COLLECTIONS & ANTHOLOGIES
of the Encanto in this search-and-find book.
Disney Brain Games: Maths 1st February, pb, £6.99, 9781800787414 Ultimate boredom buster for Disney fans. One hundred maths-based puzzles.
Where’s the Wookiee? 11th April, pb, £7.99, 9781800787995 Join the hunt for the Wookiee warrior in this search-and-find adventure.
Disney Fascinating Facts 6th June, pb, £6.99, 9781800788213 Curious minds will love discovering more than 1,000 fascinating real- world facts with their favourite Disney characters.
Templar Publishing
Where’s Gigantosaurus? 4th July, pb, £6.99, 9781800788428 Join the dino friends in their adventures across Cretacia in this prehistoric search-and- find activity book with more than 100 things to spot. Based on the TV series with Jonny Duddle’s original characters.
Walker Books SERIES
Maisy’s Planet Books Lucy Cousins 7th March, board, £8.99 New series celebrates the wonders of the Earth. Maisy Loves Trees 9781406351989 Maisy Loves Bees 9781529508154
Maisy Goes for an Eye Test Lucy Cousins 2nd May, hb, £9.99, 9781529517514 Cheerful Maisy First Experiences story will help prepare little ones for their first visit to the optician.
Little Fish’s Opposites Lucy Cousins 2nd May, board, £7.99, 9781529517637
Little Fish and friends in a colourful, deep-sea delight with opposite pairs to discover on every page.
Where’s Wally? The Great Games Speed Search Martin Handford 7th March, hb, £12.99, 9781529517675 Spot Wally, his friends and more than 100 truly tricky things.
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Taylor Swift Josefina Schargorodsky, Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara 4th July, 95087
Pray With Your Baby Every Day Chloe Giordano (illus), Claire Grace 7th March, hb, £12.99, 9780711291256 Single volume of tradi- tional and modern child- friendly prayers to share with baby, illustrated with
Where’s Wally? Words on the Go! Martin Handford 2nd May, pb, £8.99, 9781529517934 Time for lots of wacky word play in this tremendous, travel-sized book.
A Good Place Lucy Cousins 7th March, pb, £7.99, 9781529519082 Four adorable insect friends in a delightful adventure that invites young readers to consider what they can do to make our planet a good place for all living creatures.
Warne
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny Beatrix Potter 29th February, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780241642245 Brand new picture book edition of the original tale.
Peter Rabbit Tales: The Tooth Fairy Beatrix Potter 6th June, board, eb, £7.99, 9780241643242 Peter Rabbit experiences his first wobbly tooth and is visited by the tooth fairy in this new story.
exquisitely detailed hand- stitched embroidery art.
Collections & anthologies
HarperCollins Children’s Books
Big Picture Press
Myths, Monsters and Mayhem in Ancient Greece James Davies 11th April, pb, £8.99, 9781800787520 Striking comic book collection is the perfect introduction to the world of the Greek Mythology. Six tales full of love, loss, greed, envy and bravery.
Floris Books
The Elsa Beskow Peter and Lotta Collection Elsa Beskow 1st February, hb, £30, 9781782508878
Cloth-bound gift edition of four classic stories from Beskow: Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender; Aunt Brown’s Birthday; Peter and Lotta’s Adventure; and Uncle Blue’s New Boat.
Frances Lincoln Children’s Books
SERIES
Little People, Big Dreams hb, £9.99, 97807112 Inspiring stories of the go-getters whose unbeat- able talent got them to the top of their game. Simone Biles Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara 6th June, 85781
Only Children David Baddiel, Jim Field (illus), Steven Lenton (illus) 9th May, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780008222505 Funny illustrated story collection for kids from million-copy bestseller Baddiel. A Sunday Times Best Book for Children 2023.
A Case of High Stakes Sophie Cleverly 20th June, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780008308049 Third title in breakout detective series from the author of the spine- tingling Scarlet and Ivy series.
Starling and the Cavern of Light Aisling Fowler, Sophie Medvedeva (illus) 28th March,, hb, eb, £14.99, 9780008394240 Following the shocking battle at Icegaard, Phoenix and her friends gather with the Hunters, desperate to unite the warring clans before their enemy attacks.
Pages & Co: The Last Bookwanderer Anna James, Marco Guadalupi (illus) 28th March, pb, £7.99, 9780008410926 Series comes to a thrilling end in this perfect final instalment.
The Miraculous Sweetmakers: The Sea Queen Natasha Hastings, Alex T Smith (illus) 4th July, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780008496128 Spellbinding and unforgettable tale of deep friendship, glittering magic and enchanting mystery. For fans of Tamzin Merchant, Abi Elphinstone and Anna James.
The Dog Squad: The Show Clara Vulliamy 11th April, pb, eb, £6.99, 9780008565473 Third outing in delightful illustrated series about family, friends, and dogs, from the author of the Dotty Detective books.
Cosima Unfortunate Foils a Fraud Laura Noakes 6th June, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780008579357 Cosima Unfortunate returns in a new adven- ture—a warm, funny,
exciting and empowering tale of friendship, family and mystery, with joyous and authentic disabled representation.
SERIES
Skulduggery Pleasant Derek Landy 9780008 The Sunday Times best- selling fantasy detective series.
Armageddon Outta Here 6th June, pb, £8.99, vol 1 585778
A Mind Full of Murder 28th March, hb, eb, £16.99, vol 2 585822 Hell Breaks Loose 1st February, pb, £8.99, vol 3 601249
The World’s Worst Teachers David Walliams, Tony Ross (illus) 1st February, pb, £7.99, 9780008637545 Collection of the most gruesome grown-ups.
The World of David Walliams: The World’s Worst Children 1, 2 & 3 Box Set David Walliams, Tony Ross (illus) 25th April, boxed pack, eb, £23.97, 9780008659561 An entire world of hilariously horrible and delightfully dreadful children in one incredible box set.
Ivy Kids Eco
Happy Stories for Animal Lovers Anna Shepeta (illus), Leisa Stewart-Sharpe 4th July, pb, £9.99, 9780711285842 Uplifting narrative non-fiction tales of animal conservation successes.
Nosy Crow
Let Me Tell You a Joke Sean Hegarty, Jim Field (illus) 4th July, hb, £9.99, 9781839949234 Hilarious full-colour joke book in a gifty small format with free Stories Aloud audio.
Orchard Books
Dinosaur Roar! Henrietta Stickland 15th February, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781408371893 Everyone’s favourite dinosaurs in the globally bestselling rhyming series in a 30th-anniversary edition. Published in association with the Natural History Museum.
SERIES Te World of
Dinosaur Roar! Peter Curtis board, eb, £7.99, 9781408372 Thirteen roarsome stories to collect, published in association with the Natural History Museum. Dinosaur Roar: The Tyrannosaurus Rex 29th February, vol 1 548 Dinosaur Boo: The Deinonychus 29th February, vol 2 593 Dinosaur Flap: The Oviraptor 14th March, vol 6 623 Dinosaur Honk: The Parasaurolophus 11th April, vol 9 654 Dinosaur Munch: The Diplodocus 29th February, vol 3 678 Dinosaur Snap: The Spinosaurus 14th March, vol 5 692 Dinosaur Squeak: The Compsognathus 11th April, vol 10 715 Dinosaur Stomp: The Triceratops 29th February, vol 4 722 Dinosaur Whack: The Stegosaurus 14th March, vol 7 753 Dinosaur Whizz: The Coelophysis 14th March, vol 8 760
Puffin
The Book That Did Not Want to Be Read David Sundin 11th April, pb, £7.99, 9780241539934 Joyful and interactive book brings out creativity and comedy in all who read it, celebrating the very special magic that happens when people come together to share a story.
Stories for South Asian Superkids Raj Kaur Khaira 6th June, hb, eb, £14.99, 9780241598009 The stories of 50 inspira- tional figures from South Asia, retold with beauti- fully vivid illustrations.
The School of Life Press
Big Ideas From Literature 14th March, hb, £20, 9781915087485 Exploration of children’s literature and the lessons these stories teach about the world around them.
Two Hoots
Joyful, Joyful Dapo Adeola (ed), Patrice Lawrence 16th May, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781529071511 Glorious, colourful anthology that celebrates more than 40 talented
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