The 2026 Bookbuzz Primary Books

Supercharge your brain with an incredible fact for every day of the year. With fun illustrations and fascinating information, this is a really engaging non-fiction text.

Best friends Blue, Barry and Pancakes enter an ice-cream sundae competition and travel to Mount Choco to find the perfect chocolate in this brilliantly funny and energetic graphic novel.

Bronte Tempestra has no interest in being Princess of the Storm Kingdom. So, when a knight school announces that girls will be allowed to attend, Bronte instantly applies and finds herself embroiled in an adventure to find the Lightning Steeds and save the kingdom.

Buzz the dog is part sausage, part wolf, and 100% adorable! Follow his hilarious adventures as he gets to know his new family in this cosy and accessible chapter book.

Presented in large, clear font and with black and white illustrations throughout, this funny, exciting, imaginative adventure story is a great introduction to fantasy fiction for newly independent readers.

Jay has a talent for computing, but his friends think it is seriously uncool. When a chance to design a game for a competition comes along, will Jay pursue his passion or conform to his friends’ expectations?

The ruler of heaven challenges every animal to a great race, with the fastest 12 immortalised in the Chinese zodiac. Join Ming the fox and Miaow the cat as they fight to win the race!

This gripping, thrill-packed, time slip adventure whisks readers away to Egypt, both ancient and modern, and is full of fascinating historical detail lived in the first person. 

Mallory Vayle makes a bizarre pact with a 500-year-old skull: help to free her parents’ ghosts from an evil spirit in exchange for a blonde wig and the lifting of an ancient curse. A scream of a comic horror story.

Murray and and Bun are back for another adventure, this time in a land of pirates! The pair are caught up in a hilariously chaotic treasure hunt. Perfect for newly independent readers.

Young scientist Nova invents a plastic-eating organism named Chomp to solve the problem of plastic waste – but Chomp soon causes chaos. This lively science-fiction graphic novel is full of humour and bursting with vibrant, glossy artwork.

Zed’s dad is the First Hunter of Demons. But when Zed meets a Demon, he discovers that they’re not as terrifying as the myths say. Exciting and full of heart. 

Get your goggles on and dive into this fact-filled, illustrated non-fiction book to discover the wonders of the ocean. Perfect for budding marine biologists!

Kian used to love playing football, but nowadays it gives him The Fear. So, when a neighbour asks Kian to join a local football team with him, Kian must decide whether he can face his fears to help his friend.

This hilarious, illustrated chapter book features best friends Mina, Reema and Mobeen. They are excited about their school camping trip but get the heebie-jeebies when they hear rumours about Bertie Blackteeth, a ghostly figure who roams the woods in search of her next victim… 

Follow Poppy and her mum as they try to save a badger’s woodland habitat from building developers in this short, illustrated book perfect for animal lovers aged 7 or older.