...by The School of Life. "When you are in a bad mood, you usually want to blame someone. You feel fed up and annoyed and your brain looks around to see whose fault it could be—your teacher, your parents, your friends, maybe your brother or sister. But sometimes it’s not really anyone’s fault. Instead, there’s a very different kind of explanation. Nothing is really wrong at all, you are just feeling grumpy and bothered because you haven’t been getting enough sleep and you are tired." 

How many stars are in the night sky? Why don't animals wear clothes? Do plants have feelings?  Why are bubbles always round? Could I ever touch a rainbow? Why can't I remember being a baby? 

Another by the Scholl of Life. It is a book about finding interesting words for interesting feelings. It explores what lots of feeling words really mean and which words best describe the many feelings a child may have.  The book discusses 20 different feelings from happy to mischievous.  

"Did you know that honey can last 3,00 years? Archaeologists digging out a tomb in Egypt found an ancient stash of honey, it was perfectly edible!" 

250 of cool weird, and unbelievable facts.- we love reading this book before bed 

"Most calico and tortoiseshell cats are female while mist orange cats are male". For any readers who love cats, or facts and want to know more. Genuinely interesting book!

 "The very next day, the first golden ticket was found. the finder was a boy called Augustus Gloop, and Mr Bucket's evening paper carried a large picture of him on the front page."

Willy Wonka has hidden five golden tickets in five ordinary bars of chocolate and Charlie Bucket has found one... This brilliant story follows the life of the Bucket family and shows us how the powerless become powerful with kindness, dignity, and integrity.

"The long, thin Bean walked away. The tiny Bunce trotted after him. The fat Boggis stayed where he was with his gun pointing at the foxhole. " 

Three farmers are hunting a family of Foxes and the Foxes must try and escape. It is a story of survival against all odds, hope, and friendship. It's superbly written and an all-time classic.

"Daddy" she said, "do you think you could buy me a book?". "A book?" he said. "what do you want a flaming book for?"

The horrible headteacher Miss Trunchbull thinks all children are rotten and awful, but the adults in the book are the ones who are awful and rotten. The book shows us just how extraordinary children can be, and how the powerless can become powerful and overcome adversity. 

SNo. 1 bestselling series for girls aged 5 and up. Seven Party Fairies who are battling against Jack Frost who has stolen each of the seven Party Fairies' magical party bags... Two girls Kirsty and Rachel help rescue the party bags by transforming into fairies. General storyline throughout series, Fairies change each time but Jack Frost is consistent. Gentle adventure and exciting story for younger readers. A bit samey for me when reading but the kids loved this reading alone and aloud (Note by.

Series 1/6, chapter books.  A brilliant series for 7+ readers full of adventure, magic and friendship.  Grace wishes more than anything that she could talk to the ponies ...When Sophy and Maya arrive and tell Grace that magical creatures all over the kingdom are in terrible danger, Grace knows she has to protect the precious sea ponies. Cruel Lady Cavendish is sailing out into the ocean to catch them in a huge net...

Series, 1/16, chapter books. Friendship, animals and secret royal adventures!  Perfect combination of good friends, beautiful dresses, ninja moves and baby animals! Lots in the series, real page-turners.

 'Riding a broomstick is no easy matter!'

Series of chapter books (1/7) following the life of Mildred Hubble at a magical all-girls boarding school, not scary and perfect for readers aged 6 - 9 years. Lovable but disaster-prone Mildred is a trainee at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches, but she's making an awful mess of it. She keeps getting her spells wrong and crashing her broomstick. Themes: friendship, fitting in, school, getting in trouble.

3 stories in 1. Introducing the lovable, madcap Winnie and her black cat Wilbur in a story of colour, spells, and unexpected transformations.    Fun and clever wordplay throughout and detailed black and white pictures. Great books for children to learn the humour in language and malapropisms. Short stories with pictures throughout, perfect for children transitioning to books with longer words and texts. 

 'How the cat purred and how the witch grinned, As they sat on their broomstick and flew through the wind.' 

A rhyming picture book about the inadequate seating arrangements on a kindly witch's broomstick and a hungry dragon! Great short story, kids love this and we've read this again and again- classic Donaldson!

 When Dominic visits Grandpa, they go into the garden together, and Grandpa shows Dominic how to grow sweetcorn, the way he used to grow it back in Jamaica. While they work, Grandpa tells Dominic about his life in Jamaica, and talks about how he met Dominic's grandma and what happened when they came to Britain. When the sweetcorn is ready to harvest, Grandpa and Dominic trade it for apples from the next-door neighbour.

3 short stories in 1. Set in Dublin, here's Mammy, Rory, Anna and Mary (the twins), Cormac, Catherine and Susan (who is only one – she is full of smiles and listens to nobody). Whether they're mowing the lawn, getting rid of pesky headlice or hunting down UFOs, everything is an adventure with the Murphy family! 

3 short stories in 1.  Chaotic cousins and tent troubles ensure life is never quiet in this energetic series of linked stories about the Murphy family. It's summertime and 53 Parrot Park is a busy place to be. All the Murphys are there, and so are their Canadian cousins, who talk funny but are just like their Irish cousins in every other way. Daddy has borrowed some tents to make room for everyone - the place is full of Murphys! Then the summer ends and it's back to school. 

Horrid Henry is 10 years old and lives with his mum and dad and brother Peter. He is generally disagreeable and horrid (!) but the stories are well-paced and funny. I can sympathise with the parents! Trigger warning: some light 'bad behaviour' but gentle enough to still be funny and my kids have never copied the behaviour in the book, rather its an example of how not to behave...

 Meet Dirty Bertie – a boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits... He's full to bursting with madcap plans and crazy ideas, and if it's trouble you're after, look no further – Bertie's sure to be up to his neck in it.   Trigger warning does have lots of references to worms, bogeys, wee and general naughty behaviour but is gentle enough to still be fun and none threatening. I love reading these stories to the kids as we have a giggle and they are not boring to read.

Welcome to the woods. It's chaos in there! Bunny and his friends Weenie the Squirrel, Pig (the pig), Action Beaver and Skunky the Inventor lived a peaceful life in the forest - until Monkey's rocket crash-landed and he decided to take over! Now Monkey is causing mayhem, Bunny is determined to put a stop to it, and . . . what's that? It's an out of control shark tank, ruining a lovely picnic! 

Read-on-your-own chapter book. Andy and Terry live in the WORLD'S BEST treehouse! It's got a giant catapult, a secret underground laboratory, a tank of man-eating sharks and a marshmallow machine that follows you around and shoots marshmallows into your mouth whenever you're hungry...Sophia really enjoyed this series but for me its very samey and impossible to read aloud, one for reading alone. Lots of pictures and fun to read for kids. Big series of books if liked.

What makes this book stand out is its ability to seamlessly blend engaging storytelling with humour- comic book style. The dynamic between Dog Man and his quirky companions adds a heartwarming touch to the narrative. The author masterfully weaves a tale that not only entertains but also imparts valuable lessons about friendship and loyalty - Sophia likes this one!

 It’s City Fox’s first time in the country and he’s super-duper hungry! “Who’s for dinner?” he growls, licking his lips. Scared out of their wits, the farm animals come up with a wild and crazy plan to fool him. But can they outfox that City Fox? Great opportunities for voices and fun reading aloud!

 Poor Duncan just wants to colour in. But when he opens his box of crayons, he only finds letters, all saying the same thing: We quit! Beige is tired of playing second fiddle to Brown, Blue needs a break from colouring in all that water, while Pink just wants to be used. Green has no complaints, but Orange and Yellow are no longer speaking to each other. The battle lines have been drawn. What is Duncan to do?

This book has won so many awards and we love it!  We read it all the time as a family, a great opportunity to do different voices. Great for anyone who can relate to having a favourite toy.  When the Queen steals Emily Brown's favourite toy and erstwhile companion, a toy rabbit called Stanley, Emily sets out to get him back and teach that naughty queen a valuable lesson! 5 in the series and all of them are good.

 Jack loves beans - with everything! But his passion for his favourite snack has huge consequences in this tale of messy food fun, machinery mayhem and ingenious recycling. Can Jack and The Bean Machine save the day? 

A great book....Meet Alan, an alligator with a secret. Famed for his big, scary teeth, he sneaks into the jungle every day to scare the jungle animals ... “I’m big, scary Alan! Fear my razor-sharp teeth!” But after a long day of scaring, Alan likes nothing better than to run a warm mud bath and take out his false teeth, which nobody knows about! That is, until his teeth go missing. What will Alan do now?  

About a daddy mole who has mislaid his spectacles. Morris can’t find them anywhere. So, he decides to go on without them, trusting his instincts to lead him the right way home to his waiting family and delicious dinner of worm noodles. “Mrs Mole, I’m homeeee!” he sings … as he burrows right into the worng home! Without his spectacles, Morris really can’t see a single thing – how will he ever get home?