POETRY, PLAYS & SONGS
Kirsteen Robson, Gareth Lucas (illus) 9th May, pb, £12.99, 9781805077732 In the Jungle Kirsteen Robson, Gareth Lucas (illus) 4th July, pb, £12.99, 9781805077848 The Zoo Sam Taplin, Federica Iossa (illus) 11th April, pb, £9.99, 9781805078029 Dinosaurs Kirsteen Robson, Gareth Lucas (illus) 9th May, pb, £12.99, 9781805319443 Telling the Time Kate Nolan, Helen Prole (illus) 11th April, pb, £12.99, 9781805312932
Slide and See Animals Fiona Watt, Stella Baggott (illus) 9th May, board, £7.99, 9781805076728 Magical entertainment for little ones as they find that manipulating sliders makes animals appear and disappear.
Lots of Travel Puzzles and Games Kate Nolan, Simon Tudhope, Phillip Clarke 4th July, pb, £6.99, 9781805079309 Big, bright book of travel- themed puzzles and games, an ideal for holidays and travel.
Zoo Matching Games and Book Kate Nolan,
Emily Emerson (illus) 14th March, game, £9.99, 9781805312284 Early-years memory game and book featuring delightful illustrations of a range of amazing animals.
Lights and Sounds Planes and Helicopters Sam Taplin, Kathryn Selbert (illus) 6th June, board, £12.99, 9781805312758 Button-pressing novelty book reveals planes and helicopters by sound and lights.
Supersquirrel and the Crazy Rain Maker Russell Punter, Josh Cleland (illus) 6th June, pb, £5.99, 9781805315889 Solve the puzzles to help Supersquirrel save the world from disaster. First in a series of puzzle stories for beginner readers.
Walker Books
Beast Feast Emma Yarlett, Emma Yarlett (illus) 4th April, pb, £7.99, 9781529512083 Hilarious novelty book about a quick-thinking child and a soft-hearted beast, with funny letters and comically disgusting recipes to open.
Scotland: Panorama Pops Adrian B McMurchie (illus) 7th March, hb, £6.99, 9781529517699 Beautifully illustrated cut-paper souvenir featuring 10 of Scotland’s most beautiful sites and visitor attractions.
Walker Studio
Dive, Dive into the Night Sea Thea Lu 6th June, hb, £12.99, 9781406349993 Magical lift-the-flap book takes young explorers through the night sea.
Welbeck Children’s Books
Be More Wednesday Hannah Cather 1st February, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781839352782 Inspired by the classic gothic stars of music and screen, including Jenna Ortega in Netflix’s Wednesday, this book is for aspiring goth queens. Includes pop-culture facts, activities and inspiration.
The Essential Taylor Swift Fanbook Sara Stanford 15th February, hb, eb, £9.99, 9781839352867 Fully updated book has everything Swifties need to know about their hero.
Weldon Owen Children’s Books
Slider Sound Books Woof! Sam Taplin, Ailie Busby (illus) 9th May, board, £12.99, 9781805312826 Hear the world of dogs and cats come to life.
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Wake Up the Beast! Paul Daviz (illus), Camilla de la Bedoyere 1st February, boxed pack, £14.99, 9781915588333 Dinosaur game for all the family. Take turns to walk like a Tyrannosaurus rex, discover what Giganto- saurus had for breakfast and more. Includes a cute A-Z dinosaur book.
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Daniel Thompson, Julia Murray (illus) 11th April, hb, eb, £9.99, 9780008660253 Fifty poems to spark a love of nature and bring calm and happiness.
Firefly Press
Poetry, plays & songs
Wales showcases diverse voices across a range of experiences in the country that focus on identity and dragons.
Franklin Watts SERIES
Chronicle Books
Poetry Comics Grant Snider 28th March, hb, £13.99, 9781797219653 Combining poetry and comics in a whole new way, this fun and imagina- tive book is perfect for poetry lovers and reluc- tant readers alike.
Collins
Classics in Graphics Steve Barlow, Steve Skidmore pb, eb, £11.99, 9781445180 Shakespeare’s plays as never before, presented in inclusive and engaging graphic novel form. Pitch-perfect illustrations and dyslexia-friendly designs. Shakespeare’s Macbeth Jason Millet, Edu Rubio (illus) 11th April, vol 5 014 Shakespeare’s The Tempest Eduard Coll (illus) 14th March, vol 4 038 Shakespeare’s Hamlet Alessandro Valdrighi, Edu Rubio (illus) 8th February, vol 1 052 Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet Wendy Tan (illus) 11th April, vol 6 076 Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream Eduard Coll (illus) 14th March, vol 3 090 Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing Wendy Tan (illus) 8th February, vol 2 113
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Watch Them Grow! James Carter, James Munro (illus) 13th June, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781802586633 Fun, rhyming text exploring some of nature’s unique life cycles, including frogs, starlings, moths, turtles and more.
HarperCollins Children’s Books
Red Sky At Night, Poet’s Delight Alex Wharton, Ian Morris (illus) 1st February, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781915444356 Third anthology of funny and thoughtful poems from the Children’s Laure- ate Wales, aimed at developing a love of language and self-expression.
And I Hear Dragons Hanan Issa (ed) 30th May, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781915444578 Groundbreaking collection edited by National Poet of
Out of This World Michael Rosen 6th June, hb, eb, £12.99, 9780008517175 Wickedly brilliant new collection of poetry, labelled the weirdest of all time.
HarperTeen
Poemhood: Our Black Revival Amber McBride (ed), Erica Martin (ed), Taylor Byas (ed) 28th March, hb, £12.99, 9780063225282 Breathtaking poetry anthology celebrates Black poetry, folklore and culture.
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Lin Anderson The Wild Coast Pan, 11th April, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781529084573 Seventeeth novel in forensic crime series, described as the Scottish Silent Witness.
Steve Anderson Lines of Deception Open Road, 12th March, pb, £17.95, 9781504086134 In 1949 a West German nightclub owner embarks on a risky quest behind the Iron Curtain to save his kidnapped American brother.
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Jack Anderson The Grief Doctor Raven, 6th June, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781526667540 Brilliantly original, high- concept début in which a controversial scientific genius believes she can cure a man’s grief at the death of his wife. Whatever it takes.
Orenda, 14th March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781914585500 Début. An investigative reporter quits her job when her twins die in a fire but the discovery of the body of a missing teenager spurs her into following the story.
Christine H Bailey Burning Little Lies Artemesia, 6th February, pb, £13.95, 9781951122744 Four classmates are directly linked by the murder of one of their own. All four are lying but one’s secret is to die for.
Martine Bailey Sharp Scratch Allison & Busby, 22nd February, hb, eb, £16.99, 9780749030841 18th July, pb, £9.99, 9780749030940 First in a chilling crime series that draws on the author’s time working in the NHS, including at Ashworth top-security psychiatric hospital.
Tina Baker What We Did in the Storm Viper, 15th February, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781800811843 4th July, pb, £9.99, 9781800811867 Upmarket thriller from the author of Call Me Mummy and Nasty Little Cuts.
David Baldacci Absolute Power Pan, 1st February, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781035007486 Reissue of the book which launched Baldacci’s career as a worldwide bestseller of thrilling fiction.
David Baldacci A Calamity of Souls Macmillan, 11th April, hb, eb, £22, 9781035035588 Blockbuster drama from fiction superstar.
David Baldacci The Edge Pan, 18th July, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781529062113 Second thrilling novel featuring Travis Devine.
Shirley Ballas, Sheila McClure Murder on the Dance Floor HQ, 29th February, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780008558048 Sexy début from world- renowned dancer and Strictly head judge. Behind the sequins and the sparkles the competition is about to turn deadly.
Russell Banks American Spirits No Exit Press, 9th May, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781915798923 From one of America’s
most celebrated storytellers come three interlocking tales about the residents of a rural New York town and the shocking headlines that become local mythologies.
Tom Baragwanath Paper Cage Baskerville, 15th February, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781399808118 Prize-winning, literary crime début from young New Zealand novelist.
David Barnett Withered Hill Canelo, 25th July, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781804367513 Sophie finds herself trapped in an isolated Lancashire village. But is it the inhabitants, drenched in folklorish traditions, who keep her prisoner, or something more sinister lurking in the woods?
Rhiannon Barnsley Inside One More Chapter, 6th June, pb, £9.99, 9780008646158 BBC’s Industry meets Anatomy of a Scandal in this début thriller about deception, loyalty and a toxic workplace.
Graham Bartlett City on Fire Allison & Busby, 21st March, hb, eb, £19.99, 9780749030513 The third explosive crime yarn set in the underbelly of Brighton follows the huge success of Bad For Good and Force of Hate.
Quentin Bates (tr), Stella Blómkvist Murder Under the Midnight Sun Corylus Books, 5th May, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781739298944 Smart, ruthless and with a flexible moral code, razor- tongued lawyer Stella Blómkvist is back for another series of complicated investigations set in Iceland.
Quentin Bates (tr), Óskar Guðmundsson The Dancer Corylus Books, 1st February, Book, eb, £9.99, 9781739298951 With a style that does not shy away from a sometimes graphic take on shocking subject matter, this is Icelandic crime fiction with a tinge of horror.
Kimberly Belle, Layne Fargo, Cate Holahan, Vanessa Lillie Young Rich Widows Sourcebooks Landmark, 2nd April, pb, £8.99, 9781464224331
When four prominent lawyers are killed in a mysterious plane crash their widows must come together to uncover the truth. Edge-of-the-seat thriller with an 1980s mafia vibe.
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A Death in Diamonds Zaffre, 1st February, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781838776237 Royally brilliant fourth book in the Her Majesty The Queen Investigates mystery series.
Baron Birtcher Knife River Open Road, 6th February, pb, £17.95, 9781504086370 A Ty Dawson mystery. A sheriff fighting to keep the peace in 1970s Oregon faces a shocking secret from his town’s past.
Lynn H Blackburn Never Fall Again Revell, 7th May, pb, eb, £11.99, 9780800745363 Landry Hutton, artist-in- residence of the Haven, went to Gossamer Falls to build a new life for herself and her daughter. When danger threatens can Callum Shaw protect them?
Katherine Blake The Unforgettable Loretta, Darling Viking, 13th June, hb, eb, £14.99, 9780241640685 Con artist, maneater, gold-digger. Watch out Hollywood, here she comes.
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The Other Fiance Avon, 15th February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780008527198 She’s moved on. He’s long gone. Or is he?
Grethe Boe, Charlotte Barsland (tr) Mayday Mountain Leopard Press, 15th February, pb, eb, £18.99, 9781914495342 When Ylva Norvahl’s plane is forced down over Russian territory during a Nato exercise she and the veteran US major John Evans must race against time to avoid capture.
Claire Booth Home Fires Severn House, 2nd April, hb, eb, £21.99, 9781448310807 A deadly explosion at a fireworks warehouse leaves over a dozen victims. What happened in the moments before the accident? The investigation shakes Sheriff Hank Worth to his core.
Dugald Bruce-Lockhart Second Skin Muswell Press, 10th May, hb, £16.99, 9781739123871 Alistair Haston receives a call from a man claiming to be his son’s grandfather. But Alistair has no knowledge of a son.
Greg Buchanan Consumed Orion, 29th February, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781398712737 Follow-up to breakout literary thriller Sixteen Horses featuring forensic veterinarian-turned- detective Cooper Allen.
Simone Buchholz, Rachel Ward (tr) The Kitchen Orenda, 11th April, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781916788077 Hamburg state prosecutor Chastity Riley and her colleagues investigate the murders of men with a history of abuse towards women.
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Te Black Forest Investigations Oliver Bottini, Jamie Bulloch (tr) MacLehose Press,97815294092 Atmospheric whodunnits with Detective Inspector Louise Boni. The Invisible Web 15th February, pb, eb, £10.99, 15 The White Circle 6th June, hb, eb, £20, 39
Patricia Bradley Fatal Witness Revell, 2nd April, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780800741631 Although she witnessed the murder of her parents 25 years ago, Dani
Bennett has no memory of the event. But the killer remembers her.
Christianna Brand, Martin Edwards London Particular British Library, 10th April, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780712355407 First published in 1952 and with its setting based on Brand’s own home, the author cited this mystery as her favourite among her many classics.
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