EARLY LEARNING
John Allan 23rd July, vol 1 5461988
120 First Farm Words Olivia Watson 26th July, vol 2 6598645
My First Book of Ocean Life Olivia Watson 31st May, hb, £12.99, 9781916598607 Engaging introduction to the wonders of ocean life features vibrant illustrations of diverse species and bite-sized text.
Boxer
Slow Down, Stanley Elena Levi, Giulia Pastorino (illus) 28th February, hb, £13.99, 9781914912702 Standout picture book that celebrates differences and being oneself. Sloths are known as slow but speedy Stanley’s adventures and curiosity— and velocity—single him out.
SERIES
Life’s Little Lessons Amber Stewart, Sandie Sonke (illus) 21st May, hb, £7.99, 97819158017 Two new outings by acclaimed children’s author. Loud Louis vol 2 22
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Campbell Books
My First Journey Around Planet Earth Yujin Shin (illus) 8th February, board, £10.99, 9781035011964 Playful introduction to Earth’s ecosystems for early-years children with giant flaps to lift and peepholes to explore.
Clarion Books
Curious George and Me HA Rey 23rd May, board, £7.99, 9780358521198 A huggable Curious George doll and a diverse cast of preschoolers step out on amazing imaginary adventures in this padded book full of whimsical doodles.
Cranthorpe Millner
Sunny Steps Loves to Dance Alison Thompson, Greg Carter (illus) 30th April, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781803781754 Through jungles, snow- storms and rabbit
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warrens, join Sunny Steps and his dad on an exciting adventure as they dance out of their playroom and into a world of imagination.
Wonderful, Glorious You Anita Prabhu, Greg Carter (illus) 30th July, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781803781990 Beautiful picture book captures and articulates the unique, powerful feelings of love, ensuring the reader knows just how special they are.
Farshore SERIES
Official CoComelon Join JJ and all the CoComelon friends. Peekaboo Playtime 25th April, board, £7.99, 9780008615635 Feelings 28th March, board, £6.99, 9780008615642 Opposites 6th June, board, £6.99, 9780008534066
SERIES
Mr Men and Little Miss Discover You Roger Hargreaves pb, £4.99, 9780008616 The Mr Men and Little Miss help little ones unpack big feelings in this brand new, collectable series. Friendship 9th May, vol 1 397 Something New 4th July, vol 2 410
Greenwillow Books
Libby Loves Science: States of Matter Kimberly Derting, Joelle Murray (illus), Shelli R Johannes 6th June, pb, £4.99, 9780063116627 In this Stem-themed Level 3 I Can Read title, Libby and her friends learn about solids, liquids and gases. A great choice for aspiring scientists.
Greystone Books
Mushrooms Know Kallie George, Sara Gillingham (illus) 7th June, hb, £12.99, 9781778400773 Vivid and informative book shares the fascinating lesson we can learn from fungi: that small can be mighty.
Greystone Kids
Always Beginning Candace Savage, Rachel Wada (illus) 25th April, hb, £12.99, 9781771648431 Awe-inspiring picture
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book introduces the universe’s history, from the Big Bang and the beginning of life on Earth all the way up until today.
Happy Fox Books
First Fun Sticker Painting: Ocean Creatures Edward Miller III 7th April, pb, £7.99, 9781641243506 Bright and colourful stickers with a guide to help little ones create their paintings just like the illustration on the page, helping them improve their dexterity and learn their colours.
Learn Your ABCs Flip Book Shelley Dieterichs 19th March, spiralbound, £7.99, 9781641243612 Beautifully illustrated, each letter can be flipped to form combinations of letters to create more than 1,000 words.
Happy Yak SERIES
Minitouch Mini Magique Studio (illus) 9th May, board, £6.99, 97807112914 Beautiful touch-and-feel series encourages the exploration of textures while helping young’uns develop an understanding of key basics including numbers and vocabulary. Fruit & Veg 09
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Hardie Grant Books
Spot It! World Atlas Megan McKean 8th February, hb, £12.99, 9781741178982 Gorgeous look-and-find children’s atlas for ages three and up. Curious minds will be happily occupied searching for animals, buildings, food and more while learning interesting facts about different countries.
HarperCollins
Pete the Kitty and the Three Bears James Dean, Kimberly Dean 25th April, pb, £4.99, 9780063096073 Beginner readers will love this new Pete-tastic spin on beloved Goldilocks fairy tale.
Pinkalicious: Kittens! Kittens! Kittens! Victoria Kann
23rd May, pb, £4.99, 9780063257344 Cute, colourful and very lively kittens star in this Level One I Can Read.
The Cool Bean Makes a Splash Jory John, Pete Oswald (illus) 9th May, pb, £4.99, 9780063329546 Whether shared at home or in the classroom, the engaging stories, longer sentences and language play of Level Two books are proven to help kids take their next steps toward reading success.
HarperCollins Children’s Books
Nutty Numbers Dr Seuss 6th June, board, £6.99, 9780008592387 Flip-the-flap introduction to numbers and the world of Dr Seuss, perfect for babies and toddlers.
Maybe You Should Fly a Jet! Maybe You Should Be a Vet! Dr Seuss, Kelly Kennedy (illus) 29th February, pb, £6.99, 9780008619725 Be amazed by the extraordinary things you can do and the people you can be in this witty whizz-through the world of work with Dr Seuss.
Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! Dr Seuss, Jack Prelutsky, Lane Smith (illus) 29th February, pb, £6.99, 9780008619732 Hilarious story about all the pupils and teachers at Diffendoofer School, written with Dr Seuss’ classic trademark wit.
Hooper Humperdink . . . ? Not Him! Dr Seuss,
Charles E Martin (illus) 29th February, pb, £6.99, 9780008619749 From Alice and Abe to Zeb and Zipper, an alphabetical array of guests turns out for the biggest birthday party ever. But Hooper Humperdink isn’t on the guest list.
What Do People Do All Day? Richard Scarry 9th May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780008665371 Everyone is busy in Busytown, from train drivers to doctors, from mothers to sailors, in police stations and on fire engines.
HarperFestival
Legends of Hip-hop: Biggie Smalls Pen Ken, Saxton Moore (illus) 4th July, board, £6.99, 9780063234307 In this sizable and sturdy board book, we introduce tiny readers to some of hip-hop’s biggest and brightest luminaries with fun facts about each rapper, organised by a teachable concept.
Hawthorn Press
Learning With Findus and Pettson—Telling the Time Sven Nordqvist 2nd February, pb, £9.99, 9781912480906 Activity book with puzzles, mazes and activities to help young children learn how to tell the time. It also reinforces a child’s knowl- edge of numbers and introduces basic fractions.
Ivy Kids Eco
What to Look for by the Shore Becky Brown, Laura Martín (illus) 4th April, hb, eb, £7.99, 9780241626139 Pocket-sized formats give children a fresh take on non-fiction topics, encouraging them to build their own encyclopaedia based on personal interests.
Where’s the Footballer? 2nd May, pb, £7.99, 9780241687680 Search and find the footballers.
Little Tiger
Miss Dotty’s Potty School Tracey Corderoy, Ali Pye (illus) 6th June, pb, £7.99, 9781801044059 It’s potty-training time and Miss Dotty’s here to show toddlers how. They can learn alongside the animals in her class as they say goodbye to nappies and learn to love their potties.
Ranger Hamza’s Eco Quest Ranger Hamza, Kate Kronreif (illus) 9th May, pb, £9.99, 9780711291737 Ranger Hamza from the hit CBeebies TV show takes young fans on an adventure to discover nature’s heroes in their own neighbourhood.
Kumusha Books SERIES
Wow! Alberta Torres (illus) 14th March, board, £6.99, 97800086587 The Wow! books are a series of modern first- concept board books for today’s children. Torres is also the illustrator of the This Little picture book series. Wow! What a Night! vol 2 55 Wow! What a Day! vol 1 62
Ladybird
A Walk in Summer Hannah Abbo (illus) 2nd May, board, £9.99, 9780241615454
Lift-the-flap non-fiction series that reveals the secrets of the seasons.
Cows Are Pink! Becky Davies, Gareth Lucas (illus) 4th July, board, £7.99, 9781801046640 Turn the peep-through pages to transform funny- coloured farm animals back to how they should look. Interactive and innovative introduction to colours with surprise flap on the last page.
Number Garden Isabel Otter, Sophie Ledesma (illus) 14th March, board, £8.99, 9781838915995 Explore the outdoors with Marigold the Tortoise and a little group of nature lovers. Discover all sorts of gardens and learn to count to 10 along the way.
Macmillan Children’s Books
1, 2, 3, What Can Bird See? Carly Gledhill 22nd February, pb, £7.99, 9781529096767 Colourful peep-through counting story from picture book star. Shaped pages and cut-through holes.
Colours of Things! Pippa Goodhart 4th July, board, £7.99, 9781035034611 Spot-and-say picture book contains more than 800 everyday objects to discover.
Dear Zoo Rod Campbell
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