Three tiny, ancient beings - Moss, Burnet and Cumulus - set out to find more of their kind when their ash tree home is destroyed. Harrison's fine debut for children recalls BB's 'Little Gre... read more
DA's 'Diary of a Young Naturalist' won last year's Wainright Prize; he is extraordinarily young too - now just 17. Here he invites young readers on a practical exploration of the world aroun... read more
From its source to the sea: its wildlife, geography, natural history, people and history. Good non-fcition, imaginatively illustrated and conceived, for ages 7-10.
A wonderful and unusual book by a Uruguayan author, splendidly illustrated by an Argentinian. Dreamy tales of sleepy people - a man who curls up to nap inside an umbrella, another with a bod... read more
The acclaimed graphic novel that took France by storm, about a year in the life of a 10 yr-old schoolgirl. A brilliantly sharp look at our times, tender, wry, funny, extremely direct. Ages 1... read more
A strange and beautiful tale by the Nobel laureate; short but very sweet, a touch melancholic but full of hope: a man has lost his soul - and therefore himself. What must he do for his soul ... read more
The first of several adventures for two youngsters battling for survival in an England so altered by several catastrophes that it has become a sort of dystopian Wild West. Funny, thrilling, ... read more
A first collaboration for children by two great writers - who happen to be married to each other - about Maud, a guinea pig dressed for Judo and addessing her individuality: "Life's too sho... read more
Another magnificent novel from McKay, which, like 'The Skylarks' War', is set in WW2. The lives of two German children and two English children become entwined, their lives up-ended by circ... read more
A new book written and illustrated by the mind that gave us 'This Is Not My Hat' and 'I Want My Hat Back' a few years ago: his touch for comic suspense is as good as ever. Ages 3-6.
Fabulous non-fiction: how the deterioration of Yellowstone National Park's complex eco-systems was halted and reversed by the reintroduction of wolves in 1995. Who knew that losing the wolve... read more
A new novel from the author of 'Skellig' and other wondrous children's books: in this, a young girl moves from city-life to the emptiness of Northumberland, wild and wide, and discovers anc... read more
Three children on board ship, travelling from India to England, must unravel the identities of a body thrown overboard and the assassin. Gripping historical fiction for ages 8-12.
Enchanting tale of an ant, torn between napping and recounting his grandfather's exploits, until the urge to embark on his own adventure leads him out of his comfort zone. Delightful narrati... read more
Maeve's astute tarot readings are the talk of the school, until her ex-best friend draws an unsettling card and disappears without trace... (YA themes).
Oh to be seven again, to pore over 100 pages of fascinating details on the physics of flight and aerodynamics with gorgeous retro drawings of ailerons, propellers and flaps by a graphic desi... read more
Full-page starlit spreads of distant planets, solar systems, cross-sections of the world's largest telescopes, dazzling visualisations of how light works... For the amateur astronomist.
When 12-year old Jimmy and his brother are evacuated to a small Welsh mining town in Wales he discovers a secret. As compelling as 'Carrie's War' or Morpurgo, this canters along at pace, fo... read more
Karlsson is a funny little man with a propeller on his back who lives on the top of Smidge's house. Cheerful stories for ages 4-7. One of a pair of new Lindgren reprints.
A boy of seven discovers a man with a propellor on his back hovering outside his window: Karlsson lives in a little house on Smidge's roof. Jollifications and adventures ensue... Ages 4-7. O... read more
From a small boy growing up in a Tibetan village to the spiritual leader of the Buddhist world, the Dalai Lama proves that kindness and understanding are not only at the roots of peacefulnes... read more
Another exhilerating Sri Lankan adventure from the author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant. Packed with shipwrecks, sea-monsters and missing treasure.
In an alternate 19th century where America is at war with France and magical Oddities are hunted across impoverished frontiers, the daughter of a murdered physician must protect the Oddity h... read more