Curious Bookworms

24/05/2022

11/04/2022

Grown-ups surely have all the fun as they must eat sweets every day, climb the biggest trees and watch cartoons till their eyes go square.

But do they really...?

Inspired by Tim Minchin's hit song When I Grow Up from the celebrated stage show, Matilda the Musical, the book takes a humorous yet moving look at adult life from a child's perspective.

The book comes with a high-quality CD with the song, When I Grow Up, performed by Tim Minchin.
This hugely exciting picture book collaboration by internationally celebrated musician-comedian Tim Minchin, the composer of Matilda the Musical, and award-winning illustrator Steve Antony is an absolute treat for all ages.

The perfect gift for children who can't WAIT to grow up, with its shiny red foil cover make this a truly special gift

Grab your copy for just £2.50 from your local Bookworm or online with the discount code EXPLORE

https://www.bookwormsonline.co.uk/when-i-grow-up-pb

02/04/2022

Make bathtime playful and fun, as Hoot the Owl meets his water friends in this interactive, squeaky and brightly illustrated book that encourages first words. To be enjoyed both in and out of the water!

Grab your copy for just £2.50 from your local Bookworm or online with the discount code EXPLORE

https://www.bookwormsonline.co.uk/hoots-water-friends

25/03/2022

Before the Steven Spielberg film, before the National Theatre production, there was the classic children’s novel…

In the deadly chaos of the First World War, one horse witnesses the reality of battle from both sides of the trenches. Bombarded by artillery, with bullets knocking riders from his back, Joey tells a powerful story of the truest friendships surviving in terrible times. One horse has the seen the best and the worst of humanity. The power of war and the beauty of peace. This is his story.

War Horse was adapted by Steven Spielberg as a major motion picture with Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, and Benedict Cumberbatch. The National Theatre production opened in 2007 and has enjoyed successful runs in the West End and on Broadway.

A great way of introducing young readers to the realities of WWI. Look out for Morpurgo’s other war books including Friend or Foe, Waiting for Anya, King of the Cloud Forests and An Eagle in the Snow.

Grab your copy for just £2.50 from your local Bookworm or online with the discount code EXPLORE

https://www.bookwormsonline.co.uk/war-horse-pb

03/03/2022

19/02/2022

Look out! Nibbles the book monster has munched his way into this book of numbers!

Count along with him as he chomps his way from one to ten... But wherever will he go next?!

Grab your board book copy for just £2.50 from your local Bookworm or online with the discount code EXPLORE

https://www.bookwormsonline.co.uk/nibbles-numbers

08/02/2022

From the best-selling author of Divergent and Carve the Mark comes a stunning collection of futuristic short stories. Illustrated throughout with striking black-and-white illustrations.

Within this masterful collection, NO WORLD IS LIKE THE OTHER.

Full of friendship and revenge, each story and setting is more strange and wonderful than the last, brimming with new technologies and beings. And yet, in these futuristic lands, the people must still confront deeply human emotions and dilemmas.

Veronica Roth reaches into the unknown and immerses readers into six short stories that feel startlingly familiar and profoundly beautiful.

Age: Teen

Grab your copy for just £2.50 from your local Bookworm or online with the discount code EXPLORE

06/02/2022

An enchanting, wintry middle grade adventure for fans of Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Abi Elphinstone. Otto lives in the frozen city of Hodeldorf, where an eternal winter has fallen. When his mother goes missing one morning, he must join forces with the Tattercoats, a gang of brave orphans, to find her. They will journey into a dark forest where witches lurk and sun dragons lie sleeping, on a heart-racing adventure that will chill you to the bone.

Grab your copy for just £2.50 from your local Bookworm or online with the discount code EXPLORE

https://www.bookwormsonline.co.uk/otto-tattercoat

04/02/2022

How did the sea witch, Ursula, become so twisted and filled with anger and hatred? Determined to be with her new love, Ariel makes a dangerous deal with Ursula. Will the cost of losing her enchanting voice and nearly her soul prove too high for Ariel, or will the power of good prevail? Losing then finding ones voice is at the heart of the classic story of The Little Mermaid.

Grab your copy for just £2.50 from your local Bookworm or online with the discount code HIBERNATE

https://www.bookwormsonline.co.uk/poor-unfortunate-soul

28/01/2022

Digging in the gravel pit on a hot summer's day, five children discover 'it': a grumpy creature with eyes like a snail's, ears like a bat's, and a tubby body all covered in fur. 'It' is a Psammead, an ancient sand-fairy who has the power to grant the children one wish a day.
That, you might think, would be a dream come true! But you need to be very careful what you wish for: whether it's for wings, treasure or beauty, things can - and often will - go wrong.

With all the illustrations by H. R. Millar, newly scanned from the original edition.

Grab your copy for just £2.50 from your local Bookworm or online with the discount code HIBERNATE

https://www.bookwormsonline.co.uk/5-children-and-it