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Spring 2019
FEB 2019 9781842707319
32pp 275 x 240mm
PB £6.99
MAR 2019 9781783447886
APR 2019 9781783447930 10pp
180 x 180mm BB £6.99
David McKeeELMERThe very first book about Elmer with a special foiled and embossed cover and a free audio book.
ELMER: COLLECTOR’S EDITIONA special gift edition of a modern classic. This jacketed hardback comes with a collectable print.
ELMER SEARCH AND FINDEnjoy an absorbing game of spotting and searching for Elmer’s friends in these busy scenes, jam-packed with things to find, questions to answer and details to discover.
MAY 2019 9781783447541 EBook available
32pp 275 x 240mm
PB £6.99
ELMER’S WALKElmer takes his time enjoying his walk – smelling the flowers, listening to the waterfall – but his animal friends are too busy to see these things. Discover mindfulness in this inspiring new tale from a master storyteller.
MAY 2019 9781783447534
32pp 275 x 240mm
HB £14.99
DAVID MCKEE is a legend in the children’s book world. Over a career spanning fifty years he has created a host of favourite characters including Elmer the Patchwork Elephant, King Rollo and Mr Benn. In 2019 a major exhibition celebrating his work will open at Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children’s Books.
FEB 2019 9781783447893
22pp 290 x 240mm
BB £9.99
Celebrate Elmer’s 30th birthday with these special editions of the book that started it all.
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Save the dateELMER DAY 25th May 2019
JUN 2019 9781783446360
48pp 305 x 235mm
PB £5.99
ELMER’S DOODLE BOOKUnleash your creativity and join Elmer and his friends to draw, doodle and colour-in Elmer’s rainbow world!
ELMER SHAPES: A Touch and Trace Book With indented areas for little fingers to trace shapes.
ELMER OPPOSITES: A Flip Flap Board Book Learn first opposites with Elmer in this interactive board book.
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#GOLDILOCKS(A Hashtag Cautionary Tale)Goldilocks is a vlogging superstar, but sometimes she can go too far in the quest for more likes . . .
A hilarious cautionary tale for a new generation of internet-users from the prize-winning partnership of Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross.
Jeanne Willis Tony Ross
FEB 2019 9781783447176 EBook available
32pp 230 x 270mm
HB £11.99
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I WANT A BUNNY!If her friend Petronella can have a bunny, the Little Princess must have one too! But sometimes getting exactly what you wished for is a lesson in itself . . .
I WANT MY DAD!The Little Princess is jealous – all her friends’ dads can do amazing things. The Cook bakes delicious cakes: the King burns buns. The Gardener takes his daughter on adventure-walks through the forest: the King gets lost on his way to bed. Surely her dad is the best at something?
Tony Ross
MAR 2019 9781783447848 EBook available
32pp 264 x 235mm
HB £11.99
MAY 2019 9781783447558 EBook available
32pp 264 x 235mm
PB £6.99
‘Hilarious and a godsend to parents’ GUARDIAN
TONY ROSS had his very first picture book published by Andersen Press in 1976, and since then has gone on to illustrate more than 1000 books! A TV adaptation of his much-loved Little Princess series is currently showing on Channel 5’s Milkshake.
Also by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross:
Praise for Chicken Clicking:‘A great book to introduce internet safety’ GUARDIAN
‘Highly entertaining . . . A subtle introduction to internet use, lightened by Willis’s wild imagination and Ross’s delightful pictures’ DAILY MAIL
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Susan Varley Eva Eland
Kathryn Cristaldi Kristyna Litten
EVA ELAND is a Dutch author and illustrator who lives in the UK. She earned an MA with distinction in children’s book illustration from the Cambridge School of Art, and has also studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and the School of Visual Arts in New York. When Sadness Comes to Call is her first picture book. Instagram: @evaeland
BADGER’S PARTING GIFTSBadger is so old that he knows he must soon die, but his friends will need help when the time comes. By sharing their memories of Badger, they realise that he lives on through them.
Badger’s Parting Gifts has been helping children to understand and deal with grief for 35 years, and this anniversary edition includes a helpful guide on how to use this book from Child Bereavement UK.
WHEN SADNESS COMES TO CALLWhen Sadness arrives, try not to be afraid: give it a name, listen to it and spend some time together. Maybe all it wants is to know that it’s welcome. This beautiful debut takes a poignant but uplifting look at dealing with uncomfortable emotions.
I’LL LOVE YOU . . .Love knows no bounds in this tender tribute to the depths of family love, ideal for fans of Guess How Much I Love You. Perfect for curling up with your little one at the end of the day . . . and a very special Valentine’s Day gift for the one you love.
JAN 2019 9781849395144 EBook available
32pp 230 x 270mm
PB £6.99
JAN 2019 9781783447183 EBook available
32pp 240 x 215mm
HB £11.99
‘Sensitive, comforting, gentle’ TLS
‘Provides young children with a means to understand grief ’ CHILD BEREAVEMENT UK
JAN 2019 9781783448364
32pp 254 x 254mm
PB £6.99
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SUPER SLOTHNever fear, Super Sloth is here to save the day . . . eventually! He’s not fast and he can’t fly, but that won’t get in the way of stopping his arch enemy Anteater from stealing some prize mangoes.
Fergal is Fuming was shortlisted for the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize 2018.
Sally Doran Rachael Saunders Robert Starling
ROBERT STARLING began doodling creatures and characters at school and hasn’t stopped since. He lives and works in Norwich, and when he’s not sketching new characters or writing down stories he can be found sculpting, brewing coffee, adjusting his headphones or foraging in the kitchen for cake. Oh, and teaching kids. Instagram: @robertstarling_art
BOOM! BANG! ROYAL MERINGUE!Polite and perfect Princess Hannah has been so well behaved that the King and Queen have decided to get her a very special birthday present: The Marvellous Magical Pudding Machine! Can she learn to share her wonderful gift with her friends?
SALLY DORAN grew up in Pembrokeshire and studied journalism and theatre before embarking on a career as a children’s author. She now lives in a little cottage in the south west of England. Boom! Bang! Royal Meringue! is her debut book, in part inspired by her love of meringues. Twitter : @sallyiswriting
RACHAEL SAUNDERS is a Hampshire based illustrator with a passion for character design and storytelling. She graduated from Falmouth University in 2014 with a first class degree in Illustration and has since worked for a variety of international newspapers, brands, magazines and publishers. Instagram: @_rachaelsaunders
Also by Robert Starling:
9781783445905
FEB 2019 9781783444151 EBook available
32pp 260 x 250mm
HB £11.99
APR 2019 9781783447169 EBook available
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THE LOST BOOKHenry much prefers real-life adventures to reading stories. Then he discovers the Lost Book, and so begins an amazing adventure that brings books and real life together!
DUCK & PENGUIN ARE NOT FRIENDSBetty and Maud are the best of friends, but their favourite toys, Duck and Penguin, are definitely NOT! They absolutely do not want to play happily together, but maybe they have more in common than they think . . .
Margarita Surnaite Julia Woolf
JULIA WOOLF worked for 20 years in animation, including a 12 year period working in the US for Dreamworks. She later studied for an MA in Children’s Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art, graduating in 2015. Julia lives by the sea in Kent with her husband and young daughter. Twitter : @juliawoolf
JUN 2019 9781783447831 EBook available
32pp 240 x 240mm
HB £11.99
MARGARITA SURNAITE was born and raised in Lithuania. She graduated from the MA Children’s Book Illustration course at Cambridge School of Art with a Distinction in 2015. Margarita lives and works in Cambridge. The Lost Book is her debut picture book. Instagram: @margaritasurnaite
MAR 2019 9781783446841
32pp 250 x 260mm
HB £11.99
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THE NIGHT BEARThe Night Bear’s favourite snacks are nightmares – the scarier, the tastier! But one night, he accidentally picks up a dream of unicorns and rainbows – yuck! Can he find someone who might really want it instead?
Ana & Thiago de Moraes
MAY 2019 9781783447145 EBook available
32pp 280 x 240mm
HB £11.99
JUN 2019 9781783447152 EBook available
32pp 240 x 240mm
HB £11.99
HREFNA BRAGADOTTIR was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, and has been drawing pictures ever since she was old enough to pick up a pencil. She spent eight years working as a full-time animator for companies such as King Rollo Films, Aardman Animations and Ragdoll Productions, before turning her hand to picture books. Her debut picture book was longlisted for The Klaus Flugge Prize. Hrefna now lives in Bournemouth. Instagram: @hrefnabragadottir
JEANNE WILLIS is one of the most successful children’s picture book authors in the UK. She had her first picture book published by Andersen Press at the age of 21, and since then has gone on to write many award-winning books, including Who’s in the Loo?, Susan Laughs and Tadpole’s Promise. She lives in North London.
DON’T GO THERE!They mustn’t have toilets in outer space, because this baby Martian keeps going in the wrong place: a bird bath, a bin, an up-turned hat . . . Perhaps if he masters the Toilet Song, he might learn where to go.
Jeanne Willis Hrefna Bragadottir
ANA & THIAGO DE MORAES are originally from Brazil, but now live in London with their children and countless imaginary creatures. Ana is an incurable storyteller and a creative director for television. Thiago grew up obsessed with drawing and would doodle on anything – even his exam papers! When he’s not illustrating children’s books he works as a creative director in advertising. Their debut, The Zoomer’s Handbook, won the Picture Book category of the Sheffield Children’s Book Award in 2016. Instagram: @tibolota
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HUNGRY BABIESWe’re the Hungry Babies, look what we can eat! From chaotic breakfasts to picnic lunches, from baking with Dad to birthday parties with friends, Fearne Cotton’s adorable Hungry Babies love to have fun at mealtimes.
LOOKING AFTER DADDYSome people think that William looks after his daughter, but she knows it’s really the other way round! A hilarious and endearing tale of parent-child role reversal, perfect for Father’s Day.
THE STATION MOUSEMaurice is the Station Mouse, and so he must follow The Station Mouse Handbook. But when a little boy loses something very important, Maurice has to choose between following the rules and following his heart.
SANTA CLAUS VS THE EASTER BUNNYSanta has it so easy, with his huge workshop and team of elves and reindeer. The Easter Bunny, on the other hand, has to do everything himself! Bunny has had enough – he hatches a genius, chocolatey plan with uneggspected results. A perfect Easter tale.
Fearne Cotton Sheena Dempsey
Eve Coy
Meg McLaren
Fred Blunt
JUN 2020 9781783447589 EBook available
32pp 270 x 230mm
PB £6.99
MAY 2019 9781783447107 EBook available
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JUN 2019 9781783447572 EBook available
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MAR 2019 9781783447640 EBook available
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‘Wonderfully bonkers’ JIM FIELD
‘Charming and heartfelt . . . The story expertly captures the always entertaining if often tiring adventures that make up a day in the life of a parent’ GUARDIAN
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TEN FAT SAUSAGESTen fat sausages sizzling in the pan . . . decide to escape, if they can! Hilarious and merciless, this tale will have you snorting out loud.
THE GREAT DOG BOTTOM SWAPWhy do dogs sniff each other’s bottoms when they meet? It all goes back to the drama at the Dogs’ Summer Ball! This hilarious tale gets a brand new cover for its celebratory 10th anniversary edition.
Michelle Robinson Tor Freeman
Peter Bently Mei Matsuoka
FEB 2019 9781783447510 EBook available
32pp 260 x 250mm
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APR 2019 9781783447619 EBook available
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DOLPHIN BOYOne day, Jim spots a dolphin beached on the sand. Soon the whole of his village is working together to save it . . . A brand new cover to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the spellbinding tale from master storyteller Michael Morpurgo and multi award-winning illustrator Michael Foreman.
NOT JUST A BOOK . . . A book is not just a book. It can be a hat or a building block, a flower press or a fly-swatter! But it can also do something very special . . .
GET THAT BALL!Tom and his gran are playing penalty shoot-out when things go wrong and the football escapes . . . Now, wherever it leads them, from the park to the high street and beyond to the depths of the ocean, Tom and Gran must “Get that ball!”
Michael Morpurgo Michael Foreman
Jeanne Willis Tony Ross
Judy Corbalis Korky Paul
FEB 2019 9781783447503 EBook available
32pp 245 x 280mm
PB £6.99
MAY 2020 9781783447565 EBook available
32pp 240 x 280mm
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‘Michael Morpurgo’s poignant narrative, complemented by Michael Foreman’s wonderful illustrations . . . It doesn’t get much better’ THE TIMES
‘Celebrates creativity and imagination . . . Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross are the ideal combination for any picture book’ SCOTSMAN
‘Excellent fun with illustrations rich in detail’ BOOKTRUST
‘Bright condiments, stricken-looking frankfurters and wicked comedy will appeal to the ruthless reader’ GUARDIAN
‘An infectiously funny countdown book, set to be a read-aloud favourite’ THE BOOKSELLER
‘Big, clever, funny’ THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
‘It’s maybe my all time favourite kids’ book’ DAWN O’PORTER
MAR 2019 9781783447190
32pp 280 x 240mm
PB £6.99
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MERMAID SCHOOL: HOW DO YOU DO, MARNIE BLUE?Welcome to Lady Sealia Foam’s Mermaid School! Here you will learn siren songs, proper care of sea creatures and how to not fall off your seahorse . . .
It is Marnie Blue’s very first day at Mermaid School, and she’s terrified. Her famous diva aunt Christabel was a notorious rebel at the same school, and Marnie’s grumpy octopus music teacher soon brands her a troublemaker too. Marnie wants nothing more than to clam up. But when a fellow pupil finds herself in danger, Marnie must show that daring runs in the family and swim to the rescue.
Look out for more Mermaid School books coming soon!
Lucy Courtenay Illustrated throughout by Sheena DempseyBarbara Mitchelhill IIlustrated throughout by Tony Ross
THE ERIC SERIESA colourful new look for the Eric books, with fantastic illustrations by Tony Ross!
Whenever Eric receives a present from his Auntie Rose in South America, magic and mayhem are sure to follow. There’s an ugly stripy jumper that makes Eric super brainy, a special stone which grants wishes and a magical pimple potion. But things don’t always go to plan, and Eric needs his best friend Wes to help with some very unexpected side effects . . .
JAN 2019 9781783447961
FEB 2019 9781783447978
MAY 2019 9781783448272
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SHEENA DEMPSEY is an Irish children’s illustrator living in Folkestone, Kent. She has illustrated many books including Dave Pigeon, which was shortlisted for the Sainsbury’s Book Award. Twitter/Instagram: @SheenaDempsey
LUCY COURTENAY worked in publishing, before seeing sense and leaving to pursue writing children’s fiction full-time. She has contributed to a number of series for young readers including Beast Quest and Animal Ark, whilst more recently writing romance for young adults. Twitter : @LucyCourtenay1
FEB 2020 9781783448302 EBook available
144pp 198 x 129mm
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BARBARA MITCHELHILL was born in Rochdale and trained as a teacher. She began writing for BBC children’s TV, and eventually went on to write books for children. She now lives in Staffordshire and has two grown-up daughters. Twitter : @bmitchelhill
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It’s 2099. Lyla lives in a world of robocats, F LYING SWEETS and INSTANT SNOW. But some things never change. Little
brothers can still be annoying, teachers are so embarrassing, and
when someone steals your best friend it
really HURTS. Especially when that someone is
super-cool new girl Petra from the Moon
Colony. How will Lyla survive
without her B F F ? And can she ever win her back?
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PRESSREBECCA
PATTERSON
A MOON GIRL STOLE MY FRIEND It’s 2099. Lyla lives in a world of robocats, flying sweets and instant snow, but some things never change. Little brothers are still annoying, school teachers make you cringe, and, when your best friend deserts you for the new girl, it still hurts. Especially when that new girl is from the Moon. But Lyla’s problems lead her into unexpected adventures . . .
Rebecca Patterson
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MAR 2019 9781783447985
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MAY 2019 9781783448289
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THE DRAGONSITTER IN THE LAND OF THE DRAGONSEddie has travelled with his uncle Morton to Mongolia, hoping to watch the Great Dragon Battle Ceremony. But wild dragons are not nearly so friendly as pet ones, and the inhospitable mountains are a dangerous place to be stuck with nothing but a pile of chocolate bars.
Told in emails, the 10th book in The Dragonsitter series is an extra action-packed tale of misunderstandings, monsters and Mars bars.
THE RACE TO HORNSWAGGLE ROCKIn this hilarious follow-up to The Battle of the Blighty Bling, Vic and her family of pirates are preparing to enter the Race to Hornswaggle Rock, the hardest, most dangerous pirate contest in the country. But the dastardly Captain Guillemot has stolen their ship and thrown their parents overboard. Now it’s up to the kids to find a way to steal the ship back, join the race and win victory. There are fearsome pirate crews, hungry sharks and some lovesick parrots in the way – will they be the rulers of the seven seas or the scurviest losers to ever walk the plank?
Josh Lacey Illustrated throughout by Garry Parsons
Ruth Quayle
Praise for The Battle of the Blighty Bling:
‘A brilliant, fast-paced adventure for those of us who love mischief ’ EVENING STANDARD
Praise for The Dragonsitter series:‘Short, sharp and funny’ TELEGRAPH
‘Belly-busting laughter for all the family’ WE LOVE THIS BOOK
REBECCA PATTERSON grew up in Bolton and studied fashion. After graduating, she had various jobs, including classroom assistant in a primary school. Once her own children had started school, Rebecca began an MA in Children’s Book Illustration and had her first picture books commissioned at the end of the course. She is the 2012 winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize.
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JULIAN CLARY is a comedian, entertainer, best-selling author and all-round National Trinket. His colourful career has seen him win Celebrity Big Brother, become a Sunday Times best-selling novelist, and complete countless smash-hit comedy tours. Twitter : @JulianClary
DAVID ROBERTS worked as a milliner before turning his talents to illustrating children’s books. He has gone on to work with some of the finest children’s authors including Julia Donaldson and Jacqueline Wilson, and has earned great acclaim for his distinctive style. Instagram: @dr.illustration
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Praise for The Bolds series: ‘I wish we lived next door to the Bolds!’ DAVINA McCALL
‘Silliness and fun’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘Joyful’ TELEGRAPH
THE BOLDS GO WILDIt’s time for monkey business in this fifth outing for Teddington’s wildest family, the Bolds!
The Bolds receive a surprise visitor all the way from Africa: Granny Imamu. But she is not impressed by their life in Teddington. She wants her grandchildren to act more like wild hyenas and get in touch with their beastly side.
Meanwhile, the twins’ teacher has a rather unusual problem: her grown-up son Jeffrey would rather monkey about than act like a human. If animals can become people, could it happen the other way around . . . ?
Julian Clary Illustrated throughout by David Roberts
MAR 2019 9781783448043 EBook available
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‘Fast-paced, smart, and very very funny’ SAM GAYTON
Cover illustration by James Lancett
JAN 2019 9781783447916 EBook available
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ALEX GARDINER spent several years in the Merchant Navy before embarking on a sales and marketing career in the UK motor industry. Now retired, he lives in East Dunbartonshire with his wife. He reads a lot, writes fantasy for children – and plays very bad golf.
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Roger’s life is ordinary, until a grumpy dwarf warrior, Mossbelly MacFearsome, appears
out of thin air and saves him from the school bully. Moss decides that Roger must join him on his daring quest to defeat his arch-enemy Leatherhead Barnstorm and his horrifying
horde of monstrous (but very polite) gorefiends. If Roger doesn’t help Moss, the world as we
know it will be destroyed by ogres and dragons and humanity will be annihilated. If he does help, he will be late for his tea and his mum
will be going mad with worry. A Highland castle, a trainee witch who can do karate, and an ancient spell to be broken . . . just what
has Roger got himself into?
‘Fast-paced, smart and very, very funny’ SAM GAYTON
MOSSBELLY MACFEARSOME AND THE DWARVES OF DOOM Roger is just an ordinary boy, in an ordinary world – or so he thinks, until a grumpy dwarf warrior, Mossbelly MacFearsome, appears out of thin air and saves him from the school bully. If that isn’t incredible enough, now Moss has decided that Roger is the perfect human companion for his daring quest to defeat the dwarves’ arch-enemy Leatherhead Barnstorm, and his horrifying horde of monstrous (but very polite) gorefiends.
A Highland castle, a trainee witch who knows karate, and an ancient spell to be broken – by King Golmar’s braces, just what has Roger got himself into?
A hilarious action-packed fish-out-of-water adventure, perfect for young fans of Terry Pratchett and Cressida Cowell.
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A WOLF CALLED WANDER The wolf star, brightest of all in the summer sky, shines over my home ground. I know every hidden lake and rocky ridge, but if my pack is not in the mountains, then it is no home to me. I feel a howl deep inside, but dare not let it out.
Swift lives with his pack in the mountains, until one day his family is killed. Alone and starving, Swift must make a choice: stay and try to eke out a desperate life on the borders of his old hunting grounds, or strike out and find a new place to call home. The journey Swift must go on is long and perilous – can he summon the courage to survive all by himself?
Inspired by the true story of a wolf that travelled 1,000 miles across America. With beautiful illustrations from artist Mónica Armiño and a factual section about wolves and their environment.
Rosanne Parry Illustrated throughout by Mónica Armiño
MÓNICA ARMIÑO is a Spanish illustrator who has published several books in Europe and the USA. Mónica also works in the animation industry as a character designer and colour and texture artist for feature films and pre-school TV series, including the award-winning Puffin Rock.
MAY 2019 9781783447909
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ROSANNE PARRY is the author of four award-winning middle grade novels and a part-time bookseller at legendary independent bookstore Annie Bloom’s in Portland, Oregon. She loves to hike, camp and sail, and writes in a treehouse in her backyard. Twitter : @RosanneParry
THE LAST ZOO Perfect for fans of Douglas Adams and Neil Gaiman, The Last Zoo is a mind-bending story about the end of the world.
Pia lives in the world’s last zoo: a place where the impossible is actually possible ever since scientists detonated a reality bomb in a bid to save the world. Weird and wondrous creatures have been dreamt into existence and are housed on ocean arks – unicorns, singing hippos, hummingdragons, genies . . . and angels, who might be the most important creations of all, because Earth needs a miracle to survive.
But one morning Pia makes a terrible discovery: the angels are missing. To find them, she will need to solve the riddle they left behind, make a pact with a devil, and take a perilous journey into the glitch, where nothing is what it seems . . .
Sam Gayton
SAM GAYTON lives in Margate. In 2009 he completed the Writing for Young People MA at Bath Spa University and not long after published his first book, The Snow Merchant. When he’s not writing, he likes playing old board games, strumming his guitar and joining as many rock bands as possible (currently at seven). Twitter : @sam_gayton
‘Gayton conjures worlds far beyond your imagination and characters that grab you by the hand and pull you with them, headlong into adventure’ GILL LEWIS
Cover art by Tomislav Tomic
MAR 2019 9781783447701 EBook available
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TREASONWill Montague is a page to Prince Edward, son of King Henry VIII. As the King’s favourite, Will gains many enemies in Court. His enemies convince the King that Will’s father has committed treason and he is thrown into Newgate Prison. Will flees Hampton Court and goes into hiding in the backstreets of London. Lost and in mortal danger, he is rescued by a poor boy, Nick Drew. Together they must brave imprisonment and death as they embark on a great adventure to set Will’s father free.
A bold new cover for this thrilling historical adventure from two-time Carnegie Prize-winner Berlie Doherty.
PAY ATTENTION, CARTER JONESCarter Jones is astonished early one morning when he finds a real English butler, bowler hat and all, on the doorstep. The butler announces he is here to stay to help the Jones family, which is a little bit broken.
In addition to figuring out middle school, Carter has to adjust to the unwelcome presence of this new know-it-all adult in his life, and navigate the butler’s notions of decorum and his love of cricket. But when his grief and anger from the past can no longer be ignored, can Carter learn that a burden becomes lighter when it is shared?
Berlie Doherty
Gary D. Schmidt
Anthea Simmons
FEB 2019 9781849391214 EBook available
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APR 2019 9781783448296 EBook available
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ANTHEA SIMMONS is a vicar’s daughter who grew up in Cornwall, where she was pony- and book-mad. After a highly-successful City career, she moved to the country to bring up her son and ride, paint, write and teach. She now works for a social enterprise dedicated to improving diversity and inclusion in the UK’s boardrooms.
LIGHTNING MARYOrdinary is what most people are and I am not. I am not ordinary at all. I am a scientist.
One stormy night, lightning strikes a group of women with a baby sheltering under a tree. Only the baby survives – Mary Anning.
Growing up poor but proud on the wild Dorset coast, Mary follows after her father in the perilous hunt for valuable treasures uncovered by waves and landslips: ancient creatures, turned to stone. Tragedy and despair are never far away and everything is against Mary – a mere girl – as she fights to fulfil her dream of becoming a scientist. But Mary hasn’t survived the lightning strike for nothing. Soon she’ll make her greatest discovery of all . . .
With a factual section on Mary Anning’s life and the fossils she discovered, ideal for budding scientists.
‘We should treasure writers like Berlie Doherty who are incapable of writing a mediocre sentence’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
‘Doherty paints a very vivid picture ’ INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
Cover art by Alexis Snell
Cover art by James Weston Lewis
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RAYNE & DELILAH’S MIDNITE MATINEE Josie and Delia are best friends and co-hosts on their own public access TV show, Midnite Matinee. They dress as vampires Rayne and Delilah, perform daft skits, and show the weekly so-bad-it’s-good low-budget horror movie. But the end of senior year is coming, and with it big life decisions. Josie is torn between pursuing her television dreams in a new city or staying with her BFF, while Delia is searching for her dad, who walked out ten years ago.
A road-trip to ShiverCon, a convention for horror fans, may just have the answers the two need – but will Josie and Delia be prepared for life taking some seriously unexpected plot-twists?
NO FIXED ADDRESS Felix Knutsson is nearly thirteen, lives with his mother and pet gerbil, and is brilliant at memorising trivia. So far, pretty normal. But Felix and his mom Astrid have a secret: they are living in a van.
Astrid promises it’s only for a while until she finds a new job, and begs Felix not to breathe a word. So when Felix starts at a new school, he does his very best to hide it from his new friends. He makes a plan to turn his and Astrid’s lives around: he’s going to go on his favourite game show Who, What, Where, When and win the cash prize. All he needs is a little luck and a lot of brain power . . .
Susin Nielsen deftly combines humour, heartbreak, and hope in this moving story about the people who slip through the cracks in society.
Jeff ZentnerSusin Nielsen
MAR 2019 9781783447992 EBook available
400pp 198 x 129mm
PB 12+£7.99
JUN 2019 9781783448326 EBook available
288pp 198 x 129mm
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JEFF ZENTNER lives in Nashville, Tennessee. He came to writing through music, starting out as a guitarist and singer-songwriter. He’s released five albums and appeared on recordings with Iggy Pop, Nick Cave and Debbie Harry. Twitter/Instagram: @jeffzentner
SUSIN NIELSEN has written for Canadian TV and received huge critical acclaim for her young adult novels. She won the prestigious Governor General’s Award in her native Canada for The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen and in 2017 won the UKLA Book Award. She lives in Vancouver with her family and two very destructive cats. Twitter/Instagram: @susinnielsen
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‘Relatable, moving and funny. Susin Nielsen is simply wonderful’ SARAH CROSSAN
‘Susin Nielsen is an amazing writer. No Fixed Address is my book of the year’ HILARY MCKAY
‘Funny, charming and full of heart, this is a really special book. I defy you not to root for Felix Fredrik Knutsson!’ LISA WILLIAMSON
‘Susin Nielsen is the finest voice currently writing YA’ PHIL EARLE
Praise for Goodbye Days: ‘Heartbreaking and life-affirming’ TEEN VOGUE
‘This book will wreck you, fix you, and most definitely change you’ BECKY ALBERTALLI
‘Gorgeous, heartbreaking, and ultimately life-affirming’ NICOLA YOON
‘Anyone can break your heart – Jeff Zentner can also make you laugh out loud!’ RAINBOW ROWELL
‘I laughed, cried, and fell over-the-moon in love with Rayne & Delilah’s Midnite Matinee’ JENNIFER NIVEN
Also by Jeff Zentner:
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COURTING DARKNESS Sybella is searching the French court for fellow assassins from the convent of St Mortain, placed there years ago on under cover missions. But deadly royal politics are at play, and she must navigate them one step ahead of her enemies.
Genevieve has been under cover for so long that she has begun to lose faith in what she’s supposed to be fighting for. When she discovers a hidden prisoner who may be of importance, she decides it’s time to take matters into her own hands.
As these two worlds collide, the fate of the Duchess, Brittany, and everything Sybella and Genevieve have come to love hangs in the balance.
Robin LaFevers
ROBIN LAFEVERS is the New York Times bestselling author of the His Fair Assassin trilogy. Her latest book, Courting Darkness, is the first in a duology set in the same world. She lives on a small ranch in Southern California. Twitter : @RLLaFevers
Praise for the His Fair Assassin trilogy:‘A fantasy based on the rough contours of history . . . Game of Thrones-style’ NEW YORK TIMES
‘An intricate, masterful page-turner’ KIRKUS, STARRED REVIEW
‘Brimming with powerful emotions, thrilling sword fights, and accurate period detail, this tightly plotted tale will enthrall readers of romantic historical fantasy’ PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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SHARON DOGAR lives in Oxford with her husband and three children. She loves writing, reading and daydreaming. She also works with adolescents as a psychotherapist. Her previous novel for young adults, Annexed, was shortlisted for the Costa Book Award.
FEB 2019 9781783448029 EBook available
464pp 216 x 138mm
HB YA£12.99
MONSTERSWhen two 16-year-old stepsisters elope with a married man in 1814, the results are devastating – and the ripples can still be felt today.
This is the incredible story of Mary Shelley – radical, rebellious and entranced. It is the story of a young woman who defies tradition and society and who draws upon the monstrous elements of her own life to create the most memorable monster of them all.
Celebrating 200 years since the publication of Frankenstein, acclaimed author Sharon Dogar brings to life the passion, tragedy and forbidden love of its teenage author.
‘A talented storyteller’ PHILIP PULLMAN
‘Sharon Dogar is a writer to watch’ MEG ROSOFF
Sharon Dogar
Cover art by Martina Flor
FEB 2019 9781783448265 EBook available
512pp 198 x 129mm
PB YA£8.99
ALL JAN 2019 198 x 129mm EBook available
PB YA£8.99
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