Books we love in November 2024

Join Goldilocks, Little Red Riding Hood, the Three Little Pigs, and other classic fairy tale characters in this charming, large-format board book. Lift the flaps as you read the stories. 

Join five hungry dinosaurs as they search for yummy food to eat. Help them by lifting the soft, felt flaps to find the food. A sweet rhyming counting adventure. 

A boy wonders why his new classmate won’t join in and looks so sad, then discovers she has had to flee her home and everything she knows. A gorgeously illustrated book celebrating being welcoming and kind. 

When Pete the Badger and his woodland friends clear the forest of bugs, they are surprised to discover what a disastrous impact it has on the ecosystem. A superb picture book with witty, rhyming text and exquisitelydetailed illustrations. 

Gran injures her knee while teaching a dance class so Kwesi choreographs some very special moves to put her at the centre of the action once more. This exuberant picture book celebrates the joy of dance and the loving relationship between grandparent and child.

When giraffes Torla and Smorla go for a walk, Torla can’t see, as her head is stuck in a cloud, so Smorla guides her around the various obstacles they encounter on their journey. A delightfully funny picture book about trust and friendship. 

This sweet picture book about keeping our environment neat and well-tended is a lovely book with a great message about the power of communities to band together and get things done.

Rene opens a café, but her only customer is an ogre! By disguising her food as disgusting bats and battered mice, she becomes a hit with the locals. A brilliantly illustrated, hilarious picture book.  

A fascinating guide to all things toothy in this original take on the animal nonfiction book, allowing readers to get an insight into a variety of animals and their habits.

An inclusive picture book about 15 children who are planning a We Can festival, written with real children.  

A fun and jokey guide to astrophysics, focused on some of the more sensational elements of space.

In the wintery Himalayas, Anya and Mahi are swept away by the goddess Ganga on a journey to reconnect with their spirit animals and to spread a song of natural healing across the world. 

Follow the exploits of the cool, hooded detective Miss Cat as she unravels the case of the curious canary in this brilliantly quirky and humorous graphic novel. 

Set in prehistoric Ireland during an endless winter, Fia and her snow deer set out on a perilous adventure to find the Deer Mother and bring warmth and hope back to her people.

Jackson wants nothing more than to play with Mama, but she’s busy working in her office. Soon they will have their special time together, but until then, Jackson must try and be patient and find ways to entertain himself. A charming picture book that reinforces the importance of spending quality time with loved ones.

Martin thinks he might be an alien – and now he has to save the entire human race! Fast-paced and fresh, this is a funny, thrilling adventure. 

Using humour to make serious issues accessible, this is a funny, warm-hearted yet informative snapshot of life with OCD and is peppered with spot art and comic panels, which depict the reality of extreme anxiety with honesty and wit.   

This unusual guide to all things oceanic follows four cartoon characters as they navigate different underwater environments, ask questions and talk to the reader about all their amazing discoveries.

This bumper guide to all things musical is packed full of weird, wonderful and fascinating music-related information. The chatty style, abundance of jokes and black-and-white illustrations make the book accessible to a range of readers.  

A joyful anthology of 15 short stories celebrating Black girls that any reader would enjoy.  

When history obsessed 12-year-old Relic Hamilton accidentally unleashes an evil genie, he is whisked away on a time travelling, action-filledadventure to hunt it down alongside a secret society of tech-savvy genie hunters. 

Asking interesting questions about where protest ends and criminality begins, this is a thought-provoking, gripping and hugely relevant cautionary tale about the power of AI and the desire to have an influential online presence. 

Amber is plunged into the world of fairy tales and has to use her coding skills to save the day.  

With plenty of fun, jeopardy and an underlying hint of something supernatural, Maisie’s icy exploits in Antarctica make for a great father/​daughter adventure story. 

When an ominous, telepathic globe begins to exert mind-control over Kim’s younger sister Eila, he and his Dungeons and Dragons friends must step in to save their town from annihilation.