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novel, Conaghan’s first for Andersen Press.
takes the reader on a magical moonlit adventure and invites them to dance with the animals in this dreamy picture book, published with peek-through pages.
Yaba Badoe
Man-Man and the Tree of Memories Head of Zeus, 12 October, hb, £14.99, 9781837930074
Oliver Jeffers, Begin Again HarperCollins Children’s Books, 10 ctober, hb, £20, 9780008579593
Picture Books This powerful and thoughtful
comment on the future of humanity is both a picture book and a work of art. For Jeffers fans of all ages.
Fiction 9–12 In Badoe’s first MG title Man-Man
takes part in Notting Hill Carnival, where he meets the Queen of Revels and goes on a journey to understand Africa’s past. A story about dance, celebration, carnival and slavery.
Nick Pine
Gnome Alone at Christmas Orchard Books, 12 October, pb, £6.99, 9781408371541
Fiction 5–7 Noah can’t believe his luck when a
Duncan Beedie Heavy Metal Badger Little Tiger, 12 October, hb, £12.99, 9781801045056
Picture Books A music loving badger tries out
all different types of groups before finding the metal band he needs in this empowering book about identity and self-expression.
Amy Jeffs Storyland For Kids Wren & Rook, 12 October, hb, £14.99, 9781526366177
History Jeffs adapts the bestselling Storyland
for children, retelling British myths and explaining their historical context. For children aged 9+.
magical gnome turns up on the 24th December, but when Tommy’s spells keep going wrong—the Christmas tree falls over, a gingerbread army goes on the attack—Noah must fix things and save Christmas. A funny festive story that is an ideal stocking filler, says the publisher.
Sophie Anderson, Melissa Castrillon (illus) The Snow Girl Usborne Publishing, 26 October, hb, £12.99, 9781803704357
Fiction 9–12 Tasha builds a snow girl with
Michael Rosen, Daniel Egnéus (illus) The Big Dreaming Bloomsbury Children’s Books, 26 October, hb, £12.99, 9781408883297
Picture Books Little Bear sets out bravely to
find enough dreams to see them through the long, winter hibernation, and discovers dreams of happiness, hope and homecoming.
her grandpa and wishes that her new creation is real. But when your best friend is made of winter, what do you do when spring comes? This wintry fairy story from the author of The House with Chicken Legs is being promoted as the perfect family read for Christmas by Usborne.
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Tricia Levenseller Vengeance of the Pirate Queen Pushkin Press, 2 November, hb, £16.99, 9781782694267
Fiction 12–16 This seafaring standalone
Suzy Senior, Lucy Semple (illus) Santarella Little Tiger, 12 October, hb, £12.99, 9781801045025
Picture Books Cinderella takes on some
Christmas tasks and finds she likes doing this herself in this feminist, festive take on a classic fairy tale.
Amy Adele The Christmas Songbook Magic Cat Publishing, 12 October, hb, £20, 9781915569035
Novelty Books Join the Mouse Family
on a musical Christmas adventure and sing along to eight classic holiday carol with this interactive sound book, which also includes the sheet music for budding musicians.
L D Lapinski Stepfather Christmas Orion Children’s Books, 12 October, pb, £7.99, 9781510112698
Fiction 9–12 A girl is convinced that
her new stepdad is Father Christmas in the latest novel from Lapinski, the author of Jamie. Stepfather Christmas is written in an advent calendar structure, with a chapter to read each day in December in the lead up to the big day.
Axel Scheffler Can You Find Santa? Campbell Books, 12 October, board, £7.99, 9781035012619
Baby & Toddler Lift the soft flaps to on this
chunky board book to find Santa. A sweet festive treat for the very young.
Britta Teckentrup (illus) A Happy Place Little Tiger, 12 October, hb, £12.99, 9781838915742
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Michael Foreman The Snowman and the Robin Scholastic: Picture Books, 12 October, hb, £12.99, 9780702323102
Picture Books Scholastic is The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Children’s
Niall Moorjani, Nanette Regan (illus) Rajiv’s Starry Feelings Lantana Publishing, 19 October, hb, £12.99, 9781915244574
Eoin Colfer, Chaaya Prabhat (illus) Juniper’s Christmas HarperCollins Children’s Books, 26 October, hb, £12.99, 9780008475536
Fiction 9–12 This Christmas story from the
author of Artemis Fowl is about Juniper, a North London girl who steps into a festive adventure when she finds the mysterious Niko living in her local park. When Juniper’s mum goes missing and the park comes under threat from an ambitious park keeper, Juniper must find her mother, restore the festive spirit and learn to ride her very own reindeer.
fantasy romance, set in the world of Levenseller’s Daughter of the Pirate King, features 18-year-old Sorinda, a deadly assassin. Sorinda is sent on a dangerous rescue mission but when she and her crew accidentally awaken the King of the Undersea, she faces a fate worse than death—becoming an undead queen controlled by the King himself.
Polly Ho-Yen, Sojung Kim-McCarthy (illus) The Girl Who Became A Fish Knights Of, 2 November, pb, £5.99, 9781913311452
Fiction 5–7 Ita is afraid of lots of things,
especially water. With the help of a magical river, can she face her fears and bring her family together again?
Alex Norris How to Love Walker Books, 2 November, hb, £12.99, 9781406397345
PSHE & Citizenship
This graphic novel-style guide
Picture Books Rajiv feels angry but
doesn’t know why, so he goes on a journey with his father to make sense of his feelings. It is a journey that will take him to the park, up the branches of a tree and all the way to the stars, and one that will help children make sense of their own difficult to understand feelings.
pitching this gentle story about a snowman, who comes to life and explores the night-time city with his robin friend, as a new classic. A gentle story of winter magic.
Pippa Goodhart, Nick Sharratt (illus) You Choose Christmas Puffin, 26 October, hb, £12.99, 9780241556016
Picture Books This new addition to the
bestselling You Choose series asks children to pick their favourite festive foods, baubles and jumpers. So far more than two millions books in the series have been sold, says Puffin.
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