Children's / Teenage fiction: Family & home stories

After being humiliated by a badly behaved squirrel on national television, Marvin has vowed NEVER to perform magic in public again. But when he acquires a mysterious book that promises to show those with the gift of magic how to use it properly, his best friend Asha persuades him to make a comeba...

Maya and Marley live in their very own playground with Mum, Dad and pet goats Lou and Chou! But when the playground becomes overrun with litter, it's up to Maya and Marley to plan a tidy up! Will they be able to clear it all away by themselves?

Josh has always called his brain Brian, and Brian can sometimes be his best friend, helping Josh with tests and giving him brilliant moneymaking ideas. But he can also be Josh's worst enemy, keeping him awake at night worrying, and telling him that his family's problems are all Josh's fault. When...

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy's family and their adventure-filled road trip to bring their abuelito back from Mexico to live with them.

Molly and her friends are suddenly plunged into a lockdown and have to adapt to a new way of living. Molly completes jigsaws, plays her fiddle, and looks after her pets, whilst her mother helps others on the island and her father is stuck far away on the mainland. With a vaccine on the horizon, t...

Max and Peregrine volunteer at an old people's home when strange things happen. One resident is walking on the ceiling, another is riding their wheelchair through walls. And Reggie says his marmalade is haunted (no one listens)! Things don't look good - the Marmalade Ghost is turning into a stick...

Moving house can be hard. Can Duggee and the Squirrels help Snail to move house easily?

Grandads - all different and all a little bit the same. We love our grandads and they love us!

This picture book shows how one little girl's careful tending of a pecan tree creates the living center of a loving, intergenerational Black family.

Elodie Lightfoot and her friends live in the most magical place in South London, where unicorns from all over the world come in search of The Secret Unicorn Society's help. When shell shaped hoof-prints start appearing in the sand near the local volleyball court, they suspect another unicorn is i...