PICTURE BOOKS
5th October, board, £8.99, 9781529504316 Follow Little Fish as he wishes goodnight to all his friends. With beautiful underwater scenes and simple rhymes, this is a wonderfully soothing, lullaby-like bedtime story.
SERIES
Jo Ham’s Rabbit Jo Ham hb, £8.99, 978152950 Celebrates the magic of everyday life. Rabbit can be found on ceramics, textiles, prints and nursery decorations in homes all around the world. Uh-oh! Rabbit 7th September,vol 1 4439 Yippee! Rabbit 7th September,vol 2 9106 Oops! Rabbit 4th January,vol 3 9113
Spooky Little Halloween Sally Symes, Nick Sharratt (illus) 7th September, board, £7.99, 9781529512663 Encourage imaginative Halloween play for baby with a lighthearted board book with poke holes to make wiggly legs for their favourite cast of creepy characters.
Will You Be My Friend? Sam McBratney, Anita Jeram (illus) 4th January, board, £7.99, 9781529514988 Gentle and heartwarming tale from the creators of the much-loved storybook classic Guess How Much I Love You now available as a delightful board book.
Snow! Leslie Patricelli 2nd November, board, £7.99, 9781529516104 Baby and friend make the most of the snow in this wintry board book by a bestselling creator.
Zonderkidz
Read and Rhyme the First Christmas Glenys Nellist, Ag Jatkowska (illus) 26th October, board, eb, £8.99, 9780310762539 Deliciopus lift-the-flap board book that tells the story of the Nativity through interactive rhyme.
Abrams Appleseed
When I Smile Christine Roussey (illus), Jo Witek 23rd November, hb, £13.99, 9781419769160 From the bestselling creators of In My Heart a new book about all the things a smile can do.
Abrams Books for Young Readers
SERIES
Te Questioneers Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (illus) Follow Iggy Peck, Rosie Revere, Ada Twist, Sofia Valdez, Aaron Slater and Lila Greer on all of their adventures. Lila Greer, Teacher of the Year 23rd November, hb, vol 6, £13.99, 9781419769047 Questioneers Picture Book Collection 12th October, hb, vol 1-5, £65, 9781419771385
Who I Am Peter H Reynolds (illus), Susan Verde 14th September, hb, £11.99, 9781419770913 Encourage kids to practise self-love every day with this uplifting collection of positive affirmations. A companion to Verde’s and Reynolds’s bestselling I Am series.
Alanna Max
Catch! Trish Cooke, Ken Wilson-Max (illus) 23rd October, pb, £9.99, 9781907825460 Kiona and Mummy are playing catch. Mummy knows there is a very special something Kiona can catch—a kiss.
SERIES Zeki
9781907825 Zeki Hikes With Daddy Anna McQuinn, Ruth Hearson (illus) 25th September, pb, £7.99, vol 9 484 On a walk in the woods Zeki and Daddy explore everything, from tall trees to tiny leaves. Zeki Rise and Shine 6th November, bigbook, £24.99, vol 2 552
Picture Books
After a big sleep, it’s time for Zeki to wake up. His eyes, ears, mouth and nose, head, shoulders, knees and toes shimmy, shake and bounce into action.
SERIES
Booky Girl Lulu Anna McQuinn, Rosalind Beardshaw (illus)
97819078255 Seven titles focused on the adventures of Lulu, one of the busiest and most positive little girls in picture books. Lulu’s Nana Visits 28th August, hb, £12.99, vol 8 14 Lulu Loves Stories 6th November, pb, £8.99, vol 2 38
illustrations, this collection of beloved nursery rhymes is the perfect bedtime read.
The Christmas Pine Julia Donaldson, Victoria Sandøy (illus) 12th October, pb, £9.99, 9780702319358 With gorgeous, atmo- spheric illustrations, and four Christmas songs, including a brand-new composition by donald- son, this moving story brims with festivity and hope.
The Oak Tree Julia Donaldson, Victoria Sandøy (illus) 28th September, hb, £12.99, 9780702324345 Watch 1,000 years unfold in the life of one magnifi- cent tree. An exquisite celebration of nature.
Leah’s Star Karin Littlewood (illus), Margaret Bateson-Hill 2nd October, hb, £12.99, 9781907825545 With free readalong audiobook. Fresh new telling of the Nativity story through the eyes of young Leah brings a wonderful humanity to a familiar tale.
Alison Green Books
This Rock is Mine Kaye Umansky, Alice McKinley (illus) 12th October, hb, eb, £12.99, 9780702307751 Two frogs sit on a rock and each of them think it is theirs. But when a hungry heron swoops down, the frogs realise it’s time to find another rock—together.
Ready, Steady Squirrel Nicola Kinnear 12th October, hb, £12.99, 9780702310171 pb, eb, £7.99, 9780702310188 Evie is a very determined little squirrel. It’s time to gather all the food for the winter—but can she really do it all by herself?
Axel Scheffler’s Nursery Rhymes Axel Scheffler 14th September, hb, eb, £7.99, 9780702318276 Brought to life with Scheffler’s incredible
The Baddies Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (illus) 14th September, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780702325069 The Baddies are the meanest ghost, witch and troll in the land and when a little girl moves in nearby, they can’t wait to scare her out of her wits.
Tabby McTat Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (illus) 12th October, pb, £7.99, 9780702325632 Foiled edition. Tabby loves singing with Fred the busker but when Fred has an accident, the two are separated. Will they find each other again?
Alma Classics
The Peter Rabbit Stories Anna Currey (illus), Beatrix Potter 23rd November, hb, £7.99, 9781847499127 New edition of world- famous stories contains 80 colour illustrations and extra material for young readers.
Amulet Books
The Little Kid With the Big Green Hand Matthew Gray Gubler 28th September, hb, £13.99, 9781419771224 From New York Times bestselling author and illustrator comes a heartwarming story of colours, creatures and connection.
Andersen Press
Soft and Sticky Claire Powell (illus), Jeanne Willis 5th October, hb, £12.99, 9781783448579
The Kindest Red Hatem Aly (illus),
SK Ali, Ibtihaj Muhammad 7th September, vol 2, pb, £7.99, 9781839133046 Highly anticipated sequel to bestseller The Proudest Blue. Celebrate hijab, family and kindness as Faizah and Asiya prepare for school photo day.
Oddball story about learning to love each other’s differences no matter how frustrating.
There’s an Alien in My Lunchbox! Chris Jevons (illus), Yess Gearing 3rd August, hb, £12.99, 9781839131684 Enjoy the chaos when Noah’s book characters escape in the classroom and discover the magic of books. Hilarious début.
Adoette Lydia Monks 7th September, pb, £7.99, 9781839131905 Inspiring tale of conservation told through the life of a tree, Adoette, and all the things she has seen in her 100 years on one street.
Giraffe and a Half Nicola Kent 2nd November, hb, £12.99, 9781839132759 Joyous, touching tale about overcoming shyness that will encourage children to embrace their differences. Inspired by the author’s own experience of living with disability.
families at Christmas time and shows the power of giving to bring people together.
The Box Full of Wonders Karl Newson, Emily Hamilton (illus) 3rd August, hb, £12.99, 9781839132377 When two families merge and move in together a little boy finds an escape in his imagination. This affecting story captures both the struggles and possibilities of blended families.
Salat in Secret Jamilah Thompkins- Bigelow, Hatem Aly (illus) 5th October, hb, £12.99, 9781839132698 Uplifting tale about a Muslim boy worried about judgment from others when he and his dad practise salat in public. From the illustrator of The Proudest Blue.
Anthology Editions
Suppose You Met a Witch Ed Emberley (illus), Iain Serraillier 19th September, hb, £17.99, 9781944860561 Reissue of a 1973 classic, a beautiful and wondrous book that lets young readers imagine what it must be like to be under a witch’s spell.
Arkbound
A Bit More Tricking and Treating Kathryn Zetlon 10th October, pb, £8.99, 9781912092420 Halloween encounter with a friendly witch.
Award SERIES
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Val Biro 25th August, pb, £4.99, 9781782705666 Colourful illustrations fill each page. With guidance notes for parents to help them support and develop their child’s reading skills. Cinderella Val Biro
Luna Loves Christmas Joseph Coelho, Fiona Lumbers (illus) 7th September, hb, £12.99, 9781839131660 From Children’s Laureate the fourth book in the Luna Loves . . . series celebrates separated
9781782705673 Cinderella would love to go to the prince’s grand ball but she is left home alone—or so she thinks. With guidance notes for parents. The Elves and the Shoemaker & the Magic Porridge Pot Val Biro
9781782705680 Two delightful stories about a poor shoemaker who receives help from
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