Lighthouse | children

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Children are made readers in the laps of the parents & guardians - it’s never too soon to start turning those pages, and never too late to discover the magic of books. Here is a selection of books for younger humans, great epics and small adventures, new friends and lands and experiences for readers age 0 and up!

Books to inspire and beguile, to encourage new generations to think and engage and connect with the world in warmer, kinder, more curious ways.

All kids read differently and take to books in different ways at different ages, there is no wrong age or way to read a book so please note that where we’ve specified an age it is for guidance only! That said, here are some broad strokes to navigate the sections by:

board books are aimed at ages 0-3yrs
picture books 3-6yrs
first chapter books are 6-8yrs
middle grade books are 8-12ish

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Books

title: Aalfred and Aalbert
author: Hood, Morag

Out of stock

title: Ace of Spades
author: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

title: All the Bad Apples
author: Fowley-Doyle, Moira

title: And Tango Makes Three
author: Richardson, Justin, Parnell, Peter, Cole, Henry

title: Autoboyography
author: Lauren, Christina

title: Bad Habits
author: Meaney, Flynn

title: Bedtime, Not Playtime!
author: Lawrence Schimel

title: Between Perfect and Real
author: Stoeve, Ray

Out of stock

title: Beyond the Gender Binary
author: Vaid-Menon, Alok

title: BeYOUtiful : Radiate confidence, celebrate difference and express yourself
author: Janmohamed, Shelina, Timothy, Chante

Out of stock

title: Birthday
author: Russo, Meredith

title: Camp
author: Rosen, L. C.

title: Cinder & Ella
author: Slade, Barbara, Soto, Lucia

title: Coming Back
author: Jessi Zabarsky

title: Crown of Smoke : 2
author: Freestone, P M

title: Daddy Papa And Me
author: Newman, Leslea

title: Early One Morning
author: Lawrence Schimel

title: Gay Club
author: Simon James Green

title: Gender Identity for Kids : Find Yourself, Understand Others and Respect Everybody
author: Passchier, Andy

title: Gender Swapped Fairy Tales
author: Fransman, Karrie, Plackett, Jonathan

title: Gender Swapped Greek Myths
author: Fransman, Karrie

title: Grandad's Camper
author: Woodgate, Harry

title: Grandad's Camper : A picture book for children that celebrates LGBTQIA+ families
author: Woodgate, Harry

Out of stock

title: Grandad's Pride
author: Woodgate, Harry

title: Great People Who Reached for the Stars
author: Page, Louise, Williams, Kat

title: Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating
author: Jaigirdar, Adiba

title: Heartbreak Boys
author: Simon James Green

title: Here and Queer: A Queer Girl's Guide to Life
author: Ellis, Rowan, Sheridan, Jacky

title: Here Be Monsters
author: Hulme, Jay, Haghgoo, Sahar

title: I Am Perfectly Designed
author: Brown, Karamo, Brown, Jason, Syed, Anoosha

Out of stock

title: I Love My Queer Kid : A Workbook to Affirm and Support Your LGBTQ+ Child or Teen
author: Campbell, Marc

title: Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World
author: Ashley Herring Blake

title: Jamie
author: Lapinski, L.D.

title: Life Of Riley : Beginner's Luck
author: Simon James Green

title: Love Frankie
author: Wilson, Jacqueline

title: Love Makes a Family
author: Beer, Sophie

title: Melissa
author: Gino, Alex

title: Melt My Heart
author: Rutter, Bethany

title: Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow
author: Dean, Benjamin, Prabhat, Sandhya

title: Moonchild: Voyage of the Lost and Found
author: Bushby, Aisha