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split up when her mother becomes more ill. Heart- warming story about the challenges navigated by children who look after loved ones at home.
Lisa Thompson The Mystery of the Forever Weekend Scholastic: Fiction, 11 April, pb, £7.99, 9780702322648
Fiction 9–12 A boy who wishes the weekend
would never end finds himself repeating Sunday over and over. Can he break the curse and return to normality? Mystery adventure from the author of The Goldfish Boy.
A F Steadman Skandar and the Chaos Trials Simon & Schuster, 25 April, hb, £14.99, 9781398502956
Fiction 9–12 Skandar and his friends
Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (illus) Frog’s Day Out Macmillan Children’s Books, 25 April, board, £7.99, 9781035006885
Baby & Toddler Frog and his friends
pack their buckets and spades and head out to a day at the beach in the latest instalment in Donaldson and Scheffler’s lift- the-flap series.
must complete a series of terrifying trials across the Island’s elemental zones in the third book in this internationally bestselling series.
May
evil rises. For fans of Skandar and Percy Jackson, says the publisher.
about young masculinity and hope is a key release for Faber.
Swapna Reddy, Becka Moor (illus) Reggie Rabbit and the Great Carrot Heist Oxford University Press, 2 May, pb, £7.99, 9780192788337
Fiction 7–9 Reggie Rabbit’s family think he’s
too young and too small to be a detective in a Gotham-like animal city, but he’s determined to prove them wrong. From the creator of the Ballet Bunnies series.
Jodie Lancet-Grant, Katie Cottle (illus) The Legend of the Wild West Twins Oxford University Press, 2 May, pb, £7.99, 9780192786913
Picture Books In a wild west entirely
populated by children, twin sisters Buffalo Lil and Buffalo Jill confront their hero, Yeehaw Jack, in a cowboy contest. Inspired by the author’s experience of raising twins.
poverty. S&S is launching a major partnership with the National Literacy Trust, centred on this book.
Kate Pankhurst Fantastically Great Women Sports Stars and their Stories Bloomsbury Children’s Books, 9 May, pb, £7.99, 9781526615480
Sports, Crafts and Hobbies
Clare Harlow Tidemagic: The Many Faces of Ista Flit Puffin, 2 May, hb, £12.99, 9780241636077
Fiction 9–12 A girl who can make herself
look like anyone else goes in search of her father. Magical adventure début, which was acquired by Puffin in a six-figure deal.
Holly Smale
Geek Girl (Netflix Tie-in) HarperCollins Children’s Books, 9 May, pb, £7.99, 9780008669256
Film & TV Tie-Ins New edition of Smale’s
bestselling teen début Geek Girl, released to tie-in with the upcoming Netflix adaptation.
Danielle Jawando If My Words Had Wings Simon & Schuster Children’s Books, 9 May, pb, £8.99, 9781398514034
Fiction 12–16 Fifteen-year-old Ty discovers
spoken word poetry after coming out of prison. Third novel from the winner of the YA Book Prize 2023.
Pankhurst celebrates the incredible
women who have made sporting history, often against the odds and in the face of adversity.
Laura Dockrill, Lauren Child (illus) Grey Walker Books, 2 May, hb, £14.99, 9781406389562
Picture Books A child feels as though
all their colours have disappeared in this picture book about feelings and acceptance.
Nicky Smith-Dale, Sarah Horne (illus) Betty Steady and the Toad Witch Farshore, 25 April, pb, £6.99, 9780008600341
Fiction 7–9 Betty Steady is faster than an
angry goose and stronger than an ogre in yoga pants but can she prevent the Toad Witch from attacking Wobbly Rock? Hilarious young fiction from début author Smith-Dale.
Ash Bond Peregrine Quinn and the Cosmic Realm Piccadilly Press, 25 April, hb, £12.99, 9781800786806
Fiction 9–12 Piccadilly Press won a
five-way auction to acquire Ash Bond’s mythological series, in which Peregrine Quinn must rescue her godfather before an ancient
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Margaret McDonald Glasgow Boys Faber & Faber, 2 May, pb, £8.99, 9780571382972
Fiction 12–16 McDonald’s début is about
two teenage boys who were like brothers in their care home, but are now living very separate lives. This novel
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Jennifer Bell Magicalia: Race of Wonders Walker Books, 2 May, pb, £7.99, 9781529506143
Fiction 9–12 When her dad is kidnapped,
Bitsy and best friend Kosh are
swept into a secret world of ancient meteorites and strange beasts called magicores, each conjured using a different emotion. From the author of Wonderscape and The Uncommoners.
Nia Roberts Let’s All Say Yes! Nosy Crow, 9 May, pb, £7.99, 9781805132561
Picture Books This inclusive and joyful
celebration of difference and being yourself has bright and simple illustrations, making it an excellent starting point to talk about diversity, says Nosy Crow.
Alastair Chisholm I Am Wolf Nosy Crow, 9 May, pb, £7.99, 9781839945311
Fiction 9–12 Coll is a wolf and lives on a
Construct, a huge technological “creature” driven by the clan’s combined willpower. But when they are attacked and Coll is left behind, he must learn to survive on his own.
Amie Jordan
Charlie Castle My Hair is as Long as a River Macmillan Children’s Books, 2 May, hb, £12.99, 9781035018291
Picture Books A boy has long hair in
this joyful story that celebrates the power of being confident in yourself.
All The Hidden Monsters Chicken House, 9 May, pb, £8.99, 9781915026118
Tom Percival The Wrong Shoes Simon & Schuster Children’s Books, 9 May, hb, £12.99, 9781398527126
Fiction 9–12 Will has the wrong shoes in
this sensitive exploration of child
Fiction 12–16 A teenage werewolf
resolves to find out who murdered her friend in this romantasy from Jordan, who was shortlisted in the Times/ Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition in 2021.
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