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Monday 17 November at 7 pm

Naoíse Mac Sweeney
The West

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Thursday 13 to Sunday 23 November at Forest Gate, Canning Town and Stratford Libraries and at other venues across Newham

Newham Bookshop is supporting events in Newham Festival of Stories 2025
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Signed copies available from Newham Bookshop
 Luxury Player by Joe Cole
The long-awaited memoir from the England, Chelsea and West Ham legend

Joe Cole

Luxury Player


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Nature Trail by Benjamin Zephaniah

Benjamin Zephaniah

Nature Trail

Illustrated by Nila Aye


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Luck and Strange by David Gilmour

David Gilmour

Luck and Strange
Studio/Live

Photographs by Polly Samson


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Oh Dear, Look What I Got! by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
Oh Dear, Look What I Got! is published by Walker Books in hardback at £12.99.

Michael Rosen

Oh Dear, Look What I Got!

Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury

A new instant rhyming classic from Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury, creators of the multi-million-copy-selling family favourite We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

A classic new picture book by the creators of the bestselling We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. “I went to the shop to get me a carrot. Oh dear, they gave me… a parrot! Oh dear, look what I got! Do I want that? No I do NOT!”

From beloved author and illustrator pairing Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury comes a brilliant new picture book that will delight a new generation of children. Each visit to the shop brings an animal surprise in this playful read-aloud, with a final twist and a joyful ending. Young readers will love joining in the rhyming text and guessing what comes next in this hilarious picture book, sure to become a timeless classic.