Great Fiction for 5-8 Year Olds

The Land of Lost Things

Andy Griffiths and Bill Hope

£12.99 £12.34

Do you remember when you and I went on a bonkers mad-cap adventure to The Land of Lost Things in search of a lucky rabbit foot? No well let Andy Griffiths refresh your memory. When you found treasure, I nearly succumbed to snapping turtles, the rabbit pirate that made You, I, Bull and Watch walk the plank. That’s Bull who had lost his temper and Watch who had lost his flock. Let’s not forget Johnny Knucklehead leaving you and I to die as well. No? Still don’t remember well this hilarious new adventure series where you are a main character has awesome illustrations and definitely will not disappoint fans of 13-Storey Treehouse, have you in stitches and desperate to go on our next adventure together.

Einstein the Penguin

Iona Rangeley and David Tazzyman

£7.99 £7.59

This is such a lovely book. After meeting Einstein at London Zoo, the Stewarts invite him to stay whenever he likes, but they weren’t expecting him to turn up that night. Needing help to find his friend Einstein enlists the help of Arthur and Imogen as set out on a fantasticly funny and suprising adventure. Perfect for fans of paddington Bear. I loved this book.

Grimwood: Laugh your head off with the funniest new series of the year

Nadia Shireen

£7.99 £7.59

Join fox siblings tough Nancy and sensitive Ted when they flee their home city for the countryside, escaping the clutches of Princess Buttons. Grimwood seems like an idylic place to live, everyone is friendly and the young foxes love it – until Princess Buttons and her plan for revenge find them … This book is hilarious, I can tguarantee you won’t be able to stop laughing! Suitable to read together, as well as an independent read for newly confident readers (and anyone fancying a good laugh).

Gordon the Meanest Goose on Earth

Alex Latimer

£6.99 £6.64

Meet Gordon, he’s the meanest goose in the world (and we all know how mean geese can be). Gordon loves spending his days terrorising people and animals (even I am scared of ever meeting Gordon). Then one day Gordon is gifted a flower from Anthony, the pig he tried to get eaten, and he gets all confused about how it makes him feel. Suddenly being mean isn’t as fun as it used to be. Will Gordon stay the meanest goose or can he be brave instead? A really funny novel that is guaranteed to make you smile, with a lovely moral about being kind to even the meanest of people and sometimes we just have to be alittle bit brave. Perfect for new readers.

Croaky: Search for the Sasquatch

Matty Long

£6.99 £6.64

A hilarious adventure story about Croaky, the young frog who wants to be an explorer. When he joins the Woggle Scouts, he's not expecting much adventure, but then the groups heads to Creepy Creek, in search of the mysterious Sasquatch. Is he real? Or is it all a con? really funny, with full colour ilustrations, any 6-8 year old will enjoy this book (and want to find their own Bigfoot)!

Oscar’s Lion

Adam Baron and Benji Davies

£12.99 £12.34

One day Oscar wakes up, and his parents are gone. There is a massive lion lying on their bed instead. Clearly, the lion must have eaten them, but he won't be hungry again for a few days, so he can easily look after Oscar in the meantime. And so their adventure begins ... From the unforgettable visits to local museums to an unscheduled meet up with the local bully, there isn't a dull moment for Oscar and lion. But there must be more to this than meets the eye ... A beautiful read about family and grief, suitable for any 7 - 9 year olds, especially to be read out loud together at bedtime. Highly recommended!

Rabbit and Bear: This Lake is Fake!: Book 6

Julian Gough and Jim Field

£10.99

A firm favourite with any 6- to 8-year old, this is the latest book in the Rabbit & Bear series. Bear and Rabbit are best friends, but they couldn't be more different. One is kind and patient, the other one is grumpy and impulsive, so their adventures always end up being hilarious (maybe not for Rabbit though ...) This 6th book definitely won't disappoint devoted readers, and I believe poo is mentioned on every single page - what's not to like?

Marnie Midnight and the Moon Mystery

Laura Ellen Anderson

£7.99 £7.59

When Marnie Midnight starts at the Minibeast Academy she is most looking forward to learning all about the moon and finding out if Moon magic is real. However, when she finds out that moon classes have been cancelled, her and her new friends, Star and Floyd (who is fabulous!), start investigating. Their discovery leads to an out of this world adventure. A really lovely story, I even learnt lots of bug and moon facts that I never knew bwfore. Cannot wait for the next Marnie adventure.

Bad United: Just For Kicks

Louise Forshaw

£6.99 £6.64

After being kicked off his foortball team, Hoof spots an advert to join a new team. He can't wait to be part of a team again and play the sport he loves. His new team mates are a bonkers bunch and have all been deemed not good enough to play for other teams, in this hilarious graphic novel we follow Bad United take on The Dragons. Its sure to be a firery affair but can Bad United win the game? with an uplifting message about inclusivity and how loving a sport is more important than being the best. Perfect for 5+ who are learning to read by themselves

The Case of the Lighthouse Intruder

Kereen Getten and Leah Jacobs-Gordon

£7.99 £7.59

Any 7- to 10-year-old who wants detective and mystery stories should pick up this book! The first book in a new series by this Jamaican author introduces us to Fayson who is going to spend the summer with her rich cousins on a private island. She becomes a member of The Greatest Gang of All Time, but the group of children is really not that great at solving mysteries, and that's where Fayson comes in - she's been recruited to solve the mystery of the man who appears every evening in the lighthouse, then vanishes without a trace. But there might be other factors preventing her solving the case ... This mystery novel is a great change from many other books (by no means all of them!) aimed at that age, dealing with a mystery instead of a lot of silly humour. I also enjoyed the Caribbean setting and Fayson speaking Patwah, which makes the whole story even more exciting.

Dino Dad

Andy Day and Steven Lenton

£7.99 £7.59

When Ruby’s baby sister accidently touches a magic ammonite shell, she travels through a portal to an incredible island, full of dinosaurs who live just like us humans do. This is how Ruby finds out that her family are Protectors of Our Prehistoric Allies. Ruby and her dad must go and find her sister who is causing all sorts of chaos. But the best bit is when they travel to the island, they turn into dinosaurs too! A funny adventure for new readers.

Call the Puffins: Book 1

Cath Howe and Ella Okstad

£7.99 £7.59

Muffin the Puffin is excited to join the Puffin Colony on the Island of Egg, to train to become part of the search and rescue team. Between making new friends and performing tasks to earn rescue badges, little does Muffin know that her first search and rescue mission might come sooner than expected. Will the little puffin stay unflappable as promised? This exciting adventure story, illustrated throughtout in black and white, is a great bedtime read for chidlren aged 5 and up, and a perfect book for newly confident readers.

Frank the Unicorn Alpaca

Gavin Puckett and India Joseph

£7.99 £7.59

Perfect for new readers moving up to longer books. Frank the Alpaca lives in a petting zoo. He’s tense and anxious and would rather spend the day on his own than being laughed at by visitors because of what he looks like. Then one day Frank finds a book about unicorns and when an ice cream lands on his head all his dreams come true…He’s a UNICORN, he can be brave, bold and happy, Frank loves being a unicorn, until Frank realises, he’s already all of these things. A really sweet rhyming book about loving who you are.

Murray the Viking

Adam Stower

£6.99 £6.64

Any 6+ lovers of cats, Vikings and sticky-buns-turned-bunny-rabbits will absolutely LOOOOVE this book! The wizard's cat Murray is involuntarily picked to go in search of the Viking Eggrik. With the help of Bun (a bunny rabbit, who was formerly a sticky bun) the will have to defend some vicious trolls to bring Eggrik back to his friends. Will they find him? And will they survivr the trolls? A laugh-out-loud troll-hunting magical adventure like no other, with black and white illustrations throughout, the perfect half-term read.

Miss Cat: The Case of the Curious Canary

Jean-Luc Fromental and Joelle Jolivet

£9.99 £9.49

Miss Cat is a detective, hied to find a millionaire's missing canary (which was a gift from his niece). But the more Miss Cat searches, the more she realises that the case is not at straightforward as she first thought it would be, and most people and animals involved are not what they seem. As long as everyone is happy in the end, Miss Cat's job is done well! A fun mix between a graphic novel and a chapter book is the perfect read for newly independent readers.

Astrid and the Space Cadets: Attack of the Snailiens!

Alex T. Smith

£7.99 £7.59

If you're between 6 and 8 years old, and love space, fun things and SLIME, then this is the book for you! Human girl Astrid and her fellow space cadets (a duck and two aliens) are out to clean up the filthy edge of the Milky Way, when a much more important assignment comes up - saving a small planet (and it's Astro Spuds) from Snailens ... A hilarious holiday, bedtime, sick day or any other time read!