FICTION 7-9
A Prayer for Easter Emily Emerson (illus) 4th March, board, £3.99, 9780310770909 Happy Easter
Emily Emerson (illus) 9780310770916
Spring is Here
Emily Emerson (illus) 9780310770923 Unforgettable Easter egg-shaped board books with multiple layered pages for little hands. Sweet illustrations of a cuddly, baby lamb and simple rhyming text that celebrates Jesus’ resurrection.
Easter Egg Board Books, 3 Pack
Emily Emerson (illus) 4th March, board, £18.99, 9780310770930 Easter gift pack brings together the three chunky board books in the collection.
Fiction 7–9 Years
mayhem will follow when Aunt Christabel agrees to accompany her class on their school trip in this joyous fourth book in the Mermaid School series.
Abrams
Great Candy Caper JoJo Siwa 22nd July, hb, £12.99, 9781419753381 All-new graphic novel adventure starring Nickelodeon superstar JoJo Siwa Gumdrops and chocolate and lollipops.
Allen and Unwin
Hodgepodge Dustin Spence (illus), Lili Wilkinson 10th June, pb, £10.99, 9781911679035 Artie and Willow find a weird old book in their attic which tells them how to make a monster. But Artie doesn’t believe such rubbish. He believes in science.
Amulet
Trouble With Tattle-Tails Jonathan Auxier, Olga Demidova 13th May, hb, £8.99, 9781419742729 Book 2 in The Fabled Stables series from New York Times bestselling author introduces a new one-of-a-kind creature: the Tattle-Tail.
The Gremlin’s Shoes Ellen Potter, Felicita Sala 29th April, hb, £9.99, 9781419743245 Determined to buy a Marvelous Monster Magnet, Hugo and Boone set out to earn the money in the woods, where they meet some interesting new friends. Latest Big Foot and Little Foot adventure.
The Bog Beast Ellen Potter, Felicita Sala 1st April, pb, £4.99, 9781419743238 Now in paperback, a charming chapter book that follows a human boy and a young Sasquatch as they explore the mysterious woods.
Andersen Press
Mermaid School: All Aboard! Lucy Courtenay, Sheena Dempsey 4th February, pb, £6.99, 9781783449897 Marnie Blue knows
The Muddlemoor Mysteries: Peril At the Bake off Ruth Quayle, Marta Kissi 4th March, pb, £6.99, 9781839130090 Joe and his cousins know someone has stolen their granny’s cake recipe ahead of the Great Village Bake Off. Hilarious new young detective series.
Cally and Jimmy: Twintastic Zoe Antoniades, Katie Kear 1st April, vol 2, pb, £6.99, 9781839130168 From making a splash on their holiday to getting spooked at Halloween, Cally and Jimmy are back in another set of four fantastic short stories.
A Moon Boy Loves My Best Friend Rebecca Patterson 4th March, pb, £6.99, 9781839130175 Third book in the entertaining Moon Girl series. It’s 2099 and Lyla is going to camp on the moon but what happens when things start to go astronomically wrong?
The Bolds Go Green David Roberts (illus), Julian Clary 1st July, hb, £12.99, 9781839130519 Sixth in the fabulously funny Bolds series sees Teddington’s wildest family do their bit for the environment— with unexpected consequences.
Arcturus SERIES
Magical Rescue Vets Morgan Huff (illus), Melody Lockhart 1st March, pb, £4.99 Oona the Unicorn 9781789502947 Jade the Gem Dragon 9781838574666 Most people think that dragons and unicorns don’t exist outside of story books—but Kat and Rosie know better. They rescue and care for the incredible, enchanted creatures of Starfall Forest.
Arrow (Young)
Dog Diaries 6 Steven Butler, James Patterson 4th March, pb, eb, £5.99, 9781529120288
Hilarious series featuring Rafe Khatchadorian’s pet pooch, Junior.
Award SERIES
Award Illustrated Classics 29th July, hb, £9.99, 97817827032 Black Beauty Anna Sewell, Francis Phillipps (illus), Jackie Andrews 59 Treasure Island Gerry Embleton (illus), Michael Bishop, Robert Louis Stevenson 66 Robin Hood Gerry Embleton (illus), Michael Bishop, Howard Pyle 73
Oliver Twist Jackie Andrews, Charles Dickens, Eric Rowe (illus) 80
The Jungle Book Jane Carruth, Eric Rowe (illus), Rudyard Kipling 97
Enthralling tales of adventure and hardship.
SERIES
Popular Rewards 18th June, hb, £5.99, 9781782703 Maddie’s Magic Bicycle 488 Redbeard and the Enchanted Tree 495
The Wonderful Wishing Wand 501 From the collectable series of funny, whimsical and entertaining stories for young readers.
Barrington Stoke
The Genius Aged 8¼ Jeremy Strong, Jamie Smith (illus) 4th February, pb, £6.99, 9781781129470 The adults in Alfie’s world are very silly and soon even the prime minister needs sorting out in this funny tale from a king of comedy.
BBC Children’s Books
SERIES
Doctor Who Team Tardis Diaries 4th March, pb, eb, £5.99, 2: Ghost Town Susie Day, Robin Boyden (illus) 9781405939515 1: Paper Moon Louie Stowell, Robin Boyden (illus) 9781405939539 New series of adventures for the Doctor and her Tardis team.
Bloomsbury Children’s Books
Magical, mischievous and mysterious, Everyday Magic is an enchanted mix of The Witches, Nevermoor and Lemony Snicket.
Chicken House
Space Detectives Dapo Adeola (illus), Mark Powers 4th February, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781526603180 “Star Wars” meets Sherlock Holmes—the first book in a hugely commercial new series for 7+ readers.
Ways to Grow Love Renee Watson 22nd July, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781526613752 Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award winner continues her charming young middle grade series starring Ryan Hart, a black girl who is pure spirit and sunshine.
I Lost My Granny in the Supermarket Jo Simmons, Nathan Reed (illus) 22nd July, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781526620460 Perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart and David Solomons, this is a new adventure from the creative team behind the bestselling I Swapped My Brother On The Internet.
The Smidgens David O’Connell, Teemu Juhani (illus) 1st April, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781526607768 Author of The Chocolate Factory Ghost returns with the first book in a new 7+ series about tiny people having enormous adventures.
Canongate
The Time-Thief Patience Agbabi 6th May, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781786899903 Elle returns, this time leaping almost three centuries back in time, to catch a thief, help her friend and save our future.
Everyday Magic: The Adventures of Alfie Blackstack Jess Kidd 4th February, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781838850203
Panda At the Door Sarah Horne 4th February, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781911490012 Paddington Bear meets Mary Poppins in first story in fun new series written and illustrated by bestselling illustrator of Charlie Changes into a Chicken.
Chronicle Books
The Middle Kid Steven Weinberg (illus) 1st April, hb, £10.99, 9781452181806 Realistic, funny and family-based, The Middle Kid speaks to the often- overlooked middle child’s experience and explores the differences between the experiences of multiple siblings.
Ivy and Bean Get to Work! Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall 15th April, hb, £10.99, 9781797205106 After meeting Herman the Treasure Hunter during a career fair at Emerson School, every second- grader is looking for treasure and finding it— except for Ivy and Bean.
David Fickling Books
SERIES
Small Tales from the Big Forest Jeremy Strong, Rebecca Bagley (illus) 6th May, 978178845 Armadillo and Hare and the Very Noisy Bear pb, eb, vol 2 £6.99, 1086 Armadillo and Hare and the Flamingo Affair hb, eb, vol 3 £9.99, 2151 Delightful future classic tales from bestselling author celebrate friendship and finding joy in the ordinary, with whimsical illustrations.
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