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A wedding on the planet Koturia turns out to be a far more dangerous proposition than the Sixth Doctor and Peri ever expected. It marks the return of a formidable old foe whose genius matches the Doctor's. Can the Doctor outwit this villain, save Peri and stop the wedding in time? 
 
American fantasy author Richelle Mead puts her own twist on the Doctor's amazing adventures through time and space.

Doctor Who: Something Borrowed

Sixth Doctor

Aisling Fitzsimons

Hi! I'm Aisling and I am on the eve of a new adventure. My family are moving from Boston, USA, to Dublin, Ireland, and I have decided to chronicle the whole affair. I'm leaving behind my school, all my friends and Phil Donnelly, the object of my affections. 
 
But I'm excited about moving. What will it all be like - and will they like Irish Aisling? Either way I'm recording everything here in my diary and it's going to be broadcast on RTE - oh my god! Come and join me at www.rte.ie/tv/ttv/aislingsdiary 
 
See you there! 
 
Love, Aisling xx

Aisling's Diary

Lola and Lotta are BEST friends. They do absolutely completely everything together, like eating lunch, playing in the sandpit and going in pairs. But when a new girl, Evie, arrives in their class, Lotta starts spending all her time with her, and not Lola. Everything is extremely very different and Lola worries that Lotta is not her Best, Best, BESTEST friend anymore. How will Lola get Lotta's attention? Find out in this ever so good Charlie and Lola story.

Charlie and Lola: My Best, Best Friend

Sarah Gomes Harris

Meet Sarah and Duck! This brilliantly quirky pairing offer an alternative look at the world as they head off on adventures together. This picture book sees them trying to cheer up Scarf Lady's Donkey - with mixed results!

Sarah and Duck at the Library

Roald Dahl

Sibéal Pounder

Paul King

Simon Farnaby

Before Charlie, before the Chocolate Factory, comes a story of invention and imagination . . . 
 
Ever since he was a child, Willy Wonka had dreamed of making chocolate and sharing it with the world. 
 
As a young man, he arrives at the world-famous Galeries Gourmet, determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time. 
 
But hounded by a trio of jealous chocolatiers, and tricked into a lifetime of washhouse drudgery, Wonka will need a little luck and a whole lot of magic – along with some help from a few friends – to fulfil his destiny. 
 
Because if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible. 
 
This delicious tale of dreams, friendship and chocolate is based on the major motion picture, Wonka, directed by Paul King, who created the story and wrote the screenplay with Simon Farnaby. The story is brought to the page by bestselling author Sibéal Pounder.

Wonka

Lauren Child

Lola loves guinea pigs, and wishes more than anything that she can take home the classroom guinea pig, Bert. With a little help from her friends and Charlie, she learns all there is to learn about guinea pigs. But caring for a pet is a big responsibility... Is Lola up to the challenge? 
 
Charlie and Lola's love of animals continues in the second story, in which they care for their new pet mouse, Nibbles. As they discover, mice are extremely clever and seriously brave; Nibbles, an expert tightrope-walker, is no exception. Join Charlie, Lola and Nibbles as they embark on a heartwarming journey of adventure and friendship.

Charlie and Lola: I Absolutely Love Animals

Max Mills

Harvey Mills

Max and Harvey have become pretty well known in the past year. Since joining Musical.ly in 2016 their lives have changed forever: they've toured America, released music and gained over 4 million loyal fans - all while still at school! 
 
In their diary, the boys tell us exactly what they've been up to. From hanging out backstage at VidCon to starring in a school play, this is Max and Harvey's year - in their own words.

Max and Harvey: In a Book

Bluey

The Heeler home is up for sale, but Bluey is not very happy about it. She’s initially comforted by a story Calypso tells her about everything working out the way it’s supposed to . . . but then quickly comes up with a plan to stop the sale of the house. 
 
“That sign means the house is for selling. So, if you get rid of it, then the house won’t be for selling anymore.” 
“Then everything will work out. That’s it, Muffin, we just need to get rid of the sign.” 
 
Meanwhile, Frisky and Uncle’s Rad’s wedding is supposed to be taking place at the house but when Frisky gets some unexpected news, nobody can find her! 
 
Will everything work out the way it’s supposed to? We’ll see . . . 
 
Based on the biggest Bluey episode, The Sign, this 112-page full colour illustrated chapter book is the perfect book for Bluey fans to enjoy a longer story. 
 
Don’t miss these other awesome Bluey books: 
Bluey: Calypso 
Bluey: Cricket 
Bluey: Zoo

Bluey: The Sign

Benjamin thinks Lily is amazing - she knows EVERYTHING! Lily promises to teach Benjamin about nature and they set off on a nature walk together. Peter is bored - he wants to go on an ADVENTURE, but his friends are more interested in leaves and bugs - and feeling left out, he sets off on a radish raid in Mr McGregor's garden. But suddenly Benjamin and Lily are in trouble. It's time for Peter to prove he's a true friend and leap to the rescue!

Peter Rabbit Animation: Friends Forever

Beetles, Bugs and Butterflies is Lola's absolute favourite book ever in the whole wide world. So naturally she is distraught when it's not at the library. Someone else has borrowed it! Charlie tries everything he can think of to placate her but nothing is ever going to beat Beetles, Bugs and Butterflies. That is, until Charlie finds Chimps and Chimpanzees and then Lola has a new best book ever!

Charlie and Lola: But Excuse Me That is My Book

Charlie and Lola are back with another ever so completely good story &ndash; this time involving Lola&rsquo;s wobbly tooth. It's her first ever wobbly tooth and Lola is determined to hang on to it &ndash; until she finds out about the tooth fairy!

Charlie and Lola: My Wobbly Tooth Must Not ever Never Fall Out

Shannon Stocker

Devon Holzwarth

This inspiring picture book tells the true story of world-famous deaf percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie. 
 
This is a story of music. 
Of obstacles. 
Of strength and hard work. 
Of all you can accomplish when you dream. 
 
As a child, Evelyn Glennie's ears began to hurt. Voices became distant whispers. Ringing phones sounded like muffled crunches in her ears. But when she was told that she would need to wear hearing aids for the rest of her life, Evelyn was determined that this this would never stop her from playing music. Instead of giving up on her dreams, Evelyn found new ways to listen... 
 
With stunning illustrations from Devon Holzwarth, and a special note from Evelyn Glennie herself, this is the perfect book to inspire children to never give up on their dreams.

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How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion

Charlie has this little sister, Lola, and together they have lots of extremely good adventures and do some very fun things. All Charlie and Lola fans will love this collection of five favourite stories, featuring Charlie and Lola, their friends Lotta and Marv and, of course, Marv's dog Sizzles! 
 
Containing these five ever so good stories: 
We Honestly Can Look After Your Dog, Whoops! But It Wasn't Me, My Wobbly Tooth Must Not Ever Never Fall Out, I've Won, No I've Won, No I've Won and Snow Is My Favourite and My Best

Charlie and Lola: My Completely Best Story Collection

Lola is really, really excited about looking after the school guinea pig, Bert. Lola loves playing with Bert, and she and Charlie even build him his very own guinea-pig run! But when Bert goes missing, Lola soon discovers that she knows something about Bert that no one else has even thought of . . . 
 
A completely special Charlie and Lola story, now available in paperback.

Charlie and Lola: I Completely Know About Guinea Pigs

Sam Hay

A brand-new story, based on the global Netflix movie and inspired by the characters of Roald Dahl’s The Twits! 
 
The Twits are the meanest, smelliest, nastiest people in the world. 
 
They spend their days plotting dirty tricks on each other – and the whole town of Triperot where they live – oh, and they also own the most revolting amusement park in the world, Twitlandia. 
 
When one day, the Twits go too far, two BRAVE children and a family of marvellous creatures decide to stand up to them. 
 
But they will need to become as tricky as the Twits themselves to get justice... 
 
Can our pair save their town from a plan more dastardly than anything the Twits have attempted before?

The Twits: The Terrible Tale of Twitlandia

Join Bluey and Bingo as they play a game of trains in this fun-filled fiction novel! 
 
As Dr Glenda and her daughter Poppy catch their train to work and day-care, some other passengers are up to mischief . . . what could go wrong? 
 
"The next train will be a bit late, due to an ongoing passenger incident." 
 
"The polar bear escaped!" 
 
This hilarious and brilliantly illustrated chapter book is perfect for 6+ readers and Bluey fans. 
 
All aboard and join the adventure! 
 
Try Bluey: Taxi for more chapter book reading fun!

Bluey: Trains

An Illustrated Chapter Book

OUTWIT THE TWITS IN THIS JAMPACKED ACTIVITY BOOK! 
 
Mr and Mrs Twit are the WORST of the worst. They're the smelliest, nastiest, MEANEST twosome in Triperot. They run Twitlandia, the creepiest amusement park around. 
 
Can you help outsmart them with these putrid puzzles and adventurous activities? Perfect for all Dahl fans. 
 
This full-colour book (with tie-in art from the new film) will feature activities inspired by the new Netflix film, including a host of dastardly challenges, quizzes, mazes, jokes and more.

The Twits: Sticker Activity Book

Ernest Penfold

Get ready to be gripped by Penfold's latest action-packed adventure story, documenting one of Danger Mouse's most DANGEROUS missions! 
 
Danger Mouse has decided that Penfold needs to learn some survival skills. So he's dragged him off to trek through the Himalayas! But they've not even made it halfway to Everest before their camping trip turns spooky - they seem to be under attack from a mysterious villain! Penfold is convinced that a real-life yeti is out to get them . . . Is he right? Or is there something even more terrifying awaiting them in the mountaintops?

Danger Mouse: Are We Nearly There, Yeti?

Case Files Fiction Book 2

Onk Beakman

The greatest Storm Titan of them all is about to make a royal appointment with his biggest challenge yet. Lightning Rod teams up with Drobot, Double Trouble and Pop Fizz to journey to a far-off city where the locals have an eye for trouble! 
From the pen of Onk Beakman comes the third tale in the Mask of Power series, based on the characters from the smash hit Skylanders video games.

Skylanders Mask of Power: Lightning Rod Faces the Cyclops Queen

Book 3

Beatrix Potter

Lily, Peter and Benjamin are BEST friends! Play the games, colour the pictures and stick the stickers to win your puzzle skills award.

Peter Rabbit Animation: Best Friends Sticker Book

Peter Rabbit is back! Find out what trouble he and his friends are getting into this time in this colourful storybook based on the new movie, starring James Corden, Rose Byrne, Daisy Ridley, Margot Robbie, Elizabeth 
Debicki, and Domhnall Gleeson.

Peter Rabbit 2: Little Rabbit Big City

Lola is clearing out some of her old things because she does not want her bedroom to ever get as messy and pongy as Marv's older brother Marty's bedroom - yuk! Charlie persuades Lola that instead of throwing her things away, she should recycle them. 'Recycle it? What is that?' asks Lola. With a bit of help from Charlie, Lola learns all about recycling and how it is extremely very important to look after our planet. Soon she has found an extra-specially fun way to do more recycling - and gets lots of her classmates to join in too!

Charlie and Lola: Look After Your Planet

Lola can't wait for it to snow. 'Snow is my favourite and my best,' she says. It snows all through the night and in the morning everything is extremely, completely white! Charlie and Lola play in the snowy park with their friends - they make snow angels, go sledging and Lola even makes a snow dog - just like Sizzles! But by the very next day all the snow has completely disappeared. Lola wishes it would snow every day,but Charlie compares snow to birthdays - they wouldn't be special if they happened every day. He takes Lola on an imaginary adventure to see penguins and polar bears living in their snowy homes and soon Lola realizes that it would be absolutely too cold to swim or wear her stripy party dress if it snowed all the time. Another winning story that perfectly captures a child's anticipation of the first snow of winter.

Charlie and Lola: Snow is my Favourite and my Best

Lola's best friend Lotta has an extremely special new coat, and Lola really wants to borrow it. Lotta isn't so sure . . . 'I will be especially very careful,' says Lola. But will she be able to keep it all fluffy and white and new? 
 
An especially special paperback picture book story, featuring Charlie and Lola.

Charlie and Lola: I Will Be Especially Very Careful

This really very good Charlie and Lola book combines two snowy stories, perfect for cold winter bedtimes: Snow is My Favourite and My Best and I Really Need Actual Ice Skates. 
 
In the first story, Lola is extremely excited because it's going to snow. Lola says, 'Snow is my FAVOURITE and my best. Why can't it snow every day?' 
 
In the second story, Lola can't wait to go ice skating. Lola says, 'I will be the best ice-skaterer in the WHOLE school!'

Charlie and Lola: I Completely Love Winter

Charlie and Lola, first seen in I Will Not Ever NEVER Eat a Tomato, are stars of the screen, page, and now audio. First aired on prime time children&rsquo;s BBC in October 2005 and now available on DVD, Charlie and Lola are enjoying superstardom! The fabulous audio collection contains five classic Charlie and Lola stories, enhanced with music, sound effects, and classic Charlie and Lola dialogue. The five fantastic audio adventures include the classic stories: We HONESTLY can look after your Dog; My Wobbly Tooth must not ever, NEVER fall out; I've Won, no i've won, No I've won; Whoops! But it wasn't Me; and Snow is my Favourite and my Best. With an all-star cast featuring Charlie, Lola, Lotta, Marv, Soren Lorensen, as well as Sizzles the dog.

My Completely Best Story Collection

Find out more in this book based on GOAT, an original film from Sony Pictures Animation (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, KPop Demon Hunters) and producer Stephen Curry. Voice talent includes: Caleb McLaughlin, Gabrielle Union, Stephen Curry, Nicola Coughlan, Nick Kroll, David Harbour, Jenifer Lewis, Aaron Pierre, Patton Oswalt, Jelly Roll, and Jennifer Hudson. 
 
Will Harris, a small but tough goat, has always dreamed of playing roarball: the fastest, fiercest coed sport in the world. But in a game built for big animals, underdogs like him don't get a chance. When Will gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play with his hero, this determined outsider will change the game forever.

GOAT: The Official Novelization

Philip Reeve

When the Fourth Doctor takes Leela to visit an immense tree space station known as the Heligan Structure, little do they know that the tree has been asleep for centuries, dreaming of vengeance against a man in a blue box ... As the tree awakes, the Time Lord and his companion soon discover why they are such unwelcome guests. 
 
Author Philip Reeve puts his own unique spin on the Doctor, his terrifying alien enemies and time-travelling adventures.

Doctor Who: The Roots of Evil

Fourth Doctor

Beatrix Potter Animation

Peter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny and their new friend - a white rabbit named Lily Bobtail - are trying to find somewhere safe to enjoy the radishes they have stolen from Mr McGregor's vegetable garden. But someone else is after them too. Who could it be? Is is toothsome Mr Tod? Is it silly Squirrel Nutkin? Or is it someone much closer to home . . . ? 
 
As soon as Peter Rabbit hits the screen with his funny friends, his taste for radishes and his thirst for adventure, everyone will want to join the gang. Be one of the first with this exciting adventure storybook.

Peter Rabbit Animation: Mystery Thief!

Lola has a cold and is feeling really ever so not well. So her big brother, Charlie, thinks of all sorts of ideas to try to cheer Lola up. He brings her pink milk and biscuits, sings her a special song, plays her best smiley jigsaw puzzle and even takes her on a cloud-hopping adventure! Soon Lola's feeling much, much better!

Charlie and Lola: I'm Really Ever So Not Well

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