Our pick of children's books for October

5+

The Giant Book of Giants

Published by Egmont
ISBN 9781405260084

On the cover of this book, is a big eye staring out at you, waiting to climb out of the pages of the book. Could it be a real giant...?

You might have guessed that this book is all about giants and there are amazing stories about legendary giants from around the world - Jack and the Beanstalk, the Curious Giantess, Coyote Tricks the Giant and Sinbad's Third Voyage.

Best of all is a huge poster - bigger than you - of a giant. This amazing, 3D giant uses a lighthouse for a torch and his handkerchief is the sail from Sinbad's ship. Each of the coins in his pouch weighs the same as a wild boar and there are toadstools growing in his armpits!

Incredible stories, fabulous giants and great heroes. All in all, it's a giant amount of fun!

9+

The Snow Merchant

By Samuel Gayton

Published by Andersen Press Ltd
ISBN 9781849393713

Lettie Peppercorn lives in a house on stilts near the wind-swept coast of Albion, with no one to talk to but Periwinkle the pigeon. Her days are filled with floor-sweeping, bed-making and soup-stirring. Her nights are filled with dreams of her mother, who vanished long ago.

Nothing incredible has ever happened to Lettie, until one winter's night. The night the Snow Merchant comes. He claims to be an alchemist - the greatest that ever lived - and in a mahogany suitcase, he carries his newest invention. It is an invention that will change Lettie's life - and the world - forever....

The Snow Merchant is a fantasy filled with family secrets, magical transformations and wild adventure. Join Lettie on her journey to uncover the true meaning of snow, family and friendship.

 

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