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HIGHLIGHTS LOM ART JANUARY 2020 – JUNE 2020 BUSTER BOOKS MICHAEL O’MARA BOOKS
MICHAEL O’MARA BOOKS 2019 HIGHLIGHTS
At Michael O’Mara Books we specialize in creative and inspired adult non-fiction. How to Be More Tree ISBN: 9781912785131
185x135mm • 128pp
Independent, commercial and always on-trend, we are passionate about our Essential Life Lessons for Perennial Happiness Hardback • World • £9.99
Annie Davidson
books and publish an exciting and varied list – from history and popular science Publication date: 14/11/19
to language; sport and biography to puzzles; gift and humour to craft – that
reaches readers across the world. This beautifully illustrated book brings together sixty essential life lessons inspired
by the infinite wisdom of trees.
Buster Books loves to create books for curious and creative children. Our list is Trees do not have brains to think with, or nervous systems that cause them to feel things,
brimming with titles to spark the imagination and encourage exploration. The and yet they are undeniably clever. From their ability to adapt, to their understanding
books will satisfy the keenest of puzzle masters, budding artists and the deepest of the strength of networks and mutually beneficial relationships, they put us to shame
with their natural ability to thrive, even when they find themselves in less than ideal
of thinkers. Above all, they are to be enjoyed. environments.
LOM ART is dedicated to showcasing the most talented and creative artists. Forget online gurus and influencers – from the core strength of the black walnut to
the ingenious adaptability of the beech, all the wisdom and inspiration you need for a
Our beautiful and exciting artist-led books will unleash creativity in people of happier life can be found right outside your door.
all ages. From quirky drawing books to pop-out paper models, the list exhibits
what’s hot in the worlds of art and culture.
We hope you enjoy our diverse lists.
The Modern Witch’s ISBN: 9781789291858
230x170mm • 128pp
Guide to Happiness Hardback • World • £12.99
Publication date: 5/12/19
Michael O’Mara Books Ltd Clémence Mahéo: France, Spain, Portugal, Michael Geoghegan: Bosnia, Bulgaria, Self-care rituals, mystic guidance and magick
9 Lion Yard, Tremadoc Road Italy, Norway and Latin America Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, spells to harness your power
London, SW4 7NQ (excl. Brazil) Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Luna Bailey
Tel: 020 7720 8643 (clemence.maheo@mombooks.com) Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia
Email: name.surname@mombooks.com (michaelgeoghegan05@gmail.com) It’s time to give your inner witch a voice. Unlock the magick of modern witchcraft
Helen Pickford: Russia, Ukraine, The and infuse your every day with happiness.
Chairman: Michael O’Mara Baltics, The Balkans and The Netherlands Lynda Hopkins: Caribbean
Managing Director: Lesley O’Mara (helen.pickford@mombooks.com) (Lynda.hra@gmail.com) This is your essential spiritual guide to happiness. Including everything you need to know
to become a modern witch, this book will teach you how to harness the power of the
UK SALES CONTACT Katie Dodson: South East Asia, India and Christopher Humphrys: Central and South natural world, dispel toxic energy and develop your own psychic ability to find happiness.
sales@mombooks.com South Africa, Israel and the Middle East America and Mexico
(katie.dodson@mombooks.com) (humph4hra@gmail.com) Illustrated throughout and containing simple yet effective practical tips and tricks,
Digital Sales: Pinelopi Pourpoutidou self-care rituals and cleansing spells for the everyday, this treasure chest of a book will
(pinelopi.pourpoutidou@mombooks.com) All other enquiries to: Anita Zih-De Haan - A-Z Africa Book empower you to live your life to the fullest. Summon your inner goddess, re-connect with
enquiries@mombooks.com Services: Africa (excl. South Africa, Algeria, yourself and take control of your happiness.
PUBLICITY CONTACT Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia)
Head of Publicity: Saskia Angenent EXPORT CONTACTS (anita.zih@azabs.nl)
(saskia.angenent@mombooks.com) Rumana Haider - UK & Export Sales
Director, Michael O’Mara Books Ltd: Any other export queries:
TRADE ORDERS South Africa and India Alexandra MacLeish
Hachette UK Distribution (rumana.haider@mombooks.com) (alex.macleish@mombooks.com)
Hely Hutchinson Centre, Milton Road, Blackpink ISBN: 9781789291926
234x153mm • 192pp
Didcot, OX11 7HH Alexandra MacLeish - Senior Export Australia/New Zealand Distribution: Hardie K-Pop’s No.1 Girl Group Paperback • World • £9.99
Tel: 01235 759 555 Sales Manager, Michael O’Mara Books Grant Books Ground Floor, Building 1, 658 Adrian Besley Publication date: 5/12/19
(hukdcustomerservices@hachette.co.uk) Ltd: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Church St, Richmond, VIC 3121
Finland, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Tel: +61 (0)3 8520 6444
FOREIGN SALES TERRITORIES Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, The Fax: +61 (0)3 8520 6422 A comprehensive guide to the K-pop girl group who are taking the music world by
Katie Arora: USA and Canada Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, (info@hardiegrant.com.au) storm. The sassiest, most stylish girls around – BLACKPINK!
(katie.arora@mombooks.com) Switzerland, the Middle East and
North Africa ‘Blackpink in Your Area!’ The K-pop girl group are taking their catchphrase literally;
Pinelopi Pourpoutidou: Brazil, China and (alex.macleish@mombooks.com) they have just completed a sell-out stadium world tour. Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa, all
North East Asia, Germany, Scandinavia beautiful and supremely talented women in their early 20s, are the hottest thing in pop
(excl. Norway), Poland, Hungary, Czech Peter Newsom: China and South East Asia right now – and they only have a dozen songs!
and Slovak Republic, Greece and Turkey (excl. Malaysia and Singapore)
(pinelopi.pourpoutidou@mombooks.com) (peter.newsom@hotmail.com) If Blackpink were ever a secret, the secret was out by April 2019, when they headlined
Coachella, and their fandom – known as Blinks – suddenly included Ariana Grande
Website: www.mombooks.com and Harry Styles. They are the first female K-pop group to have had four #1 singles on
Follow us on Twitter: @OMaraBooks and @BusterBooks Billboard’s World Digital Songs chart, and their single ‘Ddu-Du Ddu-Du’ became the
Follow us on Instagram: @lomartbooks most viewed music video by a K-pop group on YouTube – take that, BTS!
Find us on Facebook: Michael O’Mara Books
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24 Hours in Ancient China ISBN: 9781789291216
198x129mm • 272pp Everything That Makes Us Human ISBN: 9781789291407
216x135mm • 256pp
A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There Hardback • World • £12.99 Case Notes of a Children’s Brain Surgeon Hardback • £16.99
Yijie Zhuang Publication date: 11/6/20 Jay Jayamohan World Excluding North America
and Philippines
Publication date: 20/2/20
Spend 24 hours with the ancient Chinese.
In this gripping and sometimes heartrending book, Jayamohan brings the highs and
Travel back to AD 17, during the fourth year of the reign of Wang Mang of the Han lows of the operating theatre into vivid life.
dynasty, a vibrant and innovative era full of conflicts and contradictions. But as different
as the Han culture might have been to other great ancient civilizations, the inhabitants Jay Jayamohan makes life and death decisions on a daily basis. That’s because he’s a
of ancient China faced the same problems as people have for time immemorial: earning
Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon in a busy Oxford hospital. Every day, parents put
enough money, coping with workplace dramas and keeping your home in order …
although the equivalent in this era was more about bribing inspectors, avoiding bullying all their faith in him to make their sick children well again. Though he is proud of his
from abusive watchmen and trying to keep your house from being looted by Huns. successes, he is haunted by every failure. Jayamohan is known not only for his skill in
surgery but also his human touch: to him, no patient is only a number.
Set in Guanzhong, where the capital Chang’an was located, and the Lower Yellow River
and Huai River areas, one of the most culturally and economically developed regions of Everything That Makes Us Human is a pacy, gripping account of Jayamohan’s life and
the empire, 24 Hours in Ancient China brings the everyday actions of ancient Chinese work. He pulls no punches and owns his mistakes, but the complete picture is one of a
Han citizens vividly to life. man driven to save as many lives as possible.
My Good Year in France ISBN: 9781789290479
A Short History of the ISBN: 9781789291971 198x129mm • 256pp
178x129mm • 288pp Seasonal Tales of an Expat Abroad Paperback • World • £9.99
World in 50 Places Hardback • World • £12.99
Publication date: 2/4/20
Janine Marsh Publication date: 16/4/20
Jacob F. Field
A little over ten years ago, Janine Marsh and her husband gave up their careers in
Discover the most impactful and incredible episodes from human history, from the London to chase the good life in the countryside of northern France. She is now the
prehistoric era to the present day, through the perspective of fifty of the most go-to expat in the area for those seeking to get to grips with a very different way of
important, and often surprising, places in the world.
life.
A Short History of the World in 50 Places provides a new perspective on the grand sweep
of our planet’s story. From the prehistoric era to the early twenty-first century, it takes In this charming follow-up to My Good Life in France, Janine regales us with the delights
readers from the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, where fossil evidence of over two million and dramas of a year attempting to live the rural idyll. Told with warmth and humour,
years of human evolution was uncovered, to the CERN laboratory in Switzerland, where Janine tells her story of a uniquely French way of life: where two eternally ambitious
cutting-edge contemporary technologies such as the World Wide Web were invented expats drag a neglected farmhouse to life, and deal with the accompanying disasters,
and developed – and many fascinating places in between! learn to grow vegetables, discover how to cook, and stumble across the hidden gems of
this very special part of the world.
Angel of the Street Dogs ISBN: 9781789291995
234x153mm • 256pp
The Vet Saving Sri Lanka’s Forgotten Strays Hardback • World
The Domestic Revolution ISBN: 9781782438502
234x153mm • 352pp
Janey Lowes £16.99
Ruth Goodman Hardback • World • £20 Publication date: 19/3/20
Publication date: 16/4/20
The heartwarming and heartbreaking story of one selfless young vet on a mission to
save the lives of the street dogs of Sri Lanka.
‘Ruth is the queen of living history – long may she reign.’ Lucy Worsley
In 2014 and in her mid-twenties, Janey Lowes had been a vet for just two years when she
A large black cast iron range glowing hot, the kettle steaming on top, provider of
left her home in County Durham and went travelling. Visiting Sri Lanka, she was horrified
everything from bath water and clean socks to morning tea: it’s a nostalgic icon of a
Victorian way of life. But it is far more than that. In this book, social historian and TV
to see the state of so many of the island’s dogs, in particular the three million strays.
presenter Ruth Goodman tells the story of how the development of the coal-fired Over 5,000 miles from home, Janey decided there and then that she was going to move
domestic range fundamentally changed not just our domestic comforts, but our world. to the island indefinitely and do everything within her power to help them.
The revolution began as far back as the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, when London began In this highly inspiring and heartfelt book full of challenges and adventure, Janey
the switch from wood to coal as its domestic fuel – a full 200 years before any other city. introduces us to her world and the tireless work she carries out. As she says, ‘I feel as
It would be this domestic demand for more coal that would lead to the expansion of though all these dogs are my dogs and I have a responsibility to them.’ In it, we meet
mining, engineering, construction and industry: the Domestic Revolution kick-started, many of the colourful characters from all around the world who have come to offer help,
pushed and fuelled the Industrial Revolution.
along with innumerable street dogs who have suffered all sorts of trauma and injury, only
to be scooped up by Janey and her team and saved.
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Pocket Einstein: Ten Short ISBN: 9781789292169
178x129mm • 192pp How to Think Like an Entrepreneur ISBN: 9781789292077
198x129mm • 224pp
Lessons in Artificial Intelligence Hardback • World • £9.99 Daniel Smith Hardback • World • £12.99
Publication date: 11/6/20 Publication date: 14/5/20
and Robotics
Peter J. Bentley
An entrepreneur is someone who has a great, innovative idea that identifies
Leading expert Professor Peter J. Bentley breaks down the fast-moving the need for the creation of a new business, taking on the financial risk in
world of computers in the time of automata into ten essential lessons that the hope of profit and driving that business forward in a measured way.
explain our most powerful technology and its remarkable implications for
our species. This book draws on the stories, experiences and words of iconic business figures
from around the globe and across the years – from Andrew Carnegie and Oprah
From the origins and motivation behind the birth of AI and robotics, to using Winfrey to Steve Jobs and Sunil Mittal. Each chapter deals with a specific aspect
smart algorithms that allow us to build good robots, to the technologies that of entrepreneurship and the lessons they can teach us, such as:
enable computers to understand a huge range of sensory information, including
language and communication, to the challenges of emotional intelligence, • The bigger picture: to be a world-beater, you need a world-beater’s mindset
unpredictable environments and imagination in artificial intelligence, this is • Branding: Don’t forget what makes your business scalable in the first place
a cutting-edge, expert-led guide for curious minds. • Problem solving: Expansion brings inevitable problems, an entrepreneur
should do everything possible to ready their business for change
• The future: Remember Warren Buffet’s wise words: ‘Forecasts usually tell us
more of the forecaster than of the future’
Pocket Einstein: Ten Short ISBN: 9781789292213 How to Think Like an Entrepreneur presents the ideas and methods of the
Lessons in Space Travel 178x129mm • 192pp
Hardback • World • £9.99
business greats, allowing the reader to expand their understanding of what
Paul Parsons Publication date: 11/6/20 drives and informs successful entrepreneurship.
As a new age dawns, in Ten Short Lessons in Space Travel Dr Paul Parsons
takes us on an exhilarating journey to examine the game-changing
discoveries in the history of space exploration that have illuminated the
darkest corners of our universe. Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand ISBN: 9781789292060
198x129mm • 256pp
Fifty Wonders That Reveal an Extraordinary Universe Paperback • World • £8.99
Marcus Chown Publication date: 14/5/20
From the amazing technology that has enabled us to look beyond the clouds
to the development of rockets and spacecraft during the twentieth century that
led to missions to the moon and beyond to the space tourism of the twenty-first Bestselling author Marcus Chown explores some of the most profound and
century, this is a cutting-edge, expert-led guide for curious minds. important science about us, our world and the universe with fifty fascinating
and mind-bending facts.
Did you know that you could fit the whole human race in the volume of a sugar
cube? Or that the electrical energy in a single mosquito is enough to cause a
global mass extinction? With brilliant clarity and wit, bestselling author Marcus
Chown examines the profound science behind fifty remarkable scientific facts
that help explain the vast complexities of our existence.
The Science of Sherlock Holmes
Stewart Ross ISBN: 9781789292190
Format: 198 x 129mm • 192pp
Hardback • World • £9.99
Publication date: 14/5/20
A fascinating look at the variety of scientific principles that Arthur Conan
Doyle used in his Sherlock Holmes stories.
From the theoretical sciences – physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy,
psychology – to the practical application of science in medicine, agriculture,
communication, transport and technology, Sherlock Holmes used science to
outwit the villains in his ongoing battle against crime and corruption.
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O’MARA
ART BOOKS LOM ART
A Million Mermaids ISBN: 9781789291940
230x180mm • 64pp
Worlds Within Worlds ISBN: 9781912785124
ISBN: 9781912785124
250x250mm
250x250mm •• 96pp
96pp
Magical Creatures to Colour Paperback • World • £6.99 Colour
Colour New
New Realms
Realms Paperback •• World
Paperback World •• £9.99
£9.99
Illustrated by Lulu Mayo Publication date: 23/7/20 Illustrated by
Illustrated by Kerby
Kerby Rosanes
Rosanes Publication
Publication date:
date: 6/2/20
6/2/20
A Million Mermaids is a colouring book designed for mermaid lovers of all Step
Step into
into another
another world
world in
in a
a transportive
transportive colouring
colouring book
book that
that knows
knows no
no
ages. bounds.
bounds.
Its humour and adorable charm will appeal to both children and adults as they Epic
Epic doodler
doodler Kerby
Kerby Rosanes
Rosanes allows
allows his
his wildest
wildest imaginings
imaginings to
to come
come toto life
life as
as he
he
enter a magical world where mermaids collect shells and swim with dolphins. creates microcosms of strange realities with his own unique twist. Enchanting
creates microcosms of strange realities with his own unique twist. Enchanting
Inside are over 30 spreads of these beautiful creatures, decorated with mythical realms
realms and
and entire
entire universes
universes are
are transported
transported to to strange
strange and
and wonderful
wonderful new
new
patterns and motifs. habitats and a hidden magic key ‘unlocks’ the next world.
habitats and a hidden magic key ‘unlocks’ the next world.
A new title in Lulu Mayo’s bestselling A Million series, with a stunning foiled Viking
Viking ships
ships set
set sail
sail through
through the
the eyes
eyes of
of a
a skull,
skull, an
an open
open book
book has
has a
a steampunk
steampunk
cover. city
city rising from its pages and a giant tortoise carries a haunted house on
rising from its pages and a giant tortoise carries a haunted house on its
its shell
shell
–– all for you to bring to life with colour.
all for you to bring to life with colour.
How to Draw a Mermaid ISBN: 9781789290684
230x180mm • 64pp
and Other Cute Creatures Paperback • World • £7.99
Publication date: 18/6/20
I Could Have Done That
With Simple Shapes and 5 Steps ISBN:
ISBN: 9781912785179
9781912785179
Illustrated by Lulu Mayo 276x216mm •• 128pp
276x216mm 128pp
Create Your
Create Your Own
Own Modern
Modern Masterpiece
Masterpiece Paperback
Paperback •• World
World •• £12.99
£12.99
Learn how to draw mermaids and other magical mashups in Lulu Mayo’s Illustrated
Illustrated by
by Guy
Guy Field
Field Publication
Publication date:
date: 2/4/20
2/4/20
unique and quirky style, using simple shapes and easy-to-follow steps.
From a magical mermicorn and a friendly narwhal to an elephant-pig mashup Have you
Have you ever
ever looked
looked at
at a
a great
great work
work of
of art
art and
and thought,
thought, ‘I
‘I could
could have
have done
done
and a cute cat in a tiger costume, these adorable creatures are loads of fun to that’? Well,
that’? Well, now’s
now’s your
your chance!
chance!
draw. The book demonstrates how to draw quirky kawaii-style characters in an
easy, step-by-step way that will also have readers coming up with their own cute Try your
Try your hand
hand atat creating
creating your
your own
own quirky
quirky pictures
pictures inspired
inspired by
by the
the world’s
world’s most
most
creations in no time. famous artists
famous artists with
with more
more than
than 25
25 guided
guided drawing
drawing projects,
projects, from
from Picasso-style
Picasso-style
portraits and
portraits and Kandinsky
Kandinsky abstracts
abstracts to
to marvellous
marvellous Mondrians
Mondrians and
and Matisses.
Matisses.
Using simple shapes, illustrator Lulu Mayo explains how to draw each mythical,
magical or just plain marvellous creature. Her 30 imaginative creations are sure With a
With a dash
dash of
of background
background information
information about
about the
the artists
artists and
and prompts
prompts to
to help
help
to keep budding artists entertained and inspired to dream up their very own you compose
you compose your
your drawings,
drawings, each
each project
project is
is also
also accompanied
accompanied by by useful
useful
weird and wonderful characters. templates so
templates so that
that your
your creations
creations can
can be
be spot
spot on.
on.
LOM ART
Monet’s Cat
Hardback
Hardback ISBN:
ISBN: 9781912785155
9781912785155
The Great Big Animal Search Book ISBN: 9781912785193 World •• £12.99
World £12.99
Written
Written byby Lily
Lily Murray
Murray Paperback
300x250mm • 32pp Illustrated by
by Becky
Becky Cameron
Cameron Paperback ISBN:
ISBN: 9781912785162
9781912785162
Written by Stéphane Frattini Illustrated World •• £6.99
World £6.99
Hardback • World (export) • £12.99
Illustrated by Édouard Manceau Publication date: 2/4/20 245x278mm
245x278mm •• 32pp
32pp
Publication
Publication date:
date: 14/5/20
14/5/20
A
A beautifully
beautifully illustrated
illustrated picture
picture book
book inspired
inspired by
by Monet’s
Monet’s paintings.
paintings.
This big, beautiful hidden object book is bursting with over 2,818 creatures
to search and find. Monet’s
Monet’s CatCat tells
tells the
the story
story ofof a
a magical
magical pottery
pottery cat,
cat, Chika,
Chika, who
who comes
comes alive
alive to
to
explore
explore Monet’s paintings from within. Join her as she visits four famous works
Monet’s paintings from within. Join her as she visits four famous works
From cute kittens to waddling penguins, the reader is challenged to spot over of
of art
art –– causing
causing chaos
chaos atat a
a picturesque
picturesque picnic
picnic lunch,
lunch, getting
getting lost
lost in
in the
the smog
smog at at
100 distinctive individuals within each crowded scene. This book features a
a train station, running riot at the beach and making a splash at the water lily
train station, running riot at the beach and making a splash at the water lily
fascinating facts and stats about the animals included, and readers are pond.
pond. ButBut can
can her
her famous
famous owner
owner keep
keep up
up with
with her
her exploits?
exploits?
introduced to some of the amazing collective nouns that enrich our language.
Featuring
Featuring beautiful
beautiful illustrations
illustrations inspired
inspired by
by Monet’s
Monet’s paintings,
paintings, as
as well
well as
as gallery
gallery
Humourously written with a cute, quirky illustration style, this is the search book pages showcasing reproductions of his work, this charming story encourages
pages showcasing reproductions of his work, this charming story encourages
kids will want to read again and again. even
even the
the youngest
youngest children
children to
to engage
engage with,
with, explore
explore and
and enjoy
enjoy Monet’s
Monet’s art.
art.
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Where’s the Witch? ISBN: 9781780556451
280x216mm • 32pp Football Mazes ISBN: 9781780556666
198x129mm • 160pp
A Spooky Search-and-Find Book Paperback • World • £6.99 Created by Gareth Moore Paperback • World • £4.99
Illustrated by Chuck Whelon Publication date: 3/10/19 Illustrated by Andrew Pinder Publication date: 7/11/19
A sensationally spooky search-and-find book brimming with colourful scenes. Go for goal with this fun-packed book of over 100 football-themed mazes.
It’s nearly Halloween, so Wendy the Witch is taking her spooky friends out trick- From boots and balls to fans and flags, these mazes come in all shapes and sizes (and
or-treating – to all her favourite places! Follow Wendy, Mumford the Mummy, there’s even a pie-shaped one for when you get peckish).
Zoe the Zombie and the rest of the creepy crew as they visit a zoo, a desert, an
With twists, turns and tackles, each maze is guaranteed to challenge even the most
ocean and loads of other fun locations. Just make sure they make it home in fanatical of footie fans. Start off in the lower leagues, then progress through trickier and
time for the big Halloween party! trickier tangles until you’ve made it all the way to the final trophy.
This seasonal search-and-find book will test readers’ spotting skills as they look
for all ten characters in every scene. Plus, head to the back of the book for over
100 extra things to search for.
Unicorn Mazes ISBN: 9781780556673
198x129mm • 160pp
Created by Gareth Moore Paperback • World • £4.99
Illustrated by Simon Abbott Publication date: 7/11/19
Where’s Santa’s Reindeer? ISBN: 9781789291698
280x216mm • 48pp
Enter an enchanted fairytale world with this fun-packed book of over 100 unicorn-
A Festive Search-and-Find Book Paperback • World • £6.99 themed mazes.
Illustrated by Paul Moran with additional artwork by Publication date: 3/10/19
Gergely Forizs, Jorge Santillan and Adam Linley From puppycorns and kittycorns to princes and princesses, these mazes come in all
shapes and sizes (and there’s even a cake-shaped one for when you get peckish).
From the publishers of the bestselling Where’s the Unicorn? comes a festive
adventure to knock your Christmas stockings off. With twists, turns and even trolls, each maze will delight puzzle fiends and unicorn lovers
alike. Start off with simpler adventures before progressing to trickier tangles. You can also
There’s a week to go before Christmas Eve and Santa’s eight favourite reindeer learn all sorts of fantastic facts about unicorns and their friends along the way.
are nowhere in sight! Santa can’t deliver all the presents in one night without his
trusted herd, so he and his chief elf set off to find them. Help Santa chase the
reindeer through 17 intricately illustrated seasonal scenes and bring them home
to the North Pole in time to load up the sleigh. There are eight cute reindeer,
plus Santa and his elf, to find in each location and the answer pages at the back Little Unicorn is Angry ISBN: 9781780556420
180x180mm • 32pp
Written and illustrated by Aurélie Chien Chow Chine
feature extra things to spot. Hardback • UK & Commonwealth
£6.99
Publication date: 7/11/19
Illustrated by the bestselling artist behind Where’s the Unicorn? and Where’s the
Meerkat?, this fab-yule-lous search-and-find book is a must-have Christmas gift. A book that encourages children to name their emotions and manage them effectively.
Little Unicorn is just like all the other unicorns … well, nearly. He has a magic mane that changes
colour depending on how he is feeling. Today he is feeling angry.
You Can Save The Planet ISBN: 9781780556604 Nothing is going the way he wants it to. He doesn’t want to walk to school and he certainly doesn’t
198x129mm • 144pp want to have a bath! Now he feels like he’s been invaded by a big black cloud of anger.
101 Ways You Can Make a Difference Paperback • World • £6.99
Written by Jacquie Wines and Clive Gifford Publication date: 28/11/19 Children can join Little Unicorn in a calm-inducing breathing exercise and follow three easy steps
Illustrated by Sarah Horne designed to regulate overwhelming emotions.
This book is a call to action for children everywhere.
The effects of pollution, global warming and the destruction of our planet have Little Unicorn is Sad ISBN: 9781780556437
180x180mm • 32pp
never been so visible or measurable. This book introduces and explains the Written and illustrated by Aurélie Chien Chow Chine Hardback • UK & Commonwealth
massive global problems that need to be addressed urgently and is packed with £6.99
101 smart, practical and fun things kids can do to make their homes, schools and Publication date: 7/11/19
neighbourhoods more environmentally friendly. A book that encourages children to name their emotions and manage them effectively.
The time for change is now, and You Can Save The Planet empowers kids to Little Unicorn is just like all the other unicorns … well, nearly. He has a magic mane that changes
make a real difference. colour depending on how he is feeling. Today he is feeling sad.
He is arguing with his friends. Now he feels like he’s been invaded by a big grey cloud of sadness.
In the words of Greta Thunberg, “no one is too small to make a difference.”
Children can join Little Unicorn in a calm-inducing breathing exercise and follow three easy steps
designed to regulate overwhelming emotions.
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BLACKPINK: Queens of K-Pop ISBN: 9781780556536
280x216mm • 64pp
Calm Down, Cooper! ISBN: 9781780555706
250x245mm • 32pp
The Unauthorized Fan Guide Written by Lily Murray Paperback • World • £6.99
Hardback • World • £7.99
Written by Helen Brown Illustrated by Anna Chernyshova Publication date: 11/6/20
Publication date: 19/3/20
“BLACKPINK IN YOUR AREA” The must-have commemorative celebration of K-Pop’s biggest Our hero, a characterful young puppy, is top-dog at home, and the happiest canine
girl group. in town. Until … one day, a new pet arrives – a pesky parrot called Pandemonium
(Pandy for short) and poor Cooper’s perfect world is turned upside down.
This ultimate fan guide celebrates everything you love about BLACKPINK – the sassiest, most stylish
girl group who are taking the music world by storm.
When his owner goes out for the day, entrusting our proud hero with the task of guarding
Go backstage and relive Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa’s incredible experiences, from their days as the house for the very first time, the parrot decides to invite a few old friends over to
trainees to the moment they debuted and the worldwide success that followed. Explore the band’s hang out. One by one, as the parrot’s increasingly exotic friends arrive, the noise and
record-smashing music, trend-setting dance moves and fashion triumphs, and celebrate the girls’ mess escalates.
different personalities and styles. Once you’ve learnt everything there is to know about the Queens
of K-Pop, take the ultimate quiz to prove how much of a fan you really are. Chaos ensues and though Pandy thinks Cooper should just calm down and enjoy the
party, the puppy starts to panic! Can he cope? How will he clean up in time? Will he still
Filled with pages of glossy photos, brilliant quotes and sensational secrets, this book is for Blinks, be the perfect pet in his owner’s eyes? Find out, in this riotous rhyming tale, which builds
as well as new fans everywhere.
to a wonderfully witty ending.
BTS ISBN: 9781780556017
198x129mm • 96pp
Test Your Super-Fan Status
Written by Kate Hamilton
Paperback • World • £5.99 Mazes for Bright Sparks ISBN: 9781780556611
198x129mm • 160pp
Publication date: 4/10/18
Ages 7 to 9 Paperback • World • £4.99
Created by Gareth Moore Publication date: 19/3/20
Illustrated by Jess Bradley
BTS: Test Your Super-Fan Status is a fantastic and fun-filled quiz book on all things BTS!
From Dr Gareth Moore, the author of Buster’s bestselling Brain Games for Clever Kids series,
How well do you know BTS, the Kings of K-Pop? Get ready to reveal your SUPER-FAN STATUS! comes a new collection of puzzles to get kids training their brains from an early age.
Packed with puzzles, quizzes and games, this book will test how much you really know about the
world’s newest music sensation. For children aged 7-9, the Bright Sparks series is aimed at sharpening the minds of the next
generation of puzzle masters.
Including eight pages of gorgeous glossy photos of all seven members, this is the must-have activity
book for any fan of the hottest K-Pop band around. Mazes for Bright Sparks contains more than 120 mazes for kids to complete. The mazes get more
fiendish with every turn of the page, letting the reader get to grips with each puzzle style and then
build on their skill.
BTS: K-Pop Kings ISBN: 9781780556222
280x216mm • 64pp
Illustrated by Jess Bradley, who has filled the pages with cute and funny kawaii-style creatures, Mazes
for Bright Sparks includes intricately devised and devilishly difficult mazes to turn children into puzzle
The Unauthorized Fan Guide Hardback • World • £7.99 masters in no time.
Written by Helen Brown Publication date: 11/7/19
Other books in the series include:
9781780556161 Brain Games for Bright Sparks
BTS: K-Pop Kings is the must-have commemorative celebration of BTS, the Korean boy band 9781780556161 Quiz Games for Bright Sparks
with a global army of fans. 9781780556307 Wordsearches for Bright Sparks
9781780556291 Crosswords for Bright Sparks
With their talent, dedication, clever choreography, and catchy blend of pop, hip-hop and R&B,
this fan book offers an extensive look at what makes the Bangtan Boys so memorable. Packed with
fascinating facts and sensational secrets around how the band got together and their rise to fame,
to their first number one and beyond, this book takes fans up close and personal with RM, J-Hope,
Suga, Jimin, V, Jin and Jungkook.
Maths Games for Bright Sparks ISBN: 9781780556512
198x129mm • 160pp
Filled with pages of brilliant photos and including an advanced quiz, this is the ultimate book for Ages 7 to 9 Paperback • World • £4.99
ARMYs, as well as new K-Pop fans everywhere. Created by Gareth Moore Publication date: 19/3/20
Illustrated by Jess Bradley
From Dr Gareth Moore, the author of Buster’s bestselling Brain Games for Clever Kids series,
BTS and Me ISBN: 9781789291339
246x189mm • 128pp
comes a new collection of puzzles to get kids training their brains from an early age.
Your Unofficial Fill-In Fan Book Paperback • World • £9.99 For children aged 7-9, the Bright Sparks series is aimed at sharpening the minds of the next
Written by Becca Wright Publication date: 2/5/19 generation of puzzle masters.
Illustrated by Salomé Robert and Ani Iashvili
Maths Games for Bright Sparks contains more than 80 maths games for kids to complete. The
BTS and Me is the perfect way to record all of your favourite things about your favourite puzzles gradually get more difficult as the book progresses, letting the reader get to grips with each
Korean boyband, Bangtan Sonyeondan. puzzle style and then build on their skills.
Packed full of fun fill-in activities, from quizzes to find out who would be your best friend, planning Illustrated by Jess Bradley, who has filled the pages with cute and funny kawaii-style creatures, Maths
your ideal concert setlist and designing outfits for the boys to listing the music videos you watch on Games for Bright Sparks includes times tables and shape-based search scenes, mental arithmetic
repeat, writing letters to each member and imagining a perfect day with them. Beautifully illustrated conundrums and pictorial puzzles to turn children into puzzle masters in no time.
by real fans, this personalized keepsake has plenty of space to record all of your most cherished
things about these seven talented boys from South Korea. Other books in the series include:
9781780556161 Brain Games for Bright Sparks
BTS is the biggest band on the planet right now; 2018 saw them gracing the cover of TIME 9781780556178 Quiz Games for Bright Sparks
magazine, speaking at the UN and performing a sold-out global tour, as well as breaking records for 9781780556307 Wordsearches for Bright Sparks
album sales and music video views. With their global ARMY of fans, BTS really are taking over the 9781780556291 Crosswords for Bright Sparks
world.
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The Big Green Activity Book ISBN: 9781780556093
297x210mm • 128pp The Picture Puzzle Activity Book ISBN: 9781780556680
246x189mm • 64pp
Mazes, Spot the Difference, Search and Find, Paperback • World • £9.99 Paperback • World • £5.99
Memory Games, Quizzes and Other Fun, Publication date: 6/2/20 Publication date: 6/2/20
Eco-friendly Puzzles to Complete
Written by Damara Strong
Illustrated by John Bigwood, Georgie Fearns, Charlotte Pepper and Ed Myer The Picture Puzzle Activity Book is packed with brain-boggling, boredom-
busting activities for every need.
Part of Buster’s brand-new Big Activity Book series and packed with over
100 puzzles and games, The Big Green Activity Book is filled with puzzles This second book in the Buster Puzzle Activity series is packed with puzzles for
and quizzes to test curious kids and teach them about our changing planet. every need – from head-scratching mazes and spot-the-differences, to mindful
dot-to-dots and number-code colouring. Puzzlers can embark on an exciting
Each puzzle covers an eco-topic, such as saving water, recycling or deforestation, treasure hunt, follow step-by-step drawing tutorials, dive into deep-sea scenes,
which the reader can complete while learning facts along the way. Help the bee and much, much more. Expect to encounter a range of fun characters along the
into its hive, shop at the farmer’s market and fix the leaky pipes to save water – way – from princesses and superheroes to monsters and meerkats! This book is
it’s all in a day’s work for a Big Green puzzle master! Each thoughtfully illustrated perfect for keeping boredom at bay and ensuring children are entertained and
puzzle is accompanied by facts about our earth, the creatures that live here, occupied, whether that be at home, on holiday or on long car journeys.
the effect that humans are having and what can be done to change things. This
book will provide hours of planet-friendly fun.
The Big Human Body Activity Book ISBN: 9781780556321
297x210mm • 128pp I Heart Flamingos I Heart Flamingos: 9781780556529
I Heart Butterflies: 9781780556772
Mazes, Spot the Difference, Search and Find, Paperback • World • £9.99 I Heart Butterflies I Heart Cute Unicorns: 9781780556789
Where’s the Pair, Counting and Other Fun Publication date: 19/3/20
Human Body Puzzles to Complete I Heart Cute Unicorns 150x150mm • 128pp • Paperback • World • £5.99
Written by Ben Elcomb Publication date: 19/3/20
Illustrated by Rhys Jefferys, Georgie Fearns and Marc Pattenden
The perfect pocket-sized book series for colouring on the go.
Part of Buster’s brand-new Big Activity Book series and packed with over
100 puzzles and games, The Big Human Body Activity Book is bursting with I Heart Flamingos, I Heart Butterflies and I Heart Cute Unicorns are the newest
fun and fact-filled activities for inquisitive kids. additions to the bestselling I Heart Colouring series, which is available in 22
different languages and has sold over 540,000 copies worldwide.
This innovative activity book includes brain-training memory games, intestine
mazes, spot-the-difference searches, odd-one-out puzzles and so much more. These exotic flamingos, beautiful butterflies and adorable unicorns are sure to
Each puzzle explores a different part of the body and includes lots of fun facts delight for hours. Featuring a pretty foiled cover, these books are the perfect gift
to discover along the way. Children can find out about everything from where to for children and adults alike.
find the smallest bone in the body to when you are most likely to need a poo.
Also in the series
The Big Animal Activity Book ISBN: 9781780556314
297x210mm • 128pp
Mazes, Spot the Difference, Search and Find, Paperback • World • £9.99
Matching Pairs, Counting and other fun Publication date: 14/5/20 9781780553177 9781780554075 9781780553887 9781780554068 9781780554013
Animal Puzzles to Complete
Written by Frances Evans
Illustrated by Jean Claude
Part of Buster’s brand-new Big Activity Book series and packed with over 80
puzzles and games, The Big Animal Activity Book is bursting with fun and
fact-filled activities for kids who are wild about wildlife.
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Paw-some challenges include guiding a panda through a bamboo forest,
spotting a snow leopard on the mountain, matching up chameleon pairs and
taking an elephant memory game. Along the way, readers can learn all kinds
of wonderful facts about the animal kingdom, from how long a giant anteater’s
tongue is to why a bowerbird’s favourite colour is blue.
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T Kick Off! A Football Puzzle Book ISBN: 9781780556369
AF 216x135mm • 128pp
DR Quizzes, Crosswords, Stats and Facts to Tackle Paperback • World • £7.99
Written by Clive Gifford Publication date: 16/4/20
Illustrated by Julian Mosedale
Packed with fantastic puzzles to tackle, this football puzzle book is
guaranteed to keep fans entertained long after the final whistle has blown.
Football-crazy kids will love to get their heads in the game with these themed
quizzes, mazes, wordsearches, crosswords, guess the goals, stat attacks, spot
the difference puzzles and much more. Packed full of engaging puzzles to
entertain for hours, this book is suitable for supporters of any team to test their
knowledge.
Written by football fanatic Clive Gifford and with entertaining black and white
illustrations from Julian Mosedale, this is a fun way for football fans to learn facts
and stats about the beautiful game.
Science Puzzles for Clever Kids ISBN: 9781780556635
198x129mm • 192pp
Created by Gareth Moore Paperback • World • £4.99
Illustrated by Chris Dickason Publication date: 14/5/20
A new title in the hugely successful Clever Kids series, this book is brimming
with games to test children’s knowledge of STEM subjects – science,
technology, engineering and mathematics in an interdisciplinary and applied
approach.
From chemistry conundrums and mathematical mazes to technology teasers and
engineering enigmas, there are plenty of puzzles to keep your brain in shape
away from the lab.
Created by bestselling puzzle book author Gareth Moore, author of the chart-
topping success Brain Games for Clever Kids.
Logic Games for Clever Kids ISBN: 9781780556628
198x129mm • 192pp
Created by Gareth Moore Paperback • World • £4.99
Illustrated by Chris Dickason Publication date: 14/5/20
A new title in the hugely successful Clever Kids series, this book is packed
with logic puzzles that are guaranteed to put your powers of deduction to
the test.
From mind-boggling sudoku and stupefying single-loop games to bridge-
building challenges and cryptic conundrums, there are plenty of exciting puzzles
to keep your brain busy.
Created by bestselling puzzle book author Gareth Moore, author of the chart-
topping success Brain Games for Clever Kids.
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