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Puddles in the Lane

by Alan Parker

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Finding Home: Amazing Places Animals Live
Mike Unwin, Jenni Desmond (illustrator)

Olivetti
by Allie Millington

Akata Witch
by Nnedi Okorafor

Circus Maximus: Return of the Champion
by Annelise Gray

No. 5 Bubblegum Street
Mikołaj Pa, Gosia Herba (illustrator), translated by Scotia Gilroy

Father Christmas Goes on Holiday
by Raymond Briggs