WINNER OF THE YOTO CARNEGIE MEDAL 2022 WINNER OF THE YOTO CARNEGIE SHADOWERS’ CHOICE AWARD 2022 ‘A very special new addition to the shelf & deserves classic status’ – The Times Children’s Book of the Week ‘A modern classic … relevant, comforting & life-affirming’ – Scotsman ‘ The perfect Autumn read’ – Primary Teacher Bookshelf A classic in the making for anyone who ever longed to be WILD. October & her dad live in the woods. They know the trees & the rocks & the lake & stars like best friends. They live in the woods & they are wild. & that’s the way it is. Until the year October turns eleven. That’s the year October rescues a baby owl. It’s the year Dad falls out of the biggest tree in their woods. The year the woman who calls herself October’s mother comes back. The year everything changes. Written in Katya Balen’s heart-stoppingly beautiful style, this book is a feast for the senses. &, as October fights to find the space to be wild in the whirling chaos of the world beyond the woods, it is also a feast for the soul. ...

His books have won awards such as the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award & have been selected for the WHSmith’s Children’s Book of the Year & Tom Fletcher Book Club. Every Nosy Crow paperback picture book comes with a free “ Stories Aloud” audio recording. ...

With 5 fun flaps to lift – who will be your favourite octopus? Will it be the Cuckoo-Clocktopus, the Scary Shocktopus or maybe even the Party Frocktopus? There’s an octopus for everyone in this fantastically colourful sequel to the hugely popular ELEPHANT WELLYPHANT. ...

Pull the tabs & lift the flaps – who will be your favourite octopus? Will it be the Cuckoo-Clocktopus, the Scary Shocktopus or maybe even the Party Frocktopus. There’s an octopus for everyone in this fantastically colourful sequel to the hugely popular ELEPHANT WELLYPHANT. Now in a handy board book edition that’s perfect for young children. ...

It’s a dog’s life in the big city… Come join one busy dog on her journey to find her place in the world, in this third sublimely illustrated book from the bestselling, award-winning Rob Biddulph. ...

Drifters in search of work, George & Lennie have nothing in the world except the clothes on their back – & a dream that one day they’ll have land of their own. After a long journey they find work on a ranch in California’s Salinas Valley. But Lennie is like a giant, powerful child. What will happen when he accidentally hurts someone? John Steinbeck’s most popular work, this is a timeless story of friendship, poverty & the struggles of the dispossessed. Supplied as a pack of 30 copies. reading-spine-year-9 reading-spine-ks 3 rbmember summer-18 sum-18 ...

Drifters in search of work, George & Lennie have nothing in the world except the clothes on their back – & a dream that one day they’ll have land of their own. After a long journey they find work on a ranch in California’s Salinas Valley. But Lennie is like a giant, powerful child. What will happen when he accidentally hurts someone? John Steinbeck’s most popular work, this is a timeless story of friendship, poverty & the struggles of the dispossessed. Supplied as a pack of six copies. reading-spine-year-9 reading-spine-ks 3 rbmember summer-18 sum-18 ...

Letters & Sounds (2021): Phase 3 Scholastic Set 6 Sound Focus: ar or ur ow oi ear air er Book Band: Red This title is part of a brand new set of phonically decodable reading books perfect for very early readers. These expertly levelled stories are engaging, & are exactly matched to Little Wandle Letters & Sounds Revised, used in schools across the UK. The series

Includes:: a wide selection of diverse & inclusive stories, accompanied by bright, contemporary & humorous illustrations that will engage & inspire young readers with a ‘find the character’ feature on each spread. The artwork is detailed so as not to provide picture cues & prompting. Each book also contains parent’s notes & a ‘retell the story’ task to support children’s oracy, vocabulary & comprehension skills. Thirteen sets of books covering groups of sounds to allow for progression. The stories in this set focus on the sounds found in Scholastic Set 6 & revise the sounds found in previous sets. There are thirteen sets in total, covering: Phase 2 Set 1: s a t p i n m d Phase 2 Set 2: g oC k ck e u r h b f l Phase 2 Set 3: ff ll ss j v w x y z zz Phase 2 Set 4: qu ch sh th ng nk Phase 3 Set 5: ai ee igh oa oo Phase 3 Set 6: ar or ur ow oi ear air er Phase 4 Set 7: Adjacent consonants with short vowels Phase 4 Set 8: Adjacent consonants with Phase 3 long vowels Phase 5 Set 9: ay (play), ou (cloud), oy (boy), ea (each), ir (bird), ie (pie), ue (blue), u (unicorn) Phase 5 Set 10: o (go), i (tiger), a (paper), e (he), a-e (snake), i-e (time), o-e (home), u-e (cute), e-e (these), ew (new), ie (shield), aw (claw) Phase 5 Set 11: y (funny), ea (head), wh (wheel), oe (toe), ou (shoulder), y (fly), ow (snow), g (giant), ph (phone), le (apple), al (metal), c (ice), ve (give), o-e (some), o (mother), ou (young), se (cheese), se (mouse), ce (fence), ey (donkey), ui (fruit), ou (soup) Phase 5 Set 12: or (word), u (full), oul (could), are (share), ear (bear), ere (there), au (author), aur (dinosaur), oor (floor), al (walk), tch (match), ture (adventure), al (half), a (father), a (water), a (want), ear (learn), wr (wrist), st (whistle), sc (science), ch (school), ch (chef), ze (freeze), schwa at the end of words (actor) Phase 5 Set 13: eigh (eight), aigh (straight), ey (grey), ea (break), gn (gnaw), kn (knee), mb (thumb), ere (here), eer (deer), su (treasure), si (vision), dge (bridge), ge (large), y (crystal), ti (potion), ssi (mission), si (mansion), ci (delicious), augh (daughter), our (pour), oar (oar), ore (more) Have you got them all?

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JJ is ready for bed in this sing-along board book! With cute pics of JJ & his mum plus all the lyrics & actions from Yes Yes Bedtime Song, this is the perfect partner to Co Comelon’s popular video! ...

‘A fresh, lively story about friendship – Ade & Shanice are such real girls’ Jacqueline Wilson The major new middle-grade series from the authors of Slay in Your Lane is here! A universal story of friendship, falling out & unforgettable characters that will resonate with all readers of 9 & up. Ade is about to start at a new school. She is NOT happy with her stepdad for making them move here. Shanice has been at the school for a year already. Since her mum died, she’s been living with her dad & annoying older brother, spending most of her time outside school in her dad’s hair salon. When Ade & Shanice meet in the salon, & spot each other’s diaries, an instant friendship is formed, & they start to chat online… but offline is a whole other story! The Offline Diaries is a fresh, funny & contemporary story of friendship, told in the captivating voices of Ade & Shanice – two utterly unforgettable Year 8 girls who will seize the hearts & imaginations of readers everywhere. ...