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🎄Pupil Premium Collections🎄

So many of our Pupil Premium children request Christmas books at this time of year and we love creating collections for them! 

Having high quality books at home is the biggest indicator of academic success and well bei
🌍 The Girl Who Raced the World 🌍 

‘You must take every day, every hour, every minute one tick at a time. It is 1872 and, when Maggie Appleton’s beloved mother dies, she is left with nothing but a letter for a mysterious stranger called
🏆YA Books of the Year 2025 🏆

62 of the best books of 2025 hand-picked for your secondary school library.

Get The National Year of Reading off to a flying start by bringing your school library up-to-date with inspiring brand new fiction. Featuring
🏆Books of the Year 2025🏆

85 of the best books of 2025 hand-picked for your primary school library.

Get The National Year of Reading off to a flying start by bringing your classrooms and libraries up-to-date with inspiring brand new fiction. Featu
🐾 The Lone Husky 🐾

‘April Wood is no stranger to adventure. After all, she lives in the Arctic and her best friend is a polar bear. But when April finds herself volunteering for the Polar Race – a long-distance dog sled race across the
Did you spot us in Teach Reading and Writing’s latest issue? 

We are thrilled to be included in this fabulous issue filled with ideas about how to teach exciting English lessons and get kids in to reading. 

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🌷The Diary of Wiska Wildflower🌷

‘Wiska Wildflower is relieved when she makes friends with Cleobelle and Primrose on her first day at Inkcap’s Academy. They love Wiska’s drawings and ask her to help them design matching outfits fo
🎄Christmas Collections 🎄

Christmas has arrived at Chestnut Books!

Christmas was always my favourite time of year in school and I always loved sharing stories that sprinkled Christmas spirit throughout my classroom.

We’ve hand-picked every
🫧 Bert and the Bubble 🫧

‘One day, Bert the frog finds a beautiful, shiny bubble. It’s a very nice bubble – and all Bert’s friends think so too. Soon everyone wants to have a turn with the precious bubble – but as Bert
🌟Pupil Premium🌟

Our Pupil Premium service provides hand-picked, personalised books for every child with the opportunity for them to provide feedback, rate their books and make requests. 

This is one of our favourite collections this term. The Dia
🧛‍♀️ Dracula & Daughters 🧛‍♀️

 The only way to make the city safe again is by culling the undead with a stake through the heart. But vampire slayers are in dangerously short supply.

Then three girls, Mina, Buffy and Bella, discover a
📚Library Stock📚

We loved stocking this beautiful new library! We were working with a small budget on this one so we audited current stock and created a bespoke, itemised quote of new books that complemented what they already had. 

We know budgets
💭 Felix and the Future Agency 💭

‘Felix Green has a talent – a talent that often gets him into A LOT of trouble – he can forsee the future. And he’s not the only one! When his latest prediction comes true, he soon finds hims
📚Gardners Trade Show 📚

What a fantastic day we had yesterday at the annual Gardners Trade Show and BA Conference. We were lucky enough to hear from and meet 5 incredible authors this year - Lisa Jewell, Jessie Burton, David & Carrie Grant and
☂️ The Museum of Lost Umbrellas ☂️

‘Discover a magical island where the houses grant you wishes and the alleyways are secret portals . . .

When Dilly arrives on the island of Ollipest, she is unsure what to expect from her new life . . .

She
Did you know we offer a comprehensive service for Secondary Schools?

📚Bespoke Library Stock 
👍 Recommended Reads Sets for Y7, Y8 & Y9
📖 Pre-made collections for MG & YA Fiction 
👩‍🏫 Set texts 

We handpicked every title in this new
📚Pupil Premium Collections 📚

Looking for ways to spend your Pupil Premium budget next year? Access to high quality books at home is proven to have a bigger impact on children’s well-being, academic success and mental health than any other in

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