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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 37 books in this booklist

  • Cover image of book Is That Your Mama? by Patrice Lawrence, illustrated by Diane Ewen
    Is That Your Mama? - by Patrice Lawrence, illustrated by Diane Ewen

    £7.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9780702314971 | ISBN 10: 0702314978

    A beautiful, moving celebration of what it truly means to be family, from the brilliant new picture book duo Patrice Lawrence and Diane Ewen.   Every family is different. Every family is special. Josie loves her family. Her mum, dad, brothers ... more

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  • Cover image of book My Life As A Chameleon by Diana Anyakwo
    My Life As A Chameleon - by Diana Anyakwo

    £8.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781472156150 | ISBN 10: 1472156153

    ‘Beautiful and immersive. I was completely absorbed’ Andreina Cordani   ‘Exceptional ... A story of empowerment, bravery and courage’ J P Rose   Lily is a sixteen-year-old living in Manchester. It is nearly five years since her ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Christmas Carrolls by Mel Taylor-Bessent, illustrated by Selom Sunu
    The Christmas Carrolls - by Mel Taylor-Bessent, illustrated by Selom Sunu

    £7.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9780755503629 | ISBN 10: 0755503627

    Wish it could be Christmas every day? Well, for nine-year-old Holly Carroll and her family, it is!  Living her merriest life in a house with year-round fairy lights and Christmas trees, a carol-singing toilet and a diva donkey who thinks he's a rein ... more

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  • Cover image of book Sunday Rain by Rosie J. Pova, illustrated by Amariah Rauscher
    Sunday Rain - by Rosie J. Pova, illustrated by Amariah Rauscher

    £7.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781911373988 | ISBN 10: 1911373986

    Elliott has just moved into a new house. He spends his days with his fictional friends, immersed in a book.   When an inviting Sunday rain gathers the local kids to play in the puddles, Elliott longs to join in, but he's too shy to go outside ... more

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  • Cover image of book Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow by Benjamin Dean, illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat
    Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow - by Benjamin Dean, illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat

    £7.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781471199738 | ISBN 10: 1471199738

    The rainbow-filled, JOYOUS debut from a hugely exciting new talent.  Perfect for 9+ readers and fans of Lisa Thompson, Stewart Foster and Onjali Rauf's bestselling The Boy at the Back of the Class.   My name's Archie Albright, and I know two t ... more

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  • Cover image of book Blended by Sharon M Draper
    Blended - by Sharon M Draper

    £7.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781442495012 | ISBN 10: 1442495014

    Eleven-year-old Isabella's blended family is more divided than ever in this "timely but genuine" (Publishers Weekly) story about divorce and racial identity from the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Out of My Mind, Sharon M. Dra ... more

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  • Cover image of book Up and Down Mum by Summer Maçon
    Up and Down Mum - by Summer Maçon

    £6.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781786283399 | ISBN 10: 1786283395

    Living with Mum is a bit like a roller coaster ride. At times, she is excited and full of energy, but at others, she is tired and withdrawn. But she’s always my mum, and we’re sharing the ride.  For children who grow up in the care of ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Dinosaur Department Store by Lily Murray, illustrated by Richard Merritt
    The Dinosaur Department Store - by Lily Murray, illustrated by Richard Merritt

    £6.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781780555966 | ISBN 10: 1780555962

    Our feisty heroine Eliza Jane isn’t your average child. Instead of a cute, fluffy bunny, she has her heart firmly set on a prehistoric pet. Join Eliza Jane and her parents on a marvellous magical tour of their local dinosaur department store.  ... more

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  • Cover image of book We
    We're Having a Baby (Board Book) - by Marion Cocklico

    £6.99   hardback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781509836321 | ISBN 10: 1509836322

    The Big Steps series is designed to help little ones cope with everyday experiences in their little lives.  In We're Having a Baby, Nancy is going to be a big sister. Her family help her prepare for the new baby. See Grandma and Grandpa come to look ... more

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  • Cover image of book My Two Grandads by Floella Benjamin, illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain
    My Two Grandads - by Floella Benjamin, illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain

    £6.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9780711240919 | ISBN 10: 0711240914

    Aston's Grandad Roy played in a steel band and Grandad Harry played the trumpet in a brass band. Aston always enjoyed going to visit them and listen to them practise. But soon he wanted to join in. So he asked Grandad Roy to teach him to play the ste ... more

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  • Cover image of book Here & There by Tamara Ellis Smith, illustrated by Evelyn Daviddi
    Here & There - by Tamara Ellis Smith, illustrated by Evelyn Daviddi

    £6.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781782857426 | ISBN 10: 1782857427

    Can you hear the music all around you?   In this touching picture book, Ivan finds healing and hope in nature’s music and beauty while experiencing the early stages of his parents’ separation. When he realizes that birds sing their enchanting ... more

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  • Cover image of book Maisie
    Maisie's Scrapbook - by Samuel Narh, illustrated by Jo Loring-Fisher

    £11.99   hardback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781911373575 | ISBN 10: 1911373579

    As the seasons turn, Maisie rides her bull in and out of Dada’s tall tales. Her Mama wears linen and plays the viola. Her Dada wears kente cloth and plays the marimba. They come from different places, but they hug her in the same way. And most of a ... more

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  • Cover image of book Lightning Girl 2: Superhero Squad by Alesha Dixon
    Lightning Girl 2: Superhero Squad - by Alesha Dixon

    £6.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781407180854 | ISBN 10: 1407180851

    Ever got a birthday present that you wanted for ages, only to realise it’s a bit rubbish? That’s how Aurora Beam feels about this whole superhero lark. We all dream of saving the world.  But now that Aurora’s living the dream, it’s not a ... more

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  • Cover image of book Lightning Girl by Alesha Dixon
    Lightning Girl - by Alesha Dixon

    £6.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781407180847 | ISBN 10: 1407180843

    High-voltage fiction from a top TV judge! When life gets dark, can Aurora save the world with her totally flash superpowers?   Aurora Beam is utterly (yawn) normal. There’s nothing special about her. She can’t even do a proper cartwheel. ... more

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  • Cover image of book Luna Loves Library Day by Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Fiona Lumbers
    Luna Loves Library Day - by Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Fiona Lumbers

    £6.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781783445950 | ISBN 10: 1783445955

    Luna loves library day: that's the day she spends with her dad. Exploring the shelves they find magic, mystery and even start to mend their own history.  An inspiring story from one of the UK's greatest up-and-coming poets for children, captured ... more

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  • Cover image of book Karma Khullar
    Karma Khullar's Mustache - by Kristi Wientge

    £6.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781481477710 | ISBN 10: 1481477714

    In the tradition of Judy Blume, debut author Kristi Wientge tackles the uncomfortable — but all too relatable — subject of female body hair and self-esteem with this “sparkling and triumphant tale of a middle school misfit” (Heather Vogel Fre ... more

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  • Cover image of book Lily and the Polar Bears by Jion Sheibani
    Lily and the Polar Bears - by Jion Sheibani

    £6.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9780571337767 | ISBN 10: 0571337767

    One day Lily was playing on the beach with her Grandpa when she spotted something in the distance...  POLAR BEARS! Lots of polar bears! All floating on pieces of melting ice.   One evening, Lily is playing on the beach... And who should float in ... more

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  • Cover image of book Happy in Our Skin by Fran Manushkin, illustrated by Lauren Tobia
    Happy in Our Skin - by Fran Manushkin, illustrated by Lauren Tobia

    £6.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781406378887 | ISBN 10: 1406378887

    Bouquets of babies sweet to hold: cocoa-brown, cinnamon, and honey gold. Ginger-coloured babies, peaches and cream, too – splendid skin for me, splendid skin for you! A delightfully rhythmical read-aloud text is paired with bright, bustling art fro ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue, illustrated by Caroline Hadilaksano
    The Lotterys Plus One - by Emma Donoghue, illustrated by Caroline Hadilaksano

    £6.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781509803200 | ISBN 10: 1509803203

    Meet the Lotterys: a unique and diverse family featuring four parents, seven kids and five pets - all living happily together in their big old house, Camelottery. Nine-year-old Sumac is the organizer of the family and is looking forward to a long sum ... more

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  • Cover image of book 15 Things Not to Do with a Granny by Margaret McAllister, illustrated by Holly Sterling
    15 Things Not to Do with a Granny - by Margaret McAllister, illustrated by Holly Sterling

    £6.99   paperback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781847809131 | ISBN 10: 1847809138

    The hilarious follow-up to 15 Things Not to Do with a Baby has all the warmth and humour of its predecessor, focusing on the relationship between children and their granny.   DON'T hide an elephant in Granny's bed. DON'T send Granny up to the ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Invincibles: The Hamster Rescue by Caryl Hart, illustrated by Sarah Warburton
    The Invincibles: The Hamster Rescue - by Caryl Hart, illustrated by Sarah Warburton

    £5.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9780857637925 | ISBN 10: 0857637924

    In Nell and Freddie’s second adventure, it’s Hamish the hamster to the rescue!   Freddie Spoon is having a birthday party for the FIRST TIME EVER. Nell can’t wait to go, until she realises that she’s also supposed to be going to super- ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Secrets of Billie Bright by Susie Day
    The Secrets of Billie Bright - by Susie Day

    £6.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9780141375335 | ISBN 10: 0141375337

    Billie Bright's family is pretty big for one that's got somebody missing. There's Billie who is a girl Billie and eleven and about to go to secondary school. Then there are her three big brothers and her Dad, who also runs the cafe under their flat. ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Land by Mildred D. Taylor
    The Land - by Mildred D. Taylor

    £6.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781101997567 | ISBN 10: 1101997567

    A stunning repackage of a companion to Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, with cover art by two-time Caldecott Honor Award winner Kadir Nelson!   The son of a prosperous landowner and a former slave, Paul-Edward Logan is unlik ... more

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  • Cover image of book Double Trouble for Anna Hibiscus by Atinuke, illustrated by Lauren Tobia
    Double Trouble for Anna Hibiscus - by Atinuke, illustrated by Lauren Tobia

    £6.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781406365719 | ISBN 10: 1406365718

    "Anna Hibiscus," whispers her father. "Come and see..." "Babies!" says Anna. "Two babies! From the stellar team of Atinuke and Lauren Tobia comes the third Anna Hibiscus picture book title brimming with all the best-loved Hibiscus family members ... more

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  • Cover image of book A Welcome Song for Baby by Marsha Diane Arnold, illustrated by Sophie Allsopp
    A Welcome Song for Baby - by Marsha Diane Arnold, illustrated by Sophie Allsopp

    £6.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781848531451 | ISBN 10: 1848531451

    Mummy's tummy is growing round -- the new baby's coming. What will I do, I wonder, to welcome the new baby? As the seasons pass, Emma makes her own song from the sounds she hears, all to share with her new little brother when he finally arrives. ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Great Big Book of Families by Mary Hoffman, Illustrated by Ros Asquith
    The Great Big Book of Families - by Mary Hoffman, Illustrated by Ros Asquith

    £8.99   paperback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781847805874 | ISBN 10: 1847805876

    What is a family? Once, it was said to be a father, mother, boy, girl, cat and dog living in a house with a garden. But as times have changed, families have changed too, and now there are almost as many kinds of families as colours of the rainbow - f ... more

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  • Cover image of book Who
    Who's in My Family? All About Our Families - by Robie H. Harris, ilustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott

    £6.99   paperback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781406345407 | ISBN 10: 1406345407

    A fun and friendly look at the many kinds of families that make up our world by best-selling author Robie H Harris.  Join Nellie and Gus and their parents for a day at the zoo, where they see all kinds of children and families - both animal and hum ... more

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  • Cover image of book Ten Little Pirates by Mike Brownlow, illustrated by Simon Rickerty
    Ten Little Pirates - by Mike Brownlow, illustrated by Simon Rickerty

    £6.99   paperback   (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781408320044 | ISBN 10: 1408320045

    A traditional counting rhyme with boat - load of pirate fun! Ten little pirates sailing out to sea, Looking for adventure, happy as can be. Are they hunting treasure? Are they going far? Ten little pirates all say, 'Arrrrrr!' Ten littl ... more

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  • Cover image of book Anna Hibiscus
    Anna Hibiscus' Song - by Atinuke, illustrated by Lauren Tobia

    £7.99   paperback   (2012) - ISBN 13: 9781406338416 | ISBN 10: 1406338419

    A beautiful, vibrant story, with rich colours and words that sing right off the page.   This is the first picture book featuring Anna Hibiscus and she is very happy in it! So happy, in fact, that she cant quite decide what to do with herself! ... more

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  • Cover image of book Welcome Home, Anna Hibiscus! by Atinuke, illustrated By Lauren Tobia
    Welcome Home, Anna Hibiscus! - by Atinuke, illustrated By Lauren Tobia

    £5.99   paperback   (2012) - ISBN 13: 9781406320817 | ISBN 10: 1406320811

    Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa. Amazing Africa.   Anna Hibiscus is back home after visiting her grandma in Canada. But it seems that so much has changed while she was away! Double and Trouble have learned to run and Grandad seems to have grown older ... more

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  • Cover image of book In a Minute by Tony Bradman, illustrated by Eileen Browne
    In a Minute - by Tony Bradman, illustrated by Eileen Browne

    £6.99   paperback   (2011) - ISBN 13: 9781847801807 | ISBN 10: 1847801803

    Jo is eager to get to the playground in the park, with her friend Sita and Patch the dog.   But Mum and Dad take so long she thinks they'll never get there.   When they finally arrive they are terribly disappointed...   Until Pat ... more

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  • Cover image of book Wait and See by Tony Bradman, illustrated by Eileen Browne
    Wait and See - by Tony Bradman, illustrated by Eileen Browne

    £6.99   paperback   (2011) - ISBN 13: 9781847801814 | ISBN 10: 1847801811

    It's Saturday, and Jo has some pocket money to spend. So Jo and her mum go shopping, while Dad stays at home to make lunch for them all. But what should she spend her money on? She'll have to wait and see. ... more

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  • Cover image of book Dad David, Baba Chris and ME by Ed Merchant, illustrated by Rachel Fuller
    Dad David, Baba Chris and ME - by Ed Merchant, illustrated by Rachel Fuller

    £9.95   paperback   (2010) - ISBN 13: 9781905664894 | ISBN 10: 1905664893

    This brightly illustrated book for children aged 5-10 years old tells Bens story about his ordinary life. Ben was adopted by his gay parents Dad David and Baba Chris when he was four years old, and they live happily together in an ordinary house ... more

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  • Cover image of book My Two Grannies by Floella Benjamin, illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain
    My Two Grannies - by Floella Benjamin, illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain

    £7.99   paperback   (2009) - ISBN 13: 9781847800343 | ISBN 10: 1847800343

    Alvina has two grannies who she loves with all her heart. Grannie Vero is from the Caribbean island of Trinidad. Grannie Rose is from the north of England.  When Alvina's parents go away on holiday, both the grannies move in to Alvina's house to loo ... more

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  • Cover image of book Lionboy by Zizou Corder
    Lionboy - by Zizou Corder

    £7.99   paperback   (2004) - ISBN 13: 9780141317267 | ISBN 10: 0141317264

    Charlie Ashanti can speak Cat.  He takes it for granted - but when his Mum and Dad go missing, the cats are the only friends he can turn to. Setting out to find his parents, Charlie stows away on an incredible circus ship bound for Paris. O ... more

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  • Cover image of book Who
    Who's in a Family? - by Robert Skutch, illustrated by Laura Nienhaus

    £7.99   paperback   (1998) - ISBN 13: 9781883672669 | ISBN 10: 188367266x

    Family is important. But who's in a family? This picture book provides the answer with a series of family snapshots that has no preconceptions about what makes a family. There are even snapshots from some of children's favourite animal families. ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Mer-Child: A Legend for Children and Other Adults by Robin Morgan, illustrated by Amy Zerner
    The Mer-Child: A Legend for Children and Other Adults - by Robin Morgan, illustrated by Amy Zerner

    £9.99   hardback   (1991) - ISBN 13: 9781558610545 | ISBN 10: 1558610545

    This enchanting story tells of two outsiders who find a deep kinship in each other.  The Mer-Child � with his pale green skin, surf-white hair, and shimmering tail � is not fully accepted in the sea world or the human world. The Little Girl ... more

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