November 2025

  • Let It Snow by Anne Fine

    Let It Snow brings two families – the Squirrels and the Hares caught in a snowstorm to find that friendship can blossom on the grounds of differences. On Christmas Eve, the Squirrels and the Hares were doing their usuals – bringing vegetables to the market and shopping, but none of them expected to be stuck on a snowdrift on the…

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  • The Forever Bear by Lu Fraser

    A bear story that captures the atmosphere of an old shop and the wish of a boy. It is Harry’s birthday, and he wishes for “a most particular kind of bear”. At Mr B’s House of Bears, the boy meets an elderly shopkeeper, who is delighted to offer any bear from a woolly to a scarcely-any-hair-there-bear. Honestly, Harry admits that…

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  • Rosa by Starlight by Hilary McKay

    The 11-year-old orphan Rosa experiences magic and brings the streets of Venice to life. Rosa’s parents died in an accident, and an odd couple takes her care – her aunt and uncle. Threatened harshly by locking her in the bedroom at night, Rosa turns inward, finding comfort only in her fairytales – and the mysterious black cat Balthazar. Terrifying, Rosa…

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