Children and Young Adult favourites
There are so many gorgeous books to choose from, here are our latest favourites.
Impossible Creatures
Katherine Rundell £8.99
Christopher is stunned when he discovers a passage to the Archipelago: a cluster of magical islands where all the creatures of myth still live and breed and thrive in their thousands. There he meets Mal: a girl from the islands, who is in possession of a flying coat and a baby griffin, and who is being pursued by a killer. Together they embark on an urgent quest to discover why the creatures are suddenly perishing, voyaging across the wild splendour of the Archipelago, where sphinxes hold secrets and centaurs do murder, in a bid to save both the islands and the world beyond them from a rising evil – before it’s too late.
Monsieur Mustard
Charley Rabbit £9.99
One evening, way past your bedtime, all was quiet in the city of Bath. Fabio Fangtooth was finishing his alphabet soup.
When suddenly . . .
Whoomp! . . .
he disappeared. Yes, my friends, this is the most SPINE-TINGLING, CLAW-BITING, POOT POOT IN YOUR PANTALOONS mystery that Monsieur Mustard has ever set his little eyes upon. Can our hero crack the case with the villain hot on his tail? Stunningly colour illustrated throughout, with graphic novel pages for the exciting detective scenes!
Ray
Marianna Coppo £8.99
Meet Ray - the light bulb who lives in the closet at the end of the hall. Ray’s days are pretty boring. He spends most of his time in the dark, and nothing ever changes.
But one day, Ray’s life is turned upside down. Will Ray ever see things in the same light again?Perfect for fans of Rachel Bright, Kim Hillyard and Jim Field, Ray will inspire readers to embrace new experiences and explore the world around them. With gentle humour and charming illustrations, Ray is a story that beams with positivity.
The Adventures of Portly the Otter: Untold Tales from the Wind in the Willows
M G Leonard £14.99
From bestselling author of Adventures on Trains, M.G.Leonard, and beautifully illustrated in full colour by award-winning illustrator of The Hug, Polly Dunbar, this gorgeous hardback gift book is inspired by and celebrates the 95th anniversary of EH Shepard’s iconic artwork for The Wind in the Willows. There is a time in a young otter’s life when they must be introduced to their river.
For Portly, today was that day … Told across four seasons in one year, little Portly has the greatest of adventures. Among other fur-raising encounters, the youngest of Mrs Otter’s pups learns to swim, battles a large trout, rescues a human girl, outwits the weasels and stoats of the Wild Wood and sleeps in the care of the god Pan – a scene familiar to readers of the original book. Full of all the charm, nostalgia and sounds of splashing in the river that fans of The Wind in the Willows have fallen in love with over the years, M.G.Leonard’s faithful spin-off will enchant an entirely new generation.
The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good
Kirsty Applebaum £7.99
This is an addictive mystery with crossing narratives that’s impossible to put down. Fran doesn’t want to stay with her aunt and uncle and her annoying cousin, Imogen. Imogen is rude and unfriendly and, it turns out, missing...
But her parents don’t seem to know who Fran means - don’t be silly, we don’t have a daughter, you know that. So it’s up to Fran, and Imogen’s best friend, Bex, to find out what’s happened to her. Except Bex doesn’t know who Imogen is either.
All Fran knows is that it’s got something to do with the hidden garden at Stillness Hall and the twelve statues that belong there. Could a mysterious old tale, a story of enchantment and death, hold the answers?
