People & Places

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781880000533Author Karen ChinFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Lee & Low Books IncPublisher Lee & Low Books IncWeight(grams) 130g

'Quite simply the best writer of magic there is' Neil Gaiman 'Truly magical ... Guaranteed to leave you gasping' The Bookseller 'She is the best writer of magical...

Forced to take shelter when their Syrian city is plagued with bombings, young Nour and her cousin begin to bravely build a secret underground library. Based on the author's own life experience and inspired by a true story, Nour's Secret Library is about...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623542009Author JaNay Brown-WoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.Publisher Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.

Soon to be a major NETFLIX series! 'After reading this I wanted to read it all over again' - Zoe Sugg aka Zoella. This glorious collaboration from the New York Times bestselling...

One of the most iconic characters in children's literature Herge's classic comic book creation Tintin is one of the most recognisable characters in children's books. These highly collectible editions of the original...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553538793Author Monica BrownFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Random House USA Children's BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End, in ScotsWhen Greg Heffley and his faimily shoot the craw and heid aff on a cross-country campin trip, they're ready tae gie it absolute laldy. But their jaikets are on a shoogly peg wance they end up stranded at a...

Kensuke's Kingdom is a true children's classic by former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo, the creator of War Horse. I heard the wind above me in the sails. I remember thinking, this is silly, you haven't got your safety harness on, you...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781368042413Author Kwame MbaliaFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Rick Riordan PresentsPublisher Disney Book Publishing Inc.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593174371Author Shaw KuzkiFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

A thrilling Gothic tale from the author of Our Castle by the Sea, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. 'Told in deft and luminous language, The Ghost of Gosswater is storytelling at its very best...

'Page-turning... reveals the wars waged every day between girls and their images in mirrors' E. Lockhart, author of WE WERE LIARS Prettiest or ugliest, once you're on the list, you'll never be the same. It...

A USBBY Outstanding International BookAn Amazon Best Book of 2019 in the Ages 6-8 categoryA Junior Library Guild SelectionA Capitol Choices Book Caua and Inae are a brother and sister who live in a small community along the Tapajos River in Brazil...

Betsey puts on a magic show but everyone is less than impressed with her tricks. No matter, in these four sweet and funny short stories, Betsey learns the importance of believing in yourself, that practise makes perfect, and that some magic is real . . ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781484799239Author Bell HooksFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint HyperionPublisher HyperionWeight(grams) 320gDimensions(mm) 244mm * 208mm * 12mm

A young Black boy dreams of dancing in this exuberant, buoyant picture book celebrating the beauty of dance, and the wonder of Black Boy Joy-perfect for fans of Firebird and Crown!Langston likes basketball okay, but what he loves is to dance-ever since...

Tola may be small, but she's very determined!Too Small Tola lives in a flat in Lagos with her sister, Moji, who is very clever, her brother, Dapo, who is very fast, and Grandmummy, who is very bossy. One day Tola discovers the secret of multiplication...

A gapper is a bit of a 'burr' but it is a dangerous thing. When it attaches itself to the goats the goats become very unhappy and even stop giving milk. There is nothing gappers like more than goats and nothing goats hate more than gappers. When gappers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781536205756Author Grahame Baker-SmithFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S.Publisher Candlewick Press,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524701277Author David Barclay MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA Inc

There's so much to discover together in London! Follow Brown Bear and his friends as they explore the big city - from Tower Bridge to Buckingham Palace. With vibrant artwork and charming animal characters, this new picture book series from Jane...

A potent, powerful and timely thriller about migrants, drug lords and gang warfare set on the US/Mexican border by PRINTZ MEDAL winning and CARNEGIE MEDAL, COSTA BOOK AWARD and GUARDIAN CHILDREN'S FICTION PRIZE shortlisted novelist, Marcus Sedgwick...

The #1 New York Times bestseller 'At once vivid and simple, lyrical and surgical, expressive and exacting' Lupita Nyong'o Dreams are today’s answers for tomorrow’s questions. Eleven-year-old Kofi Offin has dreams of water, of its urgent whisper that...

Just like people, there are so many ways a city can be. And this lively picture book explores all of them. From quiet and dreamy to bright and buzzing, the magnificent diversity of our world is vividly celebrated by connecting the uniqueness of its...

In this lyrical picture book, world-renowned poet, New York Times bestselling author, and Coretta Scott King Honor winner Nikki Giovanni and fine artist Erin Robinson craft an ode to the magic of a library as a place not only for knowledge but also for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646114238Author Morgan E MoroneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 224mm *...

A heart-racing tale of courage, loss, friendship and family. From the nation's favourite storyteller, Michael Morpurgo. Escaping from China as the Japanese invade, Ashley and Uncle Sung embark on a perilous journey...

Meixing Lim and her family have arrived in the New Land to begin a New Life. Everything is scary and different. Their ever-changing house is confusing and she finds it hard to understand the other children at school. Yet in her magical glasshouse, with a...

My Story: Blitz is a thrilling wartime tale about two siblings evacuated to Wales. It's 1940, and with London under fire Edie and her little brother are evacuated to Wales. Miles from home and missing her family, ...

Fergus lives with his father by the sea, but is lonely. He wants a friend more than anything.One day Fergus finds treasure on the beach: a beautiful fur blanket hidden in the rocks. But Fergus doesn't know that his treasure belongs to someone else -- a...

Can a fairy penguin make a little girl's Christmas wish come true? A warm and fuzzy animal story that's perfect for sharing. A lonely girl named Millie, who has recently moved to Australia, rescues an orphaned baby fairy penguin on Christmas Eve. Millie...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781849676007Author Antoine De Saint-ExuperyFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Rily Publications LtdPublisher Rily Publications LtdDimensions(mm) 275mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Newbery Medal (Children's) 1962.Book InformationISBN 9780395137192Author Elizabeth George SpeareFormat PaperbackPage Count 255Imprint Houghton Mifflin...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781921966873Author Tania McCartneyFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint EK BooksPublisher Exisle Publishing

In this #OwnVoices book inspired by the author's hometown of Chennai, India, a girl explores the vibrant rainbow of delights in a southern Indian street market as she searches for a gift for her amma (mother). Endnotes explain all the items on sale and...

The spotlight search is back! Use the paper spotlight searcher as a magic torch to illuminate the six spooky scenes in this book. With bonus games on every page!Join Wally and his friends as they set sail on a ghostly galleon, wander through treacherous...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsNominated for Shining Willow Award 2018.Book InformationISBN 9780735266353Author Linda BaileyFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Tundra BooksPublisher Tundra...

Cityblock explores city life in an exciting and unique way, from up in a high-rise building to down in the subway. Divided into three sections-things that go, things to see and things to eat-it features 24 different aspects of city living. As with the...

THE FUNNIEST PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR! Welcome to the Antarctic, where an intrepid bunch of explorers is making an in-depth study of penguins. Penguins. Penguins. Penguins. So many penguins . . . But one...