Spend time with some fantastic nonfiction this November! My Small World: Frozen by Caryl Hart & Harry Woodgate (Simon & Schuster) Presented in a lyrical, picture book style, My Small World: Frozen takes readers age 3+ on a journey to a world full of ice, snow and sea. Arctic and Antarctic environments are presented through… Continue reading Nonfiction November 2025
How to Save Your Granny from a Runaway Train created by the brilliant duo of Swapna Haddow and Jess Bradley is a super fun, science how-to book filled with fascinating experiments and accessible explanations. Written in a graphic novel style similar to Jess's A Day in the Life... books with Mike Barfield, it is so… Continue reading How to Save Your Granny from a Runaway Train by Swapna Haddow & Jess Bradley
How to Get Magically Popular by Radhika Sanghani (Usborne - August 2025) Is being able to see the future a gift or a curse. Sabina just wants to fit in but struggles with popularity. Being the only Indian girl at her new school makes it even harder. She misses her friends and really doesn't want… Continue reading Discover the Magic
Nature Heroes by Lily Dyu (Nosy Crow - June 2025) Nature Heroes is a fascinating collection of twenty biographies about significant individuals who work hard to protect our world. While some humans are destroying nature through their actions, these heroes are standing up to the threats facing plant Earth and inspiring others to do the… Continue reading Making Connections with Nature
Written by Danielle Brown MBE, two-time Paralympic champion in archery, Shoot for the Stars celebrates the incredible benefits of sport while encouraging girls to stay involved. Aimed at readers age 8-12, this book addresses barriers to taking part while building confidence, resilience and a sense of identity. By sharing the stories of other great female… Continue reading Shoot for the Stars by Danielle Brown MBE, illustrated by Jayde Perkin & Filigrana de Ideas
Trace the influence of inspirational women throughout history - from early humans and first societies to ancient cultures, empires, suffrage, leadership and rights. Each double-page spread contains essential information, a focus on key individuals and striking portraits of women who made a difference to our world. Readers will be challenged and inspired to form their… Continue reading Shevolution by Lou Treleaven & Petra Braun ~ Blog Tour
Follow the trail of 400 EXTREME facts in the next fascinating FACTOPIA. Perfect for curious minds who want to know more, the 8th book in this information-packed series really pushes knowledge to the limits! Readers are invited to make connections, extend ideas and explore new directions as they look at facts in multiple ways. These… Continue reading EPIC FACTOPIA by Rose Davidson & Andy Smith ~ Blog Tour
Dance of Resistance is the vividly engaging story of singer, dancer and spy Josephine Baker. Told through incredibly accessible narrative non-fiction, readers travel with Josephine from East St Louis USA to Philadelphia, New York, Paris and then across Europe and Northern Africa. Her colourful life, full of adventure and self-made opportunity, is completely inspiring while… Continue reading Dance of Resistance by Catherine Johnson: The Josephine Baker Story
Incredibly detailed and bursting with facts, The Maps and Flags Book is a valuable resource perfect for every Key Stage 2 classroom. Children love exploring geography - discovering how things are similar and different around the world. They will spend hours looking at this fascinating book, coming back to it again and again. Reading maps… Continue reading The Maps and Flags Book by Joe Fullman
Owning It is a powerful anthology containing 22 stories from important voices in the writing community. What unites these authors is their experience of growing up disabled. Their stories are unique and told from their own point of view. This provides readers with an incredibly valuable opportunity - a chance to learn from someone with… Continue reading Owning It: Our Disabled Childhoods In Our Own Words, edited by Jen Campbell, James and Lucy Catchpole
Scope for Imagination 