Books
Bizzy Bear: Fun Park
illustrated by Benji Davies
Format: Board Book
Robust board books for engaging the very young
Punk Rocker Poodle
Laura Dockrill, illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat
Format: Hard Cover
This punk rocker poodle is full of attitude - modelled on the average terrible toddler!
The Book Cat
Polly Faber, illustrated by Clara Vulliamy
Format: Paperback
This is a classic wartime tale of a (real!) cat who made his home at the Faber offices and decided he'd neverleave. Now in paperback.
When I Was the Greatest
Jason Reynolds, illustrated by Akhran Girmay
Format: Paperback
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds, a coming-of-age novel about friendship and loyalty across neighbourhood lines and the hardship of life for an urban teen - illustrated for the first time by award-winning illustrator, Akhran Girmay.
The Premonitions Bureau
Sam Knight
The story of a strange experiment - a journey into the oddest corners of 60s Britain and the outer edges of science and reason.
Last Chance Texaco
Rickie Lee Jones
Format: Paperback
A tender and intimate memoir by one of the most remarkable, trailblazing and tenacious women in music.
Endpapers
Alexander Wolff
Format: Paperback
A powerful portrait of a Jewish German family divided by exile, abandonment and emigration.
Reptile Memoirs
Silje O. Ulstein
A brilliantly twisty and unusual literary thriller for fans of Gillian Flynn, Jo Nesbo, Kate Atkinson and Tana French, which asks the question: Can you ever really shed your skin?
Meditations in an Emergency
Frank O'Hara
Format: Hard Cover
Collected poems from one of the twentieth century's most influential voices.
Outback Teacher
Sally Gare with Freda Marnie
Format: Paperback
A charming story of a young woman who faces challenges and finds joy teaching in outback schools
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