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Ferocious Wild Beasts by Chris Wormell

10:10am Thursday 21st January 2010

Jack is lost in the forest – a forest that his mum has told him is full of ferocious wild beasts!

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One Smart Fish by Chris Wormell

11:15am Wednesday 13th January 2010

As Darwin's celebrations come to an end, Chris Wormell has published this funny, quirky story about evolution. But everyone knows that fish can’t walk… can they?

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Creaky Castle Tom and the Seige by Tony Bradman

2:49pm Monday 21st September 2009

Creaky Castle is a laugh-out-loud series of medieval capers, bursting with deadly dragons, weird wizards and rampaging armies – perfect for boys everywhere!

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Jeremy Strong The Battle for Christmas

2:33pm Monday 21st September 2009

This is the first book in a new series about the Cosmic Pyjamas. They're magical and they're dangerous. You have been warned!

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Football Academy Reading the Game by Tom Palmer

2:29pm Monday 21st September 2009

Ben Blake, age 11, position; midfielder, supports: United.

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Football Academy Boys United by Tom Palmer

12:52pm Monday 21st September 2009

Jake Oldfield, age 11, position - left wing, supports - City

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Monsterbook, Lumpydumpy and the Terror Teacher by Michael Broad

2:54pm Friday 18th September 2009

Warning! This book has lots of disgusting monsters in it (and some smelly brown plops...)

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Amy Wild, Animal Talker - The Secret Necklace by Diana Kimpton

2:44pm Friday 18th September 2009

Amy Wild has a secret - she can talk to animals!

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Jeremy Strong Christmas Chaos for the Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog

2:48pm Friday 18th September 2009

Streaker the dog is brilliant at many things but most of all she's brilliant at getting into TROUBLE!

Magic Reindeer A Christmas Wish by Sue Bentley

12:27pm Friday 18th September 2009

Could you be a little reindeer's special friend?
Puffin Books, RRP £4.99
Age 5+

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Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr Fox (picture book and cd)

3:26pm Friday 11th September 2009

Releasing October 2009, Wes Anderson and Twentieth Century Fox bring to life Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr Fox in breathtaking stop-motion animation.

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It was Bedtime in the Jungle by John Butler

3:19pm Friday 11th September 2009

All babies need to go to bed, even in the Indian jungle . . . Learn to count from one to ten with adorable animal babies in this enchanting book by the illustrator of Wake Up, Sleepy Bear, and then snuggle safely down to sleep.

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Peas! It's not easy being peas-y by Andy Cullen and Simon Rickerty

3:14pm Friday 11th September 2009

It's not easy being a pea! Picked, plucked and processed, and then transported all over the world on trucks, trains, boats and planes, Pete and Penelope Pea finally find a loving family to feed.

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Magic Tree House - Adventure on the Amazon by Mary Pope Osborne

8:10am Wednesday 9th September 2009

CLIMB the ladder to the Magic Tree House. There's a world of adventure inside!

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My Brother's Famous Bottom goes Camping by Jeremy Strong

8:50am Monday 29th June 2009

The carrot's name was Sprout. Cecily Sprout.

Harry and the Dinosaurs have a Happy Birthday

10:23am Friday 24th April 2009

Published by Puffin Books Price £5.99

Angelina Ballerina's Pop-up and Play Musical Theatre by Katherine Holabird and Helen Craig

10:25am Thursday 5th March 2009

This is a wonderful theatre pop-up book which has a great musical finale. It is a book that will be treasured by ballet lovers who dream of being on the stage.

Chick by Ed Vere

10:28am Tuesday 24th February 2009

Can you guess who's in the egg?

Bottoms Up! by Jeanne Willis and Adam Stower

10:46am Wednesday 18th February 2009

Bottoms are beautiful! Bottoms aren't rude!

Jumpy Jack & Googily by Meg Rosoff and Sophie Blackall

10:39am Wednesday 18th February 2009

Meet Jumpy Jack, a very nervous snail who’s afraid of monsters, and Googily, who is as well, and who is a very good friend, indeed.

Monsterbook -Pongdollop and the School Stink by Michael Broad

12:00pm Tuesday 27th January 2009

WARNING! This book has lots of very disgusting monsters in it! (And some seriously stinky smells...)

Where Teddy Bears Come From by Mark Burgess and Russell Ayto

8:57am Tuesday 9th December 2008

LITTLE Wolf is about to set off on a special adventure.

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My Best Pony Book by Jay Sanders

8:54am Tuesday 9th December 2008

HI! My name is Rebekah Taylor Pascoe, but everyone calls me Becky.

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Daisy Dawson and the Secret Pool by Steve Voake

8:45am Tuesday 9th December 2008

"COME for a swim in our pool," said Dampsy. "The day gets better as we all get wetter!"

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Jamie and Angus Together by Anne Fine

8:41am Tuesday 9th December 2008

ANGUS was still Jamie's best friend in the whole wide world, and they always had good fun, even when Angus was only sitting and watching.

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Enid Blyton's Enchanted World - Petal and the Enternal Bloom by Elise Allen

8:37am Tuesday 9th December 2008

THROUGH the clouds at the top of the Faraway Tree lie the Lands of the Enchanted World.

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Charlie & Lola - I will be Especially very Careful by Lauren Child

9:42am Wednesday 26th November 2008

Lola's best friend Lotta has an extremely special new coat, and Lola really wants to borrow it. Lotta isn't so sure... 'I will be especially very careful,' says Lola. But will she be able to keep it all fluffy and white and new?

Molly and the Night Monster by Chris Wormell

9:21am Wednesday 26th November 2008

When Molly wakes up in the middle of the night, she hears the sound of a step on the stairs. It could be a crocodile creeping up to catch her ...Or a giant giraffe outside on the landing ...Or an enormous elephant turning the doorknob and opening the door ...Or even a night monster come to gobble her up ...But when Molly surprises the tiptoeing beast, she gets an even bigger surprise of her own!

Surprises According to Humphrey by Betty G Birney

9:45am Friday 7th November 2008

I love my life as the classroom hamster in Room 26 of Longfellow School because it's always full of surprises.

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I Am Invited to a Party by Mo Willems

12:46pm Wednesday 8th October 2008

Meet Elephant Gerald and Piggie.
Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.
Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald Can.
Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.
Gerald and Piggie are best friends.

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Bridget Fidget by Joe Berger

12:41pm Wednesday 8th October 2008

"Bridget is a fabulously exuberant heroine whose non-stop lust for life is and inspiration" - Junior Magazine.

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My Friend is Sad by Mo Willems

12:29pm Wednesday 8th October 2008

In My Friend is Sad, Gerald is sad.
How can Piggie be happy is Gerald is sad?

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Sir Bigwart - Knight of the Wonky Table by Alan MacDonald

3:06pm Tuesday 7th October 2008

To win the hand of the King Eggnog's daughter, Sir Bigwart must slay the twin ogres of Ghastly Fell.

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Witch Baby and Me by Debi Gliori

3:01pm Tuesday 7th October 2008

I have a baby sister called Daisy. She's not a baby baby, she's a witch baby. A fabulous new series from Debi Gliori, with spectacular illustrations.

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The Adventures of Dotty and Bluebell by Jools Oliver

2:52pm Tuesday 7th October 2008

This delightful collection of stories tells the adventures of three best friends through the seasons.

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Enid Blyton's Enchanted World - Melody and the Enchanted Harp by Elise Allen

12:39pm Tuesday 7th October 2008

Melody uses all her talents to help the Faraway Fairies to retrieve the Enchanted Harp. But in the hands of the cruel Queen, and with Talon in hot persuit, this Talisman could be hard to get back...