Bedtime stories to read to the younger children, and great options for those slightly older tweens who like to read themselves to sleep.
Stink by Jenny McLachlan
We all know fairies. They’re sweet and sparkly and lovely. Right? WRONG! Meet Stink. Stink is the rudest, naughtiest fairy there’s ever been. Instead of sparkles, Stink makes mess. Instead of being kind, Stink plays pranks. She also eats woodlice and rides on rats.
How to Survive The Future by Larry Hayes
It’s the year 2525, and things aren’t looking great for Planet Earth. An endless night is coming – a super-advanced alien spaceship has stopped the world from turning, threatening the existence of every creature on the planet – and it turns out that ten-year-old Eliza Lemon is the only one who can save them!
Jamie by L.D. Lapinski
Jamie Rambeau is a happy 11-year-old non-binary kid who likes nothing better than hanging out with their two best friends Daisy and Ash. But when the trio find out that in Year Seven they will be separated into one school for boys and another for girls, their friendship suddenly seems at risk.
The Truth Detective by Tim Harford
The world is often full of bamboozling headlines and numbers that don’t add up. But don’t panic. Within these pages you will transform into a Truth Detective, hunting down the truth about the world around you. You will meet heroic truth detectives, such as Florence Nightingale who started a revolution with a pie chart.
Waldo and the werewolf with the red takkies by Jaco Jacobs
Waldo and Connie live in the same block of flats – and they are puzzled because strange things keep happening in their neighbourhood. Lots of pets are going missing and Waldo is seeing things … things that don’t really exist!
Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy by Angie Thomas
Nic Blake is a Manifestor. All she wants is to learn the Gift, so she can be as powerful as her dad … until she discovers a shocking secret. Now she must find a powerful magical weapon, or risk losing him for ever.
Montgomery Bonbon: Murder at the Museum by Alasdair Beckett-King
Many people go their whole lives without noticing anything that is afoot, amiss, or even untoward; without ever experiencing that toe-tingling, stomach-twisting sensation that a mystery is about to unfold.
All these titles are from the May Exclusive Books Recommends list, available from Exclusive Books instore or online on www.exclusivebooks.co.za
