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DAISY DOODLES OUP, 1ST, £6.99, PB, 9780192748676 When Daisy draws a little mouse, he leads her on the most magical creative adventure. A clever mix of photography and illustration, certain to inspire young artists.
unique style, now in paperback for the first time.
CHILDREN’S PREVIEW JUNE
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A KITTEN CALLED TIGER STRIPES, 1ST, £5.99, PB, 9781847157881 Latest in the popular Animal Stories series.
FICTION 9–12
ALEX T SMITH CLAUDE ALL AT SEA HODDER, 1ST, £6.99, PB, 9781444903683
The ever-fabulous Claude makes his picture book début, now in paperback.
FABI SANTIAGO PAWS OFF MY BOOK SCHOLASTIC, 1ST, £6.99, PB, 9781407171487 A riotous celebration of reading and finding your own way. Santiago’s Tiger in a Tutu is shortlisted for this year’s Waterstones Children’s Book Prize.
SAM USHER SUN TEMPLAR, 1ST, £6.99, PB, 9781783707959 A boy and his grandfather go on an adventure on the hottest day of the year. The third part of Usher’s beautiful seasonal quartet.
FICTION 5-9
SHAUN TAN THE RULES OF SUMMER HODDER, 1ST, £10.99, PB, 9781444934120 Surreal fantasy in his
PAMELA BUTCHART, BECKA MOOR (ILLUS) SUPER DOG NOSY CROW, 1ST, £5.99, PB, 9780857636751
O N E S TO WATC H
New in the brilliantly funny Wigglesbottom Primary series. Three stories in each book with striking two-colour artwork throughout.
CHRIS HOY, CLARE ELSOM (ILLUS) CYCLE SEARCH AND RESCUE PICCADILLY, 15TH, £4.99, PB, 9781848126206 Latest Flying Fergus magical adventure, written with Joanna Nadin.
HELEN PETERS, ELLIE SNOWDON (ILLUS) A SHEEPDOG CALLED
SKY NOSY CROW, 1ST, £5.99, PB, 9780857639110 Third in this really lovely series for younger readers: think Dick King-Smith’s Sophie books with a modern twist.
JEREMY STRONG MY BROTHER’S FAMOUS BOTTOM MAKES A SPLASH! PUFFIN, 1ST, £5.99, PB, 9780141385426 Summer holiday adventure in the much-loved series.
HOLLY WEBB, SOPHY WILLIAMS (ILLUS)
SITA BRAHMACHARI TENDER EARTH MACMILLAN, 1ST, £6.99, PB, 9781509812509 A welcome return to the world of Artichoke Hearts, which won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. This time it’s the story of youngest sibling Laila.
JO COTTERILL A STORM OF STRAWBERRIES PICCADILLY, 29TH, £5.99, PB, 9781848126169 Told from the point of view of a girl with Down’s Syndrome, this is written with real warmth and poignancy, exploring what
FICTION 5–9
ELYS DOLAN KNIGHTHOOD FOR BEGINNERS OUP, 1ST, £5.99, PB, 9780192746023
One of my favourite picture book creators (I’ve read Weasels and Nuts in Space aloud hundreds of times and they’re still funny) now turns her genius to young fiction with great aplomb. Our hero Dave—with trusty goat steed Albrecht—sets out to convince the court that being a dragon is no barrier to knighthood. Both words and pictures zing with her distinctive bonkers humour; children will adore the slapstick silliness and there are crossover jokes aplenty for their parents.
NON-FICTION
GOLDIE HAWK, RACHEL SAUNDERS (ILLUS) GO WILD IN THE WOODS NOSY CROW, 1ST, £7.99, HB, 9780857639172
A hands-on survival guide teaching children everything they need to know about enjoying and staying safe outdoors, from camping to animal tracking and lighting fires. Vibrant illustrations and lots of humour in a durable pocket-sized format. Also in the National Trust range comes the Complete Night Explorer’s Kit, a neat backpack with guidebook, torch, glow in the dark stickers, and constellation guide, so irresistible my eight-year-old immediately snagged the sample.
TEENAGE & YA
WILL HILL AFTER THE FIRE USBORNE, 1ST, £8.99, PB, 9781474924153
Hill moves to Usborne for this new standalone novel set in a religious cult deep in the Texas desert. When a new recruit arrives from the “Outside”, teenaged Moon begins to question everything she knows . . . A powerful and atmospheric tale of love, loss and courage, it’s a world away from the monster-fuelled action of his Department 19 series but shares the same addictive, page-turning storytelling.
TEENAGE & YA
KAREN MCMANUS ONE OF US IS LYING PUFFIN, 1ST, £7.99, PB, 9780141375632
In a “Breakfast Club”-style scenario, five students—the brain, the beauty, the bad boy, the jock and the outcast—go to detention, but only four make it out alive. The following day, the dead boy had planned to post juicy reveals about all four on his gossip site. Deliciously twisty and gripping, no one is quite who they seem. Fans of Gossip Girl and American high school movies will find this irresistible.
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