Snuggle up tight with a wondrous new winter tale… Age 3+ How To Be More Paddington: A Book of Kindness by Michael Bond, HB £12.99, published by Harper Collins Children’s Books A timely gift book of inspirational quotes from the late Michael Bond’s beloved Paddington, combined with Peggy Fortnum’s originalRead More →

Brilliant books to fall for this February… A is for Avocado: An Alphabet Book of Plant Power by Carolyn Suzuki HB £6.99 published by Penguin Age Pre-school+ This Veganuary, learn your ABCs the vegan way! A stylish, child-friendly introduction to twenty six fresh fruits, vibrant vegetables and powerful plants toRead More →

Cosy up with a wonderful winter story… Age Pre-school+ Moon and Me: The Little Seed by Andrew Davenport, illustrated by Mariko Umeda, HB £12.99 published by Scholastic This brand-new story featuring Pepi Nana, Moon Baby and friends is the first in the range of Moon and Me: Storyland Adventures eachRead More →

  Frozen 2 Cert PG, Release date: Friday 22 November The highly-anticipated sequel to Disney’s Frozen is coming to cinemas this winter – six years after the release of the original. Why was Elsa born with magical powers? The answer is calling her and threatening her kingdom. Together with Anna,Read More →

Terrific tales that teach us something new, or are all about fun and finding friends at school…  There Was a Black Hole that Swallowed the Universe by Chris Ferrie, illustrated by Susan Batori HB £13.99 published by Sourcebooks Age Pre-school+ A charmingly original book about our universe and everything inRead More →

Toy Story 4 (Cert U) Release date: Friday 21 June This summer, comes the epic culmination of one of the most beloved sagas in movie history. Woody (Tom Hanks) hasalways been confident about his place in the world and thathis priority is taking care of his kid, whether that’s Andy orRead More →

Our top marks go to these terrific tales for summer… Look Up! By Nathan Bryon, illustrated by Dapo Adeola PB £6.99 published by Puffin AGE PRE-SCHOOL+ Rocket is a science-mad chatterbox who is going to be the greatestastronaut, star-catcher and space-traveller who has ever lived! But first she needs toRead More →

Perhaps best known for his bestselling book The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Dublin-based author John Boyne has never been afraid of tackling the big issues when writing for children. His latest novel, My Brother’s Name is Jessica, is the uplifting and captivating tale of a young person struggling withRead More →

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Cert PG Release Date: Friday 1 February From DreamWorks Animation comes the highly anticipated culmination of one of the most popular animated franchises in film history. In this next chapter, Hiccup and Toothless will finally discover their true destinies – the villageRead More →

100 Hugs by Chris Riddell PB £5.99 published by Macmillan Children’s Books AGE 3+ This beautiful book features a variety of illustrations from animals to aliens, families and friends; perfectly conveying warmth, humour and love in many different ways. Some familiar fairytale faces also make an appearance like Alice inRead More →