BOOKS
Début A boy falls in love with a
glittering red dress in Tregoning’s début, which was inspired by an experience his partner had as a child.
Eden Wells, Sharon Davey (illus) Don’t Wake Santa Ladybird, 12th, £7.99, pb, 9780241630501 Help Barry save Christmas in this follow-up to Don’t Wake Mum!, which has 15 festive flaps to lift.
Previews Children’s Previews
Jeanne Willis, Claire Powell (illus)
Soft and Sticky Andersen Press, 5th, £12.99, hb, 9781783448579
Soft and Sticky decide to end their friendship, because Soft’s fluff always gets up Sticky’s nose, and Sticky sticks like glue to Soft. But when they are apart they realise how much they miss each other.
Joe Wicks, Paul Howard (illus) The Burpee Bears— A Christmas Adventure HarperCollins Children’s Books, 12th, £7.99, pb, 9780008552954 The Burpee Bears build a snow bear, make snow angels and go ice-skating while they wait for the arrival of Granny Bear. Previously published in hardback.
Jeanne Willis, Mark Burgess (illus) Winnie-the-Pooh at the Palace Macmillan Children’s Books, 19th, £12.99, hb, 9781529070415 Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends play in the snow at Buckingham Palace and even have tea with the king in this new story, published in picture book format.
Fiction 9–12 Sophie Anderson, Melissa Castrillon (illus)
The Snow Girl Usborne, 26th, £12.99, hb, 9781803704357
Matilda Woods, Penny Neville-Lee (illus) The Night Train Little Tiger, 12th, £12.99, pb, 9781788952248 The paperback publication of Woods and Neville-Lee’s wintry adventure, in which a cast of magical creatures must get the train moving again if they are going to reach children’s dreams on time.
about protecting the wild.
Fiction 5-9
Eoin Colfer, P J Lynch (illus) Three Tasks for a Dragon Walker Books, 5th, £12.99, hb, 9781529505825 After his father’s death, Prince Lir is tricked into embarking on a perilous trip to rescue a maiden, but when he becomes the victim of dark magic it is the maiden who ends up rescuing him. This quest story with a twist is from two Irish Children’s Laureates whose previous collaboration, The Dog Who Lost His Bark, was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards.
Ben Davis, James Lancett (illus) Lenny Lemmon and the Trail of Crumbs Nosy Crow, 12th, £6.99, pb, 9781839949364 Lenny and his friends are hiding from the school inspector in this funny follow-up to Lenny Lemmon and the Invincible Rat.
Emma Yarlett Santa Post Walker Books, 5th, £7.99, pb, 9781529512076 The paperback version of Yarlett’s festive novelty book, with letters from Santa to read and flaps with hidden presents underneath.
Yuval Zommer The Wild OUP, 5th, £12.99, hb, 9780192782625 Zommer’s newest title is a gorgeous fable that has a hopeful and powerful message
Ryan Hammond Villains Academy: How to Steal a Dragon S&S Children’s, 12th, £6.99, pb, 9781398514645 In the second book in this funny illustrated series, the notorious dragon- rider Felix Frostbite joins the academy and Bram and his friends must work together to outsmart their new teacher.
Caryl Hart, Briony May Smith (illus) A Treasury of Ballet Stories
Macmillan Children’s Books, 19th, £14.99, hb, 9781529074321 Step into the world of ballet with this excellent collection of four stories, each one based on a beloved classical ballet, pitched as a glorious celebration of story, dance and theatre by Macmillan.
Jarvis
Book and Bird: The Stars and Other Stories Walker Books, 5th, £9.99, hb, 9781529504903 Bird makes Bear a cake in the second collection of stories about the two friends for young chapter book readers.
Fiction 9-12
Richard Ayoade, Tor Freeman (illus) The Book that No One Wanted to Read Walker Books, 5th, £8.99, pb, 9781529500752
Début Ayoade’s witty children’s début,
which shows how the destiny of a neglected book can change when it finds the right reader, is now out in paperback.
Angela McAllister, Olga Baumert (illus) A World Full of Winter Stories Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, 12th, £14.99, hb, 9780711277908 The new title in A World Full of… series has 50 wintry tales about Norse gods, Christmas feasts and wicked witches.
Michael Morpurgo, Michael Foreman (illus) Poppy Field Scholastic, 12th, £9.99, pb, 9780702319044 The paperback publica- tion of Morpurgo and Foreman’s classic war story, inspired by the history of the poppy.
One to Watch
Award-winning author Anderson is getting her first hardback publication with this elegant wintry tale inspired by The Snow Maiden. Tasha has few friends where she lives in the countryside, so when she and her grandfather build a
snow girl, she wishes that her creation was real. But when her wish comes true, will Tasha be able to say goodbye once the spring comes? There will be grief, yes, but Tasha’s story reminds us about the importance of choosing happiness.
Teenage & YA
Abiola Bello Only for the Holidays S&S Children’s, 12th, £8.99, pb, 9781398516908
Adam B, James Lancett (illus) Adam Destroys the Internet Bloomsbury Children’s Books, 12th, £12.99, hb, 9781526655585 Adam and his little brother are flung into a different dimension where the internet doesn’t exist. How will they get back home? Second novel in the début series from presenter and YouTuber Adam B.
Yaba Badoe, Joelle Avelino (illus) Man-Man and the Tree of Memories Zephyr, 12th, £14.99, hb, 9781837930074 In Badoe’s first middle- grade title, a boy attending Notting Hill Carnival is swept away
Steve Patschke, Zanna Goldhawk (illus) The Nutcracker Templar Publishing, 12th, £11.99, hb, 9781800783614 E T A Hoffmann’s classic tale about a girl who is given a nutcracker on Christmas Eve is brought to life with intricate artwork and inventive pop-ups. Published with 100% foil on the cover.
by the Queen of Revels to explore Africa’s past and his own heritage.
Donna Barba Higuera Alebrijes — Flight to a New Haven Piccadilly Press, 3rd, £7.99, pb, 9781800785410 This new book from Newbery Medal-winning Donna Barba Higuera is set 400 years in the future, after an asteroid strike. There, 13-year-old pickpocket Leandro and his sister Gabi do what they can to survive but when Gabi is caught stealing, Leandro’s consciousness is placed inside an ancient drone and left to fend for itself.
Guy Bass SCRAP Little Tiger, 12th, £7.99, pb, 9781788955973 In this first book in a new sci-fi trilogy, a robot called K1-NG, who avoids not only the robots who want to keep planet Somewhere 513 for themselves, but also the humans who come look- ing for him, finds out he is King of the Robots.
Alasdair Beckett-King, Claire Powell (illus) Montgomery Bonbon: Death at the Lighthouse Walker Books, 5th, £7.99, pb, 9781529505818 Bonnie Montgomery, a.k.a. Montgomery Bonbon, has another case to solve
One to Watch
In this new festive YA romance from the author of Love in Winter Wonderland, city girl Tia is taken to the countryside for Christmas. While coming up with a plan to get back with her ex, who is back in the city, she meets Quincy, and
the pair each have their reasons for pretending to be a couple. As sweet and frothy as a marshmallow topped hot chocolate, this is delightful comfort reading for romance fans.
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