Alternative Family

By award-winning Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho, a poetic picture book about family separation and mental health. Once a month, Dad takes his son to the barbers, come rain or shine. But when Dad disappears, this little boy's hair grows...

A glittering celebration of queer families puts Pride gently in perspective - honouring those in the LBGTQ+ community who fought against injustice and inequality.Pride's a day that means "Together, we are strong!"This joyful picture-book homage to a day...

Join Tunde on his next superpowered mission in The Boy with Wings: Clash of the Superkids, a hilarious, action packed story from Lenny Henry, illustrated throughout by Keenon Ferrell.Wings? Check.A super-cool, super-secret past? Check.An impossible...

An unforgettable friend gets into trouble in this warm and fantastically funny sequel to the bestselling debut Einstein the Penguin. Imogen and Arthur have been missing their friend, the penguin, Einstein, since he...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399554094Author Kate BanksFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Schwartz & WadePublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 287mm * 211mm...

The first in the hilarious series from Roald Dahl Funny Prize winning author Philip Ardagh and illustrator of The Gruffalo, Axel Scheffler.Mr and Mrs Grunt, who are neither clean nor clever, live with their adopted in fact, abducted son, Sunny, in a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780228860457Author Melissa A MacDonaldFormat PaperbackPage Count 34Imprint Tellwell TalentPublisher Tellwell TalentWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910222225Author Donor Conception NetworkFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Donor Conception NetworkPublisher Donor Conception Network

From football to flight sequences and real-life drama to fantasy, the action-packed first book in Tom Palmer's Wings sequence has it all. High-end production includes perforated jacket-flaps with plane models to cut out, assemble and collect...

Classic-feeling storytelling with bags of charm. Fans of thrilling animal adventure and enchanting underground worlds will fall in love with Wishyouwas. It's 1952 in smog-shrouded London. Christmas might be fast approaching, but with her mum away and...

Join Tunde on his next superpowered mission in The Boy with Wings: Clash of the Superkids, a hilarious, action packed story from Lenny Henry, illustrated throughout by Keenon Ferrell.Wings? Check.A super-cool, super-secret past? Check.An impossible...

A New York Times bestseller! A GMA3 Summer Reading Squad Selection! "Ingeniously plotted, and a grin-inducing delight." -People "Will keep young readers glued to the page...So when do I get the sequel?" -Beth McMullen, author of Mrs. Smith's Spy School...

The brand new novel from the critically-acclaimed author of Snow Foal and Otters' Moon. Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson and Gill Lewis. 'A mesmerising voice' - Joanna...

Ever since Lexie's mum vanished, her world hasn't stopped spinning. A new home, a new school - even a new family but Lexie never gives up hope that her mum will come back and writes her letters every day to tell her all about her new life. There's plenty...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781665911580Author James PontiFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 185mm * 135mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551527093Author Kai Cheng ThomFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Arsenal Pulp PressPublisher Arsenal Pulp Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525580102Author Michael JoostenPage Count 22Imprint Random House USA Children's BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc

A fantastical, botanical adventure about friendship, bravery - and finding home in a new place.Fern has spent her whole life in the rainforest, and loves nothing more than climbing, exploring and talking to the trees. When she suddenly has to leave all...

A spellbinding and poignant new adventure from Susanna Bailey, the critically acclaimed author of Snow Foal. Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson and Hannah Gold ...

Three favourite stories of Paddington, the beloved classic bear from Darkest Peru, brought together in one volume. Paddington is now a major movie star! This special edition brings together three favourite classic adventures - Paddington in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648206170Author Jodie GrieveFormat PaperbackPage Count 22Imprint My MummyPublisher My MummyWeight(grams) 73gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 216mm * 2mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Lambda Literary Awards (Transgender) 2008 and Stonewall Book Award (Children/Young Adult) 2010.Book InformationISBN 9781583228500Author Marcus EwertFormat...

This ode to unconditional love is a new picture book adventure for New York Times bestselling BFFs Stick and Stone, in which Stick searches for his family tree and discovers the importance of found family and forever friends.Stick has always wanted to...

After the amazing twist at the end of Sweet Honey, the sixth and final book in Cathy Cassidy's Chocolate Box Girls series follows Jake, the Tanberry sisters' newly discovered half-brother . . .Jake Cooke has just had the surprise of his life. He's got...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780967446868Author Danamarle HoslerFormat PaperbackPage Count 34Imprint Two Lives PublishingPublisher Two Lives PublishingWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525580126Author Michael JoostenPage Count 22Imprint Random House USA Children's BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781484746806Author Kallie GeorgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint HyperionPublisher HyperionWeight(grams) 190gDimensions(mm) 190mm * 148mm * 11mm

Squirm is a funny, wildly entertaining adventure about the great outdoors and protecting the environment, from New York Times bestselling author Carl Hiaasen, author of modern classic, Hoot.Some facts about Billy Dickens: * He once saw a biker swerve...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781582463322Author Leslea NewmanFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Tricycle PressPublisher Tricycle PressWeight(grams) 425gDimensions(mm) 275mm * 240mm *...

Enter the colourful world of Indigo Wilde and the magical creatures who live at Jellybean Crescent. When a highly dangerous new arrival goes missing, the race is on to catch it before disaster strikes ... A wonderfully wild new series for readers of 7+...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781787232754Author Anna CerridwenFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Anna Cerydwen Downs KuteskoPublisher Anna Cerydwen Downs KuteskoWeight(grams)...

Classic-feeling storytelling with bags of charm. Fans of thrilling animal adventure and enchanting underground worlds will fall in love with Wishyouwas. It's 1952 in smog-shrouded London. Christmas might be fast approaching, but with her mum away and...

The hilarious and ever-optimistic Timmy Failure, and his polar bear sidekick Total, create chaos as they attempt to make sense of the world in the first book in the New York Times bestselling series.Riotously funny and perfect for fans of Wimpy Kid, Tom...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780843132212Author Tamara SchmitzFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Troubador Press,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 346gDimensions(mm) 236mm...

Reminiscent of Doll Bones and Small Spaces, this "delightfully eerie" (Erin A. Craig, New York Times bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows) middle grade novel tells the story of a girl who must rescue her aunt by entering a world of ghosts,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781665902649Author James PontiFormat HardbackPage Count 1264Imprint Aladdin PaperbacksPublisher Aladdin PaperbacksWeight(grams) 1497gDimensions(mm) 222mm *...

Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2022Waterstones Children's Book of the Month for October 2021Winner of the Honour Award for Fiction, KPMG Irish Children's Book Awards 2021'A magnificent, shadowy, gothic adventure full of heart' - Emma Carroll,...

A brilliantly rich and strange fantasy adventure that will make us all believe in monsters - be they good, bad or somewhere in between. It is a well-known fact that fairies are born from a baby's first laugh. What is not as well documented is how...

A heart-warming celebration of love in all its forms by the multi-award winning illustrator of Julian is a Mermaid and Julian at the Wedding I love you because you tell the best stories. Because I love...

Winner of the Student Vote, UKLA Book Award 2017Winner of the Warwickshire Schools Book Award 2017Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2017Nominated for the 2017 CILIP Carnegie MedalI've put this story together from the diaries I kept when Zac and I...