HarperCollins Children's Books Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Meanwhile Back on Earth . . .: Finding Our Place Through Time and Space
Oliver Jeffers
📢 Teachers! Don't miss your chance to see @OliverJeffers in conversation with @RoyalAstroSoc about his book #MeanwhileBackonEarth, where #science meets #art at 7.30pm #TONIGHT for a new perspective on human life on Earth... 🌍✨ Register now: https://t.co/lCmw7ix0V2 https://t.co/fmCQ9e75yK
Hardcover, 2022
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Here in the Real World
Sara Pennypacker
Jess loves Here in the Real World by @sarapennypacker! "Sara Pennypacker writes with such compassion: friendship, excitement, heartache, empathy. This is a coming of age tale that I could read over and over again and find new beauty in it each time." https://t.co/ifP2Yau5XT
Paperback, 2021
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Our Planet: The One Place We All Call Home
Matt Whyman
What's hiding in the jungle? 🌳 It's the paperback of Our Planet! If you loved @ourplanet on @NetflixUK this beautiful book by @mattwhyman is the one for you. Be sure to keep an eye out - this cover by @apaintedmouse is shy for now, but we'll be revealing it in all its glory soon https://t.co/8sgFOUcaHO
Paperback, 2025
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mog the Forgetful Cat
Judith Kerr
*MEOW!* There's still time to catch the utterly delightful stage show of Judith Kerr's Mog the Forgetful Cat at @CurveLeicester this weekend! #MogOnTour An @WardrobEnsemble, @oldvictheatre and @RoyalDerngate co-production https://t.co/c2SdYu7sFn
Paperback, 2005
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Get Ready for A.I.: A Young Reader's Guide to Artificial Intelligence
Barnas Monteith
GET READY FOR #SPACEBOY 🚀 To prepare for the launch of @davidwalliams' epic and hilarious new book this September, we're sharing some of our favourite space facts with you! What's your favourite thing about space? 🌌 https://t.co/Km5hmjOy5x
Paperback, 2024
$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Punching the Air
Ibi Zoboi
We’re thrilled that Punching The Air by @ibizoboi and @dr_yusefsalaam has been selected for inclusion in @PoetryDayUK’s Great New Poetry Books Recommended for Young Adults for 2021 #NationalPoetryDay https://t.co/Ud0twhs9Dc
Paperback, 2021
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Pax
Sara Pennypacker
A moving story of the extraordinary friendship between a boy and his fox, and their epic journey to be reunited. It's your last chance to read #Pax by Sarah Pennypacker for just 99p 🦊 https://t.co/7FTnLs0rkM https://t.co/0sWYPt9DKp
Paperback, 2019
$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Thousand Heartbeats
Kiera Cass
Who doesn't love a dramatic reading? 🤩 Join the bestselling author of #TheSelection series, @kieracass as she delivers some of the most iconic lines from her brand new novel #AThousandHeartbeats in style! 💜 Out Now! 👉 https://t.co/0RDczPu5zp https://t.co/jvpe0sZvPA
Paperback, 2023
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Dr Seuss
A beautiful collector's edition of #TheSchoolforGoodandEvil by @SomanChainani @netflixuk! Next, this beautiful paperback edition of Dr. Seuss’s beloved classic ‘How The Grinch Stole Christmas!’ 🎄 Finally, the special edition 20th anniversary copy of Albert Le Blanc! https://t.co/rhu7QNFfgu
Hardcover, 1957
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Virtual Christmas
Clyde Hedges
Out now! Rescue Santa from the internet in @Baddiel's #VirtuallyChristmas! Illustrated by @StevenLenton. Plus, step through the door in the tree and into another adventure in the third volume of @fran_gibbons' thrilling A Clock of Stars trilogy, illustrated by @chrisriddell50 🌟 https://t.co/XxXtuChpjk
Paperback, 2012
$8.00$4.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book