FICTION 5-7 Walker Books
Maisy’s Moon Mission Lucy Cousins 4th February, board, £6.99, 9781406391947 Maisy’s going to the moon. With easy-to-use play, pull and slide tabs on every spread, little ones will love this interactive space adventure.
Maisy Gets a Pet Lucy Cousins 3rd June, pb, £6.99, 9781406394467 Humorous Maisy First Experiences book all about getting a first pet.
Maisy’s Surprise Birthday Party Lucy Cousins 1st July, pb, £6.99, 9781406395112 Extra-special First Experiences book to celebrate 30 years of Maisy.
Maisy At the Farm Lucy Cousins 6th May, hb, £8.99, 9781406397680 Anniversary edition of the classic pop-up book.
Where’s Wally? Holiday Handbook Martin Handford 6th May, novelty book, £8.99, 9781406397048 Terrific travel-sized Where’s Wally? activity book with searches, mazes, puzzles, spot-the- differences and travel games.
Where’s Wally? Party Time! Martin Handford 1st April, pb, £6.99, 9781406399936 Wally and friends invite young fans to a sensational shindig full of fun puzzles and things to find. With more than 100 stickers.
Where’s Wally? Dragons and Dreams Colouring Book Martin Handford 3rd June, pb, £6.99, 9781406399981 Wally is on an incredible adventure through the pages of a magical story book. Grab your pencils, get creative and bring every scene alive with colour.
Warne
Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter 18th February, board, £7.99, 9780241470107 Lovely Easter touch-and- feel book.
Peter Rabbit Tales: Little Library
Beatrix Potter 1st April, board, £5.99, 9780241470145 Learn all about colours, numbers, opposites and animals.
words & pictures
A Little Bit Different Claire Alexander 22nd June, pb, £7.99, 9780711245471 When one little ploofer goes against the usual flow of things, the rest of them turn their backs on him. A joyful story about accepting and celebrating our differences.
A Little Bit of Courage Claire Alexander 22nd June, pb, £6.99, 9780711260054 The Ploofers have been practising something very special again. But one little Ploofer is too scared to go on this adventure. Can he find a little bit of courage?
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Sofia Valdez’s Big Project Book for Awesome Activists Andrea Beaty, David Roberts 13th May, pb, £10.99, 9781419749445 Bestselling Questioneer’s Sofia Valdez will take readers through more than 40 activities that are all about activism, politics and government processes in this hands-on project book.
Andersen Press
The Train Mouse Rachel Ward (tr), Axel Scheffler (illus), Uwe Timm 6th May, pb, £6.99, 9781839130106 Follow Nibbles, an inquisitive mouse, who scampers on to a train and is swept along on a cross-country adventure. Much loved German classic with full- colour pictures now in paperback.
Balzer and Bray
Mel Fell Corey R Tabor 4th March, hb, £12.99, 9780062878014 From Geisel Award- winning author-illustrator comes a tale about self- confidence and taking a leap of faith with a brave kingfisher.
Alabama Spitfire Bethany Hegedus, Erin McGuire 18th February, pb, £6.99, 9780063037403 Nelle wouldn’t give up— not till she discovered the right story, the one she was born to tell. Finally, that story, one inspired by her childhood, came to her.
Barrington Stoke
Madam Squeaker Pip Jones, Paula Bowles (illus) 1st April, pb, £6.99, 9781781129517 Little mouse Minetta has had enough of the Ruling Rats but how will she make her voice heard?
A gorgeous story of courage.
Fiction 5–7 Years
The Beach Puppy Holly Webb, Ellie Snowdon (illus) 6th May, pb, £6.99, 9781781129500 Worldwide bestseller Webb makes her Barrington Stoke début with a lovely sausage dog tale. Will Coco ever find her new owner Ruby after they’re separated at the beach?
Tea Party Parade Nick Sharratt 3rd June, pb, £6.99, 9781800900011 Today’s the day—the tea party parade. Illustration superstar Sharratt returns with another bright and bold rhyming early reader for young ones on the path to reading independence.
Nappy the Pirate Baby Alan MacDonald, Elissa Elwick (illus) 4th February, pb, £6.99, 9781781129418 When a baby stowaway is found, a motley crew of pirates must learn to navigate parenthood in this whimsical Little Gem from the bestselling author of the Dirty Bertie series.
Beercott Books
Mr Blinking Charley King 6th March, pb, £7.99, 9781916395343 Mr Blinking appears to have everything— money, status, successful businesses, even a football team, but when he meets up with a plucky mouse called Molly in his shop everything changes.
Belle Kids SERIES
Sgeulachdan a’ Chaiptein Bobo RD Dikstra, Kay Hutchison, Matt Rowe (illus) 1st February, pb, eb,£7.99, 97819112543 The Adventures of Captain Bobo is also a fun radio series. The series follows the adventures of a captain, crew and a wonderful paddle steamer on their travels.
Do Not Mess With the Mermaids Michelle Robinson, Sharon Davey (illus) 13th May, pb, eb, £5.99, 9781408894910 Cheeky, illustrated young fiction series from Laugh Out Loud Book Award- winning author packed full of baby dragons, grumpy unicorns and a whole lot of chuckles.
Bloomsbury Education
SERIES
Bloomsbury Young Readers 1st July, pb, eb, £4.99, 97814729 Manju’s Magic Muddle Chitra Soundar, Veronica Montoya (illus) vol 34 70886
Bananathan! vol 1 17
Black Wolf Edition & Publishing
A World of Colours Paolo Antonio Magrì, Vanessa Barbiero (illus), Charlotte J March (tr) 15th April, pb, £9.99, 9781911424659 The story of when, why and how colours were born enhances diversity and promotes collaboration.
Bloomsbury Children’s Books
Noah Wild and the Floating Zoo Alexander McCall Smith, Nicola Kinnear (illus) 8th July, pb, £5.99, 9781526605559 Intrepid adventure story of monkeys, tigers and the true meaning of family from a bestselling author.
Fizzy and the Party Sarah Crossan, Nicola Colton (illus) vol 32 70985 A Hundred and One Daffodils Malachy Doyle, Denise Hughes vol 33 88850 Let’s Play, Daddy Bear! Dawn McNiff, Andy Rowland (illus) vol 35 88904 The Gingerbread Man Kandace Chimbiri, Richy Sanchez Ayala (illus) vol 31 88966 Book-banded stories by brilliant authors perfect for getting children to read. Includes gorgeous illustrations and inside cover notes. Purple book Bands are ideal for ages 6+.
Book Guild
The Adventures of Captain Bobo: London RD Dikstra, Kay Hutchison, Matt Rowe (illus) 1st February, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781911254010 Captain Bobo, his wee Scottie dog and the crew find themselves stuck when Tower Bridge fails to open. Who can save the day and get everyone home for tea?
News Hounds: The Puppy Problem Laura James, Charlie Alder (illus) 15th April, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781526620545 Charming new illustrated young fiction series for anyone who’s ever caught their dog using the computer late at night.
Why, Mummy? Melanie Nicholson-Jones 28th June, pb, £6.99, 9781913913069 A 32-page picture story which parents and young children will easily relate to, about a little boy who asks a lot of questions.
Pickle Plays the Fiddle Annie Stewart 28th July, pb, £7.99, 9781913913106 Continues the adventures of Pickle the black and white cat and his canine companion Lily, an
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