ART & MUSIC Art & music
Opener in a new series for young readers. Read about some of the art world’s most influential women and how their art became their legacy.
Cicada Books Arcturus
The Big Book of Origami Belinda Webster, Joe Fullman, Rita Storey 1st February, pb, £12.99, 9781398804364 From paper penguins to foldable flowers, this book contains a wide variety of origami projects for the whole family to enjoy. Suitable for children and adults alike. Recom- mended age 8+.
Beetle Books
Big Ideas for the Big Outdoors Emily Kington 1st March, pb, £9.99, 9781913440466 Full of fantastic ideas and activities to help you have more fun outside. Nothing beats spending time in nature.
Big Picture Press
Art is Everywhere Olivia Bargman (illus), Eleanor Chan 7th July, hb, £12.99, 9781787419100
Art is in our galleries, on our streets and even in our homes.
Nina’s Book of Little Things Keith Haring 7th July, pb, £11.99, 9781800782891
Brilliant book of imagina- tion is for the little Nina in all of us. Jam-packed with activities for hours of entertainment.
Bloomsbury Children’s Books
I Miss You Gioia Guerzoni 10th March, hb, £8.99, 9781800660250 Quirky title which captures the sense of yearning for the people, places and things that have been left behind in this strange period we’re living in.
DK
What The Artist Saw The Met Louise Bourgeois Amy Guglielmo 5th May, hb, £9.99, 9780241544105 See how artists like Louise Bourgeois were influenced by their environments in this illustrated series produced in collaboration with The Met.
Frances Lincoln children’s Books
An Artist’s Eyes Frances Tosdevin, Clemence Monnet 5th April, hb, £11.99, 9780711264830 This is a story of the power that comes with building confidence to use your imagination, rather than trying to be just like others.
Happy Fox Books
Kids’ Ukulele Songbook Emily Arrow 15th March, pb, £9.99, 9781641241489 The next step for kids with a basic understanding of how to play the ukulele. Continues their musical journey with 30 songs.
Calm Mandalas Coloring Book for Kids Kristin Labuch 26th April, pb, £5.99, 9781641241809 Great for children in need of a creative quiet time activity. Features 23 calm- ing designs of sleeping alligators, jumping sheep and tropical toucans.
Fantastically Great Women Artists and Their Stories Kate Pankhurst 3rd February, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781526615343
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Farm Mandalas Coloring Book for Kids Kristin Labuch 26th April, pb, £5.99, 9781641241816 Have fun on the farm. Kids will discover 23 charming and contemporary mandala designs of happy cows, smiling sheep, strawberry jam and more.
Horses Mandalas Coloring Book for Kids
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Children’s
Meowsterpieces Jenn Bailey,
Kristin Labuch 26th April, pb, £5.99, 9781641241823 Mandala designs of saddles and stirrups, pretty ponies, unicorns, and horseback princesses.
Sweet Unicorns Coloring Book 19th April, pb, £5.99, 9781641241892 Thirty fun illustrations to colour, including magical unicorns, cheerful flowers, smiling rainbows and shooting stars.
Whimsical Fairies Coloring Book 19th April, pb, £5.99, 9781641241908 Fairies, ballerina bunnies, princesses, mermaids and unicorns all crying out to be coloured in.
Amazing Animals Coloring Book 19th April, pb, £5.99, 9781641241915 Llamas, pandas, tropical toucans and magical unicorns are among the 30 line drawings in search of colour.
Sharks and Ocean Creatures Coloring Book Matthew Clark 19th April, pb, £5.99, 9781641242172 Get a close-up look at sharks, poisonous fish, and other sea creatures.
Kingfisher
Who’s in the Picture? Susie Brooks 21st July, pb, £7.99, 9780753447819 What’s in the Picture? Susie Brooks 9780753447826 Engaging first search- and-find art book helps young children enjoy and understand works of art.
Lom ART
Simply Draw Ella McClean 21st July, pb, £9.99, 9781912785728 Step-by-step drawing book for anyone who wants to pick up a pencil.
Magic Cat
Nyangsongi, (illus) 14th April, hb, £14.99, 9781913520397 Discover how to be adored in Boticelli’s Birth of Venus, wander through Monet’s field of poppies and relish being bored. For art lovers, cat lovers and everyone in between.
Michael O’Mara Books
You Know BTS? Adrian Besley 21st July, pb, £9.99, 9781789294156 Test your knowledge of the biggest band in the world with this ultimate quiz book and prove you’re the world’s most devoted army.
Owlet Press
Unstoppable Artists Loll Kirby 3rd May, hb, £9.99, 9781913339371 If we want to change the world, we need to do things differently, just like the unstoppable artists in this book. Rise up, make art, break the mould.
Pavilion Children’s Books
The Looking Book Lucia Vinti 3rd March, pb, £9.99, 9781843655008 Creative activity book that will encourage chil- dren to appreciate their surroundings and develop drawing, writing and photography skills.
Prestel
Olaf Hajek’s Fantastic Fruits Olaf Hajek, Annette Roeder 8th March, hb, £14.99, 9783791375069 Hajek’s brilliantly coloured and uniquely stylised paintings are accompa- nied by informative texts to enthral readers of all ages.
The National Menagerie of Art Thais Vanderheyden 8th March, hb, £8.99, 9783791375090 Elevating serious art to the heights of pure giggle-inducing fun, this collection of cleverly reimagined masterpieces is the perfect way to intro- duce young readers to great art.
The Wild Garden Cynthia Cliff 8th March, hb, £11.99, 9783791375120 Filled with charm- ingly rustic illustrations
of people, plants and animals, this story about community and biodiver- sity introduces children to the variety of ways things can grow and flourish in nature.
Puffin
V&A Introduces: Beatrix Potter 3rd March, hb, £6.99, 9780241480458 Stylish introduction to the life and legacy of Beatrix Potter for curious young minds.
QED
I Want to Be a Fashion Designer Nancy Leschnikoff (illus) 7th June, pb, £6.99, 9780711275553 Perfect introduction to fashion design for aspiring fashionistas interested in designing outfits for all occassions.
I Want to Be an Interior Designer 7th June, pb, £6.99, 9780711275638 Colourful sticker book is the ideal way in to interior design for children interested in putting their own room schemes together. The bright pages feature facts about styles and techniques.
Skira
10 Missions in Italy Stefano Zuffi, Martina Fuga, Zelda was a writer 28th April, hb, £15, 9788857246680 Discover Italy and its art through the travels and the eyes of a young European traveller from the 18th century.
Tate
Barbara Hepworth: What Do You See? Laura Carlin (illus) 7th April, pb, £5.99, 9781849767859 Activity book introduces young readers to the sculptures of one of Brit- ain’s most significant modern artists.
Usborne
100 Things to Know About Music Jerome Martin, Alice James, Alex Frith, Lan Cook, Dominique Byron (illus) et al 31st March, hb, £9.99, 9781474996730 Explore the diverse world of music in this vibrant book filled with mind- boggling facts, infograph- ics and fun illustrations. The tenth book in the
award-winning 100 Things to Know series.
Walter Foster Jr
My Time Capsule Art Journal Nicole A Sipe, Pamela Chen 3rd May, pb, £11.99, 9781600589881 Tell the future you all about your current self with these fun drawing and journal prompts.
Welbeck Children’s Books
Art for the Heart Xavier Leopold 14th April, pb, £9.99, 9781783127627 With this journal for kids aged 7+, young readers can use art to brighten their day, find calmness and confidence, and show how they really feel.
Welbeck Editions
Around the World—80 Musical Instruments Nancy Dickmann, Sue Downing 3rd March, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781913519353 Visual celebration of the huge variety of instruments played across the world for readers to discover how they are all related to each other in families.
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