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A bedtime picture book celebration of everyday heroes and non-traditional working patterns for little vehicle lovers.As night falls on Motor Isle, the residents finish up their day and settle down for sleep. But why are Fire Truck, Ambulance and the rest of the Good Night Garage just waking up? Follow these busy vehicles from dusk to dawn as they drive about town carrying out important night jobs that keep Motor Isle running smoothly. As the morning light appears, tuck them in and say sweet dreams.

Get ready to meet Luna Brownstone: the most devious Brownstone of all. When a tragedy strikes her family, she decides that she will only ever look out for herself. She runs away, and begins her search for riches to steal. Whilst travelling, she stumbles across a village ravaged by drought and hears rumours of a palace filled with great gold treasures. When a young girl, Atzi, volunteers to journey to the palace of the rain god Tlaloc with an offering to save her village, Luna develops a cunning plan: befriend Atzi, steal her map, and find the god herself. Yet, when Luna is forced to work with Atzi to find the palace, and when Atzi finds herself in danger, Luna needs to decide what matters most.

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Third in the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize award-winning series... A middle-grade graphic novel fantasy adventure filled with dark magic, druids, delicious desserts and dragons by award-winning author Carlos Sánchez!With Dai missing, Chiri is desperately rallying her fellow adventurers on a quest to find him. But with the darkness creating a fearsome army of creatures and planning on total domination of the kingdom, finding her best friend is starting to feel impossible. With another dark herald hunting Chiri down, it’s going to take every drop of magic she can summon to protect the friends she has left – and find the one she’s lost.

A bright and hilarious picture book with a lovely message about jealousy, friendship and sharing the limelightBiguana and Pinto have been best, best friends since they were eggs! They grow up together and Biguana gets bigger... and bigger... and BIGGER! He gets so much attention from everyone because of how big he is that he forgets all about Pinto and what it's like to be a good friend. Will he learn his lesson and make friends with Pinto again?

This celebratory 10-year anniversary edition brings the Nightlights graphic novel series to a stunning end with all three stories in one volume.Follow Sandy as she falls into technicolour wonderlands beyond your wildest dreams, meeting wise turtles, tiny flower people and sinister spirits along the way. This trilogy of jaw-droppingly beautiful comics by Lorena Alvarez features the first two books in the Nightlights series (Nightlights and Hicotea), plus one brand-new story (Sune), and bonus material from the artist.

A charming and sweet easy-to-read fairy adventure comic that touches on themes of jealousy among friends and helping your community when it is in needWhen Avery travels to the fairy world, all manner of curious things could happen – and this time the squirrels of the forest need help! Avery returns to the fairy world to see her friend Birch, but when she arrives on the first day of fall, it looks like the fairies are busy getting ready for the colder months ahead. With the animals they live alongside needing help in the harsher weather, it’s up to Avery and Birch to deliver much-needed medicine to some local squirrels, and dodge any danger that pops up on their journey!

Perfect summery picture book where Ollie overcomes his fear of the ocean with the help of a baby... octopus?Ollie is afraid of the sea – he just KNOWS it’s full of monsters! While playing in a little tide pool, he meets a baby octopus. They become friends, and Ollie slowly learns that there was nothing to be scared of. After all, there are no giant monsters under the sea... are there?

A fantasy graphic novel for independent readers about being yourself (even if you're told you're "too much") and finding joy in the darkest of places.Hupo is on a mission to restore dreams and wonder to his home once again, before the Wallower destroys everything this story is about... Hupo and the Aletha love to amble through the bustling streets of their city, talking to shopkeepers and recounting tales of their favourite adventurer, the Great Humdingo — much to the annoyance of everyone around them. But when mysterious, zombifying mists creep into town and the Aletha is captured by a sinister force in the mountains, Hupo’s on a mission to set everything to rights… But can he hold onto who he is when everything around him seems so terrible? Creator Billy Partridge whisks us into his magical tale with whimsical artwork and a story about imagination, adventure, and having the courage to be yourself – even if you have a big personality.

This picture book is a quirky, funny cautionary tale about how the grass (or swamp) is not always greener elsewhere! See you later alligator... Gary the alligator grows tired of his small, soggy swamp and decides a nearby human house would be far more comfortable and luxurious. How wrong he turns out to be! This charmingly illustrated picture book is darkly detailed with a humorous ending.

A beautifully illustrated non-fiction introduction to the world of birds for independent readers.An informative and engaging introduction to birds written by wildlife TV presenter and bird watcher, Nadeem Perera. A stunningly illustrated book detailing everything that makes a bird a bird. Featuring birds from all over the world, and peppered with clear case studies on different bird species and punchy fact files on all things beaks, feathers, migration, nesting and more, the book also closes with a chapter on connecting with birds and becoming a birder.

See you later alligator...Gary the alligator grows tired of his small, soggy swamp and decides a nearby human house would be far more comfortable and luxurious. How wrong he turns out to be!This charmingly illustrated picture book is darkly detailed with a humorous ending.

A charming, beautifully illustrated picture book that explores personal space, boundaries and sharing in a story that's relatable to everyone. A little rabbit is trying to read his book in peace, but there's so much going on around him! He doesn't want to play, he doesn't want anyone to get too close and he doesn't want to be bothered. Maybe he needs some space just for himself... But what happens when he starts to feel lonely?

A heart-warming picture book about a lost, broken robot searching for their place in life, their family and their forever home by award-winning author and illustrator Joe Todd-Stanton.A heart-warming picture book about a lost, broken robot searching for their place in life, their family and their forever home by award-winning author and illustrator Joe Todd-Stanton. Deep in the heart of a rubbish dump, a little broken robot woke up . . . Mio can't remember where they came from or how long it's been, but they know they're not meant to be there. They go in search of their memories and the home they once knew, only to discover that everything has changed. A stunning picture book with a beautiful message about loving yourself and knowing there is always a place where you belong.

A poignant comic that sheds light on the inclusive and life-changing world of skating featuring brand new art from award-winning creator of In Waves, AJ Dungo. We find ourselves in a skating renaissance, with more people heading out to use skate parks and practice on sidewalks than ever before. There's so much to love about skating, from the heart-warming tales of people brought out of loneliness by their fellow skaters, to those who find solace in the skate park and those who were raised by skating parents... There's a lot to learn and love about skating culture and the people who make up this amazing community. In this fictional tale centred around a group of young skaters in the American Midwest, AJ Dungo and Brandon Dumais explore why skating is so essential to so many and encapsulates the highs and lows of skating culture.

Learn all about the life cycle of a chicken in this illustrated non-fiction for early readersWith colourful, engaging illustration and simple explanations, this is a fun and informative introduction to the life cycles of chickens. This book will take the reader on a journey from the hatching of a tiny chick, learning about how it grows, eats and the habitat it lives in. With two levels of text, this series is easy to follow for early readers and gives additional context for curious independent readers.

A bright and beautiful picture book about sibling rivalry, dealing with emotions and sisterly love.In the sky above a little village, magical sisters Sunny and Stormy control the weather with their unique powers. But while Sunny is adored for her warmth and light, Stormy feels unloved for her wind and rain. When Stormy’s jealousy causes chaos in the village, she flies away, believing she has ruined everything. But Sunny can’t restore balance without her. Together the sisters must learn that embracing their differences and accepting themselves is the key to bringing out the best in each other.

An uplifting picture book for young children about grief, love, laughter, the loss of a parent and life afterwards.Once there was a lady with the loveliest laugh in the world. She and her daughter share big loud belly laughs, quiet giggles and sometimes secret laughs between just the two of them. Until one day, the lady dies, and her laugh goes away with her. At first it seems impossible to go on without the lady – but when the little girl finds her laugh again, she knows that, no matter what, the memories and love that they shared will always be there. A beautifully illustrated story about grief and losing someone you love.

Third in the Juniper Mae series, this exciting sci-fi techno-adventure is perfect for independent readers.Juniper Mae's about to face her toughest challenge yet — and she's going to find out just how far evil will go to discover her technological secrets! Safe at home, Juniper Mae, Albie, and BOT-L have no idea that the sinister President Onyx is about to turn their lives upside down in his quest for Juniper's powerful technology. Can the tiny inventor and her even tinier friends team up with an unlikely ally to break into Tykotech Tower itself, and save Juniper's family from danger?

It's a botanical burglary! Who is swiping precious and priceless plants from the Narlybone Gardens? It's a botanical burglary! Who is swiping precious and priceless plants from the Narlybone Gardens? Barnaby Moss, Head of Horticulture is flummoxed. Somebody is thieving very rare specimens from the wintergarden and they are worth a lot of money! The latest Detective Stanley mystery is curlier than a vine and full of twisty secrets. Join Detective Stanley and his pal, Parker Pine, to catch the botanical bandit!

A non-fiction human body detective series about the microscopic crime-solving team in all of our bodies, packed full of easily digestible facts!Join a team of quirky characters that live in the human body as they investigate the clues behind mystery symptoms to find each culprit to illnesses and ailments. The Diagnosis Detective Agency work out what’s wrong inside their human body by investigating symptoms and inspecting suspects, before revealing the culprits causing tummy trouble.