Books beginning with: K
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Kangaroo Kisses
Author: Nandana Dev Sen Illustrator: Pippa Curnick
Publisher: Otter-Barry BooksA perfect rhyming bedtime story, full of charm and colourful illustrations, and with lots of exciting animals and a very wide-awake little girl.
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Kahani Short Stories by Pakistani Women
Author: Various Editor: Aamer Hussein
Publisher: Saqi BooksJamila Hashmi, Mumtaz Shirin, Fahmida Riaz and others use intricate narrative patterns, polemicism and lyricism in their stories about Pakistan's convoluted history.
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Kai and the Monkey King
Author: Joe Todd-Stanton
Publisher: Flying Eye BooksProfessor Brownston recounts the story of two ancestors, whose quest to observe and document mythical phenomena leads them across ancient China. A compelling picture book, sure to captivate young readers who enjoy fantasy adventure tales.
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Kat Wolfe Investigates
Author: Lauren St John
Publisher: Macmillan Children's BooksKat Wolfe loves her new home in idyllic Bluebell Bay, especially as it comes with a resident wildcat. But when she starts pet-sitting for pocket money, she finds that beneath the town's perfect surface lie some dark and dangerous secrets.
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Katie and the British Artists
Author: James Mayhew
Publisher: Orchard BooksThis latest in a successful series of picture books, giving youngsters an accessible and entertaining introduction to fine art, has appeal as a story in its own right.
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Katie and the Spanish Princess
Author: James Mayhew
Publisher: HachetteKatie meets the Infanta Margarita from a Velázquez painting and together they and a thieving magpie from a Goya travel in and out of paintings.
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Katie's Picture Show
Author: James Mayhew
Publisher: OrchardBeautifully illustrated and full of joy and humour, this is the perfect introduction to art for younger children.
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Katinka’s Tail
Author: Judith Kerr
Publisher: HarperCollinsKatinka is an ordinary and lovely white pussycat – apart from her tail, which is stripy. This is a beautiful, funny, warm and tender picture book, which takes a joyous and magical twist at the end. Fans of Judith Kerr’s Mog books will love it, of course...
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Katy
Author: Jacqueline Wilson
Publisher: PenguinWith their widowed father having re-married, 11 year-old Katy and her sisters now share the house with his second wife Izzie, her daughter and three new young additions to the blended family. The first half of the book sets the scene - a lively, chaotic and often factious family environment. Katy herself is adventurous, enthusiastic and eager to try to…
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Katy Cat and Beaky Boo
Author: Lucy Cousins
Publisher: Walker BooksHelp Katy Cat to lift over 40 flaps in search of her friend Beaky Boo, and reveal shapes, colours, numbers, food, clothes and even animal noises!
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Katha: Short Stories by Indian Women
Author: Various Editor: Urvashi Butalia
Publisher: TelegramWhether it is in the kitchen or elsewhere, Indian women's stories have been handed down from generation to generation, enriched and embroidered along the way.
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Kaya’s Heart Song
Author: Diwa Tharan Sanders Illustrator: Nerina Canzi
Publisher: LantanaKaya's mother says that to hear your heart song, you must quieten your mind. This picture book aims to promote mindfulness and there’s an explanation of the word at the back of the book, but it can also be read as a fantasy story.
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Keeper
Author: Mal Peet
Publisher: Walker BooksIn this excellent football story, set in modern-day South America, a hackneyed football reporter sits down with El Gato (the Cat), a World Cup-winning goalkeeper, to look back on his amazing life and career.
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Keeper of the Realms: Crow’s Revenge
Author: Marcus Alexander
Publisher: PuffinWith its endlessly unfolding, elaborate fantasy world, a plot brimming with cliff-hangers and vivid characters this is an imaginative roller-coaster fantasy.
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Keith the Cat with the Magic Hat
Author: Sue Hendra
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's BooksAll Keith’s cat friends laugh when an ice cream unexpectedly lands on his head. But Keith decides it's really a magic hat.
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Kenny Wright: Superhero
Author: James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts Illustrator: Cory Thomas
Publisher: Young ArrowThis entertaining book tackles the serious issues of bullying, poverty and difficult family circumstances with a light-hearted touch. Short chapters and the use of comic strip drawings to illustrate Stainlezz Steel's imaginary escapades make this is an accessible and amusing read.
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Kensuke's Kingdom
Author: Michael Morpurgo Illustrator: Michael Foreman
Publisher: EgmontThis is a beautifully written tale of an exceptional friendship which survives beyond the boundaries of culture and language.
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Kentucky Thriller
Author: Lauren St John
Publisher: Orion Children's BooksLaura Marlin’s third adventure begins when she discovers an abandoned horsebox containing missing Kentucky Derby winner, Gold Rush.
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Kerb-Stain Boys: The Crongton Broadway Robbery
Author: Alex Wheatle
Publisher: Barrington StokeBriggsy, his best friend Terror and the love of Terror’s life, Caldonia, are 14 year olds living on the wrong side of the tracks. Soon, their vague fantasy of robbing a post office descends into farce. A hilarious, thrilling and uplifting read that's a breath of fresh air.
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Ketchup Clouds
Author: Annabel Pitcher
Publisher: IndigoFifteen-year-old Zoe attempts to come to terms with a dark secret by writing letters to a murderer awaiting execution on Death Row.
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Kevin's Great Escape
Author: Philip Reeve Illustrator: Sarah McIntyre
Publisher: Oxford University PressThe second brilliant adventure featuring the exploits of Kevin the flying pony - this time, pop star Misty Twiglet wants to buy him, but will his friend Max be able to stop her?
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Kick
Author: Mitch Johnson
Publisher: UsborneBudi works in a footwear factory in Indonesia, making the football boots he longs to wear but is unlikely to ever be able to afford. The harsh divide between rich and poor is examined sensitively in this moving book about one child’s struggles.
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Kick-Ass
Author: Mark Millar Illustrator: John Romita Jr
Publisher: TitanDave Lizewski is just an ordinary American teenager. He has a MySpace page, he loves comic books, and he is unable to find a girlfriend. Then an idea hits him: why not become a real life super hero?
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Kid Normal
Author: Greg James and Chris Smith Illustrator: Erica Salcedo
Publisher: BloomsburyThis spoof superhero epic certainly delivers: dastardly villains, capes, tights and mild-mannered heroes. Yet it also explores familiar school anxieties that everyone else is smarter, stronger, better. Here, even Kid Normal has superpowers!
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Kid Sherlock
Author: Justin Phillips Illustrator: Sean Gregory Miller and Lesley Atlansky
Publisher: Action LabLoosely based on the stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, this sharp and witty comic is a great introduction for youngsters into the world of Sherlock and Watson. Readers also see Sherlock navigating daily school life and the challenges of making friends.
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KidGlovz
Author: Julie Hunt and Dale Newman
Publisher: Allen & UnwinThis stunning pencil-drawn graphic novel of talent, music and friendship will readers young and old. You'll be rooting for KidGlovz, the nine-year-old musical prodigy: a poignant story to be remembered for a long time.
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Kidnap
Author: Chris Powling
Publisher: A&C BlackWith its non-stop action, deftly drawn characters and final twist – all narrated using simple vocabulary - this story has tension enough to involve the most reluctant struggling reader
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Kidnap in the Caribbean
Author: Lauren St John
Publisher: Orion Children's BooksThe second Laura Marling mystery has all the elements of an old fashioned adventure story, action packed with friends rallying to fight an evil enemy
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Kids Fight Plastic
Author: Martin Dorey Illustrator: Tim Weeson
Publisher: Walker BooksBy 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean. Kids Fight Plastic presents powerful facts about how oceans and their inhabitants are suffering from our over-reliance on plastic and features fifty bitesize missions to chomp through, from a #2minutebeachclean to how to fight plastics in lunchboxes.
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King Baby
Author: Kate Beaton
Publisher: Walker BooksKing Baby bestows 'smiles and laughs and kisses' on everyone, for King Baby is generous. But he also has many demands: he must be fed. And changed! And burped! King Baby will have you in stitches. Buy it for every new parent you know.
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King Coo
Author: Adam Stower
Publisher: David Fickling BooksIn an attempt to escape the school bully Monty Grabbe, Ben hides under the school bins, unwittingly entering a tunnel into a fantasy realm.
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King Flashypants and the Evil Emperor
Author: Andy Riley
Publisher: Hodder Children’s BooksWhen nine-year-old King Edwin runs out of pocket money, he can no longer buy his subjects Friday chocolate. The peasants revolt and elect a new leader, Evil Emperor Nurbison. This slapstick tale will appeal to those who love something a bit silly.
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King Jack and the Dragon
Author: Peter Bently Illustrator: Helen Oxenbury
Publisher: Puffin BooksThe wonderful rhyming text and charming illustrations create a beautifully paced and reassuring picture book
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King of Shadows
Author: Susan Cooper
Publisher: Random HouseNat Field, an orphaned American actor, is taken ill during a performance and slips back in time to the Tudor era.
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King of the Sky
Author: Nicola Davies Illustrator: Laura Carlin
Publisher: Walker BooksA boy has come to start his life in a new country where nothing is familiar, apart from the racing pigeons kept by his neighbour. Soon, he has a pigeon of his own called King of the Sky: will he win the competition? A touching, quiet tale of community.
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Kiki and Bobo’s Sunny Day
Author: Yasmeen Ismail
Publisher: Walker BooksKiki and Bobo have decided to go to the seaside for the day. A lovely book with bright, welcoming illustrations and clever lift-the-flaps. The perfect read for holidays.
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Kiki and Bobo’s Super Surprise
Author: Yasmeen Ismail
Publisher: Walker BooksThis is a delightful book bursting with bright and engaging illustrations, and with its interactive lift-the-flaps on every page, little hands can join in and have fun with this delightful duo.
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Kill All Enemies
Author: Melvin Burgess
Publisher: PenguinThere are always two sides to every story – who is making the rules, the young people or the adults?
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Killer Animals: The Wimp’s Guide
Author: Tracey Turner
Publisher: Franklin WattsHave you ever wrestled a crocodile? Or put your head in the mouth of a hippopotamus? Or let a tarantula walk on your hands? If you answered no, to all of the above, then this could be the book for you!
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Killer Game
Author: Kirsty McKay
Publisher: Chicken HouseA school initiation game gets out of hand when one of the players ends up in hospital, and heroine Cate is told that 'she's next'.
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Killer Gorilla
Author: Jeanne Willis Illustrator: Tony Ross
Publisher: Andersen PressMouse begins a perilous search for her lost baby, and just when things look utterly bleak: out jumps a ‘Killer Gorilla’.
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Killing Honour
Author: Bali Rai
Publisher: Corgi Children'sA blood-curdling murder story set in Leicester’s Asian community where family honour seems sometimes to count for more than family love
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Killing Sound
Author: Paul Southern
Publisher: Chicken HouseA chilling YA novel in which ancient, evil, supernatural forces are unwittingly unleashed.
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Kind
Author: Alison Green Illustrator: Axel Scheffler & with pictures by 38 artists
Publisher: ScholasticA delicious book by Alison Green with illustrations and a foreword by Axel Scheffler, plus pictures by 38 international illustrators, to celebrate kindness and humankind. A profound book that is quite simply a treasure trove of wisdom and beauty.
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Kindness Rules!
Author: Eunice and Sabrina Moyle
Publisher: Abrams AppleseedMagic Manners, a large blue elephant with a superhero costume and cape, is here to remind us that kindness rules! This bright, cheery, rhyming board book is great for toddlers and preschoolers who are learning to share and treat others with gentleness.
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Kipper
Author: Mick Inkpen
Publisher: HodderThe first in Mick Inkpen’s immensely popular series about an adorable little pup introduces us to Kipper, a puppy whose safe and gentle adventures in the everyday world are completely relatable for toddlers.
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Kipper and Roly
Author: Mick Inkpen
Publisher: Hodder Children's BooksKipper buys his friend Pig a hamster, names him Roly and enjoys playing with him so much he becomes very fond of him.
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Kipper's Balloon
Author: Mick Inkpen
Publisher: HachetteThe latest in a range of good books about the popular Kipper and his friends, this is a stunning pop-up and lift-the-flap book with sounds, which tells of a great adventure and a fantastic balloon ride.
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Kipper's Birthday
Author: Mick Inkpen
Publisher: Hodder Children's BooksKipper is working hard preparing for his birthday. He bakes a very interesting cake to share with his friends and makes beautiful invitations but is too tired to deliver them.
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Kiss
Author: Jacqueline Wilson Illustrator: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: Corgi Children'sWilson skilfully combines an approachable and involving teenage story with a debate about true friendship, sexual identity and growing up.
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Kiss Date Love Hate
Author: Luisa Plaja
Publisher: CorgiWhen Lex discovers that by manipulating the avatars in a relationship-based computer game she appears to be able to re-write the script for real life, she is tempted to use this exciting new power to get what she wants.
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Kiss Goodnight
Author: Jane Cabrera
Publisher: Templar PublishingSay goodnight to lots of animals as the moon comes up. A beautifully illustrated, simple and soothing read that is perfect for bedtime.
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Kiss it Better
Author: Smriti Prasadam-Halls Illustrator: Sarah Massini
Publisher: BloomsburyMummy bear shares plenty of kisses with her cubs, each one carrying a special message of love, in this heart-warming tale with delightful illustrations.
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Kitchen Disco
Author: Clare Foges Illustrator: Al Murphy
Publisher: FaberDid you know when you go to sleep all the fruit in the bowl comes to life and has a fun-filled, night long party?
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Kite Spirit
Author: Sita Brahmachari
Publisher: Macmillan Children's BooksWhen her best friend Dawn commits suicide, Kite's world falls apart. Struggling to deal with her hearbreaking grief, she leaves London to spend the summer in the Lake District.
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Kites
Author: Simon Mole Illustrator: Oamul Lu
Publisher: Frances Lincoln First EditionsA gentle story and very pretty book that would make a perfect present for anyone moving house, school, or even job! The text from poet and theatre-maker Simon Mole should be read aloud to fully appreciate the lovely rhythms and phrases.
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Kit's Wilderness
Author: David Almond
Publisher: HachetteWhen Kit moves to a village with his parents to care for his grandfather, he becomes involved with a dangerous boy who organises the Game of Death.
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Kitty and the Moonlight Rescue
Author: Paula Harrison Illustrator: Jenny Lovlie
Publisher: OxfordKitty’s mum is a superhero with cat powers, and Kitty wants to be just like her. Kitty's night-time adventures feature a cast of lovely cat characters and there's a gentle theme of friendship, bravery and being yourself.
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Klaus Vogel and the Bad Lads
Author: David Almond
Publisher: Barrington StokeThought-provoking, dyslexia-friendly morality tale with black and white illustrations.
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Knick Knack Paddy Whack
Author: Steve Songs Illustrator: Christiane Engel
Publisher: Barefoot Books- This is an energetic new version of the well-loved counting song.
- This is great fun for joining in.
- Colourful illustrations and a jazzy style makes this book a musical winner!
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Knife
Author: R J Anderson
Publisher: Orchard Books‘No ordinary fairy tale' says the cover, very accurately. Knife is a faery, inhabiting an increasingly isolated world inside an oak tree on the edge of a garden.
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Knight in Training: spots, stripes and zigzags
Author: Vivian French Illustrator: David Melling
Publisher: Hodder Children’s BooksSam longs to become a Truly Noble Knight, but must first complete a series of tasks, which are revealed to him on a magical scroll. This is the fourth amusing tale in the exciting Knight in Training series, which is ideal for young confident readers.
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Knightley & Son: 3 of a kind
Author: Rohan Gavin
Publisher: BloomsburySolving crime is a family business for Knightley and Darkus, London's father and son detective agency. This action-packed adventure - the third in the series - combines humorous characters with parent issues and cutting-edge technology.
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Knightley and Son
Author: Rohan Gavin
Publisher: BloomsburyThis is a strong debut from screenwriter Rohan Gavin, which mixes up the conventions of detective fiction to great effect
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Knightmare - Life Stinks!
Author: Peter Bently Illustrator: Fred Blunt
Publisher: Stripes PublishingAn entertaining medieval romp by Roald Dahl Funny Prize winner, Peter Bently. First in Cedric's series of 'knightmare' adventures, this comical story is full of catastrophes, chuckles and poo. Perfect for primary-age children.
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Knightmare: A Dog’s Life!
Author: Peter Bently
Publisher: Little TigerCedric the page boy has to take care of more things than most other servants. When the King's top-secret weapon is stolen from the castle, Cedric sets off into the woods to find it.
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Knights and Bikes
Author: Gabrielle Kent Illustrator: Rex Crowle and Luke Newell
Publisher: Knights OfKnights and Bikes is a fast-paced, action-packed adventure mixing together myth and magic, ghosts and curses, and starring two brilliant main characters. Let the treasure hunt commence!
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Knighthood for Beginners
Author: Elys Dolan
Publisher: Oxford University PressThis brilliantly illustrated and truly hilarious yarn about Dave the dragon (who is terrible at being a dragon) is great fun to read out loud. It will also make a fabulous first chapter book for a child to read alone.
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Knuffle Bunny
Author: Mo Willems
Publisher: Walker BooksOn a routine visit to the laundrette in their Brooklyn neighbourhood, Dad accidentally puts Trixie’s beloved stuffed animal into the machine along with the washing.
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Knuffle Bunny Too
Author: Mo Willems
Publisher: Walker BooksTrixie is excitedly taking her unqiue Knuffle Bunny to show her classmates - only to discover Sonja has a Knuffle Bunny too.
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Kubla Khan: The Emperor of Everything
Author: Kathleen Krull Illustrator: Robert Byrd
Publisher: VikingThis history of Kubla Khan is in itself fascinating: the illustrations then take this book to another level.