Take a look at our new children’s book picks for February! All free to borrow with a library card.
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When Tad Kicked Vlad
Julian Gough and Ross Collins
In a moment of fury, induced by a piece of stolen cake, Tad kicks his best friend Vlad and runs away to hide.
Unable to retaliate, but similarly feeling rather cross, Vlad kicks Tad’s mum who kicks the postman, who kicks a policewoman who kicks a politician. Until the kick travels around the whole world! Only to land back up at Tad’s birthday party a year on!
And then there’s something worse than a kick in circulation. Oh, what could be worse than a kick up the bum? It’s up to Tad to wrestle with his anger and to break the cycle and send something better off round the world.
Sticky Mildred
Alastair Chisholm and Rikin Parekh
Mildred Honeyfur loves being sticky and resuses to have a bath. She sets off to find the stickiest things in the world – doughnuts, pond slime, toffees and glue – until she becomes a ball of stickiness, rolling through the town sticking to everything – and everyone!
Stuck in the ultimate sticky situation, will Mildred ever be stopped?
Owl and Moon
Kate Rolfe
When Moon shines down, Owl’s toes feel tingly and her wings feel fluttery, and she can’t help but dance in the moonlight.
But what happens when Moon begins to wane and Owl is left in the darkness? Will she find the inner strength to venture out beyond her treetop home and dance anyway?
Tiny Hercules
Jon Lock and Nich Angell
He’s brave! He’s strong! He’s the size of a jam jar! He’s Tiny Hercules, the world’s tiniest hero – and he’s winning his way back to Tiny Olympus, one legendary deed at a time!
Tiny Hercules has been banished to Earth as a punishment for ruining Tiny Zeus’s bodacious party. To get home he must complete twelve legendary tasks but it isn’t going to be easy – even for a demigod. Crash landing in the peaceful town of Chutney-on-Toast, Tiny Hercules soon spots his first task: defeating a lion! (or maybe it’s a cat!)
All hell breaks loose in this zany comic book adventure!
Attack of the Zombie Cactus
Beccy Blake
Chicken Hill: Just your average, everyday, run-of-the-mill small town, where the pets can talk, the frogs rule over a secret underwater empire and you’re only ever one day away from an alien invasion.
Chicken Hill is home to Ferdy, a tech wiz with a knack for invention and a habit of running into trouble. Always with him is Gripper, his farty and self-obsessed pug, and Tink, his brother’s forever-tired cat. Together, they investigate the many wild and weird happenings in town…
How To Be Cool!
James Turner and Andreas Schuster
Toby is trying his best to reinvent himself as ‘T-train’, the coolest boy in school, and the pixies are keen to help – but every time they do, things go very wrong.
From giving Toby a ‘fresh start’ at school by erasing everyone’s memories – including his Dad’s and his best friend Mo’s – to mixing up their magical size-changing powder on Toby’s spot causing it to grow gigantic, the pixies seem to wreak havoc wherever they go.
The Last Wolf
Robas Biddulphas
Jax, Jovi, Esau and Fourth live for full-moon adventures – sneaking out after curfew, dodging the Nighthawks, and roaming the empty streets of Moonhaven.
But when a rare werewolf attack rocks the town, the friends become prime suspects. With the Nighthawks closing in on anyone who was out after dark, they’re forced to run – setting off a chain of rumours, secrets and betrayals.
As suspicion spreads, friendships are tested, and the truth may be more dangerous than any of them imagined.
You Vs The Poison Plot
Josh Hicks
It’s the eve of the school talent show, but the school’s drama teacher has suddenly collapsed with four witnesses at his side! As editor of the school newspaper and a seasoned journalist, you investigate – and smell foul play.
You’ve got ’til tomorrow’s show to follow your nose and unravel the mystery…
Bridge of Storms
Philip Reeve
Brave fighter Tamzin Pook and her oddball gang of mercenaries are caught up in the squall of another adventure across the Hunting Grounds.
When they visit the city of Museion, they find themselves unexpectedly chased by a gang of bloodthirsty raiders intent on their capture.
Their epic attempt to escape leads to a showdown on a majestic bridge during a ferocious ice storm – can Tamzin and her friends lead Museion out of danger?
The Lions’ Run
Sara Pennypacker
Petit éclair. That’s what the other boys at the orphanage call Lucas DuBois. Lucas is tired of his cowardly reputation, just as he’s tired of the war and the Nazi occupation of his French village. He longs to show how brave he can be.
He gets the chance when he saves a litter of kittens from cruel boys and brings them to an abandoned stable to care for them. There he comes upon a stranger who is none too happy to see him: Alice, the daughter of a British horse trainer, who is hiding her filly from German soldiers.
Soon Lucas begins to realise they are not the only ones in the village with secrets. The housekeeper at the German maternity home and a priest at the orphanage pass coded messages; a young mother at the home makes dangerous plans to keep her baby from forced adoption; and a neighbour in town may be harbouring a Jewish family.
Hide and Find in the Frozen Wilds
Sandra Dieckmann
From the chilly Arctic coast and the windy mountains, all the way to a frosty forest and Antarctica in the frozen south, follow a fluffy Arctic fox, a migrating tern, and an adorable baby penguin as they scamper, soar and waddle. How many beavers can be seen by a rushing river? What colourful bird is hiding inside a hole in the tree?
Join the adorable trio as they explore the lands around them, observing all the incredible things there are to spot and learn about.
Artificial Intelligence
Nomisha Kurian and Jack Tite
Who invented the first artificial intelligence? How do machines listen without ears? And can I use artificial intelligence to talk to my pets?
Learn what artificial intelligence is and how it works as you explore its impact on the environment, society and even our own bodies.
Scream If You Want to Go Faster!: The History and Science of Amusement Parks
Peter Morris and Roozeboos
Step right up for an all-access pass to the past, present, and pulse-pounding mechanics of the fairground! This book uncovers the rich history behind theme parks – from the Charter fairs of medieval England to the grand spectacles of Victorian steam-powered rides, through to the wild days of Coney Island and the opening of Disneyland.
The pages are brought to life in the beautiful, warm illustrations of Roozeboos, whose bright colours and energetic linework capture all the fun of the fair.
Young Discoverers: True Tales of Kids Who Made Incredible Discoveries
Stephen Davies and Violaine Leroy
Discover the incredible true stories of children who have changed how we see the world.
From fossilized creatures and ancient treasures to mysterious scrolls and glimmering gems, Young Discoverers is a thrilling collection of real-life tales about some of the most astonishing discoveries ever made and the young people who made them.
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