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Would You Like a Banana?

Award-winning illustrator Yasmeen Ismail's delightfully ...

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Maybe...

From Chris Haughton comes a funny, suspenseful and keenly ...

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Take Off Your Brave

Everybody has love.

Even baddies.


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Small in the city

Small in the City

I know what it's like to be small in the city...


Being ...

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It's a No-Money Day

A gentle, poignant and powerful exploration of foodbanks and ...

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Arlo the Lion Who Couldn't Sleep

Arlo The Lion Who Couldn't Sleep is a beautifully ...

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The Littlest Yak

The Littlest Yak is a joyous, rhyming caper that teaches ...

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Meesha Makes Friends

Be open, be honest, be you! Big Bright Feelings for little ...

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I'm Sticking with You

'A wonderful, warm bear-hug of a story with sumptuous ...

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My Name is not Refugee

A young boy discusses the journey he is about to make with ...

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The Way Home for Wolf

A sparkling story of friendship, set in the snowy Arctic ...

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Baby's First Bank Heist

Move over, Bonnie and Clyde, because there's a new criminal ...

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