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Margaret
Mr. Penguin by Alex T. Smith
Penguins are famous for waddling, eating fish, and assiduously guarding their eggs. They are less known for their adventuring skills, but...
Margaret
Knighthood for Beginners by Elys Dolan
Buy Knighthood for Beginners from our online shop! It's difficult to convey the joyous silliness of this marvellous novel for young...
Helen
The Bookshop Girl by Sylvia Bishop
Found on the lost-property shelf in a bookshop at age 5, life for Property Jones is filled with books and all things bookshop related....
Margaret
Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!) by Swapna Haddow
A whole year has passed since I first encountered Dave Pigeon and his put-upon sidekick Skipper and frankly it's hard to know how I've...
Francis Wright
Video: Halloween Poems read by Francis Wright
Actor Francis Wright reads Halloween poems for The Alligator's Mouth: 'The Poltergeist' by Jack Prelutsky 'Werewolf Club Rules' by...
Mark
What Dog Knows by Sylvia Vanden Heede, illustrated by Marije Tolman
Learning about the world is tough. A lot of things like cooking and drawing and dinosaurs don't work quite how you might expect. If...
Margaret
Swashbuckle Lil: The Secret Pirate by Elli Woollard, illustrated by Laura Ellen Anderson
Lil was a pirate, a swashbuckling pirate, Whose home was a ship with great sails, Who had travelled the seas in the blustery breeze And...
Margaret
Dave Pigeon by Swapna Haddow illustrated by Sheena Depmpsy
How often do you consider the inner life of pigeons? If you've never really thought about it then you should definitely read Dave Pigeon....
Mark
Shakespeare: 4 spectacular introductions to the bard
NOTE: Marcia Williams (see Tales from Shakespeare) will be in the shop helping us to celebrate the Shakespeare 400th anniversary on Sat...
Mark
Barry Loser Hates Half Term! by Jim Smith
Barry is being sent to spend half term at Pirate Camp on Mogden Island. What could possibly go wrong? As I recall from my days in the...