SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
Thorn’s father passes away her life becomes a series of adventures when she buys her dream horse only to have him stolen from under her nose. An epic story about love and family, packed with surprising twists and turns.
Riding Hood in this empowering and celebratory picture book, which features an autistic heroin.
Tomi Oyemakinde The Changing Man Macmillan Children’s Books, 7 September, pb, £8.99, 9781035003082
Fiction 12–16 MCB acquired this pacy thriller,
Oyemakinde’s début, at auction, and is pitching the story about a girl who starts to see a shadowy figure in her school at fans of Ace of Spades and Good Girls Die First.
Christopher and Mal, the girl with a flying coat, help the animals when they are in danger? First in a “landmark” trilogy, says Bloomsbury.
Oren in this atmospheric fairy tale about gratitude and forgiveness. From the creators of The Wolf’s Secret.
Ana Sampson, Chris Riddell (illus) Gods and Monsters— Mythological Poems Macmillan Children’s Books, 14 September, hb, £14.99, 9781035023011
Poetry, plays & songs
Matt Brown, Flavia Sorrentino (illus) Kevin the Vampire: A Most Mysterious Monster Nosy Crow, 14 September, pb, £7.99, 9781839945403
S F Said, Dave McKean (illus) Tyger David Fickling Books, 7 September, pb, £7.99, 9781788452915
Fiction 9–12 Paperback publication of
Said’s epic children’s novel, about a boy who helps and injured, mystical tiger. Tyger was a Foyles Children’s Book of the Year and won this year’s children’s fiction prize at the British Book Awards.
Anne Twist, Emily Sutton (illus) Betty and the Mysterious Visitor Walker Books, 7 September, hb, £12.99, 9781529508123
Picture Books This début picture book
from Sutton and Twist, the mother of Harry Styles, is a gorgeously illustrated celebration of nature and making space for wildlife in our gardens.
Jo Ham Yippee! Rabbit Walker Books, 7 September, hb, £8.99, 9781529509106
Baby & Toddler Walker’s big new
Nikesh Shukla, Rochelle Falconer (illus) The Council of Good Friends Knights Of, 7 September, pb, £5.99, 9781913311445
Fiction 7–9 Shukla’s first young fiction title
is about best friends Vinay, Musa, Inua and Nish, and how their relationship is tested when Vinay’s cousin comes to stay.
Anne Fine Life in 4W Old Barn Books, 7 September, pb, £6.99, 9781910646915
Fiction 7–9 Fine explores the joys and the
frustrations of the classroom in this back-to-school story about a teacher whose plans go awry when she tries to introduce an exciting new topic.
Craig Barr-Green, Francis Martin (illus) Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf Little Tiger, 7 September, hb, £12.99, 9781801045001
Picture Books Gina Kaminski decides to
retell the story of Little Red
Katherine Rundell Impossible Creatures Bloomsbury Children’s Books, 14 September, hb, £14.99, 9781408897416
Fiction 9–12 Rundell’s first children’s book in
four years is about a boy who discovers a magical cluster of islands, where creatures of myth live alongside humans. Can
Ingela P Arrhenius My BIG Playbook Nosy Crow, 14 September, board, £9.99, 9781839949241
Baby & Toddler Count strawberries
and find hidden cats in this introduction to first words, colours and numbers, created by the award-winning illustrator Arrhenius, the creator of the bestselling Felt Flaps series.
Myriam Dahman, Nicolas Digard, Julia Sarda (illus) Leina and the Lord of the Toadstools Orchard Books, 14 September, pb, £8.99, 9781408362853
Picture Books Leina must outsmart the
mysterious Mr Spadefoot, also known as The Lord of the Toadstools, to find her friend
pre-school series this autumn features Rabbit, Ham’s popular character as already seen on mugs, homeware and even the Centre Pompidou. Here, Rabbit flies a kite and swings high in the air, but even when things go wrong a loving parent is on hand for cuddles and kindness.
Marcela Ferreira, Brian Lambert (illus), The Treasure Magic Cat Publishing, 14 September, pb, £7.99, 9781913520861
Picture Books A bear, a hare and a
bird set off up a mountain in search of treasure but discover that friendship is more important than gold in the launch title of Katie Cotton’s new picture book list at Magic Cat.
Various poets, Richard Jones (illus) National Trust: ‘Tis the Season: A Lift-the-Flap Advent Calendar Full of Christmas Poems Nosy Crow, 14 September, board, £19.99, 9781839946868
Poetry, plays & songs
Open the flaps and read a different poem
on every day of advent with this sumptuously published collection of works by Nikki Giovanni, John Agard, Christina Rossetti and more.
Emily Randall-Jones The Witchstone Ghosts Chicken House, 14 September, pb, £7.99, 9781915026101
Fiction 9–12 Autumn’s dead father sends her
to the island of Imber, where she becomes ensnared in a dark and twisty mystery. This début MG adventure from Randall-Jones, the winner of the Times/Chicken House children’s fiction competition, is a spooky gothic adventure.
Fiction 7–9 Kevin, a vampire, and his family get
stranded in a town full of humans, and when something old, mysterious and very hungry wake up, it is up to Kevin and his new friend Susie to save everyone.
This gift book draws together classic and new
mythological poems from around the world, illustrated throughout by former Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell. Published with an introduction by writer and classicist Natalie Haynes.
Holly Bourne You Could Be So Pretty Usborne, 15 September, pb, £8.99, 9781474966832
Fiction 12–16 Girls can either be a “pretty” or
an “objectionable” in this dystopian critique of female beauty standards by bestselling UKYA author Bourne. Can Joni and Belle, who come from opposing sides, come together to destroy the rules and set themselves free?
Frances Hardinge, Emily Gravett (illus) Island of Whispers Two Hoots, 21 September, hb, £14.99, 9781529088076
Fiction 12–16 Two children’s book greats join
forces in this illustrated gothic fairytale about a young man who is tasked with taking the lingering Dead across the dark sea to the Island of the Broken Tower. Atmospheric and compelling.
Johanna Lindemann, Andrea Stegmaier (illus), One Christmas in Our Building Floris Books, 21 September, hb, £12.99, 9781782508618
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