Thicker Than Water Brigid Kemmerer

JANUARY 2016 Thicker than Water Brigid Kemmerer

Thomas is the new kid in town. So who will believe he's not a murderer? Part paranormal romance, part crime thriller, the new novel from bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer is a heartstopping read.

Description FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE ELEMENTALS SERIES

Thomas Bellwether would never knowingly hurt someone he loved. But when his mother is murdered inside their locked house, he is the only suspect. Even his cop-stepdad can't protect him forever in a new town where no one knows or trusts him.

The only person who believes him is Charlotte, sister to three protective cops and straight-up dangerous to Thomas. She knows there are pieces missing in the puzzle, and she's determined to find them.

But finding things that are hidden could get them both killed.

About the Author Brigid Kemmerer hails from Pasadena, Maryland, where she works in the finance industry. The hugely popular ELEMENTALS series were her first novels. You can visit her on www.brigidkemmerer.com.

Price: $16.99 (NZ$18.99) ISBN: 9781743318638 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x128mm Extent: 352 pages

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Sub Category: YFB General Fiction Illustrations: Previous Titles: Sacrifice: Elementals 5 (A&U 2014) Secret: Elementals 4 (A&U 2014) Spirit: Elementals 3 (A&U 2013) Spark: Elementals 2 (A&U 2012) Storm: Elementals 1 (A&U 2012)

Author now living: Maryland USA A & U Children JANUARY 2016 Thicker than Water 8 copy pack Point of Sale

Includes 8 copies of Thicker than Water plus a free reading copy

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A & U Children JANUARY 2016 The Reluctant Jillaroo Kaz Delaney

Surf-loving Heidi impersonates her horse-mad twin to help Harper get a scholarship to attend the much sought-after agricultural school in this rural romance from Australia's queen of teen, Kaz Delaney. Suitable for teen readers of Rachael Treasure.

Description Harper Gage has won the opportunity of a lifetime - ten days at Winmaroo Jillaroo and Jackaroo school. The camp could give her the recommendation she needs to go to the exclusive Agricoll for years 11 and 12. But when an accident leaves Harper hospitalised, her twin sister, Heidi, goes in her place. The only problem is that Heidi is not much of a country girl - not like her sister. And to make life even more complicated, her sister's biggest rival Trent is going to be there. Will she be able to fool him?

And then the reality of the school hits Heidi hard. It's all dust, snakes and heat - a million miles away from the surf she loves. When she meets the fun and handsome Chaz, life at the school suddenly doesn't seem so bad, although with Trent acting up and trouble brewing with the other students, Heidi's not sure how long she can keep her identity secret. And if her secret is revealed, will Chaz ever be able to trust her again?

About the Author Kaz Delaney is the award-winning author of YA novels, Dead, Actually and Almost Dead. She is a member of the Australian Romance Readers Association, and the Romance Writers Association, and a past recipient of the ARRA award for Best Paranormal Romance for Dead, Actually which was also joint winner of the 2013 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel. Kaz lives in Lake Macquarie, which makes her well-positioned to write about the Upper Hunter Valley where this story is set.

Price: $16.99 (NZ$18.99) ISBN: 9781925266061 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x128mm Extent: 300 pages

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Almost Dead (2014)

Author now living: Lake Macquarie, NSW A & U Children JANUARY 2016 Diary of a Tennis Prodigy Shamini Flint

Marcus Atkinson is a tennis genius (not!). But his dad is convinced that Marcus has magic in his wrists.

Description Marcus is a maths whiz who is not good at sport. His dad is a self-help author who thinks Marcus can achieve anything he sets his mind to with hilarious results. In illustrated diary format, Marcus's gentle, satiric humour and comic drawings will have readers laughing out loud while learning a surprising amount about sport.

About the Author Shamini Flint lives in Singapore with her husband and two children. She began her career in law in Malaysia and also worked at an international law firm in Singapore. She travelled extensively around Asia for her work, before resigning to be a stay-at-home mum, writer, part-time lecturer and environmental activist, all in an effort to make up for her 'evil' past as a corporate lawyer! Shamini has written many books for children but is best known for her Inspector Singh Investigates series of crime fiction for adults.

Sally Heinrich is a freelance illustrator who has illustrated more than twenty books, as well as working for advertising agencies, design studios and government departments. Sally has lived in Singapore, Sydney and Darwin and is now living in Adelaide.

Price: $9.99 (NZ$12.99) ISBN: 9781760290887 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x128mm Extent: 112 pages

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Diary of a Soccer Star

Diary of a Cricket God

Diary of a Rugby Champ A & U Children JANUARY 2016 Diary of a Tennis Prodigy 12 copy mixed pack Point of Sale

Includes 6 copies of Tennis Prodigy plus 2 copies each of Cricket God, Soccer Star and Super Swimmer plus a series shelftalker

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A & U Children JANUARY 2016 Diary of a Cricket God Shamini Flint, illustrated by Sally Heinrich

Marcus Atkinson is a cricket god (not!). But his dad is convinced that Marcus has magic in his wrists.

Description Marcus is a Maths whiz who is not good at sport. His dad is a self-help author who thinks Marcus can achieve anything he sets his mind to.with hilarious results. In illustrated diary format, Marcus's gentle, satiric humour and comic drawings will have readers laughing out loud while learning a surprising amount about cricket.

Praise for Diary of a Soccer Star:

'Shamini scores a goal with every page!' Timothy Richards, aged 9

Price: $9.99 (NZ$12.99) ISBN: 9781742378268 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x128mm Extent: 112 pages Main Category: Y Children's Sub Category: YFA Classic Fiction Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Singapore

A & U Children JANUARY 2016 Diary of a Soccer Star Shamini Flint, illustrated by Sally Heinrich

Marcus Atkinson is a soccer star (not!). But his dad is convinced that Marcus has magic in his feet.

'Shamini scores a goal with every page!' Timothy Richards, aged 9

Price: $9.99 (NZ$12.99) ISBN: 9781742378251 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x128mm Extent: 96 pages Main Category: Y Children's Sub Category: YFA Classic Fiction Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Singapore

A & U Children JANUARY 2016 Diary of a Super Swimmer Shamini Flint

Marcus Atkinson is a super swimmer (not!). But his dad is convinced that Marcus has magic in his arms and legs.

Description Marcus is a maths whiz who is not good at sport. His dad is a self-help author who thinks Marcus can achieve anything he sets his mind to.with hilarious results. In illustrated diary format, Marcus's gentle, satiric humour and comic drawings will have readers laughing out loud while learning a surprising amount about sport.

Price: $9.99 (NZ$12.99) ISBN: 9781743318843 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x128mm Extent: 128 pages

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Diary of a Soccer Star (A&U, 2012)

Diary of a Cricket God (A&U, 2012) Ten A & U Children JANUARY 2016 Fetcher's Song: The Hidden Series 3 Lian Tanner

The thrilling conclusion to the Hidden series: a vividly exciting fantasy-adventure by a master storyteller.

Description 'We are F-Fetchers, And here we stand-'The mens eyes swivelled towards her. Gwin stopped singing for long enough to say, in a wobbly voice, 'If you're going to k-kill us, you should know who we are.'

Gwin is a Fetcher. With her Papa and her blind twin brother Nat, she travels the countryside of West Norn, bringing moments of joy to its downtrodden people through song, acrobatics and story. But ever since her mama died, it's been hard to keep the joy alive.

Proud and defiant, Fetchers have always been hunted by the Devouts for preserving the old ways. So when the devious Brother Poosk captures Gwin's papa, Gwin knows she must do her utmost to rescue him - whatever the cost.

Meanwhile, the Oyster's crew, together with the Sunkers, lay siege to the Citadel. But without their Sleeping Captain, can they ever win against the ruthless might of the Devouts? And with all that's stacked against them, can Petrel, Fin, Sharkey and Rain bring light back to such a dark world?

About the Author Lian Tanner has been dynamited while scuba diving and arrested while busking. She once spent a week in the jungles of Papua New Guinea, hunting for a Japanese soldier left over from the Second World War. She likes secrets, old bones, and animals that are not what they seem. Nowadays she lives by the beach in southern Tasmania with a large fluffy tomcat called Harry-le-beau.

Price: $18.99 (NZ$21.99) ISBN: 9781743319420 Format: Paperback - Demy format Dimensions: 208x138mm Extent: 352 pages

Main Category: Y Children's

Sub Category: YFA Classic Fiction Illustrations: Previous Titles: Museum of Thieves: The Keepers 1 (Allen and Unwin, October 2010)

City of Lies: The Keepers 2 (Allen and Unwin, October 2011)

Path of Beasts: The Keepers 3 (Allen and Unwin, October 2012) A & U Children JANUARY 2016 Fetcher's Song 8 copy pack Point of Sale

Includes 4 copies of Fetcher's Song, 2 copies each of Ice Breaker and Sunker's Deep plus a free reading copy and a shelftalker

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A & U Children JANUARY 2016 Ice Breaker: The Hidden Series 1 Lian Tanner

From the author of the wonderful Keepers series comes a vividly exciting fantasy-adventure, the first in the 'Hidden' series.

Description Petrel leaned on the rail, watching the ice cave and stamping her feet for warmth. The berg came closer. That's when she saw him. Laid out on the ice like a dead fish, with a scattering of snow covering his face. A boy, where there should have been nothing but the memory of winter. A frozen boy.

Twelve-year-old Petrel is an outcast, the lowest of the low on an ancient icebreaker that has been following the same course for three hundred years. In that time, the ship's crew has forgotten its original purpose and broken into three warring tribes, the Cooks, the Officers and the Engineers. Everyone has a tribe except Petrel, whose parents committed such a terrible crime that they were thrown overboard, and their daughter ostracised.

But Petrel is a survivor. She lives in the dark corners of the ship, trusting no one, speaking to no one except two large grey rats, Mister Smoke and Missus Slink. That is, until a boy is discovered, frozen on an iceberg, and brought onto the ship. No one knows where he has come from, and when he recovers consciousness he claims to have forgotten even his name. The tribes don't trust strangers; they haven't seen one for three hundred years. But Petrel saves him and hides him away in the forgotten corners of the ship, hoping he will be her friend.

What she doesn't know is that for the last three hundred years, the ship has been guarding a secret. A secret that could change the world. A secret that the boy has been sent to destroy, along with the ship and everyone on it.

About the Author Lian Tanner is a children's author and playwright. She has worked as a teacher in Australia and Papua New Guinea, a tourist bus driver, a freelance journalist, a juggler, a community arts worker, an editor and a professional actor. It took her a while to realise that all of these jobs were really just preparation for being a writer. Nowadays she lives by the beach in southern Tasmania, with a large fluffy tomcat called Harry-le-beau. Price: $18.99 (NZ$23.99) ISBN: 9781743314340 Format: Paperback - Demy format Dimensions: 208x138mm Extent: 328 pages

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Sub Category: YFA Classic Fiction Illustrations: Previous Titles: Museum of Thieves: The Keepers 1 (Allen and Unwin, October 2010)

City of Lies: The Keepers 2 (Allen and Unwin, October 2011)

Path of Beasts: The Keepers 3 (Allen and Unwin, October 2012) A & U Children JANUARY 2016 Sunker's Deep: Hidden Series 2 Lian Tanner

The second book in The Hidden series, magnificent fantasy-adventure from the bestselling author of The Keepers.

Description Sharkey was born on a fortunate tide, and everyone on the giant submersible Rampart knows it. He's a hero, a future admiral, beloved by the ancestors. The trouble is, it's all based on a lie, and now Sharkey is thirteen, the whole thing has begun to fall apart. He's been a fake hero for years, but when tragedy strikes, he must become a real one. And he has no idea how to go about it.

Meanwhile above water, Petrel, Fin and the crew of the Oyster are on a mission, a mission to defeat the Devouts and bring knowledge back to the world, a mission they have no idea how to carry out. When the Captain of the Oyster comes up with a plan, Fin and Petrel have no choice but to accompany him - no matter how ridiculous or how dangerous the plan seems .

Can the Sunkers and the Ice Breakers put aside their differences and work together? Or will the Devouts finally catch up with them all?

Price: $18.99 (NZ$23.99) ISBN: 9781743435427 Format: Paperback - Demy format Dimensions: 208x138mm Extent: 336 pages

Main Category: Y Children's

Sub Category: YFA Classic Fiction Illustrations: Previous Titles: Ice Breaker: The Hidden 1 (Allen & Unwin, November 2013)

Museum of Thieves: The Keepers 1 (Allen and Unwin, October 2010)

City of Lies: The Keepers 2 (Allen and Unwin, October 2011) A & U Children JANUARY 2016 Australia to Z Armin Greder

Juxtaposing words and images, the multi-award-winning author of The Island shines an uncompromising light on what it is to be Australian.

Description 'Australia to Z - an alphabet book, but not one for the young and teaching them their letters. Instead Armin Greder has cast his critical eye on us and our symbols.' Libby Gleeson

'Disquieting and potent - a "gloves off" account of Australian nationhood, and how we, as a culture, might appear to those from other cultures. This is a profoundly significant work which will - like Greder's The Island and The City - provoke, disturb and challenge the reader's perception of what it means to be Australian, and what it means to be a global citizen.' Dr Robyn Sheahan-Bright

His work, in which charcoal is prominent, reflects his European background. He is the recipient of a number of international recognitions such as the Bologna Ragazzi Award and has been nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Prize. He now lives in Lima, Peru.

Price: $29.99 (NZ$32.99) ISBN: 9781760113186 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 297x210mm Extent: 32 pages

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The Island

The City A & U Children JANUARY 2016 Australia - Z 6 copy pack Point of Sale

Includes 6 copies of Australia - Z plus a free display copy and a poster

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A & U Children JANUARY 2016 The Island Armin Greder

Absolutely the story of our time - an amazing and powerful picture book,;winner of several international awards and available for the first time in;English.;'One of my ten favourite picture books of all time.' - John Marsden

Description In the morning the people of the island found a man sitting on the shore, there where fate and the ocean currents had set him and his frail raft in the night. When he saw them coming towards him, he rose to his feet.

He was not like them.

This internationally acclaimed, award-winning picture book is astonishing, powerful and timely.

About the Author Armin Greder was born in Switzerland. In 1971 he migrated to Australia where he worked as a graphic designer and later taught design and illustration at a tertiary art institution. Picture books illustrated by him include The Great Bear, An Ordinary Day and I Am Thomas as well as The Island and The City, of which he is also the author. His work, in which charcoal is prominent, reflects his European background. He is the recipient of a number of international recognitions such as the Bologna Ragazzi Award and he has been nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Prize.

Price: $29.95 (NZ$36.99) ISBN: 9781741752663 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 314x218mm Extent: 32 pages Main Category: Y Children's Sub Category: YB Picture Books, Activity Books & Early Learning Material Illustrations: Previous Titles: Uncle David, written by Libby; The Princess and the Perfect D; The Great Bear, written by Lib; An Ordinary Day, written by Author now living: Brisbane, Queensland A & U Children JANUARY 2016 The City Armin Greder

Following on from the success of The Island, Armin Greder offers young readers and adults, a contemporary mother-and-son fable. Powerful and compelling.

Description Some time ago, in a big city in a distant country where winter would sometimes last three years, there lived a woman. She had a child. A son. And because she loved him very much she promised herself that he should be spared the terrible things that happen in life, and with him in her arms she left her house and the city and in a place where there were no roads and no bridges she built him a house and in it she cared for him and was happy. But one moonless night she died.

About the Author Armin Greder was born in Switzerland. In 1971 he migrated to Australia where he worked as a graphic designer and later taught design and illustration at a tertiary art institution. Picture books illustrated by him include The Great Bear, An Ordinary Day and I Am Thomas as well as The Island and The City, in which he is also the author. His work, in which charcoal is prominent, reflects his European background. He is the recipient of a number of international recognitions such as the Bologna Ragazzi Award and he has been nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Prize.

Price: $29.99 (NZ$36.99) ISBN: 9781742371429 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 314x216mm Extent: 32 pages Main Category: Y Children's Sub Category: YB Picture Books, Activity Books & Early Learning Material Illustrations: Full colour, illustrated picture book Previous Titles: The Island, Allen and Unwin, 2008.

An Ordinary Day, text: Libby Gleeson, Scholastic Press, 2001. Author now living: Auchenflower (Brisbane), QLD. A & U Children JANUARY 2016 Australian Classics Picture Book Bin Point of Sale

3 of each of the follow classic Australian picture books at the special price of $9.99. Imagine, There's Once Was a Boy Called Tashi, Fox, Ruby Roars, Ten Blue Wrens, Magice Beach, In the Bush, Old Tom's Big Book of Beauty, Kangaroos Hop and Mr Chicken Goes to Paris.

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A & U Children JANUARY 2016 Imagine Alison Lester

Gorgeous, sparkly cover edition for this much-loved Australian children's book. A wonderful introduction to the natural world, with pictures to explore again and again, and a key to help you name all the animals.

Description Imagine an Australian children's classic.

Imagine yourself deep in the jungle, under the sea, in a land of ice and snow, on a farm, in the moonlit bush, on an African plain, in a prehistoric swamp.Then turn the page and find all the animals living there.

A wonderful introduction to the natural world with intricate pictures to explore again and again, and a key to help you name all the animals.

About the Author Alison Lester is the well-known creator of many popular and award-winning children's books, many of which reflect her own country childhood.The Snow Pony was shortlisted for both YABBA and KOALA awards, reflecting its popularity with young readers of horse stories. The Quicksand Pony was shortlisted for the National Children's Award, Festival Awards for Literature in 1998, and in 1999 was the winner of the WA Young Readers Book Awards. Her picture book Are We There Yet? was the winner of the 2005 CBC Book of the Year - Picture Book award.

Price: $15.99 (NZ$17.99) ISBN: 9781741147124 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 215x280mm Extent: 36 pages Main Category: Y Children's Sub Category: YB Picture Books, Activity Books & Early Learning Material Illustrations: existing text/cover film Previous Titles: Picture books: Imagine (1989),; Novels: The Quicksand Pony (19 Author now living: Nar Nar Goon North, VIC.

A & U Children JANUARY 2016 There once was a boy called Tashi Anna Fienberg , Barbara Fienberg and Kim Gamble

The paperback edition of a spectacular, full-colour picture book that makes a perfect introduction to the magical world of Tashi. When Gloomin the ogre tramples into the village, Tashi must find what he's looking for, or else the village will have years of the Gloomin winter.

Description Welcome to Tashi's world of adventure When an ogre tramples into the village, the Magic Warning Bell screams out and the people all hurry into their houses. Only Tashi is brave enough to face Gloomin

This magnificent storybook is for everyone who knows Tashi, and for those who are meeting him for the very first time.

'Kim Gamble's illustrations are exquisite' Sydney's Child

'All children should meet Tashi. He can be their mentor on the road to reading, feeding their imaginations with fantastic stories . . . The Tashi stories have the evergreen qualities of classics.' MAGPIES

'Anna Fienberg's stories, illustrated by Kim Gamble, light the imagination of all the children I know.' The Weekend Australian

About the Author Anna Fienberg and her mother Barbara Fienberg are both storytellers. They write the Tashi stories together, plotting daredevil adventures and making up mysterious characters for him to meet.

Kim Gamble has created wonderful illustrations for many picture books. Kim and Anna's books include The Magnificent Nose and other marvels, The Hottest Boy Who Ever Lived, the Tashi series, the Minton picture books and Joseph.

Price: $14.95 (NZ$18.99) ISBN: 9781741147193 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 250x235mm Extent: 32 pages Main Category: Y Children's Sub Category: YB Picture Books, Activity Books & Early Learning Material Illustrations: Full colour throughout. Previous Titles: Ariel, Zed and the secret of l Author now living: Af + BF, NORTH BALGOWLAH, NSW;

A & U Children JANUARY 2016 Fox Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks

This sophisticated, multi-award winning picture book goes to the heart of human relationships.

Description Dog and Magpie are friends, but when Fox comes into the bush, everything changes.

This breathtaking story has won acclaim around the world: CBCA Picture Book of the Year; two Premiers' literary awards; honours in Germany, Brazil, Japan; a shortlisting for the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal in the UK, and more.

'A publishing landmark.' Magpies

'Magnificent.' Reading Time

'a stunning book' Australian Bookseller and Publisher

'The images from this unsettling, provocative story will resonate long after the book has been closed.' Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

'A strongly atmospheric psycho-fable.visually striking.an open-ended discussion starter.' Kirkus Reviews

'Fox is an archetypal drama about friendship, loyalty, risk and betrayal - a story that is as rich for adults as for older children.' Los Angeles Times

About the Author Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks are Australia's top picture-book makers. Their previous books with Allen + Unwin are Old Pig and Rosie and Tortoise.

Margaret Wild lives in Sydney, New South Wales. She is the author of many popular picture books, including: Price: $15.95 (NZ$19.99) ISBN: 9781864489330 Format: Paperback The Very Best of Friends Dimensions: 263x279mm Extent: 40 pages First Day Main Category: Y Children's Sub Category: YB Picture Books, Activity Books & Early Learning Material Tom Goes to Kindergarten Illustrations: full colour illos. Previous Titles: Together: Rosie and Tortoise (; Margaret Wild: Big Cat Dreamin; Ron Brooks: Henry's Bath Night Night! (1997; Toby,1991 Author now living: The author lives in Annandale, Baby Boomsticks A & U Children JANUARY 2016 Ruby Roars Margaret Wild and Kerry Argent

A noisy, exuberant story, ideal for young children and their parents to read (and ROAR) aloud together, by two of Australia's favourite picture-book makers.

Description When she was a baby, Ruby liked making popping noises with her dummy. 'Pop! Pop! Pop!'

When she was older, she tried making scary noises instead. 'Scrrr! Screekle! Scrunch!'

But she couldn't frighten anyone, not a frog, not a fish.

'Shivers!' thought Ruby.

What was the scariest noise she could make?

And she opened her mouth wide to find out.

'Beware, this story could provoke a wild rumpus.' Magpies

Both author and illustrator are donating a portion of their royalties to the Save the Tasmanian Devil Appeal.

About the Author Margaret Wild is one of Australia's most highly respected and popular children's authors. Margaret has published over thirty picture books, including the acclaimed The Very Best of Friends (1990 CBCA Picture Book of the Year), The Midnight Gang (Honour Book, 1997 CBCA Picture Book), First Day, Rosie and Tortoise, Jenny Angel (2000 CBCA Picture Book of the Year), Fox (2001 CBCA Picture Book of the Year) and Jinx (shortlisted, 2002 CBCA Book of the Year).

Price: $15.99 (NZ$19.99) ISBN: 9781741757521 Kerry Argent is one of Australia's finest and most highly acclaimed illustrators. Her first picture book, One Woolly Wombat, Format: Paperback was published while she was still at art school and went on to become an international bestseller. She has worked with Dimensions: 280x210mm many fine writers to produce such favourites as Miss Lily's Fabulous Pink Feather Boa (with Margaret Wild) and Wombat Extent: 32 pages Divine (with Mem Fox). Main Category: Y Children's

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One Night (2003)

Jinx (2001) A & U Children JANUARY 2016 Ten Blue Wrens: and what a lot of wattle! Elizabeth Honey

A playful, irreverent counting book that celebrates the special things we know and love about Australia. Start with 'one little nipper', then count the pies, potaroos and blue wrens up to 'twelve kelpie legs'. In this friendly and amusing book you can count from one to a thrillion!

Description Count the busy wrens on their fine stick legs,

the bowerbird's treasures, his bottle tops and pegs.

How many potaroos? How many pies?

How many gum leaves? How many flies?

Now count the strawberries on that luscious pavlova.

Quick! Count the lamingtons. Oh! None left over!

In Elizabeth Honey's playful and absolutely Australian counting book you can count from one to a thrillion!

About the Author Elizabeth Honey is an award-winning author of poetry, picture books and novels. Her playful humour, originality and energy strike a chord with children everywhere. Elizabeth is also an artist and illustrates her own books. Her picture books include Hop up! Wriggle over!, I'm Still Awake, Still! and That's not a Daffodil! (Honour Book in the 2012 Children's Book Council of Australia awards). A musical theatre production of I'm Still Awake, Still!, inspired by the songs by Elizabeth Honey and Sue Johnson, toured the US and Australia in 2014. Elizabeth's books are published in many countries around the world.

Price: $14.99 (NZ$16.99) ISBN: 9781760290511 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 215x280mm Extent: 32 pages

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Sub Category: YB Picture Books, Activity Books & Early Learning Material Illustrations: Previous Titles: Picture books: Hop up! Wriggle over!, That's not a daffodil!, I'm still awake, still! (with Sue Johnson), The Moon in the Man, Not a Nibble!, Honey Sandwich Novels, 45 & 47 Stella Street and everything that happened, Don't Pat the Wombat!, What Do You Think, Feezal?, Fiddle- A & U Children JANUARY 2016 Magic Beach Alison Lester

A new edition of Magic Beach, with sparkly new cover, to celebrate 150,000 copies sold of this modern Australia classic.

Description Visit a perfect beach where you can swim, surf, splash through the waves, build sandcastles, beachcomb, explore rock- pools, muck about in boats, fish from the jetty, and build a bonfire under the stars. Visit Magic Beach, where adventure begins. . .

Magic Beach - a long-standing favourite with Australian children.

Price: $15.99 (NZ$17.99) ISBN: 9781741144888 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 215x280mm Extent: 32 pages Main Category: Y Children's Sub Category: YB Picture Books, Activity Books & Early Learning Material Illustrations: Previous Titles: Picture books: Imagine (1989),; Novels: The Quicksand Pony (19 Author now living: Nar Nar Goon, VIC.

A & U Children JANUARY 2016 In the Bush: Our Holiday at Wombat Flat Roland Harvey

In this companion to At the Beach, our family goes on a holiday at Wombat Flat: a bushland setting where they enjoy all the quintessential Australian bush holiday activities.

Description 'Wombat Flat's the best! We camped out near the Cascades, stayed up all night to see the sunrise, nearly got snowed in at Mt Misery . and rode across the Razorback. And a squillion other things that you'll find out when you come with us to Wombat Flat!'

An irresistible companion to the best-selling At the Beach, guaranteed to occupy children for hours as they search the illustrations for the people, creatures and activities identified in the very funny text.

Reviews:

'Text and illustrations are so integrated and so full of wit, humour and fascinating detail I laughed out loud and guffawed but there is also beauty. At times Harvey seems to distil the essence of the Australian bush.Here is a treasure of unfailing pleasure reassurance that Australia does still produce great comic and narrative art.' Maurice Saxby, Magpies Vol 20 No 5 Nov 2005

'Hilariously illustrated you can spend hours spotting every comical event that the artist has so skillfully included.' AB+P Sept 2005

About the Author Roland Harvey is one of Australia's best-loved illustrators. In 1978, he established Roland Harvey Studios and began designing and producing greeting cards, posters and stationery with a distinctly Australian flavour. Ventures into publishing quickly followed. Some of his best-loved books include My Place in Space (with Joe Levine), Burke and Wills, The First Fleet and Sick As (with Gael Jennings). His recent books include the best-selling At the Beach and In the Bush and his illustrations are featured in It's True! Burke + Wills Forgot the Frying Pan by David Greagg and the Bonnie + Sam Price: $14.95 (NZ$18.99) ISBN: 9781741750843 series - The Horses and Ponies of Coolibah Creeks, in collaboration with Alison Lester. Format: Paperback Dimensions: 250x240mm Roland was the recipient of the 2005 Dromkeen Medal. Extent: 32 pages

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A & U Children JANUARY 2016 Old Tom's Big Book of Beauty Leigh Hobbs

Angela Throgmorton adores Old Tom, but that doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement. When she gives him The Big Book of Beauty the results are astonishing. But will it go to Old Tom's head? Old Tom, star of six previous books and with his own TV series, is one of Leigh Hobbs' most loved characters.

Description 'Old Tom is a big, resounding "yes" for children who live in a world of "nos". In all these hilarious adventures, Hobbs is right on the beating heart of what it is to be a child.' Meg Sorensen, Sydney Morning Herald

'Few illustrators can capture with such precision the emotions and personality of a character, allowing the artwork to say much more than the brief, wry text.' Sonya Hartnett, Australian Book Review

About the Author Leigh Hobbs is an artist who works across a wide range of mediums. He is best known for his children's books featuring his characters Old Tom, Fiona the Pig, Horrible Harriet, Mr Chicken and Mr Badger, as well as the Freaks and their teachers in 4F for Freaks and Freaks Ahoy. Old Tom has been adapted into an extremely popular TV series. Leigh has three times been shortlisted for the CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award (for Horrible Harriet, Old Tom's Holiday and Mr Chicken Goes to Paris) and his books have won every major children's choice award in Australia. As well as being shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards, Mr Chicken Goes to Paris is a bestseller at the Louvre Bookshop in Paris and was recently adapted for the stage by the National Institute for Dramatic Arts.

Price: $14.99 (NZ$18.99) ISBN: 9781743314142 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 275x225mm Extent: 32 pages

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Horrible Harriet's Inheritance, 2012 Mr Chicken goes to Paris (paperback ed), 2011 Mr Badger and the Magic Mirror, 2011 Mr Badger and the A & U Children JANUARY 2016 Kangaroos Hop Ros Moriarty, illustrated by Balarinji

Simple, intelligent, bright and cheerful, this early childhood concept book introduces animal names and verbs and celebrates Indigenous art in a joyous, non-didactic and playful way.

Description Kangaroos Hop helps children identify favourite Australian animals in the Australian landscape. The kangaroos hop, the butterflies fly, the echidnas shuffle across the land and down to the water's edge where a sleepy crocodile lies.Shhhh! The lively illustrations and cumulative text help readers identify animals as well as verbs.

About the Author Ros Moriarty, formerly a journalist with Radio Australia in Indigenous affairs, women's issues and the environment, has spent most of her professional life as managing director of Australia's leading Indigenous design studio, Balarinji, a business she established with husband John Moriarty in 1983. Balarinji is best known for covering Qantas 747 aircraft in Indigenous art. During 27 years of delivering groundbreaking projects, including the Emu Dreaming tutu for the Australian Ballet's 40th birthday and the Hands across the Land poster for the 2000 Sydney Harbour Bridge Walk for Reconciliation, the company has fostered the careers of a large number of Indigenous artists and designers from all over Australia, and returned royalties to NT artists since 1995. Ros Moriarty is the author of an acclaimed memoir, Listening to Country, and founder of a non-profit organisation, Indi Kindi, supporting pre-literacy education.

Price: $12.99 (NZ$15.99) ISBN: 9781742379159 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 210x210mm Extent: 24 pages Main Category: Y Children's Sub Category: YB Picture Books, Activity Books & Early Learning Material Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Sydney, Australia

A & U Children JANUARY 2016 Mr Chicken Goes to Paris Leigh Hobbs

From the creator of Old Tom, Horrible Harriet and Fiona the Pig comes the unforgettable and riotous Mr Chicken! What's in store for Mr Chicken in the City of Love, and how will the Parisians react?

Description 'The world's most beautiful city meets the world's most startling chicken.Not since Quasimodo has Paris been host to a monster of such charm. In typical exuberant style, Hobbs takes us abroad with the gentlemanly Mr Chicken, who tours the magnifique sights of Paris unaware that his enormous top-hatted self is the most astonishing spectacle of all. Joyously colourful, brilliantly observed, hilariously wry, Mr Chicken Goes to Paris is Leigh Hobbs' masterpiece.' Sonya Hartnett

'There is no end to the delights of this masterpiece.' Maurice Saxby

Mr Chicken has taken up his friend Yvette's invitation to visit Paris. As they journey together through the City of Love, Mr Chicken is overcome by the magic of all the city has to offer - and the inhabitants of this most stylish city don't quite know what to make of him. Mr Chicken is yet another unforgettable and riotous character from Leigh Hobbs who will delight children of all ages.

About the Author Leigh Hobbs has travelled for much of his adult life - and the times he has spent in Paris have been among his happiest. A lover of history and architecture, Mr Chicken Goes to Paris shows his delight in the city that has brought him so much joy.

Leigh is also the creator of Mr Badger, Old Tom, Horrible Harriet, Fiona the Pig and Class 4F (who feature in 4F for Freaks and Freaks Ahoy). His distinctive style has attracted critical acclaim in Australia and internationally and he is a firm favourite with young readers.

Price: $15.99 (NZ$19.99) ISBN: 9781742378350 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 271x260mm Extent: 32 pages

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Mr Badger and the Magic Mirror - Allen and Unwin, 2011

Mr Badger and the Difficult Duchess - Allen and Unwin, 2011 A & U Children JANUARY 2016 One Minute's Silence David Metzenthen, illustrated by Michael Camilleri

A moving and powerful story about the meaning of Remembrance Day, drawing on the ANZAC and Turkish battle at Gallipoli

Description WINNER: CBCA Book of the Year, Crichton Award for New Illustrators, 2015 HONOUR BOOK: CBCA Picture Book of the Year, 2015

In one minute of silence you can imagine sprinting up the beach in Gallipoli in 1915 with the fierce fighting Diggers, but can you imagine standing beside the brave battling Turks as they defended their homeland from the cliffs above.

In the silence that follows a war long gone, you can see what the soldiers saw, you can feel what the soldiers felt. And if you try, you might be able to imagine the enemy, and see that he is not so different from you.

In One Minute's Silence, you are the story, and the story is yours - to imagine, remember and honour the brothers in arms on both sides of the conflict, heroes who shed their blood and lost their lives.

A moving and powerful reflection on the meaning of Remembrance Day.

About the Author David Metzenthen lives in and loves Melbourne. He was an advertising copywriter and a builder's labourer before turning to fiction. He tries to surf, fly-fish, and is a keen environmentalist. The natural world is where he likes to spend his time, and he endeavours to write books that are thoughtful and well-crafted. David is married to Fiona, has two children, two parrots, and a good Irish Terrier dog.

Michael Camilleri is a Melbourne artist who creates books, comics and visual theatre. His illustration work features in The Price: $29.99 (NZ$36.99) ISBN: 9781743316245 Devil You Know by Leonie Norrington and on the album art and accompanying picture book for Martin Martini's Vienna Format: Hard Cover 1913. He lives with his partner Katherine and their son Ruben. You can visit him at www.epicboy.com Dimensions: 278x225mm Extent: 48 pages

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Sub Category: YB Picture Books, Activity Books & Early Learning Material Illustrations: full colour throughout Previous Titles: David Metzenthen (all published by Penguin) Tigerfish, 2014 Jarvis 24, CBCA Winner, 2010 (Older Readers) Black Water, CBCA Honour Book, 2008 (Older Readers) Winning The World Cup: Aussie Nibbles, CBCA Short-listed, 2008 (Younger Readers) Tiff & The Trout, CBCA Short- A & U Children JANUARY 2016 And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda Eric Bogle, illustrated by Bruce Whatley

The iconic song about the Battle of Gallipoli, written by Eric Bogle in 1972 at the height of the anti-war movement, re-imagined by esteemed children's illustrator Bruce Whatley.

Description But the band played 'Waltzing Matilda' when we stopped to bury our slain. We buried ours, and the Turks buried theirs; then we started all over again.

Eric Bogle's famous and familiar Australian song about the Battle of Gallipoli explores the futility of war with haunting power. Now Bruce Whatley's evocative illustrations bring a heart-rending sense of reality to the tale.

A timely story for every generation to share.

About the Author ERIC BOGLE is famed for his iconic song 'The Band Played Waltzing Matilda', plus multiple other hits over fourteen albums. His songs have been recorded by Joan Baez, Mary Black, Donovan, Slim Dusty, John Williamson, Billy Bragg, the Pogues, and the Furies. He has toured extensively, appearing at every major folk-and-country music festival in the world. His awards include the Order of Australia medal, and a UN Peace medal for promoting peace and racial harmony.

BRUCE WHATLEY is one of Australia's best-loved and most respected author/illustrators. He's illustrated over 70 books, including: the highly acclaimed The Little Refugee by Anh and Suzanne Do; the enormously successful and award- winning Diary of a Wombat, its companion volumes, and various other best-selling collaborations with author Jackie French; Monster by Andrew Daddo; and Little White Dogs Can't Jump and My Mum's the Best co- written, among many others, with his wife, Rosie Smith.

Price: $24.99 (NZ$28.99) ISBN: 9781743317051 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 294x242mm Extent: 32 pages

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Bruce Whatley has illustrated over 70 books, including:

The Little Refugee, written by Anh and Suzanne Do, Allen + Unwin, 2011 A & U Children JANUARY 2016 I Was Only Nineteen John Schumann, illustrated by Craig Smith

A powerful and moving picture book about the Vietnam War based on the unforgettable song.

Description Townsville lined the footpath as we marched down to the quay. This clipping from the paper shows us young and strong and clean. And there's me in my slouch hat, with my SLR and greens. God help me, I was only nineteen.

John Schumann's unforgettable lyrics about the Vietnam War are etched in our memories and into our history books. Now they've been warmly brought to life by one of Australia's best-loved illustrators.

About the Author Best known for his leadership of legendary Australian folk-rock band Redgum, JOHN SCHUMANN's Vietnam War anthem, 'I was only 19' changed the way our nation thinks about how we treat our war veterans. Described by rock historian Glenn A Baker as 'one of the finest songwriters this country has produced', John has received almost every award the Australian music industry has to offer. His songs have been paid the ultimate compliment by becoming the property of the people and country they were written about. His lyrics are read in schools and universities across Australia.

CRAIG SMITH is one of Australia's most prolific children's book illustrators. He has collaborated with many of Australia's best-loved authors, such as Paul Jennings and Doug MacLeod, and illustrated books for Allen & Unwin including The Big Ball of String, The Boy Who Built the Boat, Heather Fell in the Water and Where Are You, Banana?

Price: $24.99 (NZ$29.99) ISBN: 9781743317235 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 280x270mm Extent: 32 pages

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Sub Category: YB Picture Books, Activity Books & Early Learning Material Illustrations: Full-colour illustrations throughout Previous Titles: Craig Smith has illustrated over 370 books in his 30-year career, including: Cat, Billy the Punk, The Cabbage Patch series and Where's Mum, as well as The Big Ball of String, The Boy Who Built the Boat, Heather Fell in the Water and Where A & U Children JANUARY 2016 The Last Book Before Bedtime Nicola O'Byrne

Everyone knows that the very last story before bed is best of all. But the problem is, EVERYONE wants to be in that very last story! A brilliantly-designed, multi-layered book that's destined to be a much-requested last story before bed.

Description A familiar fairy tale is turned topsy-turvy when Cinderella hijacks the story of The Three Little Pigs, insisting that romantic princess stories are best. Then Little Red Riding Hood jumps in, adamant that her story is better because it's full of DANGER. But disaster strikes when all the arguing tears a page in the book. Uh- oh! What will they do? The characters make up their own story, of course, and one with enough funniness, romance, danger AND CAKE (obviously) to keep everyone happy.

About the Author When Nicola was 5 years old her parents banned Saturday morning television, and she has been drawing ever since. Nicola grew up in Singapore and had not even heard of illustration as a career before she discovered the Illustration course at Edinburgh College of Art. Nicola has now completed a Masters in Printmaking, as well as pursuing a career in children's book illustration. She gets most of her ideas for children's books when she should be working on something else, and bases all of her characters on people she knows.

Price: $27.99 (NZ$32.99) ISBN: 9780857634283 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 290x230mm Extent: 48 pages

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Nosy Crow JANUARY 2016 Love Emma Dodd

Exploring the loving relationship between animal parents and their babies, and featuring a tenderly-told rhyming text and heartwarming illustrations, these beautifully designed, padded picture books will be become firm bedtime favourites.

Description Join little rabbit and his mummy as they spend a glorious sunny day together in the meadow. Little rabbit finds love everywhere, but knows that a mummy's love is always the best love of all.

About the Author Emma was brought up in a family of artists and from as far back as she can remember she has wanted to be an illustrator. She studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central Saint Martin's School of Art and has worked extensively in advertising, editorial and book illustration. I Love My Mummy, written by Giles Andreae and illustrated by Emma, won the Booktrust Best Book For Babies award in 2010. Among Emma's favourite things in life are surfing with her kids, punctuality and Scrabble. Things she cannot abide include heights, pate and children who complain that they are bored. 'How can you ever be bored,' she says, 'when you can always draw a picture?'

Price: $15.99 (NZ$17.99) ISBN: 9780857635785 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 200x200mm Extent: 24 pages

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Nosy Crow JANUARY 2016 Cinderella Ed Bryan

From acclaimed illustrator Ed Bryan, this magical retelling of the world's favourite fairy tale is perfect for sharing with the very young. This paperback edition includes a free audio reading.

Description Cinderella works hard to clean the house and look after her nasty stepsisters, but when the rest of the family go to a Royal Ball, Cinderella is left behind. That's when the fairy godmother arrives and works her magic - Cinderella will go to the ball after all! Cinderella and the prince dance all night until midnight strikes, the magic stops working and Cinderella has to make a quick exit. Will the prince ever find her again?

Comes with a free audio reading featuring music and using children's voices - accessible anywhere and anytime you're connected to the internet by scanning a QR code on your smartphone or tablet.

About the Author Ever since his art teacher told Ed's parents that their son blossomed in the art room, Ed has followed an artistic path, studying industrial design and working as a 3D artist, animator, and illustrator on video games such as Viva Pinata. He likes nothing better than making up stuff and colouring it in. Ed grew up in Suffolk, in a house full of home computers and pencils.

Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9780857634719 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 264x234mm Extent: 32 pages

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Nosy Crow JANUARY 2016 Jack and the Beanstalk Ed Bryan

From acclaimed illustrator Ed Bryan, this magical retelling of the world's favourite fairy tale is perfect for sharing with the very young. This paperback edition includes a free audio reading.

Description When Jack and his mother fall on hard times, they decide to sell their only cow. But Jack's mother is not impressed when her son comes home with a handful of magic beans. The beans go straight out of the window. where they grow into an enormous beanstalk! At the top of the beanstalk, Jack finds a giant castle in the clouds. Inside, there are lots of people who need his help, there are lots of stolen treasures, and there's a very angry giant. Where will Jack's adventures lead him?

Comes with a free audio reading featuring music and using children's voices - accessible anywhere and anytime you're connected to the internet by scanning a QR code on your smartphone or tablet.

Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9780857634733 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 264x234mm Extent: 32 pages

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Nosy Crow JANUARY 2016 Little Red Riding Hood Ed Bryan

From acclaimed illustrator Ed Bryan, this magical retelling of the world's favourite fairy tale is perfect for sharing with the very young. This paperback edition includes a free audio reading.

Description Little Red Riding Hood sets out into the forest to take a basket of goodies to her poorly grandma. Along the way, she adds to her stores, picking beautiful flowers, gathering fallen acorns and receiving a gift of some nice, sticky honey. She thinks these treats will cheer up her grandma. But little does she know that they could just save her from the Big Bad Wolf.

Comes with a free audio reading featuring music and using children's voices - accessible anywhere and anytime you're connected to the internet by scanning a QR code on your smartphone or tablet.

Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9780857634757 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 264x234mm Extent: 32 pages

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Nosy Crow JANUARY 2016 The Three Little Pigs Ed Bryan

This hilarious and beautiful retelling of the classic children's fairy tale is sure to get everyone in the family giggling. This paperback edition includes a free audio reading.

Description The three little pigs leave home to make their way in the world. The first little pig builds a house made of straw. The second little pig builds a house made of sticks. And the third little pig builds a house made of bricks. But it's not long before the Big Bad Wolf turns up . . . He huffs and he puffs and he blows down the houses, one by one. But what will happen to the three little pigs?

Comes with a free audio reading featuring music and using children's voices - accessible anywhere and anytime you're connected to the internet by scanning a QR code on your smartphone or tablet.

Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9780857630452 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 264x234mm Extent: 32 pages

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Nosy Crow JANUARY 2016 Love Always Everywhere Sarah Massini

A joyful, inspirational book that celebrates love in its many forms. This paperback edition includes a free audio reading.

Description Whether quiet, loud, shy or proud, the lyrical yet simple text champions love for a faithful pet, a best friend or simply your most favourite person in the WHOLE world. Heart-warming and tender, with charming artwork from Sarah Massini, this follow-up to Books Always Everywhere is the perfect gift to share and read aloud.

Comes with a free audio reading featuring music and using children's voices - accessible anywhere and anytime you're connected to the internet by scanning a QR code on your smartphone or tablet.

About the Author Sarah's mum always said it was a blessing how paper and a pencil could keep her quiet and out of mischief for hours. Drawing has been a life-long habit that has seen her through careers in corporate design, children's book design and now as an illustrator.and illustrating is what she loves doing best. Sarah lives in Sussex with her husband Peter, her young son Mathew, and her utterly mad terrier Tess, who keeps guard as she draws.

Price: $14.99 (NZ$16.99) ISBN: 9780857632500 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 270x250mm Extent: 32 pages

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Nosy Crow JANUARY 2016 Littleland: All Year Round Marion Billet

Designed to stimulate speech and build vocabulary, this busy book is full of familiar scenes and fascinating detail. This paperback edition includes a free audio reading.

Description Lily-Rose May will not eat her peas. Even when her father turns them into the most fabulous smoothies, shakes or cupcakes, Lily can always tell they are there, and throws a terrible tantrum. Luckily, the doctor knows exactly what to do. He diagnoses an incurable case of Princess-itus and sends Lily to live at the palace. Unfortunately for Lily Rose May, the perfect food for a princess is. well. That would be telling! A brilliant, rhyming, modern take on a traditional tale that will have every child begging for more of those little green marvels.

About the Author Caryl Hart is a full time children's writer, who also runs creative workshops with local schools. Her first picture book, Don't Dip Your Chips in Your Drink, Kate! won two regional awards, and was shortlisted for a third. She lives on the top of a windy hill in the Peak District with her guitar-playing husband, two cheeky daughters, one extremely fluffy black cat, a goldfish, four hens and a dog called Roo. Sarah Warburton grew up in Anglesey, North Wales. She spent her formative years drawing horses on the backs of cornflake packets. When she realised she would never actually turn into a horse, she began to look into art as a future career. Sarah has created many books, working for a large variety of publishers, including illustrating the Rumblewick series, about a witch's familiar - employed by a very unwilling witch. Both in picture book and fiction this character has sold worldwide and is under movie option with DreamWorks.

Price: $14.99 (NZ$16.99) ISBN: 9780857635976 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 290x230mm Extent: 32 pages

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Nosy Crow JANUARY 2016 Zoe's Rescue Zoo: The Wild Wolf Pup Amelia Cobb, illustrated by Sophy Williams

A purr-fect series for 5-7 year olds, about a girl called Zoe who works at a rescue zoo. Not only does she have a wonderful talent for this, she also has a fantastic secret - she can actually talk to the animals!

Description A little wolf pup has arrived at the zoo, just in time for Halloween. He won't stop howling, and Zoe doesn't know if he's unhappy, or if it's something more spooky...

About the Author Amelia Cobb is sadly not a real person, although there is a real author behind the Zoe's Rescue Zoo stories. If Amelia did exist, we like to think that she'd live by the sea with her two goldfish, Flip and Flop, and write her stories at a small desk by the window, listening to the radio and wearing a brightly coloured scarf at all times.

Sophy Williams is an award-winning illustrator with twenty-five years experience illustrating children's books. While still studying, she twice won prizes in the Readers Digest Young Illustrator's competition and was runner up for the Mother Goose Award for her first picture book. She lives by the Kennet and Avon canal in Bradford on Avon with her husband, author/illustrator MP Robertson, their two lanky teenage sons and a mischievous grey cat called Hamish.

Price: $9.99 (NZ$12.99) ISBN: 9780857635181 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x129mm Extent: 128 pages

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Nosy Crow JANUARY 2016 Dinosaur Rocket Penny Dale

Everyone's favourite machine-loving dinosaurs are back! No longer content with building, or zooming, or even rescuing, the dinosaurs now have their sights set on something much, much bigger. the MOON! This is the board book edition.

Description Join our fearsome friends as they prepare for their cosmic journey: is the rocket all ready? Will the launch go smoothly? Can they make it to the moon - and back again? Another fast and furious adventure for anyone who likes dinosaurs and vehicles! A follow up to the hugely successful Dinosaur Dig, Dinosaur Zoom and Dinosaur Rescue.

About the Author Penny Dale is an internationally-known, best-selling children's book artist and author and has sold more than 4 million books, with editions in over 20 languages. Her much-loved picture book Ten in the Bed sold over 1 million copies worldwide. Her other titles have also met with great success and include Wake Up My B!, which was commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal 1988 and Rosie's Babies (written by Martin Waddell), which won the Best Book for Babies award and was also shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1990.

Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9780857633972 Format: Board Book Dimensions: 184x148mm Extent: 10 pages

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Nosy Crow JANUARY 2016 Open Very Carefully Nick Bromley, illustrated by Nicola O'Byrne

What would you do if you were settling down for a quiet bedtime story and you realised that a crocodile had fallen out of one story and into yours and was - not to put too fine a point on it - furious? A wonderful picture 'book about books'. Now in a gorgeous board book format - perfect for little hands!

Description This story is all wrong for the crocodile trapped in it, but is great fun for the reader! A lovely book for sharing and discussing how words and pictures work, with beautiful illustrations that make it truly special.

About the Author When Nicola was 5 years old her parents banned Saturday morning television, and she has been drawing ever since. Nicola grew up in Singapore surrounded by the vibrant colours of the tropics and had not even heard of illustration as a career before she discovered the Illustration course at Edinburgh College of Art. Having very recently graduated from ECA, Nicola is pursuing a Masters in Printmaking from Camberwell College of Art as well as a career in children's book illustration. She gets most of her ideas for children's books when she should be working on something else, and bases all of her characters on people she knows. Nicola lives in London where she works mainly out of her living room and the local coffee shop.

Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9780857635921 Format: Board Book Dimensions: 184x148mm Extent: 24 pages

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Nosy Crow JANUARY 2016 Jet the Rescue Dog: ... and other extraordinary stories of animals in wartime David Long, illustrated by Peter Bailey

Jet the Rescue Dog by David Long, and illustrated by Peter Bailey, tells the astonishing stories of animal heroism in war.

Description As mascots, messengers, rat-catchers and even spies, animals have long marched into war alongside servicemen and women. Dogs, horses, cats (even birds, camels and elephants) have saved thousands of lives through instinct, intelligence, courage and devotion. Like Jet, a dog who searched through ruins during the Blitz bombings to find survivors, or Sergeant Stubby, a dog who caught a spy. Or the pigeons who braved hurricanes, hawks and even snipers to help during WWII ... Engaging, uplifting and deeply moving, Jet the Rescue Dog tells the stories of these brave, silent heroes with sensitivity and gentle humour for readers age 8+. With black and white illustrations throughout.

About the Author Writer and historian David Long is the author of the acclaimed Animals' VC: For Gallantry and Devotion and more than twenty other books. Jet the Rescue Dog is his first for younger readers. David is currently working on a second non-fiction book for children, The Man Who Sucked Blood From a Shark.

Price: $14.99 (NZ$16.99) ISBN: 9780571304936 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x129mm Extent: 240 pages

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Faber Children Pb JANUARY 2016 The Iron Man Ted Hughes, illustrated by Andrew Davidson

A stunning, foiled hardback gift edition of the much-loved classic.

Description Mankind must put a stop to the dreadful destruction by the Iron Man and set a trap for him, but he cannot be kept down. Then, when a terrible monster from outer space threatens to lay waste to the planet, it is the Iron Man who finds a way to save the world.

About the Author Ted Hughes (1930-1998) was born in Yorkshire. His first book, The Hawk in the Rain, was published in 1957 by Faber & Faber and was followed by many volumes of poetry and prose for adults and children. He received the Whitbread Book of the Year for two consecutive years for his last published collections of poetry, Tales from Ovid (1997) and Birthday Letters (1998). He was Poet Laureate from 1984, and in 1998 he was appointed to the Order of Merit.

Price: $19.99 (NZ$22.99) ISBN: 9780571327249 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 186x143mm Extent: 144 pages

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Faber Child Trade JANUARY 2016 Atticus Claw On the Misty Moor Jennifer Gray

The latest hilarious adventure starring the world's greatest cat-burglar turned cat detective!

Description The Cheddar family are celebrating New Year's Eve in a Scottish castle! Surely even Atticus can't find trouble here. But with rumours of hidden treasure, an ancient family curse, and sightings of a mysterious giant cat on the moor, it seems Police Cat Sergeant Claw's detective skills will be needed once again.And danger lurks everywhere on the misty moor. . .

About the Author Jennifer Gray lives in London and Scotland with her husband, four children and friendly but enigmatic cat, Henry. She has written the Atticus Claw series, the Chicken Mission series and the Guinea Pigs Online series, co-written with Amanda Swift. The first book in the Atticus series, Atticus Claw Breaks the Law, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and won the Red House Children's Book Award - Younger Readers Category.

Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9780571317103 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x126mm Extent: 256 pages

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Faber Children Pb JANUARY 2016 Witch Switch Sibeal Pounder

The Witch Wars witches are back! Join Tiga, Fluffanora, Fran the Fabulous Fairy and the evil Felicity Bat in their second glitzy adventure, perfect for fans of The Worst Witch.

Description Tiga Whicabim is settling in to the witchy, glitzy world of Ritzy City. Peggy is Top Witch, and Tiga is enjoying life at the Brews' house with Fluffanora. But when Fran the Fabulous Fairy visits Linden House and finds Peggy has gone - leaving behind only a note to say she is 'AWAY WITH THE FAIRIES' and has left the evil Felicity Bat in charge - the girls realise something is very wrong. And then witches all across town start to disappear.

Tiga and Fluffanora set out to investigate and discover an old, unsolved Sinkville mystery that might just be the key to it all.

About the Author Sibeal Pounder currently works for the Financial Times, where she researches for the How to Spend It section and writes the For Goodness' Sake column - interviewing everyone from Veronica Etro to Vivienne Westwood. Other writing credits include Vogue.com and fashion trend forecasting company WGSN, and she volunteers at the Media Trust, teaching kids who want to get into journalism. She studied History at St Andrews, Publishing at City and Quentin Tarantino films at Yale. Laura Ellen Anderson is a professional children's book author and illustrator, with an increasing addiction to coffee (that is when she's not trying to take over the world or fighting sock-stealing monsters). She spends every waking hour creating and drawing and would quite like to live on the moon when humans finally make it possible.

Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9781408852675 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 182 x129mm Extent: 224 pages

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Bloomsbury Child JANUARY 2016 Witch Switch 8 copy Mixed Reading Copy Pack with Bookmarks

Includes 4 copies of Witch Switch plus reading copy, 4 copies of Witch Wars and a set of bookmarks

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Bloomsbury JANUARY 2016 Witch Wars Sibeal Pounder

Join Tiga on her quest to win Witch Wars and become Top Witch of Ritzy City. The first in a hilarious illustrated series.

Description When Fran the Fabulous Fairy turns up in Tiga Whicabim's shed to tell her she's a witch, Tiga doesn't believe her. Or at least not until Fran points out that TIGA WHICABIM is actually an anagram of I AM A BIG WITCH and magics her away down the drainpipes to compete in Witch Wars - the competition to crown the next Top Witch of Ritzy City.

Filled with silly spells, delectable dresses, ridiculous riddles and a serious shoe problem, Witch Wars is a witch story like no other. Although if you enjoyed The Worst Witch or Witchworld, you'll love this too!

About the Author Sibeal Pounder currently works for the Financial Times, where she researches for the How To Spend It section and writes the For Goodness' Sake column - interviewing everyone from Veronica Etro to Vivienne Westwood. Other writing credits include Vogue.com and fashion trend forecasting company WGSN, and she volunteers at the Media Trust, teaching kids who want to get into journalism. She studied History at St Andrews, Publishing at City, Quentin Tarantino films at Yale and recently completed the Faber Academy's Writing for Children course. Witch Wars is her debut novel and its wonderful world is based on Dublin, her mother's city of birth and a place where Sibeal has spent lots of time.

Laura Ellen Anderson is a professional children's book author and illustrator, with an increasing addiction to coffee (that is when she's not trying to take over the world or fighting sock-stealing monsters). She spends every waking hour creating and drawing and would quite like to live on the moon when humans finally make it possible.

Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9781408852651 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 182x129mm Extent: 224 pages

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Bloomsbury Child JANUARY 2016 Monkey Business Leslie Margolis

Annabelle Stevens is back in the fifth book of the popular Annabelle Unleashed series and this time she means business.

Description A music festival is coming to town, and Annabelle and her friends can't wait to rock out--that is if they can earn enough cash to buy the expensive tickets. In this day and age, a regular old lemonade stand isn't going to cut it.

They'll need to get creative, but agreeing on a strategy is harder than Annabelle thought, especially when her best friend, Rachel, has strong opinions that threaten not just their business model, but their friendship as well. With big plans--and big changes--afoot, there's no time for Annabelle and crew to monkey around!

Capturing the ups and downs of friendship, family, and middle school in her pitch perfect storytelling, Leslie Margolis keeps readers coming back for more of life according to Annabelle Stevens.

About the Author Leslie Margolis is the author of numerous books for young readers, including the Annabelle Unleashed books Boys Are Dogs, Girls Acting Catty, Everybody Bugs Out, and One Tough Chick, as well as the Maggie Brooklyn mystery series. The Disney Channel movie Zapped!, starring Zendaya, was inspired by the first book in the Annabelle Unleashed series, Boys are Dogs.

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Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9781619637993 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 197x129mm Extent: 224 pages

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Bloomsbury Children'S USA JANUARY 2016 The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp Rick Yancey

The first book in New York Times bestselling author Rick Yancey's acclaimed series about the world's most unlikely hero-now with a fresh new look!

Description Before The Fifth Wave, there was The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp. This first book in Rick Yancey's lauded series earned two starred reviews, and was called unforgettable by Ridley Pearson. Now the books feature a bold and exciting new look for the next generation of readers to fall in love with.

Alfred Kropp is an ordinary kid with an ordinary life-until he steals the legendary sword of King Arthur and mistakenly delivers it into the wrong hands. Now the world is faced with imminent destruction, and it's up to Alfred to recover the sword.before it's too late.

Packed with car chases, knights, and secret agents, this thrilling first book in New York Times bestselling author Rick Yancey's series is one that fans of James Patterson and Anthony Horowitz won't want to miss.

About the Author RICK YANCEY is the author of the Alfred Kropp series, which includes the Carnegie Medal finalist The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp, Alfred Kropp and the Seal of Solomon, and Alfred Kropp and the Thirteenth Skull. He is also the author of the New York Times bestselling The Fifth Wave and The Infinite Sea, the Printz Honor book The Monstrumologist, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist The Curse of the Wendigo, and several adult novels. Rick is a produced playwright and former theater critic, and lives in Gainesville, Florida with his wife and three sons.

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Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9781619639164 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 210x140mm Extent: 368 pages

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Bloomsbury Children'S USA JANUARY 2016 Alfred Kropp 8 copy mixed Reading Copy Pack

Includes 4 copies of book 1 and 2 copies each of books 2 and 3. Plus free reading copy of book .

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Bloomsbury JANUARY 2016 Alfred Kropp: The Seal of Solomon Rick Yancey

The second book in New York Times bestselling author Rick Yancey's acclaimed series about the world's most unlikely hero-now with a fresh new look!

Description Before The Fifth Wave, there was Alfred Kropp. This second book in Rick Yancey's lauded series was called a rip-roaring story that teens will love in School Library Journal's starred review. Now the books feature a bold and exciting new look for the next generation of readers to fall in love with.

Things have just settled down for Alfred, when he's suddenly kidnapped and forced to face a terrible threat-the Seal of Solomon. For millennia, the fallen angels of heaven were controlled by the ring. Now the ring has been stolen, and if it's not recovered, all hell will break loose.

Packed with thrills and laughs on every page, the second book in New York Times bestselling author Rick Yancey's series proves once again that heroes can come from anywhere, and anyone. Perfect for fans of James Patterson!

About the Author Rick Yancey is the author of the Alfred Kropp series, which includes the Carnegie Medal finalist The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp, Alfred Kropp and the Seal of Solomon, and Alfred Kropp and the Thirteenth Skull. He is also the author of the New York Times bestselling The Fifth Wave and The Infinite Sea, the Printz Honor book The Monstrumologist, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist The Curse of the Wendigo, and several adult novels. Rick is a produced playwright and former theatre critic, and lives in Gainesville, Florida with his wife and three sons. www. rickyancey.com @RickYancey

Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9781619639171 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 210x140mm Extent: 336 pages

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Bloomsbury Children'S USA JANUARY 2016 Alfred Kropp: The Thirteenth Skull Rick Yancey

The third and final book in New York Times bestselling author Rick Yancey's acclaimed series about the world's most unlikely hero-now with a fresh new look!

Description Before The Fifth Wave, there was Alfred Kropp. This third book in Rick Yancey's lauded series was called perfect by Rick Riordan, and James Patterson said that the action is fast, furious, and nonstop-and so is the fun. Now the books feature a bold and exciting new look for the next generation of readers to fall in love with.

Alfred Kropp thought he was finally safe, but he was wrong. Not only is someone out to kill Alfred, but the very people sworn to protect him now want to use him and his abilities for deadly means. And if Alfred isn't careful, he may not be getting out of this adventure alive.

Just right for fans of James Patterson and Anthony Horowitz, the third book in this acclaimed series from New York Times bestselling author Rick Yancey brings all the thrills, action, and humor to a rewarding close.

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Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9781619639188 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 209x140mm Extent: 304 pages

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Bloomsbury Children'S USA JANUARY 2016 The Day the Mustache Took Over Alan Katz

Perfect for fans of Origami Yoda and Penny Dreadful, this hilarious story with black and white illustrations is the start of a series about trouble-making twins and their newest nanny-and his very impressive mustache!

Description David and Nathan are twin brothers who just can't seem to keep a babysitter around for long-they've had 347 after all. Or is it 734? Either way . . . there's got to be someone who can handle these two.

Enter: Martin Healy Discount, or 'Murray Poopins' as the boys dub him.

When they first meet, Martin is all business-well, business and a very bushy mustache. The boys must brush their teeth and clean their rooms and there is absolutely no television allowed. But is there more to Martin than meets the eye? When David and Nathan's parents leave, the twins aren't the only ones acting like children.

From the hilarious mind of Alan Katz comes a brand-new series with a cast of characters that will tickle more than your upper lip.

About the Author As a print and television writer, Alan Katz has majored in silliness for more than 30 years. He's written for a whole bunch of Emmy-nominated TV shows (five years worth of parody songs and other funny stuff for The Rosie O'Donnell Show), animated series like Taz-Mania, Disney's Raw Toonage and Goof Troop, several editions of the Grammy Awards and Tony Awards, Kids Are People Too, a slew of Nickelodeon projects including Whoopi's Littleburg, network specials, game shows, and articles for publications including the New York Times and the New York Daily News. He's also created hundreds of comic books, trading cards, web videos, and other special projects for kids and their parents. He lives in Connecticut with his family, including his twin sons. www.alankatzbooks.com

Kris Easler has a masters in Illustration from Savannah College of Art and Design and lives in Chicago, Illinois. www. kriseasler.wix.com Price: $19.99 (NZ$24.99) ISBN: 9781619635586 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 198 x129mm Extent: 208 pages

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Bloomsbury Children'S USA JANUARY 2016 Boy 23 Jim Carrington

A phenomenally fast-paced dystopian page-turner, perfect for fans of the Jason Bourne series.

Description Boy 23 isn't in My Place any more. He can't see The Screen, he can't hear The Voice. Boy 23 is alone.

One dark night, Boy 23 is thrown in the back of the van and driven out of My Place - the only home he has ever known. He is abandoned in a forest with a rucksack containing the bare essentials for survival. Before the van drives away, a voice tells him he must run as far as he can. His life depends on it. Boy 23 has never known another human. Boy 23 has never even been outside. So who is he? Why do people want to kill him? And more to the point, who is the voice that wants to save him?

For fans of Chaos Walking and Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror.

About the Author Jim Carrington's first novel, Inside My Head, was nominated for the Carnegie Medal, the UKLA Book Award and the Branford Boase Award. BOY 23 is his fourth novel. Jim lives with his young family in southwest London.

www.jimcarrington.co.uk

Price: $15.99 (NZ$17.99) ISBN: 9781408822777 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198 x129mm Extent: 384 pages

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Bloomsbury Child JANUARY 2016 Everything but the Truth: An If Only novel Mandy Hubbard

A new title in a contemporary romance line centered around an impossible problem: you always want what you can't have! If Only . . . she wasn't pretending to be someone else.

Description Enjoy Everything but the Truth and the other standalone titles in Bloomsbury's contemporary If Only romance line centered around an impossible problem: you always want what you can't have!

Holly Mathews' mom is the new manager of a ritzy retirement home, and they just moved in, which means Holly's neighbors are all super-rich retirees. Still, it's not a total bust, because gorgeous, notorious Hollywood playboy Malik Buchannan is the grandson of one of the residents. Just one problem: when they meet, Malik assumes Holly's there to visit her own rich relative. She doesn't correct him, and it probably doesn't matter, because their flirtation could never turn into more than a superficial fling . . . right? But the longer Holly lives in Malik's privileged world, the deeper she falls for him and the more difficult it becomes to tell the truth . . . because coming clean might mean losing Malik forever.

For anyone who has dreamed of their own Cinderella story, this title in the If Only romance line is about how when it comes to true love, the best person to be is yourself!

About the Author Mandy Hubbard is the author of many books for young adults including the previous If Only title FOOL ME TWICE, PRADA & PREJUDICE, and YOU WISH. She lives in Tacoma, Washington, with her husband and daughter. She works as an agent at D4EO literary. Visit her online at www.mandyhubbard.com and on twitter @mandyhubbard.

Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9781619636606 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 198 x129mm Extent: 304 pages

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Bloomsbury Children'S USA JANUARY 2016 Red Girl, Blue Boy: An If Only novel Lauren Baratz-Logsted

A new title in a contemporary romance line centered around an impossible problem: you always want what you can't have! If Only . . . love and politics did mix!

Description Enjoy Red Girl, Blue Boy and the other standalone titles in Bloomsbury's contemporary If Only romance line centered around an impossible problem: you always want what you can't have!

Sixteen-year-old Katie and Drew really shouldn't get along. After all, her father is the Republican nominee for President of the United States while his mother is at the top of the Democratic ticket. But when Katie and Drew are thrown together in a joint interview on a morning talk show, they can't ignore the chemistry between them. With an entire nation tuned into and taking sides in your parents' fight, and the knowledge that--ultimately--someone has to lose, how can you fall in love with the one person you're supposed to hate?

This title in the If Only line is a frank and funny romance that shows how sparks fly when opposites attract.

About the Author Lauren Baratz-Logsted is the author of more than twenty books for adults, teens, and young readers, including Little Women & Me, The Twin's Daughter, Crazy Beautiful, and the Sisters 8 series, which she co-writes with her husband and daughter. Visit her online at www.laurenbaratzlogsted.com or Twitter @LaurenBaratzL.

Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9781619636859 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 210x140mm Extent: 304 pages

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Bloomsbury Children'S USA JANUARY 2016 Zoo Zoom! Candace Ryan

In the spirit of the movie Madagascar, thrill-seeking animals take a wild ride to the moon and back in this kid- friendly story full of word-play and humor.

Description In the spirit of the movie Madagascar, thrill-seeking animals take a wild ride to the moon and back in this kid-friendly story full of adventure and humour.

3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . blastoff!

When the animals at the zoo spot a rocket ship, next stop . . . the moon!

Zoo zoom!

Each animal has a job to do, but a sleepy rhino could cause trouble.

Zoo boom!

They'll need to act quick . . . will they make it home?

Zoo soon!

With clever wordplay and vibrant illustrations, this intergalactic adventure is sure to fire the imagination.

Zoo vroom

Price: $19.99 (NZ$22.99) ISBN: 9781619633575 About the Author Format: Hard Cover Candace Ryan is the author of Moo Hoo, Ribbit Rabbit and Animal House. She spent nine years as a special education Dimensions: 274x245mm teacher and now lives in Southern California with her husband and young son. www.bookbookerbookest.blogspot.com Extent: 32 pages

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Sub Category: YB Picture Books, Activity Books & Early Macky Pamintuan's illustrations have been featured on the cover of the Flat Stanley series by Jeff Brown and the new Learning Material Nancy Drew series. He is also the illustrator of several picture books. He lives in Davo, Phillipines. Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Bloomsbury Children'S USA JANUARY 2016 Let's do comprehension 5-6 Andrew Brodie

The Let's Do Comprehension workbooks provide all the practice children need to build their confidence and boost their ability to tackle comprehension exercises.

Description Let's Do Comprehension is a brand new series of six titles in the popular 'Let's Do' range. Each book contains a rich variety of stimulating reading passages, accompanied by questions of varying difficulty. Designed to be used at home, each book includes tips and clues from Boris the Bear as well as extra challenges in Brodie's Brain Boosters. There is a clear answer section for reference by parents and children, together with bright, colourful reward stickers.

About the Author Andrew Brodie was a head teacher for twelve years after many successful years in the primary classroom. He began writing his best selling educational books in 1992 and since then has established himself as a name that teachers have come to trust. He is still very much involved in education and continues to teach on a regular basis.

Price: $8.99 (NZ$10.99) ISBN: 9781472919526 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 297 x210mm Extent: 48 pages

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Andrew Brodie JANUARY 2016 Let's do comprehension 6-7 Andrew Brodie

The Let's Do Comprehension workbooks provide all the practice children need to build their confidence and boost their ability to tackle comprehension exercises.

Price: $8.99 (NZ$10.99) ISBN: 9781472919533 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 297 x210mm Extent: 48 pages

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Andrew Brodie JANUARY 2016 Let's do comprehension 7-8 Andrew Brodie

The Let's Do Comprehension workbooks provide all the practice children need to build their confidence and boost their ability to tackle comprehension exercises.

Price: $8.99 (NZ$10.99) ISBN: 9781472919540 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 297 x210mm Extent: 48 pages

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Andrew Brodie JANUARY 2016 Let's do comprehension 8-9 Andrew Brodie

The Let's Do Comprehension workbooks provide all the practice children need to build their confidence and boost their ability to tackle comprehension exercises.

Price: $8.99 (NZ$10.99) ISBN: 9781472919557 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 297 x210mm Extent: 48 pages

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Andrew Brodie JANUARY 2016 Let's do comprehension 9-10 Andrew Brodie

The Let's Do Comprehension workbooks provide all the practice children need to build their confidence and boost their ability to tackle comprehension exercises.

Price: $8.99 (NZ$10.99) ISBN: 9781472919564 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 297 x210mm Extent: 48 pages

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Andrew Brodie JANUARY 2016 Let's do comprehension 10-11 Andrew Brodie

The Let's Do Comprehension workbooks provide all the practice children need to build their confidence and boost their ability to tackle comprehension exercises.

Price: $8.99 (NZ$10.99) ISBN: 9781472919571 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 297 x210mm Extent: 48 pages

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Andrew Brodie JANUARY 2016 Inspire Your Choir: 100 ideas to raise the bar Mark DeLisse and Dominic Peckham

In this book, Mark De-Lisser, vocal coach on BBC's 'The Voice' and Dominic Peckham, classical choral ambassador, explain how to take your choir to the next level.

Description Many choirs are run by untrained/self-taught choral leaders who need guidance, quick ideas and tips, which they can incorporate into their repertoire. In this book, Mark De-Lisser, vocal coach on BBC's 'The Voice' and Dominic Peckham, classical choral ambassador, explain how to take your choir to the next level, with advice on developing tone, a good working environment, technical excellence, and managing people!

This pocket-sized guides is perfect to dip in to when you're facing any problem, and the practical guidance will get you right on track!

About the Author Mark is a coach on 'The Voice' and runs ACM Gospel Choir, who were successful on the BBC's Last Choir Standing, and the 'Singology' choir franchise. Mark recently launched 'Sing Out Sunday' at the Royal Festival Hall, which brought together 1500 people for a day of singing and workshops. Mark has published a number of repertoire books and comes from a pop/gospel background. His enthusiasm is infectious. He is currently judging Eurovision and is a judge on Gareth Malone's next TV show. @markdelisser

Dom is a popular choral director from a classical background. He has worked as chorus master at ENO, and also workshops around the country, and works heavily with the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain. Peckham holds an impressive array of posts including Artistic Director of The Royal Opera House's 'RM19' Youth Chorus, Assistant Music Director of The National Youth Choirs of Great Britain, Artistic Director and Founder of iSingUK, Artistic Director of The Fourth Choir, London Oriana Choir, Director of The Ulster Youth Training Choir and Guest Conductor for Aldeburgh Music, for whom he recently premiered their 'Friday Afternoons' commissions with the Jubilee Opera Chorus. Dominic is also a judge on Gareth Malone's next TV show. @dominicpeckham

Price: $29.99 (NZ$32.99) ISBN: 9781472927408 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x129mm Extent: 160 pages

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Bloomsbury Child JANUARY 2016 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Outstanding Science Lessons Ian McDaid

A brand new title in the 100 ideas providing secondary science teachers with activities and teaching strategies to use in the classroom

Description This is a brand new title in the successful 100 ideas series which provides secondary science teachers with practical ideas and activities to use in their lessons as well as teaching and planning strategies to help make practice outstanding every day.

About the Author Ian McDaid is assistant head of science and teaching and learning lead at a secondary school in Sheffield. He recently was awarded the Wellcome Trust Enthuse Award and he is co-organiser of Sheffield Science Leaders Network.

Price: $27.99 (NZ$32.99) ISBN: 9781472918192 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 198 x129mm Extent: 144 pages

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Bloomsbury Education JANUARY 2016 A Journey Through: Human Body Steve Parker, illustrated by John Haslam

Take a journey into the weird and wonderful world inside you!

Description Follow your food as it travels through your body. Take a deep breath and explore your lungs. Let your mind boggle at what your brain can do.

Packed with lively illustrations to reveal your body's amazing secrets, this book is perfect for a parent and child to read together or to explore independently.

The new A Journey Through titles include: Human Body and Space

About the Author STEVE PARKER is an award-winning science author for children and adults. After gaining a degree in Zoology and working at the Natural History Museum, Steve moved into educational publishing and has now written more than 300 titles. He is a Senior Scientific Fellow of the Zoological Society of London.

JOHN HASLAM has been working as an illustrator for most of his professional life. John worked in advertising for 10 years and worked on various projects including TV storyboards, to illustrating for all kinds of accounts from Pritt Stick (the Pritt Stick Man was his invention), to comic pages such as Danger Mouse, Disney and Transformers.

Price: $18.99 (NZ$21.99) ISBN: 9781784932978 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 240x220mm Extent: 48 pages

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QED JANUARY 2016 A Journey Through: Space Steve Parker, illustrated by John Haslam

Take a journey from your doorstep into outer space!

Description Take a journey from your doorstep into outer space!

Zoom through the Solar System, discovering satellites, comets and asteroids along the way.

Explore craters on Mars, moon-hop around Jupiter, and get a close-up view of Saturn's amazing rings. Just don't travel too close to the Sun!

Packed with lively illustrations to reveal our amazing universe, this book is perfect for a parent and child to read together or to explore independently.

The new A Journey Through titles include: Human Body and Space

Price: $18.99 (NZ$21.99) ISBN: 9781784932985 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 240x220mm Extent: 48 pages

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QED JANUARY 2016 Tales from Shakespeare: Henry V Timothy Knapman, illustrated by Yaniv Shimony

What fate awaits Henry V and his people? Follow Henry's difficult journey in this dramatic tale of battle, triumph and loss.

Description Henry, newly crowned King of England, has decided he deserves to be king of France too. So war against France begins.

Follow Henry's difficult journey in this dramatic tale of battle, triumph and loss.

QED has chosen four plays to continue the successful Tales from Shakespeare series. These titles serve as the perfect introduction into the works of Shakespeare.

The plays are retold as stories using clear and contemporary language, whilst each title keeps its originality by including key quotations from the original text.

Lively illustrations bring these popular plays to life and will be sure to captivate the imagination and interest of young readers.

The four new titles to continue the Tales From Shakespeare series are: Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Julius Caesar and Henry V.

'These modern re-tellings use contemporary language to make the text enjoyable and accessible for children; it's a good way to encourage them to enjoy Shakespeare but to get the full beauty of his plays, they do need to be encouraged to read the originals. The attractive bindings make these excellent books to collect.

About the Author TIMOTHY KNAPMAN studied at Oxford University and has written plays, musicals, songs and children's books. His books include the successful Mungo, Eleanor's Eyebrows and the Picture Book Pirates and its sequels. His work has Price: $9.99 (NZ$12.99) ISBN: 9781784930059 been translated into 12 languages and have been read on the BBC's CBeebies Bedtime Stories. Format: Paperback Dimensions: 225x170mm YANIV SHIMONY is an illustrator, comic artist and graphic designer. After a number of years working in advertising as an Extent: 48 pages art director he chose to pursue his passion in illustration and became freelance. Most of his works are for children's Main Category: Y Children's

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QED JANUARY 2016 Tales from Shakespeare: Julius Caesar Timothy Knapman, illustrated by Yaniv Shimony

Julius Caesar, a powerful and respected Roman, is warned by a fortune-teller that danger is ahead. Caesar's enemies are conspiring against him!

Description With power often comes enemies, who's conspiring against Caesar and will they succeed?

Follow Caesar in this tragic tale of power, war and ambition.

QED has chosen four plays to continue the successful Tales from Shakespeare series. These titles serve as the perfect introduction into the works of Shakespeare.

The plays are retold as stories using clear and contemporary language, whilst each title keeps its originality by including key quotations from the original text.

Lively illustrations bring these popular plays to life and will be sure to captivate the imagination and interest of young readers.

The four new titles to continue the Tales From Shakespeare series are: Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Julius Caesar and Henry V.

About the Author TIMOTHY KNAPMAN studied at Oxford University and has written plays, musicals, songs and children's books. His books include the successful Mungo, Eleanor's Eyebrows and the Picture Book Pirates and its sequels. His work has Price: $9.99 (NZ$12.99) ISBN: 9781784930073 been translated into 12 languages and have been read on the BBC's CBeebies Bedtime Stories. Format: Paperback Dimensions: 225x170mm YANIV SHIMONY is an illustrator, comic artist and graphic designer. After a number of years working in advertising as an Extent: 48 pages art director he chose to pursue his passion in illustration and became freelance. Most of his works are for children's Main Category: Y Children's

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QED JANUARY 2016 Face Painting Karen Harvey

This book contains everything you need to start face painting!

Description There's a huge variety of fun faces to choose from: go for a wild animal and paint a giraffe or tiger; a dainty Snow Queen or pretty Flower Garland; scare your friends with a terrifying Zombie or a nasty Witch.

Clear, step-by-step photographic instructions mean that all the faces are easy to follow and try, plus there are tips and suggestions for ways to tweak the designs. All projects use a set colour palette and are carefully chosen to appeal to girls and boys alike. Readers of all abilities can get stuck in as each project is graded with a difficulty rating of 1 to 5.

A 'techniques and materials' section outlines everything you need to start face painting, from paints, to different brushes and sponges. Tips and techniques are described so you can practise your painting skills before your begin. This book is sure to provide hours of fun!

About the Author KAREN HARVEY is a talented face painter who won the Professional Face Painter of the Year in 2014. As well as painting faces for children's parties and fairs, Karen also paints baby bumps and body art! Karen lives in Hertfordshire with her family and two dogs.

Price: $19.99 (NZ$22.99) ISBN: 9781784933722 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 265x210mm Extent: 64 pages

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QED JANUARY 2016 Growing Up: Boy Talk: A Survival Guide to Growing Up Caroline Plaisted

Hair is sprouting up everywhere, your skin is having an acne attack and suddenly girls aren't so annoying. What's going on?

Description Growing up can be a rollercoaster ride, but it can be a whole lot easier if you know what to expect.

With advice from everything from shaving to your social life, you can take it easy - this guide will tell you everything you need to know. The Growing Up series: Full of fun artwork and enlivened with a modern, quirky design, these books offer essential information on the ups and downs of growing up. Written in a direct, yet informal way, these handy guides will be a useful aid for pre-teen readers.

Sensitive treatment of difficult but familiar issues. Fun graphic-style artwork. Down-to-earth text with clear, practical advice.

The Growing Up series includes: Boy Talk and Girl Talk

About the Author CAROLINE PLAISTED has written more than 60 books for children. Before becoming a full-time writer, Caroline worked as an editor of children's books and for BBC Books. Caroline has also edited a magazine for teachers of English, as well as a regional magazine about Kent, where she now lives.

Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9781848356115 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 225x150mm Extent: 48 pages

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QED JANUARY 2016 Growing Up: Girl Talk: A Survival Guide to Growing Up Caroline Plaisted

Your hair is greasy, spots are cropping up all over the place and your family is suddenly driving you crazy. What's going on?

Description Your hair is greasy, spots are cropping up all over the place and your family is suddenly driving you crazy. What's going on?

Growing up can be a rollercoaster ride, but it can be whole lot easier if you know what to expect. With advice on everything from bras to bad breath, you can relax - this guide will tell you everything you need to know.

The Growing Up series: Full of fun artwork and enlivened with a modern, quirky design, these books offer essential information on the ups and downs of growing up. Written in a direct, yet informal way, these handy guides will be a useful aid for pre-teen readers.

Sensitive treatment of difficult but familiar issues. Fun graphic-style artwork. Down-to-earth text with clear, practical advice.

The Growing Up series includes: Boy Talk and Girl Talk

Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9781848356108 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 225x150mm Extent: 48 pages

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QED JANUARY 2016 Bugs & Butterflies: A close-up photographic look inside your world Heidi Fiedler

Bugs & Butterflies concentrates on all things creepy and crawly, exploring up-close photography of butterfly wings, honeybee eyes, and spider legs.

Description Discover your amazing world through curious and fascinating up-close photography!

The Up Close series features an assortment of curious and fascinating micro and macro photography. Bugs & Butterflies concentrates on all things creepy and crawly, exploring up-close photography of butterfly wings, honeybee eyes, and spider legs. Paired with fun facts, activities, and brain teasers, children will learn about the world around them in an up- close and personal way, through detailed, exciting photography that will inspire learning and conversation for the entire family.

About the Author Heidi Fiedler has written and edited more than 300 books for clients ranging from Target to Barnes & Noble. As a former editor for Teacher Created Materials, she has a wealth of editorial and writing experience, including over 180 nonfiction books in partnership with Time for Kids; 90 picture books, chapter books, and middle-grade novels; plus a wide variety of activity books and arts and crafts books.

Price: $18.99 (NZ$21.99) ISBN: 9781633220447 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 235x235mm Extent: 64 pages

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Walter Foster Jr JANUARY 2016 Sea Life: A close-up photographic look inside your world Heidi Fiedler

Sea Life concentrates on our beautiful and curious oceans, exploring up-close photography of fish, coral, and other sea creatures.

Description Discover your amazing world through curious and fascinating up-close photography!

The Up Close series features an assortment of fascinating micro and macro photography. Sea Life concentrates on our beautiful and curious oceans, exploring up-close photography of fish, coral, and other sea creatures. Paired with fun facts, activities, and brain teasers, children will learn about the world around them in an up-close and personal way, through detailed, exciting photography that will inspire learning and conversation for the entire family.

Price: $18.99 (NZ$21.99) ISBN: 9781633220454 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 235x235mm Extent: 64 pages

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Walter Foster Jr JANUARY 2016 The Snow Queen Hans Christian Andersen

A fresh new translation of one of the world's best and most inspiring fairy tales.

Description When Kay is cursed by a magic mirror, he can no longer perceive goodness in anything - not his best friend Gerda, nor the roses in the garden. One wintery evening, he is kidnapped by the wicked Snow Queen and swept away to live for ever in her kingdom of ice. Gerda must travel through inhospitable and frozen lands, sustained only by the kindness of strangers, in order to find her beloved friend. And when she gets there, how will she melt the ice in his heart? Nearly two centuries after its first publication, The Snow Queen endures as a tale of love and loss, good and evil, and loyalty in the face of great hardships.

About the Author Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) is one of the best-loved tellers of fairy tales. He was born in Odense, Denmark, the son of a shoemaker. Despite the poverty of his early life he became a short-story writer, novelist and playwright. He is best known for his fairy tales, which were published between 1835 and 1872, and include 'The Red Shoes', 'The Emperor's New Clothes', 'The Little Mermaid' and 'The Ugly Duckling'.

Price: $14.99 (NZ$16.99) ISBN: 9781782691037 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 200x148mm Extent: 128 pages Main Category: Y Children's Sub Category: YFJ Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Pushkin Children's JANUARY 2016 Boys Are Dogs: Annabelle Unleashed Leslie Margolis

What tween girl can resist a novel / owner's manual for both dogs AND boys?

Description Middle-school boys act like wild animals! When Annabelle returns from summer camp, her life is totally different. She's moving to a new house with her mom's new boyfriend, and that means starting sixth grade at a brand-new school. Birchwood Middle School is very different from her old all-girls elementary-the boys practically run wild in the hallways. And at home, Annabelle's new puppy is taking over the house and chewing on her clothes. But the puppy came with a training manual, so Annabelle might be able to get one thing under control. Unless . . . can you train a boy the way you train a dog?

About the Author Leslie Margolis lives in Brooklyn, New York with her fairly well-trained, six-toed mutt named Aunt Blanche, and her less well-trained husband, Jim. She is also the author of Girls Acting Catty and two young adult novels. www.lesliemargolis. com

Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9781599903811 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 196x128mm Extent: 224 pages

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Bloomsbury Children'S USA JANUARY 2016 Everybody Bugs Out: Annabelle Unleashed Leslie Margolis

Annabelle has tamed the wild boys and catty girls of middle school. Now it's time for her first school dance!

Description A couple of Annabelle's friends already have dates for their first school dance and Annabelle knows exactly who to ask. There's only one problem, her friend Claire also likes Oliver and she's essentially called dibs. To make things worse, Annabelle has to partner with her secret crush on their science fair project. Leslie Margolis captures another unforgettable moment of junior high drama in this third book in the Annabelle Unleashed series.

About the Author LESLIE MARGOLIS is the author of numerous books for young readers, including two other Annabelle Unleashed books, Boys Are Dogs and Girls Acting Catty, as well as the Maggie Brooklyn mystery series. www.lesliemargolis.com

Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9781599908281 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 196x128mm Extent: 224 pages

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Bloomsbury Children'S USA JANUARY 2016 Girls Acting Catty: Annabelle Unleashed Leslie Margolis

Boy training? Easy.Catty mean girls? Gulp!

Description With a few puppy-training tips, Annabelle got the boys under control. But now a mean girl clique-Taylor and the Terrors-is threatening Annabelle's group, and the trick she used on the boys aren't working. Can catty mean girls be tamed? Pitch- perfect junior high ups and downs make this a delightful offering for fans of Boys Are Dogs and new readers alike.

About the Author LESLIE MARGOLIS is the author of more than fifty books for young readers, including two Annabelle Stevens books: Boys Are Dogs and Girls Acting Catty, as well as numerous Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys mysteries. She lives with her family in Park Slope, Brooklyn-which is also the hometown of the hero of her latest series, Miss Maggie Brooklyn Sinclair. www.lesliemargolis.com

Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9781599905204 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 196x128mm Extent: 208 pages

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Bloomsbury Children'S USA JANUARY 2016 One Tough Chick: Annabelle Unleashed Leslie Margolis

The fourth book in the Annabelle Unleashed series--judging a talent show takes one tough chick!

Description Annabelle has tamed the wild boys, mastered the social hierarchy of catty mean girls, and bugged out over her first school dance. But now it's time for the school talent show. Annabelle's been asked to be a judge. Which is perfect . . . until her friends accuse Annabelle of playing favorites because her boyfriend Oliver asked for special treatment. Can Annabelle remain an impartial judge without hurting anyone's feelings? The trials and tribulations of middle school that make this series so relatable (and fun!) are back in full force in this book.

About the Author LESLIE MARGOLIS is the author of numerous books for young readers, including the three other Annabelle Unleashed books, and the Maggie Brooklyn mystery series. www.lesliemargolis.com

Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9781619631618 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198 x129mm Extent: 192 pages

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Bloomsbury Children'S USA JANUARY 2016 Drive By Jim Carrington

A gripping tale of guilty secrets with twists and turns that will keep readers guessing right to the very end, from a Carnegie Medal nominated author

Description Johnny and his friends have finished school for the summer. One sweltering day, on their way back from a water fight at the park, they spot an old lady who has wound them up by bursting their football. They make a bad decision. The boys pedal up to the old lady's parked car and commit a drive-by soaking, before pedalling away as quickly as they can. Revenge isn't all that's on Johnny's mind, however, as he spots an impossibly cool, black-clad, pale-skinned girl on the bus. He can't stop thinking about her, but has she even registered his existence? When Johnny discovers that the old lady suffered a heart attack after the drive by and subsequently died, he is totally guilt-stricken. And when Johnny wakes up in a cold sweat in the middle of the night, feeling a presence in his room, he believes that he's being haunted and the strain starts to show.An incredibly dramatic, pacy novel about getting in over your head, guilt and facing up to your decisions.

About the Author This is Jim Carrington's third novel. His first, Inside My Head, was nominated for the 2011 Carnegie Medal. Jim is a teacher and lives with his family in south-west London.

Price: $15.99 (NZ$17.99) ISBN: 9781408822784 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 199x129mm Extent: 338 pages Main Category: Y Children's Sub Category: YFB General Fiction Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Bloomsbury Child JANUARY 2016 In the Bag Jim Carrington

A pacy thriller for teens that follows in the tradition of Frank Cottrell Boyce's Millions - but with a darker dash of the film Shallow Grave thrown into the mix.

Description Joe and Ash are best friends. Ash is the leader, Joe the one who follows. Then one night after a party, Joe and Ash come across a holdall, seemingly abandoned by the side of the road. They open it up.and find 20,000 pound in cash. Of course they're going to hand it straight to the police. Aren't they? Or is all that money just too tempting? And that is precisely when the trouble starts.

About the Author Jim Carrington is a teacher and lives with his family in Raynes Park, south-west London.

Price: $15.99 (NZ$17.99) ISBN: 9781408802700 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 196x129mm Extent: 384 pages Main Category: Y Children's Sub Category: YFB General Fiction Illustrations: Previous Titles: Inside My Head (May 2010) Author now living: London

Bloomsbury Child JANUARY 2016 Inside My Head Jim Carrington

A powerful debut novel focusing on three very different teenagers, whose lives become unavoidably interlinked.

Description A cleverly constructed narrative that reveals three points of view: those of Gary, constantly victimised by the school bully in a nasty, name-calling and vindictive way, the bully's friend David, and a new girl to the school, Zoe.

Gary reveals the painful and often unsuccessful attempts by a young man to control his anger under great provocation - and his inability to communicate.

David reveals someone who is uncomfortable with the bullying but doesn't dare to do anything about it - until the end.

Zoe reveals a young woman who can see Gary through different eyes and is independent, freethinking and brave.

About the Author Jim Carrington is a teacher and lives with his family in Raynes Park, south-west London. Inside My Head is his first novel.

Price: $16.99 (NZ$18.99) ISBN: 9781408802717 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 195x128mm Extent: 352 pages Main Category: Y Children's Sub Category: YFB General Fiction Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: South-west London

Bloomsbury Child JANUARY 2016 Wish You Were Italian: An If Only Novel Kristin Rae

A sweet, charming romance set in Italy. The perfect book to launch Bloomsbury's brand new If Only series.

Description Pippa is in Italy for the summer and, despite her parents' wishes, she has no intention of just studying the local art! She has a list of things of her own to do: from swimming in the Mediterranean Sea to getting a makeover - and falling for an Italian boy! As Pippa explores the dramatic ruins of Rome and Pompeii, she is swept into her own drama with two guys: an irresistible local she knows is nothing but trouble and a cute American archaeology student . . . Will she find her true love?

The perfect reckless romance to enjoy whether you are home or abroad.

About the Author Kristin Rae has a slight obsession with Italy thanks to its awesomeness. She lives in Texas, USA. To find out more, visit www.kristincreative.blogspot.com

Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9781408855515 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x129mm Extent: 272 pages

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Bloomsbury Child JANUARY 2016 Fool Me Twice: An If Only novel Mandy Hubbard

Romance, Amnesia, and a wicked twist! The second fun and flirty read in the new If Only series.

Description Last summer, Mackenzie and Landon were the perfect couple. And then he dumped her and broke her heart. Fast forward a year and they're back at their summer jobs at Serenity Ranch and Spa. And Mack and her best friend Bailey are spending their time fantasising about making voodoo dolls and playing childish pranks on Landon.

Lucky for Mack, the perfect opportunity presents itself. Landon takes a nasty fall and suddenly he's stuck in the past - literally. His most recent memory is of last summer, when they were together, so now he's calling Mack pet names and hanging all over her.

The plan is simple: keep Landon at arm's length, manipulate him so he's the one falling in love, and then BAM, dump him in the most epic revenge plot in the history of everdom. There's only one teensy problem: Mack can't fall for Landon a second time.

About the Author Mandy Hubbard is the author of many books for young adults including Prada & Prejudice and You Wish. She lives in Tacoma, Washington, USA and works as an agent at D4EO literary.

www.mandyhubbard.com @mandyhubbard

Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9781408855485 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 198x129mm Extent: 272 pages

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Bloomsbury Child JANUARY 2016 Not in the Script: An If Only novel Amy Finnegan

The If Only romance line continues with this forbidden romance set in Hollywood.

Description Enjoy Not in the Script and the other standalone titles in Bloomsbury's contemporary If Only romance line centered around an impossible problem: you always want what you can't have!

Millions of people witnessed Emma Taylor's first kiss-a kiss that needed twelve takes and four camera angles to get right. After spending years performing on cue, Emma can't help but wonder if any part of her life is real anymore . . . particularly her romances. She's been burned by heartthrobs (and the press) one too many times, but there's something about Emma's co-star on her new TV show Coyote Hills that is irresistible. Jake Elliott is gorgeous, smart and actually cares about Emma's charitable foundation. But she's sworn off on-set relationships. They always end badly . . . don't they?

About the Author AMY FINNEGAN writes her own stories because she enjoys falling in love over and over again, and thinks everyone deserves a happy ending. She likes to travel the world-usually to locations where her favorite books take place-and owes her unquenchable thirst for reading to Jane Austen and J.K. Rowling. Not in the Script came about after hearing several years of behind-the-scenes stories from her industry veteran brother. She's also been lucky enough to visit dozens of film sets and sit in on major productions such as Parks and Recreation and Parenthood. This is Amy's debut novel.

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Price: $12.99 (NZ$14.99) ISBN: 9781619633988 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 210x140mm Extent: 272 pages Main Category: YFB Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Bloomsbury Children'S USA JANUARY 2016 The First Step: A Road Map to the Fight for School Integration Susan E. Goodman

With gorgeous art from award-winning illustrator E.B. Lewis, The First Step is an inspiring look at the story of the first African American girl to try to integrate a white school. Sarah Roberts' experience in 1847 shows how one step can be a catalyst for change.

Description In 1847, a young African American girl named Sarah Roberts tried to attend a white school in Boston. After being forced out of the school because of her race, Sarah and her family fought for her right to have an equal education. It was the first case asking our legal system to outlaw separate schools. It was the first time an African-American lawyer worked in a supreme court. It was also the first time an African-American lawyer and a white lawyer teamed up to fight for justice. Three important steps forward. Although her court case was not victorious, Sarah's first steps paved the way for the changes that ultimately led to triumph in the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education case more than a century later, and in countless other steps toward equality under the law.

About the Author Susan E. Goodman is the author of How to Burp in Space and See How They Run. She has also written dozens of other award-winning informational books including On this Spot, The Truth About Poop, Skyscrapers, and Gee Whiz. Susan is a freelance writer for several magazines and lives in the Boston area. www.susangoodmanbooks.com

E. B. Lewis is the acclaimed illustrator of more than fifty books for children, including the Caldecott Honor book Coming On Home Soon and several Coretta Scott King Award winners. He lives in Folsom, New Jersey. www.eblewis.com

Price: $22.99 (NZ$24.99) ISBN: 9780802737397 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 234 x153mm Extent: 40 pages

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Bloomsbury Children'S USA JANUARY 2016 Bloomsbury CPD Library: Becoming a middle leader Paul K. Ainsworth

Brand new title in the Bloomsbury CPD Library for those approaching the first career progression stage: becoming a middle leader.

Description Brand new title to launch the Bloomsbury CPD Library, a new series of books that provides primary and secondary teachers with affordable, comprehensive and accessible 'do-it-yourself' continuing professional development (CPD).

Becoming a middle leader is the first career progression stage that teachers will reach and that the majority will want to progress to. This book is a full guide to becoming a middle leader and everything they will face in this role. The book will follow the role chronologically so teachers can ensure they are prepared beforehand and offering support throughout the job. There is also a strong focus on long-term development and progression of practice with evaluation strategies and questionnaires. The book is split into two sections: Train yourself and Train others, so it can be used by individual teachers to improve their own practice as well as by those looking to train and mentor other new middle leaders.

Books will be available in full paperback and ebook version, as well as in 2 seperate ebooks: Train yourself and train others.

All of the authors will be specifically chosen because they are experts in their fields and because they are still working in schools. Every title will therefore be full of really up-to-date and original ideas, practical advice and achievable aims. The aim of the series will be to include the reader in a network of experts and teachers sharing ideas and working together to continually develop and improve.

About the Author Paul K. Ainsworth is headteacher of a Leicestershire secondary school. He is a Research Associate for the National College School of Leadership and a member of the editorial panel of Sec Ed. Paul frequently has articles published in a wide range of educational publications including Secondary Headship and CPD Update and he is also regularly approached to speak at national teaching conferences. He is author of Get that teaching job! Price: $44.99 (NZ$49.99) ISBN: 9781472910738 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 234 x156mm Extent: 208 pages

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