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Napkin Folding, The Practical Book of - Rick Beech

Napkins add the finishing touch to every table setting. This comprehensive book is a veritable bible of napkins and napkin folding. It offers 100 fold projects, and shows how to…

The Lost Soul - Olga Tokarczuková

The Lost Soul is a deeply moving reflection on our capacity to live in peace with ourselves, to remain patient and attentive to the world. It is a story that beautifully weaves…

Unlucky - Megan McKean

Did you know that bringing bananas on a ship could spell peril for sailors? Or that haircuts on Tuesday are considered a no-no in India? Unlucky unpacks 50 signs, superstitions…

The World's Worst Alien - Primmer Alice

Hilarious observational humour and witty social commentary combine in this debut comedy of an alien reluctantly coming to Earth to "fix" the mess that humans have made of her…

Les Miserables - Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him. But his attempts to…

How It All Ends - Emma Hunsinger

Kirkus Reviews Best BookSchool Library Journal Best BookThe Horn Book FanfareNew York Public Library Best BookNPR Books We Love“Hilarious, inventive, smart, and silly.” —Alice…

The Future of Agriculture - Sarah Bearchell

Record rain fall and extreme climates have become a common occurrence around the world. The television news shows farmers standing in front of their flooded fields; the ground too…

Engines of Empire - Max Carver

In a galaxy dominated by the AI-driven warships and robotic armies of the wealthy planet Carthage, freedom is a distant dream for the conquered colonies. As rebellion brews…

Big Ideas from History: a history of the world for You - The School of Life

An engaging, alternative history of the world for children, which helps to make sense of today.

The Yellow Road - Sven Nordqvist

Follow the yellow road and embark on a fantastical journey through surreal landscapes full of curious details and bizarre characters. A brilliantly inventive picture book…

The Children of the Dead - Jelinek Elfriede

The magnum opus of 2004 Nobel laureate Elfriede Jelinek—a spectral journey through the catastrophic history embedded in the landscape of Austria  “The surface of [Jelinek’s…

Wallis Simpson - French Paul

New York Times bestselling author Paul French examines a controversial and revealing period in the early life of the legendary Wallis Simpson

Volcano - Claire Saxby

Deep in the ocean, far beyond the reach of even the brightest sun, the earth quakes. Hagfish scatter and snailfish flutter. Lava pillows flash and fade, rumpling the seabed as a…

Behaviour Matters: Hippo Owns Up - A book about telling the truth - Sue Graves

This funny, charming story is the perfect way to introduce young children to what honesty is, and help them understand the importance of owning up to your mistakes. Also included…

Doodling Dinosaurs - Simon Tudhope

This little write-in activity book is full of dinosaurs to learn how to doodle, with space to copy them and colour them in.