FICTION 5–7
fantastically colourful sequel to the hugely popular Elephant Wellyphant.
Fiction 5–7 Years
Abrams Appleseed
Go Get ’Em, Tiger! Hello!lucky 10th March, hb, £11.99, 9781419739644 The award-winning Hello!Lucky team brings their bold style and surefire laughs to a picturebook about an exuberant tiger tackling life’s challenges and coming out on top.
Ninja, Ninja, Never Stop! Todd Tuell, Tad Carpenter 3rd March, board, £5.99, 9781419743078 Humorous ode to sneaking, spying and scheming is sure to be read over and over again to inspire imaginary play for a new generation of ninjas.
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Bad Brows Jason Carter Eaton, Mike Petrik 24th March, hb, £11.99, 9781419725371 Hilarity ensues when a boy’s eyebrows go rogue in this riotous picture book from the bestselling author of How to Train a Train.
The Three Little Yogis and the Wolf Who Lost His Breath Susan Verde, Jay Fleck 5th May, hb, £11.99, 9781419741036 In this twist on the classic fairytale, a wolf who loses his huff and puff consults three yogis to help him get his breath back.
Alison Green Books
Elephant Wellyphant Nick Sharratt 6th February, pb, £6.99, 9780702300967 Funny novelty book from one of Britain’s best- loved illustrators. Lift the flaps to find your favourite elephant.
Octopus Socktopus Nick Sharratt (illus) 6th February, pb, £6.99, 9780702300981 There’s an octopus for everyone in this
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Found You Devon Holzwarth 9th July, hb, £12.99, 9781407196268 Magical story about making friends. Little Bird is on a mission: to help lonely children make friends.
The Smeds and the Smoos Axel Scheffler (illus), Julia Donaldson 4th June, pb, £6.99, 9781407196657 Spectacular new picture book from superstars Donaldson and Scheffler. An irresistible love story of aliens that’s out of this world.
The Ugly Five Early Reader Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (illus) 5th March, pb, £4.99, 9781407197807 Donaldson and Scheffler’s wonderfully warm picture book is a glorious celebration of the real-life Ugly Five animals in Africa.
The Superworm Sticker Book Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (illus) 2nd April, pb, £5.99, 9781407197821 Discover Superworm with this fantastic new activity book based on the bestseller.
Amulet Books
Fox & Rabbit Beth Ferry, Gergely Dudas 21st April, hb, £8.99, 9781419740770 Easygoing Fox and anxious Rabbit seem like total opposites but they’re the best of friends, who discover their favourite things and overcome their fears together.
Arcturus SERIES
Twisted Fairy Tales hb, £4.99, 978178 New series of retellings of the most beloved and well-known fairy tales, perfect for children aged 6+. The Ninjabread Man Stewart Ross, Chris Jevons (illus) 15th February, vol 1 8884938
Little Rude Riding Hood Jo Franklin, Chris Jevons (illus) 15th March, vol 3 9502466 Snow White and the Seven Robots
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Children’s
Clever Cakes Michael Rosen, Ashley King (illus) 15th March, pb, £6.99, 9781781129289
Stewart Ross, Chris Jevons (illus) 15th February, vol 2 9502473 The Three Little Narwhals Stewart Ross, Chris Jevons (illus) 15th March, vol 4 9502572
Award SERIES
A to Zoo board, £4.99, 97817827030 Share the joy of books with your little one and encourage an early love of reading with this fun, rhyming series. Goodnight, Little One Angela Hewitt (illus) 14th February, vol 2 06 Eat Up, Little One Angela Hewitt (illus) 14th February, vol 3 13 Hello, Little One Angela Hewitt (illus) 21st February, vol 1 20
Balzer and Bray
The Boy and the Wild Blue Girl Keith Negley 28th May, hb, £12.99, 9780062846808 Inspired by the work of wind power pioneer Poul La Cour, this is a charming story about a girl with a gift and the boy who helps others see it.
Snail Crossing Corey R Tabor 19th March, hb, £12.99, 9780062878007 From Geisel Award- winning author-illustrator Tabor comes a tale of determination, kindness, and friendship starring slow but steady Snail.
I Believe I Can Grace Byers, Keturah A Bobo 16th April, hb, £12.99, 9780062667137 From the New York Times bestselling team behind I Am Enough comes an empowering ode to self-worth and confidence for children of all backgrounds.
Barrington Stoke
Two super-smart kids triumph over a hungry bear and an arrogant king in these perfectly packaged fairy tales with a twist from the award-winning author.
Captain Whiskers Jeremy Strong, Matt Robertson (illus) 15th March, pb, £6.99, 9781781129272 When Jack asked for a pet, 100 cats wasn’t exactly what he had in mind. Funny and cute little gem from king of comedy Jeremy Strong.
BC Books
Be Quiet, Bramble! Benedict Blathwayt 11th June, pb, £6.99, 9781780276595 Bramble the cow lives on an old farm. After a heavy storm, the river floods. The other animals are frightened and Bramble sets off to rescue them.
Bloomsbury Children’s Books
Fabio the World’s Greatest Flamingo Detective: Peril at Lizard Lake Emily Fox (illus), Laura James 6th February, pb, eb, £5.99, 9781408889374 When Fabio’s plane crashes in a town with no water, there’s a mystery to solve—and it’s going to be thirsty work. Agatha Christie meets The Lion King.
Do Not Disturb the Dragons Michelle Robinson, Sharon Davey (illus) 11th June, pb, eb, £5.99, 9781408894880 Cheeky, charming and laugh-out-loud funny, this is the début young fiction series from the bestselling picture book author.
Bloomsbury Education
SERIES
Bloomsbury Young Readers 11th June, pb, eb, £4.99, 978147297 The perfect way to get children reading with phonically decodable, book-banded stories by brilliant authors such as Julia Donaldson, and packed with gorgeous colour illustrations. The Good Little Wolf AH Benjamin, Sarah Aspinall (illus) 0732
The Flower King Andrew Fusek Peters, Nathan Reed (illus) 0756
Tiger Troubles Chitra Soundar 0824
Crumbs! Ben Bailey Smith, Sav Akyuz (illus) 2682
Chronicle Books
Who Loves Books? Lizi Boyd 11th February, board, £9.99, 9781452170978 Flap and flap the sturdy pages of this playful book to find out who loves books.
Eggs Are Everywhere Wednesday Kirwan 1st February, board, £7.99, 9781452174570 Turn the wheel to hide them, lift the flaps to find them. An eggs- cellent game in a book!
Over the Moon James Proimos, Zoey Abbott 1st March, hb, £12.99, 9781452177151 Two wolves find a baby girl floating down the river and take her home to raise her. This sweet- natured bedtime book proves that a family is wherever you find love.
Pigs in a Pickle Hans Wilhelm, Erica Salcedo 1st March, board, £5.99, 9781452178967 These three little pigs are ready for anything especially having fun. But, whoops! Sometimes the pigs’ day doesn’t go as planned.
Barkus Dog Dreams Marc Boutavant, Patricia MacLachlan 7th April, pb, £4.99, 9781452180809 From Newbery-award winning author Patricia MacLachlan comes the second book in the delightful Barkus series.
Curious Fox SERIES
My Furry Foster Family Debbi Michiko Florence pb, eb, £5.99, 978147478 Kaita loves animals, but sometimes the zoo in her house gets out of control. It can be hard to say good- bye when the animals find forever homes. Apple and Annie, the Hamster Duo 28th May, 4955 Betty the Bearded Dragon 25th June, 5037 Buttons the Kitten 25th June, 5044 Toby the Dog 28th May, 5051
SERIES
Boo Books pb, eb, £5.99, 97814747855 A scary (but not too scary) series for young readers. Boo! Books puts familiar monsters in familiar settings to spook a rotating cast of characters. Attack of the Cute Jaclyn Jaycox 2nd April, 32 Campfire Vampire John Sazaklis 2nd April, 49
Night of the Digging Dog John Sazaklis 28th May, 56 Scare Ball Benjamin Bird 28th May, 63 The Haunted Backpack Michael Dahl 25th June, 70 Witch’s Stew Jaclyn Jaycox 25th June, 87
Bears Make the Best Writing Buddies Carmen Oliver 9th July, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781474793063 This third picture book in Carmen Oliver’s Bears Make the Best... series is sure to encourage even the most reluctant writer to write a story.
Downtown Bookworks
No!: My First Book of Protest Julie Merberg, Molly Egan 6th February, board, £9.99, 9781950587025 Little ones who love to say “No” can chime in while they learn about iconic activists from Rosa Parks to Malala Yousafzai.
Edge Books
Mars or Bust! Orion and the Mission to Deep Space Ailynn Collins 9th July, pb, £8.99, 9781474788502 Nasa’s Orion spacecraft is pushing the limits of space travel and exploration like never before. The ultimate goal is a mission to Mars.
Egmont
The Wonder Tree Teresa Heapy, Izzy Burton (illus) 9th July, pb, £6.99, 9781405292887 As Little Owl’s mummy reassures him about all his worries, children will learn more about why trees are the perfect homes for animals in this lovely bedtime tale.
Egmont Books
That’s My Dad! Dan Taylor (illus),
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