FICTION 7–9
The Wind in the Willows Mary Sebag-Montefiore, Richard Johnson (illus), Kenneth Grahame vol 2 30
Dinosaur Tales Russell Punter, Andy Elkerton (illus) 9th November, hb, £12.99, 9781805312154 Five colourful dinosaur stories featuring the lovable inhabitants of Dino Valley. Cosy bedtime reading for all dinosaur lovers.
Wacky Bee Books
Slow Down Dino! Emily Snape 19th October, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781913292690 Dash loves his new dinosaur, Dino. But Dino isn’t keen on his new home. If he doesn’t learn to go slower, he’ll get sent back to the pet shop.
Walker Books
Too Small Tola Makes It Count Atinuke, Onyinye Iwu (illus) 3rd August, pb, £6.99, 9781406399387 Fourth book in the series. Three topical stories about Tola and her family explore intergenerational friendships, and the importance of community and of self-belief.
Sona Sharma, Wish Me Luck Chitra Soundar, Jen Khatun 7th September, pb, £6.99, 9781529504804 Final title in the series about growing up in contemporary India. Sona worries that her beloved teacher Miss Rao might leave their school after her wedding.
Bear and Bird: The Stars and Other Stories Jarvis, Jarvis (illus) 5th October, hb, £9.99, 9781529504903 The best friends are back in four more hilarious stories in a second helping of the irresistibly charming chapter book series.
Superhero Superfan Megan McDonald, Peter H Reynolds (illus) 3rd August, pb, £6.99, 9781529507171 Thirteenth book in the hilarious chapter book series about Stink Moody. Stink uncovers a box of old comics about a lizard superhero and quickly becomes his number-one fan.
SERIES
Elephant and Piggie Mo Willems 3rd August, pb, £7.99, 97815295123 Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.
I’m a frog! 66
Should I Share My Ice Cream? 80
Welbeck Flame
Tiny’s Brave Rescue Cath Howe, Ella Okstad (illus) 12th October, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781801300599 Tiny is worried about whether he is good enough to join the team but Muffin and his other teammates are there to help.
Zonderkidz
Wimee Creates With Vehicles and Colors Stephanie Kammeraad, Kevin Kammeraad (illus), Michael Hyacinthe (illus) 28th September, hb, eb, £8.99, 9780310153580 Join your favourite robot Wimee from the PBS show for wacky wordplay and visual fun. Simple concept book teaches rhyming and colours, plus prepositions and action verbs.
You’ve Got This, Fiona Richard Cowdrey (illus) 14th September, hb, eb, £10.99, 9780310770879 Fiona learns about the seasons of the year and how, even when things change around you, true friendship and love stay the same.
Amulet Books
Marya Khan and the Spectacular Fall Festival Saadia Faruqi 12th October, hb, £10.99, 9781419761201 Perfect for fans of Ivy & Bean and Stella Diaz, this charming chapter book series follows a Pakistani- American third-grader whose plans may backfire but whose persistence and heart are inspiring.
Spider-man: Quantum Quest! Mike Maihack 2nd January, hb, £9.99, 9781419770494 In this amusing, action- packed second graphic novel in the Mighty Marvel Team-Up series, Spider- Man is sent to the Quan- tum Realm with the Fantastic Four.
Questioneers Chapter Book Collection 1-6 David Roberts (illus), Andrea Beaty 12th October, hb, £60, 9781419771378 Must-have collectible box set of picture books.
Andersen Press
Fiction 7-9 years
7–9 YEARS
Godfather Death Julia Sarda (illus), Sally Nicholls 7th September, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781839131417 Soul-stirring reimagining of the Grimm cautionary tale about the value of honesty and the power of greed.
Time Travel Twins: The Roman Invasion Garry Parsons (illus), Josh Lacey 7th September, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781839133343 Twins Scarlett and Tom in another adventure that brings history to life. Useful for KS2 History.
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