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A school visit sets up a story about a child’s curiosity, with Page’s distinctive pinky prompting an unexpected question. The moment also brings the other pupils’ reactions into view.

This is a family-centred adventure built around pirate and ghost lore, a treasure rumour and historic island sites. The pirate’s reality is left as a question in the story’s premise.

A varied set of short comics follows Venus through familiar childhood interests and imaginative escapades, with a possible dreamlike trip beyond Earth.

This is a story of upheaval and endurance, with Sara’s inventive inner life and kindness at its centre. Her changed circumstances bring loneliness, hunger and cold, alongside friendships and the possibility of renewed happiness.

Insect imagery frames ten yoga poses as playful movement. A parents’ guide offers information about the poses and practical tips for sharing them with children.

A small shopping errand expands into an imaginative expedition with a mother, her young daughter, baby Harry and Wilf the Wonderdog, travelling through strikingly different environments.

The children respond to an unfair arrangement by growing vegetables and proposing a trade. Their plan depends on whether the ruler will value the produce, so the story’s hoped-for resolution centres on negotiation.

Liam’s home life is under pressure: his grandmother is ill, his mother is not coping, and his sister skips school. At school, Liam faces bullying and finds confidence in telling stories about the gargoyle.

A rainstorm turns discarded scraps drifting in water into ‘rain fish’: playful shapes made from things such as newspaper, shells, feathers, cardboard and leaves.

A snowy Christmas Eve meeting leads two children to hope for a tree like the one in their picture book. The story follows the tree’s appearance at home, where candles and gifts make the scene especially wondrous.

This is an illustrated animal adventure about aspiring to be a hero, searching for magic, and getting a chance to help a friend. Its final question leaves Monty’s wish unresolved.

A slow journey through a busy street turns into a playful series of vehicle adventures, with detailed scenes and comic surprises to find along the way.

Loula’s quest turns her wish for a sister into a playful recipe adventure with Gilbert. The story also brings in a hungry visitor after Loula has waited for her plan to work.

The Chicken Squad set out to identify a new arrival in a cage in their yard. Their detective effort involves surveillance gear, marshmallows and an approaching raincloud.

A restless child turns a tyre swing into a launch point for imaginative journeys, then returns to earth and bedtime. The book also includes creative activities for children, parents and educators.

Frida and Bear turn drawing into a shared game: one starts with a shape, the other completes it as a picture, and they take turns. The book also invites readers to try their own versions.

A child’s ambition develops into a life in art: Hopper studies, works as an illustrator and pursues paintings shaped by light, shadow and scenes he observes. The book also shows how he combined real details with imagination.

The story follows Jacques as he tries to make sense of being Fleur’s imaginary friend and works out what that means for his identity.

This wordless fantasy follows a girl who uses a red marker to enter an imagined world, travel through it and respond to danger. Its picture-led storytelling makes interpretation part of the experience.

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 gentle, imaginative story about a child’s love of kites and an older man’s love of poetry, with financial hardship shaping what Eddie can do.

A cheerful celebration of reading, with imaginative examples and small pieces of text hidden in the pictures for children to spot.

At its heart, this is a playful story about a child making a robot companion from ordinary things. Its illustrations are described as bright and comic, with imaginative details to notice together.

A gentle picture-book quest about waiting to be imagined, finding a friend and feeling more at home in an unfamiliar world.

A child’s imagination links a village encounter to a local legend, blending a crush and village festivities with supernatural suspense.

A warm, lightly playful set of stories about a young bear and his mother, mixing everyday family moments with a fanciful journey.

The story gives a child’s imaginative suspicions centre stage, turning an invitation to play into an elaborate monster adventure.

A small moment of boredom sparks a flight of fancy, turning an ordinary car journey into a fantastical sky adventure.

The book contrasts a child’s playful encounter with zoo animals and her parents’ anxious search. Its imaginative events may invite discussion about how differently characters can experience the same situation.

A playful visual story about painting and unexpected animals, told without words. Its appeal lies in following the pictures and noticing what changes as the boy adds colour.

This is a perilous adventure about a secluded boy entering an unfamiliar city, with an unfinished fantasy story woven into his attempt to escape and find his mother.

A playful family-and-space adventure builds around Dad’s alien book, then turns the imagined story back towards the family. It combines encounters with aliens with a romantic turn.

A playful premise pairs sibling detectives with fantastical communication: one talks to animals and the other to insects. It may appeal to readers who enjoy mysteries with an imaginative twist.

A school outsider finds herself caught between the supernatural world she has written about and new relationships at school. The story combines vampire and witch elements with questions of belonging and trust.

This is a picture-led story about making art imaginatively. The animals’ unusual colours and forms are central to its appeal.

This is a speculative adventure about the dangers of suppressing imagination, while also asking whether stories and dreams can themselves become frightening or harmful.

A small-scale adventure transforms familiar garden details into hazards and landmarks. The appeal lies in seeing an everyday setting from a pea’s-eye perspective, alongside a chase for survival.

Expect comic, imaginative poetry rather than one continuous story: the collection moves among unusual characters, situations and drawings.

This is a light, humorous setup about siblings turning a small shared space into an improvised activity for their friends. Their plan begins with limited knowledge of yoga.

This is a friendship story set against coercion and injury, with a fantasy of flying and wartime flying stories in the mix.

This is a coming-of-age story about a young man whose inability to feel physical pain shapes his independence, relationships and understanding of empathy.

A substantial literary miscellany, combining famous imaginative tales with verse, puzzles and less familiar comic writing; it offers more than a single continuous story.

A warm, place-rich collection of poems about children’s summer play, friendship and family life in South Philadelphia, accompanied by vivid paintings.

A child’s everyday play with a favourite toy turns towards a night-time secret.

A Batman-themed bedtime story links familiar evening preparations with a little superhero's imagined-sounding city adventure.