picture book, which encourages children to look up and wonder at the world around them.


Shane Hegarty, Ben Mantle (illus) The One and Only You


Hodder Children’s Books, 27th, £12.99, PB, 9781444966381


In his second picture book, Hegarty encourages the reader to remember just how special they are, as he takes them on a trip across space and time.


Sophy Henn I Hate Everything S&S Children’s, 13th, £12.99, HB, 9781398526808


A little ghost reminds a big ghost, who says they hate everything, of all the things they love in this visually funny and brightly coloured tale from Henn.


Pip Jones, Robert Starling (illus) Elephant Can’t Jump


S&S Children’s, 27th, £12.99, HB, 9781471193316


Elephant is determined to take part in the Big Boing Off competition. But elephants can’t jump, so her friends come up with ideas involving a space hopper, a pogo stick and even a catapult to see if she can Boing after all. A laugh-out-loud story about perseverance and making the impossible possible.


Richard Jones The Biggest Breakfast S&S Children’s, 13th, £12.99, HB, 9781398523036


A child finds himself with 247 animals to feed for breakfast in this fun picture book, which comes with a count-along element, sound words and fold-out spread.


Zainab Khan, Nabila Adani (illus) Noura’s Crescent Moon: An Eid Story


Walker Books, 6th, £12.99, HB, 9781529522129


Noura and her parents head to the hills on a


picnic to see the moon, the sighting of which will signal the start of Eid al-Fitr celebrations. Khan’s story speaks about the friendship, henna and sweets that children get excited about. This book fills a gap in the market for high-quality trade books for children about Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, says Walker.


Timothy Knapman, Richard Merritt (illus) Ten Whizzy Races: Chaos at Crackling Creek


Ladybird, 27th, PB, £7.99, 9780241712955


Zoom through Fairytale Forest in the whizzy racers with this first in a commercial new series, which Ladybird says will help parents introduce counting backwards from ten to their children.


Huw Lewis Jones, Corey Egbert (illus) Mr Norton’s New Hat


Little Tiger, 6th, £12.99, HB, 9781838917104


One Monday, Horace finds a mouse in his hat, on Tuesday there are stoats in his satchel and on Wednesday he spots cats in his coat. With an accumulative text and a message of kindness, this is a key release for Little Tiger in March.


Elyon Liu ( 2) A Seed in the Universe Post Wave Children’s Books, 13th, £9.99, HB, 9781836270126


This gentle picture book explains how everything in the world is connected,


starting with the story of one tiny seed, and is being pitched at fans of The Very Hungry Caterpillar.


Kusum Mepani, Yasmeen Ismail Meena’s Saturday


PRH Children’s, 6th, £8.99, PB, 9780241739877


An Indian girl, managing a house full of guests with her sister, decides that things need to change in this feminist picture book, previously published in hardback.


Charlie Miller Felix Found an Egg Flying Eye Books, 6th, £12.99, HB, 9781838742294


Felix finds an egg, not a monster, when he dares to look into the compost bin in


this debut picture book about the power of a child’s imagination.


Helen Mortimer, Carolina Rabei (illus) When a Star Falls


Orchard Books, 13th, £7.99, PB, 9781408364970


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A little girl and her father explore the wonders of


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nature and the changing seasons in this cosy story about mindfulness.


Nicola O’Byrne The Rabbit, the Cloud and the Rainy Day


Nosy Crow, 13th £12.99, HB, 9781839943256


In this follow-up to The Rabbit, the Dark and the Biscuit Tin, Rabbit puts the raincloud into his bag so it will not spoil his fishing trip. But Duck, who likes the rain, tries to show Rabbit that we need it for our streams, rivers and, importantly, to grow carrots. Will be simultaneously published in paperback (263).


Lucy Rowland, Aki (illus) Ten Little Kittens Bloomsbury, 13th, £12.99, HB, 9781526607737


Join 10 little kittens in this rhyming picture book, also published in paperback (744), as they visit a fairground, go on a bike race and more.


Dyan Sheldon, Alex Willmore (illus) Don’t Laugh at Giraffes


Magic Cat Publishing, 13th, £7.99, PB, 9781915569639


A grandad tells his grandson how to be kind to animals and why you shouldn’t put goats in boats or laugh at giraffes. A clever and funny rhyming story, pitched at fans of the Oi Frog series.


Rosalind Spark, Kate Anfilova (illus) Evie and Dr Dino: Will We See a Mermaid?


OUP, 6th, £7.99, PB, 9780192785909


In their new adventure, Evie and her best friend go on an underwater adventure and learn about the oceans.


Alexandra Strick, Steve Antony (illus) You Can!


Otter-Barry, 6th, £8.99, PB, 9781915659286


Paperback publication of Strick and Antony’s empowering call for readers to celebrate themselves, put together with messages from real children.


Sarah Tagholm, Laurie Stansfield (illus) Brenda’s Revenge


Rocket Bird Books, 13th, £7.99, PB, 9781915395191


Brenda the cat has an overenthusiastic owner, who decides that her pet doesn’t have clothes or good manners. Will she learn that it isn’t nice to make someone do something if they don’t want to? From the author of Sam Francisco.


Rachel Tilda Wolf ( 3) Wolf in the City Scallywag Press, 6th, £12.99, HB, 9781915252838


A stone wolf sets out to explore the city, but when the other statues are not as


friendly as he expected he realises he should go back to the square where he normally resides, after all. A reminder that the grass is not always greener, illustrated with gorgeous Italian-esque city panoramas.


Kirsty Topley


Ernie’s Mindful Journey Sweet Cherry Publishing, 13th, £7.99, PB, 9781802635614


Ernie, whose brain is always moving at a hundred miles an hour, is reminded


by his friend Bernie that it is sometimes important to just exist. First in a series of books about mindfulness for children.


Kael Tudor, Scott Wilson (illus) I’m Gonna Eat a Monster!


PRH Children’s, 13th, £7.99, PB, 9780241638149


Little Rabbit and Grey Wolf go on a quest to eat a monster in this hilarious take on a traditional picture book story, full of twists and turns and a darkly comic ending.


Justin Worsley Henry the Artistic Dog Andersen Press, 6th, £12.99, HB, 9781839135040


Henry is a dog who loves to curl out his poos into artistic shapes. The humans


in his life don’t appreciate his efforts but perhaps there are other creatures in the animal kingdom who will? Worsley’s debut is scatological, yes, but has more depth than many of the poo-themed picture books available.


Fiction 5-9


Guy Bass, Lee Cosgrove (illus) A Hugh Dunnit Mystery: Teething Trouble


Andersen Press, 6th, £6.99, PB, 9781839135576


Hugh Dunnit is back with another case and this time he decides to track down the missing Tooth Fairy, who never coughed up for his cousin’s baby teeth. This second in a witty and silly crime series is illustrated throughout and is pitched at children who want short chapter books.


Abiola Bello, Emma McCann (illus) Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion


S&S Children’s ,13th, £6.99, PB, 9781398520486


Two twins join their wildlife presenter father on a trip to Ethiopia, and


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Books Children’s Previews: March


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