Looking for some new books to read with your little ones? Take a look at our brand-new children’s titles for September! All of these books and more are available to borrow for free with your library card.
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The Cave Downwind of the Café
Mikey Please
Every night, Glumfoot dreams of delicious meals and every night he is served the same thing: his dad’s bogey broth. He is overjoyed one day to discover the new café at the edge of the woods – but when one very hungry ogre decides he’ll eat the owner, it’s down to Glumfoot to save the chef, and with it, his dreams of ever having a good meal. Revisit the café at the edge of the woods and rejoin Rene and Glumfoot in this return to their gloriously gruesome culinary world where you’re never quite sure what’s on the menu – or who the customer will be.
When I Grow Up I’d Like to Be…
Rob Biddulph
Sailor, dancer, teacher, vet – explore all the many things you can be when you’re older in this heartfelt text from author Rob Biddulph. Full of hope and childhood ambition, and with glorious illustrations throughout, be introduced to the world of work in this inspiring picture book, perfect for little dreamers.
The Mushroom of Doom!
Becky Davies and Thomas Elliott
Mushroom is having the worst day EVER. First, he’s not picked to go on the pizza (and Pineapple is chosen instead of him – can you BELIEVE it?! PINEAPPLE!). Then, Milk spills all over him. And then he’s thrown in the compost bin. The indignity! I know exactly what you’re thinking – it’s time to build a mushroom army and take revenge!
Tiger’s Last Roar
Harriet Howe and Katie Cottle
Tiger and Mae do everything together, they are the very best of friends. But there is nothing they love more than exploring, racing and chasing across their jungle. That is, until the call comes for ‘teatime!’ and they race back to the house. As time moves on, Mae realises that Tiger is getting old and tired. And when Tiger then dies, Mae feels lost in a whirlwind of anger, fear and sadness. Even the safety of their jungle is stripped away. Only through time and healing does Mae learn that Tiger lives on – through her memories, pictures and their jungle itself.
Bear Heart
Louise Greig and Hoang Giang
Who has a heart big enough to hold a lion? Earnest is a bear with a big heart. He keeps all his favourite things inside his heart. When Earnest’s heart is full, he feels as though he can do anything! But is his heart big enough to hold a lion? If we make room in our hearts for love, it leaves us feeling better and braver with bigger hearts than ever, even if love has to leave.
The Cave Explorer
Kate Winter
Have you ever wondered what life was like for the human beings who lived hundreds of thousands of years ago? What stories did they tell one another? What stories would they want to tell us? Explore the prehistoric cave paintings of Lascaux and the story of the boy and his dog who rediscovered them in this stunningly illustrated fact-filled book for curious young readers.
Flow
Gints Zilbalodis and Matiss Kaza
When Cat’s home is submerged by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat alongside an unlikely band of animal companions. Together they embark on an extraordinary journey, encountering abandoned cities, breathtaking landscapes and forgotten creatures of the deep – while discovering their capacity for courage, resilience and friendship.
Cabin Head and Tree Head
Scott Campbell
Best buddies Cabin Head and Tree Head do everything together, from supporting each other’s ideas (hunting for treasure without a map) to overcoming terrible challenges (bad haircuts). Complete opposites, but equally bizarre, they understand that the secret to friendship is accepting the other completely as they are (and eating tacos together).
The Owl Witch
Myriam Dahman, Nicolas Digard and Julia Sarda Portabella
In a solitary house on a secluded island lives a woman known as the Owl Witch who longs for companionship. One evening, a traveller called Noor arrives with a mysterious invitation from her master, Blackink Baldassare, a devilish force who rules the depths of the sea. Can the Owl Witch outsmart the wily Blackink and help Noor to regain her freedom?
The Big Bad Wolf Murder
P.G. Bell
Alarick is the biggest and baddest wolf of the Tooth & Claw games – a legendary contest where Wolves battle Reds in a vicious game of ‘What’s the Time, Mr Wolf?’ But when Alarick drops dead in the middle of the championship final, his rival Ruby Red is horrified – because she gets the blame. Realising she has been framed for the crime, Ruby and her wolf-cub friend Fillan go on the run, determined to find the real murderer. But with a dogged detective, a wolf assassin and a gangster granny on their tails, they’re going to need all of Ruby’s Tooth & Claw skills to save themselves and hunt down the truth.
Bust or Trust: A Kids’ Mystery Book
Sam Peet
Are you ready to unravel the world’s greatest mysteries? Pick up your magnifying glass and put on your detective cap, because you’re about to step into the wacky, case-cracking world of Bust or Trust! Explore legendary people, strange events, mythical creatures, magical places and otherworldly tales with 10 real-life mysteries to dive into.
Once in a Blue Moon: Nature’s Rarest Events and Best-Kept Secrets
Emily Hawkins
Nature is full of surprises, some of which are so rare or extraordinary that very few people have witnessed them. ‘Once in a Blue Moon’ delves into these exceptional events, elusive creatures and almost-fantastical phenomena, telling their stories and revealing their mysteries.
Otherlands: An Illustrated Journey Through Earth’s Lost Worlds
Thomas Halliday and Gavin Scott
Travel millions of years into the past, and explore worlds you might only have dreamt of, but that actually existed. From woolly mammoths to early humans, find out how plants and trees and creatures great and small shared a world very different from our own. Uncover the footprints they left behind. Starting with the last ice age and ending when the very first animals started to swim and hunt, this illustrated journey back through time is adapted from the bestselling ‘Otherlands’ by Thomas Halliday.
The Dog is Full of Love: Poems About How We Love Dogs and They Love Us
Lou Peacock and John Bond
Loyal, cheerful, kind and very silly, dogs steal all the space in the bed, and they steal our hearts too. With poems from a wide range of voices, this warm and witty collection of canine poetry is the perfect celebration of (almost) everyone’s favourite pet. Curl up with a pup and enjoy these heartfelt poems about why we love dogs, and they love us.
The Stuff That Stuff is Made of: Things We Make With Plants
Jonathan Drori, Jiatong Liu and Raxenne Maniquiz
Did you know that there’s seaweed in ice cream, cork in spacecraft and dandelion in truck tyres? Have you wondered how paper or thread are made, or why the mandrake is so mysterious? Meticulously researched and illustrated, this book of wonder gives a young reader the knowledge of how the things we use every day are born from natural materials, and the surprising stories behind their creation.
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