her footing in a new world. Reem Faruqi is the ALA Notable author of award-winning Lailah's Lunchbox...

Fred is the Best Bear in the Wood - and he’s got the medals to prove it. Being the best takes a lot of hard work, and time on your own, but Fred doesn’t mind. Until a new bear moves to town, and Fred’s champion GRRRRR goes missing. How will he ever win now? Or will Fred instead learn that some things are more important than winning? The second stunning, captivating and witty book from the immensely talented Rob Biddulph, whose debut Blown Away won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize.

It’s a windy day and he has a brand-new kite – but where’s he going on this maiden flight? Penguin Blue and his friends go on an adventure full of good ideas, homesickness and the perils of kites, from the best-selling and multi-award-winnning Rob Biddulph, creator of the internet phenomenon #DrawWithRob. As seen on YouTube, FaceBook, Instagram, CBeebies and TV news everywhere! 

New York Times bestseller and Newbery Honor Book! A gorgeously written, hopeful middle grade novel in verse about a young girl who must leave Syria to move to the United States, perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds and Aisha Saeed. Jude never thought she’d be leaving her beloved older brother...

A hilarious new adventure featuring the infamous Duck and his long-suffering friends, Sheep, Goat and Frog. Duck and friends go out one day with a bat, a ball and a glove to play. Duck hits the ball – but where does it fall? On a branch in the tree, now they can’t play at all. Frog has an...

In the bay...There are six little fish.Along come six little feet. What will happen when they meet?...

Here comes Duck in his truck, the wonderful new character soon to be the focus of a whole new series. But watch out for that rock Duck … too late Duck’s truck is stuck in the muck! The truck is well and truly stuck, but luckily help is at hand in the form of a Frog. When the Frog and the...

Bestselling picture book title on tape, with music! Plop! goes the drip that drops from the cup. Duck looks down and Duck looks up. ‘A leak in the roof, oh! What bad luck. This is a job for FIX-IT DUCK.’ So begins the hilarious new adventure of Duck and his friends Sheep, Goat and Frog. Duck...

A hilarious collection of poems from the creator of the best-selling DUCK IN THE TRUCK series. We learnt about acorns and planted a tree Nigel fell over and bashed up his knee Rosie Rawlings cried at play - Her pet rabbit’s run away. In English, Miss Chadwick was in a bad mood. At lunchtime we...

“A stunning accomplishment. This story pierces the heart.” —Chicago Sun-Times RUN RUN RUN. That’s what twelve-year-old Annie loves to do. When she’s barefoot and running, she can hear her heart beating…thump-THUMP, thump-THUMP. It’s a rhythm that makes sense in a year when...

READ BY HARRY ENFIELD. Hilarious, action-packed new title in the bestselling Duck in the Truck series from highly-regarded picture book creator, Jez Alborough. READ BY HARRY ENFIELD. Make way SUPER DUCK is here! Goat is eager to try out his new kite with the help of friends, Sheep and Frog. But...

What this story needs is a pig in a wig, on a boat in a moat with a frog, a dog, and a goat on a log. . . . As a panda in a blouse, a skunk on a trunk, and more hop on board, it becomes clear that what this story really needs is a bigger boat! Join Pig on an exciting boat ride as she discovers...

This Fancy Nancy I Can Read story from the beloved New York Times bestselling author-illustrator team Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser will entertain beginning readers—even on a rainy, gloomy day! After a gloomy, gray week stuck inside at school, Nancy comes up with a great idea to...

Other Worlds, the fourth volume in Jon Scieszka’s Guys Read anthology series for tween boys, features ten thrilling new tales of science fiction and fantasy from some of the biggest names in children’s literature. Prepare yourself for ten trips into the unknown, as ten of your favorite...

‘Ahoy there, sailors!’ comes a cry. ‘Is this a boating trip I spy?’ If there are seas to be explored, make way… CAPTAIN DUCK’S ON BOARD! In this hilarious follow-up to the highly-successful Duck in the Truck and Fix-it Duck, things get even more out of hand when Duck takes the...

From Newbery Medal winner Patricia MacLachlan comes a poignant story about two children, a poet, and a dog and how they help one another survive loss and recapture love. "Just what I needed," raves Brightly. "It's a heart-warming story of loss and love that filled me with hope for a better...