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A child-centred fantasy adventure about friendship across very different ways of life, with a final episode that invites readers to decide what really happened.

A hotel-dwelling mouse gets the chance to ride a toy motorcycle, turning his wish for excitement into an adventure involving a young guest.

The pairing offers two different kinds of encounter: one shaped by friendship and unequal wealth, the other by a journey and a riddle-solving challenge.

A family story built around a famous aunt, a previously unknown cousin and an old rift between siblings. The children’s curiosity brings them into their parents’ unresolved history.

Virena's question—what is it like to be a fish? —sparks Papa's next invention.

This is a gentle-sounding adventure about wanting to explore beyond a familiar view and accepting help from friends. The story centres on Tiny Narwhal’s growing readiness to venture out.

This is a social story centred on friendship, dating and a getaway that becomes entangled with other people’s mysteries and relationship changes.

A family visit to an art-gallery party turns from a dull-looking outing into an adventure. The story’s central appeal appears to be comic mischief and seeing an ordinary event differently.

A fantasy adventure centred on Juniper’s rule-breaking, risk-taking and friendship with Oak.

This combines historical adventure, time travel and family mystery. Its emotional centre is two siblings trying to make sense of divorce, relocation and separation while pursuing clues across centuries.

This is a horse-centred adventure about riding, a mysterious trail and an avalanche threatening home.

This is a school-based mystery about a girl who is unsure of her future, notices suspicious behaviour, and decides to investigate. It combines career imagination, friendship and possible jewel theft.

This is a mother-search story shaped by longing, reunion and uncertainty, balanced with playful cat adventures. Its mysteries range from ordinary household questions to explorations beyond home, giving the emotional storyline a curious, companionable setting.

This is a youth mystery combining hockey, family secrets and school relationships. Bromm’s investigation gives the story a problem-solving focus, while his uncertainty about his parents and his aunt’s work adds personal stakes.

A fast-moving supernatural mystery about a lamp, an underground tomb and a struggle against unleashed evil. Expect occult imagery, threatening forces and adventure, alongside a style that may feel familiar and a plot judged predictable.

A thoughtful story about how children’s curiosity can become humane attention. Its emotional centre is Carl’s dance, which makes hidden wartime suffering visible while preserving his dignity and complexity.

A lively introduction to a mathematician whose curiosity shapes both his work and his way of living. The book combines biography with number puzzles, equations and visual discoveries, presenting collaboration and mathematical thinking as central parts of Erdős’s life.

This is a grief-centred coming-of-age story that uses sharp humour alongside painful family loss. It offers a gay teenager’s perspective on guilt, friendship, emotional connection, filmmaking and beginning to imagine life after bereavement.

A warm, episodic family story in which each child encounters a different mishap or opportunity. It combines humour and adventure with working life, financial constraint and the affection holding a large family together.

This offers a fast-moving blend of friendship, fantasy, science-fiction ideas and mystery: children investigate dangerous artefacts while a school science project, a missing ring and a legendary creature complicate their search.

This is an inclusive, informational picture book that introduces children to different conditions and abilities through a shared gardening project. Its central invitation is to ask respectful questions, recognise individual strengths and see difference as part of community life.

This is a compact historical adventure centred on curiosity, travel and discovery. Michele’s encounters with visitors seeking beauty, adventure and something elusive create an inviting story about how an unusual arrival can open new possibilities.

A supernatural mystery built around the Bloody Mary legend, it offers an unfolding investigation, repeated twists and a frightening atmosphere, with some interpretation left to the reader.

A warm animal story about a stray donkey finding care, friendship and a place to belong. Flash’s curiosity, inventions and collecting lead to mishaps as well as helpful discoveries, while the other animals model kindness and practical support.

Expect a gentle adventure centred on Brownie Scouts, outdoor play, and the imaginative possibility of a tree house.

This is a character-led story about self-image, belonging and change, balancing daydreams with a developing real-world adventure. Zoe’s family relationships, friendship and connection to the nursery provide the main emotional setting.

A low-stakes friendship adventure about two companions who wander without an agenda, pause for enjoyable discoveries, and encounter both familiar and new friends.

A lively historical mystery follows Scooter from helping with staged séances to investigating a death after finding a dead man in Houdini’s torture tank. It offers adventure, period atmosphere, supernatural imagery and a brisk first-person voice.

A light, character-led comic built around Grumpy Cat and Pokey’s playful misadventures.

A lively read-aloud about a lost dog’s imagined adventures, using rhyme, humour and expressive illustrations to explore survival, landscape, curiosity and the pull of home.

This is an adventure-led historical novel centred on Deaf community, sign language and human dignity, while exploring how inherited prejudice shapes relationships between communities.

A visually rich shared-history book that links humanity’s beginnings in Africa with creativity, discovery and belonging. Poetry invites reflection, while the timeline adds factual context beyond the main narrative.

This is a gentle, realistic story about a child negotiating identity and belonging after moving countries. It offers a clear starting point for discussing names, pronunciation, welcome and cultural pride.

A suspenseful historical mystery set around Pompeii, combining a children's investigation with vivid historical detail and the looming eruption of Vesuvius. Expect friendship, curiosity and adventure, but also sorrow and frightening material near the conclusion.

This is a mystery adventure built around exploration, hidden places and a group of children acting together. Its strongest appeal is likely the remote coastal setting, animal companions and escalating danger.

This is an imaginative, politically charged fantasy for readers interested in languages, dragons and morally complicated loyalties. Vivien’s translation work opens onto family upheaval, rebellion, class divisions and a war whose human and dragon costs are visible.

A gentle adventure about curiosity becoming a shared project. Arthur and his father respond to rumours about the forest by building towards a view beyond it, while bread, neighbours, a storm and a dog add warmth, suspense and opportunities to notice how the community responds.

A thoughtful picture book built around one question: different family members offer different answers, while Henry searches for an answer he can grasp. Its colourful illustrations and unusual page orientation invite looking as well as listening.

Expect a curiosity-led city adventure built around an unlikely friendship. Its main appeal lies in the contrast between Catherine’s orderliness and Big Cat’s wild, chaotic nature, alongside detailed artwork and discoveries hidden in familiar places.

This is a visually led story about a frightened newcomer trying to return home. Its emotional centre is Leaf’s isolation, while the woodland animals’ changing response opens space to discuss fear, curiosity and welcome.

A clue-driven mystery set among gifted students, pairing investigation with questions about grief, friendship and the human cost of treating crime as an intellectual puzzle.

A short, visually expressive story about a newcomer, suspicion and the possibility of belonging. Its emotional centre is the contrast between what the animals assume and what they learn about the stranger’s past.

A gentle, visually playful story about curiosity, invention and noticing nature. Norton and Alpha’s discovery gives children a clear contrast between a mechanical home and the living world outside.

A supernatural horror story rooted in a family homecoming, with queer romance and questions of belonging. It combines frightening events with explorations of Vietnamese American identity, colonialism and family history.

A spooky social-media horror story about amateur ghost hunters pursuing missing vloggers into a dangerous house. Its distinctive video-diary presentation and page progress bar are intended to make the investigation feel immediate.