21st March 2025
why were the Egyptian Pyramids built so long ago and yet still look brand new? Illustrated with distinctive comic book style artwork from Cathro.
Jules Howard ( 10), Gordy Wright (illus) Choose Your Own Evolution
Nosy Crow, 5th, £14.99, HB, 9781839945533
In this twist on the choose-your-own- adventure books, pick how you want to evolve. Will you grow a backbone, take to the skies or, if you make the wrong decision, go extinct?
Laura Knowles, Steven Wood (illus) How to be a Ladybird
DK, 5th, £7.99, flexibound, 9780241685853
This colourful graphic novel, made in partnership with the Royal Entomological Society, is being pitched as the perfect introduction to ladybirds for five-to-seven-year-olds.
Samantha Lewis, Hao Hao (illus) Elements of the Day
Red Shed, 19th, £12.99, HB, 9780008712594
The debut book from documentary maker Lewis is all about the elements, the building blocks that make up everything we see, touch and taste. Accessible and engaging, Elements of the Day is pitched at seven-to-10 year-olds who like the Horrible Science and Horrible Histories series.
Sports, crafts & hobbies
Fran Bueno (illus) Football Skills Usborne Publishing, 5th, £7.99, PB, 9781836040965
This football manual, written in partnership with Show Racism the Red Card, is an introduction to all the skills a budding footballer needs to know. With clear and concise information and photographs throughout, this is an accessible, readable guide to one of this country’s most popular sports. Usborne is also publishing Wipe-Clean Football Activities (5408636) by Kirsteen Robson and Manuela Berti in June.
Ben Lyttleton Score Like a Striker Puffin, 5th, £8.99, PB, 9780241765692
Children will learn how to score, tackle and save like their favourite players in this new series from Lyttleton, the author of the Football School series. Each title in the series will focus on one position and explore in-depth the skills required to succeed in that role.
Activity
Dr Maggie Aderin- Pocock, Chelen Ecija (illus)
Dr Maggie’s Astronaut Adventure Activity Book Buster Books, 5th, £7.99, PB, 9781916763265
This activity book has 30 space-themed puzzles, including finding the kit to build a Mars rover, collecting all the floating objects on the International Space Station and a lunar landing sequence puzzle.
James Cottell Where’s the Pirate? An Arr-mazing Search Book
Buster Books, 5th, £7.99, PB, 9781837250509
Find diamonds, telescopes and treasure
maps in this pirate- themed search-and-find title, pitched at Key Stage One children. Third in a series.
Bryony Davies Boats! Sticker Book Hachette Children’s Books, 10th, £8.99, PB, 9781804537893
Davies has three sticker books out with Hachette in June – this collection of sailboats, fishing liners, underwater vessels and more – as well as Trucks! (879) and Planes! (855).
Josh Edwards,
Emiliano Migliardo (illus) Bible Stories Gone Crazy and More
Candle Books, 20th, £9.99, HB, 9781781284711
Find people and animals from the Bible, and spot what has gone wrong, in this search-and-find title, published by an imprint of SPCK.
Lauren Fairgrieve, Kate Read (illus) Beneath the Waves
Nosy Crow, 5th, £12.99, HB, 9781805131045
Learn about different species while making 3D hanging fish with this gift book, published in association with the National Trust. Third in a series.
Harry Hill
Harry Hill: How To Be Silly Every Day of the Year Walker Books, 5th, £8.99, PB, 9781529530018
Paperback publication of Hill’s hilarious and zany guide to being silly, packed with illustrations, jokes and tips on everything from walking backwards for a day to putting stick-on eyes on a postbox.
Alice James, Jenny Addison (illus), Emily Ritson (illus) Happy Summer Colouring Book
Usborne, 5th, £4.99, PB, 9781836040187
Usborne has a number of summer-themed activity books coming out in June, including this colouring book for children aged three and up, as well as Fingerprint Activities Summertime (05312369) and First Sticker Book Summer (05075486).
Carly Madden, Darcie Olley (illus) Hidden Worlds: Magic Under The Bed
Happy Yak, 5th, £6.99, PB, 9780711297548
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Paperback publication of this seek-and-find title, in which children are asked to take a peek under the bed and find dust ball creatures, lost toys and more.
There are 12 illustrated scenes and 144 objects to spot in this unique book, which was created in collaboration with the Play team experts at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Emily Rand Drawn by Nature: Patterns Hachette Children’s Groups, 19th, £9.99, PB, 9781510231443
Fill in the shapes with patterns in this “colouring book in reverse”, which was inspired by patterns in nature. Includes natural history facts, as well as drawing tips and a guide to art materials.
Fran Scott, Paul Boston (illus) How to Build a Racing Car
Walker Books, 5th, £9.99, PB, 9781529524178
Paperback publication of this activity book for children aged 7+, which teaches them how to build a race car from household objects.
Daniela Sosa Creative Crafting: A First Book of Upcycling
Walker Books, 5th, £7.99, PB, 9781529523294
Learn how to use everyday items from around the house to make decorations and toys such as bunting and juggling balls. Previously published in hardback.
Media tie-ins
100% Unofficial Fortnite 100 Top Plays Farshore, 5th, £14.99, HB, 9780008711252
Celebrate the bestselling video game with this unofficial guide, which has information on awesome characters, epic storylines, the best battle action, weapons and more.
Minecraft Master Builder Challenges Welbeck Children’s Books, 19th, £9.99, PB, 9781804538104
Learn easy-to-play games, including hide- and-seek and racing, as well as how to build
challenges, in this unofficial Minecraft title.
Star Wars Life Size DK, 5th, £12.99, HB, 9780241739396
Find out how big a Wookiee is and how long a Wampa’s claw are with this book showing the size of characters, creatures, droids and objects from the Star Wars galaxy.
Reissues & new editions
Cressida Cowell ( 11) How to Train Your Dragon Hachette Children’s Group, 5th, £7.99, PB, 9781444980011
Hachette is publishing a new edition of Cowell’s bestselling novel to tie in with the release of a DreamWorks live-action film, scheduled to come out later this year.
Joy Cowley, Miho Satake (illus) The Fierce Little Woman and the Wicked Pirate
Gecko Press, 1st, £8.99, PB, 9798765671969
A fierce woman knits socks for a visiting pirate in this book, now given a new life by Japanese illustrator Satake.
Julia Donaldson, Thomas Docherty (illus) Follow the Swallow
Farshore, 5th, £7.99, PB, 9780008670320
Farshore is reissuing Donaldson and Docherty’s round-the- world adventure about friendship, seasonal change and migration.
Eiko Kadono, Joe Todd-Stanton (illus) Kiki’s Delivery Service
Puffin Classics, 19th, £14.99, HB, 9780241725146
Puffin is releasing a number of titles on its classics list this June and highlights include this magical Japanese mystery, first published 40 years ago, and a new edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (108).
Elizabeth Laird Oranges in No Man’s Land
Macmillan Children’s Books, 26th, £7.99, PB, 9781035034666
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Macmillan is reissuing some of Laird’s classic children’s novels: this story of a 10-year-old girl who risks death to make a life-saving dash through war- torn Beirut, as well as Kiss the Dust (703), My Enemy, My Friend (727) and The Garbage King (673).
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