Christmas 2025: Children’s & YA
Selected by the Bookshop
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Return to the magic of the Archipelago... The Poisoned King is the dazzling second book in Katherine Rundell's epic and bestselling Impossible Creatures series.The dragons call out, and the ratatoskas tell of murder. Come with us now. There…
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A beautiful graphic novel about the complexities of teenage life, the tangles of twinship and the power of music to somehow make sense of it all.Sometimes everything feels heavy and uncomfortable. My body, my family, my life… And the…
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Introduce a new generation to Oscar Wilde’s classic children’s tales with this stunningly illustrated luxury gift edition – a must-have for young readers this Christmas.Oscar Wilde has enchanted readers young and old alike…
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What makes a house a home? This sweet story, with jaw-dropping illustrations, is the perfect cosy tale for bedtime.Olivia lives in a house with a little red door. Mouse lives in an oak tree behind the house. When a storm blows the oak tree…
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A bewitching tale, weaving folklore with contemporary horror for a teen audience.Sticks and stones will break your bones . . .Something strange is happening in Merryweather-by-the-Sea.Whispers in the playground abound – a…
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This stylish book presents the human body from head to toe, with vibrant graphic artwork and fun facts.Did you know women tend to have shorter tongues than men? Or that the human eye can detect over 10 million colours? This visually…
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Comet in Moominland, the first full-length Moomin novel, was published 80 years ago. Tove revised the story a decade later and again in 1968, reframing adventures (and adding new characters). Now for the first time this edition can be read…
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Illustrated by Christopher WormellThe long-awaited and highly anticipated conclusion to Philip Pullman’s bestselling The Book of Dust ‘Lyra: what will you do when you find this place in the desert, the opening to the…
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A beautiful new edition of a much-loved, classic mix-and-match picture bookRemarkable Animals is one of the most ingenious mix-and-match books ever devised. Based on ten real-life animals, each described in words as well as pictures,…
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Translated by Michele HutchisonAs the nights in Svalbard grow dark, cold and endless, a young arctic fox called Rana plays in the snow. She spends all day following the tracks of a polar bear, and enjoying the tasty treats it leaves…
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Translated by Polly Lawson A little ghost lives in the attic of a big house. He swoops around all alone, which is just how he likes it, until one day a little girl disturbs his peace and quiet. A wryly funny, beautifully…
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This fabulously fun - and freshly updated - flipbook allows you to generate 60 million brilliantly beastly insults for all occasions.Inside you will discover:Hilarious heckles for silencing sassy siblingsTeasing taunts to make best friends…
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A thrilling Christmas murder-mystery adventure – the perfect cosy crime read to keep you gripped this festive season!After another dreary term away at school, Grace is desperate to see her mum and brother again. Excited to spend…
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