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Publisher: Orchard Books

Where do ideas come from?
Maybe they grow in the ground like a seed.
Maybe you bake them like a bun.
Perhaps you can catch a shimmering idea from the sea, or pluck a ripe one from the branches of a tree . . .

Follow a curious little girl as she tries to find the answer to this very big question.

A playful celebration of creativity, imagination and discovery from award-winning debut creator, Forest Xiao.

When Jack’s grandpa gives him a magical jade coin, Jack finds himself caught in an ancient battle between good and evil. For he is the new Tiger Warrior, and it’s up to him to save the world!

Luckily, Jack has the spirits of the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac to help him. Tiger can harness the power of fire, Dragon can control water, Horse has lightning speed and the rest, well they’re just happy to be out of the jade coin for a bit! But other ancient spirits want the power of the Chinese Zodiac for themselves…

With a brilliant cast of magical animal zodiac creatures, deadly demons and spine-tingling spirits, this series is for fans of Adam Blade and Percy Jackson.

A joyful and reassuring rhyming story about overcoming feelings of shyness, from the bestselling and award-winning author of The Lion Inside.

Little Hideysaurus loves the hush and quiet. Crowds are REALLY not her thing.

But one day, her parents decide to throw a HUGE party! And as the guests keep arriving, it all becomes too much for Hidey. With wibbly knees and a squeezy heart, she HIDES!

Will Hideysaurus miss the party? Or can a very brave dinosaur help her find a way to join in the fun?

The perfect picture book for little Hideysauruses who might be feeling shy about parties or starting a new school or nursery. From bestselling creators Rachel Bright (The Koala Who Could) and Chris Chatterton (Ten Minutes to Bed).

When a little boy finds a lonely stone on a quiet beach, he decides to find him the perfect home among other stones just like him. But nowhere feels quite right for little Stone.

And just as the boy is about to give up, he realises that he may have had the perfect home for Stone all along . . .

A touching story about finding friends in unexpected places, from the award-winning creators of My Pet Star.

Although he seems like an ordinary boy, with just a single sneeze Nat turns into a superhero. Find out how Nat uses his superpowers to rescue other people and fend off mischevious villains.

Whiffy Wilson is sure he doesn’t want to go to school. Worried that he doesn’t belong there because he doesn’t know how to read and write already and that the other children may not like him, Whiffy thinks that school is definitely not for him. But when his friend Dotty gently takes him along, Whiffy realises that at school the children learn through play and that there are lots of new friends just like him. He even gets to play football! It doesn’t take Whiffy long to realise that he loves school after all.

This is a hilarious picture book from the popular author Lauren Child. It follows the story of a brown rat that lives in the garbage bin but stares through the windows of the houses at night, longing for a real home of his own.

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