Children's Books
Summer is about long holidays, sunshine, ice-cream and sandcastles, but it's also a great time to catch up on your reading. Here are some of our summer favourites, for children of all ages!
Anne Thomas & Peter Thomas - Floris
Anne and Peter Thomas have compiled a huge collection of summer activities that will help keep boredom during those long summer days at bay. It includes indoor and outdoor activities, things to make, things to see and things to do.
Cathy Cassiday - Puffin
Scarlett's not red like a sunset, she's red with rage. She cannot believe her mum's has packed her off to Ireland to stay with the dad who left them. But Scarlett hasn't reckoned on the gorgeous Kian...
Alison Prince - A&C Black
It is the summer of 1944. There have been no air raids for quite a while, and people are beginning to think the war may be coming to an end. Then comes an explosion that rocks the house. The Doodlebugs have arrived...
Alexander McCall Smith - Egmont
In deepest Africa, Akimbo is always keen to learn more about the wild animals and he knows that anything can happen. Akimbo must use all his courage to help the animals - and his friends. And in Folktales from Africa: The Baboons Who Went This Way And That, McCall Smith collects magical African folktales.
Pete Johnson - Barrington Stoke
Sun, sea, sand - not to mention BOYS! This is what Louise and her best friend Katie have in mind when they set off on their first parent-free holiday to Spain. Their only problem is Annette, a last minute hanger-on who seems to prefer moaning and tidying to checking out the local clubs and talent.
Andrew Wolffe - Keppel
Rory and his little dog, Scruff McDuff, rescue a gigantic sea creature from a sticky situation at their favourite rock pool on the beach where they play. The book includes a free character to cut out and collect.
JK Rowling - Bloomsbury
A book which needs no introduction, Half-Blood Prince is the sixth novel in the Harry Potter series.
John Fardell - Faber
If wizards aren't your think, what about eccentric professors, Swiss castles and encrypted messages? From the author of The Seven Professors of the Far North comes this breathtaking adventure, taking Sam and Marcia from Edinburgh to the skies of Europe.
