Macmillan Children's Books Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Coming to England: An Inspiring True Story Celebrating the Windrush Generation
Floella Benjamin
Today is the start of #BlackHistoryMonth and the Windrush generation forms a huge part of black British history. The audiobook of Coming to England, illustrated by @creative_dy is read by @FloellaBenjamin and tells the inspiring true story of her journey from Trinidad to London. https://t.co/Wf5lMJiLRx
Paperback, 2021
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Black and British: A Forgotten History
David Olusoga
Join award-winning historian and broadcaster @DavidOlusoga on a visual journey through 1800 years of Black British history in this new children’s edition of his bestselling book Black and British. Beautifully illustrated throughout by Jake Alexander and Melleny Taylor. https://t.co/QW1Df3dU1k
Paperback, 2025
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
You've Reached Sam
Dustin Thao
Congratulations to @Dustin_Thao - You've Reached Sam was #1 bestselling YA debut of 2022 in the UK! Have you read the TikTok sensation yet? Get a copy today and find out why it was THE must-have tearjerker read of the year https://t.co/50mYO4IKpQ https://t.co/d5n2c8NWrF
Hardcover, 2021
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Now We Are Six
A. A. Milne
Join Winnie-the-Pooh and Christopher Robin on a brand new adventure in Winnie-the-Pooh and Me, now available as an audiobook read by Alfred Enoch! With a gentle rhyming story inspired by A. A. Milne's classic poem 'Us Two' from Now We Are Six, this is the perfect book for fans https://t.co/Lib5eYxh8w
Paperback, 1992
$7.99$3.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Doll's House: Children's Fantasy
Jean Maye
From the author of Black Narcissus, Rumer Godden’s classic children’s story The Doll’s House has been delighting children for years. This beautiful new #MacmillanClassics edition, illustrated by Jane Ray, is out now: https://t.co/2MsY1EKqHc https://t.co/DGcgqS73H2
Paperback, 2020
$7.95$3.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Children of Blood and Bone
Tomi Adeyemi
We are SO delighted that Children of Blood and Bone by @tomi_adeyemi is the WINNER of the Older Fiction Category of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize! Congratulations Tomi! #WCBP19 @Waterstones https://t.co/3NT5DCaH2u
Paperback, 2024
$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Black Narcissus
Rumer Godden
From the author of Black Narcissus, Rumer Godden’s classic children’s story The Doll’s House has been delighting children for years. This beautiful new #MacmillanClassics edition, illustrated by Jane Ray, is out now: https://t.co/2MsY1EKqHc https://t.co/DGcgqS73H2
Paperback, 2020
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Monsters of Rookhaven
Pádraig Kenny
Shadows are gathering. Family and monsters descend in the stunning sequel to The Monsters Of Rookhaven by @padraig_kenny, with illustrations by @edwardbettison. @525_design #TheShadowsOfRookhaven out on 30 September. Available to request on @Netgalley: https://buff.ly/3lY2Eb8 https://t.co/GQ3GRtyPKm
Paperback, 2022
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
I Wish You All the Best
Mason Deaver
Meet Ben De Backer as they navigate a new school. At turns heartbreaking and joyous, I Wish You All the Best by @masondeaver is a celebration of life, friendship, and love, and a shining example of hope in the face of adversity. Out today in paperback! https://t.co/nI2kHWFj5e https://t.co/nmGGL5tkwq
Paperback, 2020
$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Douglas Adams
Following the smash-hit sci-fi comedy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is the sequel to Douglas Adams' multi-media phenomenon and cult classic series. Out now in a special edition illustrated by @chris_riddell. https://t.co/ir9kIhw4wR
Paperback, Mass Market, 1995
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book