Oddly By Joyce Dunbar, illustrated by Patrick Benson May £11.99 Age 3+

Meet the Lostlet, twirling a golden leaf, and hoping. Meet the Stranglet, holding a smooth white pebble, and dreaming. Meet the Oddlet, listening intently to a pink seashell, and wishing. Lost in their own little worlds, the three creatures are powerless to fi nd answers to their questions... until a little boy appears who is stranger, odder and more lost than they. Offering comfort to the child, the Lostlet, the Strangelet and the Oddlet discover their hearts’ deepest desires and from the lost, odd, strange little boy they learn something new about love. Joyce Dunbar is the author of The Monster Who Ate Darkness, illustrated by Jimmy Liao, and Shoe Baby, illustrated by her daughter Polly. After spending several years teaching literature to adults, Joyce decided to fulfi l her childhood dream of writing and hasn’t looked back. With illustrations from Patrick Benson, the Emil/-winning illustrator of Owl Babies and The Little Boat. Patrick has illustrated for a wide range of authors including and Roald Dahl.

Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed By Mo Willems, May £5.99 Age 3+

Naked mole rats are three things: a little bit rat, a little bit mole and completely naked…. Except Wilbur. Wilbur is different. He likes to wear clothes. The other naked mole rats are scandalized! Up in arms (not a sleeve in sight), they go to Grand-pah, the oldest, wisest and most naked naked mole rat, in the hope that he will restore Wilbur to sense – and nakedness. But Grand-pah’s response surprises everyone… Six-time Emmy Award Winner and two-time Caldecott Honor recipient Mo Willems spent nine years as a scriptwriter and animator for Sesame Street. He is the author of Knuffl e Bunny: A Cautionary Tale and the Elephant and Piggie series and his distinctive animated fi lms have been shown at festivals around the world and translated into numerous languages.

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