NOVELTY BOOKS
Follow That Truck! 1st July, vol 4 5148
SERIES
Water Painting Search and Find Georgie Taylor, Maaike Boot (illus) hb, £7.99, 978178958 Create amazing pictures with this water painting series. Use the special water pen to colour the pictures, then search and find the things that are hiding on each page. Search and Find Dinosaurs 1st March, vol 1 4394 Search and Find Unicorns 1st March, vol 2 4400 Search and Find Animals 1st May, vol 3 5032 Search and Find Under the Sea 1st May, vol 4 5049
Scratch and Draw Farm Animals Arthur Over, Barry Green (illus) 1st February, hb, £7.99, 9781789584370 Scratch and draw rainbow and foil farm animals on the special pages inside this art activity book. Includes a farm-themed scratch art adventure story to complete.
Shh Shh Shark! Georgie Taylor, Carrie Hennon (illus) 1st April, board, £6.99, 9781789584431 Shake the wobbly eyes and open and close the zipper mouth as the noisy sharks shout their way through this rhyming storybook.
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Felt Stickers Gareth Williams (illus), Kit Elliot 1st July, pb, £5.99, 97817895851 Innovative series includes 20 felt stickers plus more than 100 other stickers to find, choose and position on the 12 themed play scenes inside each book. Animals Play Scene Book vol 1 55
Diggers Play Scene Book vol 2 62
SERIES
Sparkly Balloon Sticker Activity Books Barry Green (illus), Arthur Over 1st June, pb, £5.99, 97817895851 New activity series packed with puzzles and activities, jokes and over 100 stickers, plus 20 3D sparkly balloon stickers in every title. Dinosaurs vol 1 00 Super Cute vol 2 17
Ivy Kids
You’re the Hero: Jungle Adventure Lily Murray, Essi Kimpimaki 7th April, pb, £10.99, 9781782409380 You’re the Hero: Pirate Adventure Lily Murray, Stef Murphy 9781782409403 Readers choose their own way through themed adventures. The different choices create hundreds of stories and provide a new one with every read.
On the Train Activity Book Steve Martin, Putri Febriana 7th April, pb, £9.99, 9781782409847 Bursting with head- scratching puzzles, fun colouring activities and educational quiz- zes, this book is the perfect companion for train-loving children.
Ladybird
Busy Day: Builder 5th March, board, £6.99, 9780241382516 Busy Day: Vet 5th March, board, £6.99, 9780241382530 Busy Day: Chef 9th July, board, £6.99, 9780241382554 Busy Day: Astronaut 9th July, board, £6.99, 9780241382578 Busy Day Action Play books are a lively and interactive lift-the-flap series that introduce chil- dren to a diverse range of jobs and daily routines.
Little World: At the Airport Samantha Meredith 14th May, board, £5.99, 9780241410530 Check in the bags, explore the terminal and board the plane in this interac- tive airport adventure.
Little World: On the Beach Samantha Meredith 14th May, board, £5.99, 9780241410547 Become a beach lifeguard and enjoy the sun, surf and sand in this push-and- pull seaside adventure.
Ladybird London Klara Hawkins (illus) 28th May, board, £5.99, 9780241423172
A push-and-pull journey through the UK capital.
Old Macdonald’s Easter Egg 5th March, board, £8.99, 9780241428306 There’s a cracking Easter surprise waiting on Old MacDonald’s farm.
Laurence King Publishing
The Mischief Maker’s Handbook Mike Barfield, Jan Buchczik 6th April, pb, £10.99, 9781786275509 Hilarious handbook contains step-by-step instructions on how young readers can turn the body into an orchestra, make invis- ible ink and become the mischief-maker they’ve always wanted to be.
Little Tiger
Bee: Nature’s Tiny Miracle Britta Teckentrup (illus), Patricia Hegarty 2nd April, board, £6.99, 9781788816281 Turn the pages to follow the miraculous little bee and its journey from flower to flower in this delightful peep- through picture book.
Nibbles Colours Emma Yarlett 9th July, novelty book, £6.99, 9781788816915 Nibbles the book monster has munched his way into a book of colours. A vibrant new addition to the award-winning series, with die-cut holes throughout.
Let’s Find the Kitten Becky Davies, Alex Willmore (illus) 9th July, board, £6.99, 9781788816717 Let’s Find the Puppy Becky Davies, Alex Willmore (illus) 9th July, board, £6.99, 9781788816700 Little ones will love explor- ing colourful gardens or leafy parks to find the hidden kitten or puppy. With peep-through pages and sturdy felt flaps, this series is just the thing for curious tots.
Let’s Play, Happy Giraffe! Georgiana Deutsch, Adèle Dafflon (illus) 14th May, novelty book, £6.99, 9781788815994 Time to play with happy, sad, brave and excited animal friends. This sturdy board book provides a gentle intro- duction to colours and emotions, with fun felt tabs throughout.
Let’s Play, Funny Flamingo! Georgiana Deutsch, Adèle Dafflon (illus) 14th May, novelty book, £6.99, 9781788816533 Discover a world of animal opposites from a big whale to a sleepy
sloth in this sturdy, rhyming board book.
Pops for Tots: Fun on the Farm Gareth Lucas 6th February, novelty book, £7.99, 9781788813150 With pop-ups on every page and hilarious illustrations from award- winning Lucas, this tough board book is perfect for little ones who love farm animals.
The Wishing Star Suzanne Chiew, Rosie Butcher (illus) 5th March, novelty book, £7.99, 9781788816526 Stella has found a wishing star but how will she choose what to wish for? A twinkling bedtime tale of friendship and kindness, with concentric die-cut stars and sparkling glitter.
Lonely Planet Kids
World’s Wackiest Animals 14th February, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781788687560 Packed with the world’s strangest, most exotic and downright weird- est animals. From glass frogs to fishing spiders, kids will get a glimpse of the craziest animals around the globe.
The World’s Coolest Jobs 10th April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781788689243 We reveal the most fun, surprising and amaz- ing jobs on planet Earth. Inspiring and humor- ous, this book will show children how diverse the world of work can be.
Animal Championships Andres Lozano (illus), Kate Baker 12th June, hb, £12.99, 9781788689281 Animals go head to head in a bid to be crowned the best athletes. The world’s most extraordinary creatures will compete to see who’s the fastest, strongest, loudest. . .
How Cities Work Activity Book James Gulliver Hancock (illus) 15th May, pb, £5.99, 9781838691035 How Airports Work Activity Book James Gulliver Hancock (illus) 9781838691059 Based on the acclaimed illustrator’s artwork, these activity books are jam- packed with activities including mazes, spot the difference, colouring and plus over 200 stickers.
National Portrait Gallery
Cecil Beaton’s Cocktail Book 12th March, hb, £14.95, 9781855147775 Accompanying a major exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, this souvenir book features an array of cocktail recipes inspired by the friends, acquaintances and sitters of British photographer Cecil Beaton.
Nosy Crow SERIES
Peekaboo
Ingela P Arrhenius 4th June, board, £7.99, 97817880057 Vibrant, interactive peekaboo board book series, with something to push, pull or turn on every spread. Peekaboo Sun vol 1 46 Peekaboo Cow vol 2 84
Listen to the Seaside Marion Billet 4th June, board, £7.99, 9781788008778 Captivating seaside- themed title in engaging series of sound-button board books.
Orchard Books
Axel Scheffler’s Flip Flap Minibeasts Axel Scheffler 7th May, board, £8.99, 9781788006637 With over 121 possible creations, silly names and strange noises to make young readers giggle, this new Flip Flap book is perfect for preschoolers and ideal for creepy-crawly fans.
Who’s Hiding in the Desert? Katharine McEwan 2nd July, board, £7.99, 9781788007139 In this innovative lift- the-flap book, little ones can pore over the beautiful pages and explore under plants, sand dunes and rocks to find out interesting facts about desert wildlife.
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Sing Along with Me! Yu-Hsuan Huang 2nd April, board, £6.99, 97817880074 Inventive series of interactive board books for babies and toddlers based on perennially popular nursery rhymes. Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes vol 14 50 Old Macdonald had a Farm vol 15 67
Where’s the Dinosaur Poo? 5th March, pb, £6.99, 9781408362334 Where’s the Poo That Animals Do? 11th June, 9781408363003 Toilet humour for dinosaur and animal fans. Funny search-and-find book will have kids hunting down poo across a variety of colourful scenes.
Owl and Dog Playbooks
Chess on Earth Daniel Weil 26th March, hb, £15, 9780993517471 Teaches chess in a fun and approachable way by representing the pieces on a monumental scale.
Oxford University Press
Silver Shadow Strikes Out Philip Ardagh, Steve Cole, Bill Ledger (illus) 2nd July, pb, £5.99, 9780192776068 Two action-packed superhero stories with super-cool CGI-style illustrations. Ideal for chil- dren who are beginning to read independently.
Pat-a-Cake
Town and About: To the Rescue Fiona Munro, Ramon Olivera (illus) 14th May, board, £7.99, 9781526381439 Join Kit and Pup as they learn all about the emergency services, from the fire brigade to mountain rescue. Packed with flaps and facts!
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Sing Along With Me! 2nd July, 9781788007 This is the Way We Go to School vol 16 474 A Sailor Went to Sea vol 17 672
Press Out and Decorate: Dinosaurs Kate McLelland 2nd July, board, £7.99, 9781788008068 From triceratops to tyran- nosaurs and stegosau- ruses to pterodactyls, this book features 20 intri- cately foiled designs that can be slotted together to create 3D dinosaurs.
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