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From sturdy board books to Young Adult epics, reading is a fundamental part of growing up and here you will find a whole world of books to accompany children on their journey through life. Classic picture books like The Tiger Who Came to Tea enchant successive generations, whilst reference books expand horizons and authors such as David Walliams, Jacqueline Wilson and Malorie Blackman come to feel like the reader’s personal property. Dive into our unbeatable, diverse range of children’s books where reading is celebrated for all.
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Greenwild: The World Behind The Door
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Pari Thomson, Elisa Paganelli
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A boarding-school runaway, a botanical genius and a seriously feisty cat must join forces to protect an enchanted verdant paradise from dark magic in Thomson's immersive fantasy.
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Deborah Meaden Talks Money
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The former Waterstones Children's Book Prize winner and modern children's classic A Kind of Spark gets a magnificent prequel focusing on Addie's older sister Keedie, as she comes of age as an autistic teenager in the town of Juniper.
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Finding Hope
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