This preview highlights titles to be published in March
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thought she knew about her past. An unsettling and gripping YA horror from the author of The Sin Eater’s Daughter.
Wilbur Smith & Chris Wakling Cloudburst Piccadilly, 19th, £6.99, pb, 9781848128538 First in a new series launching Wilbur Smith for a new generation. Pitched at 11 to 14-year-olds, the book stars 14-year-old Jack Courtney, who travels to Democratic Republic of the Congo in search of his missing parents.
Laura Steven The Love Hypothesis Electric Monkey, 5th, £7.99, pb, 9781405296946 Physics genius Caro has a college scholarship in the bag, but love is one test she’s never been quite been able to ace. An LGBT romantic comedy with a twist. Steven won the inaugural Comedy Women in Print prize for The Exact Opposite of Okay.
Zephyr, 5th, £8.99, pb, 9781788541169 Fairytales with a twist starring eight curious, bold, empowered girls and gorgeous, jewel-like art from newcomer Corry. Now in paperback.
Non-fiction History
Meet young people around the world working to make positive change. Grouped around 20 global issues, from climate change to plastic pollu- tion, gender equality to poverty, bite-sized facts and stats are presented in a clear graphic style.
Marcia Williams Children Who Changed the World Walker, 5th, £8.99, pb, 9781406390292 Now in paperback, incredible true stories about children’s rights campaigners, told in lively, accessible comic-strips.
Terry Deary, Martin Brown (illus) Horrible Histories: All at Sea Scholastic, 5th, £6.99, pb, 9781407196794 A brand new Horrible Histories in the classic format, revealing all the foul facts behind Britain and Ireland’s seafaring heritage.
Laura Weymouth A Treason of Thorns Chicken House, 5th, £7.99, pb, 9781912626694 In a vividly imagined alternate world, Violet has returned to Burleigh House, one of the six great magical houses of England. Since her father’s death, the magic has gone wild; how far is Violet willing to go to save everything she loves?
Graphic novels
Kwame Alexander, David Anyabwile (illus) The Crossover Graphic Novel Andersen, 5th, £8.99, pb, 9781328575494 The Newbery Medal- winning verse novel gets a fresh makeover in graphic novel form, sport- ing dynamic two-colour illustrations.
Gift books
Natasha Farrant, Lydia Corry (illus) Eight Princesses and a Magic Mirror
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Nicola Davies, Marc Martin (illus) Every Child a Song Wren & Rook, 19th, £6.99, pb, 9781526361431 Publishing ahead of the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, a non-fiction picture book introducing young readers to those rights, accompa- nied by Martin’s emotive watercolours.
Kimberlie Hamilton Generation Hope Scholastic, 5th, £9.99, pb, 9781407199931
Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Linzie Hunter (illus) Astrid Lindgren Frances Lincoln, 3rd, £9.99, hb, 9781786037626 The Pippi Longstocking creator is the latest addi- tion to the Little People, Big Dreams series, along with Australian tennis player Evonne Goolagong. New to the board book format this month are Maria Montessori and Vivienne Westwood.
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them healthy. New in the Very First Lift-the-flap Questions and Answers series for very young kids.
Rosie Dickins, Ocean Mecklenburg (illus) Lift-the-Flap How Your Body Works Usborne, 5th, £9.99, board, 9781474950732 Discover what really happens inside you through full-colour illus- trations and over 80 flaps. Written in consultation with a doctor, and aimed at readers aged six-plus.
Bob Hartman, Gareth Williams (illus) The Link-It-Up Bible SPCK, 5th, £9.99, hb, 9780281083022 A lively Tom Gates-style approach to Bible stories in this highly visual, doodle-tastic volume aimed at children aged seven and over. Arrows, text-boxes and illustration bring 60 stories to life.
Science
Catherine Barr, Amy Husband (illus) The Story of Inventions Frances Lincoln, 3rd, £12.99, hb, 9780711245365 Explore 15 key inventions, how they were uncovered and how they have shaped the world, from the wheel to the internet. New in the highly illus- trated series that began with The Story of Life.
Owen Davey Obsessive About Octopuses Flying Eye, 5th, £12.99, hb, 9781912497195 New to the super-stylish non-fiction series, a guide to one of the smartest creatures in the ocean.
Katie Daynes, Marta Alvarez Miguens (illus) Why Should I Brush My Teeth? Usborne, 5th, £7.99, board, 9781474968935 A funny, informative look at teeth, what they are for, and how to keep
DKfindout: Climate Change DK, 26th, £5.99, pb, 9780241413852 Understand the facts about climate change and what we can do to improve our impact on the environment. New in the Dkfindout series, which uses dynamic visuals, facts and quizzes, to bring topics alive for readers aged seven and over.
Mars DK, 26th £9.99, hb, 9780241409589 The ultimate guide to the red planet, exploring the past, present and future of our solar system’s fourth planet for primary-aged kids. This will publish to coincide with the launch of Mars rovers from Nasa, Europe and China.
Activity
Marc Redmille-Gordon, Wenjia Tang (illus) RHS Under Your Feet DK, 19th, £9.99, hb, 9780241412459 An under-the-surface tour of nature, explor- ing insects, animals, microbes, decomposition, ecosystems and global warming. Produced in association with the Royal Horticultural Society, this taps into the current inter- est in outdoor learning and forest schools.
Peter Wohlleben Can You Hear the Trees Talking? Greystone Kids, 26th, £14.99, hb, 9781771644341 Greystone launches a UK children’s list focusing on picture books and non-fiction with themes of inclusion, global issues and the environment. This is a children’s edition of the author’s The Hidden Life of Trees. Also in March comes picture book Birdsong by Julie Flett.
Sports, crafts & hobbies
Polly Faber, Klas Fahlen (illus) Building a Home Nosy Crow, 5th, £11.99, hb, 9781788006569 Action-packed artwork and an engaging narra- tive text follows the transformation of an old building into a new home. Ideal for vehicle and digger-obsessed toddlers.
Louise Greig, Suzanne Barton (illus) We Are a Garden Red Shed, 5th, £7.99, board, 9781405295895 A gentle introduction to nature for young children, using die-cut peep-through pages to reveal all the elements of a garden. Elegant illustra- tion from the creator of The Dawn Chorus.
Recycle and Remake DK, 26th, £8.99, hb, 9780241395813 Twenty creative projects using household rubbish that might otherwise end up in landfill. Each activity is directly linked to an environmental issue, and the book also includes achievable tips on how to recycle more.
Felicity Brooks, Malu Lenzi (illus) Little First Stickers Easter Usborne, 5th, £5.99, pb, 9781474976718 Fluffy chicks, bouncing bunnies, leaping lambs and much more in an Easter activity book jam-packed with more than 300 stickers.
Media tie-ins
Linda Chapman The Secret Garden HarperCollins, 5th, £5.99, pb, 9780008340070 A novelisation of the new film based on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic story; the big-screen adaptation is due in cinemas in April 2020. The tie-in range also includes a Movie Sticker Activity book and Mary’s Journal.
Tonke Dragt, Laura Watkinson (trans) The Letter for the King Pushkin, 5th, £7.99, pb, 9781782692591 TV tie-in edition. The Netflix series is expected to stream in the spring.
Reissues & new editions
John Agard & Grace Nichols (ed), Cathie Felstead (illus) A Caribbean Dozen Walker, 5th, £5.99, pb, 9781406392852 A celebration of the Caribbean in more than 50 poems from 12 poets. This is a reissue of a backlist staple, published with a new jacket design.
Rachel Ignotofsky Women in Art Wren & Rook, 5th, £12.99, hb, 9781526362452 Discover 50 of the most iconic and fearless female creators in history, spanning art, literature, fashion, architecture and more. This follows Women in Science and Women in Sport in the bestselling, elegantly designed biography series.
Astrid Lindgren, Ingrid Nyman (illus) Pippi Longstocking and the Snirkle Hunt OUP, 5th, £5.99, pb, 9780192772435 Pippi’s 75th birthday celebrations kick off with a new edition of this Pippi adventure, packaged for very young children with two-colour illustrations. This is the first time Nyman’s original artwork has been used in the UK.
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