2023 New Titles and Complete Catalogue

Over 8 MILLION listens to date!

Bring stories to life with Stories Aloud

Did you know we offer a FREE audio recording with every paperback picture book and selected board books?

Scan the QR code to access a free audio reading, complete with sound effects and original music!

Scan the QR code to listen along!

What parents say:

“A brilliant addition”

“Great for children just starting to read as they can listen as they read along”

“We love this feature!”

Listen to the . . . series

Listen to the Farm Listen to the Birds

Illustrated by Marion Billet

Brand-new editions of the popular sound-button series – over 10 million copies sold worldwide!

Coming soon! Jungle (p.33) Things that go (p.33) Music (p.73), Pets (p.73) Christmas Songs (p.117) Dance Music (p.117)

This ground-breaking series of interactive board books has a button on every spread, which plays one of five different exceptional quality sound effects. These reformatted new editions include replaceable AAA batteries, tactile covers, and an exciting ‘Look and Find’ game on the final page.

ISBN: 978 1 83994 735 3

Also available (see p.148)

ISBN: 978 1 83994 734 6

9 months+ £9.99 • 14pp

150 x 150mm

Board book with five sound clips

Illustrator location: Paris, France

JANUARY

Bizzy Bear series

Chinese New Year

Illustrated by Benji Davies

Another winning title in this hit series –over 19 MILLION copies sold worldwide!

Celebrate Chinese New Year with Bizzy Bear and his friends! This robust, interactive board book features five easy-to-use sliders, a rhyming story and lots to spot and say.

Stories Aloud

Coming soon! Ship’s Captain (p.47)

NurseryTime (p.77)

Felt Flaps series

Where’s Mrs Panda?

Illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius

An adorable addition to the must-have novelty series featuring bright felt flaps and a surprise mirror ending.

As all parents know, lift-the-flap books are a brilliant way to draw tiny readers into a book. But, as those same parents will tell you, card flaps can suffer in the hands of an enthusiastic toddler! And that’s why they love the Felt Flaps series: they’re beautiful, interactive, AND they’re amazingly durable.

6 months+ • £6.99 • 12pp • 180 x 180mm

Board book with felt flaps and mirror ending

ISBN: 978 1 83994 063 7

Illustrator location: Stockholm, Sweden

Coming soon!

Baby Bunny (p.15)

Mr King (p.31)

Mr Train (p.75)

Mrs Fox (p.119)

The Same But Different Too

Written by Karl Newson • Illustrated by Kate Hindley

Now in cased board book! A brilliantly witty introduction to comparisons and opposites, shortlisted for the Sainsbury’s Children’s Picture Book Award.

2+ • £6.99 • 24pp • 210 x 210mm

Cased board book

ISBN: 978 1 83994 753 7

Author location: London, UK

Illustrator location: Worcestershire, UK

These children and animals are all very different to each other. Some are big, some are small. Some are gentle, some are rough. Everyone is playful, but who’s the best at hiding? One thing’s certain: they all love a good bedtime story! Shortlisted for the Sainsbury’s Children’s Picture Book Award, this is the perfect book for little ones who are just beginning to make sense of their place in the world.

Frank and Bert series

The One Where Bert Learns to Ride a Bike

Written and illustrated by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros

The hilarious fox and bear double act from bestseller Chris Naylor-Ballesteros is back for a second adventure.

Bert is CERTAIN he can ride his bike as well as Frank, but he is very wobbly! And even when they BOTH try riding Frank’s bike . . . it still goes very wrong! Will the best friends make it all the way down from the big hill? Of course. All they need is a little bit of confidence and trust in each other.

“A sweet, comic picture book about the fact you can do anything if your best friend is right behind you”

The Sunday Times

3+

HB

JANUARY

Press Out and Decorate series

Chinese Zodiac

Illustrated by Kate McLelland

Ideal gift book packed with impressive decorations including dragons, tigers, horses and much more.

Also available (p.196)

Make your own 3D decorations with this brilliant board book of press-out Chinese zodiac animals from the British Museum! From tigers to monkeys and horses to dragons, this book features 25 unique, intricately foiled designs that can be slotted together to create 3D ornaments, hung up or threaded together to make an amazing garland.

4+ • £9.99 • 24pp • 210 x 158mm

Cased board book with spiral binding ISBN: 978 1 83994 623 3 Illustrator location: West Lothian, UK

Dragon Storm series

Erin

and Rockhammer

Written by Alastair Chisholm • Illustrated by Eric Deschamps

A thrilling, magical, and action-packed fantasy series, illustrated throughout and perfect for 7-9 year olds!

7+ • £6.99 • 160pp

B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 222 8

EB: 978 1 83994 223 5

Author location: Edinburgh, UK

Illustrator location: New York, USA

See the whole series (p.213)

When Erin and her dragon Rockhammer get into a fight with another dragonseer, they're sent away to Stillness. There they discover the Solace Stone, a magical object that creates calm. In the peace of Stillness, Erin almost forgets that she can't summon Rockhammer. But when mysterious soldiers storm Stillness, destroying her home in the process, Erin must find a way or risk being trapped forever . . .

Coming soon! Connor and Lightspirit (p.43) Skye and Soulsinger (p.84)

Izzy series

There's a Beast in the Basement!

Written by Pamela Butchart • Illustrated by Thomas Flintham

Coming soon! Kidnap on the SchoolTrip Express (p.97)

Another hilarious tale of primary school life where nothing is as it seems, and the drama is always off the scale.

7+ • £7.99 • 224pp

B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 051 4

EB: 978 1 83994 052 1

Author location: Dundee, UK

Illustrator location: Penzance, UK

14 titles in this bestselling series! See more (p.211)

When Izzy and her friends hear their head teacher talking about “missing treasure”, they know there’s a MYSTERY to investigate. Jodi says they should look in the basement. So they send Gary's cat down with a video camera strapped to her head. The footage is SHOCKING and CHANGES EVERYTHING. It’s not treasure in the basement, it’s a BEAST with SHINING EYES and it’s coming to get them! RUN!!!

Alice Éclair series

A Spoonful of Spying

Written by Sarah Todd Taylor

Baker by day, spy by night – Alice Éclair leads an exciting double life! A fast-paced adventure full of daring action and delicious cakes.

Also available (p.234)

Sent undercover to the World Fair, Alice must discover why France's top aeroplane engineer has disappeared. Were they kidnapped? Or are they working for the enemy? And what does their disappearance have to do with a fabulous fashion show? Surrounded by enemy spies, Alice must foil a devious plot before the whole thing boils over!

Coming soon! A Sprinkling of Danger (p.112)

Felt Flaps series

Where’s Baby Bunny?

Illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius

Stories Aloud p.2

Find Baby Bunny in this springtime addition to everyone’s favourite novelty series!

Little animal lovers will enjoy pulling down the durable felt flaps in search of four cute baby animals. Find Baby Puppy, Baby Mouse, Baby Duckling and Baby Bunny himself in this brand new title. And, of course, there's a surprise mirror ending for babies to find their own reflection!

6 months+ • £6.99 • 12pp •180 x 180mm Board book with felt flaps and mirror ending

ISBN: 978 1 83994 759 9 • Illustrator location: Stockholm, Sweden

Where’s Mr Duck? Buggy Book

Illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius

6 months+ • £5.99 • 12pp

An adorable new buggy edition of this bestselling baby book –with felt flaps and a mirror!

With its handy strap and mini format, this cute little buggy book is just perfect for babies and toddlers on the go.

Coming soon!

105 x 105mm Board book with felt flaps, mirror ending and buggy strap

ISBN: 978 1 83994 787 2 • Illustrator location: Stockholm, Sweden

Mr Dog Buggy Book (p.59)

Mr Penguin Buggy Book (p.119)

Pip and Posy series

Favourite Things

How Are You?

Two exciting, new tabbed board books that preschool Pip and Posy fans won’t be able to resist.

Come and meet Pip and Posy and their friends and find out all you need to know about the characters from this hit TV show. These chunky board books have handy tabbed pages to help young children turn the page and build book-confidence.

2+ • £7.99 • 18pp 218 x 218mm Board book with tabs

Pip and Posy series

Outdoor Explorers

A brand-new, fun-filled sticker activity book for fans of the Pip and Posy TV show.

Join Pip and Posy and their friends on lots of outdoor adventures, having fun as they explore and play in the fresh air. There are puzzles to complete, and lots of drawing, colouring and sticker games to play. This busy activity book will keep children entertained for hours.

3+ • £5.99 • 24pp, with 8pp sticker sheet 300 x 220mm Paperback ISBN: 978 1 83994 762 9

Little Owl’s Bedtime

Written by Karl Newson • Illustrated by Migy Blanco

Snuggle down with this beautiful paperback reissue, and join Little Owl on her star-filled adventure.

While all the other animals sleep, Little Owl has work to do! She must blow out the stars, one by one, to make way for morning. Lilting rhyme and rhythm make this calming story perfect for settling children at bedtime.

2+ • £7.99 • 32pp

290 x 250mm Paperback

ISBN: 978 1 83994 889 3

Author location: London, UK

Illustrator location: Somerset, UK

When I Became Your . . . series

When I Became Your Granny

Written by Susannah Shane • Illustrated by Britta Teckentrup

Stories Aloud p.2

Now in paperback! A stunning series of lyrical picture books celebrating love and family, with foil on every page.

A beautiful, reassuring picture book about the love between a grandmother and her grandchild. Whether munching on bamboo, playing in the leaves, sheltering from a snowstorm, or snuggling down at bedtime, there’s nothing this panda cub loves more than days spent with Granny. Featuring flurries of foil on every page, this is the perfect gift for Mother’s Day and will soon become a bedtime favourite.

2+ • £7.99 • 24pp

250 x 250mm Paperback with foil on every page

ISBN: 978 1 83994 447 5

Author location: London, UK

Illustrator location: Berlin, Germany

Coming soon! Brother (p.27) Grandad PB (p.51) Sister (p.107)

Also available (p.186)

Ruffles series

Ruffles and the Cosy, Cosy Bed

Written

and illustrated

by David Melling

Now in paperback! Ruffles faces all the tricksy troubles of preschool life in this picture book series from bestselling Hugless Douglas author and illustrator David Melling.

2+ • £7.99 • 32pp

250 x 250mm Paperback

ISBN: 978 1 83994 497 0

Author/Illustrator location: Oxfordshire, UK

Also available (p.180) Stories

Ruffles needs a quiet and cosy place to hide from the scary thunderstorm, but nowhere is quite right. Not the chair . . . not the box . . . not the towel . . . not the bucket . . . not the laundry basket . . . and not the mat. Perhaps there’s one place where the loud night noises don’t seem so bad. Of course! Ruffles’ very own cosy, cosy bed!

Soon! Cold, Cold, Snow (p.123)

Look What I Found series

Look What I Found on the Farm

Written by Moira Butterfield • Illustrated by Jesús Verona

Discover a world of wonder on a farmyard walk, with this beautiful picture book from the National Trust.

Set off on a farmyard adventure to find natural treasure, from a fluffy chick feather to a broken eggshell, then learn more about the found object with irresistibly illustrated and informative nature notes. Packed full of fascinating facts alongside a gentle rhyming narrative to encourage children to get outside and explore their surroundings, this is a nature treasure hunt series for the whole family to cherish!

Press Start! series

Game On, Super Rabbit Boy! Super Rabbit Boy Powers Up!

Written and illustrated by Thomas Flintham

Coming soon! Super Rabbit Racers! (p.57) Super Rabbit Boy vs Super Rabbit Boss! (p.113)

A new full-colour series of graphic novels about –and for – kids who love gaming! Join Sunny as he and Super Rabbit Boy take on the world, one move at a time!

For 5+ kids who love video games but aren’t allowed to play as often as they’d like. . . Sunny’s favourite game is Super Rabbit Boy, and he loves to pit his skills against King Viking who hates fun and happiness and wants to steal Singing Dog and bring sadness to Animal Town FOR EVER!

PB: 978 1 83994 918 0

EB: 978 1 83994 919 7

5+ • £6.99 • 80pp • B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 922 7

EB: 978 1 83994 970 8

Author/Illustrator location: Penzance, UK

Amazon Customers “I LOVE SUPER RABBIT BOY! It’s my favourite series ever, from Magic Treehouse to Diary of a Wimpy Kid!”

Let’s Go Home series

Let’s Go Home, Baby Tiger

Let’s Go Home, Baby Rabbit

Illustrated by Carolina Búzio

The launch of an exciting new novelty board book series!

With easy-to-use moving parts and four unique tracks to develop hand-eye coordination and concentration, babies and toddlers will enjoy helping to take the baby animals home in these robust, satisfying board books.

Eggs!

A lift-the-flap counting book full of surprises!

Written by Katie Dale • Illustrated by Jenny Løvlie

Stories Aloud p.2

A quirky, alternative counting book – perfect for curious little ones at Easter.

Can you guess what's inside these eggs? Lift the card flaps to discover all kinds of baby animals! Illustrated by the Waterstones Children's Book Prize-winning artist Jenny Løvlie in sumptuous detail with a read-aloud rhyming text from Katie Dale, this beautiful board book will delight young readers.

If It’s Easter and You Know It . . .

Written by Katrina Charman • Illustrated by Angie Rozelaar

It’s Easter and you know it in this springtime sing-along book with sliders and neon ink!

Stroke a bunny, feed a chick, plant a flower and find an egg - with robust sliders that are easy for the tiniest hands to move and joyful neon artwork, this is the perfect book to share at springtime.

1+ • £6.99 • 10pp

180 x 180mm Board book with sliders

ISBN: 978 1 83994 598 4

Author location: Berkshire, UK

Illustrator location: Percy-en-Normandie, France

Coming soon!

If It's Christmas and You Know It ... (p.136)

Big Outdoors for Little Explorers series

Farm

Illustrated by Anne-Kathrin Behl

Stories Aloud p.2

Discover the big outdoors with this first farm book for little explorers – with sliders on every page!

With vibrant artwork printed on white board, robust easy-to-use mechanisms for tiny hands and a rhyming text with friendly animal facts, these are the perfect books to captivate little explorers time and time again.

2+ • £6.99 • 10pp

180 x 180mm Board book with sliders

ISBN: 978 1 83994 701 8

Illustrator location: Celle, Germany

Also available (p.150)

Coming soon! Big Outdoors for Little Explorers Snow (p.120)

When I Became Your . . . series

When I Became Your Brother

Written by Susannah Shane • Illustrated by Britta Teckentrup

A reassuring, lyrical picture book celebrating the wonderful bond between a brother and his sibling, with foil on every page!

2+ • £12.99 • 24pp • 250 x 250mm Hardback

ISBN: 978 1 83994 460 4

Author location: London, UK

Illustrator location: Berlin, Germany

Also available (p.186)

Whether chasing butterflies, playing with pinecones, or snuggling down at bedtime, there's nothing this little fox cub loves more than spending time with their big brother. With beautifully reassuring rhyming text, adorable fox cub siblings and foil on every page, this is the perfect gift for new big brothers everywhere.

Coming soon!

Grandad PB (p.51)

Sister (p.107)

The Nowhere Thief

Written by Alice M. Ross

An exciting fantasy debut, this mind-bending multiverse adventure will have readers hooked!

Twelve-year-old Elsbeth has an extraordinary power: she can travel to parallel worlds and bring objects back with her. But as freak weather events become more frequent and a strange boy, Idris, starts to turn up everywhere she travels, she has to ask herself: does her gift come with a price?

Fans of Christopher Edge, Ross Welford and Jessica Townsend will love this fastpaced story and mind-blowing plot!

“This is fantastical mind-bending fiction from an exciting new voice in children’s literature.”

The Bookseller

Jasmine Green series

A Rabbit Called Clover

Written by Helen Peters • Illustrated by Ellie Snowdon

Brilliant storytelling that will make you laugh and cry, this is Dick King-Smith for a new generation.

Coming soon! A Hedgehog Called Snuffle (p.114)

New in the fantastic series of animal stories from Waterstones Children’s Book Prize-shortlisted author Helen Peters, with black-and-white illustrations by Ellie Snowdon.

It’s not easy rescuing two frightened pet rabbits, but once they are safe on the farm, Jasmine only has to find their owner. But Clover is an expert at escaping! Can Jasmine track her down before she runs into trouble she can’t escape?

7+ • £6.99 • 144pp • B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 198 6

EB: 978 1 83994 199 3

Author location: Brighton, UK

Illustrator location: Swansea, UK

15 titles in the series! See more (p.229)

Felt Flaps series

Where’s Mr King?

Illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius

A royally charming new London title from the bestselling novelty series!

Meet Mr King and explore the sights of London in this brilliant, tactile board book for preschoolers. With easy-to-grasp, shaped felt flaps, a repetitive refrain and beautiful artwork from Swedish homewares designer, Ingela P Arrhenius, this is a brilliant addition to the must-have novelty series!

Where’s Mr King?

Where’s Mr King?

Felt flaps anda mirror!

Felt Flaps and a

6 months+ • £6.99 • 12pp • 180 x 180mm

Board book with felt flaps and mirror ending

ISBN: 978 1 83994 961 6

Illustrator location: Stockholm, Sweden

Coming soon!

Mr Train (p.75)

Mrs Fox (p.119)

Sing Along With Me! series

Five Little Speckled Frogs

Illustrated by Yu-hsuan Huang

9 months+ • £6.99 • 10pp • 180 x 180mm

Board book with sliders • ISBN: 978 1 83994 721 6

Illustrator location: Taichung City, Taiwan

A new addition to this much-loved series, with sliders to push and nursery rhymes to sing.

Stories Aloud p.2

Coming soon! Polly Put the

On (p.101)

Learn to count down from five to one in this fun, interactive board book with robust sliders. Includes a free instrumental and vocal version of the nursery song - simply scan the QR code to listen and sing along. This is the perfect book for babies and toddlers!

20 titles in the series! See more (p.156)

Listen to the . . . series Listen to the Jungle

Listen to the Things that go

Illustrated by Marion Billet

Brand-new editions of the popular sound-button series – over 10 million copies sold worldwide!

Coming soon! Music (p.73), Pets (p.73) Christmas Music (p.117) Dance Music (p.117)

This ground-breaking series of interactive board books has a button on every spread, which plays one of five different exceptional quality sound effects. These reformatted new editions include replaceable AAA batteries, tactile covers, and an exciting ‘Look and Find’ game on the final page.

ISBN: 978 1 83994 732 2

26 titles in the series! See more (p.148)

ISBN: 978 1 83994 733 9

9 months+ • £9.99 • 14pp

150 x 150mm Board book with five sound clips

Illustrator location: Paris, France Also available (p.148)

Ruby Plants a Radish Ben Plants a Butterfly Garden

Written by Kate Petty • Illustrated by Axel Scheffler

Discover the joy of growing things in this non-fiction nature picture book series from Axel Scheffler and the National Trust.

Join Ruby and Ben as they watch their vegetables and plants grow, with flaps to lift to see what's happening underground and an impressive pop-up surprise. Children will be inspired to get outside and follow the helpful tips to grow their very own plants.

5+ • £9.99 • 16pp

250 x 250mm Hardback with flaps and pop-up

Illustrator location: London, UK

Also available (p.158)

ISBN: 978 1 83994 176 4

ISBN: 978 1 83994 175 7

The Bear, the Book and the Blanket

Written by Lou Peacock • Illustrated by Ged Adamson

The perfect wind-down to bedtime featuring a cast of adorable Minions-esque bunnies!

What do you need for the perfect bedtime? A beloved bear, book and blanket, of course! Join in the fun with ten enthusiastic and energetic bunnies as they try to find the special things Baby needs to settle down to sleep. This cosy and gentle story is the perfect book for reading together to help little ones wind down before they go to bed.

Also available (p.187)

“A

party tea brings new toddler dilemmas in the latest addition to the well-observed, gently humorous series, which is now a popular animation on Milkshake and Sky.”

The Bookseller

Pip and Posy series

The Birthday Party

Written by Camilla Reid • Illustrated by Axel Scheffler

Now in paperback – the perfect birthday gift for toddlers!

2+ • £7.99 • 32pp • 250 x 250mm Paperback

ISBN: 978 1 83994 500 7

Author location: Oxfordshire, UK

Illustrator location: London, UK

It’s Posy’s birthday and she’s delighted with Pip’s present of a beautiful toy bus. After having fun with the bus, then playing a string of party games, it’s soon time for the birthday tea. But just as Pip is carrying his cake to the table, he trips over the bus and flies into the air – along with the cake! All small children will enjoy finding out what happens to the cake – and seeing how Pip and Posy make the best of a very sticky situation!

Marvellous Margot

Written by Lou Peacock • Illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius

A heart-warming story about empathy which shows that kindness and cake is always the best recipe for friendship.

It’s a marvellous day in the big city. The sky is blue, the sun is shining and Margot has made a delicious cake for her best friend, Oscar! Margot takes her little red wagon and off she goes with cake in tow. But by the time she reaches Oscar’s house, after having helped all her friends along the way, will there be ANY cake left to share?

Illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius, the artist behind the

selling Felt Flaps series

Grandpa and the Kingfisher

Written by Anna Wilson • Illustrated by Sarah Massini

Life-affirming and lyrical, this beautiful picture book celebrates the awesome power of nature, while gently introducing young children to the concept of life and death.

Written in memory of her father, whose favourite bird was the kingfisher, Anna Wilson takes readers on a lyrical journey though a year in the life of a kingfisher family. Stunning illustrations by Sarah Massini bring the riverbank to life in all its glory. A positive story about life, death, and being a part of the natural world.

The Earth Book

Illustrated by Hannah Alice

Discover our amazing planet in this incredibly inventive board book with see-through acetate pages.

Have you ever thought about how amazing our world is? What happens deep under the Earth’s surface? How do volcanoes form? And how does our planet stay a healthy place for us to live? Children will love discovering the answers with amazing see-through pages and clear, friendly text. With labelled acetate diagrams, this is a fantastic first look at our world for curious children everywhere.

Also available (p.198)

5+ • £11.99 • 18pp

250 x 245mm Cased board book with die-cut acetate pages and cover

ISBN: 978 1 83994 702 5

Illustrator location: London, UK

My Life on Fire

Written by Cath Howe

A tense, page-turning story that sensitively deals with themes of family upheaval and kleptomania.

9+ • £7.99 • 272pp • B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 283 9

EB: 978 1 83994 284 6

Author location: London, UK

Ren’s family have lost their home in a fire. They’re living with her grandmother now and things are a bit tense. Ren lost her collection of things, her clothes; her brother lost his little bear and is inconsolable. So Ren starts replacing things with other people’s possessions. They’ve got loads of stuff, after all. But she gets caught and must strike a terrifying deal to avoid detection. . .

If you love Jacqueline Wilson, you’ll love Cath Howe! She writes brilliant, empathetic stories of real-life children with real-life issues in an engaging and commercial way.

Also available (p.224)

The Boy Who Saved a Bear

Written by Nizrana Farook

New from Nizrana Farook, the author of Waterstones’ Book of the Month The GirlWho Stole an Elephant.

Also available (p.218)

A boy and a bear meet, become friends and have the adventure of their lives!

The fourth thrilling adventure set in a fictional Sri Lanka is jam-packed with peril, thieves and a terrifying bear!

Nuwan works at the library, delivering books. One day, he accidentally takes away a very valuable key and in the process thwarts the plans of some very dangerous thieves. On the run, he hides in a cave, only to discover that he is sharing it with a big, hairy, terrifying bear!

9+ • £7.99 • 224pp

B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 392 8

EB: 978 1 83994 393 5

Author location: Hertfordshire, UK

“Richly

atmospheric, full of colour and passion, Farook is a writer to watch.” Mail Online

Dragon Storm series

Connor and Lightspirit

Written by Alastair Chisholm • Illustrated by Eric Deschamps

A thrilling, magical, and action-packed fantasy series, illustrated throughout.

Coming soon!

Skye and Soulsinger (p.84)

When dragonseer, Connor, and his dragon, Lightspirit, solve an impossible puzzle, they are taken immediately to the palace. There they meet someone who needs their help to stop the Dragon Storm, a terrible war that would destroy all dragons!

But something isn't adding up. . . and not everyone can be trusted. Can Connor and Lightspirit work out who's really behind the Dragon Storm before it's too late?

7+ • £6.99 • 160pp

B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 704 9

EB: 978 1 83994 705 6

Author location: Edinburgh, UK

Illustrator location: New York, USA

8 titles in the series! See more (p.213)

Baby Faces series

Little Bear, Where Are You? Little Dog, Where Are You?

Illustrated by Ekaterina Trukhan

Stories Aloud p.2

A stunning new series of lift-the-flap board books –with 5 mirrors!

Coming soon!

Little Owl (p.100)

LittleTiger (p.100)

One thing’s for sure – babies love mirrors! This cheerful new series aims to enhance early mirror play as very young children will enjoy revealing their own face on every page. Featuring sturdy card flaps of friendly animal faces which are easy for even the littlest of hands to grab.

6 months+ • £7.99 • 12pp • 170 x 170mm

Cased board book with card flaps, a gatefold and 5 mirrors

Illustrator location: Belgrade, Serbia

Peekaboo series

Peekaboo Lion

Written by Camilla Reid • Illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius

Stories Aloud p.2

Little ones will go wild for this new safari-themed title –over a million copies of the series sold worldwide!

Easy-to-use peekaboo sliders, a funny rhyming text and surprise mirror ending combine in this stylish and interactive board book for babies and toddlers! From Camilla Reid and Ingela P Arrhenius, the award-winning team behind the bestselling Felt Flaps series.

6 months+ • £7.99 • 10pp 180 x 180mm Board book with 10 sliders and mirror

ISBN: 978 1 83994 676 9

Author location: Oxfordshire, UK

Illustrator location: Stockholm, Sweden

Coming soon! Peekaboo Car (p.89)

Peekaboo Santa (p.134)

13 titles in the series!

See more (p.145)

Bizzy Bear series

Ship’s Captain

Illustrated by Benji Davies

Jump on board in this brand-new title in the series –over 19 MILLION copies sold worldwide!

Bizzy Bear is sailing across the sea today! Five easy-to-use sliders, a rhyming story and lots to spot and say in this series of bright, interactive board books for toddlers! The high level of interaction builds confidence and engagement with books, which is a key stepping-stone to reading for toddlers.

2+ • £6.99 • 10pp • 180 x 180mm

Board book with sliders • ISBN: 978 1 83994 517 5

Illustrator location: London, UK

The Goat and the Stoat and the Boat

Written by Em Lynas • Illustrated by Matt Hunt

A raucous rhyming tale that will have children (and adults) in fits of laughter!

3+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB • 32pp

270 x 270mm

HB ISBN: 978 1 83994 420 8

PB ISBN: 978 1 83994 421 5

Author location: North Yorkshire, UK

Illustrator location: Worcestershire, UK

Stoat is having fun in his boat when, suddenly, Goat jumps in too. Uh-oh! Chaos ensues as an angry Stoat tries to chase Goat out of his boat. But before long, Goat and Stoat’s lively antics make the boat wibble and wobble!

Can Stoat float in the water? And will Goat’s colourful coat be ruined?

Everything Possible

Written by Fred Small • Illustrated by Alison Brown

A joyful and inclusive lullaby about love, acceptance and following your

heart.

3+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB • 32pp

270 x 270mm

HB ISBN: 978 1 83994 890 9

PB ISBN: 978 1 83994 891 6

Author location: Massachusetts, USA

Illustrator location: Leeds, UK

Strong and bold, or quiet and kind, every child is unique, and their future filled with possibilities. Based on Fred Small's iconic folk song that became an anthem for the LGBTQ+ community, Everything Possible celebrates love and friendship, gently encouraging children to dream their own dream and choose their own path, wherever it may take them.

With a brand-new free ‘Stories Aloud’ audio recording with revised lyrics in both the paperback and hardback editions – scan the QR code at the end of the story to hear the song.

Pip and Posy series

Let’s Get Colouring!

The perfect Pip and Posy colouring book!

Get ready for a brilliant colouring adventure with Pip and Posy. Fans of the TV show will love the easyto-colour pages and extra stickers in this bumper activity book.

3+ • £6.99 • 48pp, with 4pp sticker sheet

300 x 220mm Paperback

ISBN: 978 1 83994 813 8

See more in the series (p.193)

When I Became Your . . . series

When I Became Your Grandad

Written by Susannah Shane • Illustrated by Britta Teckentrup

Now in paperback! A heart-warming picture book about the love between grandfathers and grandchildren –with gold foil on every page!

2+ • £7.99 • 24pp • 250 x 250mm

Coming soon! When I Became Your Sister (p.107)

For one little lion cub, days spent with Grandad are always the best days of all. From playing in the golden grass to watching a rainbow and snuggling up as night falls, Grandad is always there to share every precious moment. With lyrical rhyming text, stunning artwork and foil on every page, this picture book makes the perfect gift for children and their grandads.

Paperback • ISBN: 978 1 83994 449 9

Author location: London, UK

Illustrator location: Berlin, Germany

Also available (p.186)

How to be . . . series

How to be a Detective and Other Crime-Fighting Jobs

Written by DC Alexandra Beever • Illustrated by Sol Linero

A friendly, fascinating book about how to work in the crime-fighting industry, written by Detective Constable Alexandra Beever.

Do you have what it takes to become a detective, a crime scene investigator, or a forensic scientist? Find out all about the incredible crime-fighting jobs you could do, from training to become a crime laboratory analyst or a lawyer to working as a helicopter pilot or even becoming an expert in fingerprints. This fully illustrated book will inspire any child with an interest in helping people and fighting crime.

6+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB • 32pp • 290 x 230mm

HB ISBN: 978 1 78800 809 9 • PB ISBN: 978 1 83994 126 9

Author location: Oxfordshire, UK • Illustrator location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Also available (p.204)

Growing Up An Inclusive Guide to Puberty and Your Changing Body

Written by Rachel Greener • Illustrated by Clare Owen

A modern and inclusive guide to help every child understand their journey from childhood to being a grown-up.

In this honest, accessible illustrated guide to puberty, young readers can find out exactly what may happen as they grow from being a child to becoming a grown-up. This book provides the perfect stepping stone for every caregiver to have an open conversation about what it really means for a child to be growing up.

Growing Up covers everything from biological sex and gender identity to physical changes and emotional development. Written in friendly and accessible language that can be shared with a child or read independently, Growing Up also includes a further reading section and glossary to answer more complex questions.

Also available (p.202)

6+ • £12.99 • 32pp

270 x 232mm Hardback

ISBN: 978 1 83994 700 1

Author location: London, UK

Illustrator location: Bristol, UK

Zoe’s Rescue Zoo series

The Rascally Raccoon

Written by Amelia Cobb • Illustrated by Sophy Williams

Another fantastic title in the perfect series for young animal lovers, beautifully illustrated throughout by Sophy Williams.

5+ • £6.99 • 128pp • B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 507 6

EB: 978 1 83994 508 3

Author location: London, UK

Illustrator location: Wiltshire, UK

Zoe loves living at her uncle’s rescue zoo because there’s always something exciting going on. And Zoe also has an amazing secret . . . She can actually TALK to the animals!

Rocco the raccoon has just arrived at the zoo and he loves to play pranks! Inspired by the rascally animal, Zoe and her friend decide to play their own. But when a prank goes too far, Zoe will need Rocco’s help to make things right.

24 titles in the series! See more (p.216)

Lenny Lemmon and the Invincible Rat

Written by Ben Davis • Illustrated by James Lancett

Hilarious school-based comedy for 7+ with black-and-white illustrations throughout. Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets Bunny Vs Monkey!

Lenny Lemmon is looking forward to Olden Days Day at school and he’s pleased with his own contribution, too. Except it escapes and ends up in the bowl of sick, sorry, gruel, that Amelia Kelly has brought up, sorry, in. Soon there are small, gruelly footprints all over the classroom and also a lot of screaming because the rat that Lenny found by the back of the chip shop is FREE. Can the kids round up Ratty before more damage is done? Or will they end up in the headmaster’s office – AGAIN?

7+ • £6.99 • 112pp

B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 929 6

EB: 978 1 80513 006 2

Author location: Tamworth, UK

Illustrator location: Bath, UK

Coming soon! Lenny Lemmon and the Trail of Crumbs (p.133)

Mermaid Academy series

Isla and Bubble

Written by Julie Sykes and Linda Chapman • Illustrated by Lucy Truman

From the team behind the bestselling Unicorn Academy series comes a new action-packed underwater adventure.

Hidden deep beneath the waves is Mermaid Academy, a magical school where mermaids are paired with their very own dolphin and must discover their unique mermaid magic, with plenty of adventure along the way!

Impulsive Isla isn’t afraid of breaking a few rules to win the school treasure hunt and her dolphin, Bubble, is always up for a dare. But the seas surrounding the academy are swirling with magic, and soon Isla and Bubble find themselves in very deep water . . .

7+ • £6.99• 112pp • B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 927 2

EB: 978 1 80513 004 8

Author location: Cornwall and Leicestershire, UK

Illustrator location: Derbyshire, UK

Coming soon! Cora and Sparkle (p.99) Maya and Rainbow (p.131)

Press Start series Super Rabbit Racers!

Written and illustrated by Thomas Flintham

The third in a full-colour series of graphic novels about – and for – kids who love gaming!

5+ • £6.99 • 80pp

B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 928 9

EB: 978 1 80513 052 9

Author/Illustrator location: Penzance, UK

Also available (p.218)

Coming soon! Super Rabbit Boy vs Super Rabbit Boss! (p.113)

Sunny’s favourite game is Super Rabbit Boy, where his carrot-loving friend must thwart all the plots the evil King Viking of Boom Boom Mountain comes up with. Super Rabbit Boy and his friends, Jody Racer and Nugget, must work together to stop him! Can they dodge King Viking’s fireballs, Robo Bobo’s long Robo-arms, Princess Pirate’s super-secret boxing gloves, or will King Viking stop them in their tracks?

Amazon Customers

“I LOVE SUPER RABBIT BOY!

It’s my favourite series ever, from Magic Treehouse to Diary of aWimpy Kid!

”

Felt Flaps series

Where’s Mr Dog? Buggy Book

Illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius

A new buggy book addition to the must-have novelty series to take with you everywhere!

Each title in this stylish series has five spreads with friendly characters to find behind colourful felt flaps. Lift the final flap and there’s a surprise mirror. With its handy strap and mini format, this cute little buggy book is just perfect for babies and toddlers on the go.

6 months+ • £5.99 • 12pp

105 x 105mm Board book with felt flaps, mirror ending and buggy strap

ISBN: 978 1 83994 789 6

Illustrator location: Stockholm, Sweden

Coming soon!

Mr Penguin Buggy Book (p.119)

Pip and Posy series

Where are you? At the Seaside

Where are you? In the Garden

Illustrated by Axel Scheffler

A brand-new series of Pip and Posy lift-the-flap board books with a soft felt flap for children to peek behind on every page.

Babies and toddlers love to play hide-and-seek, and so do Pip and Posy. With bright felt flaps that are easy to lift to help develop fine motor skills, this sturdy board book is perfect for babies and toddlers.

ISBN: 978 1 83994 834 3

6 months+ • £6.99 • 12pp

180 x 180mm Board book with felt flaps

Illustrator location: London, UK

ISBN: 978 1 83994 871 8

Coming soon! At Christmas (p.135)

Pip and Posy series

The Bug Hotel

A brand-new picture book, based on the hit TV series about everyone’s favourite friends, Pip and Posy!

3+ • £6.99 • 32pp

250 x 250mm Paperback

ISBN: 978 1 83994 814 5

Jamila is making a bug hotel for her mini friends. Pip and Posy want to help too. But will they remember to be nice and quiet, so that they don’t scare the garden visitors away? In this picture book, based on a popular TV episode, Pip and Posy’s wonderful world of play is brought to life through this charming story all about friends . . . both big and small.

Bizzy Bear series

My First Sticker Book: Things That Go

My First Sticker Book: Animals

Illustrated by Benji Davies

Coming soon! Christmas Time (p.137)

An exciting new range of sticker books, each with over 40 BIG stickers for little hands.

Bizzy Bear is a very busy bear indeed! Use your stickers to add his fire engine racing to the rescue and his jeep driving around the animal safari, as well as launching his rocket into space. With things to look for and find on every page, these sticker books will keep little ones entertained for hours.

3+ • £5.99 • 24pp with 8pp sticker sheet

300 x 220mm Paperback

Illustrator location: London, UK

Discover the whole Bizzy Bear range (p.154, 194)

Goodnight Babies . . .

Illustrated by Charlotte Trounce

A bedtime follow-up to the winner of Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award 2021, Sometimes Babies . . .

1+ • £7.99 • 20pp

200 x 200mm Cased board book with mirror

ISBN: 978 1 83994 793 3

The perfect first bedtime book to share with a new baby – with a mirror on the final page! Get ready to say goodnight to all kinds of animal babies – from zebras standing tall to mice, soft and small. With bold animal artwork, this irresistible board book will brighten any bookshelf.

Illustrator location: Edinburgh, UK

Also available (p.161)

When a Dragon . . . series When a Dragon Goes to School

Written by Caryl Hart • Illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw

Now in cased board! Over 40,000 copies in the series sold in the UK!

Goes to School

Caryl Hart Rosalind Beardshaw

2+ • £6.99 • 28pp

200 x 200mm Cased board book

ISBN: 978 1 83994 960 9

Author location: Sheffield, UK

Illustrator location: York, UK Also available (p.165)

When a dragon goes to school, will she enjoy a book in the den and save her lunchtime treats for a friend? Or will she throw the crayons and refuse to share? She’s going to need her friends to help her behave herself . . . she is a DRAGON after all! This funny and reassuring rhyming story is the perfect introduction to school and pre-school for little dragons – and children – everywhere!

Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam series Train Trouble

Written by Tracey Corderoy • Illustrated by Steven Lenton

All aboard for the latest title in the hugely successful series, which has sold over 290,000 copies.

When Shifty and Sam are asked to bake on board the Pawrient Express, travelling to Venice for Carnival night, they find themselves caught up in a robbery. A sneaky thief has stolen the posh passengers’ gems and she’s making her escape in a getaway gondola! It's their old adversary Kitty Le Claw, and the doggy detectives are hot on her tail. Can they unmask that kitty-cat criminal and save the day?

Special Delivery

A Book’s Journey Around the World

Written by Polly Faber • Illustrated by Klas Fahlén

Now in paperback! An original and unique story following the journey of one book across the globe.

A beautifully illustrated guide following the journey of one book across the globe, from a printing press in a factory far, far away, to the hands of a young boy. With stylish, contemporary artwork from Klas Fahlén and gentle narrative text by Polly Faber, this gorgeous picture book introduces all the people, processes and vehicles involved in delivering the perfect gift! Bonus non-fiction material includes three pages of fantastic fully illustrated special delivery facts to inspire and delight curious readers.

Illustrator location: Stockholm, Sweden

Out and About series Sky Explorer

Written by Elizabeth Jenner • Illustrated by Anja Sušanj

From amazing cloud formations and rainbows to twinkling stars and planets, become an expert sky explorer with this brilliant guide to the wonders of the sky, both by day and night.

Wherever you are, whatever the weather, there’s always something to see if you look up! Learn how to tell your cumulonimbus from your contrails, your stars from your satellites, and much more. Find out what makes the sky blue, the difference between lunar and solar eclipses and how mirages happen. Also includes top spotting tips and fun activities to do on your adventures, plus a quiz to test your expert explorer knowledge.

8+ • £7.99 • 80pp

193 x 129mm Hardback with elastic strap

ISBN: 978 1 83994 848 0

Author location: London, UK

Illustrator location: Rijeka, Croatia

Also available (p.199)

Everything You Know About . . . series

Everything You Know About Sharks is Wrong!

Written by Dr Nick Crumpton • Illustrated by Gavin Scott

Shark fans will quickly become shark experts with this informative, inventive and entertaining take on an animal book!

Do you know all there is to know about sharks? They’re mean, they all look the same, and the world doesn’t need them, right? Well, this book is here to show you that you’re WRONG! From fascinating fishy friendships to incredible powers of invisibility, discover how everything you think you know is actually untrue in this in-depth, ingenious book.

7+ • £14.99 • 64pp • 290 x 250mm Hardback

ISBN: 978 1 83994 451 2

Author location: London, UK

Illustrator location: Somerset, UK

Also available (p.201)

Welcome to Our Table

A Celebration of What Children Eat Everywhere

Written by Laura Mucha and Ed Smith • Illustrated by Harriet Lynas

Learn about food, culture and traditions from all around the globe in this incredible follow-up to Welcome to Our World.

4+ • £14.99 • 64pp • 290 x 250mm Hardback

ISBN: 978 1 83994 504 5

Author location: London, UK

Illustrator location: Cambridge, UK

Find out what children eat all around the world in this beautifully illustrated book, written by bestselling poet and author Laura Mucha, alongside trained chef and award-winning food writer Ed Smith. From biltong to biryani and papaya to passionfruit, there are so many dishes and delicacies all around the world. A unique, warmhearted book that will teach children understanding, empathy and respect, and inspire a love of food and flavour.

“Sure to be a smash hit”

Also available (p.198)

Wigglesbottom Primary series

The Sports Day Chicken

Written by Pamela Butchart • Illustrated by Becka Moor

Three perfectly pitched school stories, hilariously told by Pamela Butchart and beautifully illustrated by Becka Moor.

5+ • £6.99 • 112pp • B-format paperback

ISBN: 978 1 83994 076 7

Author location: Dundee, UK

Illustrator location: Manchester, UK

Year 2 at Wigglesbottom Primary is never boring. Even so, they don’t expect to run a race against a chicken at Sports Day, or eat green toxic slime at lunch (it’s Halloween custard!) or that Anne Marie Moor is an ant queen and one of her subjects is called Lady Gaga. BUT THEY LOVE EVERY MINUTE OF IT!

Laugh-out-loud hilarity with enticing two-colour illustrations, perfect for encouraging independent reading.

9 titles in the series! See more (p.212)

Deadlock

Written by Simon Fox

Perfect for fans of Alex Rider and Young Bond, Simon Fox’s latest action-packed thriller is ideal for readers too young for Jack Reacher or Line of Duty.

Archie Blake thought his policeman father teaching him how to pick locks and open safes was just a bit of fun. But when a diamond necklace is stolen and his dad is arrested, Archie realises the only way to prove his dad’s innocence is to go on the run and use everything he’s learned to uncover the truth.

An explosive new adventure from the author of the unputdownable Running Out of Time. Simon Fox is a rising star in a new generation of thriller writers.

9+ • £7.99 • 304pp • B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 442 0

EB: 978 1 83994 443 7

Author location: Sussex, UK

Also available (p.217)

“FIVE STARS!!! A fantastic read full of adventure, mystery and suspense!”

Reader, aged 12

Princess Minna series

The Best Princess

Written by Kirsty Applebaum • Illustrated by Sahar Haghgoo

A cheerful series with a fresh and funny take on what a princess should be! With magical full-colour illustrations throughout.

Princess Minna is very good at taming unicorns, kissing frogs and fighting dragons. She always saves the day and is helped by lots of her friends. But in this fourth story, there's a new princess in town and Princess Minna finds she doesn't like the competition. She's the best princess, beloved by all the land! Donning a series of cunning disguises, Minna tries to drive her rival out of town but soon discovers that the best princess is also a best friend. . .

5+ • £6.99 • 96pp • B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 802 2

EB: 978 1 83994 803 9

Author location: Winchester, UK

Illustrator location: London, UK

Coming soon! The Wicked Wood (p.130)

Also available (p.209)

Listen to the . . . series

Listen to the Music

Listen to the Pets

Illustrated by Marion Billet

Coming soon! Christmas Songs (p.117) Dance Music (p.117)

Brand-new editions of the popular sound-button series –over 10 million copies sold worldwide!

This ground-breaking series of interactive board books has a button on every spread, which plays one of five different exceptional quality sound effects. These reformatted new editions include replaceable AAA batteries, tactile covers, and an exciting ‘Look and Find’ game on the final page.

9 months+ • £10.99 • 14pp • 165 x 165mm

Board book with five sound clips

ISBN: 978 1 83994 905 0

Illustrator location: Paris, France

Also available (p.148)

26 titles in the series! See more (p.148)

9 months+ • £9.99 • 14pp • 150 x 150mm

Board book with five sound clips

ISBN: 978 1 83994 906 7

Illustrator location: Paris, France

Felt Flaps series

Where’s Mr Train?

Illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius

Stories Aloud p.2

All aboard this vehicle-themed title in the must-have novelty series – over 5 million copies sold worldwide!

6 months+ • £6.99 • 12pp • 180 x 180mm

Board book with felt flaps and mirror ending

ISBN: 978 1 83994 839 8

Illustrator location: Stockholm, Sweden

Over 5 million Felt Flaps books sold worldwide!

With easy-to-grasp, shaped felt flaps, a repetitive refrain and beautiful artwork from Swedish homewares designer, Ingela P Arrhenius. The perfect book for little adventurers everywhere!

Coming soon!

Mrs Fox (p.119)

Bizzy Bear series

Nursery Time

Illustrated by Benji Davies

Bizzy Bear is having lots of fun at nursery today! Come on, let’s join in!

Toddlers love the Bizzy Bear series because the stories are interactive, fun and easy to follow. With five chunky sliders and beautifully busy illustrations, this is the perfect book to help little ones settle at nursery, just like Bizzy Bear!

2+ • £6.99 • 10pp • 180 x 180mm Board book with sliders • ISBN: 978 1 83994 754 4

Illustrator location: London, UK

Never, Ever, Ever Ask a Pirate to a Party

Written by Clare Helen Welsh • Illustrated by Anne-Kathrin Behl

A hilarious birthday party adventure filled with fun and friendship.

If you want the perfect party, never, ever, ever invite this crowd of chaotic guests! The pirate will make you walk the plank, the unicorn will demand sparkles and bubbles, the dragon will set fire to your decorations and the aliens will scoff the snacks and guzzle the goodies. But . . . never, ever, EVER send your guests home! Because a party’s only a party if you share it with your friends!

The Quickest Bedtime Story Ever

Written by Louise Fitzgerald • Illustrated by Kate Hindley

Ingenious, inventive and interactive, this laugh-out-loud picture book is guaranteed to become a bedtime favourite.

Welcome to the quickest bedtime story ever! Your little one will be asleep in seconds. But wait! There are some VERY important things you must do first. Have you plumped up the pillows? And colour-coordinated the teddy bears? Getting ready for a story is a very important business, I’ll have you know . . .

Illustrated by bestselling, award-winning artist Kate Hindley, this hilarious, engaging bedtime story will settle even the most lively listener.

3+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB • 32pp • 290 x 250mm

HB ISBN: 978 1 83994 679 0

PB ISBN: 978 1 83994 680 6

Author location: Kent, UK

Illustrator location: Bristol, UK

So You Think You’ve Got It Bad? series A Kid’s Life as a Viking

Written by Chae Strathie • Illustrated by Marisa Morea

A brilliantly funny and fascinating look at what life was like for a child in Viking times.

A kid’s life as a Viking might sound like fun, what with all those cool battles and awesome longships, but actually life for kids could be pretty hard. In this hilarious book, children will learn just how tough life really was, from spending years on a voyage and sharing your bedroom with farm animals to being poked full of holes . . . and even eating extremely watery porridge!

7+ • £12.99 HB / £8.99 PB 64pp • 290 x 217mm

HB ISBN: 978 1 83994 635 6

PB ISBN: 978 1 83994 636 3

Author location: Dundee, UK

Illustrator location: Madrid, Spain

Also available (p.206)

Incredible Jobs You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of

Written and illustrated by Natalie Labarre

Now in paperback! Discover all kinds of weird and wonderful jobs you never knew existed in this incredibly informative picture book.

Do you know what you want to do when you grow up? Why not work as a babysitter . . . for sloths? Or become a chef . . . on a submarine? You might even grow up to be someone who gets paid to actually sleep on the job! From taste testers to dinosaur dusters, there are all kinds of incredible jobs that you’ve probably never heard of . . . and one of them might be just right for you!

7+ • £8.99 • 48pp • 290 x 217mm Paperback

ISBN: 978 1 78800 848 8

Author/Illustrator location: New York, USA

Mummies Unwrapped

Discover the World of Ancient Egyptian Mummies

Illustrated by Tom Froese

What is a mummy? How exactly were they made? And is there really such a thing as a mummy’s curse? Find out the answers to these questions and many more in this gruesome guide to the mummification process. Filled with grisly detail, you’ll uncover secrets of the embalmers, tales of the tomb robbers and even what happened when pets were mummified!

7+ • £8.99 • 32pp • 290 x 250mm Paperback

ISBN: 978 1 83994 171 9

Illustrator location: British Columbia, Canada

Now in paperback! Unwrap the mysteries of the fascinating world of ancient Egyptian mummies!

S.T.E.A.L.T.H. series

Rising Storm

Written by Jason Rohan

Full of thrilling high-octane action, this is the third in an explosive new action-adventure middle grade series.

9+ • £7.99 • 256pp • B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 342 3

EB: 978 1 83994 343 0

Author location: London, UK

Also available (p.232)

In this pulse-racing adventure, Arun, Donna and Sam illicitly take MANDROID to the Caribbean. The beautiful landscape is home to some ugly terrorist action, though, and soon an oil rig is on fire and lives are at stake.

Can S.T.E.A.L.T.H. rescue the hostages and prevent a major environmental disaster? Only if they can clean up their own act first. . .

A diverse main cast expands representation for readers and brings a much needed diversity update to the genre.

Dragon Storm series

Skye and Soulsinger

Written by Alastair Chisholm • Illustrated by Eric Deschamps

New in the thrilling, magical, and action-packed fantasy series, illustrated throughout.

Princess Skye of Draconis is haunted by nightmares of a dragon demanding her help. If her dragon, Soulsinger, only exists in her dreams, why do the nightmares feel so real? And who could this dragon be?

As her father and brother wage war on all dragons, threatening their very existence, Skye must escape her family’s watchful eyes to discover the truth about the dragon of her nightmares and save him, or else. . .

7+ • £6.99 • 160pp • B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 706 3

EB: 978 1 83994 707 0

Author location: Edinburgh, UK

Illustrator location: New York, USA

8 titles in the series! See more (p.213)

The Horse Who Came Home

Written by Olivia Tuffin

Heartbreak, betrayal, and a breathtakingly daring rescue: Olivia Tuffin’s fresh and thrilling novel about a girl's fight for justice at her family's stables will have 9+ readers gripped.

Hannah's family run a highly respected stables where they buy, train and sell ponies on for huge sums of money. Everyone helps, especially Hannah's older sister, Millie – a social media star on the rise. But when Hannah rescues Bella, a beautiful Connemara pony, and pieces together her tragic history, she discovers that not everything at Heartwood stables is as perfect as it seems.

Love of ponies, or loyalty to family? Now that Hannah knows the truth, she faces an impossible choice.

9+ • £7.99 • 224pp

B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 643 1

EB: 978 1 80513 001 7

Author location: Dorset, UK

Friends and Traitors

Written by Helen Peters

Immersive, thrilling WWII adventure full of secret plots and peril – imagine if John Le Carré had written MalloryTowers!

9+ • £7.99 • 272pp • B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 78800 464 0

EB: 978 1 78800 828 0

Author location: Brighton, UK

Also available (p.230)

When Sidney Dashworth's school is evacuated to a stately home in the country, she and a housemaid called Nancy discover that the Earl is up to no good. They investigate, and at first it's all terribly thrilling, creeping about at night and finding secret passageways, but soon things take a deadly turn. The Earl and his evil plotters must be stopped, or nothing will ever be the same again. . .

The gripping story of how two girls foil a plot to bring down the Government from the author of The Secret Hen House Theatre.

Peanut, Butter, and Crackers series Puppy Problems

Written and illustrated by Paige Braddock

A goofy new puppy turns the lives of two rescue pets upside down in this hilarious graphic novel for pet lovers and fans of The Secret Life of Pets.

5+ • £6.99 • 128pp • B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 966 1

EB: 978 1 83994 982 1

Author/Illustrator location: California, USA

Butter the cat and Crackers the dog are living their best lives together until the day their human comes home with a new puppy! YIKES! The noise, the mess. . . Nothing will ever be the same again!

A sweet and hilarious story about life seen through the eyes of pets, perfect for newly independent readers, visual readers and pet owners.

Coming soon! River Rescue (p.98) Doggy School (p.115)

Let’s Go Home series

Let’s Go Home, Baby Shark

Let’s Go Home, Baby Lion

Illustrated by Carolina Búzio

Help four baby animals find their way home in this fun new sliding counter series!

With easy-to-use moving parts and four unique tracks to develop hand-eye coordination and concentration, babies and toddlers will enjoy taking the baby animals home in these robust, satisfying board books.

2+ • £7.99 • 10pp • 180 x 207mm

Board book with 4 counter slider mechanisms

Illustrator location: Berlin, Germany

Also available (p.151)

Peekaboo series

Peekaboo Car

Written by Camilla Reid • Illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius

A new title in this hit novelty series with multiple sliders and lots of vehicles!

Stories Aloud p.2

Coming soon!

Peekaboo Santa (p.134)

With its irresistible characters and easy-to-use sliders, this ingenious series will captivate even the youngest of babies. This series is unusual in making use of both sides of each slider, so each book has 10 slider faces to discover including every baby’s favourite. . . their own!

6 months+ • £7.99 • 10pp • 180 x 180mm Board book with 10 sliders and mirror

ISBN: 978 1 83994 677 6

Author location: Oxfordshire, UK

Illustrator location: Stockholm, Sweden

13 titles in the series!

See more (p.145)

My First ABC

Illustrated by Edward Underwood

Stories Aloud p.2

Beautiful, large-format board book with flaps to lift and letters and words to learn.

A stunning gift board book with BIG flaps on every page. With a vibrant, clear design and illustrations from stationery and homeware designer Edward Underwood, this beautiful title is the perfect first alphabet book for little ones. A brilliant tool for building vocabulary, exploring letters and sounds, stimulating speech, and securing the foundations of reading, this delightful book is really just full of flaps and FUN!

1+ • £12.99 • 16pp • 290 x 240mm Board book with card flaps ISBN: 978 1 83994 501 4 • Illustrator location: South Downs, UK

Also available (p.162)

Nabil Steals a Penguin

Written by Nishani Reed • Illustrated by Junissa Bianda

Fast-paced and big-hearted rhyming adventure about a penguin who loves curry – perfect for fans of Paddington.

When Pierre the penguin tries Nabil’s delicious biryani rice, Pierre decides to leave the zoo and go home with him! But Nabil will be in BIG TROUBLE if his mum finds out. And Pierre is EVERYWHERE –honking, dancing, bouncing on the bed and making a HUGE bubbly mess in the bathroom . . . Will Nabil’s parents let Pierre stay?

3+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB 32pp • 270 x 250mm

HB ISBN: 978 1 83994 591 5

PB ISBN: 978 1 83994 592 2

Author location: Surrey, UK

Illustrator location: Jakarta, Indonesia

Don’t Wake Up Tiger!

Illustrated by Britta Teckentrup

Now in cased board! Try not to disturb the tiger in this interactive book with shiny spot UV pages!

Tiger is fast asleep but – oh dear! – she’s lying completely in the way. Just how will the animals get past without waking her up? Luckily, Frog has an excellent idea and, holding his balloon, he floats right over sleeping Tiger! Fox is next, followed by Tortoise, Mouse and Stork. But where exactly are they going with all those big shiny balloons? Perhaps it's someone's birthday . . .

3+ • £6.99 • 24pp

190 x 165mm Cased board book

ISBN: 978 1 83994 040 8

Illustrator location: Berlin, Germany

Also available (p.166)

A Sticker Storybook series

Getting Ready for Autumn

Illustrated by Kathryn Selbert

Encourage children to get outside and enjoy nature with this seasonal sticker book – includes over 120 colourful stickers! It’s autumn in this gorgeous sticker book full of beautiful scenes. Use stickers to fill the trees with apples, decorate pictures on the first day of school, and pick pumpkins for Halloween.

5+ • £5.99 • 24pp, plus 8pp sticker sheets

300 x 220mm Paperback

ISBN: 978 1 83994 563 2

Illustrator location: New Jersey, USA

(p.197)

Find Tom in Time series

Shakespeare’s London

Illustrated by Fatti Burke

Explore the world of Shakespeare’s London – and find Tom, his cat and over 100 other objects across fun and action-packed puzzle spreads!

Also available (p.200)

Tom’s not only lost in time, he’s lost his cat, too! Can you find Tom and his naughty cat, Digby, across the pages? Packed with detailed artwork, fascinating facts about Tudor London and over 100 other things to find – from the royal boat on the Thames to actors at the Globe Theatre – lose yourself in Shakespeare’s London with this brilliantly interactive book!

7+ • £12.99 HB / £8.99 PB • 48pp

290 x 217mm

HB ISBN: 978 1 83994 515 1

PB ISBN: 978 1 83994 516 8

Illustrator location: Dublin, Ireland

Ancient Puzzle Mystery Series

The Plot Against the Emperor

Written by Andy Seed • Illustrated by James Weston Lewis

A Roman puzzle adventure story, by Blue Peter Award-winning author Andy Seed, that teaches children how to read basic Latin!

When ancient Roman friends Flavia and Julius uncover a plot to overthrow the emperor, they must stop the criminals before it’s too late. But there are a lot of puzzles to solve along the way, from a mysterious message on a tablet to a suspicious conversation at the Colosseum. With a fold-out guide that explains how to read and write in basic Latin, this is the perfect book for children who love history and hair-raising adventures.

7+ • £12.99 HB / £8.99 PB • 48pp + tip-in Latin dictionary

290 x 217mm

HB ISBN: 978 1 83994 708 7

PB ISBN: 978 1 83994 645 5

Author location: Gloucestershire, UK

Illustrator location: London, UK

Also available (p.205)

The After School Crime Club

Written by Hayley Webster

For 9+ readers, this wise, warm and uplifting story explores what it feels like to lose yourself and the joy of discovering you’re perfect just as you are.

9+ • £7.99 • 272pp • B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 78800 606 4

EB: 978 1 78800 607 1

Author location: Norwich, UK

Also available (p.238)

Willow has always felt like an outsider at school, but she and her Nanna were so alike that she never felt alone. Now Nanna is gone and Willow is adrift. So when a group of girls offer her friendship in exchange for “fun” stealing dares, Willow can’t say no. But as the dares escalate, she has to ask herself: How far will she go to fit in?

Izzy series

Kidnap on the School Trip Express

Written by Pamela Butchart • Illustrated by Thomas Flintham

Another hilarious tale of primary school life where nothing is as it seems and the drama is always off the scale . . .

7+ • £6.99 • 224pp • B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 053 8

EB: 978 1 83994 054 5

Author location: Dundee, UK

Illustrator location: Penzance, UK

Izzy and friends are excited to find that their school trip involves an overnight train ride. But when they get on board, they’re shocked to discover that EVERYTHING is STRANGE. And the BUNK BEDS are TINY! And then their teacher disappears. . . OH NO! Miss Jones has been kidnapped! EVERYONE

“These books are so good I can't wait for the next one to come out!”

Amazon Customer

14 titles in the series! See more (p.211)

Peanut, Butter, and Crackers series River Rescue

Written

and illustrated by

Paige Braddock

Coming soon! Doggy School (p.115)

Peanut, Butter and Crackers are off camping. But getting lost was never part of the plan. The third hilarious graphic novel for pet lovers and fans of The Secret Life of Pets.

NOTFINAL

5+ • £6.99 • 96pp • B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 991 3

EB: 978 1 80513 046 8

Author/Illustrator location: California, USA

Also available (p.210)

Peanut, Butter and Crackers are off to the great outdoors in a camper van. But when indoor cat Butter discovers that their human forgot to pack a litter tray, he's sure there must be one in the forest - how else do cats go to the toilet?! Together with puppy Peanut, he sets out to find one . . . only to get lost. Can Crackers sniff them out and help Peanut and Butter get back home?

Another heart-warming and hilarious story about life seen through the eyes of pets, perfect for newly independent readers, visual readers and pet owners.

Mermaid Academy series

Cora and Sparkle

Written by Julie Sykes and Linda Chapman • Illustrated by Lucy Truman

From the team behind the bestselling Unicorn Academy series comes a new action-packed underwater adventure.

7+ • £6.99• 112pp • B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 931 9

EB: 978 1 80513 000 0

Hidden deep beneath the waves is Mermaid Academy, a magical school where mermaids are paired with their very own dolphin and set on a course to discover their unique mermaid magic, with plenty of adventure along the way!

Cora loves all ocean animals, but there's something strange about the creature she spots stealing jewels from the school's coral walls. With Sparkle's help, she follows it to a mysterious cave. Then the tide starts to turn. . . Can Cora and Sparkle escape before their water runs out?

Author location: Cornwall and Leicestershire, UK

Illustrator location: Derbyshire, UK

Also available (p.236)

Baby Faces series

Little Owl, Where Are You?

Little Tiger, Where Are You?

Illustrated by Ekaterina Trukhan

A stunning series of lift-the-flap board books –with 5 mirrors!

One thing's for sure – babies love mirrors! This cheerful new series aims to enhance early mirror play as very young children will enjoy revealing their own face on every page. Featuring sturdy card flaps of friendly animal faces which are easy for even the littlest of hands to grab.

ISBN: 978 1 83994 844 2

6 months + • £7.99 • 12pp • 170 x 170mm

Illustrator location: Belgrade, Serbia

Also available (p.161)

978 1 83994 843 5

Cased board book with card flaps, a gatefold and 5 mirrors

Sing Along With Me! series

Polly Put the Kettle On

Illustrated by Yu-hsuan Huang

A sing-along board book story that little ones will love! Sing the song and play with the sliders to follow the story.

9 months+ • £6.99 • 10pp • 180 x 180mm

Board book with sliders

ISBN: 978 1 83994 268 6

Illustrator location: Taichung City, Taiwan

20 titles in the series!

See more (p.156)

This sweet, charming slider board book is full of energy and fun. Join Polly and Sukey as they look after the customers at their café. With five slider mechanisms – and a QR code that can be scanned to hear an instrumental and vocal version of this muchloved nursery rhyme – there is lots to cheer about in this beautiful little book.

Also available (p.156)

My BIG Playbook

Illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius

Make first concepts fun with this stylish introduction to earlylearning with felt flaps, die-cuts and a surprise mirror ending.

With bright, stylish artwork from Ingela P Arrhenius, bestselling illustrator of the Felt Flaps and Peekaboo series, this BIG playbook is perfect for sharing with older babies and toddlers. With felt flaps and tactile die-cuts to explore on every page, this brand-new format introduces first concepts and encourages interactive play.

Illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius, the artist behind the multi-million-copy selling Felt Flaps series

1+ • £9.99 • 10pp

258 x 258mm Board book with felt flaps, diecuts and mirror ending

ISBN: 978 1 83994 924 1

Illustrator location: Stockholm, Sweden

Make Tracks series

Emergency Trains

Illustrated by Johnny Dyrander

Get to know four things that go in this board book series with sliding counters.

Stories

Discover four different vehicles in these action-packed board books with easy-to-use moving parts. Learn vehicle vocabulary with simple first words and then build fine motor skills driving the sliding counters around the tracks. The perfect books for children who love being in the driving seat!

2+ • £7.99 • 10pp • 180 x 207mm

Board book with 4 counter slider mechanisms

Illustrator location: Stockholm, Sweden

Also available (p.152)

’Tis the Season

A Lift-the-Flap Advent Calendar Book of Christmas Poems

Illustrated by Richard Jones

A spectacular advent calendar book filled with festive poems, hidden surprises and a magical fold-out frieze.

Count down to Christmas with wellloved poets, including Ogden Nash, Nikki Giovanni, John Agard and Christina Rossetti and joyful artwork from Richard Jones. Untie the ribbon and fold out the impressive concertina year after year in this classic Christmas collection, which has a flap to lift alongside a special poem for every day of advent.

3+ • £19.99 • 24pp

260 x 194mm Board book concertina with flaps

ISBN: 978 1 83994 686 8

Illustrator location: Devon, UK

I’m Going to Be a Princess

Written by Stephanie Taylor • Illustrated by Jade Orlando

Witty, clever and funny, this picture book story celebrates the lives of incredible Black women.

What will Maya be when she grows up? A rocket scientist like Annie Easley? An Olympic athlete like Alice Coachman? A brain surgeon like Alexa Canady? In this heart-warming and funny story, Maya discovers the achievements of some amazing Black women . . . but it’s a brave Nigerian princess who really captures her imagination! A must-have feminist picture book for Black girls everywhere.

3+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB 32pp • 250 x 270mm

HB ISBN: 978 1 83994 471 0

PB ISBN: 978 1 83994 472 7

Author location: London, UK

Illustrator location: Atlanta, USA

Hubble Bubble, Granny Trouble

Three Magical Books in One

Written by Tracey Corderoy • Illustrated by Joe Berger

A triple helping of magic and mayhem with three hilarious Halloween picture books: Hubble Bubble, GrannyTrouble, Whizz! Pop! Granny, Stop! and Spells-a-Popping, Granny's Shopping

Granny is kind of different. She wears strange hats and has a huge menagerie of cats, bats and frogs . . . Yes, she’s a witch! Life is always surprising when Granny’s around, whether she's taking her bats to the cinema or cooking up a big pot of gloopy soup. Includes three warm and funny stories about acceptance and the special bond between grandparent and grandchild in one special edition.

3+ • £9.99 • 80pp • 290 x 230mm Paperback

ISBN: 978 1 83994 969 2

Author location: Gloucestershire, UK

Illustrator location: Bristol, UK

When I Became Your . . . series

When I Became Your Sister

Written by Susannah Shane • Illustrated by Britta Teckentrup

A heart-warming book celebrating the bond between siblings, featuring flurries of foil on every page!

2+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB • 24pp • 250 x 250mm

HB ISBN: 978 1 83994 458 1

PB ISBN: 978 1 83994 459 8

Author location: London, UK

Illustrator location: Berlin, Germany

Stories

Aloud

p.2

A beautiful, reassuring picture book about the love between a sister and her younger sibling. Whether they’re adventuring in the forest, sharing berries, or wishing on shooting stars, there’s nothing they love more than spending time together. With a gentle rhyming text by Susannah Shane and stunning artwork by Britta Teckentrup, this book makes the perfect gift following the arrival of a new baby.

Also available (p.186)

A Whale of a Time A Funny Poem For Every

Day

of the Year

Selected by Lou Peacock • Illustrated by Matt Hunt

A collection of 366 hilarious poems about animals, families, school, food, holidays and much more!

This rib-tickling illustrated anthology is filled with unforgettable classics and new discoveries, including poetry in translation. The spectacular range of poems for children includes work by John Agard, Maya Angelou, Hilaire Belloc, Wendy Cope, Roald Dahl, Benjamin Zephaniah and many more. Each poem is brought to life by Matt Hunt’s comical and vibrant artwork. Whether read aloud or enjoyed alone, this is the perfect book to bring a smile – every day of the year!

6+ • £30.00 • 336pp

290 x 250mm Hardback

ISBN: 978 1 83994 201 3

Compiler location: London, UK

Illustrator location: Worcestershire, UK

A World of Dogs

Fascinating Facts and Astonishing Stories

Written by Carlie Sorosiak • Illustrated by Luisa Uribe

Written by bestselling children’s fiction author (and accidental American dingo-owner) Carlie Sorosiak, this is the perfect giftbook for dog-lovers of all ages!

Discover everything you ever wanted to know about humankind’s best friend! From tracing the evolutionary history of modern dogs to explaining the science of doggy-senses; to exploring how pups communicate (and whether they really love us back?) to meeting famous hounds of history; this gorgeously illustrated giftbook guide is a dog- (and book!) lovers paradise.

7+ • £16.99 • 96pp

290 x 250mm • Hardback

ISBN: 978 1 83994 849 7

Author location: Atlanta, USA

Illustrator location: Bogotá, Columbia

3D Press-Out and Learn

About series Butterfly Skies

Written by Lauren Fairgrieve • Illustrated by Kate Read

Featuring 20 irresistible 3D hanging butterflies and packed with dazzling full-colour nature scenes and fascinating facts.

Create your own beautiful 3D butterflies and discover fascinating facts about each species. After slotting together your butterflies, pore over the dazzling full-colour nature scenes alongside informative text. A stylish and joyful introduction to a variety of European butterflies.

6+ • £12.99 • 10pp board, plus 22pp card

250 x 220mm Hardback

ISBN: 978 1 83994 512 0

Author location: London, UK

Illustrator location: Norfolk, UK

Also available (p.197)

Kevin the Vampire series A Most Mysterious Monster

Written by Matt Brown • Illustrated by Flavia Sorrentino

Kevin is a vampire – but not as you might expect. He doesn’t drink blood, he can’t turn into a bat and he’s only eleven!

7+ • £7.99 • 224pp • B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 540 3

EB: 978 1 83994 542 7

Author location: Buckinghamshire, UK

Illustrator location: Rome, Italy

When Kevin and his family of weird and wonderful creatures get stranded in the strange, eerily quiet town of Lower Drudging, they don’t realise putting on their usual spectacular carnival is a terrible idea. They soon discover Lower Drudging has a monstrous secret of its own. A secret that is old, very hungry and has just woken up! Oops!

It’s up to Kevin to save the day. Can he prove to everyone, once and for all, that monsters aren’t the bad guys?

Brilliantly illustrated throughout in black-andwhite by Flavia Sorrentino, this new series is completely fang-tastic!

Alice Éclair series

A Sprinkling of Danger

Written by Sarah Todd Taylor

Baker by day, spy by night – Alice Éclair leads an exciting double life! A fast-paced adventure full of daring action and delicious cakes.

The French authorities suspect that dashing film director Glen Carmine might be hiding a dangerous secret, so Alice is whisked off to work undercover at the palace of Versailles, where Glen’s elaborate new production is underway.

While Alice balances espionage with baking perfect patisseries in the ancient palace kitchen, someone is watching her. Someone with deadly intent. Alice will need every trick in her recipe book to survive this mission!

Also available (p.234)

9+ • £7.99 • 224pp • B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 885 5

EB: 978 1 83994 886 2

Author location: Aberystwyth, UK

Press Start series

Super Rabbit Boy vs Super Rabbit Boss!

Written and illustrated by Thomas Flintham

The fourth in a full-colour series of graphic novels about –and for – kids who love gaming!

5+ • £6.99 • 80pp • B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 930 2

EB: 978 1 8051 3045 1

Author/Illustrator location: Penzance, UK

Oh no! Super Rabbit Boy has been sucked into an upside-down land where everyone good is now bad and everyone bad is now good. And the major meanie in this land is none other than Super Rabbit . . . Boss? Can Super Rabbit Boy make friends with a good King Viking and form a good Robot Army before Super Rabbit Boss destroys everyone and everything in sight? And will Super Rabbit Boy ever find a way to make it back to his real world?

Also available (p.218)

“I LOVE SUPER RABBIT BOY! It’s my favourite series ever, from

Magic Treehouse to Diary of a Wimpy Kid!”

“Great books for boys” Amazon Customers

Jasmine Green series A Hedgehog Called Snuffle

Written by Helen Peters • Illustrated by Ellie Snowdon

Brilliant storytelling that will make you laugh and cry, this is Dick King-Smith for a new generation.

New in the fantastic series of animal stories from Waterstones Children’s Book Prize shortlisted-author Helen Peters, with blackand-white illustrations by Ellie Snowdon.

After rescuing a hedgehog tangled in plastic netting, Jasmine is delighted when her mum allows her to rehabilitate Snuffle herself. All goes well until, on the afternoon of Bonfire Night, Snuffle escapes. Jasmine and Tom have to persuade their neighbours to search their bonfires before they light them. As darkness falls, can they find Snuffle’s hiding place before the first match is lit?

7+ • £6.99 • 144pp • B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 505 2

EB: 978 1 83994 506 9

Author location: Brighton, UK

Illustrator location: Swansea, UK

15 titles in the series!

See more (p.229)

Peanut, Butter, and Crackers series Doggy School

Written and illustrated by Paige Braddock

Peanut, Butter and Crackers are back and off to dog school in the third hilarious graphic novel for pet lovers and fans of The Secret Life of Pets.

5+ • £6.99 • 128pp

B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 990 6

EB: 978 1 80513 047 5

Author/Illustrator location: California, USA

Also available (p.210)

NOTFINAL

Crackers and floppy-eared puppy Peanut are off to doggy school! But when the two dogs are separated, Peanut is left to fend for himself against canine bullies. Determined to help him, Butter sneaks in and sets off a cat commotion! Can Peanut, Butter and Crackers find a way to make doggy school cool again?

The Great Big Christmas Tree Hunt

Illustrated by Ekaterina Trukhan

Stories Aloud p.2

Lift-the-flaps in this Christmas board book full of surprises –perfect for sharing this festive season!

Follow Polar Bear on an exciting lift-the-flap adventure as he hunts for decorations to go on his Christmas tree. But what will he find along the way? With lots of sturdy flaps to lift on every page and a simple story to join in with, this delightful Christmas board book will make a wonderful stocking filler.

1+ • £6.99 • 10pp

200 x 200mm Board book with flaps

ISBN: 978 1 83994 604 2

Illustrator location: Belgrade, Serbia

Also available (p.161)

Listen to the . . . series

Listen to the Christmas Songs

Listen to the Dance Music

Illustrated by Marion Billet

26 titles in the series! See more (p.148)

Brand-new editions of the popular sound-button series – over 10 million copies sold worldwide!

This ground-breaking series of interactive board books has a button on every spread, which plays one of five different exceptional quality sound effects. These reformatted new editions include replaceable AAA batteries, tactile covers, and an exciting ‘Look and Find’ game on the final page.

9 months+ • £10.99 • 14pp • 165 x 165mm Board book with five sound clips Illustrator location: Paris, France Also available (p.148)

Felt Flaps series

Where’s Mrs Fox?

Illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius

Stories Aloud p.2

Meet Mrs Fox in the newest title in everyone’s favourite novelty series – with 5 million copies sold worldwide!

Five beautifully illustrated spreads show a series of friendly animals hiding behind bright felt flaps. And there’s a mirror on the final page! A perfect book to share with very little ones.

6 months+ • £6.99 • 12pp • 180 x 180mm Board book with felt flaps and mirror ending

ISBN: 978 1 83994 842 8 • Illustrator location: Stockholm, Sweden

Where’s Mr Penguin? Buggy Book

Illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius

An adorable new buggy edition of this bestselling baby book –with felt flaps and a mirror!

Each title in this stylish series has five spreads with friendly characters to find behind colourful felt flaps. Lift the final flap and there’s a surprise! With its handy strap and mini format, this cute little buggy book is just perfect for babies and toddlers on the go.

6 months+ • £5.99 • 12pp • 105 x 105mm Board book felt flaps, mirror ending and buggy strap

ISBN: 978 1 83994 788 9 • Illustrator location: Stockholm, Sweden

Big Outdoors for Little Explorers series

Snow

Illustrated by Anne-Kathrin Behl

Stories Aloud p.2

A snowy board book that will inspire a love of nature in even the littlest of animal lovers.

2+ • £6.99 • 10pp

180 x 180mm Board book with sliders

ISBN: 978 1 83994 847 3

Illustrator location: Celle, Germany

Also available (p.150)

There are squirrels, geese, robins and many more animals in the snow that can be brought to life with easy-to-use, robust sliders on every page. With stunning snowy artwork and gentle rhyming facts, this book will captivate curious explorers time and time again.

The Big Book of First Words

Learn over 250 simple first words and discover amazing objects from the British Museum’s collection with this stunning board book.

Build your child’s vocabulary with this unique board book of first words. The sturdy tabbed pages make page turns easy, while the gorgeous images and objects will capture the imagination of curious toddlers. Equally curious adults can find out more about every objects featured online using a handy QR code.

Pip and Posy series

Snow Coaches

A festive snowy picture book based on the hit preschool animated Pip and Posy TV series.

Also available (p.186)

Pip and Posy are having such a good time sledging in the snow that they want Jamila to join in too. They offer to coach her but they are soon arguing about how to do it. A charming seasonal story about learning to listen to one another and work together.

3+ • £6.99 • 32pp • 250 x 250mm Paperback

ISBN: 978 1 83994 817 6

Ruffles series

Ruffles and the Cold, Cold Snow

Written and

illustrated

by David Melling

Ruffles faces all the tricksy troubles of preschool life in this picture book series from bestselling author and illustrator David Melling.

3+ • £10.99 HB / £7.99 PB • 32pp

Today it is snowing, and the teeny, tiny kittens want to play outside! Ruffles loves the teeny, tiny kittens but Ruffles DOES NOT LOVE the snow. It’s too cold, too slippy, too slidey and too sinky, ESPECIALLY in the deep snow places. But when the teeny, tiny kittens get stuck, will Ruffles be very brave and help his friends?

250 x 250mm • HB ISBN: 978 1 83994 597 7

220 x 220mm • PB ISBN: 978 1 83994 768 1

Author/Illustrator location: Oxfordshire, UK

Also available (p.180)

We Disagree About This Tree

Written and illustrated by Ross Collins

Now in paperback! A fantastically funny festive story about the bear and mouse who ALWAYS disagree from the award-winning Ross Collins.

3+ • £7.99 • 32pp • 270 x 270mm Paperback

ISBN: 978 1 83994 860 2

Author/Illustrator location: Glasgow, UK

Bear and Mouse have finally overcome their differences and are living together in perfect harmony . . . until it’s time to decorate the Christmas tree! Bear wants dazzling lights, while Mouse prefers gigantic baubles . . . and, wait a minute, did Mouse just put a MANATEE on the top?! A topsy-turvy tree is definitely THE LAST STRAW and it looks as if Christmas is RUINED. But maybe, just maybe, Bear and Mouse can reach a compromise in time . . . ?

“A stylish, humorous picture book”

The Times' Best Books for Children 2022

Also available (p.171)

Little Robin Red Vest

Written and illustrated by Jan Fearnley

Twenty-fifth anniversary edition! The much-loved festive story about a kind little robin has a wonderful new foiled cover.

One frosty evening, a week before Christmas, Little Robin washes and irons seven warm vests for the chilly nights to come. As the days go by, he comes across lots of cold and shivering animals, and kindly offers them his vests to wear. But – oh no! – on Christmas Eve, Little Robin is cold and all alone with no vests left! This timeless Christmas classic by bestselling, award-winning author Jan Fearnley is now available with a beautiful new cover.

See more from Jan Fearnley (p.175)

3+ • £7.99 • 32pp • 290 x 250mm Paperback

ISBN: 978 1 83994 986 9

Author/Illustrator location: Limousin, France

D is for Dog

Written by Em Lynas • Illustrated by Sara Ogilvie

Dogs big and small, smart and scruffy bark, catch, leap and chew their way from A to Z in this joyfully illustrated gift picture book.

Whether it’s getting marvellously muddy, leaping and lolloping or hiding under the bed with a stolen slipper, a dog’s life is so much FUN. This hilarious alphabet celebration of canine capers is perfect for dog lovers young and old. Written by Em Lynas, bestselling author of The Cat and the Rat and the Hat, with artwork by the hugely talented Sara Ogilvie, illustrator of Julia Donaldson’s The Detective Dog.

Animal Tales from India

Ten stories from the Panchatantra

Written by Nikita Gill • Illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat

A gorgeously illustrated gift book of ancient Indian fables, retold by bestselling poet and social media star Nikita Gill.

From cunning crocodiles to clever monkeys, talkative tortoises to clumsy elephants, this captivating collection brings ten of Visnu Sarma’s 2,000-year-old Panchatantra tales to life for a new audience. Celebrating cleverness, friendship, love and wisdom, each story has been thoughtfully updated for contemporary readers by Nikita Gill, and is beautifully brought to life by Chaaya Prabhat, with vibrant, irresistible illustrations on every page.

4+ • £16.99 • 96pp

265 x 240mm Hardback

ISBN: 978 1 83994 462 8

Author location: Hampshire, UK

Illustrator location: Goa, India

This is NOT a . . . series

This is NOT a Polar Bear!

Written by Barry Timms • Illustrated by Ged Adamson

Get ready for fun, games and BIG bear hugs with a fabulous new friend! From the creators of This is NOT a Unicorn! and This is NOT a Dinosaur!

This book is NOT about a polar bear. Well . . . OK, maybe it is! But this polar bear can drive a train, roller skate, disco dance and even save the world. And there’s one thing this bear does best of all – he gives the biggest, cosiest cuddles! With brilliant wordplay and a sweet and playful friendship at its heart, this is the perfect picture book for bear fans everywhere.

3+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB • 32pp

270 x 270mm

HB ISBN: 978 1 83994 892 3

PB ISBN: 978 1 83994 893 0

Author location: London, UK

Illustrator location: London, UK

Also available (p.189) Stories

Celebrate!

Written by Laura Mucha • Illustrated by Hannah Tolson

Travel the world in 50 festivals – from the familiar to the unexpected – in this sensational book about celebrations!

Discover why people might honour certain holidays, when people might mark important dates in history, and how people might take part in festivals just for fun! Written by award-winning poet and performer, Laura Mucha, and with vibrant artwork that bursts off the page, this special book explores how some of the world’s most incredible cultural and religious festivals bring people together to celebrate.

5+ • £18.99 • 112pp

290 x 250mm Hardback

ISBN: 978 1 83994 041 5

Author location: London, UK

Illustrator location: London, UK

Princess Minna series

The Wicked Wood

Written by Kirsty Applebaum • Illustrated by Sahar Haghgoo

Original and humorous stories for children just moving on from picture books but still wanting full-colour illustrations. The perfect spooky read for Halloween!

Princess Minna and her dragon, Lorenzo, have disappeared in the Wicked Wood! Her friends go to find her but they disappear too! Soon they’re found, eating the chocolate-muffin walls of the Wicked Witch's house! Quick – everyone must get home by nightfall, or else.

5+ • £6.99 • 96pp • B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 942 5

EB: 978 1 80513 034 5

Author location: Winchester, UK

Illustrator location: London, UK

Also available (p.209)

“this hilarious story is ideal for children who are transitioning from picture books to early readers.”

BookTrust

Mermaid Academy series

Maya and Rainbow

Written by Julie Sykes and Linda Chapman • Illustrated by Lucy Truman

From team behind the bestselling Unicorn Academy series comes a new action-packed underwater adventure.

NOTFINAL

7+ • £6.99 • 112pp • B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 933 3

EB: 978 1 80513 037 6

Hidden deep beneath the waves is Mermaid Academy, a magical school where mermaids are paired with their very own dolphin and set on a course to discover their unique mermaid magic, with plenty of adventure along the way!

The whole school is on a camping trip to the Northern Fjords and being stuck in a kelp tent with the other mermaids is driving Maya crazy. Desperate to be alone, she secretly swims to the surface. But when her dolphin, Rainbow, follows her and injures himself on a rock, Maya realises that she can’t always do things by herself.

Author location: Cornwall and Leicestershire UK

Illustrator location: Derbyshire, UK

Also available (p.236)

Swift

Written by Lucy Hope

A thrilling mystery adventure set in the racing world with a 1930s gangster vibe. Fast cars, rich aristocrats and a girl who discovers the truth!

Daphne Swift loves fast cars and is fascinated by the racing world. She follows the glamorous career of Nancy Nightingale and her racing glories and yearns to be like her. But when she gets caught up in the seedy case of a missing necklace and is visited by two enormous henchmen wanting it back, she discovers a dark underbelly that revolves around the diamond dealers in a gothic Hatton Gardens. It’s only when she (illegally) takes to the racing track herself that she uncovers the truth, and in solving the crime, she solves a far bigger mystery: that of her very existence. . .

Also available (p.224)

Lenny Lemmon series

Lenny Lemmon and the Trail of Crumbs

Written by Ben Davis • Illustrated by James Lancett

Hilarious school-based comedy with black-and-white illustrations throughout. Wimpy Kid meets BunnyVs Monkey!

When the school inspector turns up one day, Lenny and his friends are surprised to find themselves sent to the gym to count the footballs and tidy up the bibs. The school dog, Crumbs, has been sent there too. He’s quite a lively dog and prone to over-enthusiasm. Suddenly they realise it’s all a ruse to keep them away from the school inspector! Furious, and hurt, our heroes break out of the gym, demanding answers and an apology. The subsequent encounter with the school inspector nearly closes down the school. But, of course, Lenny and friends, with the help of the enthusiastic Crumbs, save the day.

7+ • £6.99 • 112pp • B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 936 4

EB: 978 1 80513 035 2

Author location: Tamworth, UK

Illustrator location: Bath, UK

Also available (p.216)

Peekaboo series

Peekaboo Santa

Written by Camilla Reid • Illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius

A stylish new seasonal title in the peekaboo board book series that little ones won't be able to resist!

6 months+ • £7.99 • 10pp • 180 x 180mm

Board book with 10 sliders and mirror

ISBN: 978 1 83994 678 3

Author location: Oxfordshire, UK

Illustrator location: Stockholm, Sweden

Easy-to-use peekaboo sliders, a funny rhyming text and surprise mirror ending combine in this interactive board book for babies and toddlers!

A perfect stocking filler to share with very little ones.

Stories Aloud p.2

13 titles in the series!

See more (p.145)

Pip and Posy series

Where are you? At Christmas

Illustrated by Axel Scheffler

A festive felt flap title featuring Pip and Posy artwork from Axel Scheffler and soft felt flaps that babies will love.

6 months+ • £6.99 • 12pp

180 x 180mm Board book with felt flaps

ISBN: 978 1 83994 835 0

Illustrator location: London, UK

Also available (p.159)

Little ones love to play hide-and-seek, and so do Pip and Posy. With bright felt flaps that are easy to lift, this is the perfect book to share with babies and toddlers this festive season.

If It’s Christmas and You Know It . . .

Written by Katrina Charman • Illustrated by Angie Rozelaar

It’s Christmas and you know it in this festive sing-along book with sliders and neon ink!

Also available (p.151)

1+ • £6.99 • 10pp • 180 x 180mm

Board book with sliders

ISBN: 978 1 83994 599 1

Author location: Berkshire, UK

Illustrator location: Percy-en-Normandie, France

Bring this board book to life as the little children take part in four fun Christmas activities. With robust sliders that are easy for tiny hands to move and stunning neon artwork, this is the perfect book to share at Christmas time.

Bizzy Bear series

First Sticker Book: Christmas Time

Illustrated by Benji Davies

Bizzy Bear is busy this Christmas time – he’s having fun on the snowy slopes, ice skating with his friends and helping Santa at his workshop. With BIG stickers and things to look for on every page, this sticker book is perfect to keep little ones busy at Christmas.

Discover the whole Bizzy Bear range (p.154, 194)

Snow Bunny series

Snow Bunny’s Christmas Show

Illustrated by Rebecca Harry

A touching tale about friendship, creativity and kindness that’s perfect for Christmas – with sparkly foil throughout!

Snow Bunny and her friends are putting on a Christmas show. Snow Bunny has helped Bear, Mouse and Fox with their acts, but – oh dear! – there’s no time left for her to prepare her own. But as the performers take their final bows, it’s time to shine the spotlight on the helpful friend whose hard work and brilliant ideas made it all possible: Snow Bunny – the true star of the show.

A House for Christmas Mouse

Illustrated by Rebecca Harry

Now in cased board! A moving story about a little mouse with a big heart, featuring festive silver foil on every page.

Mouse is very excited for Christmas, but she needs to find a home to spend it in! On her way through Treetop Forest, she meets Fox, Bunny and Bear, all in need of a little help – which she gladly offers –but as the sun sets, it looks like she won’t have anywhere cosy to spend Christmas. Luckily, her new friends are about to reward her generosity with a very big surprise . . .

2+ • £6.99 • 24pp • 200 x 200mm

Cased board book

ISBN: 978 1 83994 736 0

Illustrator location: Cardiff, UK

When a Dragon . . . series When a Dragon Loves Christmas

Written by Caryl Hart • Illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw

Funny, festive addition to this adorable series, which has sold over 40,000 copies in the UK.

Stories Aloud p.2

When it’s time to celebrate Christmas, does a dragon shout that she doesn’t want to wait? Does she tangle up the lights or grab the presents?

Of course not! She joins in with the carol singing, helps to decorate the tree and hands round all the gifts. And if you hear her little cars whizzing about in the night, well. . . she is a DRAGON after all!

2+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB 32pp • 270 x 270mm

HB ISBN: 978 1 83994 863 3

PB ISBN: 978 1 83994 864 0

Author location: Sheffield, UK

Illustrator location: York, UK

Also available (p.177)

Sunshine Stables series

Sienna and the Snowy Pony

Written by Olivia Tuffin • Illustrated by Jo Goodberry

At Sunshine Stables, dreams become adventures! Perfectly pitched, highly illustrated pony stories for young readers.

7+ • £6.99 • 112pp • B-format paperback

PB: 978 1 83994 932 6

EB: 978 1 80513 038 3

Author location: Dorset, UK

Illustrator location: Leicestershire, UK

Sienna loved Apples, the gorgeous little Shetland she cares for at Sunshine Stables. She may not be fast, but to Sienna, she’s perfect. Then a chance encounter at Olympia horse show leads Sienna to suspect that Apples might be hiding a remarkable past. And when a panicked foal breaks free and runs into danger, Apples finally has reason to reveal the racehorse inside her all along . . .

7 titles in the series!

See more (p.236)

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NOVELTY

Peekaboo series

Camilla Reid • Illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius

Felt Flaps Buggy Books

My First Lift-the-Flap Nursery Rhymes

Illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius

Alphabet Street

Jonathan Emmett

Ingela P Arrhenius (ill.)

Warthog

Birdie Black

Rosalind Beardshaw (ill.)

NOVELTY

My BIG Playbook

Illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius

Christmas Street

Jonathan Emmett

Ingela P Arrhenius (ill.)

Min Flyte

Rosalind Beardshaw (ill.)

’Tis the Season

Illustrated by Richard Jones

When You’re Fast Asleep Who Works at Night-Time?

Peter Arrhenius

Ingela P Arrhenius (ill.)

Big Bug Log

Sebastien Braun (ill.)

NOVELTY

Big Outdoors for Little Explorers series

Illustrated by Anne-Kathrin Behl

Can You Say It Too? series

Illustrated by Sebastien Braun

NOVELTY

Búzio

NOVELTY

I’m Thinking of a . . . series

Adam and Charlotte Guillain • Illustrated by Lucia Gaggiotti

Make Tracks series

Illustrated by Johnny Dyrander

Illustrated by Jenny Løvlie

Tiny Tabs series

Illustrated

by

Jannie Ho

Who’s Hiding series

Illustrated

by

Katharine McEwen

Bizzy Bear series

Illustrated by Benji Davies

NOVELTY

Bizzy Bear: My First Memory Game series Illustrated by Benji Davies

Bizzy Bear’s Big Book of Words

Illustrated by Benji Davies

Bizzy Bear Blocks and Book set Illustrated by Benji Davies

Bizzy Bear Plush Box Set Illustrated by Benji Davies

Sing Along With Me! series

Illustrated by Yu-hsuan Huang

Scheffler

NOVELTY

Illustrated by Jane Ormes

Pip and Posy Felt Flaps series

Illustrated by Axel Scheffler

Look, it’s . . . series Camilla Reid • Illustrated by Clare Youngs

NOVELTY

Meekoo series

Camilla Reid • Illustrated by Nicola Slater

Hello series

Illustrated by Nicola Slater

NOVELTY

Charlotte Trounce (ill.)

Ekaterina Trukhan (ill.)

Looks for Bob at Home Illustrated by Gerry Turley

Illustrated

by

Lisa Jones and Edward Underwood

PICTURE BOARD

First Concepts series

A Walk in the Countryside series

Illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw

I See the Moon

Bedtime Rhymes and

Rosalind Beardshaw (ill.)

Just Right for Christmas

Birdie Black

Rosalind Beardshaw (ill.)

Books Always Everywhere

Jane Blatt

Sarah Massini (ill.)

There’s a Bear on My Chair

Ross Collins

978 1 78800 353 7

2+ • £6.99 • 24pp • 203 x 203mm cased board book • Book Band: Gold

PICTURE BOARD

What Does an Anteater Eat?

Ross Collins

978 1 78800 731 3

2+ • £6.99 • 26pp • 203 x 203mm cased board book

Stick!

Irene Dickson

978 1 83994 568 7

2+ • £6.99 • 24pp • 203 x 203mm

cased board book

Book Band: Red

Published in collaboration with the NationalTrust

Emma Dodd’s Animal series

Emma Dodd

978 1 78800 699 6

Book Band: Turquoise

978 1 78800 701 6 Book Band: Orange

2+ • £6.99 • 24pp • 203 x 203mm cased board book

Cat Chat

Dr Jess French Penelope Dullaghan (ill.)

978 1 78800 884 6

1+ • £6.99 • 24pp • 203 x 203mm cased board book

Book Band:Yellow

978 1 78800 698 9 Book

Puppy Talk

Dr Jess French Penelope Dullaghan (ill.)

978 1 78800 885 3

1+ • £6.99 • 24pp • 203 x 203mm cased board book

Book Band:Yellow

978 1 78800 700 9

When a Dragon... series

Caryl Hart

Rosalind Beardshaw (ill.)

Book Band: Purple

We’re Going on a Pumpkin Hunt

Goldie Hawk

Angie Rozelaar (ill.)

PICTURE BOARD

We’re Going on a Present Hunt

Goldie Hawk

Angie Rozelaar (ill.)

Illustrated by Jannie Ho

PICTURE BOARD

The Same But Different Too

Migy

Snow Bunny’s

Christmas Gift

Rebecca Harry

978

Karl Newson

Kate Hindley (ill.)

A House for Christmas Mouse

Rebecca

The Winter Fox

Timothy Knapman

Rebecca Harry (ill.)

Get Out of My Bath!

Britta Teckentrup (ill.)

Neon Leon

Jane Clarke

Britta Teckentrup (ill.)

Farmyard Friends series

Illustrated by Axel Scheffler

978 1 78800 693 4

978 1 78800 694 1

Little Blue Truck

Jill McElmurry (ill.)

978 0 85763 734 5

2+ • £6.99 • 32pp • 170 x 190mm

cased board book

Book Band: Purple

Hush-a-Bye Bunny

978 0 85763 926 4

2+ • £6.99 • 18pp • 203 x 203mm cased board book • Book Band: Blue

PICTURE BOARD

978 1 78800 692 7

978 1 78800 695 8

Snow Still

978 1 83994 099 6

2+ • £6.99 • 24pp • 203 x 203mm

cased board book

Book Band: Red

Guinea Pig Party

978 0 85763 286 9

2+ • £5.99 • 26pp • 170 x 170mm board book • Book Band: Orange

2+ • £5.99 • 14pp

150 x 200mm

cased board book

Book Band: Orange

I Love You, Little One

978 1 78800 096 3

2+ • £6.99 • 26pp • 203 x 203mm

cased board book • Book Band: Gold

I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree

Selected by Fiona Waters Frann Preston-Gannon (ill.)

A Whale of a Time A Funny Poem for Every Day of the Year

Selected by Lou Peacock Matt Hunt (ill.)

PICTURE BOOKS

Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright! An Animal Poem for Every Day of the Year

Selected by Fiona Waters

Britta Teckentrup (ill.)

A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes and Poems

Frann Preston-Gannon (ill.)

And Everything Will Be Glad to See You Poems by Women and Girls

Selected by Ella Risbridger Anna Shepeta (ill.)

What Are Little Girls Made of?

Nursery Rhymes for Feminist Times

Jeanne Willis • Isabelle Follath (ill.)

I See the Moon Poems and Rhymes for Bedtime Rosalind Beardshaw (ill.) 978

PICTURE BOOKS

Nosy Crow Classics

Margery Williams

Sarah Massini (ill.)

978 0 85763 696 6

4+ • £14.99 • 64pp

265 x 240mm hardback

Book Band: Dark Blue

Original: Frances Hodgson Burnett

Retold by Geraldine McCaughrean

Margarita Kukhtina (ill.)

978 1 78800 858 7

4+ • £14.99 • 96pp

265 x 240mm hardback

Book Band: Grey

Original: J.M. Barrie

Retold by Caryl Hart

Sarah Warburton (ill.)

978 1 78800 007 9

4+ • £14.99 • 72pp

265 x 240mm hardback

Book Band: Grey

Original: Kenneth Grahame

Abridged by Lou Peacock

Kate Hindley (ill.)

978 1 78800 892 1

4+ • £16.99 • 96pp

265 x 240mm hardback

Book Band: Dark Blue

Original: Johanna Spyri

Retold by Jeanne Willis

Briony May Smith (ill.)

978 1 78800 474 9

4+ • £14.99 • 96pp

265 x 240mm hardback

Book Band: Dark Blue

Octopus Shocktopus

Peter Bently

Steven Lenton (ill.)

C tO P u S s H o C kT o Pu S !

HB: 978 1 78800 267 7

PB: 978 1 78800 268 4

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB 32pp • 270 x 250mm

Book Band: Orange

The Fairiest Fairy

Anne Booth

Rosalind Beardshaw (ill.)

PB: 978 0 85763 316 3

3+ • £6.99 • 32pp

250 x 270mm paperback

Book Band: White

Refuge

Anne Booth

Sam Usher (ill.)

PB: 978 0 85763 771 0

3+ • £7.99 • 32pp

290 x 250mm

Book Band: Gold

PICTURE BOOKS

Fairy Tales series

Illustrated by Ed Bryan

HB: 978 0 85763 470 2

PB: 978 0 85763 471 9

Book Band: Turquoise

HB: 978 0 85763 472 6

PB: 978 0 85763 473 3

Book Band: Purple

3+ • £7.99 HB / £5.99 PB • 32pp • 264 x 234mm

978 0 85763 045 2

978 0 85763 475 7

978 1 78800 301 8

978 1 78800 303 2

Cinderella’s Sister and the Big Bad Wolf

Lorraine Carey

Migy Blanco (ill.)

PB: 978 0 85763 314 9

3+ • £6.99 • 32pp

290 x 250mm paperback Book Band: White

PICTURE BOOKS

Super Milly and the Super School Day

Stephanie Clarkson Gwen Millward (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 768 9

PB: 978 1 78800 769 6

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

250 x 270mm • Book Band: Purple

There’s a Bear on My Chair

Ross Collins

HB: 978 0 85763 393 4

PB: 978 0 85763 394 1

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB 32pp • 270 x 270mm

Available in board p. 164

Book Band: Gold

This is a Dog

Ross Collins

HB: 978 1 78800 515 9

PB: 978 1 78800 922 5

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB 32pp • 270 x 270mm

Book Band: Pink

Beatrix and Her Bunnies

Rebecca Colby

Caroline Bonne-Müller (ill.)

HB: 978 1 83994 093 4

PB: 978 1 83994 107 8

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB 32pp • 250 x 270mm

Book Band: Lime

Published in collaboration with the National Trust

There’s a Mouse in My House

Ross Collins

HB: 978 1 78800 825 9

PB: 978 1 78800 826 6

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB 32pp • 270 x 270mm

Book Band: Purple

This Zoo is Not for You

Ross Collins

HB: 978 0 85763 895 3

PB: 978 1 78800 252 3

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB 32pp • 270 x 270mm

The Castle the King Built

Rebecca Colby

Tom Froese

(ill.)

HB: 978 0 85763 967 7

PB: 978 1 78800 659 0

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB 32pp • 290 x 250mm

Published in collaboration with the National Trust

We Disagree About This Tree

Ross Collins

HB: 978 1 83994 499 4

PB: 978 1 83994 860 2

October 2023

3+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB 32pp • 270 x 270mm

Book Band: Purple

What Does an Anteater Eat?

Ross

Collins

HB: 978 1 78800 264 6

PB: 978 1 78800 535 7

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB 32pp • 270 x 270mm

Available in board p. 164

PICTURE BOOKS

How to Look After Your Dinosaur

Jason Cockcroft

HB:

Are Coming!

John Condon Matt Hunt

(ill.)

Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam series Tracey Corderoy • Illustrated by Steven Lenton

Just Right for Two Tracey Corderoy Rosalind Beardshaw (ill.)

Hubble Bubble series

PICTURE BOOKS

Tracey Corderoy • Illustrated by Joe Berger

1

3+ • £6.99 • 32pp • 290 x 230mm paperback • Book Band: Gold

Mouse’s Night

Before Christmas

Tracey Corderoy

Sarah Massini (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 540 1

PB: 978 1 78800 544 9

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB 32pp • 250 x 270mm Book Band: Brown

Neon series

The

Boy and the Bear

Tracey Corderoy

Sarah Massini (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 309 4

PB: 978 1 78800 076 5

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB 32pp • 290 x 250mm Book Band: Brown

Jane Clarke • Illustrated by Britta Teckentrup

PB: 978 1 83994 938 8 Book Band: Turquoise Available in board p. 166

HB: 978 1 78800 023 9

PB: 978 1 78800 490 9 Book Band: Orange

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 24pp • 270 x 230mm

HB: 978 1 78800 311 7

PB: 978 1 78800 765 8 • £7.99 Book Band: Gold

Nothing Can Frighten a Bear

Elizabeth Dale

Paula Metcalf (ill.)

HB: 978 0 85763 646 1

PB: 978 0 85763 647 8

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB 32pp • 290 x 250mm Book Band: White

HB: 978 1 78800 653 8

PB: 978 1 78800 939 3 Book Band: Purple New!

Dinosaur! series

Penny

PB: 978 0 85763 094 0

HB: 978 0 85763 583 9

PICTURE BOOKS

Dale HB: 978 1 78800 180 9

PB: 978 0 85763 584 6

978 0 85763 080 3

978 0 85763 081 0 HB: 978 0 85763 166 4

978 1 78800 181 6

978 0 85763 167 1

978 1 78800 573 9

HB: £11.99 • 32pp • 290 x 230mm / PB: £6.99 • 32pp • 290 x 230mm / BB: £5.99 • 26pp • 184 x 148mm HB: 978 0 85763 381 1

Stick!

Irene Dickson

HB: 978 0 85763 858 8

2+ • £11.99 • 32pp

270 x 270mm hardback

Available in board p. 164

978 0 85763 397 2 HB: 978 1 78800 572 2

Wish

Emma Dodd

HB: 978 0 85763 456 6

PB: 978 0 85763 766 6

Book Band: Gold

2+ • £7.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 24pp

200 x 200mm padded HB 250 x 250mm PB Available in board p. 164

Rabbit’s Pancake Picnic

Tegen Evans

Paula Bowles (ill.)

HB: 978 1 83994 110 8

PB: 978 1 83994 111 5

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

270 x 250mm • Book Band: Gold

Nuts

in Space Elys Dolan

HB: 978 0 85763 322 4

PB: 978 0 85763 391 0

3+ • £10.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp 294 x 294mm

Kitsy Bitsy’s Noisy

Neighbours

Polly Faber

Melissa Crowton (ill.)

HB: 978 1 83994 366 9

PB: 978 1 83994 367 6

3+ • £12.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp 290 x 230mm

Book Band: Purple

Edgar and the Sausage Inspector

Jan Fearnley

HB: 978 0 85763 822 9

PB: 978 0 85763 823 6

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB

32pp • 290 x 250mm

Book Band: Lime

PICTURE BOOKS

The Doughnut of Doom

Elys Dolan

PB: 978 1 78800 373 5

3+ • £6.99 • 32pp 294 x 294mm paperback

Follow That Car

Lucy Feather

Stephan Lomp (ill.)

HB: 978 0 85763 384 2

PB: 978 0 85763 385 9

3+ • £10.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

294 x 294mm HB / 270 x 270mm PB

Little Robin Red Vest

Jan Fearnley

PECALA

HB: 978 1 78800 269 1

PB: 978 1 83994 986 9 • October 2023

3+ • £11.99 HB / £7.99 PB

32pp • 290 x 250mm

Book Band: Turquoise

Weasels

Elys Dolan

HB: 978 0 85763 199 2

PB: 978 0 85763 200 5

3+ • £10.99 HB / £6.99 PB 32pp • 294 x 294mm

The Quickest Bedtime Story Ever

Louise Fitzgerald

Kate Hindley (ill.)

HB: 978 1 83994 679 0

PB: 978 1 83994 680 6

July 2023

3+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB • 32pp

290 x 250mm • Book Band: Turquoise

Oh Me, Oh My, A Pie!

Jan Fearnley

HB: 978 1 78800 102 1

PB: 978 1 78800 103 8

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB 32pp • 290 x 250mm

Book Band: Purple

Animal Tales from India

Ten Stories from the Panchatantra

Nikita Gill

Chaaya Prabhat (ill.)

Covertofollow

978 1 83994 462 8

October 2023

4+ • £16.99 • 96pp

265 x 240mm Hardback

A House for Christmas Mouse

Rebecca

Harry

PICTURE BOOKS

The Best Kind of Bear

Greg Gormley

David Barrow

(ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 203 5

PB: 978 1 78800 204 2

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB

32pp • 290 x 250mm

Book Band: Purple

The Winter Fox

Timothy Knapman

Rebecca Harry (ill.)

The Prince and the Pee

Greg Gormley

Chris Mould (ill.)

HB: 978 0 85763 821 2

PB: 978 0 85763 825 0

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB

32pp • 290 x 230mm

Book Band: Gold

Snow Bunny’s Christmas Gift

Rebecca Harry

Rebecca Harry

HB: 978 1 78800 689 7

PB: 978 1 78800 690 3

3+ • £11.99 HB / £7.99 PB

24pp • 250 x 270mm

Book Band: White

Available in board p. 166

Snow Bunny’s Christmas Wish

Rebecca Harry

HB: 978 0 85763 125 1

PB: 978 0 85763 435 1

3+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB

32pp • 250 x 270mm

Book Band: Turquoise

HB: 978 0 85763 396 5

PB: 978 0 85763 706 2

3+ • £11.99 HB / £7.99 PB

24pp • 250 x 270mm

Available in board p. 166

Book Band: Lime

Snow Bunny’s Christmas Show

Rebecca Harry

HB: 978 1 83994 566 3

PB: 978 1 83994 567 0

November 2023

3+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB

24pp • 250 x 270mm

HB: 978 0 85763 350 7

PB: 978 1 78800 752 8

3+ • £9.99 HB / £6.99 PB

24pp • 250 x 270mm

Available in board p. 166

Book Band: Orange

The Girl Who Planted Trees

Caryl Hart

Anastasia Suvorova (ill.)

New!

HB: 978 1 78800 890 7

PB: 978 1 78800 891 4

3+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB • 40pp

250 x 290mm • Book Band: Purple

PICTURE BOOKS

When a Dragon. . . series

Caryl Hart •

Illustrated

by Rosalind Beardshaw

HB: 978 1 78800 196 0

PB: 978 1 78800 197 7 Available in board p. 165

HB: 978 1 78800 888 4

PB: 978 1 78800 889 1 Book Band: Orange

HB: 978 1 78800 770 2 PB: 978 1 78800 771 9 Available in board p. 165

978 1 83994 864 0 • £7.99 November 2023

The Princess and the. . . series Caryl Hart • Illustrated by Sarah Warburton

HB: 978 0 85763 707 9

978 0 85763 108 4 HB: 978 1 78800 335 3

978 1 78800 336 0

We’re Going on a Pumpkin Hunt

Goldie Hawk

Angie Rozelaar (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 883 9

PB: 978 1 78800 997 3

2+ • £11.99 HB / £7.99 PB • 32pp

270 x 270mm • Book Band: Orange

Available in board p. 165

Goldilocks and the Three Potties

Leigh Hodgkinson

HB: 978 0 85763 923 3

18 months+ • £11.99 HB 32pp • 270 x 270mm Book Band: Green

Christmas for Greta and Gracie

Yasmeen Ismail

HB: 978 0 85763 311 8

PB: 978 0 85763 312 5

3+ • £10.99 HB / £6.99 PB 32pp • 270 x 250mm

PICTURE BOOKS

We’re Going on a Present Hunt

Goldie Hawk

Angie Rozelaar (ill.)

HB: 978 1 83994 154 2

PB: 978 1 83994 155 9

2+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

270 x 270mm • Book Band: Orange Available in board p. 165

The Big Monster Snoreybook

Leigh Hodgkinson

HB: 978 0 85763 330 9

PB: 978 0 85763 331 6

3+ • £10.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

270 x 270mm

Granny Came Here on the Empire Windrush

Patrice Lawrence

Camilla Sucre (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 814 3

PB: 978 1 83994 231 0

3+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB 32pp • 290 x 250mm • Book Band: Brown

Goldilocks and Just the One Bear

Leigh Hodgkinson

PB: 978 0 85763 044 5

3+ • £6.99 • 32pp

290 x 250mm paperback

Book Band: Brown

Troll Swap

Leigh Hodgkinson

HB: 978 0 85763 162 6

PB: 978 0 85763 163 3

3+ • £10.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

290 x 230mm • Book Band: Lime

Princess Daisy and the Dragon

Steven Lenton

PB: 978 0 85763 288 3

3+ • £6.99 • 32pp

290 x 250mm paperback

Book Band: Brown

PICTURE BOOKS

Superhero series

Timothy Knapman

• Illustrated by Joe Berger

HB: 978 1 78800 022 2

978 1 78800 144 1

978 1 78800 424 4 3+ • £6.99 • 28pp • 170 x 170mm cased board book Book Band: Purple

The Cat and the Rat and the Hat

Em Lynas

HB: 978 1 83994 092 7

Matt Hunt (ill.) HB: 978 1 83994 420 8

The Goat and the Stoat and the Boat Em Lynas Matt Hunt (ill.) 978 1 83994 422 2

D is for Dog Em Lynas

Sara Ogilvie (ill.)

October 2023

3+ • £9.99 • 32pp

Coronavirus and Covid A Book for Children About the Pandemic

Elizabeth Jenner, Kate Wilson & Nia Roberts • Axel Scheffler (ill.)

978 1 83994 456 7

5+ • £5.99 • 32pp

270 x 246mm paperback

£1 from the sale of every copy will be donated to NHS Charities Together

Ruffles series

David Melling

HB: 978 1 78800 988 1

PB: 978 1 78800 989 8

Book Band: Blue

HB: 978 1 83994 496 3

PB: 978 1 83994 497 0 February 2023

Book Band:Yellow

PICTURE BOOKS

Fairy Felicity’s

Moonlight Adventure

Alison Murray

HB: 978 0 85763 581 5

PB: 978 0 85763 588 4

3+ • £10.99 HB / £7.99 PB • 24pp

250 x 270mm

Book Band: Green

Princess Penelope and the Runaway Kitten

Alison Murray

PB: 978 0 85763 655 3

BB: 978 0 85763 632 4

3+ • PB: £7.99 • 24pp • 250 x 270mm

BB: £6.99 • 24pp • 170 x 184mm

Book Band: Orange

HB: 978 1 78800 990 4

HB: 978 1 78800 992 8

PB: 978 1 78800 993 5 Book Band: Orange

HB: 978 1 83994 597 7

PB: 978 1 83994 768 1 October 2023

PB: 978 1 78800 991 1 Book Band: Orange 3+ • £10.99

Books Always Everywhere

Jane Blatt • Sarah Massini (ill.)

HB: 978 0 85763 089 6

PB: 978 0 85763 090 2

1+ • £10.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

270 x 250mm • Book Band: Red Available in board p. 163

The Suitcase

Chris Naylor-Ballesteros

HB: 978 1 78800 447 3

PB: 978 1 78800 448 0

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

270 x 270mm • Book Band: Gold

Out of Nowhere

Chris Naylor-Ballesteros

HB: 978 1 78800 838 9

PB: 978 1 78800 839 6

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

270 x 270mm • Book Band: Gold

PICTURE BOOKS

Love Always Everywhere

Sarah Massini

HB: 978 0 85763 249 4

1+ • £10.99 • 32pp

270 x 250mm • Book Band: Pink

Frank and Bert

The One Where Bert Plays Hide and Seek

Chris Naylor-Ballesteros

HB: 978 1 78800 840 2

PB: 978 1 78800 841 9

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

270 x 270mm • Book Band: Turquoise

The Baby That Roared!

Simon Puttock

Nadia Shireen (ill.)

PB: 978 0 85763 654 6

3+ • £6.99 • 32pp • 250 x 270mm

Book Band: Grey

Zac and Zeb and the Make-Believe Party

Sarah Massini

HB: 978 0 85763 085 8

PB: 978 0 85763 091 9

2+ • £10.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

270 x 250mm • Book Band: White

Frank and Bert

The One Where Bert Learns to Ride a Bike

Chris Naylor-Ballesteros

HB: 978 1 83994 200 6

PB: 978 1 83994 850 3

January 2023

3+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB • 32pp

270 x 270mm • Book Band: Orange

Little Mouse’s Big Breakfast

Christine Pym

HB: 978 0 85763 673 7

PB: 978 0 85763 674 4

2+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

290 x 230mm • Book Band: White

Jeremy Worried about the Wind

Pamela Butchart

Kate Hindley (ill.)

JER W M E DIE IN

M E Y IED THE DIN JER WORR ABOUT W Pamela Butchart Kate Hindley

HB: 978 1 78800 774 0

PB: 978 1 78800 775 7

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

270 x 270mm • Book Band: White

I’ll Be There

Karl Newson

Rosalind Beardshaw (ill.)

HB: 978 1 83994 087 3

PB: 978 1 83994 088 0

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

250 x 270mm • Book Band: Gold

The Rabbit, the Dark and the Biscuit Tin

Nicola O’Byrne

HB: 978 1 78800 271 4

PB: 978 1 78800 539 5

3+ • £11.99 HB / £7.99 PB • 32pp

290 x 230mm • Book Band: Orange

PICTURE BOOKS

The Same But Different Too Karl Newson

Kate Hindley (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 399 5

PB: 978 1 78800 400 8

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

270 x 270mm • Book Band:Yellow

Available in board p. 166

Little Owl’s Bedtime

Karl Newson Migy Blanco (ill.)

PB: 978 1 83994 889 3 February 2023

2+ • £7.99 • 32pp • 290 x 250mm

Available in board p. 166

The Last Book Before Bedtime

Nicola O’Byrne

HB: 978 0 85763 428 3

PB: 978 0 85763 598 3

3+ • £11.99 HB / £8.99 PB • 48pp

290 x 230mm • Book Band: Grey

A Bear is a Bear

Karl Newson Anuska Allepuz (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 098 7

PB: 978 1 78800 099 4

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

290 x 250mm • Book Band: Purple

Bad Cat!

Nicola O’Byrne

HB: 978 1 78800 538 8

PB: 978 1 78800 886 0

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

270 x 270mm • Book Band: Orange

Open Very Carefully

Nick Bromley

Nicola O’Byrne (ill.)

PB: 978 0 85763 084 1

3+ • £6.99 PB • 32pp

290 x 230mm PB

Use Your Imagination

Nicola O’Byrne

HB: 978 0 85763 335 4

PB: 978 0 85763 392 7

3+ • £10.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

290 x 230mm

Book Band: Brown

Marvellous Margot

Lou Peacock

Ingela P Arrhenius (ill.)

HB: 978 1 83994 594 6

PB: 978 1 83994 595 3

April 2023

3+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB • 32pp

250 x 290mm

Mr Brown’s Bad Day

Lou Peacock

Alison Friend (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 397 1

PB: 978 1 78800 398 8

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

290 x 230mm • Book Band: Purple

PICTURE BOOKS

What’s Next Door?

Nicola O’Byrne

HB: 978 0 85763 832 8

PB: 978 0 85763 833 5

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

290 x 230mm

Charlie Chooses

Lou Peacock

Nicola Slater (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 562 3

PB: 978 1 78800 563 0

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

290 x 250mm • Book Band: Gold

Nuts!

Lou Peacock

Yasmeen Ismail (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 402 2

PB: 978 1 78800 401 5

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB

32pp • 270 x 270mm

Book Band: Red

The Bear, the Book and the Blanket

Lou Peacock

Ged Adamson (ill.) New!

HB: 978 1 83994 327 0

PB: 978 1 83994 328 7

April 2023

3+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB • 32pp

270 x 270mm

Lionel and the Lion’s Share

Lou Peacock • Lisa Sheehan (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 092 5

3+ • £11.99 • 32pp

290 x 250mm

Book Band: Turquoise

Oliver Elephant

Lou Peacock

Helen Stephens (ill.)

HB: 978 0 85763 976 9

3+ • £11.99

32pp • 290 x 250mm

Book Band: Brown

Toby and the Tricky Things

Lou Peacock • Christine Pym (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 265 3

PB: 978 1 78800 266 0

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

270 x 270mm

Book Band: Purple

My Big Fantastic Family

Adam and Charlotte Guillain Ali Pye (ill.)

HB: 978 1 83994 347 8

PB: 978 1 83994 348 5

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB 32pp • 250 x 270mm

Book Band: Gold

The Treasure of Pirate Frank

Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham

Jez Tuya (ill.)

HB: 978 0 85763 889 2

PB: 978 0 85763 890 8

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

290 x 250mm • Book Band: White

PICTURE BOOKS

Father Christmas and the Three Bears

Lou Peacock

Margarita Kukhtina

(ill.)

HB: 978 1 83994 569 4

PB: 978 1 83994 570 0

3+ • £12.99 HB / £6.99 PB

32pp • 270 x 270mm

Book Band: Purple

Dave’s Cave Frann Preston-Gannon

HB: 978 0 85763 623 2

PB: 978 0 85763 624 9

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

270 x 250mm

Nabil Steals a Penguin

Nishani Reed

Junissa Bianda (ill.)

New!

HB: 978 1 83994 591 5

PB: 978 1 83994 592 2

August 2023

3+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB • 32pp

270 x 250mm • Book Band: Turquoise

Copy Cat Ali Pye

HB: 978 0 85763 681 2

PB: 978 0 85763 682 9

2+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB 32pp • 290 x 230mm

Book Band: Turquoise

Dave’s Rock Frann Preston-Gannon

HB: 978 0 85763 820 5

PB: 978 0 85763 824 3

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

270 x 250mm

Wanda’s Words Got Stuck

Lucy Rowland

Paula Bowles (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 680 4

PB: 978 1 78800 681 1

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

290 x 250mm • Book Band: Gold

PICTURE BOOKS

Have You Seen My Blankie?

Lucy Rowland

Paula Metcalf (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 198 4

PB: 978 1 78800 199 1

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

290 x 250mm • Book Band: Lime

Suzy Orbit, Astronaut

Ruth Quayle

Jez Tuya (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 460 2

PB: 978 1 78800 461 9

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB

32pp • 290 x 250mm Book Band: Purple

Moonlight School series

Simon Puttock • Illustrated by Ali Pye

HB: 978 0 85763 118 3

PB: 978 0 85763 119 0

Sammy Claws: The Christmas Cat

Lucy Rowland

Paula Bowles (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 272 1

PB: 978 1 78800 273 8

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

290 x 250mm • Book Band: Gold

That Bear Can’t Babysit

Ruth Quayle

Alison Friend (ill.)

HB: 978 0 85763 828 1

3+ • £11.99

32pp • 270 x 270mm Book Band: White

HB: 978 0 85763 484 9

PB: 978 0 85763 485 6

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp • 270 x 250mm • Book Band: Purple

The Knight Who Said “No!”

Lucy Rowland

Kate Hindley (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 207 3

PB: 978 1 78800 208 0

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

290 x 250mm • Book Band: Gold

You’re Not a Proper Pirate, Sidney Green!

Ruth Quayle

Deborah Allwright (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 200 4

PB: 978 1 78800 201 1

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB

32pp • 290 x 250mm Book Band: Lime

HB: 978 1 78800 011 6

PB: 978 1 78800 012 3

PICTURE BOOKS

When I Became Your ... series

Susannah Shane Britta Teckentrup

(ill.)

HB: 978 1 83994 446 8

in

PB: 978 1 83994 447 5 February 2023 • Book Band: Orange

HB: 978 1 83994 445 1

PB: 978 1 83994 449 9 May 2023 • Book Band: Orange

2+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB • 24pp 250 x 250mm

How to Count to ONE Caspar Salmon • Matt Hunt (ill.)

HB: 978 1 83994 192 4

PB: 978 1 83994 193 1

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB 32pp • 270 x 270mm Book Band: Purple

HB: 978 1 83994 460 4 March 2023 Book Band: Green

HB: 978 1 83994 458 1

PB: 978 1 83994 459 8 September 2023

Pip and Posy TV tie-in series

978 1 83994 814 5 June 2023 • Book Band: Orange

• £6.99 • 32pp • 250 x 250mm Paperback

978 1 83994 817 6 October 2023

PICTURE BOOKS

Pip and Posy series

Camilla Reid • Illustrated by Axel Scheffler

HB: 978 0 85763 005 6

PB: 978 0 85763 079 7

BB: 978 0 85763 442 9

HB: 978 0 85763 115 2

PB: 978 0 85763 383 5

BB: 978 0 85763 973 8

HB: 978 1 78800 830 3

PB: 978 1 83994 228 0

Look and Say

Axel Scheffler

PB: 978 0 85763 403 0

2+ • £6.99

HB: 978 0 85763 004 9

PB: 978 0 85763 078 0

BB: 978 0 85763 239 5

HB: 978 0 85763 126 8

PB: 978 0 85763 296 8

BB: 978 0 85763 353 8

HB: 978 1 83994 319 5

PB: 978 1 83994 500 7 • £7.99 April 2023

HB: 978 0 85763 031 5

PB: 978 0 85763 243 2

BB: 978 0 85763 454 2

HB: 978 0 85763 635 5

PB: 978 0 85763 874 8

BB: 978 1 78800 251 6

New in PB!

HB: 978 0 85763 100 8

PB: 978 0 85763 144 2

BB: 978 0 85763 244 9

HB: 978 1 78800 086 4

PB: 978 1 78800 541 8

BB: 978 1 78800 764 1 2+

Padded HB: £9.99 • 32pp • 200 x 200mm

PB: £6.99 • 32pp • 250 x 250mm

BB: £6.99 • 26pp • 170 x 170mm

Book Band: Blue

Book & Blocks Box

Axel Scheffler

978 1 78800 333 9

2+ • £9.99 • 26pp

32pp • 290 x 230mm • Book Band: Green

170 x 172mm box plus 150 x 150mm board book

Everything Possible

Fred

Small Alison Brown (ill.)

HB: 978 1 83994 890 9

PB: 978 1 83994 891 6 May 2023

3+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB • 32pp

270 x 270mm • Book Band: Brown

Guinea Pig Party

Holly Surplice

HB: 978 0 85763 086 5

2+ • £9.99 HB • 32pp

250 x 250mm • Book Band: Orange Available in board p. 167

Funny Face, Sunny Face

Sally Symes

Rosalind Beardshaw (ill.)

PB: 978 0 85763 273 9

2+ • £6.99 • 32pp

270 x 250mm paperback Book Band:Yellow

PICTURE BOOKS

Love You Always

Frances Stickley

Migy Blanco (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 522 7

PB: 978 1 78800 523 4

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

270 x 270mm • Book Band: Gold

Hush-a-Bye Bunny

Holly Surplice

HB: 978 0 85763 401 6

2+ • £11.99 HB • 32pp

250 x 250mm • Book Band: Blue Available in board p. 167

I’m Going to Be a Princess

Stephanie

Taylor

Jade

Orlando (ill.)

HB: 978 1 83994 471 0

PB: 978 1 83994 472 7 September 2023

3+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB 32pp • 250 x 270mm Book Band: Lime

What Will You Dream of Tonight?

Frances Stickley Anuska Allepuz (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 493 0

PB: 978 1 78800 545 6

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

250 x 290mm • Book Band: Lime

Snow Still

Holly Surplice

HB: 978 1 78800 481 7

3+ • £11.99 • 24pp • 250 x 250mm

Book Band: Red Available in board p. 167

The Elephant Detectives

Ged Adamson

HB: 978 1 83994 289 1

PB: 978 1 83994 290 7

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB

32pp • 250 x 270mm

Book Band: Purple

This is NOT a Unicorn!

Barry Timms Ged Adamson (ill.)

HB: 978 1 83994 287 7

PB: 978 1 83994 288 4

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB 32pp • 270 x 270mm

Book Band: Turquoise

Don’t Wake Up Tiger!

Britta Teckentrup

PB: 978 0 85763 860 1

2+ • £7.99 • 24pp

270 x 232mm

Book Band: Gold Available in board p. 166

Poles Apart

Jeanne Willis Jarvis (ill.)

PB: 978 0 85763 493 1

3+ • £6.99 • 32pp

290 x 230mm

Book Band: White

PICTURE BOOKS

This is NOT a Dinosaur!

Barry Timms Ged Adamson (ill.)

HB: 978 1 83994 494 9

PB: 978 1 83994 495 6

3+ • £12.99 HB / £6.99 PB 32pp • 270 x 270mm

Book Band: Blue

Get Out of My Bath!

Britta Teckentrup

HB: 978 0 85763 332 3

PB: 978 0 85763 446 7

2+ • £9.99 HB / £7.99 PB 24pp • 270 x 232mm

Book Band: Turquoise Available in board p. 166

I’m in Charge!

Jeanne Willis Jarvis (ill.)

HB: 978 0 85763 645 4

PB: 978 0 85763 644 7

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB 32pp • 290 x 230mm

Book Band: Gold

This is NOT a Polar Bear!

Barry Timms Ged Adamson (ill.)

Covertofollow

HB: 978 1 83994 892 3

PB: 978 1 83994 893 0 October 2023

3+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB 32pp • 270 x 270mm

Spike: The Hedgehog Who Lost His Prickles

Jeanne Willis • Jarvis (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 205 9

PB: 978 1 78800 206 6

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

270 x 270mm • Book Band: Purple

Stardust

Jeanne Willis Briony May Smith (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 068 0

PB: 978 1 78800 069 7

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

290 x 230mm • Book Band: Gold

Somewhere

Jeanne Willis Anastasia Suvorova (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 903 4

PB: 978 1 78800 904 1

3+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB • 40pp

250 x 290mm • Book Band: White

The Wide, Wide Sea

Anna Wilson

Jenny Løvlie (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 643 9

PB: 978 1 78800 704 7

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

250 x 270mm • Book Band: White

Published in collaboration with the NationalTrust

Time to Move

South for Winter

Clare Helen Welsh

Jenny Løvlie (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 813 6

PB: 978 1 83994 025 5

3+ • £12.99 HB / £6.99 PB 32pp • 250 x 270mm

Book Band: Brown

PICTURE BOOKS

I Remember

Jeanne Willis

Raquel

Catalina (ill.)

HB: 978 1 83994 122 1

PB: 978 1 83994 229 7

3+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB • 32pp

250 x 290mm • Book Band: Brown

Grandpa and the Kingfisher

Anna Wilson

Sarah Massini (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 646 0

PB: 978 1 83994 210 5 April 2023

3+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB • 32pp

250 x 270mm

All the Animals Were Sleeping

Clare Helen Welsh

Jenny Løvlie (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 968 3

PB: 978 1 83994 026 2

3+ • £12.99 HB / £6.99 PB 32pp • 250 x 270mm

Book Band: Brown

Never, Ever, Ever Ask a Pirate to a Party

Clare Helen Welsh

Anne-Kathrin Behl (ill.)

HB: 978 1 83994 219 8

PB: 978 1 83994 218 1

July 2023

3+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB 32pp • 250 x 270mm

Book Band: Green

Troll Stroll

Elli Woollard

David Barrow (ill.)

HB: 978 0 85763 971 4

PB: 978 0 85763 972 1

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

290 x 250mm • Book Band: Lime

PICTURE BOOKS

Every Bunny is a Yoga Bunny

Emily Ann Davison

Deborah Allwright (ill.)

HB: 978 1 83994 067 5

PB: 978 1 83994 068 2

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

270 x 270mm • Book Band: Purple

We Love Dinosaurs

Lucy Volpin

HB: 978 0 85763 517 4

PB: 978 0 85763 613 3

3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

270 x 250mm • Book Band: Green

Published in collaboration with the NationalTrust

the NationalTrust

978 0 85763 803 8

Illustrated by Sarah Walsh

978 0 85763 868 7 Illustrated by Felicity French

4+ • £9.99 • 48pp plus 1 sheet of stickers • 270 x 285mm paperback

National Trust: Colouring Book of Cards and Envelopes series

Illustrated by Rebecca Jones

978 0 85763 725 3

978 0 85763 726 0

978 1 78800 009 3 Illustrated by Eilidh

978 0 85763 732 1

978 1 78800 645 3

4+ • £9.99 • 74pp, 24pp card, 48pp envelopes, 1 sheet stickers • 270 x 285mm paperback

Published in collaboration with the NationalTrust

978 0 85763 739 0

978 1 78800 089 5

British Museum: Colouring Book of Cards and Envelopes series

Illustrated by Rachel Cloyne

978 0 85763 862 5

978 1 78800 001 7

4+ • £9.99 • 74pp, 24pp card, 48pp envelopes, 1 sheet stickers • 270 x 285mm paperback

Published in collaboration with the British Museum

Nature Origami

Illustrated by Clover Robin

978 1 78800 245

6+ • £9.99 • 30pp plus 50 sheets origami paper

250 x 250mm paperback

Published in collaboration with the National Trust

Pip and Posy Sticker Activity Books

101 Stickers! series

Illustrated by Sophie Beer

Origami, Poems and Pictures

978 0 85763 938 7

6+ • £9.99 • 32pp plus 50 sheets origami paper

250 x 250mm paperback

Published in collaboration with the British Museum

ACTIVITY

Mega Mash-Up series

Nikalas Catlow and Tim Wesson

Violet Rose series

Illustrated by Jannie Ho

Make and Play series

Illustrated by Joey Chou

Bizzy Bear Sticker Book series

Illustrated by Benji Davies

Nature Sticker Book series

Illustrated by Nikki Dyson

978 0 85763 650 8

3+ • £4.99 • 24pp plus 8pp stickers • 300 x 220mm paperback

Published in collaboration with the National Trust

978 1 78800 411 4

Magical Mix-Ups series

Marnie Edwards • Illustrated by Leigh Hodgkinson

978 0 85763 337 8

Around the World Colouring Book

Thomas Flintham (ill.)

978 1 78800 000 0

5+ • £6.99 • 96pp • 297 x 210mm paperback

Published in collaboration with the British Museum 978 1 78800 408 4

5+ • £6.99 • 48pp, plus 4pp sticker 300 x 220mm paperback

978 0 85763 189 3 978 0 85763 161 9

NON-FICTION

3D Press-Out and Learn About series

Lauren Fairgrieve

Kate Read (ill.)

Mother and Daughter Dress-Up Dolls series

Gracie Swan • Illustrated by Felicity French 4+ • £10.99 • 32pp • 250 x 220mm cased board book, spiral-bound Published in collaboration with the NationalTrust

Sticker Storybook series

Tara Lilly (ill.) Kathryn Selbert (ill.)

The Big Book of Mysteries

Tom Adams • Yas Imamura (ill.)

978 1 78800 981 2

8+ • £16.99 • 96pp

290 x 250mm hardback

Book Band: Dark Blue

The Body Book

Illustrated by Hannah Alice

978 1 78800 676 7

5+ • £10.99 • 18pp • 250 x 245mm cased board book with die-cut acetate pages and cover • Book Band: Gold

Welcome to Our World

Moira Butterfield

Harriet Lynas (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 137 3

PB: 978 1 78800 712 2

4+ • £12.99 HB / £8.99 PB 64pp • 290 x 250mm

Book Band: Gold

NON-FICTION

On Your Marks, Get Set, Gold!

Scott Allen Antoine Corbineau (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 871 6

PB: 978 1 78800 727 6

7+ • £14.99 HB / £9.99 PB • 96pp

290 x 250mm • Book Band: Brown

The Tree Book

Illustrated by Hannah Alice

978 1 83994 119 1

5+ • £10.99 • 18pp • 250 x 245mm

cased board book with die-cut acetate pages and cover • Book Band: White

Welcome to Our Table

Laura Mucha and Ed Smith

Harriet Lynas (ill.)

978 1 83994 504 5 • June 2023

4+ • £14.99 • 64pp

290 x 250mm hardback

Book Band: Grey

Lands of Belonging

Donna & Vikesh Amey Bhatt Salini Perera (ill.)

978 1 83994 468 0

7+ • £14.99 • 64pp

290 x 250mm hardback

Book Band: Dark Red

The Earth Book

Illustrated by Hannah Alice

978 1 83994 702 5 • April 2023

5+ • £11.99 • 18pp • 250 x 245mm

cased board book with die-cut acetate pages and cover

Celebrate!

Laura Mucha

Hannah Tolson (ill.)

978 1 83994 041 5 • October 2023

5+ • £18.99 • 112pp

290 x 250mm hardback

Book Band: Dark Blue

Published in collaboration with the British Museum

NON-FICTION

Look and Say series

Sebastien Braun (ill.)

0 85763 886 1 978 0 85763 617 1

2+ • £6.99 • 32pp • 290 x 230mm paperback

Published in collaboration with the National Trust

Activity Backpacks

Complete Bird Spotter’s Kit

Robyn Swift

Mike Langman (ill.)

978 0 85763 799 4

Complete Night Explorer’s Kit

Robyn Swift

Sara Lynn Cramb (ill.)

0 85763 943 1

Complete Minibeast Explorer’s Kit

Robyn Swift

Hannah Alice (ill.)

6+ • £12.99 • 96pp • 222 x 144mm pack

978 0 85763 877 9 6+ • £12.99 • 80pp • 222 x 144mm pack

Published in collaboration with the NationalTrust

Out and About series

Published in collaboration with the NationalTrust

Robyn Swift

Mike Langman (ill.)

978 1 78800 422 0

Book Band: Dark Red

Robyn Swift

Sara Lynn Cramb (ill.)

978 1 78800 440 4

Book Band: Dark Red

8+ • £7.99 • 96pp / 80pp • 193 x 129mm hardback with elastic strap

Published in collaboration with the NationalTrust

978 1 78800 176 2

• £9.99 • 80pp • 222 x 144mm pack

Robyn Swift

Hannah Alice (ill.)

978 1 78800 441 1

Book Band: Grey

Elizabeth Jenner Anja Sušanj (ill.)

978 1 83994 848 0 June 2023

Look What I Found series

Moira Butterfield • Jesús Verona (ill.)

NON-FICTION

Published in collaboration with the National Trust

HB: 978 1 78800 406 0

PB: 978 1 78800 501 2

Book Band: Turquoise

HB: 978 1 78800 413 8

PB: 978 1 83994 083 5

Book Band: Brown

3+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB • 32pp • 250 x 270mm

Find Tom in Time series

Illustrated by Fatti Burke

HB: 978 1 78800 101 4

PB: 978 1 78800 705 4

HB: 978 1 83994 215 0

PB: 978 1 83994 216 7

HB: 978 1 78800 100 7

PB: 978 1 78800 716 0

HB: 978 1 83994 515 1

PB: 978 1 83994 516 8 August 2023

HB: 978 1 83994 079 8

PB: 978 1 83994 080 4 February 2023

HB: 978 1 78800 657 6

PB: 978 1 78800 717 7

HB: 978 1 78800 658 3

PB: 978 1 83994 372 0

7+ • £12.99 HB / £8.99 PB • 48pp • 290 x 217mm

Book Band: Dark Blue

Published in collaboration with the British Museum

Everything You Know About ... is Wrong! series

Dr Nick Crumpton • Gavin Scott (ill.)

Earth Heroes:

Illustrated Edition

Lily Dyu • Amy Blackwell (ill.) 978

Blue

All Through the Night

Polly Faber

Harriet Hobday (ill.)

Mummies Unwrapped Tom Froese (ill.)

Building a Home

Polly Faber

Klas Fahlén (ill.)

Special Delivery Polly Faber

Making a Baby

Rachel Greener Clare Owen (ill.)

978 1 78800 801 3

6+ • £11.99 • 32pp • 270mm x 232mm hardback • Book Band: Brown

Go Wild series

NON-FICTION

Growing Up

Rachel Greener Clare Owen (ill.)

978 1 78800 801 3 • May 2023

6+ • £12.99 • 32pp • 270mm x 232mm hardback

Goldie Hawk • Illustrated by Rachael Saunders

978 0 85763 917 2

978 1 78800 070 3

8+ • £7.99 • 96pp • 193 x 129mm hardback with elastic strap

Published in collaboration with the National Trust

The

Legend Of Troy

Goldie Hawk • Esther Aarts (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 542 5

PB: 978 1 78800 514 2

6+ • £11.99 HB / £7.99 PB • 32pp

290 x 217mm • Book Band: Grey

Published in collaboration with the British Museum

How to Help a Hedgehog and Protect a Polar Bear

Dr Jess French • Angela Keoghan (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 257 8

PB: 978 1 78800 707 8

7+ • £12.99 HB / £8.99 PB • 64pp

290 x 250mm • Book Band: Brown

Published in collaboration with the National Trust

978 1 78800 332 2

Secret Treasures of Ancient Egypt

Kate Sparrow • Esther Aarts (ill.)

HB: 978 0 85763 795 6

PB: 978 0 85763 757 4

6+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp

290 x 217mm • Book Band: Dark Red

Published in collaboration with the British Museum

978 1 78800 642 2

Book Band: White

Step Inside Homes Through History

Goldie Hawk

Sarah Gibb (ill.)

978 1 78800 409 1

6+ • £14.99 • 48pp • 290 x 250mm hardback with laser-cut pages and die-cut cover • Book Band: Dark Blue

Published in collaboration with the National Trust

HerStory

Katherine Halligan

Sarah Walsh (ill.)

978 1 78800 138 0

Book Band: Dark Red

NON-FICTION

WildLives

Ben Lerwill

Sarah Walsh (ill.)

978 1 78800 509 8

Book Band: Dark Red

7+ • £16.99 • 112pp • 290 x 250mm hardback

This or That?

Pippa Goodhart

Published in collaboration with the British Museum

978 1 78800 259 2

1+ • £11.99 • 32pp • 270 x 250mm hardback Book Band: Purple

YouthQuake

Tom Adams

Sarah Walsh (ill.)

978 1 78800 763 4

Book Band: Dark Blue

Sunday Funday

A Nature Activity For Every Weekend of the Year

Katherine Halligan

Jesús Verona (ill.)

978 1 78800 905 8

7+ • £16.99 • 112pp • 290 x 250mm hardback • Book Band: Brown

Published in collaboration with the National Trust

Incredible Jobs You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of

Natalie Labarre

978 1 78800 477 0

Goddess

Dr Janina Ramirez

Sarah Walsh (ill.)

978 1 78800 995 9

Book Band: Dark Red

Published in collaboration with the British Museum

Sunflower Shoots and Muddy Boots

Katherine Halligan Grace Easton (ill.)

978 1 78800 404 6

3+ • £8.99 • 32pp • 200 x 200mm cased board book, spiral-bound Book Band: White

Published in collaboration with the National Trust

7+ • £14.99 • 48pp 380 x 220mm hardback Book Band: Dark Blue Be Kind, Be Cool, Be You!

978 1 78800 848 8 • July 2023

7+ • £8.99 • 48pp 290 x 217mm paperback

Inspiring Words to Live Your Life By

Illustrated by Nikki Miles 978 1 83994 091 0 5+ • £9.99 • 192pp

x 160mm

How to Be series

Illustrated by Sol Linero

Dr Sheila Kanani

HB: 978 1 78800 521 0

PB: 978 1 78800 444 2

Book Band: Dark Blue

Dr Punam Krishan

HB: 978 1 83994 170 2

PB: 978 1 83994 232 7

Book Band: Dark Blue

Rachel Yankey

HB: 978 1 78800 647 7

PB: 978 1 78800 696 5

Book Band: Lime

DC Alexandra Beever

HB: 978 1 78800 809 9

PB: 978 1 83994 126 9 May 2023

Dr Jess French

HB: 978 1 78800 685 9

PB: 978 1 78800 697 2

Book Band: Dark Blue 6+ • £12.99 HB / £7.99 PB • 32pp • 290 x 230mm

How to Survive

Anywhere

Ben Lerwill

Daniel Long (ill.)

978 1 78800 812 9 7+ • £12.99 • 64pp

Band: Dark Blue

Do Baby Elephants Suck Their Trunks?

Ben Lerwill

Katharine McEwen (ill.)

50 Things To Do Before You’re 11 3/4 Sandra de la Prada (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 811 2

PB: 978 1 83994 172 6

x 250mm • Book Band: Turquoise

Secrets of the Dead

Matt Ralphs

Gordy Wright (ill.)

NON-FICTION

Ancient Puzzle Mystery series

Andy Seed

James Weston Lewis (ill.)

1 78800

Amazing Facts and Jokes series

Andy Seed

Sarah Horne (ill.)

978 0 85763 925 7

Tracey Turner

Sarah Horne (ill.) 978 0 85763 619 5

in collaboration with the NationalTrust

A World of Dogs

Carlie Sorosiak

Luisa Uribe (ill.)

Transported Matt Ralphs

Rui Ricardo (ill.)

Tracey Turner

Mark Beech (ill.)

978 0 85763 867 0

A History of the World in 25 Cities

Tracey Turner and Andrew Donkin

Libby VanderPloeg (ill.)

NON-FICTION

So You Think You’ve Got it Bad? series

Chae

Strathie • Illustrated by Marisa Morea

HB: 978 1 78800 135 9 PB: 978 1 78800 449 7 HB: 978 1 78800 475 6

HB: 978 1 83994 105 4

1 78800 479 4 7+ • £12.99 HB / £8.99 PB • 64pp • 290 x 217mm • Book Band: Dark Red Published in collaboration with the British Museum

978 1 83994 635 6

978 1 83994 214 3

978 1 83994 213 6 HB: 978 1 83994 106 1

Rounds series

Barry Tranter and Emma Tranter

HB: 978 0 85763 559 4 PB: 978 0 85763 560 0

0 85763 253 1 3+ • £11.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 32pp • 264mm x 234mm • Book Band: Gold

978 1 83994 636 3 July 2023

Great Britons

Imogen Russell Williams

Sara Mulvanny (ill.)

978 1 83994 015 6

8+ • £16.99 • 112pp

290 x 250mm hardback Book Band: Dark Red

2023 Nature

Month-By-Month: A Children’s Almanac

Anna Wilson

Elly Jahnz (ill.)

7+ • £9.99 • 192pp

193 x 129mm

hardback with ribbon marker and head and tail bands

Book Band: Dark Blue

NON-FICTION

Great Elizabethans

Imogen Russell Williams

Sara Mulvanny (ill.)

978 1 83994 639 4

7+ • £9.99 • 64pp

290 x 250mm paperback

HM Queen Elizabeth II

Imogen Russell Williams

Sara Mulvanny (ill.)

978 1 83994 947 0

7+ • £9.99 • 64pp

290 x 250mm paperback

Published in collaboration with the NationalTrust

Anthologies

Make More Noise!

PB: 978 1 78800 239 4

EB: 978 1 78800 249 3

9+ • £7.99 • 288pp • B-format PB

The Grunts series

Earth Heroes

Lily Dyu • Jackie Lay (ill.)

HB: 978 1 78800 852 5

EB: 978 1 78800 857 0

9+ • £9.99 • 272pp • B-format hardback Book Band: Dark Blue

Philip Ardagh • Illustrated by Axel Scheffler

HB: 978 0 85763 069 8

PB: 978 0 85763 272 2

EB: 978 0 85763 070 4

HB: 978 0 85763 071 1

PB: 978 0 85763 280 7

EB: 978 0 85763 072 8

HB: 978 0 85763 075 9

PB: 978 0 85763 299 9

EB: 978 0 85763 076 6

7+ • £8.99 HB / £6.99 PB • 272-304pp • 185 x 129mm • Book Band: Dark Blue

The Secret Diary series

Philip Ardagh • Illustrated by Jamie Littler

PB: 978 0 85763 901 1

EB: 978 0 85763 902 8

PB: 978 0 85763 903 5

EB: 978 0 85763 904 2

7+ • £6.99 • 192pp • B-format PB • Book Band: Dark Blue

Published in collaboration with the National Trust

Writes of Passage

Selected by Nicolette Jones

978 1 78800 502 9

9+ • £12.99 • 160pp

Unjacketed hardback with ribbon marker Book Band: Dark Red

HB: 978 0 85763 073 5

PB: 978 0 85763 712 3

PB: 978 1 78800 055 0

EB: 978 1 78800 056 7

PB: 978 1 78800 057 4

EB: 978 1 78800 058 1

The Middler

Kirsty Applebaum

PB: 978 1 78800 345 2

EB: 978 1 78800 346 9

AB: 978 1 78800 619 4

9+ • £7.99 • 256pp • B-format PB

Book Band: Dark Red

Princess Minna series

FICTION

TrooFriend

Kirsty Applebaum

PB: 978 1 78800 347 6

EB: 978 1 78800 348 3

AB: 978 1 83994 035 4

9+ • £7.99 • 208pp • B-format PB

Book Band: Dark Red

Kirsty Applebaum • Illustrated by Sahar Haghgoo

PB: 978 1 78800 953 9

EB: 978 1 78800 954 6

PB: 978 1 83994 802 2

EB: 978 1 83994 803 9

June 2023

PB: 978 1 78800 975 1

EB: 978 1 78800 976 8

PB: 978 1 83994 942 5

EB: 978 1 80513 034 5

October 2023

5+ • £6.99 • 96pp • B-format PB • Book Band: Brown

The Life and Time of Lonny Quicke

Kirsty Applebaum

PB: 978 1 78800 524 1

EB: 978 1 78800 525 8

AB: 978 1 83994 428 4

9+ • £7.99 • 272pp • B-format PB

Book Band: Dark Red

PB: 978 1 83994 186 3

EB: 978 1 83994 187 0

FICTION

Peanut, Butter, and Crackers series

Paige Braddock

PB: 978 1 83994 966 1

EB: 978 1 83994 982 1 July 2023

Covertofollow

PB: 978 1 83994 991 3

EB: 978 1 80513 046 8 August 2023

5+ • £6.99 • 128pp • B-format paperback • Book Band: Orange

Kevin the Vampire Matt Brown Flavia Sorrentino (ill.)

PB: 978 1 83994 540 3

EB: 978 1 83994 542 7

AB: 978 1 83994 541 0 September 2023

7+ • £7.99 • 224pp • B-format PB

Pugly series

No Ballet Shoes in Syria

Catherine Bruton

PB: 978 1 78800 450 3

EB: 978 1 78800 585 2

AB: 978 1 78800 622 4

9+ • £7.99 • 272pp • B-format PB

Book Band: Dark Red

Pamela Butchart • Illustrated by Gemma Correll

PB: 978 0 85763 599 0

PB: 978 1 83994 990 6

EB: 978 1 80513 047 5 September 2023

Another

Twist in the Tale

Catherine Bruton

PB: 978 1 78800 599 9

EB: 978 1 78800 631 6

AB: 978 1 83994 037 8

9+ • £7.99 • 272pp • B-format PB

Book Band: Dark Red

5+ • £5.99 • 112pp • B-format PB • Book Band: Dark Blue

Following Frankenstein

Catherine Bruton

PB: 978 1 78800 844 0

EB: 978 1 78800 854 9

AB: 978 1 83994 435 2

9+ • £7.99 • 272pp • B-format PB

Book Band: Dark Red

Petunia Perry and the Curse of the Ugly Pigeon

Pamela Butchart • Gemma Correll (ill.)

PB: 978 0 85763 488 7

EB: 978 0 85763 489 4

AB: 978 1 83994 433 8

9+ • £7.99 • 304pp • B-format PB

Book Band: Dark Red

Pamela Butchart’s Izzy series

Pamela Butchart • Illustrated by Thomas Flintham

PB: 978 0 85763 237 1

AB: 978 1 78800 318 6

PB: 978 0 85763 772 7

AB: 978 1 78800 327 8

PB: 978 1 78800 120 5

EB: 978 1 78800 121 2

AB: 978 1 83994 271 6 Published in collaboration with the British Museum

PB: 978 1 83994 051 4

EB: 978 1 83994 052 1 January 2023

PB: 978 0 85763 257 9

EB: 978 0 85763 258 6

AB: 978 1 78800 325 4

PB: 978 0 85763 906 6

EB: 978 0 85763 907 3

AB: 978 1 83994 240 2

PB: 978 1 78800 787 0

EB: 978 1 78800 788 7

AB: 978 1 83994 429 1

PB: 978 1 83994 053 8

EB: 978 1 83994 054 5 August 2023

PB: 978 0 85763 289 0

EB: 978 0 85763 290 6

AB: 978 1 78800 322 3

PB: 978 1 78800 048 2

EB: 978 1 78800 049 9

AB: 978 1 83994 242 6

PB: 978 1 78800 969 0

EB: 978 1 78800 970 6

AB: 978 1 83994 431 4

PB: 978 0 85763 606 5

EB: 978 0 85763 607 2

AB: 978 1 78800 317 9

PB: 978 1 78800 116 8

EB: 978 1 78800 117 5

AB: 978 1 83994 241 9

PB: 978 1 83994 049 1

EB: 978 1 83994 050 7

AB: 978 1 83994 718 6

Wigglesbottom Primary series

The Consequence Girl

FICTION

Forever Homes series

Linda Chapman • Illustrated by Sophy Williams

The House on the Edge

Alex Cotter

PB: 978 1 78800 862 4

EB: 978 1 78800 861 7

AB: 978 1 83994 427 7

9+ • £7.99 • 256pp • B-format PB

Book Band: Dark Red

Little Bits of Sky

S. E. Durrant

PB: 978 0 85763 399 6

EB: 978 0 85763 400 9

AB: 978 1 78800 319 3

9+ • £7.99 • 208pp • B-format PB Book Band: Dark Red

Hubble Bubble series

The Mermaid Call

Alex Cotter

PB: 978 1 83994 190 0

EB: 978 1 83994 191 7

AB: 978 1 83994 717 9

9+ • £7.99 • 272pp • B-format PB

Book Band: Dark Blue

Running on Empty S. E. Durrant

PB: 978 0 85763 740 6

EB: 978 0 85763 843 4

AB: 978 1 78800 457 2

9+ • £7.99 • 240pp • B-format PB

Tracey Corderoy • Illustrated by Joe Berger

Talking to the Moon

S. E. Durrant

PB: 978 1 78800 470 1

EB: 978 1 78800 779 5

AB: 978 1 83994 034 7

9+ • £7.99 • 272pp • B-format PB

Book Band: Dark Red

Amelia Cobb • Illustrated by Sophy Williams

FICTION

PB: 978 1 78800 935 5

EB: 978 1 78800 936 2

PB: 978 1 78800 937 9

EB: 978 1 78800 938 6

5+ • £5.99 • 128pp • B-format PB • Book Band: Grey

Shifty

Tracey

PB: 978 1 83994 561 8

EB: 978 1 83994 562 5

McGifty and Slippery Sam series

Corderoy • Illustrated by Steven Lenton

PB: 978 0 85763 701 7

AB: 978 1 83994 245 7

PB: 978 0 85763 848 9

AB: 978 1 83994 244 0

5+ • £6.99 • 128pp • B-format PB • Book Band: Grey

Lenny

Lemmon series

Ben Davis • Illustrated by James Lancett

PB: 978 1 83994 929 6

EB: 978 1 80513 006 2 May 2023

Book Band: Grey

7+ • £6.99 • 112pp • B-format PB

PB: 978 1 83994 936 4

EB: 978 1 80513 035 2 October 2023

PB: 978 1 83994 507 6

EB: 978 1 83994 508 3 May 2023

£6.99

PB: 978 0 85763 962 2

AB: 978 1 83994 243 3

PB: 978 1 78800 152 6

AB: 978 1 83994 246 4

FICTION

Twelve Minutes to Midnight series

Christopher Edge

PB: 978 0 85763 050 6

EB: 978 0 85763 051 3

PB: 978 0 85763 052 0