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Advance information NON-FICTION Question Everything! written by Susan Martineau, illustrated by Vicky Barker

CRITICAL LITERACY SKILLS FOR ALL!

Developing critical literacy skills is increasingly important for children and adults alike. Through engaging examples, Blue Peter Book Award-winning team, Susan Martineau and Vicky WHO’S BEHIND THE BOOK? Barker, show how the truth (whatever that may be!) is changed, Author & illustrator: Susan Martineau is an twisted and manipulated in lots of ways. Fight fake news with us! award-winning author, editor and first-class fact finder who writes creative and educational Series title: Real-life... books for children. Fascinated by strange and weird information, Susan’s books always shine Pub month August 2020 KEY SELLING POINTS: a light into the most unusual corners of the Publisher b small publishing ltd. world around us. Vicky Barker is an illustrator whose books include ‘Geographics’ as well as Cover not final ISBN 978-1-912909-35-3 Resource for discussing ‘Infographics for Kids,’ ‘Facts’ and ‘Science Format 210x150mm (A5) history, politics, journalism Experiments at Home.’ Together they are Price £5.99 (no VAT) and social media the team behind the Blue Peter Book Award Age 6 years and up winning book, ‘Real-life Mysteries’.

Extent 32 pages Exciting examples and b small publishing: Small but mighty (yes, there’s just two of us!), we love asking curious Binding Paperback stories bring the topic to life questions and then trying to answer them! Illustrations Full colour Author Susan Martineau Critical literacy is due Illustrator Vicky Barker to become part of the Market Worldwide Curriculum BIC Codes YNH

ORDERS TO GRANTHAM BOOK SERVICES (GBS) LTD Trent Road, Grantham, NG31 7XQ • T: 01476 541080 • F: 01476 541061 • E: [email protected] SALES & MARKETING Bounce Sales and Marketing Ltd. Contact your Bounce rep for details • T: 020 7138 3650 THE PUBLISHER b small publishing ltd. • T: 07957 577 468 • E: [email protected] ADVANCE INFORMATION TEEN FICTION • AUGUST 2020 FAMILY ALCOHOLISM YOUNG CARER Just Another Little Lie Award-winning author Eve Ainsworth returns with a stark, honest and deeply moving novella exploring the difficult subject of alcohol addiction. Eve Ainsworth It’s just a little blip. Violet’s mum hasn’t been herself for a while. A few too many glasses of wine in the evening. Mornings when she can’t get out of bed. Now Violet’s the one looking after her little brother and looking out for empty bottles in Mum’s bag. But it’s just another little blip. Mum will be fine again soon. She has to be … How long do blips last for?

• A hugely personal subject for Eve, this is an important title that explores the reality of growing up in the shadow of alcohol addiction in Eve’s characteristically empathetic and sensitive style

• Eve is a bestselling teen author, with a background in pastoral care, who is renowned for her real and gentle explorations of contemporary teen issues including bullying, self-harm, and social media

• Eve will be supporting the book with promotion at various events across the UK in 2020

• Award-winning Barrington Stoke has over 21 years’ experience of publishing super-readable why this ut bo o o d k books accessible to young people with dyslexia or reading reluctance in is F super readable Eve Ainsworth is an award-winning teen author and experienced school speaker, with

w k a background working for secondary schools in pastoral and child protection roles. She w u w o. .ba e.c rringtonstok is the author of several bestselling novels including the award-winning and Carnegie Medal-nominated 7 Days. She lives in London with her family.

Publication: 6th August 2020 Rights: World ISBN: 9781781129111 Reading Age: 8 Price: £7.99 P/B Interest Age: TEEN VAT: No Format: (B format) 198 x 130 mm Bic Code: YF 5AR Pages: 112pp CBMC Code: E3N79 Illustrations: No Category: Children’s Fiction / RELATED TITLE: Because of You by Eve Ainsworth | 9781781128671 Books for reluctant readers

ISBN 978-1-78112-911-1 WWW.BARRINGTONSTOKE.CO.UK Publishers: Barrington Stoke Ltd, 18 Walker Street, Edinburgh EH3 7LP t 0131 225 4113 f 0131 225 4140 e [email protected] Orders to: Grantham Book Services, Trent Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 7XQ t 01476 541080 f 01476 541061 e [email protected] Sales & Marketing: Bounce Sales & Marketing Ltd, 320 City Road, London EC1V 2NZ t 020 7138 3650 f 020 7138 3658 e [email protected] 9 781781 129111 ADVANCE INFORMATION 4U2READ FICTION • AUGUST 2020 SPORT TRAINING FRIENDSHIP Football Crazy A brand-new 4u2read edition of a fun and light-hearted football story from reluctant- reader favourite Tony Bradman. Tony Bradman Danny and his mates Jamil and Lewis are over the moon when football legend Jock Ramsey With black and white illustrations by Michael Broad agrees to coach their team. For the first time ever the Rovers might have a chance of winning something! But Ramsey’s a tough coach. They train every night, and Saturdays too. It’s a lot of pressure for lads who just like a kickabout in the park. Can Danny, Lewis and Jamil survive the pressure and stay football crazy – in a good way?

• A prolific and beloved writer with a talent for creating accessible stories for reluctant readers, Tony Bradman is ever popular with schools and libraries

• Football-based stories are always in demand and Tony’s light-hearted take on the topic is the perfect pick for struggling and reluctant readers

• A new edition of a Barrington Stoke favourite, this brings Tony’s football-packed adventure to even more readers with a lowered reading age of 7

why this ut bo o o d k in is F Tony Bradman is a hugely prolific author with a particular passion for bringing history super to life for young people. He is a regular at all the major literary festivals, reviews for readable the Guardian and is the Chair of the Siobhan Dowd Trust. Tony is perhaps best-known for his Dilly the Dinosaur series, which has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. He lives w k w u w o. .ba e.c in Kent. rringtonstok

Publication: 6th August 2020 Rights: World ISBN: 9781781129296 Reading Age: 7 Price: £6.99 P/B Interest Age: 8+ VAT: No Format: (B format) 198 x 130 mm Bic Code: YF 5AR Pages: 64pp CBMC Code: D3N79 Illustrations: Black and white Category: Children’s Fiction / Illustrator: Michael Broad Books for reluctant readers RELATED TITLE: One-Nil by Tony Bradman | 9781781125977

ISBN 978-1-78112-929-6 WWW.BARRINGTONSTOKE.CO.UK Publishers: Barrington Stoke Ltd, 18 Walker Street, Edinburgh EH3 7LP t 0131 225 4113 f 0131 225 4140 e [email protected] Orders to: Grantham Book Services, Trent Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 7XQ t 01476 541080 f 01476 541061 e [email protected] Sales & Marketing: Bounce Sales & Marketing Ltd, 320 City Road, London, EC1V 2NZ t 020 7138 3650 f 020 7138 3658 e [email protected] 9 781781 129296 ADVANCE INFORMATION 8+ FICTION • AUGUST 2020 FOOTBALL RIVALRY FRIENDS Own Goal (Football Mad #1) The drama of football and friendship takes to the pitch in this action-packed sporting novel from top-selling author Paul Stewart. Paul Stewart 2–1 with minutes to go: Dale Juniors are about to win the schools’ cup final – until Scott foots With black and white illustrations by Michael Broad the ball into his own team’s goal. But letting down the team is the least of Scott’s problems. After the match, someone leaves him a nasty message on the wall – and the suspect? His best mate Danny. It’s all going downhill from here.

• A prolific and bestselling author, Paul is perhaps best known for his epic fantasy series The Edge Chronicles which gained him a passionate fanbase and made him a household name alongside illustrator-author Chris Riddell

• Football-based stories are always in demand and Paul’s friendship-filled take on the sport is the perfect pick for this age range, particularly struggling and reluctant male readers

• Award-winning Barrington Stoke has over 21 years’ experience of publishing super-readable books accessible to young people with dyslexia or reading reluctance

Paul Stewart is the bestselling and multi-award-winning author of over 70 books for children and adults. Paul has written everything from travel and football stories, to horror and fantasy, and his long list of titles includes the 3 million copy phenomenon The Edge Chronicles. Paul travelled for many years and taught English in Germany and Sri Lanka before returning to the UK to become a full-time writer. He now lives with his family in Brighton.

why this ut bo Publication: 6th August 2020 Rights: World o o d k in is F ISBN: 9781781129302 Reading Age: 8 super Price: £6.99 P/B Interest Age: 8+ readable VAT: No Format: (B format) 198 x 130 mm w w k w .u .b .co Bic Code: YF 5AR Pages: 80pp arri toke ngtons CBMC Code: D3N79 Illustrations: Black and white Category: Children’s Fiction / Illustrator: Michael Broad Books for reluctant readers

ISBN 978-1-78112-930-2 WWW.BARRINGTONSTOKE.CO.UK Publishers: Barrington Stoke Ltd, 18 Walker Street, Edinburgh EH3 7LP t 0131 225 4113 f 0131 225 4140 e [email protected] Orders to: Grantham Book Services, Trent Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 7XQ t 01476 541080 f 01476 541061 e [email protected] Sales & Marketing: Bounce Sales & Marketing Ltd, 320 City Road, London, EC1V 2NZ t 020 7138 3650 f 020 7138 3658 e [email protected] 9 781781 129302 ADVANCE INFORMATION 8+ FICTION • AUGUST 2020 LOSS GROWING UP FAMILY Sequin and Stitch Acclaimed creator Laura Dockrill sews together family, imagination and heart in this lyrical and completely unique Barrington Stoke debut. Laura Dockrill Sequin’s mum is a talented seamstress and their little flat is overflowing with beautiful With black and white illustrations by Sara Ogilvie silks, fabrics, buttons and beads. It’s a sparkling sanctuary, like a princess’s wardrobe. While Mum works at her sewing machine late into the night, Sequin takes care of her baby brother, Stitch, and dreams of a place in the spotlight for her brilliant mum. But when tragedy strikes, their shimmering world disintegrates and Sequin is forced to confront the biggest loss of all …

• The author of top titles including Big Bones, Lorali and the Darcy Burdock series, Laura is a popular author in libraries, bookshops and schools with her profile remaining high thanks to her YA Book Prize shortlisting in 2019

• Renowned for her honest and socially conscious fiction, poetry and personal essays, Laura has a passionate online fanbase and is a popular speaker at events and festivals across the country

• Award-winning Barrington Stoke has over 21 years’ experience of publishing super-readable books accessible to young people with dyslexia or reading reluctance

Laura Dockrill is an author, illustrator and performance poet. She is the author of Carnegie Medal-nominated YA novel Lorali and the Darcy Burdock series for younger readers, which was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize in 2014. Laura grew up in Brixton and still lives in London.

why this Publication: 6th August 2020 Rights: World ut bo o o d k in is F ISBN: 9781781129319 Reading Age: 8 super Price: £6.99 P/B Interest Age: 8+ readable VAT: No Format: (B format) 198 x 130 mm

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ISBN 978-1-78112-931-9 WWW.BARRINGTONSTOKE.CO.UK Publishers: Barrington Stoke Ltd, 18 Walker Street, Edinburgh EH3 7LP t 0131 225 4113 f 0131 225 4140 e [email protected] Orders to: Grantham Book Services, Trent Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 7XQ t 01476 541080 f 01476 541061 e [email protected] Sales & Marketing: Bounce Sales & Marketing Ltd, 320 City Road, London, EC1V 2NZ t 020 7138 3650 f 020 7138 3658 e [email protected] 9 781781 129319 ADVANCE INFORMATION • LEAD TITLE TEEN FICTION • AUGUST 2020 LOVE SUFFERING CLASS Wuthering Heights: A Retelling Carnegie Medal-winning author Tanya Landman reignites another beloved Brontë classic in a phenomenal retelling accessible to all readers.

Tanya Landman The night that Heathcliff, an unkempt orphan, arrives at the Heights, Cathy’s life will change for ever … but theirs will not be a happy love story. From a harsh childhood to a foolish marriage, a troubled path of pain and punishment lies ahead. Yet no matter how they suffer, they cannot stay apart – for whatever souls are made of, Cathy’s and Heathcliff’s are the same. After all these years, will Cathy’s ghost find the peace that life denied her?

• Bringing a timeless and beloved classic to more readers, Wuthering Heights: A Retelling highlights the key elements of the original text in a concise format without compromising on the power of Emily Brontë’s original work

• Produced with Barrington Stoke’s specialist design features, this dyslexia-friendly version of Wuthering Heights offers an entry point to students who may struggle with the original text

• The perfect author to bring Wuthering Heights to life again, Tanya is a renowned and highly-regarded writer; her retelling of Jane Eyre has already made strong sales and recieved overwhelming praise

• “This nippy, easy-to-digest condensing and rewriting of the novel ... doesn’t put a word wrong ... Readers, I hope you devour it.” Times, Children’s Book of the Week, for Jane Eyre: A Retelling why this ut bo o o d k in is F super Tanya Landman studied for a degree in English Literature at Liverpool University readable before working in a bookshop, an arts centre and a zoo. Tanya won the Carnegie Medal

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Publication: 6th August 2020 Rights: World ISBN: 9781781129371 Reading Age: 9 Price: £7.99 P/B Interest Age: TEEN VAT: No Format: (B format) 198 x 130 mm Bic Code: YF 5AR Pages: 120 CBMC Code: E3N79 Illustrations: No Category: Children’s Fiction / Books for reluctant readers

RELATED TITLE: Jane Eyre: A Retelling by Tanya Landman 9781781129128 ISBN 978-1-78112-937-1 WWW.BARRINGTONSTOKE.CO.UK Publishers: Barrington Stoke Ltd, 18 Walker Street, Edinburgh EH3 7LP t 0131 225 4113 f 0131 225 4140 e [email protected] Orders to: Grantham Book Services, Trent Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 7XQ t 01476 541080 f 01476 541061 e [email protected] Sales & Marketing: Bounce Sales & Marketing Ltd, 320 City Road, London EC1V 2NZ t 020 7138 3650 f 020 7138 3658 e [email protected] 9 781781 129371 ISBN 978-1-78112-948-7

After the War CONKERS 8+ | AUGUST 2020 9 781781 129487 Tom Palmer Master storyteller Tom Palmer returns with a deeply moving and beautifully told novel of friendship and belonging, inspired by the incredible true story of the Windermere Boys with black and white vignettes Summer 1945. The Second World War is finally over and Yossi, Leo and Mordecai are among three hundred children who arrive in the English Lake District. Having survived the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps, they’ve finally reached a place of safety and peace, where they can hopefully begin to recover. But Yossi is haunted by thoughts of his missing father and disturbed by terrible nightmares. As he waits desperately for news from home, he fears that Mordecai and Leo – the closest thing to family he has left – will move on without him. Will life by the beautiful Lake Windermere be enough to bring hope back into all their lives?

• Based on the real events and lives of the Windermere Boys – a group of over 300 refugee children who survived the concentration camps of WWII and were relocated to Cumbria

• Following on from the huge successes of the bestselling and award-winning Armistice Runner and D-Day Dog which continue to receive rave reviews and have cumulative sales of over 22k copies

• 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and will see extensive commemoration across the year including a BBC documentary and film chronicling the experiences of the Windermere Boys

• Marketing support includes POS packs, author PR and extensive author events at schools and festivals

Tom Palmer was a reluctant reader as a child and credits articles about football with getting him into reading. He went on to become a PUBLICATION: 6th August 2020 bookseller and then worked in reader development. He is well known ISBN: 9781781129487 for his hugely successful football fiction for Puffin, and is one of PRICE: £6.99 P/B Barrington Stoke’s top‑selling authors, writing about both sport and history with great appeal. He travels all over the UK visiting schools VAT: No and working with charities, and is well loved across the book trade. BIC CODE: YF CBMC CODE: D3N79 RELATED TITLES: RIGHTS: World Armistice Runner by Tom Palmer INTEREST AGE: 8+ 9781781128251 FORMAT: B format D-Day Dog by Tom Palmer PAGES: 208 WWW.BARRINGTONSTOKE.CO.UK 9781781128688 ILLUSTRATIONS: Black and white vignettes ILLUSTRATOR: Violet Tobacco Publishers: Barrington Stoke Ltd, 18 Walker Street, Edinburgh EH3 7LP t 0131 225 4113 f 0131 225 4140 e [email protected] CATEGORY: Children’s Fiction Orders to: Grantham Book Services, Trent Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 7XQ t 01476 541080 f 01476 541061 e [email protected] Sales & Marketing: Bounce Sales & Marketing Ltd, 320 City Road, London, EC1V 2NZ t 020 7138 3650 f 020 7138 3658 e [email protected] ISBN 978-1-78112-956-2

Over the Line (New Edition) CONKERS 8+ | AUGUST 2020 9 781781 129562 Tom Palmer A stunning new edition of Tom Palmer’s bestselling novel based on the true story of WWI war hero and footballing legend Jack Cock. with black and white vignettes It’s the proudest moment of Jack’s life — his debut as a professional footballer. Now he has a chance to achieve his dream of playing for his country. But it’s 1914 and the world is at war. Talk of sportsmen’s cowardice leads to the formation of a Footballers’ Battalion and Jack has little choice but to join up. The promise of a Cup in Flanders offers a glimmer of hope, but Jack and his team- mates will have to survive a waking nightmare if they are ever to play again.

• A beautifully packaged new edition with a fresh and modern look designed to compliment Tom’s other award-winning war novels, Armistice Runner, D-Day Dog and the brand new After the War • Tom Palmer is one of our bestselling authors with cumulative sales of over 245k copies and a huge presence across the trade and in schools

• “A gripping story which draws on both the horrors of WWI and the power of football” MUMSNET • 2019 was Tom’s best year yet with record sales and numerous awards including the FCBG Children’s Book Award, nominations for the UKLA Book Award and the Carnegie Medal, and the recognition of his continued passionate literacy work with the National Literacy Trust’s Ruth Rendell Award • Extensive school resources available from www.tompalmer.co.uk and www.barringtonstoke.co.uk

Tom Palmer was a reluctant reader as a child and credits articles about football with getting him into reading. He went on to become a bookseller PUBLICATION: 6th August 2020 and then worked in reader development. He is well known for his hugely ISBN: 9781781129562 successful football fiction for Puffin, and is one of Barrington Stoke’s PRICE: £6.99 P/B top‑selling authors, writing about both sport and history with great appeal. He travels all over the UK visiting schools and working with charities, and is VAT: No well loved across the book trade. BIC CODE: YF CBMC CODE: D3N79 RELATED TITLES: RIGHTS: World Armistice Runner by Tom Palmer INTEREST AGE: 8+ 9781781128251 FORMAT: B format D-Day Dog by Tom Palmer PAGES: 176pp 9781781128688 WWW.BARRINGTONSTOKE.CO.UK ILLUSTRATIONS: Black and white ILLUSTRATOR: Ollie Cuthbertson Publishers: Barrington Stoke Ltd, 18 Walker Street, Edinburgh EH3 7LP t 0131 225 4113 f 0131 225 4140 e [email protected] Orders to: Grantham Book Services, Trent Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 7XQ t 01476 541080 f 01476 541061 e [email protected] CATEGORY: Children’s Fiction Sales & Marketing: Bounce Sales & Marketing Ltd, 320 City Road, London, EC1V 2NZ t 020 7138 3650 f 020 7138 3658 e [email protected] The Haunted Hills TITLE INFO

by Berlie Doherty Publication date AUGUST 2020 Age 9+ Price £6.99 The lost lad, they call me. If they see me, that is. Format Paperback I hesitate to tell you my tale, in case it gives you fright, COVER COMING SOON Bic Code YFP but it’s a true one, you see. Everyone round these parts knows about me, Extent TBC whether they believe in me or not… ISBN 9781910611234

When Carl visits the Peak District with his parents to try and recover from the fallout of a horrific accident, he becomes caught ABOUT THE AUTHOR up in the mysterious tale of the Lost Lad. Are the hills actually Berlie Doherty is a highly haunted or is Carl being chased by his own demons? distinguished writer As past and present collide, Carl must learn to come to terms for young people, twice with the loss of his best friend, Jack and find a way to move on. winner of the Carnegie Medal From the twice Carnegie Award-winning Author, Berlie (for Granny was a Buffer Girl Doherty. and for Dear Nobody). A former teacher, she has worked in schools’ KEY SELLING POINTS broadcasting and adult education. • Berlie Doherty is a multi-award-winning and best-selling author of She has also written for adults books for children of all ages and writes plays for radio, theatre • Beautiful cover from illustrator Karl James Mountford and television. She was born in • Deals with the themes of grief and loss Liverpool and now lives in the Peak District. www.catnipbooks.com YOU MAY ALSO LIKE. . .

ORDERS to Grantham Book Services Trent Rd, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 7XQ T: 01476 541080 F: 01476 541061 E: [email protected] My Name is River Emma Rea

• Thrilling adventure story – with brilliantly researched and evocative locations • Powerful ecological theme • Strong and funny lead characters – Dylan, a farmer’s son from Wales, and Lucia, a Brazilian street child • For readers of Katherine Rundell, Christopher Edge, Michael Morpurgo

Summary: Dylan’s mum thinks he’s with his friends on a residential geography trip. His geography teacher thinks he’s at home with flu. In fact, Dylan is 33,000 feet above the ocean on his way to Brazil… Emma Rea is an author, reviewer and proof reader. She is the author of MG novels Top Dog (Gomer 2014) When Dylan overhears his dad say that their farm has been sold to which was shortlisted for the North a global pharmaceutical company, he decides he has to make them Somerset Teachers’ Book Award change their minds. In Brazil, things don’t go at all to plan. Only and My Name is River, publishing in when Lucia – a street child armed with a puppy and a thesaurus – June with Firefly Press. She lives in saves his life, do they start to uncover the shocking truth about what London and regularly visits mid- ‘Emma Rea has written a beautifully researched the company is up to, and Dylan’s home problems suddenly seem Wales where she used to live. adventure which encompasses the Welsh dangerously far away. countryside and the Amazon. The unfolding friendship between Welsh Dylan and Brazilian Lucia ‘Wow! What a book! It’s riveting, it’s moving, it’s topical, it’s superb! Pub date: 6 August 2020 is fabulous, and the clever plot sweeps along like a ...superb writing, brilliant characters, a glorious adventure and the ISBN: 9781913102142 boat in a current.’ Sue Wallman warmest of heart. Amazing!’ Malachy Doyle RRP: £6.99 Format: paperback Firefly Press Distribution (Wales): Trade UK representation: Distribution (UK): Size: 129 x 198mm 25 Gabalfa Road, Llandaff North The Welsh Books Council Bounce Grantham Book Services Cardiff, CF14 2JJ Helena O’Sullivan 0207 138 3650 44(0)1256302699 Extent: 264pp www.fireflypress.co.uk + 44 (0)1970 624455 [email protected] [email protected] Age group: 9-12s @fireflypress / www.facebook.com/ [email protected] World rights [email protected] ADVANCED INFO

PICTURE BOOK SHY ONES ShySIMONA Ones CIRAOLO Who’s this? A little flapjack octopus. You may almost have missed him. You see, he’s not the type to stand out in a crowd. Unless you were looking for him, you might not spot him at all... He’s one of the shy ones. This beautifully delicate picture book explores the topic of shyness and friendship. Stunningly illustrated by bestselling creator Simona Ciraolo, this book is sure to resonate with young children across the world, particularly those who are just starting school.

KEY SELLING POINTS MARKETING AND SALES • Sweet and gentle story carries a meaningful • Advance review copies available to book- message about shyness sellers, national press & media • Gorgeous illustrations make this a stunning • National print and online campaign FLYING EYE BOOKS gift • Promotion via www.flyingeyebooks.com • Reading together offers a way to talk about feelings associated with social anxiety, [COVER NOT FINAL] including starting school

FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVED: Publication June 2020 Age Range 3+ ABOUT THE AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR Price £11.99 Simona Ciraolo is a Sardinian-born author and illustrator whose witty and endearing tales recently Format Hardback won her the Sebastian Walker Award. Ciraolo studied Size 210 x 295mm (h x w) animation at the National Film School in Turin, Italy, Extent 32pp before moving to the UK where she undertook an MA ISBN 978-1-912497-35-5 in Children’s Book Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art. She has also worked as a freelance 2D animator for children’s TV shows and illustrated Territory Worldwide five picture books for an independent Italian publisher. Shelving Category Picture Book

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GIFT BOOK NON-FICTION SEASON OF THE WITCH: A SPELLBINDING HISTORY OF WITCHES AND OTHER MAGICAL FOLK MATT RALPHS AND NURIA TAMARIT

Fall under the spell of witches throughout the ages in this magical illustrated guide. Magic and witchcraft have fascinated people for thousands of years. From their black cats to their flying broomsticks, they are both powerful and mysterious. But were witches evil or kind? And could they really cast a spell on you? From Ancient Mesopotamian priests to modern day Wiccans, find out the truth about witches throughout history and across the globe, in this spellbinding book filled with myths, legends and magic.

KEY SELLING POINTS MARKETING AND SALES • Rich and quirky artwork makes this the perfect gift • Advance review copies available to for Hallowe’en booksellers, national press & media • Written and researched by best-selling author and • National print and online campaign witch fanatic, Matt Ralphs • Promotion via www.flyingeyebooks.com • An insightful, comprehensive overview that includes magical people from different cultures

[COVER NOT FINAL] Publication August 2020 FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVED: Age Range 8+ ABOUT THE AUTHOR Matt Ralphs has been fascinated with witches, ghosts and Price £12.99 anything a little bit creepy ever since he was a child. He is Format Hardback the bestselling author of the fiction titles Fire Witch and Size 290 x 220mm (h x w) Fire Girl. He lives on a boat in London, UK. Extent 80pp ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR ISBN 978-1-912497-53-9 Núria Tamarit is a freelance illustrator and comic artist, and has illustrated numerous children’s books with clients such as Territory Worldwide The Valencianer and Usborne. She lives in Barcelona, Spain. Shelving Category Non-Fiction GIft

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ILLUSTRATED FICTION MASON MOONEY: PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR SEAERRA MILLER

A spooky, ghost-filled and hilarious adventure awaits when you dive into the mysterious world of Mason Mooney! Join Paranormal Investigator Mason Mooney as he tackles ghosts, witches and grumpy teenagers to prove once and for all who the REAL talent in the world of paranormal creatures. If anyone can figure out what’s going on in Grimbrook’s most haunted house – it’s him. And no one else. But with an evil curse looming over him and the house’s inhabitants, can Mason finally prove to the Society of Peculiar Paranormal Phenomena that he’s the best around – or is he a bit out of his depth? Packed with evil curses, haunted houses, quirky characters and a town full of unexplained phenomena, Seaerra Miller’s new series of illustrated comic-like books are sure to be a hit with kids who love twisted tales and action-packed, mysterious stories.

KEY SELLING POINTS MARKETING AND SALES • Seaerra’s bright colour palettes and unique characters • Advance review copies available bring to life this story of magic and mystery to booksellers, national press & • Perfect visual storytelling in a long form narrative media makes this book great for all ages, including reluctant • National print and online campaign readers • Promotion via • First in a series of books from a budding new talent www.flyingeyebooks.com who is one to watch

[COVER NOT FINAL] Publication August 2020 FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVED: ABOUT THE AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR Age Range 9+ Seaerra Miller studied art at the Pacific Price £12.99 Northwest College of art and Design. Format Hardback Size 279 x 202mm (h x w) Since graduating she has worked for several publications and organisations such as Extent 72pp Cricket Media and Snap Chat. ISBN 978-1-911171-85-0 She has also worked with Flying Eye books as illustrator for their Territory Worldwide Hilda Netflix novels. This is her first solo project with them. Shelving Category Illustrated Young Fiction

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Published by Flying Eye Books www.flyingeyebooks.com @FlyingEyeBooks E [email protected] Sales by Bounce Sales & Marketing www.bouncemarketing.co.uk E [email protected] All’s Happy that Ends Happy Rose Lagercrantz TITLE INFORMATION illustrated by Eva Eriksson Released: August 2020

Rose Lagercrantz is a popular The final book in the acclaimed and beloved chapter book series that Swedish author of books for children celebrates Dani’s special ability to be happy and make others happy too as well as for adults. She has received WHY I CHOSE THIS BOOK many of the top Swedish literary awards, “This series fills a gap of good reading for five- to seven-year-olds. It gives including the August Prize and the them a proper grown-up reading experience that is accessible but also has Astrid Lindgren Prize. emotional weight.” Julia Marshall, Publisher Eva Eriksson is one of the world’s SALES POINTS great illustrators. She is consistently • The final book in an enduring series with fans all over the world nominated for the Hans Christian • Dani travels to Rome for her father’s wedding so her friendship with Andersen and other international Ella is stretched further than ever before awards. ALSO AVAILABLE • These stories are perfect for beginning readers, full of real emotion, human behaviour, happiness—and how life really is • My Happy Life was a New York Times Notable Children’s Book BLURB It is spring and Dani is going to Rome for her father’s wedding. But Ella is not invited; Dad said no. What will Ella think when she learns she hasn’t been invited to her best friend’s dad’s wedding?

ISBN 978-1-776572-93-9 This is the final book about Dani and Ella’s friendship. The road between them has become longer and longer. Will their friendship survive the distance?

re viewS of my happy life series My Happy Life 978-1-877467-80-6 “True classics for modern families everywhere” The Times (UK) My Heart Is Laughing 978-1-877579-51-6 When I Am Happiest 978-1-927271-89-6 Ages 5–7 210mm x 148mm 224 pages paperback “This excellent series shows no signs of losing steam”Horn Book (US) Life According to Dani 978-1-776570-71-3 GBP 7.99 ISBN: 978-1-776572-93-9 See You When I See You 978-1-776571-30-7 Origin: Sweden Ebook available “The beauty and magic of these books is that, while they are full of sweetness, Where Dani Goes, they embrace reality” starred review, Kirkus (US) Happy Follows 978-1-776572-26-7 www.geckopress.com | [email protected] “The serious business of growing up is balanced by a sense of wonder and Sales & Marketing: [email protected] flourishes of twinkling humour...”Big Little Books (NZ) Distribution: [email protected] Migrants Issa Watanabe TITLE INFORMATION August 2020 A vital and powerful wordless picture book of courage, loss and hope—everything it takes to migrate to a new land

Issa Watanabe was born in Peru WHY I CHOSE THIS BOOK in 1980, the daughter of an illustrator “Migrants is deeply emotional, unsentimental, dignified, respectful, and a poet. She studied Literature and beautiful. It is about courage, getting up, continuing on, starting Fine Arts and Illustration. again. It demands full emotional attention and makes us want to Watanabe has led and developed read it again and again.” Julia Marshall, Publisher several projects to promote social integration through art. She has SALES POINTS published a number of books and was • A powerful, thought-provoking book about migration with selected for the Illustrators Exhibition multiple layers backing up a simple story at the Bologna Book Fair 2018. • Readers can’t fail to be moved by the journey of these migrants • A continuingly relevant and important topic: the International Organization for Migration estimates 258 million immigrants in the world: almost 4% of all humanity • Sits on the Gecko Press list alongside Duck, Death and the Tulip and The Old Man, very strong backlist titles on important topics whose sales increase each year

ABOUT THE BOOK This book narrates, with extraordinarily powerful images, the journey of a group of animals that leaves behind a leafless forest. It is the story of a great and unique migration, a journey where borders must be crossed, sacrifices made, loved ones left behind. With forceful simplicity, Migrants shows us the courage migration

Ages 4–9 | 230 x 230 mm | 40pp | Hardback takes. Death looms throughout the journey. And arriving may ISBN 978-1-776573-13-4 | GBP 11.99 mean burying a portion of the past. Origin: Mexico THEMES & KEYWORDS

www.geckopress.com | [email protected] Migration; immigration; refugees; humanity Sales & Marketing: [email protected] Distribution: [email protected] The Inkberg Enigma Jonathan King TITLE INFORMATION Released: May 2020 A graphic-novel mystery adventure for eight- to twelve- Jonathan King’s comics have year-olds in which a girl and boy uncover the secret that has featured online and in anthologies. corrupted a town King is a prominent filmmaker whose WHY I CHOSE THIS BOOK debut feature Black Sheep remains “Jonathan is a true storyteller, who has created a page turner with, one of New Zealand’s biggest-selling at its heart, a child’s innate sense of what is right” feature films. Its international awards Julia Marshall, Publisher include the Audience Award at the SALES POINTS Gérardmer Fantastic Film Festival, the Silver Raven at the Brussels Fantastic • Graphic novel with compelling narrative drive and strong Film Festival and the Sir Julius Vogel characters Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. • A classic children’s adventure story about a fantastical sea King co-wrote, produced and directed creature and corruption a film adaptation of New Zealand • King has a high profile in the NZ literary and arts communities children’s classic Under the Mountain BLURB by Maurice Gee, starring Sam Neill, which has been released worldwide. “Funny, exciting, charming, mysterious, and just the right amount of genuinely scary. Brave young heroes, dark The Inkberg Enigma is his first secrets, and a warm heart make this a hugely satisfying children’s book. adventure for readers of all ages.” Dylan Horrocks Miro and Zia live in Aurora, a fishing town nestled in the shadow of an ancient castle. Miro lives in his books; Zia is never without her camera. The day they meet, they uncover a secret. The fishing works, the castle, the town council: all are linked to an ill-fated 1930s Antarctic expedition. But the diary of that journey has been hidden and the sea is stirring up unusual creatures. Something has a powerful hold over the town.

Ages 8–12 | 270 x 205 mm | 128 pp | paperback With Zia determined to find out more, Miro finds himself putting 978-1-77657-266-3 | NZD29.99 AUD27.99 aside his books for a real adventure. Origin: New Zealand The Inkberg Enigma is an exciting adventure with a strong filmic www.geckopress.com | [email protected] narrative.

THEMES & KEYWORDS Comic; graphic novel; Tintin Trace The Trails - Follow That Tractor! IMAGINE THAT

Discover finger-tracing fun as you trace the trails and follow the tractor Pub date: July 2020 through the busy farm pictures! RRP: £6.99 Format: Casebound board book Explore the colourful illustrations as you trace the grooved trails on each page with your Age: 0-5 fingers and follow the tractor through the five different farmyard scenes. Each scene is full of Extent: 10pp lots of neighing, oinking and baaing farm animals to spot too! There are die-cuts to find and Dimensions: 150mm x 216mm feel, plus holes lead you through the pages as you follow that tractor and find out where it is Cover finishes: Touch-and-trace going! die-cut textures and peepholes BIC code: YBGT3 About the illustrator: CBMC code: A2K79 Sam has always drawn pictures, ever since she was little. After studying Illustration at Loughborough University, Sam worked for 5 years as a designer at Usborne Publishing, before becoming a freelance illustrator. She works from her little house in North London, Orders to drawing pictures all day, whilst drinking tea and wearing panda slippers. Grantham Book Services, Trent Rd, Grantham, Key Selling Points: Lincolnshire, NG31 7XQ • Finger trails to find and follow on each spread. T: 01476 541080 ISBN: 978-1-78958-513-1 • Tracing tactile trails encourages interactive play and develops fine motor skills. F: 01476 541061 • Bright colourful illustrations feature lots of detail to spot and say and aid development of E: [email protected] Look inside! first words and early reading. Sales & marketing by Other titles in the series: Bounce Sales and Marketing, 320 City Road, London, EC1V 2NZ, UK T: 020 7138 3650 E: [email protected]

Follow That Truck! Follow That Dinosaur! Follow That Unicorn! 978-1-78958-514-8 978-1-78958-445-5 978-1-78958-446-2 July 2020 April 2020 April 2020 www.imaginethat.com

Discover finger-tracing fun as you trace the trails and follow the truck Pub date: July 2020 through the five busy locations! RRP: £6.99 Format: Casebound board book Explore the colourful illustrations as you trace the grooved trails on each page with your Age: 0-5 fingers and follow the truck through the five different scenes. Each scene is full of lots of Extent: 10pp other beeping, chugging and digging vehicles to spot too! There are die-cuts to find and feel, Dimensions: 150mm x 216mm plus holes lead you through the pages as you follow that truck and find out where it is going! Cover finishes: Touch-and-trace die-cut textures and peepholes About the illustrator: BIC code: YBGT3 Sam has always drawn pictures, ever since she was little. After studying Illustration at CBMC code: A2K79 Loughborough University, Sam worked for 5 years as a designer at Usborne Publishing, before becoming a freelance illustrator. She works from her little house in North London, drawing pictures all day, whilst drinking tea and wearing panda slippers. Orders to Grantham Book Services, Key Selling Points: Trent Rd, Grantham, Lincolnshire, • Finger trails to find and follow on each spread. NG31 7XQ • Tracing tactile trails encourages interactive play and develops fine motor skills. T: 01476 541080 ISBN: 978-1-78958-514-8 • Bright colourful illustrations feature lots of detail to spot and say and aid development of F: 01476 541061 first words and early reading. E: [email protected] Look inside!

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Follow That Tractor! Follow That Dinosaur! Follow That Unicorn! 978-1-78958-513-1 978-1-78958-445-5 978-1-78958-446-2 July 2020 April 2020 April 2020 www.imaginethat.com

Who goes roar? Who goes stomp? Who goes swish? Who goes chomp? Pub date: August 2020 RRP: £6.99 There are dinosaurs hiding on each page in this fun, interactive board book. Just lift the Format: Casebound board book flap and go seek! With shiny foil under each flap, the simple words encourage the reader to Age: 1-5 ‘sparkle go seek’ to discover the sparkly dinosaur underneath. Thick card pages and sturdy Extent: 10pp flaps are easy to turn and lift, and make this book perfect for little ones and first readers who Dimensions: 178mm x 178mm love interactive and imaginative play. Cover finishes: Sparkly foil on cover About the illustrator: BIC code: YBGP Bethany graduated with a degree in Graphic Design and Illustration from the University CBMC code: A2K79 of Suffolk. She has created her own characters and worlds ever since she could pick up a pencil! As well as illustration, Bethany loves animals, adventures and collecting too many house plants. Orders to Grantham Book Services, Key Selling Points: Trent Rd, Grantham, Lincolnshire, • Lift-the-flap book with one large lift-the-flap on each right-hand page. NG31 7XQ • Each sturdy lift-the-flap reveals a sparkly foil picture. T: 01476 541080 ISBN: 978-1-78958-517-9 • ‘Sparkle-go-seek’ encourages imaginative and interactive reading play. F: 01476 541061 E: [email protected] Look inside! Other titles in the series: Sales & marketing by Bounce Sales and Marketing, 320 City Road, London, EC1V 2NZ, UK T: 020 7138 3650 E: [email protected]

Sparkle-Go-Seek Sparkle-Go-Seek Sparkle-Go-Seek Rescue Farm Ocean 978-1-78958-518-6 978-1-78958-507-0 978-1-78958-506-3 August 2020 May 2020 May 2020 www.imaginethat.com

What goes whee-woo? What goes thwack? What goes woo-woo? What goes Pub date: August 2020 nee-nah? RRP: £6.99 Format: Casebound board book There are rescue vehicles hiding on each page in this fun, interactive board book. Just lift Age: 1-5 each flap and go seek! With shiny foil under each flap, the simple words encourage the Extent: 10pp reader to ‘sparkle go seek’ to discover the sparkly rescue vehicle picture underneath. Thick Dimensions: 178mm x 178mm card pages and sturdy flaps are easy to turn and lift, and make this book perfect for little Cover finishes: Sparkly foil on ones and first readers who love interactive and imaginative play. cover BIC code: YBGP About the illustrator: CBMC code: A2K79 Bethany graduated with a degree in Graphic Design and Illustration from the University of Suffolk. She has created her own characters and worlds ever since she could pick up a pencil! As well as illustration, Bethany loves animals, adventures and collecting too many Orders to house plants. Grantham Book Services, Trent Rd, Grantham, Key Selling Points: Lincolnshire, NG31 7XQ • Lift-the-flap book with one large lift-the-flap on each right-hand page. T: 01476 541080 ISBN: 978-1-78958-518-6 • Each sturdy lift-the-flap reveals a sparkly foil picture. F: 01476 541061 • ‘Sparkle-go-seek’ encourages imaginative and interactive reading play. E: [email protected] Look inside!

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Six cuddle-up 5-minute animal tales to share and treasure forever. Pub date: August 2020 RRP: £9.99 Discover a world full of cute creatures in this collection of tales to help create feelings of Format: Casebound book with calm, confidence and security that will last long after storytime is over. padded cover Age: 3-5 Key Selling Points: Extent: 160pp • Six adorable 5-minute animal tales to share. Dimensions: 235mm x 235mm • Cuddle-up stories to create feelings of calm, confidence and security. Cover finishes: Matt lamination with foil and spot UV High-quality padded format with eye-catching foil and spot UV finish. • BIC code: YFU CBMC code: A3H79 Tales Included: • Listen, Little One Orders to Grantham Book Services, • Happiness Is… Trent Rd, Grantham, • Little Llama Lincolnshire, NG31 7XQ • A World Full of Wonderful Things T: 01476 541080 • The Sound of Moo-sic! ISBN: 978-1-78958-519-3 F: 01476 541061 • How Much Do I Love You? E: [email protected] Look inside!

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5-Minute Bedtime Stories 978-1-78958-520-9 August 2020 www.imaginethat.com

Snuggle up and share six adorable 5-minute bedtime stories. Pub date: August 2020 RRP: £9.99 Join animals big and small in this collection of tales that will help little ones discover what it Format: Casebound book with means to be loved, secure, and happy at each day’s end. padded cover Age: 3-5 Key Selling Points: Extent: 160pp • Six reassuring 5-minute tales to share at bedtime. Dimensions: 235mm x 235mm • Themes of family, caring, love and the joy of life. Cover finishes: Matt lamination with foil and spot UV High-quality padded format with eye-catching foil and spot UV finish. • BIC code: YFU CBMC code: A3H79 Tales Included: • I Love You SO Much, Grandma Orders to Grantham Book Services, • Can You Count the Stars? Trent Rd, Grantham, • I Love You Because… Lincolnshire, NG31 7XQ • Daddy Loves Me T: 01476 541080 • Mummy Loves Me ISBN: 978-1-78958-520-9 F: 01476 541061 • Goodnight, I Love You E: [email protected] Look inside!

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A totally gross sticker activity book packed with yucky activities and jokes, Pub date: August 2020 over 100 stickers and 20 sparkly 3D balloon stickers! RRP: £5.99 Format: Paperback With gross-themed activities, colourful stickers, hilarious jokes and 3D sparkly stickers - this Age: 5-7 is not just another fun activity book ... this is a totally gross activity book! There are terrible Extent: 30pp including 1 page of 3D jokes to make you laugh out loud, and over 100 totally disgusting stickers to find, choose and sparkly balloon stickers and 2 pages position as you complete the yucky activities. Have sticker fun with the 20 sparkly 3D balloon of colourful stickers stickers and use them to decorate your books, your stuff ... anything you like! Dimensions: 216mm x 280mm Cover finishes: Die-cut front cover About the illustrator: BIC code: YBGS Barry Green has illustrated children’s books for over 30 years and has been published in CBMC code: B2L79 more than 60 countries around the world. UK-based Barry is best-known for his 101 How to Draw series which has sold over 3,000,000 copies worldwide. Orders to Grantham Book Services, Key Selling Points: Trent Rd, Grantham, Lincolnshire, • Novelty sticker activity series with over 100 stickers and on-trend gross-themed activities. NG31 7XQ • Includes 20 innovative novelty foiled balloon stickers for decorative use. T: 01476 541080 ISBN: 978-1-78958-523-0 • Front cover die-cut hole reveals balloon stickers in a poly bag, secured to inside front cover. F: 01476 541061 E: [email protected] Look inside!

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Unicorns Super Cute Dinosaurs 978-1-78958-524-7 978-1-78958-511-7 978-1-78958-510-0 August 2020 June 2020 June 2020 www.imaginethat.com

A clippety-clop activity book packed with magical unicorn activities and Pub date: August 2020 jokes, over 100 stickers and 20 sparkly 3D balloon stickers! RRP: £5.99 Format: Paperback With unicorn-themed activities, colourful stickers, hilarious jokes and 3D sparkly stickers - Age: 5-7 this is not just another unicorn activity book ... this is a clippety-clop unicorn activity book! Extent: 30pp including 1 page of 3D There funny jokes to make you laugh out loud, and over 100 colourful unicorn stickers to sparkly balloon stickers and 2 pages find, choose and position as you complete the magical puzzles and activities. Have sticker of colourful stickers, fun with the 20 sparkly 3D balloon stickers and use them to decorate your books, your stuff Dimensions: 216mm x 280mm ... anything you like! Cover finishes: Die-cut front cover BIC code: YBGS About the illustrator: CBMC code: B2L79 Barry Green has illustrated children’s books for over 30 years and has been published in more than 60 countries around the world. UK-based Barry is best-known for his 101 How to Orders to Draw series which has sold over 3,000,000 copies worldwide. Grantham Book Services, Trent Rd, Grantham, Key Selling Points: Lincolnshire, NG31 7XQ • Novelty sticker activity series with 3D foiled balloon stickers and 100 colourful unicorn T: 01476 541080 ISBN: 978-1-78958-524-7 stickers. F: 01476 541061 • Includes 20 innovative 3D balloon stickers, each one printed with sparkly foil. E: [email protected] Look inside! • Front cover die-cut hole reveals balloon stickers in a poly bag, secured to inside front cover. Sales & marketing by Bounce Sales and Marketing, Other titles in the series: 320 City Road, London, EC1V 2NZ, UK T: 020 7138 3650 E: [email protected]

Gross! Super Cute Dinosaurs 978-1-78958-523-0 978-1-78958-511-7 978-1-78958-510-0 August 2020 June 2020 June 2020 www.imaginethat.com

Scratch and Draw spooky foil and neon Halloween pictures on the special Pub date: August 2020 pages inside this hardback art activity book. RRP: £7.99 Format: Hardback with concealed Neon and foil effects are revealed by scratching away the surface of the special scratch art wirobound and scratch stylus tool cards in this frightfully fun Halloween edition. Age: 5-9 Extent: 32pp + scratch cards: 12 With step-by-step instructions to learn how to draw spooky characters and more, Scratch leaves and Draw pictures are simple to complete and the results look amazing! Dimensions: 165mm x 215mm Cover finishes: Foil treatment Also included is a trick-or-treat scratch art adventure story and a nifty drawing tool especially BIC code: YBGC for using on the scratch pages. A ‘skele-fun’ art activity book for girls and boys age 5 and up. CBMC code: B3L79

About the illustrator: Orders to Barry Green has illustrated children’s books for over 30 years and has been published in Grantham Book Services, more than 60 countries around the world. UK-based Barry is best-known for his 101 How to Trent Rd, Grantham, Draw series which has sold over 3,000,000 copies worldwide. Lincolnshire, NG31 7XQ Key Selling Points: T: 01476 541080 ISBN: 978-1-78958-671-8 F: 01476 541061 • Over one million scratch and draw copies sold worldwide! E: [email protected] Immersive, imaginative, creative spooky fun for fans of all-things Halloween. Look inside! • • Includes step-by-steps for creating fun Halloween-themed drawings. Sales & marketing by Bounce Sales and Marketing, Other titles in the series: 320 City Road, London, EC1V 2NZ, UK T: 020 7138 3650 E: [email protected]

Scratch and Draw Scratch and Draw Scratch and Draw Farm Animals Dinosaurs Horses and Unicorns www.imaginethat.com 978-1-78958-437-0 978-1-78700-718-5 978-1-78700-716-1 February 2020 June 2018 April 2017 Copyright © 2019 Imagine That Group Ltd Squishy Squashy Books - Squishy Squashy Pumpkin IMAGINE THAT

Discover a Squishy Squashy world! Meet five little pumpkins in this Pub date: August 2020 adorable rhyming storybook that is full of squishy squashy fun! RRP: £6.99 Format: Casebound board book Designed to appeal to inquisitive young fingers, squish and squash the pumpkin as you read Age: 3-5 the simple rhyming story and count the five pumpkins as they disappear one by one with Extent: 10pp each turn of the page! Perfect for interactive play, for shared reading or for reading alone, Dimensions: 178mm x 178mm these touchable board books are full of squishy squashy fun! Cover finishes: One squishy squashy character and die cut hole About the illustrator: on cover and inside pages Since graduating from art school, Carrie has worked as a graphic designer, illustrator and BIC code: YBGT3 art editor for the past 18 years. Carrie is passionate about children’s book illustration and CBMC code: A2K79 is continually inspired by her daily contact with the artists whom she commissions. She has also written her own books for the very young. Orders to Grantham Book Services, Key Selling Points: Trent Rd, Grantham, Lincolnshire, • Squishy toys are a popular, collectible and on-trend toy, never before seen in a board book NG31 7XQ format. T: 01476 541080 ISBN: 978-1-78958-711-1 • Helps young children develop important language and sensory skills. F: 01476 541061 E: [email protected] Look inside! • The simple, interactive story encourages lots of play with each squishy squashy character.

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What do dragons love? Do they eat ice cream or smelly shoes? Do they Pub date: August 2020 sleep in a submarine or a cosy bed? RRP: £5.99 Format: Casebound board book Lift the flaps to create a story with this interactive board book where the reader chooses with 3 lift-the-flaps on each right- what happens next! hand page Age: 1-5 Choose from fifteen lift-the-flaps to create a funny story and decide what happens next. Extent: 10pp Dragons LOVE Ice Cream! encourages imaginative play as the reader chooses and creates Dimensions: 178mm x 178mm their own story, again and again. Cover finishes: Full colour BIC code: YBGP About the illustrator: CBMC code: A3J79 Since graduating from art school, Carrie has worked as a graphic designer, illustrator and art editor for the past 18 years. Carrie is passionate about children’s book illustration and Orders to is continually inspired by her daily contact with the artists whom she commissions. She has Grantham Book Services, also written her own books for the very young. Trent Rd, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 7XQ Key Selling Points: T: 01476 541080 • Promotes reading comprehension, recognition and recall. ISBN: 978-1-78958-668-8 F: 01476 541061 • 15 lift-the-flaps to create each story. E: [email protected] Look inside! • Humorous picture options on each page makes first reading fun! Sales & marketing by Other titles in the series: Bounce Sales and Marketing, 320 City Road, London, EC1V 2NZ, UK T: 020 7138 3650 E: [email protected]

Dinosaurs LOVE Unicorns LOVE Baby Sharks LOVE Stinky Socks! Rainbow Pants! Pop Music! 978-1-78958-263-5 978-1-78958-264-2 978-1-78958-239-0 www.imaginethat.com October 2019 October 2019 October 2019

Copyright © 2019 Imagine That Group Ltd Small Fingers Peek-a-Boo BOTH: August 2020 | 210mm x NB: foreign language visuals 210mm 10 pages | £7.99 | AI: 1+ Who’s in the Garden? Who’s in the Jungle? 9788855060691 9788855060707

Books based on the beloved peek-a-boo game. Little fingers can explore the flaps, tabs, and sliders to reveal the animals and their habitats. There’s a mechanism on every spread – including the front cover, to introduce the concept. little door books picture & novelty

Written by Alan Windram Illustrated by Chloe Holwill-Hunter

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The follow up to the award-winning One Button Benny picture book and Alan Windram is an award-winning author and writer of the the second book in the series. hugely popular series of picture books and Benny’s new adventure sees all the robots having to work together , also illustrated by Chloe. One Button Benny, their second book together, won the Bookbug Picture when more aliens arrive on their planet. Once again with beautiful retro- Book Prize in 2019. style illustrations by Chloe Holwill-Hunter. Alan is on the road for much of the year taking part in book A story about friendship, working together, saying sorry and the festivals, school and library events. He loves meeting the children, telling stories, singing songs and doing some uniqueness of us all as individuals. ‘robot dancing’. Alan is an accomplished singer-songwriter with four £6.99 Along with this wonderful picture book, you can download the independent albums of original songs under his belt. He has toured extensively with some of Scotland's top 4th May 2020 specially-written songs and an audio book of the story. musical artists. Alan lives in Argyll and Bute with his wife and two cats 9781999955656 Sparkie and George.

Children’s Benny is back with a brand new adventure! About the illustrator 03 - 06 years All the robots can’t wait for this year’s ‘Cool Cat’ competition, but Chloe is an award-winning freelance illustrator and 32pp disaster strikes when the Wobblies come in the night and kidnap all the designer from the Scottish Borders. This is her third picture cats - what will they do? book with Alan Windram. Chloe attended Heriot-Watt 240 x 240 University to study textile design, where she discovered a Will Benny have to press his ‘Emergency Button’ again? love for creating cute and quirky characters and patterns Paperback Can they all work together to save the day? for children. She has produced artworks for companies, including Paperchase and Gap, and enjoys working on a English variety of commissions. Her work is a combination of World traditional hand-crafted techniques and digital Sales and Marketing: development. Bounce Sales & Marketing Ltd Tel: 020 7138 3650 Fax: 020 7138 3658 She is inspired by travelling, reading, and writing stories. Email: [email protected] Web: www.bouncemarketing.co.uk www.littledoorbooks.co.uk little door books picture & novelty

Written and Illustrated by A helpful guide for sleepy owls Eilidh Muldoon

Sales Points About the author / Illustrator Eilidh Muldoon is the illustrator of the best-selling series of Eilidh is an illustrator and designer living by the sea in Scotland. Scottish colouring books. Snooze is her first English language After gaining an undergraduate degree in Art History she went picture book. Eilidh was the author in residence at the 2019 on to study MFA Illustration at Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh International Book Festival. graduating in June 2013 and returning as Illustrator-in- Her wonderfully stylised illustrations bring to life this lovely Residence the following year. Eilidh now teaches part time at tale about a poor little owl who just can’t get to sleep. the college, runs creative workshops with people of all ages and works freelance from her little home studio. A free audiobook and specially-written song will accompany As well as illustrating books, Eilidh is also very interested in £6.99 this book as a download from the Little Door Books website. typography, surface pattern and the decorative arts, but her 05/06/20 key area of interest is in storytelling. She is fascinated by the Description ways in which we can tell stories in images and create detailed 9781999955694 tells the story of a very sleepy owl who is having some visual narratives for the reader to interpret and explore. Eilidh Children’s serious trouble finding peace and quiet. The book provides enjoys playing with the relationship between text and 03 - 06 years ‘helpful’ tips, which prove not-so-helpful when you have to illustrations to create exciting, enjoyable and funny sleep during the day and find yourself contending with a host of experiences for the reader. 28pp very noisy neighbours. Will this grumpy little owl finally get a 240 x 240 good day’s sleep?

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The story of a family coping with About the Author the loss of a baby by stillbirth Siobhán Parkinson was Ireland’s first ever Children’s Laureate. She has published more Summary than 20 books for children and teenagers, with Puffin, Hodder, O’Brien Press and Little Island 5-year-old Matthew is looking forward to the Books. new baby. Then there is sad news. The doctor tells Matthew’s parents that the baby is not growing properly inside its mother and will not be able to live after it is born.

Written by the author to help her own son cope with the death of their new baby at birth, All Shining in the Spring is a child-centred book. It will help children and families deal with the feelings and questions which the death of a baby raises. DRAFT COVER – NOT FINAL Key Sales Points Pub date: 06/08/2020 • Will help families who experience the Price: £6.99 loss of a baby ISBN: 9781912417575 About the Illustrator • Ideal for librarians, teachers, carers, Thema: YXG, VFJX social workers, hospitals BISAC: JNF053030, Donald Teskey is one of Ireland’s foremost • Also helpful for children whose friends FAM014000 artists and illustrators. He is a member of the suffer loss Binding: Paperback Royal Hibernian Academy. He has published • Republication of first book written by a Format: B format books in collaboration with authors including leading children’s author; illustrated by Extent: 64 pages John Banville and Derek Mahon. a major artist

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Author: Bren MacDibble Across the Risen Sea Availability: About Across the Risen Sea 06 August 2020 From the mul award-winning Australian Age guide: 10+ author of 'How to Bee' and 'The Dog About the author Runner', another original and hearelt middle-grade ficon adventure, exploring New Zealand-born Bren MacDibble won both the themes of loyalty, resilience, courage and Australian and New Zealand Book of the Year Awards the environment. Neoma and Jag and their in her category for How to Bee and followed that by small community are 'living gentle lives' on winning in New Zealand and being shortlisted in high ground surrounded by the risen sea Australia for The Dog Runner. Her third that has caused widespread devastaon. environmentally-themed Middle-Grade adventure, Across the Risen Sea, displays the same extraordinary When strangers from the Valley of the Sun originality and empathy as she explores how loyalty, arrive unannounced, the friends find resilience and courage will tackle and ultimately face themselves drawn into a web of secrecy and down the challenges posed by global warming. One lies that endangers their whole way of life. of the most exciting authors writing for teens to Soon, daring, loyal Neoma must set off on a come out of Australia in recent years, Bren sold her solo mission across the risen sea, house in Victoria after it was destroyed by fire and determined to rescue her best friend and now travels around the country in a camper van, with find the truth that will save her village. her beloved motorbike, teaching and writing.

Format: Paperback Size: 128 x 198 mm Extent: 240 pp BIC Code: YFG ISBN: 9781910646670 Price: £6.99 Imprint: Old Barn Books

UK and export sales by Bounce Sales and marketing: 320 City Road, LONDON EC1V 2NZ Tel: +44207 138 3650 email: [email protected] Orders to Grantham Book Services: Trent Road, GRANTHAM, Lincolnshire, NG31 7XQ Tel: +441476 541080 Old Barn Books Ltd, Warren Barn, Bedham Road, FITTLEWORTH, West Sussex, RH20 1JW Tel.: +44 1798 865010 www.oldbarnbooks.com You're a Star, Lolo Niki Daly

Lolo's kind-hearted! Lolo's resourceful! Lolo's full of fun!

Third in the Lolo series: four new adventures of the sparky young South African heroine who lives with her Mama and Granny Gogo. Lolo hears strange sounds at night; starts a garden at school and has to choose between tomatoes and snails; goes with Gogo for a lovely holiday by the sea but they have a problem about how to get home … these are everyday happenings told in simple language with zest and humour. Lolo is someone every child can empathise with, and at the same time get to understand a way of life very like their own but with some interesting differences.

School life, home life, street life in today's South Africa make these perfect readers for a diverse society Perfectly pitched first readers for children who are moving from picture books to chapter books Illustrated with delightful b/w drawings by Niki Daly, internationally celebrated and best-selling writer and illustrator Niki Daly’s many awards and distinctions include the Molteno Gold Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature

Reviews "Sparkly stories all, with lots of gentle humour that will win Lolo lots of friends among young readers who are sure to enjoy making the acquaintance of this enormously engaging girl." Red Reading Hub "Suitable for early readers moving onto chapter books...sweet, simple stories...Punctuated by beautiful black and white drawings by the author." Children's Books Ireland

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Niki Daly is a children's author and illustrator with a high international reputation. He has received awards from the ALA and 04 June 2020 IBBY, and has been nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. He is married to fellow-author Jude Daly, and they live in South Africa. The first two books in the Lolo series are Here Comes Lolo and Hooray for Lolo!, published by Otter-Barry 9781913074913 Books in 2019. £6.99 Paperback, 198 x 129 mm, 96 pages Black & white illustrations BICs: YFN Not for Sale: US CA ZA

Sales & Marketing: Bounce Sales and Marketing Ltd Orders: Grantham Book Services Trent Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 7XQ Otter-Barry Books Tel.: 020 7138 3650 E: [email protected] Tel.: 01476 54108 E: [email protected] Tel.: 07976 047767 E: [email protected] Dear Ugly Sisters Poems by Laura Mucha, illustrated by Tania Rex

A varied, effervescent and thought-provoking debut collection from a poet already well-known through anthologies, websites, literary events and poetry workshops

Tonight I fancy a flight, so I shuffle my short feathers and jump. Original, dazzling and unconventional, this brilliant first solo collection has a surprise on every page. Go on a night flight, have a monster’s lunch, immerse yourself in birdsong. Shout out an Apatosaurus rap before checking out Alexander Fleming’s petri dish. Find fairy tales with a twist, poems to make you laugh – and reflective poems to think about. Full of variety, wit and warmth, this is a spectacular debut from a poet to watch!

An outstanding new voice in children’s poetry Witty and humorous, including shape poems and puzzle poems Lots of cross-curricular potential, including poems about science, nature and space Laura is a mesmerising performer of her work Exciting illustrations by an emerging illustrator

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Laura Mucha studied Psychology, Philosophy and Flying Trapeze, worked as a face-painter and swam in the Antarctic, then trained as a lawyer before finding her true vocation as a writer and performer. Winner of the Caterpillar poetry prize in 2016 her poetry is mostly for children, but she is also an author of adult books and an expert on love: Love Factually was published in January 2019. Laura lives in London, N1.

06 August 2020 Tania Rex was born and raised in Vilnius, Lithuania and finds it to be one of the most inspiring cities. She graduated in Graphic 9781913074791, £7.99 Design from Vilnius Academy of art and began her career designing book covers and children’s magazines. She is a full-time Paperback illustrator and lives in Vilnius. 198 x 129 mm, 96 pages, Age: 6+ Black & white illustrations BICs: YDP RIGHTS: WORLD

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A stunningly wide-ranging collection from a popular poet, encompassing the natural world, city life, family and belonging – suffused with magic, warmth and empathy

I’m going to make this city green, a deep, shining green, right here where I lie I’ll make this city green. Look out for the tree that saved a town; dip your toe in the Milky Way; sing the City Seed Song; play in Kitty Cat Street – and then come home to Belonging Street. Puzzles, riddles and jokes mix with story poems and lyrical verse to make this a magical and heart-warming collection.

Mandy Coe’s second collection is eagerly awaited by her many fans Belonging Street includes poems to encourage empathy, a sense of belonging and care for our planet – an important collection for our time Illustrations by the poet add an intriguing dimension Mandy performs at festivals and literary events across the UK and runs popular workshops in schools The book will be promoted by the new Manchester Poetry Library, opening summer 2020

Reviews "Mandy Coe is exceptionally alive to the worlds about us. Her work is characterised by passionate curiosity, startlingly accurate images and an unfailing sense of warmth and connection." - Jean Sprackland "One of our most exciting poets writing for children" - Pie Corbett 06 August 2020 9781913074807 Mandy Coe is an acclaimed poet whose verse for children and adults has featured on BBC radio and television. Her work on £7.99, Paperback teaching poetry has been published by the TES, Bloomsbury and CUP, and she is a Visiting Fellow of The Writing School at 198 x 129 mm, 80 pages, Age: 7+ Manchester Metropolitan University. She co-authored Our thoughts are bees: Writers Working with Schools and her poems can Black & white illustrations be heard on ‘Talking Poetry’, BBC Schools Radio and at the Poetry Archive. Her first collection for children, If You Could See BICs: YD RIGHTS: WORLD Laughter, was shortlisted for the CLPE Poetry Award. She lives in Liverpool.

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Award-winning poet and author Joseph Coelho breaks new ground with his first novel in verse - a powerful and mesmerising exploration of grief and renewal

Daphne is unbearably sad and adrift. She feels the painful loss of her father acutely and seeks solace both in the security of her local library and the escape her phone screen provides by blocking out the world around her. As Daphne tries to make sense of what has happened she recalls memories of shared times and stories past, and in facing the darkness she finds a way back from the tangle of fear and confusion, to feel connected once more with her friends and family. The Girl Who Became a Tree sees Joseph Coelho deploy a wide variety of poetic forms with consummate skill in its narration of events. He seamlessly but searingly weaves together the ancient legend of Daphne, who was turned into a tree to avoid the attentions of the god Apollo, and a totally modern tale, mixing real-life and fantasy, in which a latter-day Daphne seeks her own freedom. This a heart- stoppingly imaginative story told in poems, at times bleak and even tragic, which is layered, rich and ultimately a tour de force of poetic skill and energy

A thrilling new venture by one of the most exciting young voices writing today Edgy, evocative, thought-provoking black and white illustrations throughout by Kate Milner Will bring new readers to Joseph Coelho's fast-growing fanbase Extensive author promotion

Joseph Coelho is an award-winning performance poet and playwright. His debut poetry collection Werewolf Club Rules is published by Frances Lincoln and won the CLPE CLiPPA Poetry Award 2015. As well as poetry and plays, Joseph also writes picture books including Luna Loves Library Day (Andersen Press) and non-fiction books including How To Write Poems (Bloomsbury). All of his work has poetry and an element of performance at its heart making his festival and school sessions dynamic occasions. Joseph is a staunch ambassador for Britain's straitened public libraries. He lives in Kent. 27 August 2020 www.thepoetryofjosephcoelho.com 9781913074784 £12.99, Hardback Kate Milner studied illustration at Central St Martin’s before completing an MA in Children’s Book Illustration at Anglia Ruskin 198 x 129 mm, 176 pages, Age: 12+ University. Kate won the V&A Illustration Award 2016 and the Klaus Flugge Prize 2018 for My name is not Refugee. Kate is Black & white illustrations BICs: YDP particularly passionate about libraries; she continues to be involved with every kind of activity from Storytime for toddlers to teen RIGHTS: WORLD reading groups at her local library. Her most recent book is It's a No-Money Day (2019, Barrington Stoke).

THE ADVENTURES OF TOM Publication: 27 Aug 2020 SAWYER Age Range: 10+ Price: £16.99 MARK TWAIN ISBN13: 9781786750556 ILLUSTRATED BY ROBERT INGPEN Binding: Hardback Format: 235 x 195mm The Book Illustrations: Full colour Extent: 240pp On the banks of the Mississippi, Tom Sawyer and his friends seek out adventure Rights: UK & Comm at every turn. Then one fateful night they witness a murder. The boys swear Market: Children’s Classics never to reveal the secret and run away to be pirates and search for hidden BIC code: YFA treasure. But when Tom gets trapped in a cave with scary Injun Joe, can he BISAC: JUV007000 escape unharmed? Tom Sawyer is sure to find trouble wherever the Mississippi leads him... The Author Mark Twain was an American Sales: Bounce Sales & Marketing humorist, satirist, lecturer, and writer Tel. +44 (0)207 138 3650 Mark Twain's classic story beautifully illustrated by Robert Ingpen. best known for his two great novels, [email protected] The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Orders: Grantham Book Services Tel. +44 (0)1476 541 080 www.granthambookservices.co.uk Robert Ingpen was born in 1936 in Marketing & Sales Points Publisher: Palazzo Geelong, Australia. In 1986 he was 15 Church Road awarded the Hans Christian Andersen London, SW13 9HE • A new title in the acclaimed series of illustrated classics by Robert Medal for his contribution to children’s Tel: +44 (0)208 878 8747 Ingpen www.palazzoeditions.com literature and he has been honoured • Over 70 full-colour illustrations with Membership of the Order of Australia. ADVANCE INFORMATION

THE ADVENTURES OF Publication: 27 Aug 2020 PINOCCHIO Age Range: 10+ Price: £16.99 CARLO COLLODI ISBN13: 9781786750365 ILLUSTRATED BY ROBERT INGPEN Binding: Hardback Format: 235 x 195mm The Book Illustrations: Full colour Extent: 208pp The astonishing tale of how the old woodcarver Geppetto made a puppet boy Rights: UK & Comm from an unusual piece of wood, who could talk, dance and turn somersaults, Market: Children’s Classics has been a much-loved story since it was first written more than 130 years ago. BIC code: YFA The irrepressible Pinocchio ignores the advice of his kindly father and sets off BISAC: JUV007000 into the world for some extraordinary adventures...

In this handsome new edition, award-winning illustrator Robert Ingpen has The Author captured the rascally Pinocchio and his extraordinary adventures as never Carlo Collodi was born in Florence in Sales: Bounce Sales & Marketing before, breathing new life into this entertaining classic. 1826. He was a successful author and Tel. +44 (0)207 138 3650 translator He published several novels [email protected] and satirical works as well as popular translations of many traditional fairy Orders: Grantham Book Services tales. He died in 1890, unaware of the Tel. +44 (0)1476 541 080 lasting legacy of his most famous www.granthambookservices.co.uk work, The Adventures of Pinocchio.

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AROUND THE WORLD IN Publication: 27 Aug 2020 Age Range: 10+ IGHTY AYS E D Price: £16.99 JULES VERNE ISBN13: 9781786750563 ILLUSTRATED BY ROBERT INGPEN Binding: Hardback Format: 235 x 195mm The Book Illustrations: Full colour Extent: 240pp Around the World in Eighty Days is an evocation of an era when all travel was Rights: UK & Comm an adventure – and Jules Verne’s tale of a race against the clock has never lost Market: Children’s Classics its power to thrill. BIC code: YFA Set in 1872, Mr Phileas Fogg, a gentleman of precision and predictability, and BISAC: JUV007000 his manservant, the ever resourceful Passepartout, ride through India on an elephant, sail the South China Sea in the teeth of a typhoon and cross the The Author snow-covered plains of the American Wild West in order to fulfil a wager that Jules Verne (1828–1905) was born in Sales: Bounce Sales & Marketing the journey can be completed in just eighty days. Nantes, western France. He wrote over Tel. +44 (0)207 138 3650 eighty books including Journey to the [email protected] But Phileas Fogg is above all a gentleman, and stopping to save the life of a Centre of the Earth (1864), Twenty beautiful young widow may have cost him his fortune. The ill-assorted but Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Orders: Grantham Book Services determined trio have to use all of their ingenuity and some remarkable vehicles (1869) and Around the World in Eighty Tel. +44 (0)1476 541 080 Days (1874) – were given the collective www.granthambookservices.co.uk to race back to London to win the wager. Will they make it in time? title, ‘Extraordinary Journeys’.

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Light up your dreams with your favorite Disney Princess friends!

Press 6 buttons to watch a starry light show while you listen to a night time story, 4 sleepy-time songs, and 3 minutes of soothing nature sounds.

Colourful LED stars dance across the ceiling while your little one settles down to sleep.

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• 6 buttons • 4 coloured LED lights project through • star-shaped holes in the module • Available August 2020 • 18 months to 3 years

• 229 x 229mm For UK Sales and Marketing contact Bounce • Case bound board book Sales and Marketing • Sound module with 4 coloured LED lights 320 City Road London, EC1V 2NZ • 6 buttons Tel: 020 7138 3650 • 12 pages Email: [email protected] • ISBN: 9781503751910 • RRP: £14.99 Phoenix International Publications UK Ltd, Lower Ground Floor, 59 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8JJ Telephone: 020 7467 5060 Fax: 020 7467 5066 Title Information: Starlight Projector Book: Paw Patrol, Sweet Dreams Pups!

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Light up your lullabies with your favorite Pups!

Press 6 buttons to watch a starry light show while you listen to a night time story, 4 sleepy-time songs, and 3 minutes of soothing nature sounds. Colourful LED stars dance across the ceiling while your little one settles down to sleep.

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• 6 buttons • 4 coloured LED lights project through • star-shaped holes in the module

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Queen of Freedom Defending Jamaica Catherine Johnson (Illustrated By Amerigo Pinelli)

Keynote The thrilling true story of how one woman masterminded slave resistance to British rule in eighteenth-century Jamaica - part of the True Adventures series

Description 1720. Blue Mountains, windward Jamaica. In the sweltering heat Captain Shettlewood leads a troop of British soldiers through the thick trees towards the river. They are hunting slaves who Publication date Thursday, August 06, have escaped from the brutal plantations. Their mission: to find them, and kill them. 2020 Price £6.99 But up ahead, hidden among the rocks above the water, a group of men with cutlasses and ISBN-13 9781782692799 muskets wait patiently for the instructions of their leader. Queen Nanny is an old 'wise woman' BIC 2.0 Slavery & Abolition Of with a reputation for ancient obeah magic, and a guerilla fighter with a genius for organisation. Slavery (HBTS) So the battle for Jamaica begins, the First Maroon War, in which the maroons - escaped slaves British Empire (1QDB) - will make a final, do-or-die stand against the slavers and soldiers of Empire. Reading Age: From C 9 Years (5AK) Sales Points Children's & Young Adult: General Non- Awe-inspiring heroine snd a thrilling adventure - an old woman who out-witted the Fiction (YN) forces of Imperial Britain, featuring ambush, rescue and defeats in the lush jungle History & The Past: mountains of Jamaica General Interest Features black and white illustrations throughout plus fascinating end-matter - maps, (Children's/Ya) (YNH) timelines, glossaries and 'What Happened Next' features Bring history to life in the Caribbean as part of the new True Adventure series - CBMC D5N79 captivating, exciting true stories from around the world Age 9-11 years Subject Non-fiction Author Biography Type Ordinary Printed Book Catherine Johnson, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, has written many titles for Character Non-character younger readers with a historical setting. Sawbones, a murder mystery set in eighteenth- Tie In Non Tie-in century London, won the Young Quills Award for Best Historical Fiction 2015. The Curious Tale of the Lady Caraboo is about a cobbler's daughter from Devon who, in the early nineteenth- Binding Paperback century, passed herself off as a Princess from Indonesia. Catherine is half-Jamaican and knows Format 198 x 129mm the Blue Mountains well. Extent 160 pages Word Count Series True Adventures Territorial Rights World English In-House Editor Simon Mason

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The Girl Who Said No to the Nazis Sophie Scholl and the Plot Against Hitler Haydn Kaye (Illustrated By Amerigo Pinelli)

Keynote A true story of incredible courage about how a young student and her friends stood up to fascism in Nazi Germany - part of the True Adventure series

Description In 1942, a young woman named Sophie Scholl arrives in Munich to begin her studies at university. Reunited with her beloved brother Hans, a medical student, she finds new friends in Publication date Thursday, August 06, a group of young Germans united in their passion for jazz music, dancing, art and philosophy - 2020 all things that the Nazi regime regards with deep suspicion. Price £6.99 ISBN-13 9781782692751 In her lectures, Sophie hears whispers of a mysterious group called The White Rose who dare BIC 2.0 History & The Past: to defy the Nazis. Incendiary leaflets begin to appear, protesting the betrayals and atrocities of General Interest the fascist regime and calling on others to act. At the same time, Sophie discovers that her (Children's/Ya) (YNH) new friends, including her brother, are united by more than just their love of art and music. Children's & Young Soon, she will become another petal of The White Rose and be drawn into a world of rebellion Adult: General Non- and subterfuge, compelled to carry out acts of great danger and courage. Fiction (YN) Reading Age: From C 8 Years (5AJ) Sales Points Inspirational heroine and suspenseful adventure story - a relatable and loveable CBMC D5N79 young student who shows incredible bravery in the face of fascism Age 9-11 years Features black and white illustrations throughout plus fascinating end-matter - maps, Subject Non-fiction timelines, glossaries and 'What Happened Next' features Type Ordinary Printed Book Part of the new True Adventure series - captivating, exciting true stories from around Character Non-character the world Tie In Non Tie-in Author Biography Binding Paperback Haydn Kaye has loved history since he was very young. His mother helped to spark his interest Format 198 x 129mm by telling him what it was like to be a child during World War Two. Then he went on to study Extent 160 pages history at Oxford University, before teaching and writing about historical subjects ranging from Word Count the pyramids to the Olympics, and from inventor Thomas Edison to writer Roald Dahl. His Series True Adventures latest books for younger readers have been the life stories of Emmeline Pankhurst and Albert Territorial Rights World English, with Einstein. temporary restrictions for US and Canada, pending potential rights sales In-House Editor Simon Mason

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If you keep an open mind then you will discover all sorts of wonders, so never give up exploring!

A daring young astronaut arrives on Mars, certain he will find life there. He has even brought a gift of chocolate cupcakes. But soon he realises he’s made a mistake. He won’t find life on Mars – and what’s worse, now he can’t find his spaceship! But as only the audience can see, if only he would turn around he might just meet the friendly Martian who is always lurking shyly one step behind. Our astronaut’s only mistake is to give up too soon and go home leaving the poor Martian all alone.

Key Selling Points • Begs discussion about the astronaut’s behaviour, what the silent Martian might be thinking, and what the astronaut believes at the end of the story. • ‘delightful … Children of 3-5 will shriek with laughter, and even adults may get the joke.’ New Statesman • ‘Classic slapstick storytelling combines with minimalist master Agee’s stylish, uncluttered illustrations in a story rich in humour, fun, subtle simplicity and visual virtuosity. Out of this world!’ Lancashire Evening Post • ‘Witty, ironic, thought-provoking and with that surprise ending, Agee’s offering, with his stark Martian scenery, is eminently re-readable. Children love to be in the know about stories and as they listen to the young astronaut’s earnest narration, they’ll be hard put to resist yelling “he’s behind you”.’ Red Reading Hub

Title Life on Mars Sales and Marketing Author Jon Agee • Jon Agee was in the UK this year for a week long signing tour, including a Publication 6 August 2020 performance for the Children’s Bookshow Age 3-6 • Press campaign with features in Books for Keeps, YLG blog, Library Mice etc Price £6.99 • Already celebrated for his picture books in USA, and with 1.6 million copies in Format Paperback print, Jon is fast gaining a UK fan base. Size 290 x 225mm TBC • Currently longlisted for the UKLA award for The Wall in the Middle of the Book. Extent 32pp ISBN 978-1-912650-15-6 Jon Agee attended The Cooper Union School of Art in New York City, where he studied

Territory World ex USA, Can painting and film-making. A full-time author, he lives with his wife in San Francisco. BIC Code YBCS, YFG, YNXF, YFQ Jon’s many acclaimed books for children include It's Only Stanley, a Boston Globe-Horn CBMC Code A3M79 Book Honor winner. Terrific and Milo’s Hat Trick between them have won New York Times Ten Best Illustrated Books, ALA Notable Book, Horn Book Fanfare, PW Best Books

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Second in a collection of stories which encourage young children to enjoy and appreciate the natural world. A little boy and girl find a seed, and decide to keep it safe. They play with it but it doesn’t grow. What must they do to make it grow, and what will happen when it flowers and dies?

Key Selling Points • A simple, joyously delivered lesson in how to plant a seed and make it grow • Demonstration of the cycle of life of a plant • Friendship of two different sex, different race children playing actively together • Deceptively simple with the repeatability factor of the best Ruth Brown and Eric Carle. • Bright and glowing illustrations which are stylish and modern. • Praise for I SAW A BEE: ‘Young children will love the vibrant illustrations and simple, rhythmic text, which tells the story of a little boy who befriends a bee.’ The Oldie. ‘Conveys its crucial environmental message without a hint of preachiness.’ Books for Keeps • Praise for WE FOUND A SEED ‘This simple look at a sunflower life cycle and the seasons is again pitch perfect for the very young. Rob’s rhythmic text is memorable while his illustrations show just how worthwhile and rewarding continuing contact with the natural world can be. A small piece of brilliance.’ Red Reading Hub

Title We Found a Seed Sales and Marketing Author Rob Ramsden • New author fast gaining a following is available for visiting local schools and Publication 6 August 2020 libraries and doing events. Third book (Halloween theme) coming Autumn 20. Age 2-5 • High quality production with textured cover and embossing Price £7.99 • Features a BAME protagonist Format Paperback • Environmental conservation particularly planting for insects is big in the news Size 240 x 240mm • The short and rhythmic text is perfect to learn by heart and recite as a poem. Extent 32pp • Wonderful pair of books with I SAW A BEE: planting seeds and attracting bees ISBN 978-1-912650-35-4 Territory World exc USA, Can A graduate of the MA in Children’s Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art, BIC Code YBCS, YBLJ, YNPG Rob Ramsden lives in Suffolk and teaches graphic illustration and animation to CBMC Code A3M79 pupils from 5 years old to university level. Rob set up Fictional Space, a screen printing studio in Suffolk dedicated to collaboration, editions and limited-edition publications.

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A philosophical book celebrating the power of smiling and importance of kindness.

A small boy has saved all his pocket money and visits the market with high expectations. When disaster strikes and he loses his money, he feels devastated – all is lost! But wait, what’s that? A Smile Shop? He could really do with a smile. What will happen if he goes in?

Key Selling Points • Shows that kindness is worth more than money • Wonderful detailed illustrations, full of humour and observation. Vintage Satoshi Kitamura style. • A playful anti-capitalist parable to be savoured at any age • Prize-winning artist whose books are translated into many languages • Praise for Satoshi’s previous titles:

‘A masterfully crafted story for tots, impeccable in its apparent simplicity, yet with all the elements of tension, resolution and surprise needed in a good story. Perfection!’ Carousel

'Rhythm, rhyme, tongue-twisters and a colourful explosion of animals are all delivered with a magical flourish. A perfect book for sharing!' Alison Brumwell, Storytime Prize judge

Title The Smile Shop Sales and Marketing Author Satoshi Kitamura • Satoshi Kitamura’s last book HAT TRICKS was shortlisted in 2019 for Publication 6 August 2020 the BookTrust Storytime Award and nominated for the Greenaway Age 4+ Award, and is now out in paperback. Price £12.99 • Artist has a fan base who eagerly await his new titles. Format Hardback • Rights already sold in Japan, Korea and USA. Size 260 x 230mm Extent 32pp Currently living in Japan, Satoshi Kitamura has created over 20 of his own ISBN 978-1-912650-21-7 picture books, as well as having illustrated many by prominent authors Territory World ex USA, Can such as Hiawyn Oram, Jon Agard and Colin McNaughton. His books have BIC Code YBCS, YXL, YFQ, YNPK been translated into more than 20 languages. CBMC Code A3M79 Awards: include the Mother Goose Award, Silver Award for the Smarties Prize, and the National Art Library Illustrations Award.

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