Looking for new and exciting stories for your little ones? Take a look at our new children’s book picks for June! All free to borrow with a library card.
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The Truth About Books: A Celebration of the Magic of Reading
Elina Ellis
Books don’t light up, they don’t make any noise – so what is the point?
One little boy launches into a journey of discovery with the whole family, sharing everything there is to love about reading and the magical wonder of books.
I, Rock
Eoin McLaughlin and Mark Chambers
All Rock wants to do is celebrate his three billionth birthday with his friends. But who will come to his party?
It’s been a long few years since Rock joined the planet in something called the Big Bang. Since then, he’s seen a few friends come and go, but he just wants to celebrate with his best friends, Gary the Dinosaur and Worm. But Worm is always busy, and Gary the Dinosaur hasn’t responded.
Will Rock have anyone at his party?
This is What a Slug Does
Mimi May and Aniek Bartels
Why does a slug leave behind that slimy trail? How can it even see? And what’s going on when it suddenly pulls its whole head back into its body?
‘This Is What A Slug Does’ takes a closer look at the strange lives of animals. Full of digging, chomping, sliming and general oddness. Because that is what a slug does.
Bart is Different
Barroux
Bart the spider has always been different. He’s not like the other spiders though he looks just like them. He runs about, he jumps, he doesn’t listen at school and is scolded by the teacher.
Bart is a dreamer, creating amazing patterns with his thread. But nobody wants to play with him and he stands at the edge of the playground, lonely and misunderstood.
Then his only friend, the wind, changes everything. ‘Have confidence and be yourself’, the wind tells Bart. And, helped and inspired by the wind, Bart discovers that he has an incredible, unique talent.
When he shows his very first picture ‘Smiling in the Wind’, his family and classmates are astonished – Bart has found his true self and happiness, and when he grows up he becomes – a famous artist!
That’s a Nice Hat!
Jess Bradley
Bursting with laugh-out-loud, quick-fire fun, you’ll meet Red Panda – Nature’s Jerk, Art Shark, Business Bee, discover the mystery behind The Squid.
Discover what happens when the Doodles go on a hat-related mission involving fabulous style, heated debate and total panic. It’s an explosion of mirthful mayhem!
Along the way, get style tips in Monster Fashion, seek cures for your ailments from Dr Bacon, MD, and reveal your future in chicken-related horoscopes.
Bone Head: Guardian of the Underworld
Jamie Gregory
The underworld is a dangerous place. It’s all fiery and there’s marauding dragons and all sorts of other critters you wouldn’t want to run into.
Demise, aka Bone Head, isn’t bothered about any of this. Why? Because he’s a skeleton guardian of the underworld – and not just any guardian. He thinks he’s the BEST and is determined to prove it – with catastrophic results – Demise just wants to impress his Big Boss, Hades, god of the underworld. Problem is, Hades barely knows he exists.
After an attempt to get attention backfires horribly, causing the gates of Hades’ castle to disintegrate, Demise and Mort are demoted to dog-sitting duty. And the dog in question? Cerberus, the famously ferocious three-headed dog of the underworld. What could possibly go wrong with two creatures made out of bones trying to keep a massive mythological dog under control?
The Disappearance of Fabio Fangtooth
Charley Rabbit
Monsieur Mustard curls his whiskers just so, slips on his fancy suit, looks at the handsome front-page picture on the newspaper announcing his arrival in the city of Bath, and chuckles happily to himself.
As soon as he leaves the house, he is mobbed by admirers, as usual. But just as he starts to sniff out his first mystery, everything seems to go wrong: his detective bag is stolen, he is knocked off his feet and his monocle shatters. It appears that not everyone is happy to have a world-famous detective in their city.
With the help of new friends, Mobbsy the flatulent shrew and Professor Thingummy the food-obsessed inventor, can Monsieur Mustard crack the case before the villain catches him?
Really Rubie: A Diary
Maddie Frost
Rubie can’t wait to go to summer camp for the very first time. She and her best friend, Riley, are going to have an ENTIRE MONTH TOGETHER!
Then Riley drops the bombshell that she can’t go. Now Rubie has to go all by herself and stay in a cabin full of girls she doesn’t know. EEK!
But going solo, Rubie might just make a new BFF, break out of her shell, and even meet a boy… What’s for sure is that camp will be more eventful than Rubie ever thought it could be – with more drama than she ever imagined!
Death at the Museum
Janice Hallett
Imagine an old museum with more secrets than anyone could ever guess. A school trip that ends in murder. A crime unsolved for decades – but who did it?
Now, Ava and Luke are on the case, following the clues left in a new box of murders. Using School workbooks, museum records, secret recordings and letters the siblings start to unravel the mystery of a body in the basement. But can they discover what really happened – before the killer strikes again?
YOU know the facts. YOU have all the clues. Can YOU solve the mystery before they do?
Marvolution: A Guide to the Evolutionary Marvels of the Future
Claire Asher and Fiona Fogg
From cows the size of rabbits and raccoons with sabre teeth to pigeons that nest in shopping trolleys and whales that walk on land – this unique encyclopaedia utilises real evolutionary science to wonder at the extraordinary animals that might one day be living on planet Earth!
Encouraging children to be curious about how evolution works, while bringing imagination and knowledge together, this book also celebrates the magic and drama of real scientific research – inspiring children to apply science in fun ways, while thinking about the future of our planet.
The Weirdest Wonders on Earth
Sophie Burrows
You might have heard the word ‘atlas’ and thought, isn’t that a dusty old book with maps and stuff? But hang on – this is a totally WEIRD atlas: a curious collection of the strangest places on Earth!
As you journey through this book, you’ll discover some of the most weird and wonderful places on every continent. And sometimes, you’ll travel back in time to discover the strange histories of these locations.