Unicorns in Uniform: The Yeti’s Sneeze by Tracy Curran & Steve Wood (Uclan Publishing – October 2025)
Unicorns in Uniforms: The Yeti’s Sneeze is equal parts educational, fantastical and fun. The second book in a new, brightly illustrated chapter book series, it’s a brillliant adventure following the Air and Mountain rescue team as they set out on a mission into an avalanche to find a missing young yeti and put a stop to the giant yeti sneezes that are causing such extreme weather.
Each book in the series will focus on a different profession through the eyes of an engaging character. In Dragon Inferno, readers explored the ups and downs of being a firefighter. In The Yeti’s Sneeze, it’s the Air and Mountain rescue team. Wonderfully fun and accessible, this series is sure to be incredibly popular with readers age 5+.
Pia’s Pet Club: Puppy Problem by Serena Patel & Emma McCann (Usborne – May 2025)
Pia’s Pet Club promises to be a fantastic new illustrated series for age 7+. In Puppy Problem, readers are introduced to Pia who is desperate for a pet. She loves watching Pet Club! on tv, visiting the Pet Planet website and sharing all sorts of brilliant pet facts. But, no matter how many times she asks her parents for a pet of her own, the answer is always “no”. She decides to take matters into her own hands and prove to her parents that she can be a responsible pet owner by helping her friend Hari train his puppy. As to be expected with a puppy, what follows is chaotic and a whole lot of fun!
Young readers just getting into longer novels will adore this story. I know my Year 2 and Year 3 Brownies who are obsessed by pets will devour it! We’ve run so many animal evenings recently that I’m going to have to share it with them!
You and Me and the Peanut-Butter Beast by Andy Griffiths & Bill Hope (Macmillan Children’s Books – August 2025)
Off the wall and so much fun, the author of the infamous “13-Storey Treehouse” books is back with another amazing adventure. You and Me and the Peanut-Butter Beast is the second book in the delightfully silly You and Me series. Children are pulled right into the adventure with characters named “You” and “Me”. This unique second person perspective is highly engaging. With small amounts of text and huge illustrations on each page, this is a fast-paced, hilarious story children will devour.
Nina Peanut: Epic World Tour Era by Sarah Bowie (Scholastic – June 2025)
Nina Peanut: Epic World Tour Era is the perfect summer read for fans of graphic novels / illustrated fiction! Brightly coloured illustrations and witty text will have readers laughing along as Nina, her family and her best friend Brian head off on the holiday of a lifetime (they hope). With situations that are slightly off the wall – and some that hit quite close to home – there is something exciting on every page.
Nina is quite jealous of her classmates because it seems she’s the only one not going on holiday this year. All their talk of visiting family by the sea, European breaks, delicious food and fancy hotels has her feeling sad. Then, Mum surprises her with a discount holiday to the Golden Banana holiday resort on Sunshiney Island! This is the start of her world tour and a hilarious adventure.
The Wonder Team and the Football Phantom by Leah Williamson, Jordan Glover & Robin Boyden (Macmillan – August 2025)
Just in time for the Lionesses’ win at the 2025 Euros, The Wonder Team is back with another fantastic football adventure. This time Leah, Mimi and George are magically transported to 1971 Mexico and the first Women’s World Cup. A phantom has been terrorising the football stadium and the organisers are threatening to cancel the tournament. Using all the teamwork, resilience and courage they can muster, the gang needs to solve the mystery and save the game!
Readers will get swept up in the excitement and significance of the first Women’s World Cup while working with the team to solve the mystery. Is there really a ghost causing chaos or does someone else want to sabotage this important tournament? The 1970s is a really interesting time period for a mystery – in living memory but far enough in the past that children will have to ask their grandparents what it was like. The issue of this football tournament not being officially sanctioned and therefore ignored in the pages of history will prompt great discussion about why it took so long for women’s football to be valued and respected.
Dead Yard: Seeds of Doom by P.J. Killburn & Markia Jenai (Little Tiger – September 2025)
Gather round for a ghost story – a story of celebrating departed ancestors, the soul of a great-great uncle who just won’t go away and rich Jamaican traditions.
Jermaine is at his Uncle Carl’s Dead Yard (a service for the deceased) when he helps himself to some delicious food at completely the wrong time. Eating before midnight means the spirit is unable to pass on to the afterlife. Now Jermaine has to deal with being haunted, trying to release Uncle Carl’s spirit and fighting off an ancient curse. This is a story overflowing with Caribbean culture and plenty or humour and adventure. Readers who enjoy Goosebumps, The Girl, the Ghost and the Lost Name by Reece Carter or Valentine Crow and Mr Death by Jenni Spangler will love Dead Yard: Seeds of Doom.
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