Grey by Laura Dockrill and Lauren Child 

The child in this story feels grey today. It’s okay to feel grey. We can’t be bright every day. Sometimes we don’t feel sunshine yellow or treetop green. A grey day is a sad or lonely day. But the colours are still inside us. People still love us.



New to list June ’25

Mauntie and me by Rajani Larocca and Nadia Alam

Priya’s favourite aunt, Mauntie, plays games with her and cooks treats. When cousin Aditi comes to stay, Priya feels confused. She isn’t used to sharing Mauntie. Will she learn to play with Aditi and her aunt?



New to list June ’25

John’s Turn by Mac Barnett and Kate Berube

In assembly, it’s John’s turn to share something he’s good at. He feels nervous. His heart is beating fast. He dances and dances in his leotard and black slippers. And suddenly, his friends are clapping. How is he feeling now?



New to list June ’25

My Bright Shining Star by Fatima Whitbread and Rhian Wright

A little girl whose mummy finds it hard to look after her, moves to a big house with other children. She waits for a new family to take care of her but none ‘feel like home’. So, she stays at the children’s home where Aunty Rae is her bright, shining star.

Two Families to Call My Own by Phil Earle and Jess Rose

Florrie and her brothers live half the week with mum and half with dad. One day, dad tells her he has a girlfriend. Florrie is worried. Will dad still love her? Will she like the girlfriend’s children? It’s often busy and crowded but it soon becomes… fun.

Changing Tides by Julia Moscardo

Lula and her dad and Theo and his mum are making a new family together. How will things turn out when they go to the seaside? Building a sandcastle is a wonderful way to have fun. But how will they feel when the tide crashes into it?

Ava and the Acorn by Lu Fraser and Paddy Donnelly

Ava and grandad’s favourite oak tree changes each season. Buds in spring, bees and beetles in summer. When the oak tree dies, grandad says; ‘the acorn was part of that tree in the same way that you’re part of me’. A small part of all of us always lives on.

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