Bath Central Library recommends: Week Three

As Waterstones Children's Laureate, Cressida Cowell believes that we should all have reading recommendations from a trained librarian or bookseller. Each week, the knowledgeable librarians at Bath Central Library are sharing book recommendations with us exclusively for you! This week's picks are: 

Picture Books
Supertato by Sue Hendra, illustrated by Paul Linnet 
Meet Supertato! He's always there for you when the chips are down. He's the superhero with eyes everywhere - but now there's a pea on the loose. A very, very naughty pea. Has Supertato finally met his match? Find out more

Early Readers 4-8 years
Icarus Was Ridiculous by Pamela Butchart, illustrated by Thomas Flintham
Pull up a plinth and enjoy all the DRAMA of the original Greek myths, as told by Pamela Butchart and Thomas Flintham, in collaboration with the British Museum. Find out more

Middle Grade 8-12 years
Lickle Bit by Alex Wheatle
At school Lemar, also known as Liccle Bit due to his height, is like any teenage boy. However, at home on the South Crongton Estate his mum is constantly exhausted, his sister is struggling to adjust to life as a single Mother, and his dad is living on the other side of London with his new family. Soon a chain of events will see Lemar down a road he never wanted to go down, will he be able to stop it? Find out more

Young Adult 12+
Black Flamingo by Dean Atta
Michael waits in the stage wings, wearing a pink wig, pink fluffy coat and black heels. One more step will see him illuminated by spotlight. He has been on a journey of bravery to get here, and he is almost ready to show himself to the world in bold colours … Can he emerge as The Black Flamingo? Find out more

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