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The princess’s snoring causes a palace commotion. Princes come seeking a reward if they can stop it, but the story leaves open whether their kisses will help.

This is a fantasy adventure in which a group of Guardians tries to stop Pitch from making children afraid. Jack Frost, who is not usually a hero, becomes an important ally.

Beatrice, who prefers staying indoors and relies on online messaging, is sent to live with a grandmother she barely knows while her mother returns to rehab. Hoping to secure some peace, Beat tries to find her grandmother a husband. Her plans change as she spends time outdoors and meets Toffie. The story brings family circumstances, romance and an unfamiliar South African village into Beat’s summer.

A compact, illustrated retelling of Genesis’s creation story, using selected King James Bible text and paintings to evoke each day’s work. The language and images are deliberately restrained rather than majestic.

Expect a photograph-led guessing game about how different animals use their feet, with each reveal followed by a short explanation. The examples range from tiger paws and gecko feet to the gripping feet of caterpillars and octopuses.

This is a school-and-family story about coping with upheaval and trying to start afresh.

Three separate dog-centred adventures offer distinct starting points: Alpha’s life before leadership, Sweet’s search for a Pack, and Moon’s transition after disaster. The collection’s emphasis is on survival and life among Packs.

This is a historical story of a divided society and a personal return to danger, with Darnay’s choices set against injustice and revolution in France.

A brisk tour of extreme cold links a physical explanation of sunlight’s effects with snapshots of places and human ways of living.

Expect a sampler rather than one continuous story: it brings together excerpts from many classic works, with literary, adventure and travel-related titles represented.

Expect a varied story collection rather than one continuous plot: art, storytelling, music, dance, sculpture and cinema feature in situations ranging from heritage preservation to changed film endings.

A childhood story about music, friendship and adapting when illness interrupts a much-loved activity. Millie is an imagined character; Oscar Peterson’s childhood and musical path provide the real-life inspiration.

A Finnish legendary world supplies the setting for a tale about a magical object of great value and the heroes who seek to possess it.

A theatre mystery brings friendship and a search for a missing performer together. The sisters’ immediate aim is to find him before the show, but what has happened to him is not revealed here.

This offers a way to encounter a popular Mexican song through a freely adapted version and humorous illustrations, with cultural identity and keeping a song remembered at its centre.

This is a performance-oriented collection: children can take different parts, while the included suggestions cover props, scenery and costumes.

This is a factual introduction to camouflage, centred on how emerald boas’ colouring helps them blend into their surroundings. It also turns attention to other snakes with similar leafy camouflage.

A broad introduction to fish, linking their distinguishing features with evolution and survival. The contents range from classification and anatomy to habitats, extreme fish and what lies ahead for fish.

A lively introduction to plant survival strategies, using striking examples such as plants that lure insects and the Venus flytrap. It may suit readers curious about how plants interact with other living things.

This is a science-fiction and fantasy adventure centred on a young soldier navigating a world unlike her own while pursuing a rescue mission.

Expect a comic road-trip premise shaped by contrasting temperaments: Ronnie, her irritable grandfather and her energetic younger brother share a journey that is not the adventure Ronnie had hoped for.

This is a family travel story centred on children adapting to a different country. It combines homesickness and practical changes with visits, schooling and attempts to keep familiar holiday traditions.

This is a chapter-based tour of nine wild-dog species, combining animal behaviour, habitats and survival with coloured photographs. It ranges from coyotes in cities to bush dogs, dholes, dingoes, jackals and singing dogs.

This is an imaginative fairy-tale adventure about family, friendship and finding missing people, combining modern Virginia with an older magical world. Its shifting settings, time structure and recognisable story figures may appeal to readers who enjoy elaborate retellings.

This offers a regional, technology-focused introduction to Native American history and culture, showing how people used local resources to develop practical and cultural life. Its strongest feature is connecting tools with environment and ingenuity.

Expect a futuristic thriller centred on two teenagers from sharply different social positions. The book combines pursuit, military conflict, romance and a challenge to official narratives, with a graphic presentation of action.

This is a compact retelling of Luke’s journey, supported by striking early concept art. Its unusual strength is the pairing of familiar story material with visual designs that show how the Star Wars world developed before the films were finalised.

A visually lively introduction to evolution, this book connects cells, changing environments, extinction events and human origins across immense stretches of time. Its clear sequence and labels may help readers build a first framework for how life changes.

A broad, hands-on collection for choosing projects rather than reading from beginning to end. Its range includes pictures, collages, models, printing, painting and stitched or decorated pieces, with scope for adapting materials and methods.

A lively school diary about a pupil who tries to force her way home through bad behaviour, then finds unexpected reasons to engage with school. Expect pranks, rivalry, comic embarrassment, music and friendship rather than a quiet adjustment story.

A warm, historically grounded account of how a rescued bear became connected with Winnie-the-Pooh. Its layered storytelling, photographs and family records offer both an engaging animal story and an introduction to memory, wartime history and literary origins.

Une histoire douce-amère sur l’attachement et les saisons : Emma perd des chaussures qu’elle aime, les imagine ailleurs, puis de nouvelles sandales apparaissent, tandis que la conclusion reste partiellement inconnue.

A folklore-infused fantasy about a cursed princess undertaking dangerous trials to save her brothers. Its strongest threads are family loyalty, courage, sacrifice and repairing harm, while its trials include physical danger, death and bereavement.

A lively introduction to tide-pool life, combining real-life photographs with concise facts about three easily overlooked animals. Its questions and labelled features invite children to look closely rather than simply read passively.

Choose this for a reader who enjoys ambitious fantasy, mythic worlds and protagonists who challenge restrictive communities. It is better approached as an imaginative, sometimes confusing journey than as a straightforward adventure.

A playful ensemble drama turns five animal tales into acted stories, then shifts towards a more personal final episode. Its distinctive appeal is imaginative performance alongside friendship and self-understanding.

This appears to offer a child-focused adapted Ojibwe story whose title names Old Meshikee and little crabs.

This is a pick-and-mix reading experience: familiar characters, comic poems, memoir, letters and story extracts offer changing moods and subjects. It suits shared selection of individual pieces more naturally than uninterrupted reading.

A lively introduction to plants that are unusual because they are smelly, strange or dangerous. The Venus flytrap and pitcher plant are specifically highlighted, making this a potential springboard for curiosity about surprising plant adaptations.

A fast-moving modern Cinderella story centres on a girl using her singing talent to seek a different life. Expect familiar fairy-tale patterns, family conflict and a performance-driven route towards independence.

A funny, thoughtful fantasy about a community facing upheaval. Its appeal lies less in grand spectacle than in practical problem-solving, social observation and seeing familiar life from the Nomes’ radically different perspective.

This is a family-and-friendship story about adapting to relocation, comparing yourself with a successful sibling, and rebuilding trust when sisters begin keeping things from one another.

A lively, wide-ranging craft manual that links creative making with Muppet characters and workshop techniques. Its breadth is a strength for choosing projects, while the reported inclusion of woodworking, wiring, hot wax, metalworking and other advanced-looking activities makes selective, supported use sensible.

Expect a playful, original Wolverine adventure shaped by mutant powers and adolescent unease. Its appeal appears to lie in comic-book invention, irreverent humour and a recognisable superhero setting rather than adaptation fidelity.

A focused introduction to anteaters, covering their unusual physical features, insect-eating, species differences, protection from enemies and mothers’ care of their babies.