Books beginning with: D

• Dadaji’s Paintbrush

  Author: Rashmi Sirdeshpande Illustrator: Ruchi Mhasane
  Publisher: Andersen Press
  Interest age: 4-5
  

  A beautifully tender story about love, art and death, set in India.

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  Mae bachgen yn byw mewn pentref bach yn yr India gyda'i dadaji (taid). Maen nhw'n gwneud popeth gyda'i gilydd – o werthu ffrwythau yn y farchnad i hwylio cychod papur. Ond yn fwy na dim, maen nhw wrth eu boddau'n paentio gyda'i gilydd.

• Daddy Do My Hair: Beth’s Twists

  Author: Tola Okogwu Illustrator: Chanté Timothy
  Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  Interest age: 4-6
  Reading age: 5+

  Softly rhyming text and glowing, illustrations in this calm, gentle book celebrate an apparently insignificant domestic ritual, which means everything to this father and daughter as they make time for each other. 

• Daddy Do My Hair: Hope’s Braids

  Author: Tola Okogwu Illustrator: Rahima Begum
  Publisher: Florence Elizabeth Publishing
  Interest age: 4-6
  Reading age: 5+

  'There is something wrong with my big, frizzy mop. The children call me ginger and names like carrot top!’ A gentle read on how to deal with anxieties around standing out and dealing with bullying from an early age.

• Daddy Do My Hair: Kechi’s Hair Goes Every Which Way

  Author: Tola Okogwu Illustrator: Naomi Wright
  Publisher: Florence Elizabeth Publishing
  Interest age: 4-6
  Reading age: 5+

  Kechi’s Mum knows lots of different ways to style her big beautiful curly hair. But when it’s Kechi’s Daddy who has to take her to school, we see him trying, and failing, to do her hair just like Mummy does. Fun and hilarity follows... 

• Daddy Fartypants

  Author: Emer Stamp and Matt Hunt
  Publisher: Orchard
  Interest age: 4-6
  Reading age: 5+

  Farts are a perennial favourite among young readers and this one about a very windy dad is sure to amuse little ones. A great one for laughs at bedtime, as well as a subtle reminder that saying sorry applies to everyone.

• Daddy Honk Honk!

  Author: Rosalinde Bonnet
  Publisher: Dial Books
  Interest age: 4-7
  Reading age: 5+

  This adorable book about being a new parent is full of warmth and reassurance, and the lovely ending reminds us that a loving community is a huge part of a child's life – and a big support for new parents, too.

• Daddy is My Hero

  Author: Dawn Richards and Jane Massey
  Publisher: Random House
  

  Fantasy, fun and fancy dress in this tender and touching tribute to heroic Dads!

• Dads, Geeks and Blue Haired Freaks

  Author: Ellie Phillips
  Publisher: Electric Monkey
  Interest age: 12+
  Reading age: 10+

  15-year-old Sadie is enjoying a birthday tea with her loud and loving family - until she opens a birthday card apparently from her dad.

• Daft Bat

  Author: Jeanne Willis Illustrator: Tony Ross
  Publisher: Andersen Press
  Interest age: 3+
  Reading age: 5+

  Bat wants an umbrella to keep her feet dry, thinks clouds are in the sky beneath her, and that her ears may get wet if the river rises.

• Daisy and Bear

  Author: Fabi Santiago
  Publisher: Scholastic
  Interest age: 3-5
  

  One Sunday afternoon, Daisy decides that she and Bear should go to the cinema. A funny book with a retro feel, full of silly expressions, happy chaos and a gentle reminder about cinema etiquette.

• Daisy Darling, Let’s Have Lunch!

  Author: Markus Majaluoma Translator: Anja Leppanen
  Publisher: Pikku Publishing
  Interest age: 3-6
  Reading age: 5+

  An adorable series of books about a father and daughter that comes to us from Finland. Children will find daddy's antics to appease Daisy hilarious. And parents will find Daisy's stubbornness and daddy's exasperation all too familiar.

• Daisy: Really, Really

  Author: Kes Gray Illustrator: Nick Sharratt
  Publisher: Red Fox
  Interest age: 4-7
  Reading age: 5+

  Lively and comical illustrations accompany this appealing and entertaining story about a mischievous little girl who wraps her babysitter round her little finger, by telling a stack of fiendish fibs.

• Daisy's Big Dig

  Author: Angie Morgan
  Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
  Interest age: 4+
  Reading age: 6+

  Daisy loves talking to all her neighbours on Magnolia Street, but they never talk to each other. When Mr Hofmeister hurts his back, Daisy comes up with a plan to look after his garden and bring the neighbours together.

• Daizy Star and the Pink Guitar

  Author: Cathy Cassidy
  Publisher: Puffin
  Interest age: 8+
  Reading age: 8+

  Daisy's Dad is the master of mad ideas but his latest scheme has to be the maddest of all. He wants to uproot the whole family, move to Africa and milk goats.

• Dalmatian in a Digger

  Author: Rebecca Elliott
  Publisher: Curious Fox
  Interest age: 2-4
  

  Packed with cute animals and brilliant trucks, cranes and bulldozers, this exciting picture book has lots of fun sounds to try out and information on what different vehicles do, such as lifting or carrying. 

• Dan y Don

  Author: Nicola Davies Illustrator: Abbie Cameron
  Publisher: Graffeg
  Interest age: 6-7
  

  Dyma lyfr ffeithiol sydd yn tywys darllenwyr ifanc i fyd o dan y môr. Yn wahanol i lyfrau ffeithiol mwy traddodiadol mae hwn yn llyfr sydd yn cyfuno mydr ac odl gyda ffeithiau er mwyn agor llygaid darllenwyr i’r byd o dan y don.

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  This non-fiction book guides young readers to an undersea world. Unlike more traditional non-fiction books, this book combines met…

• Dance Is For Everyone

  Author: Andrea Zuill
  Publisher: Sterling
  Interest age: 4-7
  Reading age: 7+

  When a large, green alligator turns up to ballet class one day, Miss Iraina and the students are very surprised but, as the alligator doesn’t seem too keen on eating any of them, they decide to let her stay.

• Dance of Shadows

  Author: Yelena Black
  Publisher: Bloomsbury
  Interest age: 13+
  Reading age: 13+

  Vanessa Adler may be a gifted dancer, but she has another reason for wanting to join the prestigious New York Ballet Academy - to find out what happened to her missing sister.

• Dancer the Wild Pony

  Author: Janey Louise Jones Illustrator: Jennie Poh
  Publisher: Curious Fox
  Interest age: 5-8
  Reading age: 6+

  Dancer the pony has become very nervous of entering the annual village dance competition - so the superfairies help her recover her confidence. Jennie Poh's bright, flowery illustrations stand out as the high point of the book.

• Dancing Birds and Singing Apes

  Author: Smriti Halls Illustrator: Florence Weiser
  Publisher: Wren & Rook
  Interest age: 4-8
  Reading age: 7+

  A fantastic journey around the world discovering how numerous animals, birds and insects say ‘I love you’, full of stunning illustration and engaging text.

• Dancing in My Nuddy-pants!

  Author: Louise Rennison
  Publisher: HarperCollins
  Interest age: 11-15
  Reading age: 11+

  This fourth book in the series sees Georgia suffering her usual problems with boys and school, continuing her on/off relationships, and enduring the embarrassing behaviour of her parents.

• Dancing Jax

  Author: Robin Jarvis
  Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
  Interest age: 12-15
  Reading age: 10+

  Sinister occultist Austerly Fellowes died in 1936. Didn't he? A truly disturbing supernatural thriller which may well keep readers awake at night.

• Dancing the Charleston

  Author: Jacqueline Wilson Illustrator: Nick Sharratt
  Publisher: Doubleday
  Interest age: 9-11
  Reading age: 9+

  A fabulous journey back in time to the 1920s to meet Mona, whose life is turned upside down when someone new inherits the grand Somerset Estate upon which she lives. Delicious descriptions and Dame Jacqueline's trademark humour make this a delight.

• Dandelion Clocks

  Author: Rebecca Westcott
  Publisher: Puffin Books
  Interest age: 9+
  Reading age: 9+

  Powerful, memorable and accessible, the book also boasts a very positive depiction of a character with Asperger's Syndrome.

• Danger is Everywhere

  Author: David O'Doherty Illustrator: Chris Judge
  Publisher: Puffin
  Interest age: 7+
  Reading age: 7+

  Just like this book says, danger is everywhere. Don't worry, though, because Docter Noel Zone (yes, Docter) is an experienced Dangerologist and is here to help you in this fun and very funny book.

• Danger is Still Everywhere - Beware of the Dog

  Author: David O'Doherty Illustrator: Chris Judge
  Publisher: Puffin
  Interest age: 9-13
  Reading age: 9+

  Docter Noel Zone is a Dangerologist, and he's here to tell you all about the dangers that exist in everyday life and how to avoid them - or, at least, recognise them, bubble wrap them and possibly most importantly of all, SAFBTB (Stay Away From Bins That Burp).

• Danger Really Is Everywhere

  Author: David O'Doherty Illustrator: Chris Judge
  Publisher: Puffin
  Interest age: 7-12
  Reading age: 7-12

  When Docter Noel Zone gets a job as a school chef, he's horrified by all the dangers around him... and that's before he has to track down a bike thief. An anarchic, funny book that everyone will enjoy.

• Dangerous Lies

  Author: Becca Fitzpatrick
  Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  Interest age: 16+
  Reading age: 14+

  She is not an orphan, she is not from Tennessee and her name is not Stella - but those are the lies she has to tell if she wants to stay alive. An exciting read.

• Dangerous Reality

  Author: Malorie Blackman
  Publisher: Corgi
  Interest age: 10+
  Reading age: 10+

  Dominic’s Mum is super-clever. She’s invented Vims, a Virtual Interactive Mobile System, which can be programmed to do anything – defuse bombs, detect landmines, operate complex equipment in hazardous conditions – it’s genius.

• Dangerous!

  Author: Tim Warnes
  Publisher: Little Tiger Press
  Interest age: 3-6
  Reading age: 6+

  This is a fantastic book of fun and friendship and lots of interesting words, which makes it great for sharing and reading aloud (and expanding the vocabulary!)

• Danny

  Author: Yann and Gwendal Le Bec
  Publisher: Flying Eye Books
  Interest age: 2+
  Reading age: 5+

  A picture book with a marked sense of humour for adults as well as younger readers in which a hippo overhears a conversation from which he fears that he lisps.

• Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths

  Author: Maisie Chan Illustrator: Anh Cao
  Publisher: Piccadilly Press
  Interest age: 9-12
  Reading age: 8+

  Danny Chung doesn’t do maths he does do art. When his grandmother arrives from China, hilarious adventures including bingo and lychees show him that maths and art are closely connected.

• Danny Danger and the Cosmic Remote

  Author: Adam Frost
  Publisher: Nosy Crow
  Interest age: 7+
  Reading age: 8+

  Danny Danger’s uncle has given him the coolest present in the world – a remote control that allows him to fast-forward, rewind and pause time

• Danny Dread

  Author: Ben Davis Illustrator: Stephanie Lidbetter
  Publisher: Oxford
  Interest age: 9-13
  Reading age: 10+

  Witty, imaginative and interspersed with humorous black and white illustrations of evil plots, this comedy adventure will be enjoyed by aspiring bad guys and fans of 'Despicable Me'.

• Danny McGee Drinks The Sea

  Author: Andy Stanton Illustrator: Neal Layton
  Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
  Interest age: 2-6
  Reading age: 5+

  Can a boy really drink the sea? This book is pure anarchy and will have the whole family falling on the floor with tears of laughter running down their faces. 

• Danza!

  Author: Duncan Tonatiuh
  Publisher: Abrams and Chronicle
  Interest age: 7-9
  Reading age: 8+

  Danza! explores the life of one of the most celebrated dancers and choreographers in the 20th Century, Amalia Hernandez, and the formation of the world-famous dance company Folkloric Ballet.

• Dara Palmer's Major Drama

  Author: Emma Shevah
  Publisher: Chicken House
  Interest age: 10+
  Reading age: 10+

  Fresh, funny, fizzy and indomitable, Dara learns through acting to face challenging home truths about what she calls the 'insidey bits' of herself, friends and family.

• Darcy Burdock

  Author: Laura Dockrill
  Publisher: Corgi Children's
  Interest age: 8+
  Reading age: 9+

  Ten-year-old Darcy Burdock is one of life's noticers, spotting the extraordinary in the everyday and coming up with ideas for wild and wonderful stories.

• Darcy Burdock: Hi So Much

  Author: Laura Dockrill
  Publisher: Corgi
  Interest age: 9+
  Reading age: 9+

  Irrepressible Darcy Burdock is back in this lively sequel to Laura Dockrill's first book for children

• Dare To Be You

  Author: Matthew Syed Illustrator: Toby Triumph
  Publisher: Hachette
  Interest age: 9-13
  Reading age: 10+

  As annoying as it is when someone says, ‘There’s no such thing as normal,’ everyone really is different. And this is a good thing: if everyone tried to be the same, there would never be any new ideas.

  Here, author Matthew Syed shows why we should all embrace our differences and how doing so will not only make us happier and less worried or anxious, but can a…

• Dare We Be Dragons?

  Author: Barry Falls
  Publisher: Farshore
  Interest age: 4-5
  

  A dad is putting his young daughter to bed, and as he tucks her in, they both start to imagine all of the adventures they could have together the next day. They could be dragons, or walk with giants in the woods, or fly to the moon and then swim with huge whales in the oceans. There are so many adventures that Dad and his little girl can have together – and,…

• Darganfod Newid Hinsawdd

  Author: Maryam Sharif-Draper Adapted by Sioned Lleiniau
  Publisher: Rily
  Interest age: 8-9
  

  Mae datblygu dealltwriaeth pobl ifanc o gynaliadwyedd y blaned wedi’i flaenoriaethu fel un o’r sylfeini ar gyfer y cwricwlwm yng Nghymru. 

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  Developing young people’s understanding of the sustainability of the planet has been prioritised as one of the foundations for the curriculum in Wales. 

• Dark Inside

  Author: Jeyn Roberts
  Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
  Interest age: 14+
  Reading age: 10+

  After a huge earthquake strikes every continent on Earth, strange and terrible start happening. Four young surivors come together to fight an unknown evil that threatens to take over their world.

• Dark Lord: A Fiend in Need

  Author: Jamie Thomson
  Publisher: Orchard
  Interest age: 9+
  Reading age: 11+

  Sooz, a 13 year old girl from Surrey has become the Dark Mistress of Dirk's otherworldly kingdom, the Darklands. Thanks to the Ring of Power given to her by Dirk, his minions recognise her as their ruler.

• Dark Lord: The Teenage Years

  Author: Jamie Thomson Illustrator: Freya Hartas
  Publisher: Orchard Books
  Interest age: 9+
  Reading age: 10+

  The Dark Lord falls to earth, crash-landing in a suburban car park in the body of a teenage boy, spitting out poisonous mucus

• Dark Ride

  Author: Caroline Green
  Publisher: Piccadilly Press Ltd
  Interest age: 12+
  Reading age: 12+

  Bel's life is in ruins, but then she meets Luka and falls in love. Together, they uncover a web of dark secrets at the Slumpton's highest levels - but will they each resolve their unhappiness?

• Dark Room

  Author: Tom Becker
  Publisher: Red Eye
  Interest age: 14+
  Reading age: 10+

  In an affluent American town, populated by beautiful, privileged people, a vicious and meticulous killer is on the loose. Could there be a connection to the murder of a beauty queen twenty years earlier?

• Dark Satanic Mills

  Author: Marcus & Julian Sedgwick Illustrator: John Higgins and Marc Olivent
  Publisher: Walker
  Interest age: 13+
  Reading age: 13+

  In a Britain laid to waste by catastrophic global warming, a motorcycle courier, Christy, and an atheist campaigner are on the run.

• Dark Woods

  Author: Steve Voake
  Publisher: Faber Children's Books
  Interest age: 9+
  Reading age: 9+

  Voake's fast-paced psychological thriller weaves themes and characters from Hoffman's Struwwelpeter tales into a modern American backwoods setting.

• Darkmere

  Author: Helen Maslin
  Publisher: Chicken House
  Interest age: 14-17
  Reading age: 11+

  This dual-narrative romantic thriller links Kate's contemporary story with events from 200 years ago and the terrible fate of the castle's first mistress. For fans of Point Horror.

• Darkmouth

  Author: Shane Hegarty
  Publisher: Harper Collins
  Interest age: 9+
  Reading age: 9+

  Darkmouth will sit perfectly next to Skulduggery Pleasant on the shelves of middle-grade readers who prefer their comedy served with a smothering of action and some rather hefty weaponry.

• Dart and Dive

  Author: Hannah Wood
  Publisher: Child's Play
  Interest age: 0+
  Reading age: 3+

  Babies will love blowing and watching the mobiles in these beautiful concertina books.

• Darwin's Dragons

  Author: Lindsay Galvin
  Publisher: Chicken House
  Interest age: 9-12
  Reading age: 9+

  Part thriller, part historical adventure and featuring meticulous research and masterful storytelling, Darwin’s Dragons blurs the lines between fact and fiction and will leave you wondering just how much might actually be true.

• Daughter of Fire and Ice

  Author: Marie-Louise Jensen
  Publisher: Oxford University Press
  Interest age: 11+
  Reading age: 9+

  Thora is a healer with second-sight, who avoids an unwelcome marriage to a cruel chieftain when Bjorn, an Irish slave, kills him and they escape to Iceland.

• Daughters of Time

  Author: Various Editor: Mary Hoffman
  Publisher: Templar Publishing
  Interest age: 9+
  Reading age: 9+

  This anthology of short stories for children aims to shine a new spotlight on some extraordinary women from history

• Dave

  Author: Sue Hendra Illustrator: Liz Pichon
  Publisher: Hodder Children’s Books
  Interest age: 3+
  Reading age: 6+

  Dave is a great, big, greedy cat - so big, in fact, that he gets stuck in the cat flap.

• Dave and the Tooth Fairy

  Author: Verna Wilkins Illustrator: Carl Pearce
  Publisher: Templar Publishing
  Interest age: 4-8
  Reading age: 5+

  Dave is thrilled when he finally gets his first wobbly tooth although, despite much wiggling and waggling, it seems reluctant to come out. A marvellous book with broad appeal, with a wealth of thoughtful, humorous detail.

• Dave Pigeon

  Author: Swapna Haddow Illustrator: Sheena Dempsey
  Publisher: Faber & Faber
  Interest age: 6-7
  Reading age: 6-7

  Dave Pigeon, the brilliant pigeon mastermind, is determined to find and eat all of your biscuits. The expressive illustrations complete a perfect funny book for younger readers.

• Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!)

  Author: Swapna Haddow Illustrator: Sheena Dempsey
  Publisher: Faber & Faber
  Interest age: 6+
  Reading age: 7+

  Another hilarious combination of engaging plot, silly jokes and wonderful illustrations from the Dave Pigeon team, which means that this sequel is just as good as the original.

• Dave Pigeon (Racer!)

  Author: Swapna Haddow Illustrator: Sheena Dempsey
  Publisher: Faber & Faber
  Interest age: 6-10
  Reading age: 7+

  The third book in the brilliantly funny Dave Pigeon series continues its light-hearted focus on friendship and the trials and tribulations younger children can face. In this instalment, Dave and Skipper have to face a too-cool-for-school gang of other animals.

• Dave Pigeon (Royal Coo!)

  Author: Swapna Haddow Illustrator: Sheena Dempsey
  Publisher: Faber & Faber
  Interest age: 6-11
  Reading age: 6+

  When the Royal Pigeon, Prince Raju, agrees to swap places with Dave for the day, the last thing they expect is a royal coo! An ideal choice for younger readers to have their vocabulary stretched with an age-appropriate story, full of puns and adorable sketches.

• Dave the Lonely Monster

  Author: Anna Kemp Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie
  Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  Interest age: 4-7
  Reading age: 5+

  A monster called Dave is banished to a 'retirement cave' after he causes too much of a ruckus. But surely there's a time and place for a bit of monster fun? A joy of a picture book, with a warm and feel-good centre.

• Dave's Cave

  Author: Frann Preston-Gannon
  Publisher: Nosy Crow
  Interest age: 3-6
  Reading age: 5+

  Dave the caveman has a great cave... but could he find an even better one? This amusing picture book conveys the simple message that there's no place like home in a witty new way.

• Dave's Rock

  Author: Frann Preston-Gannon
  Publisher: Nosy Crow
  Interest age: 2-4
  

  In this the follow-up to Dave's Cave, two cavemen friends endeavour to prove they have the better rock. The language is delivered in great improvised caveman speak, while the illustrations are stylistic and help pull off the visual gags.

• David

  Author: Mary Hoffman
  Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
  Interest age: 13+
  Reading age: 12+

  This is a rich and colourful tale full of excitement

• David Roberts' Delightfully Different Fairy Tales

  Author: Lynn Roberts-Maloney Illustrator: David Roberts
  Publisher: Pavilion
  Interest age: 6-8
  Reading age: 6-8

  A collection of three retold fairy tales, full of fun and tongue-in-cheek humour - all accompanied by David Roberts' beautiful illustrations.

• Day of Deliverance

  Author: Johnny O'Brien
  Publisher: Templar
  Interest age: 9+
  Reading age: 8+

  The second adventure involving Jack Christie, son of scientists involved in an experiment to change the course of history through using the Taurus, a time machine.

• Day of the Dinosaurs

  Author: Dr Steve Brusatte Illustrator: Daniel Chester
  Publisher: Wide Eyed
  Interest age: 6+
  Reading age: 7+

  From the Triassic to the Jurassic, this book is packed with wonderful illustrations of animals, accompanied by fun and fascinating bite-sized nuggets of information. Expect this to be a firm favourite of any dinosaur enthusiast.

• Daydreams and Diaries

  Author: Jacqueline Wilson Illustrator: Nick Sharratt
  Publisher: Yearling
  Interest age: 9+
  Reading age: 9+

  Jacqueline Wilson is one of our best loved children’s authors and this volume contains everything you need to know about her childhood and her journey to becoming a writer.

• Daydreams and Jellybeans

  Author: Alex Wharton Illustrator: Katy Riddell
  Publisher: Firefly Press
  Interest age: 6-8
  Reading age: 6+

  This accessible collection of poems is fun and thoughtful and an ideal resource for teachers. The focus here is on poems that sound great read aloud, so be sure to sing them, chant them and enjoy the way they sound.

• Daylight Saving

  Author: Edward Hogan
  Publisher: Walker Books
  Interest age: 14+
  Reading age: 13+

  On holiday at the strangely artificial Leisure World Holiday Complex, Daniel meets a mysterious girl called Lexi

• D-Day Dog

  Author: Tom Palmer Illustrator: Tom Clohosy Cole
  Publisher: Barrington Stoke
  Interest age: 9-12
  Reading age: 9+

  Jack’s favourite things are his dog, Finn, and playing war-themed videogames with his dad, who’s an army reservist. He’s excited about the school trip to Normandy and the class project on World War II. War and being a soldier seem like really exciting things.

  As the class begins the research for their project, though, Jack’s perceptions are questioned at eve…

• Dead End in Norvelt

  Author: Jack Gantos
  Publisher: Corgi Yearling
  Interest age: 11+
  Reading age: 10+

  In a small town populated by larger-than-life characters, truth meets fantasy as this hilarious, semi-autobiographical novel charts the progress of Jack’s summer

• Dead End Kids

  Author: Bernard Ashley
  Publisher: Orchard Books
  Interest age: 12+
  Reading age: 10+

  Closely based on historical fact, Bernard Ashley has created another gripping account of wartime London.

• Dead Ends

  Author: Erin Lange
  Publisher: Faber & Faber
  Interest age: 11+
  Reading age: 11+

  Dane Washington is the quick-tempered local bully, Billy D his new neighbour who has Down Syndrome.

• Dead Good Detectives

  Author: Jenny McLachlan Illustrator: Chloe Dominique
  Publisher: Farshore
  Interest age: 9-11
  Reading age: 9+

  The seaside town of Fathom is home to Sid and her father, who own the local model village, Fathomless. Sid is shy and hates to be noticed, which makes it difficult to spend time with her outlandish best friend Zen, who loves to be centre of attention. The pair enjoy hanging out in the graveyard, where they make up stories about the people who are buried ther…

• Dead Gorgeous

  Author: Malorie Blackman
  Publisher: Corgi
  Interest age: 12+
  Reading age: 11+

  Nova is bored and discontented. When she meets the good-looking Liam, she can't believe her luck, but then she discovers that he is not quite like other boys.

• Dead Jealous

  Author: Sharon Jones
  Publisher: Orchard Books
  Interest age: 13+
  Reading age: 13+

  When Poppy Sinclair finds the body of a young woman washed up on the shores of a lake, she is convinced it is not a tragic accident, but murder

• Dead Man's Cove

  Author: Lauren St John
  Publisher: Orion Children's Books
  Interest age: 9+
  Reading age: 9+

  When mysterious uncle Calvin rescues Laura Marlin from her gloomy life in an orphanage, she can't believe her luck! But she soon realises that her Cornish paradise is full of mysteries...

• Dead or Alive?

  Author: Clive Gifford Illustrator: Sarah Horne
  Publisher: Farshore
  Interest age: 6+
  Reading age: 8+

  The first of two weird and wonderful animal-fact books. Clive Gifford has written award-winning books designed to engage readers with the wonders and quirks of science and technology, and in his latest he features animal survivors.

• Dead Romantic

  Author: C J Skuse
  Publisher: Chicken House
  Interest age: 13+
  Reading age: 13+

  Camille is longing for the perfect boyfriend - and her best friend Zoe has a rather unusual plan to bring her dream boy to life.

• Dead Rules

  Author: R S Russell
  Publisher: Quercus
  Interest age: 12+
  Reading age: 9+

  In this dark but funny novel, R.S. Russell envisages what would happen if teenagers who have died in traumatic circumstances were transported to 'Dead School', where they remain exactly as they were on death

• Dead Time

  Author: Anne Cassidy
  Publisher: Bloomsbury
  Interest age: 13+
  Reading age: 11+

  Five years ago, Rose's mother and stepfather mysteriously disappeared. She and her step-brother Josh are determined to discover what happened to them- but their investigations soon lead them into danger.

• Deadlock

  Author: Simon Fox
  Publisher: Nosy Crow
  Interest age: 9-11
  Reading age: 9+

  Archie Blake can pick locks. And when a diamond necklace goes missing and his dad is arrested, it’s down to Archie and his unusual skills to prove his dad’s innocence. An action-packed thriller with many knife-edge moments, this is a real page turner.

• Deadly Diaries

  Author: Steve Backshall
  Publisher: Orion Children's Books
  

  In his first ever Deadly Diaries Steve Backshall shares what it means to him to film the world's top predators. Learn how it feels to have a blue whale silently power past you in crystal clear Indian Ocean waters or to dangle beneath a helicopter in order to be dropped onto a crocodile nest while the mother crocodile is still there!

• Deadly Letter

  Author: Mary Hoffman Illustrator: Sophie Burrows
  Publisher: Barrington Stoke
  Interest age: 7+
  Reading age: 7+

  A warm, reassuring story about moving house and making new friends, which touches on racism and teasing, but shows the benefit of a positive, friendly attitude.

• Deadly!

  Author: Morris Gleitzman and Paul Jennings
  Publisher: Penguin
  Interest age: 8-12
  Reading age: 8+

  With exploding spiders, blue farts and a frozen corpse, this is the kind of crazily comic horror story that readers of this age love and these two writers excel in.

• Deadly!

  Author: Nicola Davies Illustrator: Neal Layton
  Publisher: Walker
  Interest age: 8+
  Reading age: 8+

  Sometimes nature can be nasty!

• Dear Bunny…

  Author: Katie Cotton Illustrator: Blanca Gómez
  Publisher: Frances Lincoln
  Interest age: 3-6
  Reading age: 5+

  When a much-loved toy bunny asks his owner to name her favourite things, she settles down to write bunny a letter about everything she loves. A delightful picture book about how the best things in life are often the most simple. 

• Dear Dinosaur

  Author: Chae Strathie Illustrator: Nicola O’Byrne
  Publisher: Scholastic
  Interest age: 3-6
  Reading age: 5+

  Filled with bright illustrations and fold-out letters, postcards and cards, Dear Dinosaur has a very interactive and playful feel. The clear and colourful pages are dotted with dinosaur facts and jokes that all dinosaur lovers will enjoy.

• Dear Dylan

  Author: Siobhan Curham
  Publisher: Electric Monkey
  Interest age: 11+
  Reading age: 11+

  A tender-hearted and funny teenage novel about the power of even the most unlikely friendships, with a wonderfully effervescent and likable heroine, Dear Dylan was a deserving winner of the 2010 Young Minds Book Award.

• Dear Father Christmas

  Author: Alan Durant Illustrator: Vanessa Cabban
  Publisher: Walker Books
  Interest age: 4-7
  Reading age: 5+

  Christmas is fast approaching and Holly writes to Father Christmas. To her surprise, he replies and the pair begin to exchange letters.

• Dear Greenpeace

  Author: Simon James
  Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
  Interest age: 7+
  Reading age: 7+

  A simple, warm hearted and humorous book with charming illustrations.  The correspondence could spark ideas for letter writing in the classroom setting.

• Dear Hound

  Author: Jill Murphy
  Publisher: Puffin
  Interest age: 8+
  Reading age: 8+

  Talking animals, gentle humour, suspense and charming illustrations in this tear-jerking chapter book.

• Dear Jelly: Family Letters from the First World War

  Author: Sarah Ridley
  Publisher: Hachette
  Interest age: 8-14
  Reading age: 8+

  Accompanied by historical notes on the progress of the war, this book is an accessible resource and an appealing read. It is also a moving story, as neither of the brothers returned home alive.

• Dear Mermaid

  Author: Alan Durant Illustrator: Vanessa Cabban
  Publisher: Walker Books
  Interest age: 4-6
  Reading age: 6+

  One day Holly finds a mermaid's purse on the beach. She leaves it for the mermaid with a note and the next day discovers to her delight that the mermaid has written back!

• Dear Scarlett

  Author: Fleur Hitchcock
  Publisher: Nosy Crow
  Interest age: 9+
  Reading age: 10+

  Was Scarlett’s dad really a master jewel thief? Was he a spy? A cardboard box full of clues might just provide the answers.

• Dear Tooth Fairy

  Author: Alan Durant Illustrator: Vanessa Cabban
  Publisher: Walker Books
  Interest age: 4+
  Reading age: 6+

  When Holly's tooth falls out she decides to keep it and leave the tooth fairy a set of vampire teeth instead.

• Dear Ugly Sisters and Other Poems

  Author: Laura Mucha Illustrator: Tania Rex
  Publisher: Otter-Barry Books
  Interest age: 6-11
  Reading age: 6+

  A stunningly original collection of accessible poems from the witty and wry to more thought-provoking and wise.

• Dear Zoo

  Author: Rod Campbell
  Publisher: Macmillan (Campbell Books)
  Interest age: 2+
  

  This appealing story, in lift-the-flap, board-book format has been a favourite with toddlers ever since it was first published in 1982.

• Dear Zoo Noisy Book

  Author: Rod Campbell
  Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
  Interest age: 2+
  Reading age: 4+

  A whole new generation of children will enjoy this classic story about finding the perfect family pet

• Death & Co.

  Author: D J McCune
  Publisher: Hot Key Books
  Interest age: 13+
  Reading age: 10+

  Adam is a Luman: he is charged with leading the dead to the afterlife. But what he really wants is a normal teenage life.

• Death and Sparkles

  Author: Rob Justus
  Publisher: Chronicle Books
  Interest age: 9-11
  Reading age: 8+

  This colourful graphic novel about the last unicorn on Earth and a character called Death, thrown together to save the planet from climate change, is filled with quirky humour, zany characters and off-the-wall plot, as well as touching on some complex ideas.

• Death in the Devil's Den

  Author: Cora Harrison
  Publisher: Picadilly Press
  Interest age: 8+
  Reading age: 8+

  In this installment of the London Murder Mysteries series, Inspector Denham calls on Alfie to help identify a Russian secret agent.

• Death Match

  Author: Andy Croft Illustrator: Bob Moulder
  Publisher: A&C Black
  Interest age: 11+
  Reading age: 8+

  During the occupation of Ukraine in World War II, players from what had been the Dynamo Kiev football team set themselves up as Start FC and competed in a Nazi-organised league

• Death or Ice Cream?

  Author: Gareth P Jones
  Publisher: Hot Key
  Interest age: 8+
  Reading age: 11+

  Larkin Mills is no ordinary town. It's a place of contradictions and enigma, of secrets and mysteries. A place with an exquisite ice cream parlour, and an awful lot of death. An extraordinary mystery in Larkin Mills is beginning to take shape.

• Death Sets Sail

  Author: Robin Stevens
  Publisher: Puffin
  Interest age: 9-11
  Reading age: 8+

  The final adventure in the Murder Most Ladylike series has a wonderful resonance with Agatha Christie’s 1930s Death on the Nile murder mystery with all its Egyptian mystery, heat and splendour.

• Debutantes

  Author: Cora Harrison
  Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
  Interest age: 12+
  Reading age: 12+

  Stuck in a crumbling old country house, the artistic and ambitious Derrington sisters yearn to go to London to experience the glitter and glamour of the Roaring Twenties.

• Deep Blue

  Author: Jennifer Donnelly
  Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
  Interest age: 10+
  Reading age: 10+

  The first book in the Waterfire saga, this magical undersea adventure takes its inspiration from the myth of Atlantis. The courageous teen mermaid heroines will especially appeal to girl readers.

• Deep in the Forest: A Seek and Find Adventure

  Author: Josef Anton and Lucie Brunelliere
  Publisher: Abrams Appleseed
  Interest age: 4-7
  Reading age: 6+

  Each double page spread of this large nonfiction seek-and-find book features a new high colour graphic spread young readers can explore to find the missing animal.

• Deep Secret

  Author: Berlie Doherty
  Publisher: Penguin
  Interest age: 12+
  Reading age: 12+

  A beautiful, sad and compelling story of an isolated community that must face the relentless advance of progress and a teenager who loses any sense of her own identity.

• Deep Water

  Author: Lu Hersey
  Publisher: Usborne
  Interest age: 12+
  Reading age: 12+

  Hugely evocative of the romantic and wild Cornish landscape, this modern retelling of the selkie myth is a magical and beautiful story about coming of age, transformation and belonging.

• Deep, A story of love through the Generations

  Author: Stephen Hogtun
  Publisher: Bloomsbury
  Interest age: 4-5
  Reading age: 5+

  Follow a whale and its mother through the deep ocean as it grows up and learns how to survive on its own. Breathtakingly beautiful and deeply moving.

• Deeplight

  Author: Frances Hardinge
  Publisher: Macmillan
  Interest age: 12-16
  Reading age: 12+

  Hark and his best friend Jelt spend their days on a strange island hunting for magical "godware". But everything is about to change for them in this breathtaking, richly imagined story, full of heart and soul and incredible world-building. 

• Defenders: Killing Ground

  Author: Tom Palmer
  Publisher: Barrington Stoke
  

  Seth has a special ability: to see things from the past. He's at a football match when flickering flames and a screaming, wild-haired man appear on the pitch. A storm hits from nowhere and the crowd panics. No-one's hurt, but more odd things happen over the following days and Seth learns he's seeing a 1000-year-old, brutal Viking massacre. Except the past is…

• Delicious!

  Author: Helen Cooper
  Publisher: Random House
  Interest age: 4+
  Reading age: 6+

  Duck, Squirrel and Cat return, in the third instalment of Helen Cooper’s award-winning Pumpkin Soup trilogy.

• Demelza and the Spectre Detectors

  Author: Holly Rivers
  Publisher: Chicken House
  Interest age: 9-11
  Reading age: 8+

  Demelza is a madcap inventor, but it turns out she’s something stranger – she can conjure up the dead! But who is kidnapping children? This is a fun and energetic story, containing some themes (such as raising the dead) which adults may wish to exercise caution before sharing with children.

• Demolition Dad

  Author: Phil Earle Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie
  Publisher: Orion Children’s Books
  Interest age: 8+
  Reading age: 9+

  Demolition Dad is sure to delight children, and adults, of all ages and is perfect for fans of David Walliams and Roald Dahl.

• Demon Road

  Author: Derek Landy
  Publisher: HarperCollins
  Interest age: 14+
  Reading age: 11+

  Amber is about to turn 16. She has never felt particularly close to her parents and she's always thought they were a little odd but she is about to find out how strange they really are, and how unusual she is.

• Denver

  Author: David McKee
  Publisher: Andersen Press
  Interest age: 5+
  Reading age: 6+

  A fable told in classic David McKee style, complete with striking colours and a slightly surreal illustration style

• Derek the Sheep

  Author: Gary Northfield
  Publisher: Bloomsbury
  Interest age: 6+
  Reading age: 7+

  A collection of hilarious Derek the Sheep adventures, each having featured as a comic strip in The Beano since 2003.

• Design a Skyscraper

  Author: Hilary Koll and Steve Mills
  Publisher: QED
  Interest age: 9+
  Reading age: 8+

  Alice the architect leads you through the process of building a skyscraper.

• Desirable

  Author: Frank Cottrell-Boyce
  Publisher: Barrington Stoke
  Interest age: 9+
  Reading age: 9+

  George is a self-confessed social reject who spends more time with his Warhammer figures than actual people - but when he's given a bottle of aftershave called 'Desirable', women can't resist him!

• Destination: Planet Earth

  Author: Jo Nelson Illustrator: Tom Clohosy Cole
  Publisher: Wide Eyed
  Interest age: 10-13
  Reading age: 10+

  This beautifully illustrated introduction to physical geography takes the reader on an adventurous journey around Planet Earth. It's sure to inform and inspire budding geographers, conservationists and explorers.

• Destination: Space

  Author: Dr Christopher Englert Illustrator: Tom Clohosy Cole
  Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions
  Interest age: 6+
  Reading age: 7+

  Are you ready to go on the most exciting adventure in the universe?

• Dexter Lost his Boo-Woo

  Author: Shane Hegarty Illustrator: Ben Mantle
  Publisher: Hodder Children’s Books
  Interest age: 4-5
  

  A funny and rhyming picture book about favourite toys, blankies and snugglies, and what happens when we lose them, with a really enjoyable, readable rhyme.

• Dial A Ghost

  Author: Eva Ibbotson
  Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
  Interest age: 7+
  Reading age: 8+

  Fulton Snodde-Brittle has gone to the Dial A Ghost agency with a fiendish plan - he wants to hire some terrifying ghosts to scare his 10-year-old nephew Oliver to death.

• Diamonds

  Author: Armin Greder
  Publisher: Allen & Unwin
  Interest age: 9-11
  Reading age: 8+

  When her mother puts on a new pair of diamond earrings, Carolina is curious about where they came from. What follows is a hard-hitting, visual account of the gems' journey from the mine to the wealthy customer.

• Diary of a Crush: French Kiss

  Author: Sarra Manning
  Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
  Interest age: 13+
  Reading age: 11+

  First published as a hugely popular serial story in Just 17 magazine, French Kiss is the first in a trilogy following the tumultuous relationship between Edie and her on-off boyfriend Dylan.

• Diary of a Time Traveller

  Author: David Long Illustrator: Nicolas Stevenson
  Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions
  Interest age: 11+
  Reading age: 10+

  A boy is given a magical diary that can take him anywhere in time.

• Diary of a Trainee Rock God

  Author: Jonathan Meres Illustrator: Jake McDonald
  Publisher: Barrington Stoke
  Interest age: 7+
  Reading age: 8+

  Darren's uncool Dad has set him three musical clues. If he solves the puzzles, he'll get an electric guitar for his birthday, the first essential step to becoming a  rock god...

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid

  Author: Jeff Kinney
  Publisher: Puffin
  Interest age: 8+
  Reading age: 8+

  Greg Heffley is a normal American kid, albeit one with a habit of getting into (and out of) trouble.

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

  Author: Jeff Kinney
  Publisher: Puffin
  Interest age: 9+
  Reading age: 8+

  Greg's idea of a perfect summer holiday is to sit indoors and play computer games but for some reason his Mum thinks fresh air and 'family togetherness' are a much better plan.

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck

  Author: Jeff Kinney
  Publisher: Puffin Books
  Interest age: 8+
  Reading age: 9+

  In this, the eighth book in the bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Greg Heffley's on a losing streak.

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw

  Author: Jeff Kinney
  Publisher: Puffin
  Interest age: 9+
  Reading age: 9+

  Wimpy Kid Greg Heffley returns with further entries from his idiosyncratic diary, his life brimming with dilemmas.

• Diary of an Accidental Witch

  Author: Perdita and Honor Cargill Illustrator: Katie Saunders
  Publisher: Little Tiger
  Interest age: 6-11
  Reading age: 8+

  Bea Black is unenthusiastic about moving to Little Spellshire and is upset when Dad accidentally enrols her at the wrong school. Full of magical mayhem, this funny tale lightheartedly explores moving home, starting a new school and dealing with bullies. 

• Diary of Dorkius Maximus

  Author: Tim Collins
  Publisher: Buster Books
  

  Anyone who thinks history is boring should check out the hilariously funny Dorkius Maximus, a geeky kid in ancient Rome who is desperate to become a gladiator like his older brother.

• Dig Dig Digging

  Author: Margaret Mayo Illustrator: Alex Ayliffe
  Publisher: Hachette
  Interest age: 1+
  Reading age: 5+

  A great book for the very young about diggers and trucks - and one they are sure to demand again and again!

• Digby Dog Delivers

  Author: Tor Freeman
  Publisher: Macmillan
  Interest age: 3+
  Reading age: 4+

  Digby needs your help! He's the best delivery dog in town and must get his parcels to the right place.

• Diggersaurs

  Author: Michael Whaite
  Publisher: Puffin
  Interest age: 2-5
  

  What happens when you cross a huge dinosaur with a very big digger? You get diggersaurs, of course! A perfect bedtime story to read together and enjoy spotting the engineers, builders and drivers who look tiny beside the giant, jolly diggersaurs.

• Dim Sum Palace

  Author: X Fang
  Publisher: Pushkin Children's
  Interest age: 4-5
  

  A delicious adventure celebrating food and family. Unusual and quirky, but delightful. 

• Dinkin Dings and the Frightening Things

  Author: Guy Bass Illustrator: Pete Williamson
  Publisher: Stripes Publishing
  Interest age: 5-8
  Reading age: 5-8

  Dinkin Dings is afraid of everything - not just scary things, like being stuck in a lift with a hungry jaguar, but pretty much totally everything.

• Dinner Time

  Author: Jan Pieńkowski; text by Anne Carter; paper engineering by Marcin Stajewski and James Roger Diaz
  Publisher: Orchard Books
  Interest age: 3-5
  Reading age: 5-6

  This pop-up classic from Pienkowski’s 80s heyday showcases his accessible snappy-jaws paper crafting, at a time when not many other artists or publishers had really embraced the genre. Full of humour and anarchic dynamism, it's a treat to read to little ones.

• Dino Dog

  Author: Jane Clarke Illustrator: Garry Parsons
  Publisher: Random House
  Interest age: 5+
  Reading age: 6+

  David and Lucy have a new dog from the rescue centre, but they don't know what he is called. They try to find out his real name by making all sorts of guesses, but to no avail.

• Dino FC: The Great Kit Catastrophe

  Author: Keith Brumpton
  Publisher: Usborne
  Interest age: 6+
  Reading age: 8+

  Days are dark for Dino FC. Their team shirts are shabby and ripped, the elastic on their shorts is sagging – and their footballing fortunes are equally woeful.

• Dino-Dinners

  Author: Mick Manning & Brita Granstrom
  Publisher: Frances Lincoln
  Interest age: 5+
  Reading age: 7+

  If you have ever wondered what dinosaurs ate, and in particular which ones ate each other, then this is definitely the book for you!

• Dino-Mummy

  Author: Mark Sperring Illustrator: Sam Lloyd
  Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's
  Interest age: 3+
  Reading age: 5+

  Dino-Mummy celebrates the multi-tasking super-dino who not only looks after two lively dino-babies and keeps their home in order, but also provides consistently delicious food and fun playtime.

• Dinos Don’t Give Up!

  Author: Smriti Halls Illustrator: Richard Merritt
  Publisher: Little Tiger
  Interest age: 4-5
  Reading age: 4-5

  Dinah the Diplodocus is a bit of a star: she finds everything easy, from baking to learning the alphabet. And, even though Dinah always wins at everything, she also has tons of friends because she’s nice enough to help others out when they don’t understand something, and she cheers them on when they do.

• Dinosaur Cove: Attack of the Lizard King

  Author: Rex Stone
  Publisher: Oxford University Press
  Interest age: 5+
  Reading age: 6+

  Jamie and Tom find more than they bargained for when they discover a secret cave that takes them back to the time of the real dinosaurs, including an angry T Rex.

• Dinosaur Dig!

  Author: Penny Dale
  Publisher: Nosy Crow
  Interest age: 2+
  Reading age: 6+

  Ten industrious dinosaurs work hard to make a swimming pool together

• Dinosaur Discovery

  Author: Salina Yoon
  Publisher: Sterling Children’s Books
  Interest age: 2+
  Reading age: 2+

  Follow your field guide as you take a walk through the past, learning all about dinosaurs. A great starting point for young readers interested in prehistory.

• Dinosaur Farm!

  Author: Penny Dale
  Publisher: Nosy Crow
  Interest age: 2-5
  

  A glorious mash-up of dinosaurs and farm life, this picture book is pitched perfectly at children who obsess over both. Who doesn't want to see a Tyrannosaurus rex in a combine harvester? It's an absolute winner: fun, daft and educational. 

• Dinosaur Firefighters

  Author: Sarah McIntyre
  Publisher: Scholastic
  Interest age: 4-7
  Reading age: 5+

  Dipsy the dinosaur is so excited when she passes her interview to become a firefighter. Another delightful romp from Sarah McIntyre sees the loveable Dipsy fulfil her potential in a story about finding what makes you, you.

• Dinosaur Olympics

  Author: Jeanne Willis Illustrator: Arthur Robins
  Publisher: Piccadilly Press
  Interest age: 7+
  Reading age: 7+

  Fast-paced, crammed full of jokes and dinosaur word-play Willis' Downtown Dinosaur series is a perfect match for energetic readers.

• Dinosaur Police

  Author: Sarah McIntyre
  Publisher: Scholastic
  Interest age: 3-6
  Reading age: 5+

  Unashamedly silly and wonderfully mad, this will delight little dinosaur fans.

• Dinosaur Rhyme Time

  Author: Valentina Mendicino
  Publisher: Faber & Faber
  Interest age: 2+
  Reading age: 6+

  All your favourite nursery rhymes... but all the characters in this version are dinosaurs!

• Dinosaur Roar!

  Author: Henrietta Stickland Illustrator: Paul Stickland
  Publisher: Pan Macmillan
  Interest age: 1-4
  

  This book is an absolute winner, which soon has toddlers joining in with the rhyming words - and admiring the fabulous dinosaur pictures. 

• Dinosaurs and All That Rubbish

  Author: Michael Foreman
  Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's
  Interest age: 4-5
  

  When a rich and powerful man decides he wants to visit the stars, he stops at nothing to build a rocket that will take him there. When he blasts off, however, he wakes up the dinosaurs - who are horrified at all the rubbish he's left on the planet.

• Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Creatures

  Author: Matt Sewell
  Publisher: Pavilion Books
  Interest age: 5+
  Reading age: 7+

  If you think you know dinosaurs, you might be in for a surprise with this beautifully illustrated large-format picture book. Author and illustrator Matt Sewell has filled these pages with gloriously colourful creatures almost beyond our imagination.

• Dinosaurs Do Too!

  Author: Katherine Redfernn Illustrator: Ali Pye
  Publisher: Campbell Books
  Interest age: 3+
  Reading age: 4+

  • A fantastic book for dinosaur-mad toddlers and preschoolers.

  • With dinosaur facts on every page, this bright and colourful book is a fun and creative story too.

  • There are large tabs to pull, wheels to turn and a pull-out surprise at the end!

• Dinosaurs in Reykjavik

  Author: Ævar Þór Benediktsson Illustrator: Rán Flygenring Translator: Meg Matich from Icelandic
  Publisher: Forlagid: Mál og Menning
  

  A rip-roaring Jurassic Park-esque adventure about friendship and some rather destructive dinosaurs.

  Aevar doesn't have many friends but at his surprise eleventh birthday party, he and his unexpected guests – three classmates from school he barely knows – make their way into the basement of his family home, where they discover rocks that turn out to be dinosa…

• Dinosaurs in the Supermarket

  Author: Timotthy Knapman Illustrator: Sarah Warburton
  Publisher: Scholastic
  Interest age: 3+
  Reading age: 7+

  The dinosaurs are having a high old time in the supermarket , sneaking about the aisles and having a massive food fight!

• Dinosaurs on Kitten Island

  Author: Michael Slack
  Publisher: Farshore
  Interest age: 3-5
  

  A group of bored dinosaurs head off for a playdate with adventurous kittens, but will it all end in cat-astrophe? A deliciously funny story about friendship and compromise.

• Dinosaurs Rock!

  Author: Dougie Poynter
  Publisher: Macmillan
  Interest age: 9-11
  Reading age: 8+

  User-friendly infographics and interviews with experts and dinosaur devotees are mixed with a seemingly random selection of thoughts, facts, trivia and jokes to produce a fun-filled dino-handbook. 

• Dinosaur's Wobbly Bottom

  Author: Kit Frost Illustrator: Sam Rennocks
  Publisher: Farshore
  Interest age: 0-5
  

  A cheeky and interactive board book all about dancing, wobbly dinos!

• Dinosnore!

  Author: John Bendall-Brunello
  Publisher: Anderson Press
  

  This book of dinosaur fun shows the young dinos trying to wake mum.

• Dirty Bertie

  Author: David Roberts
  Publisher: Little Tiger Books
  Interest age: 4+
  Reading age: 5+

  This fun picture book about the not-so-nice side of a typical little boy will make children laugh out loud!

• Dirty Bertie: My Burptastic Body Book

  Author: Alan MacDonald Illustrator: David Roberts and Dan Chernett
  Publisher: Stripes
  Interest age: 6-10
  Reading age: 7-9

  Explored within the ten hilarious chapters are fascinating topics, including superhero skin, disgusting digestion and, of course, poo and wee. The book answers the questions children really want to ask, such as ‘why do we burp?’, ‘is it ok to eat earwax?’ and ‘what’s the point of hair?’

• Dirty Great Dinosaur

  Author: Martin Waddell Illustrator: Leonie Lord
  Publisher: Orchard Books
  Interest age: 3+
  Reading age: 6+

  Hal and his dog, Billy, are playing in the garden when a dirty great dinosaur barges in! He is hungry and threatens to eat Hal, then his mum, his dad and his dog.

• Discover the Mega World

  Author: Belinda Gallagher
  Publisher: Miles Kelly Publishing
  

  Discover the Mega World is a mega book about enormous things.

• Dive Bombing

  Author: Bernard Ashley
  Publisher: Orchard Books
  Interest age: 11+
  Reading age: 11+

  Bernard Ashley’s vivid portrayal of urban living, war, social issues, ethics and ideology has engaged readers for 40 years, and these elements combine in this tale of a family facing terrorist threats. 

• Dive in, Ducky!

  Author: Annie Kubler
  Publisher: Child's Play
  Interest age: 0+
  Reading age: 3+

  Talking finger puppet board book

• Diver’s Daughter: A Tudor Story

  Author: Patrice Lawrence
  Publisher: Scholastic
  Interest age: 9-12
  Reading age: 9+

  This is a thrilling tale, with the expertly described Tudor world brought to hideous, harsh life with the same verve as Patrice Lawrence’s award winning teen books Indigo Donut and Orangeboy. 

• Divergent

  Author: Veronica Roth
  Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
  Interest age: 11+
  Reading age: 10+

  Often violent and disturbing, the novel is concerned with becoming an individual, facing your fears and finding your place in the world - and there's a teenage romance too.

• Divine Freaks

  Author:
  Publisher: Orchard Books
  Interest age: 11+
  Reading age: 10+

  The first 13 years of Kitty Slade’s life are a ghost-free zone -  until one day, during a biology class, Kitty discovers she can see dead people.

• Dixie O'Day and the Great Diamond Robbery

  Author: Shirley Hughes Illustrator: Clara Vulliamy
  Publisher: Random House Children's Publishers
  Interest age: 6+
  Reading age: 7+

  This gentle illustrated storybook is full of fun: with a short chapter for each day of the week, and lots of added extras, it makes perfect reading for newly-independent readers.

• Dixie O'Day and the Haunted House

  Author: Shirley Hughes Illustrator: Clara Vulliamy
  Publisher: Red Fox
  Interest age: 5+
  Reading age: 7+

  Two friends go camping but one is more keen on the outdoor life than the other. When their tent is washed away, the chums seek shelter in an old, and rather creepy, house.

• Dixie O'Day: In the Fast Lane

  Author: Shirley Hughes Illustrator: Clara Vulliamy
  Publisher: The Bodley Head
  Interest age: 5+
  Reading age: 7+

  Mother and daughter Shirley Hughes and Clara Vulliamy have teamed up for the first time for this sweet story, the first in a series about canine driver Dixie O'Day and his friend, Percy. 

• DK Encyclopedia of Animals

  Author: Jayne Parsons
  Publisher: DK
  Interest age: 5+
  Reading age: 5+

  In this beautiful encyclopedia children can discover the different sizes, shapes and colours and types of behaviour that make the animal kingdom such an exciting place to explore. The wonderful photography and short, informative snippets of text make the book easy to dip into and could provide a great resource for homework and school projects.

• Do Igloos Have Loos?

  Author: Mitchell Symons
  Publisher: Red Fox
  Interest age: 7+
  Reading age: 7+

  From the stupidest criminal in the world to the intelligence of your right foot, this book has an answer to anything and everything.

• Do Not Enter the Monster Zoo!

  Author: Amy Sparkes Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie
  Publisher: Red Fox
  Interest age: 3+
  Reading age: 6+

  Can our young hero take on a Monster Zoo full of naughty creatures - and survive to tell the tale?

• Do Not Lick This Book

  Author: Idan Ben-Barak Illustrator: Julian Frost microscopic photography by Linnea Rundgren
  Publisher: Allen & Unwin
  Interest age: 4-8
  Reading age: 5+

  Meet Min the microbe! She's living in the pages of Do Not Lick This Book and now you can take her on an adventure, meeting other microbes and discovering fascinating microscopic photography along the way. A witty introduction to germs that kids and adults alike will love.

• Do Something for Someone Else

  Author: Loll Kirby with foreword by Michael Platt Illustrator: Yas Imamura
  Publisher: Magic Cat Publishing
  Interest age: 6-8
  Reading age: 7+

  Emphasising that every small act of kindness can make a genuine difference, this thought-provoking picture book is sure to motivate young people to take action and make the world a fairer place.

• Do You Speak English, Moon?

  Author: Francesca Simon Illustrator: Ben Cort
  Publisher: Orion
  Interest age: 2+
  Reading age: 6+

  When a little boy decides to talk to the moon, it seems the questions he has are suddenly endless.

• Do You Want To Be My Friend?

  Author: Eric Carle
  Publisher: Puffin
  Interest age: 3+
  Reading age: 3+

  'Do you want to be my friend?' Asked just once, this simple question starts a little mouse's journey through this almost wordless picture book, seeking the perfect companion.

• Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder: Time Travel Bath Bomb

  Author: Jo Nesbø
  Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Books
  Interest age: 7+
  Reading age: 8+

  Doctor Proctor invented Fart Powder. In this sequel he uses the Time-Travel Bath Bomb to go back in time and save his first love from an evil villain.

• Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder

  Author: Jo Nesbo Translator: Tara Chace
  Publisher: Simon and Schuster Children's Books
  Interest age: 6+
  Reading age: 8+

  Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder is a laugh-out-loud funny title for everyone who finds fart jokes funny.

• Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder: The End of the World. Maybe.

  Author: Jo Nesbø
  Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  Interest age: 7+
  Reading age: 9+

  Brimming with irreverence and surreal humour, Nesbo's anarchic tale has the power to engage even the most reluctant of readers.

• Doctor Who: 11 Doctors, 11 Stories

  Author: Eoin Colfer Michael Scott Marcus Sedgwick Philip Reeve Patrick Ness Richelle Mead Malorie Blackman Alex Scarrow Charlie Higson Derek Landy Neil Gaiman
  Publisher: Puffin Books
  Interest age: 10+
  Reading age: 10+

  This anthology brings together 11 new Doctor Who stories, one for each of the 11 Doctors, written by some of the biggest names in writing for children and teenagers.

• Doctor Who: The Maze of Doom

  Author: David Solomons Illustrator: Beatriz Castro and George Ermos
  Publisher: Puffin
  Interest age: 9-11
  Reading age: 9+

  The Doctor embarks on another thrilling adventure to save the universe, accompanied by her brave companions Yaz, Graham and Ryan. When a mysterious artefact explodes on board the TARDIS, it emits the force of a nuclear weapon. The Doctor traces another object made from the same material - but she's not the only one who is searching for the explosive rel…

• Doctor Who: The Secret in Vault 13

  Author: David Solomons Illustrator: Laura Ellen Anderson and George Ermos
  Publisher: Penguin/BBC
  Interest age: 9-11
  Reading age: 9+

  A dark secret locked inside an ancient vault; three long-lost keys; an evil alien intent on destroying the universe. Oh, and a talking plant. This talking begonia’s cry for help reveals that the galaxy is in dire peril, and naturally only Doctor Who (Jodie Whitaker’s incarnation specifically), along with her friends Yaz, Ryan and Graham, can save the day.

• Dodger

  Author: Terry Pratchett
  Publisher: Doubleday
  Interest age: 14+
  Reading age: 14+

  Terry Pratchett once again proves himself a master storyteller in this tribute to one of Charles Dickens' best-known characters, the Artful Doger.

• Dodos Are Not Extinct

  Author: Paddy Donnelly
  Publisher: O’Brien
  Interest age: 6-8
  Reading age: 7+

  The bird in this book has a big secret to tell - they are in fact not a bird at all, rather a dodo in disguise! But dodos are extinct, aren’t they? This dodo is here to prove otherwise…

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  P'un a yw'n gosod pig ar ei hun i edrych fel aderyn neu'n gwisgo mewn siaced ginio i edrych fel un o'r pengwiniaid, mae dodos wedi dod o hyd i ffordd i fynd o gwmpas ac osgo…

• Does Dim yn Gyflymach Na'r Tsita / There's Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah

  Author: Tom Nicholl Illustrator: Ross Collins Translator: Luned Aaron
  Publisher: Rily
  Interest age: 6-7
  Reading age: 6+

  Stori ddoniol, glyfar, llawn lliw bydd plant (a rhieni!) wrth eu bodd yn darllen.

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  A funny, clever and colourful story that children (and parents!) will love to read.  

• Does Your Face Fit?

  Author: Various Editor: Roger Stevens
  Publisher: A&C Black
  Interest age: 12+
  Reading age: 12+

  This thought-proving collection of poems explores everyday issues that affect young people today

• Dog

  Author: Andy Mulligan
  Publisher: Pushkin
  Interest age: 10-12
  Reading age: 10-12

  This is the story of a dog. But, ultimately, it's a book about finding out who you are as you grow up. It’s funny, but also deadly serious. A great read.

• Dog Gone

  Author: Rob Biddulph
  Publisher: HarperCollins
  Interest age: 4-5
  

  When Edward Pugglesworth loses his owner, Dave, in the woods, he's sure he's done for - but maybe his dog walk hasn't gone as wrong as he thinks?

• Dog Loves Books

  Author: Louise Yates
  Publisher: Red Fox / Random House Children's Books
  Interest age: 3+
  Reading age: 5+

  With an engaging hero and simple, understated text animated by witty, subtly coloured illustrations, this book about the sheer pleasure of books has a refreshing jaunty elegance.

• Dog Loves Counting

  Author: Louise Yates
  Publisher: Jonathan Cape
  Interest age: 3+
  Reading age: 6+

  Join Dog on a quest to discover creatures he can count - from a three-toed sloth to an eight-legged spider.

• Dog Loves Drawing

  Author: Louise Yates
  Publisher: Jonathan Cape
  Interest age: 2+
  Reading age: 6+

  A great read for all those children who love books and drawing

• Dog Man

  Author: Dav Pilkey
  Publisher: Scholastic
  Interest age: 6-8
  Reading age: 6+

  Dog Man, created by Captain Underpants’ Dav Pilkey, is a comic masterclass, perfect for the surreal sense of humour of the average six- to nine-year-old.

• Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kittens

  Author: Dav Pilkey
  Publisher: Scholastic
  Interest age: 7-9
  Reading age: 7+

  Fans of this series will be delighted to see the return of the fast-paced high jinx in this graphic novel. Readers will be outraged by the evil characters, laugh out loud at the slapstick humour and be moved as new unexpected friendships are formed. 

• Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild

  Author: Dav Pilkey
  Publisher: Scholastic
  Interest age: 6-8
  Reading age: 7+

  In the sixth of the phenomenally successful Dog Man series, three rather naughty characters use a shrink ray gun to miniaturise an abandoned robot belonging to evil genius and Dog Man nemesis, Petey the cat.

• Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas

  Author: Dav Pilkey
  Publisher: Scholastic
  Interest age: 6-8
  Reading age: 7+

  Dog Man is a comic masterclass, perfect for the surreal sense of humour of the average six- to nine-year-old. It’s a full-colour comic throughout with five to six simple panels per page and split into eight chapters, so kids can feel like they’re reading a lot quickly.

• Dog Man: Unleashed

  Author: Dav Pilkey interior colour by Jose Garibaldi
  Publisher: Scholastic
  Interest age: 6-10
  Reading age: 6-10

  Dog Man – a policeman with the head of a dog, thanks to innovative surgical procedures – is the greatest cop ever. A zany cartoon story delivered in short, colourful chapters in Dav Pilkey’s brilliantly irreverent style. 

• Dog on a Broomstick

  Author: Jan Page Illustrator: Nick Price
  Publisher: Random House
  Interest age: 4-7
  Reading age: 6+

  Three days before the Grand Spell Contest a witch wakes up to find that her cat has left home to become a cat-food tester.

• Dog on a Digger

  Author: Kate Prendergast
  Publisher: Old Barn Books
  Interest age: 5-10
  Reading age: 5+

  This delightful pencil-drawn wordless picture book is a real beauty, with an affectionate relationship between a dog and his owner. Because it’s wordless, it presents a great opportunity for shared reading and talking about the lovely pictures.

• Dog Squad: The Newshound

  Author: Clara Vulliamy
  Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Books
  Interest age: 6-8
  Reading age: 7+

  Can Eva and her journalist friends find Wafer the puppy’s real home? The first book in a charming series about friendship and doing the right thing, brilliantly illustrated throughout.

• Dogbird and Other Mixed-Up Tales

  Author: Paul Stewart Illustrator: Tony Ross
  Publisher: Random House
  Interest age: 6+
  Reading age: 7+

  Alice's new budgie won't talk, but when it does, its barking drives everyone mad. However, then they discover how useful a barking budgie can be.

• Dogger

  Author: Shirley Hughes
  Publisher: Random House
  Interest age: 2-5
  

  Dogger is Dave's special toy. So when Dogger gets lost at the funfair, Dave is desolate. Will they find each other again? Exploring concepts of love, loss and kindness, this classic tale will be cherished by the entire family and will particularly appeal to any child who has a favourite toy.

• Dogger's Christmas

  Author: Shirley Hughes
  Publisher: Puffin
  Interest age: 2-5
  

  Calm, classic and atmospheric, this new story about Dave and his beloved toy Dogger is perfect for sharing in the days leading up to Christmas.

• Dogs

  Author: Emily Gravett
  Publisher: Macmillan
  Interest age: 0-4
  Reading age: 6+

  Full of humour and brilliant detail, there is plenty to delight babies and toddlers on every page.

• Dogs Don't Do Ballet

  Author: Anna Kemp Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie
  Publisher: Simon and Schuster Children's Books
  Interest age: 5+
  Reading age: 8+

  Everyone knows that dogs don’t do ballet, except for one little girl in Miss Polly’s ballet class.

• Dogs in Cars

  Author: Felix Massie & Emmanuelle Walker
  Publisher: Flying Eye Books
  Interest age: 3-7
  Reading age: 5+

  Five fluffy Eurasiers riding round in force; Six French bulldogs graceful as a prancing horse! If you can't think of many dog breeds before reading this book, you certainly will by the time you've finished it! 

• Dogs in Disguise

  Author: Peter Bently and John Bond
  Publisher: HarperCollins
  Interest age: 3-5
  

  In this brilliantly funny rhyming picture book, lots of silly dogs in even sillier costumes demonstrate their wily ways, blending in (or not) to their environments like the doggy geniuses they are.

• Dogs in Space

  Author: Vix Southgate Illustrator: Iris Deppe
  Publisher: Wren & Rook
  Interest age: 4-7
  Reading age: 5+

  This informative and exciting picture book details the journey of Belka and Strelka (dogs sent into space as part of the Soviet programme): through training to orbiting the earth and returning home safely.

• Dogs of the Deadlands

  Author: Anthony McGowan Illustrator: Keith Robinson
  Publisher: Rock the Boat
  Interest age: 9-11
  Reading age: 10+

  This gripping and unusual tale imagines how life might have evolved for the domestic animals forced to become wild in the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster and the repercussions for their owners.

• Doing It

  Author: Melvin Burgess
  Publisher: Andersen Press
  Interest age: 14+
  Reading age: 14+

  A much heralded, compelling sex story for teenage boys from this provocative writer

• Doing the Animal Bop

  Author: Jan Ormerod Illustrator: Lindsey Gardiner
  Publisher: Oxford University Press
  Interest age: 2+
  Reading age: 5+

  Children will enjoy matching the rhythmic text to the animals actions, and joining in with the dancing themselves.

  A great book for sharing and one that children are sure to want to hear over and over again!

• Doll Bones

  Author: Holly Black
  Publisher: Doubleday
  Interest age: 10+
  Reading age: 10+

  Zach, Poppy and Alice have been friends for as long as they can remember - but now they are twelve, things are beginning to change.

• Dolphin Boy

  Author: Michael Morpurgo Illustrator: Michael Foreman
  Publisher: Andersen Press
  Interest age: 6+
  Reading age: 6+

  After Jim helps save a beached dolphin, 'Smiler' returns whenever called to take Jim for a ride on his back out to sea.

• Dolphin Song

  Author: Lauren St John
  Publisher: Hachette
  Interest age: 10+
  Reading age: 11+

  Martine's school trip to follow the famous sardine run up the coast of South Africa turns to catastrophe when their boat is caught up in a terrible storm.

• Don’t Ask the Dragon

  Author: Lemn Sissay Illustrator: Greg Stobbs
  Publisher: Canongate
  Interest age: 3-5
  

  A charming tale about a young boy who wonders where is home. With the help of some animals and wise dragon, he discovers home is never far away. The first children's book from bestselling author and poet Lemn Sissay, this is a lovely celebration of curiosity and belonging. 

• Don’t Be Silly!

  Author: Padmacandra
  Publisher: Scallywag Press
  Interest age: 4-5
  

  Bouncy Bo and Little Smudge are always being told ‘Don’t Be Silly!’ when they’re just having fun. But what fun do their grandparents have up their sleeves?

• Don’t Cross the Line

  Author: Isabel Minhos Martins and Bernardo P. Carvalho
  Publisher: Gecko Press
  Interest age: 3-6
  Reading age: 5+

  Little anarchists will love Don't Cross the Line, with its message that authority figures aren't always right. This colourful book is likely to make the whole family chortle.

• Don’t Forget Tiggs!

  Author: Michael Rosen Illustrator: Tony Ross
  Publisher: Andersen Press
  Interest age: 5-8
  Reading age: 6+

  Harry’s parents Mr and Mrs Hurry are always rushing around, trying to get everything done as fast as humanly possible – until, one day, they run off to work and forget to take Harry to school.

  Fortunately, Tiggs the cat is on the case and chases Mr Hurry down and brings him home to get Harry. But when Harry and Mr Hurry have left the house, Tiggs realises th…

• Don’t Make Me Cross

  Author: Smriti Prasadam-Halls Illustrator: Angie Rozelaar
  Publisher: Bloomsbury
  Interest age: 2-5
  

  Little Monster claims to be sweet, but is proving to be anything but! Children will love the naughty monster snatching presents and hogging sweets, and parents will delight in reminding them not to be like Little Monster if they don’t want to end up feeling silly! 

• Don’t Mix Up My Dinosaur

  Author: Rosamund Lloyd Illustrator: Spencer Wilson
  Publisher: Little Tiger
  Interest age: 2-3
  

  Mix and match the dinosaurs’ horns and tails to create new dino friends! A super-fun, colourful touch and feel book.

• Don’t Panic! We CAN Save the Planet!

  Author: James Campbell Illustrator: Rob Jones
  Publisher: Bloomsbury
  Interest age: 9-11
  Reading age: 7+

  A guide to saving the world, packed with humour, brilliant illustrations and top tips. 

• Don’t Spill the Milk

  Author: Stephen Davies Illustrator: Christopher Corr
  Publisher: Andersen Press
  Interest age: 3+
  Reading age: 5+

  Penda is carrying a bowl of milk to Dad, minding sheep up in the grasslands - and whatever she does, she mustn't spill it!

• Don’t Tickle the Hippo!

  Author: Sam Taplin Illustrator: Ana Larrañaga
  Publisher: Usborne
  Interest age: 1-3
  

  A hilarious touch-and-feel noisy book to excite the interest of very young children. The final double-page spread will have everyone within hearing distance moving to the rhythm!

• Don’t Wake Up Tiger!

  Author: Britta Teckentrup
  Publisher: Nosy Crow
  Interest age: 0-3
  

  Tiger has fallen asleep in the middle of the floor – much to the annoyance of all her friends, who now have to try not to wake Tiger up. This fun and interactive picture book is full of colourful illustrations and a whole host of exciting characters.

• Don't Call Me Grumpycorn

  Author: Sarah McIntyre
  Publisher: Scholastic
  Interest age: 4-8
  Reading age: 5+

  Unicorn gets annoyed when his friend Jellyfish calls him Grumpycorn… even though he's being very grumpy indeed! But is being a Unicorn all it's cracked up to be - and might his friends have a point? A bright, funny story about how we can all be Grumpycorns when things aren’t quite going our way.

• Don't Call Me Ishmael

  Author: Michael Gerard Bauer
  Publisher: Templar Publishing
  Interest age: 12+
  Reading age: 12+

  Ishmael Leseur is cursed with a name that demands attention - mostly from class bully Barry Bagsley and his gang of goons.

• Don't Call Me Special: A First Look at Disability

  Author: Pat Thomas
  Publisher: Hachette
  Interest age: 5+
  Reading age: 6+

  This picture book takes the approach that each of us is in some way 'different', and that all of us may sometimes require equipment and help in life.

• Don't Call Me Sweet!

  Author: Smriti Prasadam-Halls Illustrator: Angie Rozelaar
  Publisher: Bloomsbury
  Interest age: 3-5
  

  The rhyming text bowls the story along, accompanied by illustrations veering between dark chaos and demure pastels to express visually Little Monster's inner contradictions. Great fun for small monsters wishing they were bigger!

• Don't Cook Cinderella

  Author: Francesca Simon Illustrator: Tony Ross
  Publisher: Hachette
  Interest age: 5+
  Reading age: 5+

  Don't Cook Cinderella takes a look at a rather strange school where fairy tale goodies and baddies learn all they need to know about life as a fairy tale character.

• Don't Do That!

  Author: Tony Ross
  Publisher: Andersen Press
  Interest age: 3+
  Reading age: 5+

  Nellie had a pretty nose. It was so pretty that it won pretty nose competitions. It even won her a part in the Christmas play.

• Don't Go There

  Author: Jeanne Willis Illustrator: Hrefna Bragadottir
  Publisher: Andersen Press
  Interest age: 3-5
  

  A little girl is excited when a Martian comes to play, but there's a problem - he's not toilet trained yet! Little ones will love this charming, funny story about learning to use the loo.

• Don't Hug the Pug

  Author: Robin Jacobs Illustrator: Matthew Hodson
  Publisher: Cicada
  Interest age: 4-6
  Reading age: 5+

  DON'T HUG THE PUG! Why not? What's wrong with the pug? We soon find out, but it's not what we think... A very simple story with lots of rhyme and silliness that's sure to get little ones shrieking and squealing (and wanting to give that cute pug a hug).

• Don't Lose Pigley, Wibbly Pig!

  Author: Mick Inkpen
  Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
  Interest age: 3+
  Reading age: 5+

  Wibbly Pig and Pigley have just left a party and Wibbly's desperate to discover what's inside the mysterious parcel in his party bag.

• Don't Pick on Me!

  Author: Rosemary Stones
  Publisher: Piccadilly Press
  Interest age: 9+
  Reading age: 9+

  This book explores why some people bully, why others are bullied and what you can do to change things

• Don't Wake the Bear, Hare!

  Author: Steve Smallman Illustrator: Caroline Pedler
  Publisher: Little Tiger Press
  Interest age: 3+
  Reading age: 6+

  It's the day of the spring party, but all the woodland animals are nervous when they see a big brown bear sleeping in the old hollow tree

• Don't want to go!

  Author: Shirley Hughes
  Publisher: Bodley Head
  Interest age: 3+
  Reading age: 8+

  Lily's mum is in bed with flu and dad has to go to work, so Lily must spend the day at Melanie's house. She doesn't want to go, but she soon has fun playing with Ringo the dog.

• Don't Wipe Your Bum with a Hedgehog

  Author: Mitchell Symons
  Publisher: Doubleday Children's Books
  Interest age: 10+
  Reading age: 10+

  Hilarious hints, tips and witty words of wisdom in a bumper book of words to live by from the ever popular Mitchell Symons

• Donut Feed the Squirrels

  Author: Mika Song
  Publisher: Pushkin Children’s Books
  Interest age: 6-8
  

  Two squirrels want donuts for breakfast – how will they get one? A delightful graphic novel with gentle humour for younger readers.

• Donut the Destroyer

  Author: Sarah Graley & Stef Purenins
  Publisher: Scholastic
  Interest age: 9-11
  Reading age: 8+

  Donut is the daughter of legendary villains - not easy when you want to use your powers for good. But Donut is determined to choose her own destiny, starting with the prestigious Lionheart School for Heroes.

• Doodle Bites

  Author: Polly Dunbar
  Publisher: Walker Books
  Interest age: 3+
  Reading age: 3+

  From the award-winning pen and paintbrush of Polly Dunbar comes a funny and sweet tale about misbehaving and learning to say sorry.

• Doodle Cat is Bored

  Author: Kat Patrick and Lauren Marriott
  Publisher: Scribble
  Interest age: 4-6
  Reading age: 5+

  A quirky and original take on alleviating boredom, Doodle Cat is Bored’s design and humour has adult and kid appeal. 

• Doodle Cat Wears a Cape

  Author: Kat Patrick and Lauren Farrell
  Publisher: Scribble
  Interest age: 3-5
  

  Doodle Cat has a cape (a tea towel), which gives him some pretty cool superpowers:he can fire furballs at high speed, become invisible and grow 300 times his own size (kind of). An exuberant, zany book that is also a warm-hearted story about friendship.

• Dory Fantasmagory

  Author: Abby Hanlon
  Publisher: Faber & Faber
  Interest age: 4-6
  Reading age: 6+

  Six-year-old Dory is the youngest in her family, and her older siblings say she’s too little to play with them. Luckily, Dory has a huge imagination and more than enough friends - even if no one else can see them. A funny and engaging book.

• Dosh

  Author: Rashmi Sirdeshpande Illustrator: Adam Hayes
  Publisher: Wren & Rook
  Interest age: 9-12
  Reading age: 9+

  This fun financial handbook aims to encourage children to develop good money habits from an early age. 

• Dot and Anton

  Author: Erich Kastner Illustrator: Walter Trier Translator: Anthea Bell
  Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
  Interest age: 7+
  Reading age: 9

  An unusual story of friendship, crime and adventure, with additional wisdom and advice from the author. The line drawings are of the 1930s era.

• Dot.

  Author: By Randi Zukerberg Illustrator: Joe Berger
  Publisher: Picture Corgi
  Interest age: 3+
  Reading age: 5+

  Dot is an expert in electronic devices - she knows how to tap, to swipe, to share and to talk. But when she gets tired of being online, it's time to go outside and reboot, recharge and restart!

• Dotty Detective

  Author: Clara Vulliamy
  Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Books
  Interest age: 7+
  Reading age: 6+

  Meet Dot, a lively little girl who's big on solving mysteries, in this fun and sparky chapter book about friendship, laughter and spreading a bit of kindness.

• Dotty Detective: Midnight Mystery

  Author: Clara Vulliamy
  Publisher: Harper Collins Children’s Books
  Interest age: 7-11
  Reading age: 7+

  However mystifying the mystery, the Join The Dots Detectives will unpick the puzzle. An action-packed school story with a twist in the tail, this will amuse and entertain readers of all ages, while showing how kindness and friendship will always win out.

• Double Cross

  Author: Malorie Blackman
  Publisher: Corgi Children's
  Interest age: 13+
  Reading age: 9+

  This fourth novel in Blackman's award-winning Noughts and Crosses series continues the story of Callie Rose, from the ruling elite black class and Tobey, from the minority 'blankers'.

• Double or Die

  Author: Charlie Higson
  Publisher: Penguin
  Interest age: 9+
  Reading age: 9+

  The young James Bond finds himself on the tough streets of London's East End, embroiled in the sabotage of a Russian code-breaking machine and facing danger almost everywhere he turns.

• Doughnuts, Thieves and Chimpanzees

  Author: Alex Wharton Illustrator: Rhi Smith
  Publisher: Firefly Press
  Interest age: 9-8
  Reading age: 7+

  A poetry collection to inspire budding writers, and to create poetry lovers. Full of fun word play and useful writing tips, from the Children’s Laureate Wales 2023-2025. 

• Down by the River

  Author: Grace Hallworth Illustrator: Caroline Binch
  Publisher: Frances Lincoln
  Interest age: 5+
  Reading age: 6+

  Originally published in 1996, this is a welcome reappearance of a picture book brimming with Caribbean sunshine and culture.

• Down the Back of the Chair

  Author: Margaret Mahy Illustrator: Polly Dunbar
  Publisher: Frances Lincoln
  Interest age: 4+
  Reading age: 6+

  Mary's Father is growing poorer by the day and soon the family will run out of money. On top of that he has lost his car keys, so his daughter suggests he looks down the back of the chair.

• Dozy Bear and the Secret of Sleep

  Author: Katie Blackburn Illustrator: Richard Smythe
  Publisher: Faber & Faber
  Interest age: 0-3
  Reading age: 0-3

  This beautifully illustrated tale of Dozy Bear combines proven sleep and relaxation techniques with a lovely story, perfect for any parent who wants to turn nap time or bedtime into a calming experience.

• Dr Dog

  Author: Babette Cole
  Publisher: Random House Children's
  Interest age: 5+
  Reading age: 6+

  Cole's funny illustrations demonstrate serious but easy-to-understand facts about personal hygiene, such as washing your hands, wearing a coat and not picking your nose.

• Dr Maggie's Grand Tour of the Solar System

  Author: Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock Illustrator: Chelen Écija
  Publisher: Buster Books
  Interest age: 6-11
  Reading age: 7+

  Space scientist Dr Maggie invites readers to join her on a grand space tour using their imaginations. This fantastic, imaginative reference book would be a wonderful resource in the classroom and treasured by any young person with an interest in space.

• Dr Roopa’s Body Books: The Brilliant Brain

  Author: Dr Roopa Farooki Illustrator: Viola Wang
  Publisher: Walker
  Interest age: 6-8
  

  A simple introduction to the way the brain works, with gorgeous bright illustrations. Ideal for young, curious children.  

• Dr Xargle’s Book of Earth Tiggers

  Author: Jeanne Willis Illustrator: Tony Ross
  Publisher: Anderson Press
  Interest age: 3+
  Reading age: 6+

  Dr Xargle (who is a five-eyed, green alien), decides to teach his students about an interesting species he has found on a different planet: the Earth Tigger

• Dr Xargle’s Book of Earthlets

  Author: Jeanne Willis Illustrator: Tony Ross
  Publisher: Andersen Press
  Interest age: 4+
  Reading age: 4+

  Dr Xargle lectures his alien students about 'Earthlets' - strange plump-cheeked beings that are wrapped in sheep's hairdos and like to drink milk through holes in their faces.

• Dragon Dancer

  Author: Joyce Chng Illustrator: Jeremy Pailler
  Publisher: Lantana
  Interest age: 6+
  Reading age: 7+

  Young Yao and Shen Long - a powerful sky dragon - battle with the past year's bad luck and usher in good luck from the skies of Singapore. A magical story that celebrates the Chinese New Year.

• Dragon Daughter

  Author: Liz Flanagan
  Publisher: David Fickling Books
  Interest age: 9-12
  Reading age: 9-12

  This is the first book in a new epic fantasy saga that takes readers on an unusual adventure, dealing with important themes of friendship, belonging, migration and difference, as well as the utter joy of dragons.

• Dragon Gold

  Author: Shoo Rayner
  Publisher: Dragonfly
  Interest age: 7-10
  Reading age: 7-9

  This entertaining chapter book, with comical black-and-white illustrations, combines Welsh mythology with everyday life, friendship and trust. The first in a trilogy, it is sure to captivate independent young readers.

• Dragon Loves Penguin

  Author: Debi Gliori
  Publisher: Bloomsbury
  Interest age: 2+
  Reading age: 5+

  The dragons have settled in the land of ice and snow, and their eggs are waiting to hatch, but one dragon doesn't have an egg to care for.

• Dragon Mountain

  Author: Katie & Kevin Tsang
  Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  Interest age: 9-11
  Reading age: 9+

  Billy Chan would rather spend his summer surfing than travelling to China for summer camp - but little does he know, he's about to become whisked off for a fantastic adventure involving dragons, magic, and a battle to save the world...

• Dragon Pearl

  Author: Yoon Ha Lee
  Publisher: Rick Riordan Presents
  Interest age: 9-12
  Reading age: 9+

  Science fiction meets Korean mythology as Min tries to solve the mystery of her brother’s disappearance by stowing away on a Space Forces battle cruiser. 

• Dragon Post

  Author: Emma Yarlett
  Publisher: Walker Books
  Interest age: 5-8
  Reading age: 6+

  This is a delightful picture book with an extra element of brilliance in the five letters included in the book. Dragon Post manages to be a book about animal conservation, friendship, letter-writing and freedom, all wrapped up in a rather special little package.

• Dragon Red

  Author: Shoo Rayner
  Publisher: Dragonfly
  Interest age: 7-10
  Reading age: 7+

  This exciting climax to a thrilling trilogy will have readers on the edge of their seats. Themes of friendship, loyalty and bravery blend with fascinating Welsh legends to create a humorous chapter book with entertaining illustrations.

• Dragon Rider

  Author: Cornelia Funke
  Publisher: The Chicken House
  Interest age: 8+
  Reading age: 8+

  Together with his faithful brownie friend Sorrel and a boy called Ben, the brave young dragon Firedrake embarks on a magical journey across mountains, oceans and earth to find the legendary resting place of the silver dragons.

• Dragon Shield

  Author: Charlie Fletcher
  Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
  Interest age: 9-12
  Reading age: 7+

  A thrilling adventure set in a fantastical London, where statues come to life and good battles evil. An action packed roller coaster of a story.

• Dragon White

  Author: Shoo Rayner
  Publisher: Dragonfly
  Interest age: 7-10
  Reading age: 7-9

  Following on from Dragon Gold, this is the second exciting fantasy adventure in a light-hearted trilogy. Short chapters are interspersed with humorous black and white illustrations, creating an ideal book for junior readers.

• Dragon World

  Author: Tamara Macfarlane Illustrator: Alessandra Fusi
  Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
  Interest age: 6-11
  Reading age: 8+

  Dragons have existed in mythology for centuries, and this marvellous collection of stories, legends and traditions from around the globe explores their origins, the different forms they take and the powers they wield.

• Dragon’s Green

  Author: Scarlett Thomas
  Publisher: Canongate
  Interest age: 10+
  Reading age: 10+

  When her grandfather dies, Effie vows to protect his magical books, and in doing so, journeys through a book into the magical Otherworld. A tremendous start to what promises to be an epic, intelligent and classic fantasy series.

• Dragons at Crumbling Castle (and Other Stories)

  Author: Terry Pratchett Illustrator: Mark Beech
  Publisher: Doubleday
  Interest age: 7+
  Reading age: 8+

  Despite the book's large size, the format is ideal for reluctant or newly confidant readers, the print large, well-spaced and liberally aided by the illustrations.

• Dragons of the Prime: Poems About Dinosaurs

  Author: Various Editor: Richard O’Brien Illustrator: Emma Dai’an Wright
  Publisher: The Emma Press
  Interest age: 6-11
  Reading age: 7+

  Although budding palaeontologists will love this captivating poetry collection, no interest in prehistoric life is necessary to experience the joy, humour, poignancy and sheer wonderment contained in its pages.

• Drawing a Veil

  Author: Lari Don
  Publisher: A&C Black
  Interest age: 10+
  Reading age: 8+

  When her best friend suddenly turns up at school wearing a black headscarf, Ellie isn’t sure what to think

• Dread Cat

  Author: Michael Rosen Illustrator: Nicola O’Byrne
  Publisher: Little Gems (Barrington Stoke)
  Interest age: 4-6
  Reading age: 6+

  This short read with full-colour illustrations by Nicola O’Byrne is somewhat of a cautionary tale that we shouldn’t believe everything people tell us, just because they say so. 

• Dread Wood

  Author: Jennifer Killick
  Publisher: Farshore
  Interest age: 9-12
  Reading age: 9+

  As the fear and dread build up in this tense thriller, a group of misfits is forced to work as a team to defeat the most terrifying of hidden attackers. Not for the faint-hearted, this edge-of-seat horror is hard to put down, with many chapters ending on a cliff-hanger.

• Dread Wood: Fear Ground

  Author: Jennifer Killick
  Publisher: Farshore
  Interest age: 9-11
  Reading age: 10+

  In this follow-up to Dread Wood, which can be read as a stand-alone story, the adrenaline is pumping again as old enemies resurface to threaten the lives and sanity of a feisty group of teenagers.

• Dream Defenders: Chandra and the Devious Doubt

  Author: Tom Percival
  Publisher: Pan Macmillan
  Interest age: 6-8
  Reading age: 6+

  Erika and the Dream Team are on a mission to help Chanda, a girl who has too many worries - but can they defeat the insidious Jitter before Chanda's spark is lost forever?

• Dream Defenders: Erika and the Angermare

  Author: Tom Percival
  Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
  Interest age: 6-8
  Reading age: 6+

  After storming off to bed upset and in a terrible mood, Erika wakes up in the most incredible place ever: there are rainbow-coloured trees, super bouncy grass and waterfalls that flow up instead of down. But she's in danger of being trapped there... can she find her way home?

• Dream Magic (Shadow Magic #2)

  Author: Joshua Khan Illustrator: Ben Hibbon
  Publisher: Scholastic
  Interest age: 12-14
  Reading age: 12+

  Lilith Shadow, the reluctant ruler of Gehenna, has a lot on her plate. Her subjects keep disappearing in what look like troll attacks, her forbidden magical powers are growing stronger and more unmanageable and her kingdom is flooded with zombies.

• Dream On

  Author: Bali Rai
  Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
  Interest age: 9+
  Reading age: 9+

  Much to the disapproval of his parents, Baljit is mad on football and when he is invited to trials at Leicester City, he has to lie about his whereabouts.

• Dream On, Amber

  Author: Emma Shevah
  Publisher: Chicken House
  Interest age: 8+
  Reading age: 9+

  Dream On, Amber is fast and funny with wonderful little illustrations. Emma Shevah has created a wonderfully modern voice that manages to perfectly balance a sensitive subject with light and laughter.

• Dream Team

  Author: Alan Gibbons Illustrator: Chris Chalik
  Publisher: Barrington Stoke
  Interest age: 9-11
  Reading age: 8+

  Football action in a super-readable format. Can soccer ace Cairo forget his ego and lead his team to victory? Packed with fascinating facts about the greatest footballers in the world, the book also includes dynamic black-and-white illustrations.

• Dream to Change the World: The Story of John La Rose

  Author: Ken Wilson-Max
  Publisher: George Padmore Institute
  Interest age: 5-8
  Reading age: 5+

  This charming and beautiful book for young readers tells the story of John La Rose, the pioneering black activist who set up Britain’s first black publisher and bookshop, New Beacon Books, and was also one of the founders of the George Padmore Institute.

• Dreamer Ballerina

  Author: Sarah Rubin
  Publisher: Chicken House
  Interest age: 11+
  Reading age: 10+

  A dance story with a difference, Dreamer Ballerina tells the story of small town girl Casey Quinn, who just can’t keep her toes from tapping.

• Dreaming the Bear

  Author: Mimi Thebo
  Publisher: Oxford University Press
  Interest age: 10+
  Reading age: 10+

  The line between dreams and reality blur when a vulnerable young teenager finds herself face to face with a bear in Yellowstone Park. Mimi Thebo's story is a mixture of dreamy scenery, awesome wildlife and coming-of-age dilemmas.

• Dreams

  Author: Daniela Sacerdoti
  Publisher: Black and White Publishing
  Interest age: 14+
  Reading age: 13+

  Sarah Midnight has spent her life keeping secrets, but when her parents are murdered, she begins to discover just how many incredible secrets have been kept from her...

• Dreams of Freedom

  Author: Amnesty International
  Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
  Interest age: 5+
  Reading age: 7

  An essential book that not only introduces children to the importance of human rights, freedom, and the history of these concepts, but also to a wonderful variety of illustrations.

• Dreamstalkers: The Night Train

  Author: Sarah Driver
  Publisher: Farshore
  Interest age: 9-11
  Reading age: 10+

  When everyone’s dreams disappear, and shadowy nightmares take over, Bea is flung into a magical adventure full of peril. A fast-paced, complex fantasy.  

• Dreamweavers: Night of the Scary Fairies

  Author: Annabelle Sami Illustrator: Forrest Burdett
  Publisher: Little Tiger Press
  Interest age: 7-8
  Reading age: 7+

  Dreamweavers: Night of the Scary Fairies will take you on the rip-roaring journey of a lifetime! Each night under the cover of darkness Tito and his awe-inspiring new companion embark on a series of adventures, each one more thrilling than the last.

• Dress Up Jojo

  Author: Xavier Deneux
  Publisher: Twirl
  Interest age: 0-3
  

  This bright and bold board book showcases little rabbit Jojo in a variety of costumes. Each page has a slide tab that makes Jojo move about or put on a costume. 

• Drew, Moo and Bunny, Too

  Author: Owen Sheers Illustrator: Helen Stephens
  Publisher: Walker Books
  Interest age: 6-8
  Reading age: 7+

  With soft yet dramatic illustrations, and a rollicking rhythm and rhyme to the words, this is a delight to read aloud. It would be suitable for pre-schoolers, but also even up to 8 year olds, with lots to discuss and the sound of the words to enjoy. 

• Driftwood

  Author: Cathy Cassidy
  Publisher: Puffin
  Interest age: 10-15
  Reading age: 9+

  Hannah has been best friends with Joey forever. But when the dynamics of their relationship begin to change, Hannah finds it hard to adjust.

• Drone Racer

  Author: Andy Briggs
  Publisher: Scholastic
  Interest age: 9-12
  Reading age: 9+

  Carson and his friends are into drone racing but the older kids always outclass them with more expensive tech. When they come across a faster drone, they think they're in luck – but then they discover the military want it back. Brilliantly filmic and unputdownable.

• Drop

  Author: Katie Everson
  Publisher: Walker Books
  Interest age: 16+
  Reading age: 14+

  Addiction is never an easy subject to deal with in YA books but Everson manages to walk the thin line between glamourizing and demonizing, showing the lure and the attraction of drugs as well as the horrific effects they have on lives.

• Drummer Boy of John John

  Author: Mark Greenwood Illustrator: Frané Lessac
  Publisher: Lee & Low
  Interest age: 3+
  Reading age: 5+

  The vibrant colours and swinging sounds of Trinidad resound through this story of musical invention and enjoyment

• Drummer Girl

  Author: Bridget Tyler
  Publisher: Templar
  Interest age: 13+
  Reading age: 13+

  Lucy's all-girl band Crush has won a talent contest, been whisked to LA and played the Hollwood Bowl. Everything should be amazing - but this glamorous world has deadly undercurrents.

• Du Iz Tak?

  Author: Carson Ellis
  Publisher: Walker Books
  Interest age: 4-7
  Reading age: 6+

  A seed is sown in the ground next to a log and grows into a beautiful plant, much to the surprise of some rather stylish insect creatures. The two great joys of this book are the vibrant and quirky illustrations, and the humorous invented bug language.

• Duck and Penguin Are Not Friends

  Author: Julia Woolf
  Publisher: Andersen Press
  Interest age: 3-5
  

  Maud and Betty are the best of friends, so it only stands to reason that their favourite toys will be, too – doesn't it?! Funny and full of insight, this is the perfect picture book for celebrating the ins and outs of friendship. 

• Duck and Penguin Do Not Like Sleepovers

  Author: Julia Woolf
  Publisher: Andersen Press
  Interest age: 4-5
  

  Betty and Maud are best friends. Their favourite stuffed toys, Duck and Penguin… not so much. But they might need to work together to make it through the sleepover...

• Duck in the Truck

  Author: Jez Alborough
  Publisher: Harper Collins
  Interest age: 2-6
  Reading age: 5+

  As Duck is driving home his truck gets stuck in the mud. Frog and Sheep come to his aid, but it's only when Goat arrives that a solution is found.

• Duck's Key: Where Can It Be?

  Author: Jez Alborough Illustrator: Jez Alborough
  Publisher: HarperCollins
  Interest age: 2+
  Reading age: 5+

  Duck is looking for the key to drive his truck but only the irrepressible Frog knows where it is and wherever Duck looks, Frog and the key are just one step away!

• Dump Truck Disco

  Author: Skye Silver Illustrator: Christiane Engel
  Publisher: Barefoot Books
  Interest age: 2-5
  

  The stunning visuals in this lively picture book positively dance off the pages, and what youngster isn’t fascinated by diggers, dumper trucks, bulldozers and cranes? A singalong CD with a catchy tune and repeated chorus brings an extra element to the story.

• Dust 'n' Bones

  Author: Chris Mould
  Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
  Interest age: 7+
  Reading age: 7+

  Mould has adapted five classic short ghost stories and added five of his own invention in a similar vein.

• Dust Road

  Author: Tom Huddleston
  Publisher: Nosy Crow
  Interest age: 9-12
  Reading age: 9+

  In a post-apocalyptic future, war between tribes seems inevitable but there is just a chance that siblings Kara and Joe might be able to stop it.

• Dustbin Dad

  Author: Peter Bently Illustrator: Russell Ayto
  Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  Interest age: 3+
  Reading age: 6+

  Dad eats everything - from half-eaten pies and unwanted sandwiches to soggy old bits of tomato and manky spaghetti. Then one day he bites off more than he can chew...

• Duty Calls: Battle of Britain

  Author: James Holland
  Publisher: Puffin Books
  Interest age: 11+
  Reading age: 11+

  It's the Battle of Britain and 19-year-old pilot officer Archie Jackson is in control of the RAF's newest fighter aircraft, a Supermarine Spitfire.

• Duty Calls: Dunkirk

  Author: James Holland
  Publisher: Puffin Books
  Interest age: 12+
  Reading age: 9+

  The exciting story of a teenage recruit who finds himself caught up in the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk in 1940.

• Dwylo’n Dawnsio

  Author: Editor: Erin Meek Illustrator: Sioned Medi Evans
  Publisher: Lyfrau Broga
  Interest age: 2-3
  

  A fun introduction to traditional Welsh nursery rhymes, showing actions to join in with and including an English translation at the back.  

• Dying to Know You

  Author: Aidan Chambers
  Publisher: The Bodley Head Ltd
  Interest age: 13+
  Reading age: 13+

  This thought-provoking novel from acclaimed author Aidan Chambers explores unexpected friendships and the consequences which can result from loving the wrong person.

• Dysgu gyda Sali Mali Byd Natur

  Author: Casia Wiliam Illustrator: Jacob Fell
  Publisher: Atebol
  Interest age: 4-5
  

  O dan arweiniad Sali Mali a Jac y Jwc, mae'r llyfr yn gwahodd y darllenydd i ymgyfarwyddo â byd natur, ac yn eu haddysgu amdano.

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  Led by Sali Mali and Jac y Jwc, the book invites readers to familiarise themselves with the world of nature, and educates them about it.