Best of 2023: Children's Younger Fiction - Christchurch City LibrariesLike this list

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• Doggo and Pupper Search for Cozy

  Applegate, Katherine, pseud., 1956-

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  When Cat announces that the Humans have given her a surprise present, Doggo and Pupper are all ears. But when they find out that Cat has a new bed and misses her old one, they set out to help her search for cozy.

• Too Small Tola Makes It Count

  Atinuke

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  She may be small, but she is also thoughtful and kind and clever - and there really is no problem too big for Too Small Tola.

• Oscar's Lion

  Baron, Adam

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  A magical coming-of-age story about a boy spending his first weekend without his parents . . . and the lion who comes to babysit him.

• The Squirrel and the Lost Treasure

  Bickford-Smith, Coralie

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  One autumn evening, a young squirrel spots an acorn on the forest floor. Eager to protect her treasure she buries it deep in the heart of the forest. But when she returns after the icy winter, her acorn is nowhere to be found. Where could…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cat of Death!

  Blabey, Aaron

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  What happens when the World's #1 Cat Video Star gets accused of a crime she didn't commit? She becomes a Cat on the Run, that's what. A new series.

• The Rascally Raccoon

  Cobb, Amelia (Children's author)

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  Rocco the raccoon has just arrived at the zoo. He really loves to play pranks! The latest in the very popular “Zoe’s rescue zoo” series.

• Ten-word Tiny Tales

  Coelho, Joseph

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  Is it possible to spin a tale using just ten words? It most certainly is!

• A Treasury of Tales for 5 Year Olds

  Dawnay, Gabby

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  Snuggle up together and enjoy this collection of charming and engaging stories written by Gabby Dawnay and selected especially for five-year-olds by literacy experts.

• The Puppets of Spelhorst

  DiCamillo, Kate, 1964-

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  Shut up in a trunk by a old sea captain with a secret, five friends-a king, a wolf, a girl, a boy, and an owl-bicker, boast, and comfort one another in the dark.

• Boo to the Who

  Dunbar, Joyce

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  A collection of three new short stories featuring the lovable characters of Mouse and Mole.

• Next to Alice

  Fine, Anne, 1947-

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  At first Ben doesn't want to sit next to Alice in the classroom. She's scary and tells him off for his squiggly drawing. But when Ben starts to take Alice's advice, he realises that sitting next to her isn't so bad after all.

• The Moon Is a Ball

  Stories of Panda & Squirrel

  Franck, Ed

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  Join Panda and Squirrel in nine funny, wise and thoughtful stories about the meaning of friendship.

• What You Need to Be Warm

  Gaiman, Neil, 1960-

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  Sometimes it only takes a stranger in a dark place … to say we have the right to be here, to make us warm in the coldest season.

• The 169-storey Treehouse

  Griffiths, Andy, 1961-

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  Andy and Terry have added thirteen new levels and built their biggest and most astonishing treehouse yet!

• The Princess in Black and the Prince in Pink

  Hale, Shannon, 1974-

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  When plans for a ball run a-fowl, Princess Magnolia accepts the help of a valiant new hero to save her secret decorations-and the entire evening!

• Where's Wally?

  the Great Speed Search : Can You Find Wally First?

  Handford, Martin, 1956-

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  Put your searching skills to the test and compete to find Wally first!

• The Picnic and Other Stories

  Jarvis, 1985-

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  Bear and Bird are best friends! And while they don't always understand each other, they both agree: all they want is to make the other happy. So, when Bear forgets to pack for a picnic (but pretends that he didn't), Bird doesn't let on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Wishkeeper's Apprentice

  Khoo, Rachel Chivers, 1990-

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  When Felix makes a very special wish, he doesn't expect to be offered a job as an apprentice to wishkeeper Rupus Beewinkle. Now Felix must save the town's wishes from the wishsnatcher, who wants to destroy hopes and dreams everywhere.

• The Skull

  a Tyrolean Folktale

  Klassen, Jon

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  In a big abandoned house, on a barren hill, lives a skull. A brave girl named Otilla has escaped from terrible danger and run away, and when she finds herself lost in the dark forest, the lonely house beckons. Her host, the skull, is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• See the Ghost

  Three Stories About Things You Cannot See

  LaRochelle, David

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  The cat, the dog, and the book are grappling with some curious things they can't see.