'Deep', by writer illustrator Jess McGeachin, plumbs the depths of the ocean, of space, of the jungle and even our own subterranean world of subways and sewers. The snippets of information will interest young and old alike.

'The Tea Ladies’ are a group of older women who team together to solve this pot boiler of kidnap, murder and arson. Author Amanda Hampson has them handling organised crime and standover tactics with humour while taking a nostalgic leaf from the past.