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Top 10 Children’s eBooks March 2017

Dusty23 May, 2017

Dowloading popular titles is great way to read though your favourite authors, or make sure you get to read all the books in a series. You can reserve an eBook – just like a regular shelf one. So when someone has finished their loan or returns the eBook you can read it. Books that are movies are really popular at the moment with the likes of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, being enjoyed by library e-users.

Do you have a favourite? if you had to choose the book or movie as the best which would pick?

Harry Potter eBook series, by J. K. Rowling
The Hunger Games eBook Series, by Suzanne Collins,
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, by Jack Thorne, John Tiffany and J. K. Rowling
The Mortal Instruments eBook Series, by Cassandra Clare
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs
The Twits, by Roald Dahl
Rodrick Rules: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney
James and the Giant Peach, by Roald Dahl
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, by Roald Dahl
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, by J. K. Rowling

Top 10 Children’s eBooks February 2017

Dusty29 March, 2017

Adventures, supernatural foes and heroes of all shapes and sizes fill the pages of the eBooks available through the library’s Overdrive service. Harry Potter dominates eBooks! Other titles creeping up the ranks are also books that are movies. The recent Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children has a great cast featuring Chris O’Dowd, as a moody Dad and Peculiars, Eva Green and Judi Dench get some amazing special effects treatments in their bird transformations. So book or movie? How do you rate the film versions of these books? Let us know in the comments?

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: The Official Script Book, by J. K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone J. K. Rowling,
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J. K. Rowling,
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J. K. Rowling
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J.K. Rowling
The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien
Mockingjay: The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins

Children’s Top 10 eBooks January 2017

Dusty14 February, 2017

Travelling with your library this summer? Our eBooks collection has such a great selection. Reading online or downloading a title is a great way to make sure you get all the books in a series.

Did you know that you can ask the library to add more books to the eBook collect? So if there’s something you really want to read online ask us to add it to the collection, and we’ll see what we can do. Either way someone will get back to you and let you know 🙂

Top 10 Children’s eBooks December 2016

Dusty29 December, 2016

There no doubt in anyone’s mind that J. K. Rowling totally owns the December’s eBook Top 10. The world of Harry Potter continues to inspire new readers, but also people love to re-read these books. Re-visiting the books often reveals passages that were missed the first time round. Or when you read a book at a different age you get new things out of the writing, and J. K. Rowling explores different aspects of her characters as the series expands through the school years.

But wait what is that at the end of the list? Squeaking in at the end… Thea Stilton. The Thea sisters are out to solve the theft of a precious ring on a trip to Russia. A figure skating medal and a good reputation is at stake!

1. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, by J. K. Rowling

2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, by J. K. Rowling

3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J. K. Rowling

4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J. K. Rowling

5. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J. K. Rowling

6. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J. K. Rowling

7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J. K. Rowling

8. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J. K. Rowling

9. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, by J. K. Rowling

10.Thea Stilton and the Lost Letters, by Thea Stilton

Top 10 Children’s eBooks November 2016

Dusty20 December, 2016

Overdrive has had a revamp! Are you liking the new layout?

Finding great titles that you can down-load and read remotely is a great way to carry your own personal library around with you. And it’s not going to squash your sandwiches like a dozen or so books would! So who did library children love in November? Authors whose first names begin with J. So if you’re a budding author, tried writing fan fiction maybe? And your name begins with J you could be in the Top 10 before you know it! If your name doesn’t begin with a J don’t despair – some very good authors who nearly made it into the Top 10, Neil Gaiman with Coraline and Francis Hodgson Burnett with The Secret Garden wrote popular books with really cool characters without a J anywhere in their names!

Our classic favourites have a new addition with Jaqueline Harvey’s Clemantine Rose, a girl who has a teacup pig! Unusual pets and great characters make this fun series to read through in the holidays. Have a look at Jaqueline Harvey’s blog for a choclatey recipe to try at home

1. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, by J. K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne

2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, by J. K. Rowling

3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ,by J. K. Rowling

4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling

5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J. K. Rowling

6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J. K. Rowling

7. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J. K. Rowling

8. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J. K. Rowling

9. Clementine Rose and the Special Promise, by Jaqueline Harvey

10.The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien

Top 10 Children’s eBooks October 2016

Dusty6 December, 2016

So what were the most popular eBooks for October online readers? Classics, modern and old feature in the Top 10, British authors, J. K. Rowling, Tolkien and Kenneth Grahame are leading with their adventures taking their characters through dangerous encounters. Valuable friendships are the magic ingredient to these tales. So keep your friends close people, who knows when adventure will knock on your door!

1. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Jack Thorne, John Tiffany and J. K. Rowling

2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, by J. K. Rowling

3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J. K. Rowling

4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J. K. Rowling

5. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J. K. Rowling

6. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J. K. Rowling

7. The Bungalow Mystery : Nancy Drew Mystery series, by Carolyn Keene

8. The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien

9. The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame

10. Rodrick Rules : Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney

Top 10 Children’s eBooks September 2016

Dusty16 September, 2016

The Harry Potter fans know where to download their eBooks!

Right here folks, the library has what you like, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child! I was surprised that it wasn’t at the top of the list last month, but it sure is now. The new script version of Harry Potter’s future has been mighty popular. Olympian and time travelling heroes are also highly prized, with accomplished authors Rick Riordan and Eoin Colfer in the run up for the Top 10.

Do you want to queue up some books for the upcoming school holidays? You can reserve eBooks if someone has what you want out already. So now you can catch up with you favourite characters.

1. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, by J. K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne

2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, by J. K. Rowling

3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J. K. Rowling

4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J. K. Rowling

5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J. K. Rowling

6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J. K. Rowling

7. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J. K. Rowling

8. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J. K. Rowling

9. Fortune Cookie, by Cathy Cassidy

10. The Son of Neptune: The Heroes of Olympus Series, by Rick Riordan

Top 10 Children’s eBooks for August 2016

Dusty29 August, 2016

Harry Potter has taken over the eBook world! The new Harry Potter story has people fascinated with the way it’s been written – just like the play! It makes the book a surprisingly quick read. Which means we’re racing through the reserve list here in the library. Good news for all the fans out there.

There are some great plays here in the library if you like the script form that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was written in. Have you been inspired to put on a play of any of your favourite stories? How did it go? Let us know in the comments.

1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J.K.Rowling

2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J.K. Rowling

3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J.K. Rowling

4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J.K. Rowling

5. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, by Jack Thorn, John Tiffany and J.K. Rowling

6. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling

7. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, by J.K. Rowling

8. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K. Rowling

9. The Hobbit, by J. R. R.Tolkien

10. The Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kiplong

Top 10 Children’s eBooks July 2016

Dusty25 July, 2016

Travelling? Your library has your back! eBooks are available if you’re moving around the city, the country or around the world!

At the top of this month’s list are the tales of the well known wizarding school Hogwarts. Four years ago a very dedicated lady built this incredible model out of Lego! Check out the photos for the details inside and out. But if you’re travelling and want to explore Hogwarts you could look through a virtual model.

Here’s your Top 10 list for July 2016

1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J. K. Rowling

2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J. K. Rowling

3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J. K. Rowling

4. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, by J. K. Rowling

5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J. K. Rowling

6. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J. K. Rowling

7. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J. K. Rowling

8. The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkein

9. Old School: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series, by Jeff Kinney

10. The Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kipling

Top 10 Children’s eBooks for June 2016

Dusty15 July, 2016

The Jungle book has reached the Top 10 for eBooks! Looks like heaps of people might have watched the movie and wanted to find out about the book.

The characters in the Jungle Book have great names from the Hindi language. The name of Mowgli’s wolf mother Raksha means protection and Shere Khan means Tiger leader.

Can you find out what some of the other names mean? Let us know in the comments.

1. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J. K. Rowling