LibraryAdventures: South Asian Heritage Month

Library Adventures is our free, year-round reading for pleasure programme for children aged 4-11.

Read more about Library Adventures at: Library Adventures with Kirklees Libraries

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Updated July 8, 2025
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Little Badman and the rise of the Punjabi zombies
Arshad, Humza; White, Henry; Bitskoff, Aleksei
Paper Book
Welcome to Big School. Humza Khan - aka Little Badman, Eggington's greatest rapper - might have finally met his match. Evil teacher geniuses and giant killer hamsters (see previous Little Badman adventures for details) are nothing compared to starting a new...
Rain before rainbows
Prasadam-Halls, Smriti
Ebook
Kiki Kallira breaks a kingdom
Mandanna, Sangu
Paper Book
Kiki Kallira is more of a worrier than a warrior - but today she will learn to be a hero. The mythical beasts she loves to draw have come to life, and she is the only one who can defeat them. A middle-grade fantasy inspired by Hindu legends about anxiety, creativity and finding your own...
The missing diamonds
Sami, Annabelle
Paper Book
Determined to be the world's greatest detective, Zaiba is always on the lookout for a crime to solve. She knows everything there is to know about running an investigation - in theory... At her cousin's Mehndi party, Zaiba gets her first challenge: to discover the identity of the...
Billy and the beast
Shireen, Nadia
Paper Book
One of The Observer's Best Children's Books of 2018! 'It's a great story for everyone, especially those not used to seeing themselves centre-stage'- The Guardian From the author of Bumblebear, comes a new heroine for our times. Introducing-...
Dadaji's paintbrush
Sirdeshpande, Rashmi
Paper Book

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