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LEAD The Longer the Wait, the Bigger the Hug by Eoin McLaughlin, illustrated by Polly Dunbar

Everyone's favourite (socially distanced) characters return to help us through this challenging period.

Hedgehog is waiting for his friend Tortoise to wake up. But where is he and when will he wake?

Hedgehog's friends are all very lovely, but they just aren't as much fun at the beach, or at hide and seek, or at holding hands, or at hugs.

Tortoise begins to stir - the one boulder that Hedgehog didn't think he could lift to turn . . .

Tortoise has been dreaming of Hedgehog. And the hug that follows is their Faber & Faber best yet! On Sale: Sep 7/21 9.84 x 9.84 • 32 pages A charming and touching new tale from the creators of the bestselling 9780571370382 • $25.50 • cl While We Can't Hug Juvenile Fiction / Animals / General • Ages 0-5 years Series: Hedgehog & Friends Author Bio

Eoin was born in Ireland and now lives in Peckham with his wife and their baby. When he's not hugging them, he's writing more stories. This is hisdebut picture book, with many more in the pipeline. Polly Dunbar is one of the most popular illustrators working in the UK today. Her bestselling book, Penguin, won numerous awards including the BookTrust Early Years Award, the Nestle Silver Children's Book Prize and the Red House Children's Book of the Year Award and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. She was also chosen as one of BookTrust's Ten Best illustrators.

Polly has illustrated books by David Almond, Michael Morpurgo and her mother, Joyce Dunbar. She is also the illustrator of The Hug and While We Can't Hug, written by Eoin McLaughlin and published by Faber. She created Tilly and Friends, now an animated series on CBeebies, and many of her other stories have been adapted for the stage. She is also co-founder of Long Nose Puppets, an award-winning theatre company. She lives in the Waveney Valley, Suffolk, with her family.

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LEAD The Longer the Wait, the Bigger the Hug by Eoin McLaughlin, illustrated by Polly Dunbar

Everyone's favourite (socially distanced) characters return to help us through this challenging period.

Hedgehog is waiting for his friend Tortoise to wake up. But where is he and when will he wake?

Hedgehog's friends are all very lovely, but they just aren't as much fun at the beach, or at hide and seek, or at holding hands, or at hugs.

Tortoise begins to stir - the one boulder that Hedgehog didn't think he could lift to turn . . .

Tortoise has been dreaming of Hedgehog. And the hug that follows is their Faber & Faber best yet! On Sale: Sep 9/21 4.92 x 4.92 • 32 pages A charming and touching new tale from the creators of the bestselling 9780571370399 • $13.50 • cl While We Can't Hug Juvenile Fiction / Animals / General Series: A Hedgehog and Tortoise Story Author Bio

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LEAD The Longer the Wait, the Bigger the Hug by Eoin McLaughlin, illustrated by Polly Dunbar

Everyone's favourite (socially distanced) characters return to help us through this challenging period.

Hedgehog is waiting for his friend Tortoise to wake up. But where is he and when will he wake?

Hedgehog's friends are all very lovely, but they just aren't as much fun at the beach, or at hide and seek, or at holding hands, or at hugs.

Tortoise begins to stir - the one boulder that Hedgehog didn't think he could lift to turn . . .

Tortoise has been dreaming of Hedgehog. And the hug that follows is their Faber & Faber best yet! On Sale: Sep 7/21 9.84 x 9.84 • 32 pages A charming and touching new tale from the creators of the bestselling 9780571370405 • $13.50 • pb While We Can't Hug Juvenile Fiction / Animals / General Series: Hedgehog & Friends Author Bio

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The Hug by Eoin McLaughlin, illustrated by Polly Dunbar

A picture book to fall in love with this Valentine's Day

A beautiful, heartwarming picture book with all the universal appeal of Guess How Much I Love You .

Hedgehog was feeling sad. As sad as a hedgehog can feel. So sad only one thing could help . . .

Tortoise was feeling sad. As sad as a tortoise can feel. So sad only one thing could help . . .

In this clever flipbook, both a hedgehog and a tortoise are looking for a hug. They ask all the other animals they come across but for some reason no one will hug them. Until a wise owl explains: Hedgehog is too spiky; Tortoise is too Faber & Faber bony. On Sale: Sep 7/21 9.88 x 9.88 • 56 pages And that's when they find each other! 9780571340019 • $13.95 • pb Juvenile Fiction / Social / Friendship 'Feels like being enveloped in your very own hug.' Kirkus Series: Hedgehog & Friends 'A smashing story time tale.' Books for Keeps

'It's utterly lovely. It makes her face light up every time she hears it.' The Guardian Best Books of 2019

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The Hug Mini Gift Edition by Eoin McLaughlin, illustrated by Polly Dunbar

A picture book to fall in love with this Valentine's Day

A beautiful, heartwarming picture book with all the universal appeal of Guess How Much I Love You .

Hedgehog was feeling sad. As sad as a hedgehog can feel. So sad only one thing could help . . .

Tortoise was feeling sad. As sad as a tortoise can feel. So sad only one thing could help . . .

In this clever flipbook, both a hedgehog and a tortoise are looking for a hug. They ask all the other animals they come across but for some reason no one Faber & Faber will hug them. Until a wise owl explains: Hedgehog is too spiky; Tortoise is too On Sale: Oct 5/21 bony. 5.24 x 5.24 • 56 pages 9780571350605 • $13.95 • cl And that's when they find each other! Juvenile Fiction / Social / Friendship • Ages 0-5 years Series: Hedgehog & Friends 'Feels like being enveloped in your very own hug.' Kirkus 'A smashing story time tale.' Books for Keeps 'It's utterly lovely. It makes her face light up every time she hears it.' The Guardian Best Books of 2019

Feels like being enveloped in your very own hug." - Kirkus

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Rapping Princess by Hannah Lee, illustrated by Allen Fatimaharan

A completely original rhyming picture book that celebrates daring to be different, featuring Shiloh, the rapping princess

Here is a story that everyone should know. It's the tale of a princess named Shiloh. She lived in a kingdom, not far from yours, in a grand house with a swimming pool and fourteen floors.

I know that sounds too big but here's the thing: her mother and father were the Queen and King.

Being a princess is a tough job for someone so small. It's even harder when you have a problem you can't solve at all. You see, every princess in the kingdom could sing. Yet Shiloh's voice could do no such thing . . .

Faber & Faber Shiloh might not be able to sing like her sisters, but she has other talents, and On Sale: Oct 12/21 sometimes it's about embracing your differences and celebrating them! 9.84 x 9.84 • 32 pages 9780571361151 • $13.50 • pb Juvenile Fiction / General Author Bio

Hannah Lee was born in London, where she still lives. She always loved books, but yearned to see more stories that featured children like her - so now she is writing them! My Hair was her debut picture book, which was Highly Commended in the 2017 FAB Prize for writing.

Allen Fatimaharan was born in Sri Lanka, but grew up in Southern India and France. Now living in the UK, he works as an illustrator and animator. In 2018 he won second place in the FAB Prize for illustration. My Hair was his first picture book.

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Rapping Princess by Hannah Lee, illustrated by Allen Fatimaharan

A completely original rhyming picture book that celebrates daring to be different, featuring Shiloh, the rapping princess

Here is a story that everyone should know. It's the tale of a princess named Shiloh. She lived in a kingdom, not far from yours, in a grand house with a swimming pool and fourteen floors.

I know that sounds too big but here's the thing: her mother and father were the Queen and King.

Faber & Faber Shiloh might not be able to sing like her sisters, but she has other talents, and On Sale: Oct 12/21 sometimes it's about embracing your differences and celebrating them! 9.84 x 9.84 • 32 pages 9780571361144 • $25.50 • cl Juvenile Fiction / General Author Bio

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Rita's Rabbit by Laura Mucha, illustrated by Hannah Peck

Be careful what you wish for!

A delightful picture book about a little girl who is so very sure she wants a fluffy pet rabbit and NOT a scaly, scratchy bearded dragon called Spike . . . But when a fussy, grouchy, messy rabbit comes to stay, she discovers they aren't necessarily as adorable as they seem. Spike saves the day and Rita is very glad to be rid of the rabbit and very in love with her speckled, scrawny, spiky pet.

A very funny text wonderfully complemented by Hannah Peck's witty artwork.

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Faber & Faber Laura Mucha worked as a face painter, studied flying trapeze, philosophy and On Sale: Jul 15/21 psychology, and swam in Antarctica before becoming a lawyer. Now she's a 9.84 x 9.84 • 32 pages full time poet, author and performer. She won the Caterpillar Poetry Prize, has 9780571352739 • $25.50 • cl performed in schools, theatres, festivals and on BBC radio, and was featured Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Pets by Poetry Ireland as one of eight poets displayed on the Dublin overground. Her poems have been illustrated by Chris Riddell, set to music by Cheryl Frances-Hoad, and performed by Helena Bonham Carter.

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Rita's Rabbit by Laura Mucha, illustrated by Hannah Peck

Be careful what you wish for!

A very funny text wonderfully complemented by Hannah Peck's witty artwork.

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Faber & Faber Laura Mucha worked as a face painter, studied flying trapeze, philosophy and On Sale: Jul 15/21 psychology, and swam in Antarctica before becoming a lawyer. Now she's a 9.84 x 9.84 • 32 pages full time poet, author and performer. She won the Caterpillar Poetry Prize, has 9780571352746 • $13.50 • pb performed in schools, theatres, festivals and on BBC radio, and was featured Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Pets by Poetry Ireland as one of eight poets displayed on the Dublin overground. Her poems have been illustrated by Chris Riddell, set to music by Cheryl Frances-Hoad, and performed by Helena Bonham Carter.

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Bad Panda by Swapna Haddow, illustrated by Sheena Dempsey

A brand-new series about a panda who's fed up of being labelled as cute, from the duo that brought you Dave Pigeon . A guaranteed laugh on every page!

Are you sick of being utterly adorable? Tired of being cuddled and hugged? Fed up of having your head confused for your bottom because you just so happen to be SOOOOPER-DOOOOOPER fluffy?

Lin: If you answered yes to any of those questions, then you're in the right book.

Everyone thinks that Lin is the cutest panda in the world. So much so that they ship her off to the local zoo, away from her beloved brother, to be ogled at by the masses. But Lin HATES being cute, and now she will do everything in her power to prove that she's the baddest, meanest, most un-cute animal in Faber & Faber the zoo. On Sale: Sep 7/21 5.12 x 7.28 • 192 pages Laugh-yourself-out-of-bed hilarious, the first in a new series from the creators 9780571352418 • $11.50 • B-format paperback of DAVE PIGEON. Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories • Ages 7-9 years Author Bio

Swapna Haddow lives in London with her karate-chopping,swash-buckling son (his words not hers), her thirty-something, age-sensitive husband and Archie the Dog. She spends her time writing, eating cake and making sure her son doesn't flatten her husband was he attempts to master his human cannonball trick.

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Sheena Dempsey is a children's author and illustrator. She loves to draw animals, from dirty rats to mean cats and heroic pigeons. She has worked with various publishers in Ireland and the UK including Walker, Templar, Hachette, Little Island and Faber. She lives in London with her partner, Mick, and their greyhound Sandy.

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Sheena Dempsey is a children's author and illustrator. She loves to draw all kinds of animals, from dirty rats to mean cats and heroic pigeons too. She has

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Indiana Bones by Harry Heape, illustrated by Rebecca Bagley

Indiana Bones and his young friend Aisha are off to solve the greatest mysteries the world has ever known in this hilarious new series!

Indiana Bones is a shaggy dog with a difference. He's got superpowers and can sniff out criminals and - with his young friend and owner Aisha - solve mysteries that would flummox the world's more expert detectives!

In their first case, they are on the trail of treasure hidden centuries ago by a legendary knight known as The Lonely Avenger, an adventure which takes them all the way to Egypt and the pyramids.

A hugely inventive new series from one of the funniest author/illustrator teams in the business.

Author Bio Faber & Faber On Sale: Sep 7/21 Harry Heape is an artist, a visionary and a very successful none of your 5.08 x 7.8 • 288 pages businessman. A shy and quiet man, Harry lives and writes in deepest, darkest 9780571353507 • $13.50 • pb Hahahahalifax where he spends any spare time that he has playing sweet Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories • Ages 7-9 years bassoon music, collecting Crocs, and volunteering at his local monkey prison. Series: Indiana Bones He hopes that you like his book. Rebecca Bagley is a freelance illustrator and writer, currently based in Bath, England. After graduating with a First Class Honours in Graphic Communication, Rebecca stepped into the world of children's publishing as an assistant designer before turning joining the other side of the fence as a freelance illustrator. She is currently investing a lot of time in learning to like Green tea.

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Santa's New Sleigh by Caroline Crowe

Fabulous festive picture book from the creators of the bestselling Santa's New Beard - a perfect stocking-filler gift!

Christmas Eve was here at last, The countdown clock was ticking fast . . . But yikes! When Santa turned the key (The reindeer need some help you see) The engine didn't start, it spluttered, 'That isn't right', the elves all muttered . . .

When Santa's sleigh stops working on Christmas Eve the elves all rally round to help. Maybe they could use a slingshot? Or the owls could help? How about polar bears? Faber & Faber On Sale: Oct 19/21 Will they be able to sort the sleigh out before it is too late? Things are not 9.84 x 9.84 • 32 pages looking good until one small elf has a bright idea! 9780571364473 • $25.50 • cl Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Festivals / Christmas Festive and fun, this is destined to become a seasonal favourite.

Author Bio

Caroline Crowe worked as a journalist for many years, before switching to writing books for children full-time. Her first book, Pirates in Pyjamas, won the Heart of Hawick Children's Book Award and her second, Is that an Elephant in my Fridge was chosen by the Scottish Booktrust as one of their Bookbug books for 2018. When she isn't thinking up words that rhyme with pants (there aren't that many), she enjoys eating salt and vinegar crisps and reading as much as she can.

Jess Pauwels is a graphic designer and illustrator of children's books. She lives in Brussels.

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Catch A Cloud by Elena de Roo, illustrated by Anuska Allepuz

I spy a cloud go floating by Where do you go, Cloud, so high? Have you ever watched a cloud and wondered where it's going, or wanted to catch it? In this beautiful quirky picture book, full of poetry and action, a little boy challenges the elements and almost comes a cropper!

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Elena de Roo lives with her family in Auckland, New Zealand and has been writing for children since 2004. She has had a number of stories, poems, plays and readers published including The Rain Train . Anuska Allepuz grew up in Spain. She has an MA in Children's Book Illustration and her illustrations have been selected for exhibition at the Bologna Children's Book Fair, shortlisted for the AOI awards and Highly Commended in the Macmillan Prize. She has illustrated titles such as That Fruit is Mine and A Bear is a Bear

Faber & Faber On Sale: May 20/21 32 pages 9780571340552 • $25.99 • cl Juvenile Fiction / Nature & the Natural World / Environment • Ages 0-5 years

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The Book Cat by Polly Faber, illustrated by Clara Vulliamy

This is a classic wartime tale of a (real!) cat who made his home at the Faber offices and decided he'd never leave.

'This time we need to get you - get all of the kittens, safe out of London,' said Morgan decisively . . . 'To have a chance for a better life, well, let's just say, I've got an idea.'

Morgan is a young orphan who lives off scavenging - until he finds a cosy home at a famous London publishing house. Over time he learns a trade - and soon becomes the very best book cat in the business. And then the Blitz begins. Morgan finds himself training up twenty odd kittens to be book cats, and then there is the small matter of secretly evacuating them out of London. Happily, Morgan has a plan. Faber & Faber On Sale: Oct 14/21 Set in war-torn London, charmingly illustrated, and full of heart and verve. 6.02 x 9.69 • 144 pages 9780571357888 • $25.50 • cl Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Cats Author Bio

Polly Faber writes books for children. She lives in London with her husband, two sons and two cats; the exceedingly fluffy Alan and his sleek moustachioed sister Babs. Her books include Picking Pickle and the Mango and Bambang series.

Clara Vulliamy is an illustrator and author perhaps best known for her Dixie O'Day series, for which she collaborated with her mother, Shirley Hughes. Clara has teamed up with Polly Faber on several projects including the Mango and Bambang series and picture book Picking Pickle . Clara has written and illustrated the Dotty Detective series and her latest solo series Marshmallow Pie the Cat Superstar

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Uki and the Ghostburrow by Kieran Larwood, illustrated by David Wyatt

From bestselling author and winner of the Blue Peter Book Award, this is the sixth adventure set in the world of Podkin One-Ear.

After capturing Charice, there is only one spirit left for Uki to find: Mortix, the most dangerous of all. With his friends Jori, Cole and Kree, Uki heads to Eisenfell - the greatest city in Hulstland - only to find that Mortix has taken control of Emperor Ash and is plotting to conquer the whole Five Realms with her terrifying army.

Uki must dodge the Endwatch, the Shrikes, Clan Septys and the guards and find a way to complete his quest before all is lost.

'Storytelling perfection.' Sophie Anderson Faber & Faber On Sale: Oct 7/21 'One of my sons very favourite authors.' Romesh Ranganathan 5.32 x 8.5 • 416 pages 9780571342853 • $25.50 • cl 'Superb.' Max Porter Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic Series: The Five Realms 'It's jolly good fun . . . expect sequels to breed like . . . well, rabbits.' SFX on The Legend of Podkin One-Ear

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Kieran Larwood has been passionate about stories and storytelling ever since he first read The Hobbit aged six. He is a full-time writer and ex-teacher and has won the Blue Peter Book Award for The Legend of Podkin One-Ear . He lives on the Isle of Wight with his family, and between work, fatherhood and writing, doesn't get nearly enough sleep. David Wyatt is an illustrator living in Devon. He has illustrated many novels and is also much admired for his concept and character work. He has illustrated tales by well-known authors such as Diana Wynne Jones, Terry Pratchett, Philip Pullman, and J. R. R. Tolkien.

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Uki and the Swamp Spirit by Kieran Larwood, illustrated by David Wyatt

From bestselling author and winner of the Blue Peter Best Story Book Award, Uki and the Swamp Spirit is the fifth title set in the world of Podkin One-Ear.

Uki had the sensation of a sickly green light, spreading out through the networks of water. Of tendrils connecting all the creatures of the marsh in a web . . . Linking itself so it could poison it all and destroy it.

Uki and his friends have two more spirits to find and capture. After defeating Valkus, they make for Clarice, who is spreading disease through the swamps. Can Uki and his friends outwit him - all whilst they themselves are being chased by the Endwatch and Jori's clan of assassins?

Faber & Faber 'Storytelling perfection.' Sophie Anderson On Sale: Aug 12/21 5.08 x 7.8 • 352 pages 'One of my sons very favourite authors.' Romesh Ranganathan 9780571342839 • $15.50 • pb Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic 'Superb.' Max Porter Series: The Five Realms 'It's jolly good fun expect sequels to breed like well, rabbits.' SFX on The Legend of Podkin One-Ear

Author Bio

David Wyatt is an illustrator living in Devon. He has illustrated many novels and is also much admired for his concept and character work. He has illustrated tales by well-known authors such as Diana Wynne Jones, Terry Pratchett, Philip Pullman, and J. R. R. Tolkien.

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Uki and the Swamp Spirit by Kieran Larwood, illustrated by David Wyatt

From bestselling author and winner of the Blue Peter Best Story Book Award, Uki and the Swamp Spirit is the fifth title set in the world of Podkin One-Ear.

Uki and his friends have two more spirits to find and capture. After defeating Valkus, they make for Charice, who is spreading disease through the swamps. Can Uki and his friends outwit him - all whilst they themselves are being chased by the Endwatch and Jori's clan of assassins?

Faber & Faber 'Storytelling perfection.' Sophie Anderson On Sale: Jan 7/21 5.32 x 8.5 • 352 pages 'One of my sons very favourite authors.' Romesh Ranganathan 9780571342822 • $25.50 • cl Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic 'Superb.' Max Porter Series: The Five Realms 'It's jolly good fun . . . expect sequels to breed like . . . well, rabbits.' SFX on The Legend of Podkin One-Ear

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Animal Farm by George Orwell, illustrated by Chris Mould

One of our hand-picked classics that no home should be without, Animal Farm is the classic story of revolution - now with fabulous illustrations by Chris Mould.

All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.

It's just an ordinary farm - until the animals revolt. They get rid of the irresponsible farmer. The other animals are sure that life is improving, but as systems are replaced and half-truths are retold, a new hierarchy emerges . . .

Orwell's tale of propaganda, power and greed has never felt more pertinent.

With an exciting new cover and inside illustrations by superstar Chris Mould.

Author Bio Faber & Faber On Sale: Apr 15/21 George Orwell (1903-1950) is one of the world's most influential writers, the 6.02 x 9.21 • 160 pages visionary author of Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-four as well as non- 9780571366705 • $29.50 • cl fiction classics. By the time of his death in 1950 (and since), he was world- Juvenile Fiction / General renowned as a journalist and author.

Chris Mould has illustrated the gamut from picture books and young fiction, to theatre posters and satirical cartoon. As well as writing his own fiction and illustrating Ted Hughes' The Iron Man to much critical success, he has teamed up with author Matt Haig for the bestselling A Boy Called Christmas, A Girl Who Saved Christmas, Father Christmas and Me and The Truth Pixie . He lives in Yorkshire with his wife, has two grown-up daughters, and when he's not drawing and writing, you'll find him . . . actually, he's never not drawing or writing.

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Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

Part of our collection of Young Adult Classics, this is the classic dystopian tale of oppressive government.

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.

The classic story of a society that controls your every move and thought and a man, Winston, who comes to realise the oppression he is living under.

Now with a stunningly sinister cover by Nathan Burton.

Author Bio

George Orwell (1903-1950) is one of the world's most influential writers, the Faber & Faber visionary author of Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-four as well as a number On Sale: Oct 14/21 of non-fiction classics. By the time of his death in 1950, he was world- 5.08 x 7.8 • 400 pages renowned as both a journalist and author. 9780571355884 • $17.50 • pb Juvenile Fiction / Classics

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When we were Warriors by Emma Carroll

An irresistible return to World War Two for the Queen of Historical Fiction.

A body washed up on the beach... Evacuation to an old house with forbidden rooms and dark secrets... An animal rescue service...

Set in World War Two, Emma Carroll explores the resilience, resourcefulness and inventiveness of children when their lives fall to pieces. Introducing some compelling new characters, as well as revisiting some familiar settings, these adventures are sure to win over new readers, as well as fans of old favourites such as Letters from the Lighthouse and Frost Hollow Hall

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Emma Carroll was a secondary school English teacher for many years. S Faber & Faber ecrets of a Sun King is Emma's eighth novel; she has also written the highly- On Sale: Sep 2/21 acclaimed Frost Hollow Hall, The Girl Who Walked on Air, In Darkling Wood, 5.08 x 7.8 • 256 pages The Snow Sister, Strange Star and Letters from the Lighthouse. She lives in 9780571350407 • $15.50 • pb the Somerset hills with her husband and two terriers. Juvenile Fiction / General

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Frost Hollow Hall by Emma Carroll

From the queen of historical fiction, Frost Hollow Hall by Emma Carroll is a ghostly tale about love, loss and forgiveness with an instant classic feel.

The gates to Frost Hollow Hall loomed before us. They were great tall things, the ironwork all twisted leaves and queer-looking flowers. And they were very definitely shut.

Tilly's heart sinks. Will's at the door of their cottage, daring her to come ice- skating up at Frost Hollow Hall. No one goes near the place these days. Rumour has it that the house is haunted . . . Ten years ago the young heir, Kit Barrington, drowned there in the lake. But Tilly never turns down a dare. Then it goes horribly wrong. The ice breaks, Tilly falls through and almost drowns. At the point of death, a beautiful angel appears in the water and saves her. Kit Barrington's ghost. Kit needs Tilly to solve the mystery of his death, so that his spirit can rest in peace. In order to discover all she can, Tilly gets work as a maid at Frost Faber & Faber Hollow Hall. But the place makes her flesh crawl. It's all about the dead here, On Sale: Nov 9/21 she's told, and in the heart of the house she soon discovers all manner of dark 5.08 x 7.8 • 368 pages secrets . . . 9780571295449 • $15.50 • pb Juvenile Fiction / Historical / General • Ages 9-11 years Frost Hollow Hall is a thrilling historical fiction debut. Told in Tilly's unique voice, it is a tale of love and loss, and how forgiveness is the key to recovery.

Author Bio

Emma Carroll was a secondary school English teacher for many years. S ecrets of a Sun King is Emma's eighth novel; she has also written the highly- acclaimed Frost Hollow Hall, The Girl Who Walked on Air, In Darkling Wood, The Snow Sister, Strange Star and Letters from the Lighthouse. She lives in the Somerset hills with her husband and two terriers.

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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot

A stunning new edition of T. S. Eliot's beloved cat poemsOld Possum's Book of Practical Cats, containing enchanting new colour illustrations by J·lia SardÓ.

The naming of Cats is a difficult matter, It isn't just one of your holiday games; You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.

So begins one of the best-known poetry collections of all time. The practical cats need no introduction, but this stunning new full-colour version, illustrated by J·lia SardÓ, is the perfect companion to Old Toffer's Dogs. Whether you are a cat or a dog person, you will be enchanted by J·lia's highly original interpretation.

Faber & Faber Author Bio On Sale: Nov 9/21 8.7 x 11.22 • 96 pages Thomas Stearns Eliot was born in St Louis, Missouri, in 1888. He settled in 9780571346134 • $29.50 • cl England in 1915 and published his first book of poems in 1917. He received Juvenile Nonfiction / Poetry / General • Ages 5 years the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948. Eliot died in 1965. and up

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Old Toffer's Book of Consequential Dogs by Christopher Reid, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie

I've rounded up a rowdy assembly Of my own Consequential Dogs As counterparts to Eliot's mogs. Mine are a rough and ready bunch: You wouldn't take them out to lunch . . . But if they strike you as friendly, funny, Full of bounce and fond of a romp, Forgetful of poetic pomp, I trust you'll take them as you find them And, at the very least, not mind them.

T. S. Eliot's best-selling collection of practical cat poems has been one of the most successful poetry collections ever. At last, in the 80th year of Old Possum's Cats, we have the companion volume that Eliot had envisaged, written by master poet and Costa-winner, Christopher Reid.

Faber & Faber This wonderfully witty and varied collection, illustrated in full-colour by the On Sale: Nov 9/21 brilliant Sara Ogilvie, is perfect for younger readers to appreciate. A book that 8.7 x 11.22 • 112 pages will be enjoyed by generations to come, perfect for reading together! 9780571334100 • $29.50 • cl Juvenile Nonfiction / Poetry / Humorous Author Bio

Christopher Reid is the author of many books of poems, including A Scattering (winner of the Costa Book of the Year Award 2009),The Song of Lunch, Nonsense and The Curiosities . For his first collection of poems for children, All Sorts, he received the Signal Award 2000. From 1991 to 1999 he was Poetry Editor at Faber & Faber, where T.S. Eliot once worked. HisLetters of Ted Hughes appeared in 2007 and he is now editing a selection of Seamus Heaney's correspondence for publication in a few years' time.

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