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Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins.

This week we have a whole host of suggestions for Christmas book buying. There is a tantalising selection of great books out there to tempt even the most reluctant of readers!

Please do excuse a few sound glitches throughout.

Books highlighted in the episode:

Super Sleuth by David Walliams

The Land of Lost Things by Andy Griffiths

Big Jim Begins (Dog Man) by Dav Pilkey

Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy Kid) by Jeff Kinney

Class Action (InvestiGATORS) by John Patrick Green

The Wrath of the Triple Goddess (Percy Jackson) by Rick Riordan

One Last Thing (Bad Guys) by Aaron Blabey

Unravelled (Keeper of the Lost Cities) by Shannon Messenger

Illustrated Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Christmas at Hogwarts

Karen's Grandmother (Little Sisters Babysitters Club) by Ann M. Martin

Tales from a Not-so-Bratty Little Sister (Dork Diaries) by Rachel Renee Russell

I Survived the Black Death by Lauren Tarshis

Mr Lemoncello's Fantabulous Finale by Chris Grabenstein

The Squad by Christina Soontornvat

Ambush at Sorato by John Flanagan

Star (Warrior Cats) by Erin Hunter

Mina the Lightning Dragon by Maddy Mara

Science Comics : Human Space Flight by Andy Hirsch

Where to Hide a Star by Oliver Jeffers

Spooky Lakes by Geo Rutherford

The Most Boring Book Ever by Brandon Sanderson and Kazu Kibuishi

2025 Guinness Book of World Records

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