Fiction

Call the Puffins is a delightful series for readers 5+ all about puffins and teamwork. Each book follows a group of young puffins who are in training to join a search and rescue team.

Download these fun activity sheets to use with your class

When the water in Last Village dries up and its residents disappear, only Ash is left behind.

He sets off on a dangerous journey, searching for answers, hoping to find a rumoured land to the north where life still thrives. But not all rumours can be trusted … The truth lying in wait for Ash will change his world for ever.

This activity pack contains three extracts from Spark with accompanying activities. The activities explore what climate change is, what causes it and what effects it has on our world.

Themes: Environment | Climate Change | English

The Worst Day Ever is a hilarious space adventure from the author of Iguana Boy.  When it starts with an alien invasion, a planet in danger AND a stubbed toe, you know it’s going to be the Worst Day Ever!

Themes: Reading comprehension and inference | Writing | Art, Design and Technology | Geography

Kiki Kallira is more of a worrier than a warrior. But today she’ll have to be a hero … A magical celebration of creativity and its powers.

Themes: Literacy | PSHE | Art | Geography | RE

The Henna Wars is a gorgeous, heart-warming, queer YA love story by Bangladeshi-Irish author, Adiba Jaigirdar, a brilliant new voice in contemporary YA romance.

The Henna Wars is the perfect KS3 book to discuss difficult topics such as homophobia, cultural appropriation and racism, in the classroom.

Also available: Extracts from the book

Themes: Travel and Exploration | Magic | Fantasy | World Building | Environment

Toto is no ordinary cat, and she can’t wait for you to join her on her ninja adventures! From one of the UK’s best-loved broadcasters. Download a chapter extract here.

Themes: Cats | Superheroes | Comic Strip Stories | Mystery

Toto is no ordinary cat, and she can’t wait for you to join her on her ninja adventures! From one of the UK’s best-loved broadcasters. Download a chapter extract here.

Themes: Cats | Superheroes | Comic Strip Stories | Mystery

Once upon a time there was a terrible monster called the Ickabog. Or so the story goes . . . A legendary adventure from one of the world’s greateststorytellers J.K. Rowling, now featuring striking illustrations from award-winning illustrator Ben Mantle.

Themes: Fairytale | Fantasy | Magic | Hope | Friendship | Storytelling

The Scribble Witch series is a magical series about a girl and the mischievous scribble witch who lives in her pen pot, for fans of Tom Gates and Amelia Fang.

Themes: School stories | Humour | Fantasy | Art | Magic

The Scribble Witch series is a magical series about a girl and the mischievous scribble witch who lives in her pen pot, for fans of Tom Gates and Amelia Fang.

Themes: School stories | Humour | Fantasy | Art | Magic

The Exploding Life of Scarlett Fife is the hilarious and heartfelt first book in a new series about BIG FEELINGS, how to navigate them and avoid literally exploding things, by the bestselling author of Who Let the Gods Out? Maz Evans, with illustrations by Chris Jevons.

Themes: Navigating emotions | Facing adversity | Emotional literacy | Humour