21st March 2025
Kevin Crossley-Holland Norse Tales: Stories of Odin and Loki on Middle Earth
Walker Books, 5th, £11.99, PB, 9781529524833
This collection of Norse tales has gods, goddesses, trolls and rock giants, and is a companion book to Crossley-Holland’s Norse Myths: Tales of Odin, Thor and Loki. Walker is publishing Norse Tales in a smaller format than its predecessor but promises the same lavish production values and stunning illustrations.
Josie George, Becky Thorns (illus) Letters from Wonderland
Faber, 5th, £14.99, HB, 9780571380169
In this hard-to-classify book George, the author of the memoir A Still Life, takes the reader on a journey into the magical unseen places in neglected urban spaces, overgrown gardens and upturned flowerpots via a series of letters addressed directly to the reader.
Non-fiction History
Donna and Vikesh Amey Bhatt, Salini Perera (illus) Lands of Belonging
Nosy Crow, 5th, £9.99, PB, 9781805137481
Paperback publication of this fact-filled and fascinating exploration of the history of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh and their complicated relationship with Britain.
Charlotte Philby The Secret Lives of Women Spies
Puffin, 19th, £8.99, PB, 9780241709436
Puffin says Philby, the granddaughter of spy traitor Kim Philby, is the perfect person to write about the lives of the female daredevil skiers, codebreakers and undercover agents. Moves from May.
PSHE
What Can I Do When I Grow Up? The School of Life, 5th, £12.99, PB, 9781916753358
The School of Life said this exploration of careers is unique because it helps readers think around the subject by asking deeper questions, such as how can one discover one’s passions, what should a ‘good’ job involve, and what is a good amount of money to try to make?
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Munroe Bergdorf Talk To Me Penguin, 5th, £16.99, HB, 9780241662922
Munroe, a writer and activist, empowers teenagers to have difficult conversations and stand up to people in her first book aimed at young people. There are sections on beauty standards, cancel culture and gender identity, and Munroe will help readers “say what needs to be said”, says Penguin.
Cassandra Jules Corrigan, Moe Butterfly (illus) My History, My Gender, Me
JKP, 19th, £13.99, HB, 9781805014010
Meet gender non- conforming people from throughout history, from Marinos the Monk in the 5th century all the way through to Marsha P Johnson, one of the prominent figures in the Stonewall uprising. From the author of The Pronoun Book.
Emily Coxhead Feel Your Happy Walker Books, 5th, £12.99, HB, 9781529515831
In her new book, Coxhead takes a look at the senses and reminds us that there is a lot to see, hear, touch, smell and taste, as well as gives tips on dealing with sensory overload.
Ben Lindsay We Need to Talk... About Race
SPCK, 20th, £10.99, HB, 9780281089437
Lindsay has adapted his adult title We Need to Talk About Race for a YA audience. He helps young people understand themselves and the church’s history, as well as how to build a better future, and interviews
young Black Christians such as Guvna B and Femi Koleoso of Ezra Collective.
Leah Williamson You Have the Power Macmillan Children’s Books, 5th, £9.99, PB, 9781035071920
Williamson, captain of the Euros-winning women’s England football team, shows children that they can be a leader at any age in this self-help title, written with journalist Suzanne Wrack.
Reference
Gill Budgell, Tom Heard (illus) Food Around the World
DK, 5th, £9.99, HB, 9780241732151
Explore food from different cultures and learn about how food can help us lead a healthy life with this illustrated, fact-filled title, the third book in the Around the World series.
Gabby Dawnay, Dorien Brouwers (illus) A Field Guide to Summer
Thames & Hudson, 5th, £10.99, HB, 9780500653531
This pocket-sized introduction to summer, inspired by the Forest School movement, has sections on hunting for bugs, building a sundial and making a flower crown. There are also poems about the summer season and scientific facts about plants and animals.
Levison Wood ( 9), Sam Brewster (illus) Incredible Journeys: Discovery, Adventure, Danger, Endurance
Hachette Children’s Books, 19th, £10.99, PB, 9781444982367
This account of incredible journeys across the Silk
Road, to the Holy Land and even to the moon, by explorer Wood was previously published in hardback. Illustrated throughout, Incredible Journeys includes detailed maps and is published with a foil cover.
Science
The Book of Snakes Welbeck Children’s Books, 5th, £9.99, PB, 9781804538333
Explore the world of snakes in this eye-catching photo- packed title, which has information about the habitat, size, unique features and prey of 20 different species.
Adam Allsuch Boardman The Unexplained: UFOs Flying Eye Books, 5th, £10.99, PB, 9781838749477
Allsuch Boardman is adapting his award- winning An Illustrated History Of... series for a middle-grade audience, starting with this title about UFOs. Packed with facts and visually entertaining, The Unexplained: UFOs explores alien sightings and mysterious flying objects and asks the question: are we alone in the universe?
Catherine Barr, Harriet Hobday (illus) A Bear Belongs
Bloomsbury Children’s, 5th, £14.99, HB, 9781526655684
This follow-up to Fourteen Wolves tells the true story of three endangered sun bear cubs: Tan-Tan “the tiny one”, Kitud “the quiet one” and Boboi “the big brother”. The cubs are stolen from their habitat but are rescued by sun bear expert Dr Wong, before they are
released into the wild Bornean rainforest. Illustrated throughout, this is aimed at seven-to-nine-year-olds.
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Margaret Greenan (trans) The Whale’s Song Post Wave Children’s Books, 26th, £16.99, HB, 9781836270195
This stylish illustrated book, pitched at readers aged nine and above, takes a look at the awe-inspiring animal that is the whale, and calls us to protect their environments before it is too late. A beautiful and unusual book.
Dr Azmain Chowdhury, Daniel Nelson (illus) Mysteries of the Human Body
Neon Squid, 12th, £10.99, HB, 9781916745100
Discover some of the weird things that our body does, such as waking you up in the night for a wee but never a poo, and why we get butterflies in our stomach when we are nervous, with this illustrated book for readers aged eight to 10. Chowdhury is a doctor who has 85k followers on TikTok and 293k followers on Instagram.
Crab Museum, Inga Ziemele (illus) A Natural History of Bums
Wide Eyed Editions, 5th, £14.99, HB, 9780711297623
Ned and Bertie Suesat- Williams and their friend Chase Coley, who run the Crab Museum in Margate, have penned this guide to evolution, told via the story of the simple bum. Discover the surprising uses animals have found for their bums, and read about bottoms that are big, small, stinky and even glow-in-the-dark.
Lily Dyu Nature Heroes Nosy Crow, 5th, £12.99, HB, 9781805136408
In this sequel to Earth Heroes, Dyu celebrates 20 pioneers who are working to save the natural world, including Dame Jane Goodall, Titouan Bernicot, Txai Suruí and Chris Packham. Published in collaboration with the University of Cambridge.
Peter Gallivan, Robbie Cathro (illus) Hidden Heroes of Science
DK, 5th, £14.99, HB, 9780241686270
DK partnered with the Royal Institution to explore the hidden heroes of science, and answer questions such as who created coding, and
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