Books to keep boredom at bay this half-term

I Love Sparkle Unicorns Activity Book illustrated by Kim Hinds

Explore a dazzling world in this sparkling sticker activity book! From unicorn makeovers to magical sticker scenes, from dream unicorn designs to mind-boggling unicorn match up, this activity is bursting with unicorn glimmer.

Perfect for any unicorn lovers, with illustrations and interactive content for ages 6+.

Cutie Colouring: Forest Cuties illustrated by Jake McDonald

Welcome to a little corner of colouring joy with Cutie Colouring: Forest Cuties! Discover the perfect way to relax with favourite forest friends from far and wide. Each colouring page features simple images with clear outlines to fill with your favourite colours.

Get cosy with more than 45 adorable, bold and simple pictures to colour and complete.

Dog Man the Movie: Official Sticker Activity Book

You can join Dog Man, Petey, Lil Petey, and all their friends on their action packed adventures in this interactive sticker book based on the bestselling book series.

This book comes with twelve sheets of stickers – over 200 stickers total! – that can be used to create sticker scenes and decorate notebooks, water bottles, and more.

Tom Gates: Big Book of Fun Stuff by Liz Pichon

Don’t get bored – get busy! The must-have activity book for fans of Tom Gates: packed with drawing guides, fun games, brilliant puzzles and perfect pranks to play on older sisters – there’s hours of fun ahead!

The Boy with Big Decisions by Helen Rutter

Fred can’t make a decision about anything. As Fred waits for the bus to his new school, he sees the bus for Browtree pull up – and a wild, thrilling, thought strikes him. Should he jump on this bus and pretend he’s a new student at Browtree?

You, the reader, will stand in Fred’s shoes and make decisions alongside him throughout this story. You’ll help him stand-up for what he believes in, learn what he truly loves to do, make good friends and face choices about whether to swerve or walk into drama. YOU are in charge of The Boy With Big Decisions!

Rosie Frost: Ice on Fire by Geri Halliwell-Horner

On the brink of discovering who – or what – lies behind her mother’s death, Rosie Frost begins a new adventure with a murder to solve, revenge on her mind, and more questions than she has answers.

While she fights to know the truth about her past – and her family’s ancient ties to Bloodstone – Rosie begins to wonder if the price for the truth may be too high. She must discover what she’s really made of as a fresh danger puts her new home – and all that she loves – at risk.

Ella Jones vs The Sun Stealer by Lucy Edwards

Ella Jones is the hero the world needs when the pagan god of light, Lugh, is released from his millennium-old-prison by a shadowy villain and, out for revenge on humans, brings darkness down on the world. Cue chaos as everyone panics at not being able to see – apart from Ella, who is blind and used to living her life in darkness every day.

An edge-of-your-seat, wonderfully twisty adventure mystery for fans of Percy Jackson and Skandar. an empowering, empathetic story showing young people that disabilities do not have to hold them back.

Skandar and the Chaos Trials by A. F. Steadman

Skandar and his sister Kenna are finally both at the Eyrie, but tensions are high. To survive their third year of training, Skandar and his friends must complete a series of terrifying trials across the Island’s elemental zones. Friendships, allegiances and rider-unicorn bonds will be pushed to the limit – only the strongest will make it.

When a terrible discovery puts the future of the Island in peril, all fingers point in one direction . . . As dark forces assemble, Skandar must decide how far is he willing to go – for Kenna, and for the Eyrie.