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Best New Children's Books April 2019

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Every month we pick our favourite children's books from ALL the new books just published. And they're all up to win in our giveaways too! Read on below and click through to enter each giveaway.

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2019-04-01
Best New Children's Books April 2019
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The Girl, the Bear and the Magic Shoes

A glittering magical adventure about a girl, a bear and some very special shoes from the bestselling creators of What the Ladybird Heard and Sugarlump and the Unicorn .

When Josephine leaves the shoe shop after buying some new running shoes, she hears an unusual sound - Click-click! Click-click! It's a bear with a backpack! Luckily for Josephine, her new shoes are anything but ordinary - these are magic shoes. But can they help her escape the bear when there's a mountain, a bog and even a lake in her way?

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Dennis in Jurassic Bark

Beanotown is in trouble again and this time the threat is Jurassic!

The Mayor is determined to capture some of the pre-historic inhabitants of Duck Island for display in the zoo and will stop at nothing to get his way. Together, Dennis and Gnasher set out to thwart the Mayor's horrible plan and save the day.

Dennis's latest adventure is filled with epic fun, from raptors to an enormous Gnashersaurus-Rex, Vikings to Victorians, and a series of interactive puzzles for YOU, the reader, to complete. Can YOU help Dennis navigate the island and save Beanotown from the pre-historic invasion?

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Kat Wolfe Takes the Case

Join brave Kat Wolfe and her animal sidekicks in this second mysterious adventure filled with friendship, freedom and a fierce wild cat!

When a landslide on the Jurassic Coast reveals a rare `dragon' dinosaur, best friends Kat Wolfe and Harper Lamb are thrilled, especially when stars and scientists come flocking to sleepy Bluebell Bay.

But after they begin investigating a suspicious death, events spiral quickly out of control for detectives Wolfe and Lamb. Worse still, Kat's wild cat is in trouble. Can they solve the mystery - and save the cat's life - before it's too late?

Kat Wolfe Takes the Case is the second book in Lauren St. John's Wolfe & Lamb series, and is illustrated by Daniel Deamo.

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Alex Rider: Secret Weapon

An essential collection of seven explosive Alex Rider stories by number one bestselling author, Anthony Horowitz.

Ever since MI6 recognized his potential, Alex Rider has constantly been thrust into the line of danger. From a routine visit to the dentist that turns into a chase through the streets of London, to a school trip with a deadly twist, no day has ever been ordinary for the teenage super-spy. This collection of thrilling adventures features familiar and new assailants from the best-loved world of Alex Rider and also includes three never-before-seen stories.

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Featured Book
Until the Road Ends
Until the Road Ends

BOOK OF THE MONTH - the long-awaited new novel from bestselling author Phil Earle about the unbreakable bond between a girl and a stray dog.

View book
Featured Book
Never Trust a Gemini
Never Trust a Gemini

FEATURED BOOK FOR TEENS/YA - a laugh-out-loud LGBTQ+ romantic comedy from a stellar debut talent

View book