Keep Children Reading All Summer Long!

Bluey: Zoo

OOO-AH-AH! Bluey and Bingo are playing zoo! They turn their backyard into a home for all sorts of amazing creatures, including a big blue daddy gorilla. But when Ooh-Ooh escapes, will zookeeper Bluey be able to track him down?

“He’s a big stinky baboon!”

The Leaf Thief Series: The Sun Thief

by Alice Hemming (author) and Nicola Slater (illustrator)

The hottest picture book from the incredible duo behind the New York Times bestseller, The Leaf Thief! Squirrel is back, and he’s enjoying the long, sunny summer days. But wait! Why is Bird going to bed when the sun is still up? What a silly idea! Squirrel could never fall asleep while it’s still light… And when the sun starts to disappear earlier and earlier each night, Squirrel is convinced there MUST be a sun thief about! Join Squirrel on a mission to find the culprit, and meet some new nocturnal friends along the way. Luckily, the sun always comes out in the end … even if it doesn’t stay for long!

I Can Do It By Myself!

by Caryl Hart (author) and Zoe Waring (illustrator)

The perfect picture book for any little one who wants to do everything ALL BY THEMSELVES! A brilliantly funny celebration of learning how to do things by yourself for the first time, whether it’s getting dressed, or learning to write, or sitting still… and no, we don’t need any help, thank you very much! I can do it by myselfI can show you howI know I’ll do it properlyI WANT to do it NOW!

Mirabelle in Witch City

by Harriet Muncaster

Mirabelle is special because she is different.

Her mum is a witch and her dad is a fairy and she LOVES getting up to magical mischief.

In the hustle and bustle of Witch City, Mirabelle and best friend Carlotta get separated from their school group. What are they going to do? Make mischief, of course! Bright lights, big city, here they come.

Illustrated throughout in witchy purple and black by author/illustrator Harriet Muncaster, Mirabelle is perfect for readers who are looking for a first chapter book with a healthy dose of mischief and magic. This book will have you cackling with glee!

Magic Pet Shop: Pugicorn to the Rescue

by Matilda Rose

Mirabelle is special because she is different.

Her mum is a witch and her dad is a fairy and she LOVES getting up to magical mischief.

In the hustle and bustle of Witch City, Mirabelle and best friend Carlotta get separated from their school group. What are they going to do? Make mischief, of course! Bright lights, big city, here they come.

Illustrated throughout in witchy purple and black by author/illustrator Harriet Muncaster, Mirabelle is perfect for readers who are looking for a first chapter book with a healthy dose of mischief and magic. This book will have you cackling with glee!

Squid Squad

by Aoife Dooley

Ollie and Zing live in a town called Nowhere, deep under the sea – a place that’s home to the wackiest and weirdest creatures of the ocean, like the stinky Blob, crafty Hypno-snail, and the mysterious Snakey Unicorn Thing… Ollie and Zing’s antics with their colourful neighbours always keep things lively – especially when they get the better of dastardly old Thornelius, the thorn-shooting sea slug!

The Cartoonists Club

by Scott McCloud (author and illustrator) and Raina Telgemeier (author and illustrator)

Welcome to the club! Makayla is bursting with ideas but doesn’t know how to make them into a story. Howard loves to draw, but he struggles to come up with ideas and his dad thinks comics are a waste of time. Lynda constantly draws in her sketchbook but keeps focusing on what she feels are mistakes, and Art simply loves being creative and is excited to try something new. They come together to form The Cartoonists Club, where kids can learn about making comics and use their creativity and imagination for their own storytelling adventures!

InvestiGators: Class Action

by John Patrick Green

Laugh yourself silly with the InvestiGators! Mango and Brash are back in Class Action – the eighth full colour comic book adventure by John Patrick Green. Perfect for fans of Dogman and Bunny vs Monkey.

The InvestiGators are back . . . to school? Mango and Brash have always been a class act, now it’s time to find out whether these alligator detectives can go undercover as school kids!

When chaos breaks out in the classroom, Mango and Brash scramble to figure out who is after Bucky, the mascot at Mango’s old school. Can the InvestiGators crack the case before Bucky is whisked away? And most importantly, is Friday still pizza day?

The Magpie Riddle: a Goldfish Boy Mystery

by Lisa Thompson

Return to the wonderful characters of beloved, bestselling, award-winning The Goldfish Boy, one of the most talked-about debut children’s books of recent years. The Magpie Riddle was previously published as The Graveyard Riddle. Melody Bird has discovered an old abandoned house in the corner of the graveyard, and a mysterious boy hiding out there… Hal tells her that he’s a spy-in-training, using the house as a base for his undercover surveillance of a known local criminal. Her friends Matthew and Jake don’t believe that a teenager would be entrusted with this mission and turn the tables to spy on him, uncovering secrets and unravelling a mystery as they go.

The Fart that Saved the Universe

by Stephen Mangan (author) and Anita Mangan (illustrator)

When Saskia is captured by aliens who plan to turn her into a human fart-machine, Perks, Jezza and Leslie blast off on a mission to bring her back down to Earth. Things get even more complicated when they discover the spaceship holds some top-secret cargo… a gadget that the most dangerous, double-crossing villains in the galaxy are in hot pursuit of… Throw in a pitstop at the universe’s worst restaurant, a visit to the Milky Way Museum of Oddities and a deeply strange encounter with a praying mantis wearing a big bouffant wig and sparkly platform booties and it’s truly an OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD adventure for our heroes. But when the mysterious gadget falls into the wrong hands, the kids must be the heroes the universe needs… and could the day be saved by one teeny, tiny FART?

The World’s Worst Superheroes

by David Walliams

Be amazed by these ten thrilling adventures, featuring the bravest, strongest and silliest superheroes the world has ever seen, alongside more secret lairs, disguises and surprises than you will believe possible!

Illustrated in marvellous colour, this collection is super, it’s duper and most importantly – it’s super.

Poison Tides

by Jay McGuiness

An explosive new dystopian YA series, perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, The Atlas Six and Leigh Bardugo. Bear has lived in Calleston his entire life, closed in by the walls that surround the queendom, but now he has the chance for freedom as he traverses the great wildernesses on a small black narrowboat, accompanied by three powerful witches. But Bear soon discovers the witches have welcomed him on their journey in exchange for his help to free their captive sister. Then, Bear discovers that his best friend, Felix, is being hunted for being a Fennex, and he must do everything in his power to save him, even if it means leaving everything he has known behind him… for good.

Real When I’m With You

by Lucy Powrie

Effie is fed up on playing third-wheel to her best friend Chelsea. She dreams of being the main character in her own life. Just when she thinks romance isn’t for her, Effie meets irresistibly cute barista Aiden at her local cafe.

When she’s with him, she doesn’t have to hide she’s autistic and can be her true self. But when Chelsea makes a snide remark about how she’s never had a boyfriend, Effie and Aiden strike up a deal: they’ll pretend to date.

But as their fake feelings start to feel … real, can Effie cast aside what everyone else thinks and follow her heart?

Never Thought I’d End Up Here

by Ann Liang

Leah Zhang has spent her whole life in LA – it’s all she’s ever known. That is until her parents grow tired of her broken Mandarin and zero regard for etiquette, and send her on an intensive two-week travel program across China. There’s a competition running throughout the program where the winning duo will receive a glowing letter of recommendation to the college of their dreams. Leah is forced to partner up with her former classmate and least favourite person ever: cynical, sarcastic Cyrus, who’s somehow only gotten more annoyingly handsome. But the deeper they wander into China’s provinces, the deeper Leah finds herself falling in love – with the boy she thought she despised, the home she never thought she’d call her own, and the parts of herself she thought were already lost.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid 11 – 15 Pack

This 5 book collection includes the following titles:

• Double Down
• The Getaway
• The Meltdown
• Wrecking Ball
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End

Dork Diaries 6 – 10 Pack

This 5 book collection includes the following titles:

• Dork Diaries: Holiday Heartbreak
• Dork Diaries: TV Star
• Dork Diaries: Once Upon a Dork
• Dork Diaries: Drama Queen
• Dork Diaries: Puppy Love

The Summer I Turned Pretty Pack

This 3 book collection includes the following titles:

• The Summer I Turned Pretty
• We’ll Always Have Summer
• It’s Not Summer Without You