PICTURE BOOKS
Elephant, the biggest and worst secret agent the world has ever seen.
Ten Little Aliens Mike Brownlow, Simon Rickerty (illus) 26th June, board, eb, £6.99, 9781408354377 Learn to count from 10 to one with the board book edition of the bestselling Ten Little series’ space adventure.
Blue Britta Teckentrup 9th July, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781408355961 Beautiful story about sadness, depression and hope by a bestselling author and illustrator.
The Worrysaurus Rachel Bright, Chris Chatterton (illus) 20th February, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781408356128 Fun and reassuring tale about dealing with worries from the author of the bestselling The Lion Inside and illustrator of Ten Minutes to Bed, Little Unicorn.
The Wonderbird David Lucas 20th February, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781408356234 Beautiful gift picture book about togetherness, perfect for fans of The Fox and the Star.
Elephant Me Giles Andreae, Guy Parker Rees (illus) 14th May, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781408356524 From the creators of inter- national bestseller Giraffes Can’t Dance comes this empowering story of a little elephant who discov- ers the importance of simply being yourself.
The Little Mermaid Geraldine McCaughrean, Laura Barrett (illus) 2nd April, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781408357248 Magical retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairytale with beautiful illustrations.
Avocado Asks Momoko Abe 2nd April, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781408358221 23rd July, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781408358238 Funny début about identity and being confident in your own skin, featuring the world’s most popular superfood.
SERIES
Mr Pusskins Sam Lloyd pb, £6.99, 97814083607 He’s grumpy, he’s sassy, he’s a cat with serious
cattitude. Join Mr Pusskins in these delightfully funny New York Times- bestselling picture books. Mr Pusskins 20th February, vol 1 12 Mr Pusskins and Little Whiskers 28th May, vol 2 29 Mr Pusskins Best in Show 9th July, vol 3 50
Posy
Linda Newbery, Catherine Rayner (illus) 5th March, pb, £6.99, 9781408360897 Adorable story about the cutest and cheekiest of kittens from an award-winning author and illustrator.
Otter-Barry Books
Only a Tree Knows How to Be a Tree Mary Murphy 5th March, hb, £11.99, 9781910959251 Murphy shows young children how everyone and everything is special in itself yet is also part of the whole pattern of life.
Mrs Noah’s Garden Jackie Morris, James Mayhew (illus) 7th May, hb, £12.99, 9781910959466 Illustrated follow-up to Mrs Noah’s Pockets. The mysterious and magical Mrs Noah creates the first garden after the Flood with her children’s help.
Wild Wolf Fiona French 6th February, hb, £12.99, 9781910959930 Magical story by a Green- away-winning author, based on an American First Nation folktale, with superb illustrations.
Riding a Donkey Backwards: Wise and Foolish Tales of Mulla Nasruddin Sean Taylor, Khayaal Theatre, Shirin Adl (illus) 6th February, pb, £7.99, 9781913074944 Loved for centuries in Muslim communities, Mulla Nasruddin is one of the great comic charac- ters in world literature.
Owlet Press
Laura Gallagher 7th April, pb, £7.99, 9781913339043 Magical book uses the playful theme of robots to convey the variety of ways babies arrive, including premature babies, IVF, surrogacy, adoption and donation.
Oxford University Press
Nell and the Circus of Dreams Nell Gifford, Briony May Smith (illus) 7th May, pb, £6.99, 9780192765932 Beautifully written by the founder of Gifford’s Circus and nicely illustrated by Smith, this story captures the heartstopping magic of the circus on every page.
Everybody Has a Body Jon Burgerman 6th February, pb, £6.99, 9780192766038 Celebration of body positivity and diversity.
Lubna and Pebble Wendy Meddour, Daniel Egneus (illus) 6th February, pb, £6.99, 9780192767257 Story about hope and friendship.
Cyril the Lonely Cloud Tim Hopgood 5th March, pb, £6.99, 9780192767592 Beautiful picture book celebrating the wonders of nature.
Tibble and Grandpa Wendy Meddour, Daniel Egneus (illus) 4th June, pb, £6.99, 9780192771964 This second book from Meddour and Egnéus is a touching inter- generational story of love and resilience.
Bear Shaped Dawn Coulter-Cruttenden 2nd April, pb, £6.99, 9780192772114 Inspiring picture book about learning to let go, based on a true story.
Tim Hopgood’s ABC Tim Hopgood 5th March, hb, £6.99, 9780192772527 Discover some of the most wonderful things about our planet in this beautiful ABC board book.
Robo-babies Nicci Martin (illus),
Lionel the Lonely Monster Fred Blunt 2nd July, pb, £6.99, 9780192773692 Sometimes it’s lonely being a monster like Lionel: making friends is hard when everyone
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Particular Books
The Song of the Tree Coralie Bickford-Smith 5th March, hb, £14.99, 9780241367216 Vibrant new fable from the award-winning designer and creator of The Fox and the Star.
Pavilion Children’s
Stella and the Seagull Georgina Stevens, Izzy Burton (illus) 2nd July, pb, £6.99, 9780192774682 Empowering story about a young environmentalist’s campaign for change.
SERIES
All Aboard Sean Sims 4th June, pb, £6.99, 97801927747 All Aboard for an early- learning adventure. With lots of things to spot and describe on every page, these brilliant train rides are worth taking again and again. All Aboard the Numbers Train vol 2 05
is frightened of you. But one day Lionel meets a little dog and everything changes.
From the author of the hugely successful The King Who Banned the Dark comes a tale about community and our relationship with the environment and nature.
This Book is Not a Bedtime Story Eoin McLaughlin, Rob Starling (illus) 9th July, pb, £6.99, 9781843654384 Spooky tale about a group of monsters who think they’re very scary but they’re not.
William Bee’s Wonderful World of Tractors and Farm Machines William Bee 6th February, pb, £6.99, 9781843654407
Bee is back and this time he’s showing us his amaz- ing collection of farm machines and tractors.
The Blue Giant Katie Cottle 11th June, pb, £6.99, 9781843654513 A poignant and timely eco-tale that introduces children to the issues of pollution and waste management with suggestions of ways to help the world become a better, cleaner place.
That Dog! Emma Lazell 7th May, pb, £6.99, 9781843654520 Hilarious dognapping caper from a rising star of the children’s book world.
Prestel
All Around Bustletown: Summer Rotraut Susanne Berner 5th March, board, £9.99, 9783791374208 All Around Bustletown: Autumn Rotraut Susanne Berner 7th May, board, £9.99, 9783791374215 Kids will enjoy hours of fun exploring these vibrantly detailed drawings that celebrate the joys of seasons in a busy town.
Princeton Architectural Press
The Last Tree Emily Haworth-Booth 6th February, pb, £6.99, 9781843654377
Malo and the Merry-go-round Maria Dek 24th March, hb, £12.99, 9781616898755 Learn about the impor- tance of friendship and how to say sorry from the adventures of Malo and his fellow creatures who live in a fantastical forest world.
My Bison Gaya Wisniewski
3rd March, hb, £12.99, 9781616898861 A little girl and a bison become friends. Years go by, the bison and the girl don’t notice the other getting older, but then one season the bison doesn’t appear.
The Garden Emma Giuliani 7th April, hb, £21.99, 9781616898939 Cycle after cycle, the young reader discovers the different facets of the same garden, its fauna, its flora and the small gestures necessary for its good development.
Puffin
You Choose Fairy Tales Nick Sharratt (illus), Pippa Goodhart 14th May, hb, eb, £11.99, 9780141378978 A new fairytale every time —what will you choose today? Explore the bold and intricately detailed illustrations and create your own adventure.
There’s an Alien in Your Book Tom Fletcher, Greg Abbott (illus) 20th February, pb, eb, £6.99, 9780241357217 Third book in the interactive series follows There’s a Monster in Your Book and There’s a Dragon in Your Book.
Hey Grandude! Kathryn Durst (illus), Paul McCartney 14th May, 9780241375662, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780241375662 Book and CD pack. A magical adventure for all the family by beloved music legend Paul McCartney takes read- ers around the world and back in time for bed.
Never Show a T-rex a Book! Rashmi Sirdeshpande, Diane Ewen (illus) 14th May, pb, eb, £6.99, 9780241392669 Funny what if? adventure that celebrates the power of books and the imagination.
The Secret Garden Claire Freedman, Shaw Davidson (illus) 19th March, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780241392782 Classic story retold as a beautiful picture book to share with a new generation.
Llama Destroys the World Jonathan Stutzman, Heather Fox (illus) 23rd July, pb, eb, £6.99,
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