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Blow a Kiss, Catch a Kiss book cover

Blow a Kiss, Catch a Kiss

A beautifully illustrated anthology of forty-four short ...

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Anisha, Accidental Detective

Anisha Mistry is all set to be a bridesmaid at her Aunty ...

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Proud of Me

An accessible child-centred story about self-acceptance and ...

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Alley Cat Rally book cover

Alley Cat Rally

Asta the cat is on a mission: to be the greatest racer her ...

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Rescuing Titanic

This engagingly illustrated book tells in thrilling detail ...

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The Tale of the Whale

The Tale of the Whale

'Where land becomes sky and the sky becomes sea,
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Pierre's New Hair

A joyful and colourful paperback picturebook about a quiff ...

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Choices book cover

Choices

A girl considers her future while she people-watches at her ...

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Mammoth

The funny, touching story of an Ice Age mammoth who finds ...

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Our Story Starts in Africa book cover

Our Story Starts in Africa

When Paloma goes to visit her family in Trinidad, she doesn ...

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Resist

As the brutal Second World War stretches on with no end in ...

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When Poems Fall From the Sky

Published in association with London’s Royal Botanic Gardens ...

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