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          The Enormous Morning
          Louise Greig • Lizzy Stewart

PICTURE
                                                              Join a girl and her father on a richly layered
                                                              journey through the wonders of a new day.
                                                               • An exhilarating invitation to connect with the world via
                                                                 our senses and imagination, as well as a tender celebration
                                                                 of love and belonging.

 BOOK
                                                               • Louise Greig is the twice Greenaway-Medal nominated
                                                                 author of The Night Box , a Cultura New Talent prize-winner
                                                                 and Dutch Silver Pencil Awards runner-up.

                                                               • With evocative illustrations from the creator of the
                                                                 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize-winning There’s a
                                                                 Tiger in the Garden.

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          • May 2022 – The Enormous Morning
          • £6.99 pb / £10.99 hb • 3yrs+ • 32pp • 275x245mm
          • World. All languages

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The King’s Ship
Valerio Vidali
                                                                  A vain and greedy ruler gets his
                                                                  comeuppance in this sparklingly
                                                                  funny contemporary fable.
                                                                   • A stylish cautionary tale, based on a
                                                                     Scandinavian legend.

                                                                   • Offers an important message about
                                                                     conserving the resources of our planet
                                                                     in an age of consumerism.

                                                                   • From the internationally renowned,
                                                                     multi-award-winning creator of Jemmy
                                                                     Button and The Forest, both named New York
                                                                     Times Best Illustrated Books.

• October 2021 – The King’s Ship
• £6.99 pb / £10.99 hb • 3yrs+ • 32pp • 245x275mm
• World. All languages

                                                                   Once, a long time ago, there lived a rich and powerful king.
                                                                   His kingdom stretched through vast forest all the way to the sea.
                                                                   His palace was decorated with beautiful marble statues and
                                                                   a hundred cannon kept it safe and secure.

                                                                                                                                                         Bah!

                                                                                                                                                                                     But the ship they made was not big enough.

                                                                                                                    The king had everything he wanted,
                                                                                                                         apart from . . . a ship!

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The Odd Fish                                                                                                        Hello Spring: A Little Seasons story
Naomi Jones • James Jones                                                                                           Jo Lindley
                                                                  Little Fish embarks on an epic ocean                                                                    When Spring struggles to use her powers
                                                                  quest to find the family of one very                                                                    to create the perfect springtime, her
                                                                  Odd Fish!                                                                                               friends are there beside her to make
                                                                   • A light-hearted environmental story, perfect
                                                                                                                                                                          things right!
                                                                     for a new generation of eco-crusaders.                                                                 • Meet four best friends who control the seasons
                                                                                                                                                                              using a magical weather crown in this enchanting
                                                                   • Includes thought-provoking facts about the
                                                                                                                                                                              new series.
                                                                     effect of pollution on our planet.
                                                                                                                                                                            • Set in a stunning world of nature, where magic and
                                                                   • Stylish graphic artwork from an exciting
                                                                                                                                                                              friendship rule.
                                                                     emerging illustrator.
                                                                                                                                                                            • The debut book from a remarkable new author-
                                                                                                                                                                              illustrator talent.

• June 2022 – The Odd Fish                                                                                          • February 2022 – Hello Spring
• £6.99 pb / £10.99 hb • 3yrs+ • 32pp • 275x245mm                                                                   • £6.99 pb / £10.99 hb • 3yrs+ • 32pp • 275x245mm
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Splash                                                                                                                   Fairy Tales for the Fearless: Cindergorilla
Claire Cashmore • Sharon Davey                                                                                           Gareth P. Jones • Loretta Schauer
                                                                  An inspirational sports story set                                                                                A uniquely silly and rebellious twist
                                                                  in the swimming pool!                                                                                            on the world’s favourite fairy tale,
                                                                   • Written by a gold-medal-winning Paralympian,
                                                                                                                                                                                   Cinderella!
                                                                     based on her own experience.                                                                                   • The second in a series of fun-filled stories for
                                                                                                                                                                                      fearless little readers, including Rabunzel and
                                                                   • Promotes growth mindset: embracing challenge,
                                                                                                                                                                                      The Little Mer-Mouse.
                                                                     facing fears and never giving up.
                                                                                                                                                                                    • A disco-dancing adventure celebrating resilience
                                                                   • Publishing ahead of the Tokyo 2021 Olympic and
                                                                                                                                                                                      and being true to oneself.
                                                                     Paralympic Games.
                                                                                                                                                                                    • Striking, fun-filled artwork, perfect for boys
                                                                                                                                                                                      and girls.

• June 2021 – Splash                                                                                                     • August 2021 – Cindergorilla
• £6.99 pb / £10.99 hb • 3yrs+ • 32pp • 275x245mm                                                                        • £6.99 pb / £10.99 hb • 3yrs+ • 32pp • 275x245mm
• World. All languages                                                                                                   • World. Sold: Simplified Chinese

      And now she is in the
      water, Claire won’t
      get out!

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                                                                                                In the pool, she feels
                                                                                                invincible. And she
                                                                                                has a new dream . . .

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The Little Prince                                                                                                                   Green
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry, Louise Greig • Sarah Massini                                                                              Louise Greig • Hannah Peck
                                                                       Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s tender and                                                                                      A tale of two seasons that will take you from
                                                                       magical classic fable is adapted for picture                                                                               winter right through to spring!
                                                                       book readers for the very first time!                                                                                       • Encourages young readers to live in the moment, taking
                                                                         • Written by award-winning poet Louise Greig, author                                                                        delight in friendship, fun and the world around them.
                                                                           of the Greenaway-Medal-nominated Sweep and The
                                                                                                                                                                                                   • From the author of Sweep, nominated for the Kate
                                                                           Night Box.
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Greenaway Medal, and the bestselling, Greenaway-
                                                                         • With enchanting artwork from the illustrator of                                                                           nominated The Night Box , shortlisted for the
                                                                           The Velveteen Rabbit and The Star in the Jar.                                                                             Waterstones Children’s Book Prize.

                                                                         • First published in 1943, 200 million copies of Antoine                                                                  • Characterful artwork from the rising-star illustrator of
                                                                           de Saint-Exupéry’s magical original tale have been                                                                        Somebody Swallowed Stanley.
                                                                           sold worldwide.

• November 2021 - The Little Prince                                                                                                 • May 2021 - Green
• £6.99 pb / £10.99 hb • 3yrs+ • 32pp • 275x245mm                                                                                   • £6.99 pb / £10.99 hb • 3yrs+ • 32pp • 275x245mm
• W orld. excluding: Colombia, France, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Mexico, Spain,                                                        • World. Sold: Polish
     US. Sold: Complex Chinese, Danish, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil),
     Portuguese (Portugal), Korean, Japanese, Turkish, Simplified Chinese

                                                                                                                                                        Now wheels whizzed together in the wind
                                                                                                                                                         and Ed’s head spun with happiness.

                                                                                                                                                                                                         His smile was the biggest.
                                                                                                                                                                                                          His laughter was the loudest.
                                                                                                                                                                                                           Ed is the best! sang his friends.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Green spilled through the grass
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               and the trees all spring and all summer long.

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The Star-Maker’s Apprentice                                                                                         Hide and Slide: My Little Puppy / Lamb / Kitten / Piglet
Sam Hay • Xin Li                                                                                                    Jackie McCann • Tjarda Borsboom
                                                                   A fun-filled celebration of creativity,                                        With tabs to slide and things to hide, this series is
                                                                   imagination and daring to be different.                                        perfect for toddlers who like to explore and play.
                                                                   • A heart-warming and tender father-son story,                                     • Interactive board book series, with clever hide-and-slide
                                                                     inspired by the classic tale The Sorcerer’s                                        pages. Perfect for toddlers and a fun way to learn about
                                                                     Apprentice.                                                                        animals!

                                                                   • Written by the bestselling author of A Star                                      • Something to find on each page.                                 VIDEO

                                                                     in the Jar.
                                                                                                                                                      • Strong, sturdy pages for little hands.
                                                                   • Exhilarating artwork from
                                                                     an exciting new                                                              • February 2022 – Hide and Slide: My Little Puppy / Lamb / Kitten / Piglet
                                                                     illustration talent.                                                         • £6.99 pb / £10.99 hb • 1yr+ • 10pp • 200x200mm
                                                                                                                                                  • World. All languages

                                                                      VIDEO

• September 2021 – The Star-Maker’s Apprentice
• £6.99 pb / £10.99 hb • 3yrs+ • 32pp • 275x245mm
• World. All languages

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1, 2, 3, Do the Shark
Michelle Robinson • Rosalind Beardshaw
                                                                   A fun-filled rhyming adventure, with a

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                                                                   message about facing your fears and
                                                                   making friends.
                                                                   • The irresistible undersea follow-up to 1, 2, 3, Do
                                                                     the Dinosaur.

                                                                   • Energetic, rhyming text and warm, fun-filled
                                                                     artwork – perfect for fans of Ten Minutes to Bed
                                                                     and Baby Shark.

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                                                                   • Written by bestselling author Michelle Robinson
                                                                     and illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw, 640,000
                                                                     copies of the series
                                                                     sold worldwide.

• June 2021 – 1, 2, 3, Do the Shark
• £6.99 pb / £10.99 hb • 3yrs+ • 32pp • 275x245mm
• World. Sold: US English

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Mythical Science                                                                                                  Pick a Pet
Rebecca Lewis-Oakes • Max Rambaldi                                                                                Catherine Brereton • Anna Chernyshova
                                                                   Magical myths and sensational                                                                                Tiny pets, huge pets, fast pets,
                                                                   science.                                                                                                     colourful pets . . . what is YOUR
                                                                    • An exciting STEAM book for children: core
                                                                                                                                                                                perfect pet?
                                                                      science with a twist.                                                                                      • Imagine you could have any pet – what would
                                                                                                                                                                                   you choose?
                                                                    • Find out the science behind key questions
                                                                      about our planet.                                                                                          • A fun, interactive introduction to pets that
                                                                                                                                                                                   children will enjoy reading again and again.
                                                                    • Taps into the popularity of myths and
                                                                      gets children thinking about how people                                                                    • Great for encouraging speech and sparking
                                                                      explained the world around them before                                                                       discussions.
                                                                      science had the answers.

• June 2022 – Mythical Science                                                                                    • July 2022 – Pick a Pet
• £6.99 pb / £10.99 hb • 6yrs+ • 32pp • 275x245mm                                                                 • £6.99 pb / £10.99 hb • 2yrs+ • 32pp • 275x245mm
• World. All languages                                                                                            • World. All languages

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A Dinosaur a Day
Miranda Smith • Jenny Wren, Xuan Le, Olga Baunert, Max Rambaldi, Juan Calle
                                                     A dinosaur for every day of the year.
                                                       • A beautifully illustrated collection of 366 dinosaurs: perfect
                                                         for sharing each day or to dip into.

                                                       • The must-have gift for dinosaur fans.

                                                       • Also features key information for each dino, such as height,
                                                         weight, diet and pronunciation guide.

• October 2022 – A Dinosaur a Day
• £14.99 hb • 3yrs+ • 224pp • 278x219mm
• World. All languages

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Number Shocker                                                                                                       Amazing Facts Every 6/7/8/9 Year Old Needs to Know
Clive Gifford • Guilherme Karsten
                                                                   A thought-provoking and surprising                                                                            Over 150 fun facts in every book!
                                                                   look at the world around us through                                                                             • Short, snappy facts to encourage reluctant readers.
                                                                   numbers big and small.
                                                                                                                                                                                   • Facts at your fingertips for impressing friends, parents,
                                                                    • Taps into popular subjects and hot topics.                                                                     grandparents and teachers.
                                                                    • Astounding facts on nature, the environment,                                                                 • Perfect gift for inquisitive children that will widen their
                                                                      science, vehicles and much, more more!                                                                         knowledge and keep them entertained and amazed for
                                                                                                                                                                                     HOURS!
                                                                    • A must-have gift book that children
                                                                      will love.

• May 2022 – Number Shocker
• £6.99 pb / £10.99 hb • 6yrs+ • 32pp • 275x245mm
• World. All languages
                                                                                                                     • August 2021 – Amazing Facts Every 6/7/8/9 Year Old Needs to Know
                                                                                                                     • £4.99 pb • 6yrs+ • 96pp • 198x129mm
                                                                                                                     • World. All languages

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Lifesize Baby Animals                                                                                                  All Kinds of Friends
Sophy Henn                                                                                                             Sophy Henn
                                            Come face to face with some LIFESIZE baby animals in                                                                           A wonderful celebration of friendship that
                                            this interactive adventure.                                                                                                    promotes kindness and empathy.
                                             • Over 300,000 copies printed worldwide of the Lifesize series.                                                                • From award-winning author-illustrator, Sophy Henn –
                                                                                                                                                                              creator of the bestselling Lifesize series.
                                             • Step into the book to discover how YOU measure up against some of the
                                               world’s most incredible baby animals.                                                                                        • From hermit crabs who go on adventures with sea
                                                                                                                                                                              anemones to zebras and ostriches who help support
                                             • A playful introduction to the natural world that features LIFESIZE                                                             each other.
                                               illustrations.
                                                                                                                                                                            • Reflects children’s own world and celebrates differences
                                                                                                                                                                              and similarities.

                                                                                                                       • July 2021 – All Kinds of Friends
                                                                                                                       • £6.99 pb / £10.99 hb • 3yrs+ • 32pp • 275x245mm
                                                                                                                       • World. Sold: Polish, US English

• June 2022 – Lifesize Baby Animals
• £6.99 pb / £10.99 hb • 3yrs+ • 32pp • 300x300mm
• World. All languages

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 A First Eco Book: Green Energy / Green Home                                                                                  If the World Were 100 Animals
 Pintachan                                                                                                                    Miranda Smith • Aaron Cushley
                                                                   Nurture a new generation of mini                                                                               A thought-provoking book that explores
                                                                   environmental crusaders.                                                                                       biodiversity and opens up key discussions
                                                                    • With tabs to slide and things to hide, this series is
                                                                                                                                                                                  about the environment.
                                                                      perfect for toddlers who like to explore and play.                                                           • An interesting gift that will help children explore the
                                                                                                                                                                                     big questions that affect the world we live in.
                                                                    • Interactive board book series, with clever hide-
                                                                      and-slide pages.                                                                                             • Supports important development, such as empathy
                                                                                                                                                                                     and kindness, and global citizenship.
                                                                    • A fun and accessible way for children to learn
                                                                      about the environment.                                                                                       • Big ideas are broken down, making it easier for kids
                                                                                                                                                                                     to think and ask questions.

                                                                                                                              • November 2021 – If the World Were 100 Animals
 • March 2022 – A First Eco Book: Green Energy / Green Home                                                                   • £6.99 pb / £10.99 hb • 5yrs+ • 32pp • 275x245mm
 • £6.99 bb • 1yr+ • 10pp • 200x200mm                                                                                         • World, Sold: Simplified Chinese, US English
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Night Sky
Rola Shaw • Lara Hawthorne
                                                                   What stories, secrets and mysteries can
                                                                   you see in the stars?
                                                                    • A wonderful introduction to the stories,
                                                                      inventions and scientific discoveries in
                                                                      astronomy.

                                                                    • Stories, myths and legends from around
                                                                      the world.

                                                                    • A beautifully illustrated guide to the mysteries
                                                                      of the night sky makes a perfect gift for curious
                                                                      children.

• November 2021 – Night Sky
• £6.99 pb / £10.99 hb • 5yrs+ • 32pp • 275x245mm
• World. Sold: French Canadian

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 Who’s Who?                                                                                                              You Are 25% Banana
 Teresa Heapy • Nicola O’Byrne                                                                                           Susie Brooks • Josy Bloggs
                                                                   Animal lookalikes and how to tell them                                                                       Discover the science behind what makes
                                                                   apart.                                                                                                       you YOU.
                                                                    • A fun and original way to explore the natural                                                              • A brilliantly funny first guide to genetics.
                                                                      world: cheetahs vs leopards, hares vs rabbits,
                                                                      crocodiles vs alligators, and much more!                                                                   • Perfect STEAM book for budding young scientists.

                                                                    • Find out how to tell the animals apart and                                                                 • Witty words by award-winning author Susie Brooks
                                                                      discover lots of incredible facts.                                                                           and stunningly illustrated by rising star Josy
                                                                                                                                                                                   Bloggs.
                                                                    • Find Out More section at the back provides extra
                                                                      fun facts about the animals.

 • August 2021 – Who’s Who?                                                                                              • January 2022 – You Are 25% Banana
 • £6.99 pb / £10.99 hb • 3yrs+ • 32pp • 275x245mm                                                                       • £6.99 pb / £10.99 hb • 5yrs+ • 32pp • 275x245mm
 • World. All languages                                                                                                  • World. Sold: Complex Chinese, Polish

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 What Jobs Could You Do?
 Catherine Barr • Ana Gomez
                                                                   Pick the things you enjoy doing
                                                                   and find your perfect job!

                                                                                                                         FICTION
                                                                   • Interest-led approach encourages creative
                                                                     thinking in an empowering, inclusive and
                                                                     imaginative way.

                                                                   • Messy jobs, outdoor jobs, noisy jobs, quiet jobs,
                                                                     mysterious jobs . . . there’s something
                                                                     for everyone.

                                                                   • Artwork shows children ‘at work’ in
                                                                     an intriguing range of occupations.

 • September 2021 – What Jobs Could YOU Do?
 • £6.99 pb / £10.99 hb • 3yrs+ • 32pp • 275x245mm
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A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder - As Good As Dead                                                                                 Pip walked home, catching her breath as she passed the empty
Holly Jackson                                                                                                                   house next door. She turned down her driveway and stopped.
                                                                                                                                Rubbed her eyes again.
                                                               The third thrilling book in the best selling,                              They were still here, those chalk figures. Five little stick
                                                               award-winning A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder                      people without their heads. Except, no, that couldn’t be right.
                                                               series.                                                          It had rained yesterday, hard, and they definitely hadn’t been
                                                               Pip Fitz-Amobi is haunted by the way her last                    here when Pip left for her run. They hadn’t, she swore. And
                                                               investigation ended. Soon she’ll be leaving for                  there was something else too.
                                                               Cambridge University but then another case                                 She bent to her knees to get a closer look. They had
                                                               finds her . . . and this time it’s all about Pip.                moved. On Sunday morning they’d been at the intersection
                                                                                                                                between pavement and driveway. Now they had shuffled several
                                                               She is used to online death threats, but there’s                 inches over, down the brickwork, moving closer to the house.
                                                               one that catches her eye, someone who keeps                                Pip was certain: these figures were new. Drawn in the
                                                               asking: who will look for you when you’re the                    hour she’d been out on her run. She closed her eyes to focus her
                                                               one who disappears? And it’s not just online.                    ears, listening for a moment. The white-noise sound of trees
                                                               Pip has a stalker who knows where she lives.                     dancing in the wind, the high whistle of a bird overhead, and
                                                               As a deadly game plays out, Pip realises that                    the growling sound of a lawnmower from somewhere close. But
                                                               everything in Little Kilton is finally coming full               she couldn’t hear the squawking sounds of the neighbourhood
                                                               circle. If Pip doesn’t find the answers, this time               kids. Not one peep.
• August 2021 – As Good As Dead                                she will be the one who disappears . . .                                   Eyes open, and yes, she hadn’t imagined them. Five
• £8.99 / pb • 12yrs+ • TBC • 198x129mm
• W orld. Book 1, Sold: Catalan, Polish, Spanish, UK Audio,    • A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is The New York Times No.1
                                                                                                                                small, straight-lined figures.
     US English, German, French, Romanian, Russian, Czech,
     Complex Chinese, Hungarian, Slovak, Italian, Dutch,          bestselling YA crime thriller and winner of The British                 There was a grey lump further along the driveway.
     Portuguese, Turkish, Japanese, Hebrew, Bulgarian             Book Awards’ Children’s Book of the Year 2020. Shortlisted    Nearer the front door. A feathered grey lump. She knew before
                                                                  for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2020.
                                                                                                                                she even got close what it was. Another dead pigeon. Pip
                                                                • A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder was the no.1 bestselling kids   approached it slowly, steps careful and silent, as though not to
                                                                  and YA debut of 2019, selling over 100k copies in less than
                                                                  a year.                                                       wake it and bring it crashing back to life. Her fingers fizzed
                                                                                                                                with the adrenaline as she towered over the pigeon, expecting
                                                                • Film & TV rights to A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder have been
                                                                  optioned by the team behind Peaky Blinders.
                                                                                                                                to see herself again reflected in its glassy dead eyes. But she
                                                                                                                                wasn’t there. Because there were no dead eyes.
                                                                                                                                   Because there was no head.

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Monster Hunting For Beginners                                                                                                      My hair is too long and is always falling over
                                                                                                                               my eyes at the wrong moment.
                                                                                                                                                                                              blob with too many
                                                                                                                                                                                              mouths.*                        Jack w
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Ian Mark • Louis Ghibault
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              with te stling a b
                                                                                                                                   But it’s true.                                                 Not all monsters                   ntacle      lob

                                                                                                                                   I can prove it.                                            have         names.
                                                                                                                                                                  Here is me doing battle     That’s one thing
                                                                                                                                                                 with a Kraken.               I’ve      learned
                                                         Monstrously funny new middle grade                                                                           (The Kraken is the      since taking up

                                                         adventure series, perfect for 8+ readers and                                                             one on the left).           the job.
                                                                                                                                                      en
                                                                                                                                      hting   the Krak
                                                                                                                             Jack fig                                  This is me trying          I’ve also discovered that Fairies, far

                                                         fans of How to Train Your Dragon, Charlie                                                                    to hypnotise a three-   from being cute little glittery beings with wings
                                                                                                                                                                      headed bogeyman         who grant wishes, are actually savage beasts
                                                         Changes into a Chicken, Mr Gum and Shrek !                                                                   with an eyeball tied    who’d tear you to pieces as soon as look at you -
                                                                                                                                              to a string of mouldy spaghetti. (Trust         and that you should never say “good doggie” to

                                                         Monster Hunting isn’t as easy as it looks. And                        me, you don’t want to know all the horrible details.
                                                                                                                               I still have nightmares about it sometimes).
                                                                                                                                                                                              a Hellhound in a bad mood.
                                                                                                                                                                                                  That’s why I’m running very fast in this picture.
                                                         Jack should know. Because an ogre has just                               And here I am having a wrestling match with...              In fact, I’m running so fast, I’d already run away
                                                                                                                               well, I’m not sure what that is. Some sort of shapeless
                                                         appeared in his garden and tried to eat his aunt.
                                                         (She was the winner of the World’s Worst Aunt
                                                         competition, but that’s Not The Point.) After                                                                                        * In case you're wondering,
                                                                                                                                                   Jack hypnotising
                                                         (sort of accidentally) defeating the aunt-eating
                                                                                                                                                                                              I lost. It’s not easy holding
                                                                                                                                                   bogeyman                                   on to a blob long enough to
                                                                                                                                                                                              make it admit defeat.

                                                         ogre, Jack finds himself apprenticed to a tiny,
                                                         grumpy, 200-year-old monster hunter called
                                                         Stoop and heading off to the town of King’s
                                                         Nooze, which is being seriously bothered by an
                                                         army of ogres.                                                           I felt scared.
                                                                                                                                  I’d never killed an Ogre before.
                                                                                                                                                                                              at me more spitefully through them. “Look what
                                                                                                                                                                                              you’ve done!”

 • August 2021 – Monster Hunting For Beginners           All he has are his wits, his catapult and a
                                                                                                                                  I’d never killed an anything!                                   She didn’t even say thank you for saving her

 • £12.99 / hb • 8yrs+ • 288pp • 210x148mm                                                                                        What made matters worse is that this Ogre                   from having to spend the rest of the morning in

 • World. All languages                                  magical – sometimes unreliable – book called                          dropped down dead backwards, which meant that
                                                                                                                               he landed on top of the house.
                                                                                                                                                                                              an Ogre’s belly. She simply turned on her heels
                                                                                                                                                                                              and stamped off down the road, yelling for a taxi,

                                                         Monster Hunting for Beginners.                                           There was a huge CRASH... no, it was much                   leaving me to wonder how I was supposed to clean
                                                                                                                               bigger than that, more like a          CRASH!...               up this mess when I couldn’t even get a dustpan
                                                                                                                               and the air was filled with flying rubble and glass            and brush from under the stairs, because the
                                                           • Funny, accessible, packed full of fun (and monsters), and
                                                                                                                               and bricks.                                                    stairs weren’t there any more, and
                                                             giving familiar fairytale references a hilarious and Dahl-ish        When the dust cleared, I saw that the house was             neither was anything else, except
                                                             twist, this ticks all the boxes for 8+ readers.                   completely destroyed.                                          for a large pile of rubble.
                                                                                                                                  “You blithering nincompoop!” cried Aunt                         “That’s what you get for trying
                                                           • Perfect for fans of How to Train your Dragon, as well as          Prudence, clambering to her feet and wiping the                to help people,” said a voice behind

                                                             other funny authors such as Andy Stanton, Philip Ardagh           dirt from her flying goggles so that she could scowl           me. “If you ask me, you should just
                                                                                                                                                                                              let them all be eaten.”
                                                             and Sam Copeland.

                                                           • As well as being utterly hilarious, Ian also writes in a way
                                                             that speaks directly to children and creates a world just
                                                             for them.

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The Christmas Carrolls                                                                                                         “Hollypops?” Mum said. “Have you done your morning
Mel Taylor-Bessent                                                                                                          chores?”
                                                                                                                               I shot her my most innocent of course I have smile, and ran into
                                                         Funny festive middle grade about the world’s                       the hallway.
                                                         most Christmassy family, perfect for 8+                               Our morning chores were always the same. Mum checked
                                                         readers and fans of Matt Haig, Ben Miller,                         the light displays and made the beds, Dad cooked up a festive
                                                         Sibeal Pounder’s Tinsel, and the Nativity!                         treat in the kitchen, Ivy – well, she was just learning how to walk,
                                                         films.                                                             but I’m sure she’ll have Christmas Carroll chores in no time –
                                                                                                                            and I was in charge of the entrance decorations, which meant
                                                         Wish it could be Christmas every day? Well, for
                                                                                                                            checking everything from the snow-o-meter outside to the fake
                                                         nine-year-old Holly Carroll and her family it is.
                                                                                                                            snow sprinkled around the staircase spindles.
                                                         The Carrolls are living their merriest lives in a
                                                                                                                               Now, I don’t know if it’s because I developed superhuman speed
                                                         home full of fairy lights and Christmas trees,
                                                                                                                            or because I wanted to hide somewhere and scoff my chocolate
                                                         tinsel and wrapping paper, cinnamon and nutmeg
                                                                                                                            coins in peace, but I rehung the tinsel on the tree, straightened
                                                         – and a carol-singing toilet. When the family
                                                                                                                            the snowman doormat, opened today’s door on the Christmas
                                                         moves house and Holly is going to go to school for
                                                                                                                            calendar and dusted the giant ice lanterns before Mum finished
                                                         the first time, she can’t wait to start spreading
                                                                                                                            her first Christmas carol of the day. Next, I checked the lights
                                                         Christmas cheer through her new class. But
                                                                                                                            on the miniature Christmas village that covered half of the floor,
                                                         Holly’s Santa backpack is getting odd looks from
                                                                                                                            pulled the red velvet curtain open that hung across the door, and
                                                         her classmates. And they aren’t joining in her loud
                                                                                                                            stepped outside to check the snow-o-meter.
 • October 2021 – The Christmas Carrolls                 morning carols. And then even her new friend
 • £12.99 / hb • 8yrs+ • 256pp • 210mmx148mm                                                                                   The snow-o-meter (as if you didn’t already know!) is a special
 • World. All languages                                  Archer thinks she should tone down the tinsel . . .
                                                                                                                            thermometer that measures the likelihood of snowfall. Dad taught
                                                         Is the world’s most Christmassy girl about to lose
                                                                                                                            me how to read it when I was three years old. “The bigger the
                                                         her Christmas spirit?
                                                                                                                            snowflake, the deeper the snowfall,” he’d say, and sometimes we’d
                                                           • With an irrepressible main character, a warm and inclusive     even bust out our special snow dance to encourage the skies to
                                                             message about communities coming together, and the real
                                                                                                                            open.
                                                             magic of family and friendship at the heart, this feels like
                                                             watching a feel-good family Christmas movie.                      With an optimistic spring in my step, I leapt over our Christmas
                                                                                                                            Carroll doormat, opened the door and skipped outside.
                                                           • As the founder of Little Stars creative writing workshops
                                                             and Authorfy, a global children’s books community, Mel is a       Oh.
                                                             star of the children’s book world, with years of experience       There wasn’t a single cloud in the sky. No chill in the air. Not
                                                             working with her audience and knowing what sparks their        a single snowflake on the snow-o-meter. My shoulders slumped.
                                                             imaginations.
                                                                                                                               I suppose it was July, after all.
                                                           • The package will be a total Christmas gift, with ALL the
                                                             festive finishes, and a limited special edition.

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 Dread Wood                                                                                                                 I’m maybe five metres away when it’s like the ground
 Jennifer Killick                                                                                                           opens up in front of me. Mr Canton’s face rises up out
                                                                                                                            of the earth, his arms reaching towards me, grasping at
                                                         It’s basically the worst school detention ever . . .
                                                                                                                            clumps of grass that just tear away in his hands. He’s
                                                         When classmates (but not mate-mates) Hallie,                       scrabbling with blackened fingertips, trying to hold on, to
                                                         Angelo, Gustav and Naira are forced to come to                     pull himself out. And I’m so close. I lunge forward, trying
                                                         school on a SATURDAY, they think things can’t                      to grab his hand, seeing nothing but the terrified look on
                                                         get much worse. But they’re wrong. Things are
                                                                                                                            his paper white face – smears of blood, eyes wide, mouth
                                                         about to get seriously scary.
                                                                                                                            open in shock.
                                                         What has dragged their teacher underground?                                As I skid across the ground on my stomach,
                                                         Why do the creepy caretakers keeping                               stretching so hard I feel my muscles strain to the point
                                                         `humming the tune to Itsy Bitsy Spider?
                                                                                                                            of snapping, he makes a desperate surge forward. My
                                                         And what eight-legged horrors lurk in the
                                                         shadows, getting stronger and meaner every                         hands are centimetres from his, separated by nothing but
                                                         minute . . . ? Cut off from help and in danger                     a slice of freezing November air. His eyes fix on mine.
                                                         each time they touch the ground, the gang’s                        ‘Get inside,’ he says. ‘Call for help.’ And then just as the
                                                         only hope is to work together. But it’s no                         tips of my fingers make contact with his battered ones, he
                                                         coincidence that they’re all there on detention.                   jerks back. Like he’s been yanked from below. Like he’s
 • January 2022 – Dread Wood                             Someone has been watching and plotting and is                      in the jaws of some invisible monster. I clutch at him, but
 • £6.99 / pb • 9yrs+ • 256pp • 198mmx129mm              out for revenge . . .
 • World. All languages                                                                                                     my hands slip. The last thing I see is the horror on his
                                                           • Jennifer’s writing is funny and exciting with just the right   face. Pain and fear like I’ve never witnessed before. Then
                                                             amount of scary – the first true successor to RL Stine!
                                                             Perfect for readers aged 9-12!                                 nothing. He’s gone, down below the earth.
                                                           • Crater Lake has over 350 five-star reviews on amazon and               I lie still for a moment, hands clutching at air,
                                                             is a Booktrust Pick.                                           staring at the place in front of me where a second before
                                                           • Jennifer is a real up-and-coming star of MG fiction.           there was a gaping hole and my teacher’s horrified face.
                                                             The first true successor to RL Stine!                          Now there’s nothing. The ground has sealed up. Mr
                                                                                                                            Canton is gone.

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 The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries                                                                                             The curtain rose and the actors moved about the stage,
 Joanna Williams                                                                                                         gesticulating wildly and making outlandish pronouncements.
                                                                                                                         The audience laughed uproariously. Lizzie did not understand
                                                         A thrilling middle grade mystery series set                     the jokes, but she had noticed a boy on stage, about eleven years
                                                         in eighteenth-century London, with all the                      of age perhaps, and she was wondering how someone became
                                                         fun and zest of Bridgerton and Hamilton,                        an actor, when an odd feeling crept over her: the sensation of
                                                         and inspired by real Black British historical                   being watched.
                                                         figures.                                                           She turned instinctively towards the watcher, and believed,
                                                         Twelve-year-olds Lizzie Sancho and Dido                         for a moment, that she was seeing herself. On the other side of
                                                         Belle are from different worlds – Lizzie lives                  the theatre, sitting in a box with an elderly man and a lady with
                                                         in Covent Garden in her dad’s tea shop, while                   a beehive of silver hair, was a girl. A girl, about Lizzie’s age,
                                                         Belle is an heiress being brought up by her                     looking straight at her and looking not unlike her. Her skin was
                                                         aunt and uncle at grand Kenwood House – but                     brown like hers, and the tight curls of her hair were swept into
                                                         they both share a love of solving mysteries.                    a bun on top of her head. Her delicate face was framed by a
                                                         And when their eyes meet in the audience of                     couple of loose tendrils that had escaped. She wore a gown of
                                                         the Drury Lane theatre one night, both girls                    cream lace, the sleeves puffed at the shoulder. She was staring
                                                         are sure they’ve seen something suspicious on                   directly at Lizzie: as their eyes met, so did, it seemed, their
                                                         stage. Lizzie and Belle soon find themselves                    thoughts.
                                                         on the trail of a mystery – and becoming best                      Each girl nodded hesitantly, smiled. And then the girl in the
 • August 2022 – The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries          friends. Can they work out what’s going on in
 • £6.99 / pb • 9-11yrs • 304pp • 198mmx129mm                                                                            cream dress looked upwards. A flicker of fear across her face
 • World. All languages                                  time to prevent a murder?                                       made Lizzie look up too, just in time to see a shadow moving
                                                           • Robin Stevens meets Bridgerton – with themes of             in the wooden rafters: a movement as quick and fleeting as the
                                                             friendship, girl power and mystery, and featuring real      flap of a batwing.
                                                             historical characters, Dido Belle and Ignatius Sancho.
                                                                                                                            In the same moment, the boy actor gave a cry and and leapt
                                                           • The project was developed by Jasmine Richards at            aside like a cat. The chandelier plummeted to the stage with
                                                             Storymix, who create pathways for UK BAME authors and
                                                             illustrators into the creation of children’s books. Their
                                                                                                                         an almighty crash, landing in the spot that the boy had sprung
                                                             mission is to create heroes for every child, and stories    from, sending splinters of wood flying in all directions. The
                                                             where every child can be a hero.                            actors froze, like miniature cut-out figures in a paper peepshow.
                                                           • Joanna is a freelance writer and educator and regularly     The theatre held its breath. The chandelier lay like a great
                                                             works for the British Library, where she runs workshops     shipwreck in the centre of the stage: smoke from its candles
                                                             and school visits, using clues and documents to unravel
                                                             the real mysteries of the past and help children find a     drifted eerily towards the ceiling.
                                                             way in to history.

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Rainbow Grey                                                                                                              ‘Ray?’
                                                                                                                             ‘RAY?!’
Laura Ellen Anderson                                                                                                         ‘IS SHE DEAD?’
                                                         A magical new series from the creator of                            ‘Calm down, Droplett, she’s not dead . . .’
                                                         international hit, Amelia Fang.                                     Ray felt something poke her forehead. ‘Well, maybe she’s a tiny
                                                                                                                          bit dead.’
                                                         Ten-year-old Ray Grey lives in the magical                          Ray slowly woke up. Her view was filled with two beady eyes,
                                                         kingdom of Celestia, high in the sky! She is                     and a tiny mouth with a beard.
                                                         surrounded by Weatherlings with astounding                          ‘Miaow?’
                                                         weather power at their fingertips . . . but poor                    ‘Nim!’ Ray said weakly, scooping him into a big hug.
                                                         Ray doesn’t have ANY magic!                                          Snowden took Ray’s hand and helped her up.
                                                                                                                             Ray furrowed her eyebrows, trying to work out why she’d been
                                                         Then, after a trip to Earth, Ray’s life changes                  lying on the ground. ‘Is the Eclipse already over?’ she said.
                                                         forever. She is transformed from Ray Grey                            ‘The Eclipse is NOT the point right now, Ray!
                                                         intro RAINBOW GREY! With the help of her best                       Don’t you remember what JUST HAPPENED?’ said Droplett.
                                                         friends (and exploding cloud cat, Nim) now all                      Ray’s head felt all spinny and WEIRD. ‘Not really. I . . . Did I
                                                         Ray has to do is master her powers AND save                      faint?’
                                                         the world from the ultimate storm . . .                             ‘You didn’t exactly faint . . .’ said Snowden.
                                                           • The highly anticipated new series from the best selling
                                                                                                                             He gulped and adjusted his glasses. Ray could tell he had
                                                             author of the Amelia Fang series, which has sold over 250k   something he wanted to say. But then Frazzle and Fump bodged
• May 2021 - Rainbow Grey
• £6.99 / pb • 7-10yrs • 304pp • 198mmx129mm                 copies in the English language.                              their way in, almost knocking the poor boy to the floor.
• W orld. Sold: Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish           • A gloriously imagined world, fully illustrated throughout       ‘Your hair is all colourful! HOW?! WHY?!’
                                                             with Laura’s stunning artwork.                                  ‘AND how above Earth did you just fly!’
                                                                                                                              ‘Fly?’ Ray said. ‘And what do you mean my hair is all colourful?’
                                                           • Rights to Amelia Fang sold in 22 countries to date.
                                                                                                                             Droplett swished her cape, creating a puddle on the ground.
                                                                                                                          ‘Maybe it’s better if you see for yourself,’ she said.
                                                                                                                             Feeling a tad unstable, Ray leaned over Droplett’s puddle to
                                                                                                                          look at her reflection.
                                                                                                                             ‘Wobbling weathervanes,’ she whispered
                                                                                                                             when she saw the girl looking back at her.
                                                                                                                             The girl in the reflection didn’t have short grey hair.
                                                                                                                             THIS girl had very long hair. And it was full of bright
                                                                                                                          COLOURS – from red, orange, yellow and green to blue, indigo
                                                                                                                          and violet!

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 Caravan at the Edge of Doom: Foul Prophecy                                                                                  I awoke in a darkness such as the Living can never know.
 Jim Beckett • Olia Muza                                                                                                     A darkness so dark it was bright – or maybe it was a
                                                                                                                             brightness so bright it was dark? Either way, I couldn’t
                                                              The must-read sequel to the The Caravan at
                                                                                                                             see where I was – but I knew instantly it was the Back of
                                                              the Edge of Doom, perfect for fans of Terry
                                                              Pratchett!                                                     Beyond. Perhaps it was the smell – a sort of mucky-clean
                                                                                                                             garlic-toothpaste smell. Or perhaps it wasn’t a smell at all.
                                                              After Harley’s recent adventures in the Land                   Perhaps it was a knowledge beyond the perception of the
                                                              of the Dead – when she had only 24 hours to                    Living. The point is, I knew I was there before I could sense
                                                              rescue her baby brother AND complete the                       it – you know, see or feel or hear or smell or . . . what was
                                                              twelve tasks of the Legendary Hero – Harley
                                                                                                                             the other one? Taste, that was it. This was a place beyond
                                                              is happy to be back with the living. But things
                                                              are NOT going to stay normal for long! There                   taste . . . No, wait: I could taste something. The Back of
                                                              are restless souls wandering around and it’s                   Beyond tasted like ice cream! Or maybe that was because
                                                              up to Harley as Legendary Hero to get them                     I’d just had an ice cream.
                                                              back into the Land of the Dead. But something                     Gradually, my ears flickered into action, and the volume
                                                              even stranger than usual is going on. Is this all              slowly rose on a muffled hum, an indistinct burble, which
                                                              connected to a mysterious, ancient prophecy…?                  eventually became voices.
                                                               • A brilliantly subversive book that will appeal to readers      ‘Look who it is!’ came Nana’s voice.
                                                                 aged 9-12 and fans of Dahl, Walliams and Terry Pratchett.      ‘Back already?’ came Grandpa’s voice.
• January 2022 - Caravan at the Edge of Doom: Foul Prophecy
• £6.99 / pb • 9-11yrs • 240pp • 198x129mm                     • Full of adventure, magic and truly unforgettable               ‘She’s still tuning in,’ said Gran’s voice. ‘Here she
• World. Sold: Spanish (Mexico)                                  characters, it is a celebration of heroes coming in all
                                                                 shapes and sizes.
                                                                                                                             comes.’
                                                                                                                                Suddenly my eyes turned on with a flash and there they
                                                               • Jim’s background as a comedian – and his current job as
                                                                 a teacher in a secondary school – makes him the perfect     were – my grandparents smiling down at me.
                                                                 fit for school tours and festivals.                            ‘Hello, Harley!’
                                                               • Stunning black and white illustrations throughout by           ‘We didn’t expect to see you back so soon!’
                                                                 Olia Muza.                                                     ‘You’re not dead, are you?’
                                                                                                                                ‘Hi,’ I said. I was lying on a big pile of soft cushions on
                                                                                                                             a comfy sofa. ‘No, it’s all right, I’m not dead. At least, I
                                                                                                                             don’t think I am. I’m on another rescue mission.’

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 Super Cute - Fun in the Sun / The Adventure School                                                                                It was dawn and the sun was peeping over the horizon,
 Pip Bird                                                                                                                       covering the World of Cute with a sweet honey glaze. It woke
                                                                                                                                the chime birds, which tinkled like miniature bells across the sky.
                                                     Two brand-new titles in the must-have super funny                          The crepe flowers slowly unfurled, crinkling and giggling as the
                                                     series from the creators of the Naughtiest Unicorn!                        rays warmed their papery petals. It was a perfect summer’s day.
                                                     In these two new titles the super cutes are having                            Micky the mini-pig crawled out from Piggy-Wiggle Stye and
                                                     more fantastic and fun-filled adventures. From                             sniffed the air.
                                                     baking magical treats (including a volcano cake that                          He smelled the sweet fragrant puffs from the candy-cotton
                                                     erupts strawberry jam and magical snow biscuits) to                        fields, and the fresh mown grass left by the night-time grass-
                                                     going to an adventure camp with a difference!                              snippers. But there was something else in the air, too. Something
                                                                                                                                that made Micky grin from ear to ear.
                                                     Pip Bird’s laugh-out-loud, heart-warming stories
                                                     celebrate the differences in us all.                                          The scent of baking.
                                                                                                                                   Doughy deliciousness wafted on the breeze, along with
                                                      • We celebrate and tap into the trend for cute (Kawaii) by delivering a
                                                        gorgeous series that will have mass appeal to readers aged 6-8.         the growing sound of chitter-chatter and excitement from all
                                                                                                                                corners of town. It was a very special day in the World of Cute.
                                                      • Each book carries the message about celebrating differences and
                                                        believing in yourself.                                                     Micky was just uncurling his tail, which had knotted itself
                                                                                                                                in his sleep, when a herd of fruit squashies flurried past Piggy-
                                                      • The Naughtiest Unicorn has sold over 155,000 copies since
                                                        publication.                                                            Wiggle Stye. The miniature strawberries, apples and kiwis were
                                                                                                                                very bouncy.
                                                      • Created in-house so we have world rights and own the series IP.
                                                                                                                                   ‘Hi, squashies!’ Micky called, waving. ‘You’re very lively this
                                                                                                                                morning.!’
                                                                                                                                   ‘It’s the Friendship Festival,’ squeaked a kiwi. ‘And we’re
                                                                                                                                feeling fruity!’
                                                                                                                                   Micky laughed. ‘You certainly are. I suppose I’d better get
                                                                                                                                ready!’
                                                                                                                                   The little pig inhaled the delightful air once again before
                                                                                                                                shaking himself to attention. There was lots to do – lots to do
                                                                                                                                – and if he didn’t get a piggy-wiggle on, he’d never be ready
 • August 2021 - Super Cute - Fun in the Sun                                                                                    in time.
 • August 2021 - Super Cute - The Adventure School
 • £5.99 / pb • 6yrs+ • 160pp • 198mmx129mm
 • World. All languages

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 Forever Summer                                                                                                         The day had come for us to leave for Greece. I was equal
 Jenny Oliver                                                                                                           measures excited and dreading it. The island would be magical,
                                                                                                                        but it would also be one long Coco Show.
                                                     For all fans of Jenny Han, Holly Bourne and The                       I was travelling light. Luckily I didn’t have to worry about
                                                     Kissing Booth comes the must-have teen read                        clothes for the commercial, but my brain short-circuited when
                                                     from bestselling fiction author, Jenny Oliver!                     I tried to work out what to pack for a weekend away with just
                                                                                                                        people from Chelsea High. I stood folding and refolding a red
                                                     It’s summer term at Chelsea High, the most
                                                                                                                        T-shirt and pair of denim shorts in a frozen stupor. One thing
                                                     exclusive school in town! The weeks ahead
                                                                                                                        I made sure I crammed in my rucksack was Ezra’s old Chelsea
                                                     are filled with glamorous events – including a
                                                                                                                        High hockey sweatshirt. I couldn’t sleep without it nowadays.
                                                     variety show AND a trip to a Greek island! But a
                                                                                                                           I messaged him as I waited nervously for the Uber, which
                                                     shock revelation has new girl Norah Whittaker
                                                                                                                        was late and struggling to find our boat.
                                                     rethinking everything she thought she knew
                                                                                                                           Are you awake? I knew the time in NY off by heart now and
                                                     about herself. With family, friendship and
                                                                                                                        it was 2 a.m.
                                                     romance up in the air, studying at Chelsea High is
                                                                                                                           His reply came back almost immediately. For you I can be.
                                                     NEVER straightforward!
                                                                                                                           I smiled. You should be asleep.
                                                       • The second in this highly addictive, feel good commercial YA      You’re the one who woke me up!
                                                         series from bestselling women’s fiction author Jenny Oliver.
                                                                                                                           The taxi appeared. I replied with a bright red heart and felt
• 8th July 2021 - Chelsea High - Forever Summer        • Perfect page-turning teen drama centred around love,           immediately a little calmer about the trip ahead.
• £7.99 / pb • 12yrs+ • 384pp • 198x129mm                friendship and scandal at an exclusive high school.               The airport was crazy. We were late and so I ran with my
• World. All languages
                                                       • Perfect for fans of Jenny Han, Holly Bourne and The Kissing    bag on my back while my mum followed behind, cutting in and
                                                         Booth.                                                         out of crowds of people to get to the check-in desk.
                                                       • Combined sales of Jenny’s adult novels are over 400k copies.      It was hard to miss our group. Coco was in the centre,
                                                                                                                        surrounded by suitcases like Venus in her shell, wearing a
                                                                                                                        huge-brimmed sunhat, blue and white striped crop top and
                                                                                                                        tiny white shorts with two rows of brass buttons up the front.
                                                                                                                        Massive dark glasses completed the pretence of trying to be
                                                                                                                        incognito, while people walking past snapped her unsubtly on
                                                                                                                        their phones. Her lips were set in a perfect pout, in anticipation
                                                                                                                        of the paparazzi.

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 Raven Winter                                                                                                             A Very Merry Murder Club
 Susanna Bailey                                                                                                           Co-edited by Robin Stevens and Serena Patel
                                                         The brand new novel from the critically-                                                                     The Very Merry Murder Club invites you to solve
                                                         acclaimed author of Snow Foal and Otters’                                                                    thirteen wintery mysteries, by thirteen of the most
                                                         Moon. Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson,                                                                 exciting middle grade authors!
                                                         H is for Hawk and Gill Lewis.
                                                                                                                                                                      Sleuthing through the snow, on a merry mysterious day . . .
                                                         A brand new novel from Susanna Bailey - the
                                                         new star of middle grade contemporary fiction.                                                               There’s no limit to what mischief abounds – with the
                                                         A story of friendship, family and a very special                                                             writing of thirteen diverse authors breathing new life
                                                         relationship with a young raven set against a                                                                into the mystery genre, this anthology is a must-read for
                                                         beautiful and wintery backdrop.                                                                              every budding detective.

                                                           • Nature and the environment play a strong role and provide                                                Co-edited by Robin Stevens, author of the bestselling
                                                             a unique hook in all of Susanna Bailey’s writing.                                                        Murder Most Unladylike mystery series, and Serena Patel,
                                                           • Commercial, contemporary and beautifully written, from       • October 2021 - A Very Merry Murder Club
                                                                                                                                                                      the award-winning author of the Anisha: Accidental
                                                             an author with a lifetime of experience in social work and   • £12.99 / hb • 8-12yrs • tbc               Detective series, with stories from:
                                                             the issues affecting the child characters of her stories.    • 210x148mm • World. All languages
                                                           • On Snow Foal ‘I absolutely love Snow Foal – it’s so
                                                                                                                                                                       Serena Patel                         Nizrana Farook
                                                             truthful, tender and touching. A book to read in a day and                                                Dominique Valente                    Annabelle Sami
 • November 2021 - Raven Winter                              remember for a lifetime.’ – Dame Jacqueline Wilson                                                        Roopa Farooki                        Benjamin Dean
 • £6.99 / pb • 9-11yrs • TBC • 198mmx129mm                                                                                                                            Patrice Lawrence                     Joanna Williams
 • World. All languages
                                                                                                                                                                       Maisie Chan                          Abiola Bello
                                                                                                                                                                       Elle McNicoll                        E.L. Norry
                                                                                                                                                                       Sharna Jackson
                                                                                                                                                                       • A hardback gift edition of 13 middle grade winter-themed mystery
                                                                                                                                                                         short stories by 13 much-loved, award-winning and bestselling
                                                                                                                                                                         authors, making it the perfect gift for Christmas.

                                                                                                                                                                       • A diverse range of authors, including contributors from the BAME and
                                                                                                                                                                         LGBT communities writing equally diverse characters and stories,
                                                                                                                                                                         showing that anyone can be a hero of the mystery and crime genre, no
                                                                                                                                                                         matter their background.

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 The Beast and The Bethany 3                                                                                               Once We Were Witches 2
 Jack Meggitt-Phillips • Isabelle Follath                                                                                  Sarah Driver • Fabi Santiago
                                                             The Beast and the Bethany was unleashed to a                                                                 A spellbinding, witchy fantasy adventure series
                                                             beastly amount of noise, selling 25k copies in                                                               with two sisters at its heart, from the author of
                                                             its first month and selling in 30 markets!                                                                   The Huntress trilogy.
                                                             In their third battle with the beast, Ebenezer                                                               In Spel and Egg’s second magical adventure the
                                                             and Bethany are finding it’s not easy being                                                                  sisters find themselves back at the undertakers
                                                             good, while the beast finds itself caged                                                                     house, but now they are part of a secret
                                                             up for the first time in centuries. Bethany                                                                  underground alliance of witches fighting
                                                             is determined to win the neighbourhood                                                                       back against the Hunt. And it’s time for some
                                                             Do-gooding Prize and Ebenezer tries to help,                                                                 lessons, as they and their dorm mates from
                                                             while at the same time trying to deal with his                                                               Mouldheels school need to learn to use their
                                                             newly developed ‘conscience’. There’s one big                                                                witch powers. Friendships blossom, secrets
                                                             problem though. The mind of the beast is on the                                                              are kept and rivalries form, and for Spel and
                                                             loose, and it’s taking over the neighbourhood,                                                               Egg, it’s also the chance to find out more about
                                                             one body at a time . . .                                                                                     their mum. But the Hunt’s grip on power grows
                                                              • Another package to leap off the shelves, with hilarious,
                                                                                                                                                                          ever tighter, and the witches are going to have
                                                                gorgeously gothic illustrations from Isabelle Follath                                                     to control their powers and work together
 • October 2022 - The Beast and The Bethany 3                   throughout, plus foil, embossing and neon purple sprayed   • February 2022 - Once We Were Witches 2       to defend the natural world from its biggest
 • £6.99/ pb • 9-11yrs • 288pp • 198x129mm                      edges.                                                     • £6.99 / pb • 9-11yrs • 352pp • 198mmx129mm
 • World. Sold: Arabic, Brazilian, Catalan, Czech, Danish,                                                                 • World. All languages                         threat yet.
 Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian,      • Major film deal announced with Warner Brothers and Harry
 Korean, Norwegian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Spanish,                                                                                                                    • The Huntress: Sea launched as Waterstones Book of the
                                                                Potter and Fantastic Beasts producer, David Heyman.
 Swedish, UK Audio, Russian, Turkish, Icelandic, Japanese,                                                                                                                   Month, has sold 65k copies and established Sarah as a high
 Polish, Welsh, Complex Chinese, Portuguese, Simplified                                                                                                                      profile middle grade author.
 Chinese
                                                                                                                                                                           • A commercial and accessible series hook, to draw in 9+
                                                                                                                                                                             readers to Sarah’s spellbinding writing and unforgettable
                                                                                                                                                                             characters.

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 Moonchild: City of the Sun                                                                                               Taylor & Rose: Secret Agents - Nightfall in New York
 Aisha Bushby • Rachael Dean                                                                                              Katherine Woodfine
                                                         The second book in a magical middle grade                                                                       The fourth and final adventure in the brilliant
                                                         adventure series. Perfect for readers of                                                                        Taylor & Rose series by bestselling author,
                                                         Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Michelle Harrison                                                                      Katherine Woodfine.
                                                         and Sophie McKenzie.
                                                                                                                                                                         Top secret agents, Sophie Taylor and Lil Rose
                                                         Farah is a Moonchild with a very special kind of                                                                have set sail to New York City on an elegant ocean
                                                         magic and a jinni of her own. But although she                                                                  liner, ready to face their enemies and settle old
                                                         loves her magical animal companion – a lizard                                                                   scores. These two brave friends will need all of
                                                         called Layla – Farah isn’t entirely convinced                                                                   their detective skills, courage and derring-do as
                                                         that she’s cut out for the life of adventure,                                                                   they race against time to rescue a beloved friend
                                                         which seems to bring endless danger!                                                                            and save the city – and its inhabitants – from
                                                                                                                                                                         destruction and certain death . . .
                                                         When it becomes clear that Farah and her
                                                         fellow Moonchildren – Leo and Amira – have                                                                       • The Sinclair’s Mysteries and Taylor and Rose books have
                                                                                                                                                                            sold over 130,000 copies.
                                                         unlocked moon magic that could destroy the
                                                         Sahar Peninsula, Farah and her friends are                                                                       • Katherine’s books are dripping in period detail with
                                                                                                                                                                            intricate plotting, investigations of master criminals
                                                         thrust into another accidental adventure. And
                                                                                                                          • July 2021 - Nightfall in New York               and unforgettable characters. Perfect for fans of Robin
 • April 2021 - Moonchild: City of the Sun               it takes them to a burning desert and another                    • £6.99 / pb • 9-12yrs • 320pp • 198mmx129mm      Stevens, Katherine Rundell and Emma Carroll.
 • £6.99 / pb • 9yrs+ • 256pp • 198x129mm                mysterious city which holds deadly secrets of                    • US rights only
 • US rights only                                                                                                                                                         • This series features Sophie and Lil – two aspirational young
                                                         its own . . .                                                                                                      women - and their thrilling adventures around the world!
                                                           • Aisha’s debut novel, A Pocketful of Stars , was longlisted
                                                             for the 2020 CILIP Carnegie Award and shortlisted for the
                                                             2020 Branford Boase Award.

                                                           • Each Moonchild story is set in a magical version of the
                                                             Middle East and inspired by the timeless tales of The
                                                             Arabian Nights.

                                                           • A Pocketful of Stars has sold 20,000 copies since
                                                             publication in August 2019.

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The Naughtiest Unicorn Series                                                                                              The Battle for Roar
Pip Bird • David O’Connell                                                                                                 Jenny McLachlan • Ben Mantle
                                                     A brand new book in the bestselling NAUGHTIEST                                                                               The epic, thrilling finale to the bestselling
                                                     UNICORN series – the funniest unicorn books                                                                                  middlegrade fantasy series that will make
                                                     EVER! Perfect for readers of 6+ and fans of The                                                                              you believe in magic . . . Perfect for fans of
                                                     Worst Witch and Pamela Butchart.                                                                                             Cressida Cowell’s How to Train Your Dragon,
                                                       • Uniting the glittery world of unicorns and rainbows with a
                                                                                                                                                                                  Michelle Harrison’s A Pinch of Magic, as well
                                                         strong comedy voice.                                                                                                     as classic children’s fantasy adventures,
                                                                                                                                                                                  Narnia and Jumanji.
                                                       • An international HIT: rights sold in ten languages, plus audio,
                                                         so far.
                                                                                                                                                                                  Rose and Arthur are back in Roar, on a voyage
                                                       • Friendship, adventure, laughter, and a magical school                                                                    that takes them further than they’ve ever been
                                                         setting . . . the perfect combination for readers aged 6+.                                                               before: beyond The End.
                                                       • With hilarious illustrations from David O’Connell.
                                                                                                                                                                                  It’s an amazing adventure – full of secrets,
                                                       • The series has sold over 130,000 copies since launch in                                                                  surprises and fairies with fangs – but then a
                                                         May 2019.
                                                                                                                                                                                  mysterious storm changes everything.
                                                                                                                                                                                  Shipwrecked on a strange island, they make a
• July 2021 - The Naughtiest Unicorn On Holiday
• £5.99 / pb • 6-8yrs • 160pp • 198mmx129mm                                                                                                                                       shocking discovery . . . Could this be the end of
• W orld. Sold: Czech, Dutch, French, Hebrew,                                                                             • July 2021 - The Battle for Roar
                                                                                                                           • £6.99 / pb • 9yrs+ • 304pp • 198mmx129mm             Roar?
Italian, Finnish, Spanish, UK Audio,
US English (+ Canada)                                                                                                      • World. Sold: Czech, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew,
                                                                                                                           Korean, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish,             • The Land of Roar launched as Waterstones Book of the
                                                                                                                           UK Audio, US English and Canada, Ukrainian                Month, hit no.4 in the children’s chart and has sold 65k
                                                                                                                                                                                     copies in its first year.

                                                                                                                                                                                   • Return to Roar launched at no.24 in the children’s chart
                                                                                                                                                                                     and has sold 30k copies so far.

                                                                                                                                                                                   • With echoes of Peter Pan and Jumanji, the story has a
                                                                                                                                                                                     classic feel and modern, funny and accessible writing.

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