13th December 2024 Top sellers


Liz Pichon Tom Gates: Book of Everything


Scholastic, 13th, £7.99, PB, 9780702339431


Paperback publication of this companion Tom Gates book, which urges readers to pick up their pens and doodle on the pages.


Jamie Smart Bunny vs Monkey: The Whopping World of Puzzles!


Phoenix Comic Books, 27th, £6.99, PB, 9781788453509


Explore a secret theme park lost deep in the woods with Bunny, Monkey and the gang in the latest in Smart’s hugely successful series. Publication will be supported with “huge” national competitions and pop-up launch events, says David Fickling Books.


0-5 Baby & toddler


Alice Alderman I Shine Like the Sun Mama Makes Books, 13th, £8.99, cased board, 9781916780064


This book of daily affirmations is put together to help nurture a child’s self-esteem and comes with a built-in mirror.


Ingela P Arrhenius ( 1) This Little Duckling Nosy Crow, 13th, £7.99, board, 9781805133612


Nosy Crow says this toddler title, along with This Little Puppy (605), is a major new pre-school series from Arrhenius. Both touch-and-feel books are published with five different textures to feel, a tactile cover and a felt-flap ending, as well as a Stories Aloud QR code on the back cover.


Paul Delaney Look Out! Hungry Animals: Look Out! Hungry Shark


Kumusha Books, 27th, £6.99, board, 9780008626143


A shark is on the hunt for some dinner, but her prey can see her coming. Will she end up with anything to eat? This lift-the-flap book, which will teach children about the food chain, is published alongside Look Out! Hungry Spider (6150).


Sarah Finan Egg, Egg, Egg! Post Wave Children’s Books, 13th, £7.99, board, 9781836270263


This bright and bold celebration of eating eggs is published in bold colours, with a die-cut on every page. First in a new


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pre-school series that is aimed at introducing toddlers to new foods, and the different ways they can be eaten.


Corina Fletcher, Britta Teckentrup (illus) Pop-Up & Play: Farm


Nosy Crow, 13th, £20, board, 9781805134237


This six-spread pop-up storybook unfolds into a 3D farmyard playmat with press-out play pieces.


His Holiness The Dalai Lama Loving Kindness: A Meditation


DK, 6th, £7.99, board, 9780241690529


This toddler title, developed in collaboration with His Holiness The Dalai Lama, is a collection of kindness mediations for the very young to practice with their grown-ups. Published alongside Peaceful Mind (81282) by the same author.


Sharon King-Chai Hello Bee! Two Hoots, 20th, £8.99, board, 9781035037520


This new shiny baby book has creatures to spot on every page and is published alongside a similar Easter title, Hello Bunny! (8275).


Louise Lockhart Look, Baby, Look: At Home


Nosy Crow, 13th, £12.99, board, 9781805131670


This large-format hardback encourages babies to lift the flaps and find hundreds of everyday items, from bowls and teddy bears to telephones and mugs.


Ruth Symons, Mel Matthews Animal Snap: Jungle


Templar Publishing, 13th, £6.99, board, 9781800788275 Meet seven jungle animals


and their babies in this board book, which is also a game of snap. Published alongside Animal Snap: Farm (268).


Dan Taylor First Stories: Snow White Campbell Books, 6th, £6.99, board, 9781035023820


This introduction to the story of Snow White comes with push, pull and slide mechanisms, and is being released alongside Beauty and the Beast (56170).


Picture books


Momoko Abe Dotty Doughnut: Being Yourself Is Fabulous!


Orchard Books, 27th, £12.99, PB, 9781408362907


Dotty Doughnut is a plain doughnut and would rather be as fabulous as the colourful doughnuts at the bakery. But when a makeover doesn’t go to plan, will she realise she is brilliant just as she is? From the creator of Avocado Asks.


Pam Ayres,


Nicola O’Byrne (illus) I Am Emily the Owl Two Hoots, 27th, £12.99, HB, 9781529067149


Emily the Owl must find a new home when she can no longer live in her old barn in this rhyming picture book, the third in a series from Ayres and O’Byrne. The previous title, I Am Hattie the Hare (101), will be released in paperback in March.


Atinuke,


Lauren Hinds (illus) 100 Goats and Granny! Walker Books, 6th, £12.99, HB, 9781406397574


Count Granny’s mischievous goats in this new collaboration, written in rhyming text, from Atinuke and Caribbean artist Hinds, who based the artwork on her Trinidadian home.


Lindsay Bonilla The Hole PRH Children’s, 27th, £8.99, PB, 9780241737156


A little boy has a big hole in his life after his brother’s death, but with the help of a friend he climbs into the hole and confronts the sadness and anger inside. This thoughtful story will help explain the grieving process to any child who might be going through the same tragedy.


Emma Carlisle A Home Is a Nest Big Picture Press, 13th, £12.99, HB, 9781800786103


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Carlisle explores the meaning of home and family in nature, drawing


parallels between how animals and humans care for their young. Published as a large format gift title, this is the perfect gift for anyone welcoming a new child into the family, says the publisher.


Catherine Cawthorne, Mike Byrne (illus) Oh No, Flo!


Templar Publishing, 27th, £7.99, PB, 9781800784604


In this farmyard fiasco a sheepdog tries to do all the jobs on the farm when the farmer is sick, but her funny mistakes will cause the reader to shout out the refrain: “Oh no, Flo!”


Katie Cottle The Tortosaurus Little Tiger, 6th, £7.99, PB, 9781838917265


A little girl pretends that her pet tortoise is, in fact, a “tortosaurus” in this story, which reminds us about the importance of authenticity in friendship.


Hector Dexet Little Seed Post Wave Children’s Books, 13th, £16.99, HB, 9781836270140


This story of a seed’s journey, showing how the seed becomes a flower and the animals that accompany its journey, is published with novelty elements such as cut- outs and flaps.


Polly Faber, Klas Falhén (illus) Recycling Day: What Happens to the Things We Throw Away


Nosy Crow, 13th, £12.99, HB, 9781839949487


Learn about the people and the machines that recycle our rubbish in this fact-filled picture book, which is simultaneously being released in paperback (494). Recycling Day comes with three bonus pages of illustrated tips on how children can reduce, reuse and recycle at home, and has been fact checked by Dr Margaret Bates, a professor of sustainable waste management.


X Fang We Are Definitely Human Pushkin Children’s, 13th, £12.99, HB, 9781782695172


A kindly couple don’t hesitate when some strange blue creatures crash into their house in this funny story from the author of Dim Sum Palace.


Clare Fennell Ten on the Bus Andersen Press, 6th, £12.99, HB, 9781839133749


Practise counting to 10 and back as 10 busy animals get on board the bus with this bright and lively picture book.


Imogen Foster, Tony Neal (illus) 101 Ways to Brush Your Teeth


Hodder Children’s Books, 27th, £7.99, PB, 9781444972924


The animals in this first in a new series show us 101 ways to brush our teeth, whether that be standing on one leg (like a flamingo) or while roaring (like a lion). A follow-up title will encourage children to eat their vegetables, says Hodder.


Bashabi Fraser, Maanvi Kapur (illus) A Card for My Mum


Lantana Publishing, 6th, £7.99, PB, 9781836290087


A little girl looks for a Mother’s Day card that is right for her mum in this inclusive celebration of the bond between mother and child.


Claire Freedman, Emily Boughton (illus) From Me to You, Love God


Starshine Books, 20th, £9.99, HB, 9781915749055


The author of the Aliens Love Underpants series reassures children of God’s love for them in this illustrated story, published by a division of Christian publisher SPCK.


Candy Gourlay, Jamie Bauza (illus) Little Rhino Lost


Otter-Barry, 6th, £12.99, HB, 9781915659361


Little Rhino is lost so new friend Maya tries to make the space more green and welcoming to make him feel more at home. A story about kindness and environmentalism, set in the author’s home country of the Philippines.


David Grossman, Ninamasina (illus) Every Wrinkle Has a Story


Andersen Press, 6th, £7.99, PB, 9781839134746


This touching story about the relationship between a grandfather and grandchild, told through each of the wrinkles on the grandfather’s face, was previously published in hardback.


James Harris,


Mariajo Ilustrajo (illus) Help! We Need a Story Little Tiger, 6th, £7.99, PB, 9781801045797


Paperback of this picture book about Artie the macaque, who creates a magical book for his animal friends.


Stephen Hawking, Lucy Hawking You and the Universe


PRH Children’s, 6th, £7.99, PB, 9780241657515


Paperback publication of the Hawkings’ non-fiction


Books Children’s Previews: March


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