Louise Millar Books

Single mother Callie has come to rely heavily on her best friend Suzy. But Callie suspects Suzy's life isn't as simple as it seems. It's time she pulled away - going back to work is just the first step towards rediscovering her old confidence. So why does she keep putting off telling Suzy about her new job? Suzy and Callie live close to each other on a typical cramped, anonymous London street. Neighbours seem to move in, and move on, before you have even learned their names. Callie's increased sense of alienation leads her to try to befriend a new resident on her street, Debs. But Debs is anxious, odd. You wouldn't trust her with your child - especially not if you knew anything about her past. A brilliant and chilling evocation of modern life, The Playdate is a real talking-point book for mothers everywhere. I started reading and couldn't stop . . . a must-read that will tap into every mother's primal fears' Sophie Hannah

Tiny Gruff, Little Gruff and Big Gruff are very hungry goats. They have eaten all the grass on their side of the river, but to get to the other side must cross the bridge where there is a very fierce troll in this simple re-telling of the fairy tale.

Kate woont met haar 10-jarige zoontje Jack in Oxford. Sinds haar man omkwam bij een beroving is ze geobsedeerd door de kans dat hen nog meer ongelukken kunnen overkomen. En ze is ervan overtuigd dat er iemand in haar huis komt als zij er niet is, iemand die spullen verplaatst en uit de koelkast eet. Dan ontmoet ze Jago Matin, een professor die colleges geeft over kansberekening. Hij denkt dat hij haar kan genezen van haar obessie. Maar is Kate wel paranoïde, of is er echt iets aan de hand?