Looking for some new books to read with your little ones? Take a look at our brand-new children’s titles for August! All of these books and more are available to borrow for free with your library card.
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Bert and the Bubble: A Story About Sharing

Kim Hillyard

One day, Bert the frog finds a beautiful, shiny bubble. It’s a very nice bubble – and all Bert’s friends think so too. Soon everyone wants to have a turn with the precious bubble – but as Bert discovers, sharing can be tricky. Can the friends find a way to enjoy the fun – together? A positive, heart-warming story about learning to share and finding fun in the world around you.

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You and Me and the Peanut-Butter Beast

Andy Griffiths

Hey, you – yes, you! Remember when we found that really deep hole and you jumped in and I had to jump in to rescue you and at the bottom of the hole we found the cave of the legendary Peanut Butter Beast? That was one of our deepest – and most dangerous – adventures ever! What? You don’t remember? Well, have I got a story for you! Let me remind you how it all went down – and down – and down – and down.

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Pooems: A Book of Pooey Poetry

Kes Gray

When gorillas are full of bananas, they don’t just go to the loo. They swing from their nest, they beat on their chest, and they go for a POO-OOO-OOOOOO!!! But what colour are mermaid poos? How many bottoms do aliens have? Do poos float in space? And what does a ghost say when it’s sitting on your toilet? Find out in this rollicking rhyming show-plopper of a picture book, packed full of potty-humour poems and revoltingly funny pictures.

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Fox and the Mystery Letter

Alex G. Griffiths

In the dense forest, in a lonely cottage, there lives Fox. Fox is perfectly happy all by himself – until one day, a letter arrives: ‘Dear Fox: I know how much you enjoy puzzles. I bet you can’t resist this one. Head to the forest path to begin your journey. From an old friend.’ Fox doesn’t need any mysterious puzzles, adventures or memories of his old- But he stops himself from finishing the thought. Still, it can’t hurt to look at the first clue. Of course, one clue leads to the next: Fox follows arrows in the mud, notes taped to trees, swirling smoke signals, a map from a bottle and gifts from fellow animals – on the trail of a friendship that once was.

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Star Cat: Unicorns in Space!

James Turner and Yasmin Sheikh

After destroying a highly advanced civilization by littering, Robot One is taken to meet his match – space unicorns, bursting with unbearable loveliness! What will Robot One’s selfishness do to the galaxy’s sweetest creatures? Will he see the error of his ways? Will either emerge unscathed? Will you ever stop laughing at what happens?!

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Froggy: A Pond Full of Pals!

Paige Walshe

Froggy is just a small, slimy guy trying to navigate the big wide pond, and there’s no end of sticky situations for him to get caught up in. Learning how to deal with big feelings, big magic spells, and big fish in the big world can be a lot for a little frog, but he’s not giving up any time soon.

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Unfairies

Huw Aaron

Some stories will tell you fairies are sweet, kind, magical creatures. Well, those stories are WRONG. It’s time everyone knew the truth: fairies are sneaky, violent and about as magical as slugs. Join our RECKLESS, FEARLESS and, well, CLUELESS, hero Pip on a breakneck adventure among the warring unfairy tribes of The Garden. Expect sinister plots, dubious ancient prophecies, thrilling centipede chases, a bit of bug-bum honey – and a hero who doesn’t give two hoots about anything.

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The Uninvited

Ross MacKenzie

Thirteen-year-old Samm Wolfback lives in Glass Forest, a sprawling Faerae refugee camp in England. Life in Glass Forest is hard, poisoned by disease and crime and poverty. But Samm has a unique gift that lines his pockets – he can find lost things. When Samm is thrust into the centre of a plot to escape Glass Forest and return home, he must use his gifts to unearth two treasures lost in the everyday: a relic that will end the war back in Faerae; and the only person with the power to reopen the door between worlds – the Locksmith. The task will take Samm to dark places filled with danger, from a grimly enchanted circus of nightmares to a museum housing a murderous exhibit, and he will have to use all of his skills to stay alive. Meanwhile, in the human world, a kidnapped boy with a dark secret begins to realise that he might hold the key to the Faerae folks’ fate.

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Gloam

Jack Mackay

In a creaky old house on a small, damp island, someone – or something – is waiting. Gwen doesn’t want to admit that everything feels wrong since her mum died. There’s no time for all these feelings now that she has her younger siblings to care for. Especially not since they’ve moved to their late grandmother’s house on Gloam Island. And now there’s an intruder. Esme Laverne may seem sweet and kind but Gwen isn’t fooled by her new babysitter, even if everyone else is. It quickly becomes clear that if she wants Esme gone, she’ll have to handle it herself. Determined to protect her family, Gwen will have to fight off terrifying creatures. But as Esme’s power grows, Gwen must face everything she’s been running from and embrace her fears before she can defeat the monster in her home – for good.

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Farting Fish: and 49 Other Weird and Wonderful Scientific Discoveries

Alice Harman and Sam Wedelich

I’m sure you’ve heard of the Nobel Prize, but have you heard of the Ig Nobel Prize? Every year, this prize celebrates unusual areas of research that first make people laugh, and then make them think. In this book we celebrate 50 of the funniest, silliest and most interesting winners of the Ig Nobel Prize.

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Football School Facts: A Fact For Every Day of the Year

Alex Bellos, Ben Lyttleton and Spike Gerrell

Discover a new fun football fact for every day of the year! This bumper bundle gives the reader a fact for every day. Each month is introduced by a birthday list of key players, which is followed by seasonally appropriate facts, stats and trivia and concludes with a quiz.

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Where the Dead Live

Sam Fern and Romolo D’Hipolito

Welcome to life beyond! This is an illustrated guide to the most wondrous and downright spooky homes for those without heartbeats. Here we explore the mythological afterlives of ancient civilisations alongside spiritual celebration across the ages – all with a healthy splash of joie de vivre and not a drop of melancholy. Delve into labyrinths of bone and stone, swim through sunken cemeteries, unearth the ancient sites of long-lost legends, and between your adventures, join in the heartfelt traditions of cultures around the world proudly reuniting the living and the lost.

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Treasures of the Earth: Rocks, Minerals, Crystals and Gems

 

What treasures could be lying under your feet? From dazzling gems to beautiful buildings, this book is filled with rocks and minerals, each one with a tale to tell. What gem was more precious than gold to Chinese emperors? Who suffered the curse of the Hope Diamond? And why did Burmese soldiers insert rubies under their skin before battle? ‘Treasures of the Earth’ is a tale of our fascination with precious things – how they were made, how we have used them, and how their legends grow with each year that passes.

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