Ready to embark on a magical journey?

With our November book picks, get ready to be transported to worlds filled with enchantment, adventure, and unforgettable characters! From epic quests to magical realms, each story is a gateway to the extraordinary. Which one will you dive into first? Join us as we venture into ‘The Magic of Fantasy’ !

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The Other Side of the Valley By Ashling Lindsay

Picture Book

Pip lived all alone on one side of a beautiful, wide valley. And he had absolutely everything he needed.Every morning he drank his tea, watered his plants and checked his post box for letters. And every night, he sat and looked out into the deep dark sky at the planets, comets and stars. And sometimes it made him feel quite small.

Until one day, a leaf fluttered in through Pip’s open window. He looked at it. It was not an ordinary leaf—it certainly didn’t belong to any of the trees on his side of the valley. It shimmered and shone in the sunlight and was unlike anything Pip had ever seen before!

But where did it come from? Pip peered out of his window and wondered… maybe there was something more on the other side of the Valley after all.

This is a meaningful picture book all about travel, exploration and trying new things, encouraging little ones who may be stuck in their ways to venture out of their comfort zones. Whether it’s trying new foods, reading new books or preparing to go to a new school, there’s something for all readers to take away from this sweet fable!

All Aboard the Bedtime Bus By Karl Newson

Five & Over

Ding! Ding! Ding! Join the bus driver and all his sleepy passengers as they go on a magical bus journey to bedtime. Travel from stop to stop, brushing your teeth at Snoozyville, reading bedtime stories at Sleepy Town and, finally snoring along at Slumber Land.

With an infectious bedtime song that mirrors each step in a typical bedtime routine, this is the ideal book to help parents deal with bedtime battles!

The Queen in the Cave By Júlia Sardà

Story Seller Rec

One night, Franca has a dream about a marvellous queen. And now she feels intrigued… Eager to know more about this mystical figure, Franca shares her dream with her two younger sisters. Together, they set out on an enchanting adventure to discover the kingdom of the queen in the cave.

This is a riveting and atmospheric picture book that will surprise and enthral young readers and dreamers!

The November Witches By Jennifer Claessen

YA Fave

No witch is excited about gloomy magic-free November apart from young hag Clemmie who is relieved to finally be done with October’s magical mess.

But if there’s no more magic, then where are all the armour-clad knights coming from? When even their enemy coven, the Morgans, don’t have any answers, the Merlyns are on the run. Neither the Morgan or Merlyn covens want to burn so they will have to work together to solve the mystery of where the witch-hunting knights and the all-engulfing flames are coming from.

Will Clemmie be able to find her voice in time to save her family?

Continuing directly on from The October Witches, this November sequel is full of bonfires, knights, family disasters and one very important round table…

Skandar & the Skeleton Curse by A.F Steadman

Middle Grade

As Skandar and his friends begin their fourth year at the Eyrie, the Island’s unicorns are struck by a terrible curse that threatens to change everything. Between a Commodore determined to eliminate the spirit element for good, and a sister hellbent on revenge, nowhere is safe for Skandar.

As more and more unicorns are affected by the curse, the clock is ticking for Skandar and his quartet, who find themselves literally racing for their lives. Can they stop the curse in its tracks before the Island is lost for ever?

Get ready for unlikely heroes, elemental magic, sky battles, ancient secrets and ferocious unicorns in this highly anticipated adventure that will keep you reading after lights out!

We have special signed editions of this ready to buy in our Bookshop!

The House in the Cerulean Sea By TJ Klune

Book Club Pick

He expected nothing. But they gave him everything . . .

Linus Baker leads a quiet life. At forty, he has a tiny house with a devious cat and his beloved records for company. And at the Department in Charge of Magical Youth, he’s spent many dull years monitoring their orphanages.

Then one day, Linus is summoned by Extremely Upper Management and given a highly classified assignment. He must travel to an orphanage where six dangerous children reside, including the Antichrist.

There, Linus must somehow determine if they could bring on the end of days. But their guardian, charming and enigmatic Arthur Parnassus, will do anything to protect his wards. As Arthur and Linus grow ever closer, Linus must choose between duty and his dreams…

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S Lewis

Classic

Four adventurous siblings – Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie – step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter and enslaved by the power of the White Witch. But when almost all hope is lost, the return of the Great Lion, Aslan, signals a great change . . . and a great sacrifice.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the second book in C. S. Lewis’s classic fantasy series, which has been drawing readers of all ages into a magical land with unforgettable characters for over sixty years!