FICTION 5–7
3rd February, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781510109612 Number one for fiend- ish fun. Join Henry and his friends in a bumper edition of mayhem with this boredom-beating collection of jokes, activi- ties and the best rainy- day stories.
Oxford University Press
A Song in the Mist Fiona Woodcock (illus), Corrinne Averiss (illus) 28th February, pb, £6.99, 9780192772084 The story of the whimsical friendship between a shy panda and a boy, their lives forever linked by music and mist.
SERIES
SERIES Kitty
Paula Harrison, Jenny Løvlie (illus) pb, £5.99, 97801927778 Girl by day, cat by night, ready for adventure.
Monsters + doughnuts = all the ingredients for an explosively funny read!
Big Sky Mountain: The Forest Wolves Alex Milway 3rd February, vol 2, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781848129733 Welcome to Big Sky Mountain, a home for everyone. When an unexpected visitor, a tiny wolf cub, arrives, Rosa and Nan set off into the forest to find its pack.
Pow!
Kitty and the Woodland Wildcat 3rd February, 67 Kitty and the Star Stone Robber 5th May, 74
Winnie and Wilbur: Winnie’s Best Friend Valerie Thomas, Korky Paul 3rd March, pb, £8.99, 9780192778130 Enchanting adventure winds back the clock to the origins of Winnie and Wilbur’s truly magical friendship.
Isadora Moon Harriet Muncaster pb, £5.99, 97801927 Isadora Moon Gets the Magic Pox 3rd March,73562 Half vampire, half fairy. Isadora Moon and the Shooting Star 2nd June, 83455 Isadora is looking at the night sky when she sees a falling star and is amazed when she discovers the star is a Glow Sprite called Nova.
SERIES
Mirabelle Harriet Muncaster pb, £5.99, 97801927775 Half witch, half fairy, totally naughty.
Move Mountain Corrinne Averiss, Greg McLeod (illus) 2nd June, pb, £6.99, 9780192778666 Being on the wrong side of the valley doesn’t matter if you have the right kind of friends.
SERIES
Marv Alex Falase-Koya, Paula Bowles (illus) pb, eb, £5.99, 97801927804 Suit up. Step up. It’s time to become a hero. Marv and the Mega Robot 3rd February, 23
Today is a Me Day EV Starkey, Kristiina Haapalainen, Sami Vaha-Aho 28th April, hb, £16.99, 9781648230028 A young girl unapolo- getically decides to focus all her energy on the things that make her the happiest.
Prestel
Big Hedgehog and Little Hedgehog Take an Evening Stroll Britta Teckentrup 8th March, hb, £10.99, 9783791375199 Teckentrup returns with a simple and lovely story about taking one’s time. Her textured collages convey the beauty of a natural setting and the bond between caregiver and child.
Puffin
Never Grow Up Quentin Blake (illus), Roald Dahl 9th June, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780241419427 A celebration of mischief- makers, rule breakers and wild children everywhere, inspired by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Leonora Bolt: Deep Sea Calamity Lucy Brandt, Gladys Jose (illus) 23rd June, pb, eb, £6.99, 9780241436790 Second laugh-out-loud adventure for brilliant inventor Leonora Bolt.
Marv and the Dino Attack 3rd February, 47
Marv and the Pool of Peril 7th July, 61
Mirabelle in Double Trouble 3rd February, 60 Mirabelle and the Naughty Bat Kittens Harriet Muncaster 7th July, 77
40 Piccadilly Press
Beastly Breakout! (Monster Doughnuts 3) Gianna Pollero 7th July, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781800780859
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Children’s
Peter Rabbit the Big Outdoors Sticker Activity Book Beatrix Potter 12th May, pb, £5.99, 9780241522202 Explore the big outdoors with Peter Rabbit in this activity book packed full of puzzles, colouring, facts and stickers. George’s Marvellous Medicine Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (illus)
9th June, audiobook, £9.99, 9780241547540 21st July, pb, eb, £6.99, 9780241558485 George Kranky’s grandma is a miserable grouch. One Saturday morning, George is in charge of giving her her medicine. A magic medicine it will be.
The Fairytale Hairdresser and Sleeping Beauty Abie Longstaff, Lauren Beard (illus) 17th March, pb, eb, £6.99, 9780241552407 Bestselling picture book has had a gorgeous makeover.
Fantastic Mr Fox Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake 21st July, pb, eb, £6.99, 9780241558355 Phizz-whizzing new cover look and branding for the world’s number one storyteller.
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake 21st July, pb, eb, £6.99, 9780241558508 Fab new edition.
Mordecai’s Magic 26th May, 823
Cecilia’s Fundraiser 28th April, 854
Random House Studio
Mako and Tiger Mika Song (illus), Scott Rothman 5th April, hb, £12.99, 9780593120712 Two sharks, the ocean’s most ferocious predators, try to resolve their differ- ences by trading jokes and making other laugh in a book about learning to get along with others.
Red Fox
Daisy and the Trouble With London Kes Gray 3rd March, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781529129984 Great new titter-worthy Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series.
Scholastic Picture Books
There’s No Such Thing As Mermaids Katy Halford (illus), Lucy Rowland 7th July, pb, eb, £6.99, 9780702302244 When a little girl is told there’s no such thing as mermaids, she doesn’t believe it. There’s only one way to find out . . .
Ambrose Follows His Nose Dick King-Smith, Josie Rogers 3rd March, hb, eb, £10.99, 9780241488409 Published to mark the centenary of his birth, a recently discovered adventure by King-Smith, completed by his great granddaughter Josie Rogers.
Raintree SERIES
Mr Grizley’s Class Bryan Patrick Avery pb, £5.99 , 9781398235 Mr Grizley is teacher to a class full of fun, smart, students. Each story in this early chapter book series is especially designed to build social emotional learning skills. Emily’s Big Shot 28th April, 762 Shaw’s Solo 26th May, 793
Chicken Little and the Big Bad Wolf Sam Wedelich, Sam Wedelich (illus) 3rd February, pb, eb, £6.99, 9780702310133 Chicken Little isn’t afraid of anything, not even a wolf. But when a wolf shows up, what’s a fretful fowl to do?
When Ice Cream Had a Meltdown Tom Knight (illus), Michelle Robinson 5th May, pb, eb, £6.99, 9780702313332 Ice Cream is suddenly filled with self-doubt after not getting picked by the children and has a meltdown. A funny book about self-acceptance, friendship and letting our emotions shine.
Unicorns Don’t Love Sparkles Lucy Rowland, Mike Byrne (illus) 3rd March, pb, eb, £6.99, 9780702313615 Unicorn likes a lot of things but the things he likes aren’t the same as everyone else. Follow-up to Unicorns Don’t Love Rainbows.
The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch David Armitage (illus), Ronda Armitage 7th July, pb, £6.99, 9780702317644
Mr Grinling the lighthouse keeper loves his food but he’s not the only one who likes a snack—the local seagulls have started stealing Mrs Grinling’s tasty treats.
Leo + Lea Kenard Pak (illus), Monica Wesolowska 7th April, hb, £12.99, 9781338302875 With sensitivity and nuance, this story of friendship shows that anyone can be our friend no matter how different we are.
Storey
The Tale of the Unwelcome Guest Mert Tugen (illus), Rebecca Sheir 7th July, hb, £11.99, 9781635863147 A story with roots in Turkey as well as several other cultures explores the themes of superficiality and how misleading it can be to judge others by their appearance.
A Taste of Honey Chaaya Prabhat (illus), Rebecca Sheir 7th July, hb, £11.99, 9781635864922 Tells the story of a young woman who uses her wits to bring financial security to her family. Designed to be read aloud and accom- panied by questions and storytelling activities.
Sweet Cherry
Maggie Sparks and the Swimming Pool Sharks Steve Smallman, Esther Hernando (illus) 14th April, pb, £6.99, 9781782267140 Maggie Sparks does not like swimming. It’s cold, and it’s wet, but luckily Maggie’s a witch and she’ll have to create a new magic spell to help her.
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