By DAVE HUGHES & HOLLY

SCHOLASTIC

NOVEMBER • 2017

Toot! by DAVE HUGHES & HOLLY IFE by DAVE HUGHES, HOLLY IFE & PHILIP BUNTING!

EXCUSE ME!

AU RRP: $16.99 Martha May has marvellous manners. She NZ RRP: $18.99 always says ‘please’ and ‘thank you’... and she most certainly DOES NOT FART! But what Author: DAVE HUGHES & will happen on the day of the Baked Bean HOLLY IFE Bonanza?! Catch a whiff of this hilarious tale Illustrator: PHILIP BUNTING about finally letting go, from Dave Hughes, Publisher: SCHOLASTIC PRESS Holly Ife and Philip Bunting. ISBN/ABN: 9781742765914 Format: HARDBACK SALES POINTS: Type: PICTURE • From hugely popular comedian and TV/ Age Level: 3+ radio personality DAVE HUGHES and Dimensions: 250 X 240 MM Holly Ife! It’s a gas! Page count: 32 PP • Perfectly polite Martha May was inspired QTY by Dave’s friend and radio co-host–Kate ª|xHSLHOCy765914z Langbroek–who infamously claims that she DOES NOT FART! • A side-splitting story that builds... and builds... and builds... into one epic and earth-shattering explosion! • Moral of the story: it’s better out than in.

POSTERS AND SHELF TALKERS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST! FART!

2 TRADE PARADE NOVEMBER 2017 Australian author New Zealand author by DAVE HUGHES,

EXCUSE ME! 12-COPY COUNTER PACK

AU RRP: $203.88 Pack contains: NZ RRP: $227.88 Excuse Me! Author: DAVE HUGHES & ISBN 9781742765914 x 12 HOLLY IFE RRP: $16.99 Illustrator: PHILIP BUNTING Publisher: SCHOLASTIC PRESS ISBN/ABN: 9781742769776 Format: HARDBACK Type: PICTURE Age Level: 3+ Dimensions: 250 X 240 MM Page count: 32 PP QTY ª|xHSLHOCy769776z Toot!

EXCUSE ME! 12-COPY STOCK PACK

AU RRP: $203.88 Pack contains: NZ RRP: $227.88 Excuse Me! Author: DAVE HUGHES & ISBN 9781742765914 x 12 HOLLY IFE RRP: $16.99 Illustrator: PHILIP BUNTING Publisher: SCHOLASTIC PRESS ISBN/ABN: 9781742769783 Format: HARDBACK Type: PICTURE Age Level: 3+ Dimensions: 250 X 240 MM Page count: 32 PP QTY ª|xHSLHOCy769783z

TRADE PARADE NOVEMBER 2017 3 HOTDOG #3: CIRCUS TIME!

AU RRP: $12.99 Lizzie’s joining the circus! Her sister Emma is a high- NZ RRP: $14.99 flying trapeze star, but Lizzie’s TERRIFIED of heights! She’s going to be a clown—the funniest around! Author: ANH DO Hotdog and Kev can’t wait to see the show. Hopefully Illustrator: DAN MCGUINESS everything goes to plan! Publisher: SCHOLASTIC PRESS ISBN/ABN: 9781760279028 SALES POINTS: Format: PAPERBACK • Over 100,000 copies in print across first 2 books! Type: FICTION • The THIRD book in the HOT NEW series from Age Level: 5+ BEST-SELLING author of WeirDo, ANH DO! Dimensions: 198 X 139 MM Page count: 128 PP • Featuring fluoro and silver cover, plus ridiculously funny 2-colour illustrations inside by Dan QTY ª|xHSLHQAy279028z McGuiness. • Another fun-filled story about the mad adventures of HOTDOG and his two best buddies, Kev and Lizzie. • Features side-splitting scenes of a sleep-eating cat, a hippo being blasted out of a cannon, and an enormous elephant having a bath in a kiddie pool!

HOTDOG #3: CIRCUS TIME! HOTDOG #3: CIRCUS TIME! 12-COPY COUNTER PACK 12-COPY STOCK PACK

AU RRP: $155.88 AU RRP: $155.88 NZ RRP: $179.88 NZ RRP: $179.88 Author: ANH DO Author: ANH DO Illustrator: DAN MCGUINESS Illustrator: DAN MCGUINESS Publisher: SCHOLASTIC PRESS Publisher: SCHOLASTIC PRESS ISBN/ABN: 9781742769806 ISBN/ABN: 9781742769813 Format: PAPERBACK Format: PAPERBACK Type: FICTION Type: FICTION Age Level: 5+ Age Level: 5+ Dimensions: 198 X 139 MM Dimensions: 198 X 139 MM Page count: 128 PP Page count: 128 PP QTY ª|xHSLHOCy769806z QTY ª|xHSLHOCy769813z

Pack contains: Pack contains: Hotdog #3: Circus Time! Hotdog #3: Circus Time! ISBN 9781760279028 x 12 ISBN 9781760279028 x 12 RRP: $12.99 RRP: $12.99

4 TRADE PARADE NOVEMBER 2017 Australian author New Zealand author MORE HOTDOG #3: CIRCUS TIME! 32-COPY MIXED BIN

AU RRP: $415.68 NZ RRP: $479.68 Author: ANH DO Illustrator: DAN MCGUINESS Publisher: SCHOLASTIC PRESS ISBN/ABN: 9781742769790 Format: PAPERBACK Type: FICTION Age Level: 6+ Dimensions: 198 X 139 MM Page count: 128 PP HOTDOG! #1 QTY ª|xHSLHOCy769790z AU RRP: $12.99 NZ RRP: $14.99 Bin contains: Author: ANH DO Hotdog! Illustrator: DAN MCGUINESS ISBN 9781760279004 x 6 Publisher: SCHOLASTIC RRP: $12.99 PRESS ISBN/ABN: 9781760279004 Hotdog #2: Party Time! Format: PAPERBACK ISBN 9781760279011 x 6 Type: FICTION RRP: $12.99 Age Level: 6+ Hotdog #3: Circus Time! Dimensions: 198 X 140 MM ISBN 9781760279028 x 20 Page count: 128 PP RRP: $12.99 QTY ª|xHSLHQAy279004z

HOTDOG #2: PARTY TIME!

AU RRP: $12.99 NZ RRP: $14.99 Author: ANH DO Illustrator: DAN MCGUINESS Publisher: SCHOLASTIC PRESS ISBN/ABN: 9781760279011 Format: PAPERBACK Type: FICTION Age Level: 5+ Dimensions: 198 X 140 MM Page count: 128 PP QTY ª|xHSLHQAy279011z

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TRADE PARADE NOVEMBER 2017 5 NEW SERIES FROM CRICKET SUPERSTAR

MIGHTY MITCH! #1: AUSSIES VS ENGLAND: GAME ON!

AU RRP: $9.99 Join Mitch Starc and his U10’s cricket team in a mighty NZ RRP: $10.99 test when it’s AUSSIES VS ENGLAND! The greatest rivalry of them all! Author: MITCHELL STARC Illustrator: PHILIP BUNTING Mitch Starc’s biggest dream is to one day wear the baggy Publisher: SCHOLASTIC green and play for Australia. Now it seems his dream AUSTRALIA has come true early! So what’s Mitch’s problem? He’s ISBN/ABN: 9781742763194 pretty sure his team will be FLOGGED by the English Format: PAPERBACK side. He just CAN’T get the hang of bowling. His dad is Type: FICTION EMBARRASSING him (and unfortunately his dad is the Age Level: 7+ COACH). His cricket whites have turned PINK! Can it get Dimensions: 190 X 150 MM any WORSE?! Find out in this action-filled, hilarious new Page count: 144 PP series created by cricket superstar Mitchell Starc! QTY SALES POINTS: ª|xHSLHOCy763194z • NEW series by Australian international cricketer Mitchell Starc! • Funny, action-packed stories that sports fans will love! • Book 1 released during the highly-anticipated ASHES series in Australia, where Mitchell Starc and the Aussie team will be trying to win back the Ashes! • Loads of cricket action inside with illustrations on every spread!

MIGHTY MITCH! #1: AUSSIES VS ENGLAND: MIGHTY MITCH! #1: AUSSIES VS ENGLAND: GAME ON! 12-COPY COUNTER PACK GAME ON! 32-COPY BIN

AU RRP: $119.88 QTY AU RRP: $319.68 NZ RRP: $131.88 ª|xHSLHOCy769837z NZ RRP: $351.68 Author: MITCHELL STARC Author: MITCHELL STARC Illustrator: PHILIP BUNTING Illustrator: PHILIP BUNTING Pack contains: Publisher: SCHOLASTIC Publisher: SCHOLASTIC AUSTRALIA Mighty Mitch! #1: AUSTRALIA ISBN/ABN: 9781742769837 AUSSIES vs ENGLAND: Game On! ISBN/ABN: 9781742769820 Format: PAPERBACK ISBN 9781742763194 x 12 Format: PAPERBACK Type: FICTION RRP: $9.99 Type: FICTION Age Level: 7+ Age Level: 7+ Dimensions: 190 X 150 MM Dimensions: 190 X 150 MM Page count: 144 PP Page count: 144 PP QTY ª|xHSLHOCy769820z MIGHTY MITCH! #1: AUSSIES VS ENGLAND: GAME ON! 12-COPY STOCK PACK Bin contains:

AU RRP: $119.88 QTY Mighty Mitch! #1: NZ RRP: $131.88 ª|xHSLHOCy769844z AUSSIES vs ENGLAND: Game On! Author: MITCHELL STARC ISBN 9781742763194 x 32 Illustrator: PHILIP BUNTING RRP: $9.99 Pack contains: Publisher: SCHOLASTIC AUSTRALIA Mighty Mitch! #1: ISBN/ABN: 9781742769844 AUSSIES vs ENGLAND: Format: PAPERBACK Game On! Type: FICTION ISBN 9781742763194 x 12 Age Level: 7+ RRP: $9.99 Dimensions: 190 X 150 MM Page count: 144 PP

6 TRADE PARADE NOVEMBER 2017 Australian author New Zealand author NOW IN PAPERBACK: DOG MAN #1

AU RRP: $12.99 Our favourite Captain Underpants characters George and Harold have NZ RRP: $14.99 created a new hero who digs into deception, claws after crooks, and rolls over robbers. When Greg the police dog and his cop companion are Author: DAV PILKEY injured on the job, a life-saving surgery changes the course of history, Publisher: SCHOLASTIC INC and Dog Man is born. With the head of a dog and the body of a human, ISBN/ABN: 9781742766027 this heroic hound has a real nose for justice. But can he resist the call Format: PAPERBACK of the wild, to answer the call of duty? Dog Man will dig into many Type: FICTION mysteries. Age Level: 7+ Dimensions: 218 X 146 MM SALES POINTS: Page count: 224 PP • Popular new series from Captain Underpants creator Dav Pilkey. QTY ª|xHSLHOCy766027z • More than 50,000 hardbacks sold!

DOG MAN #1 12-COPY STOCK PACK DOG MAN 1–3 COLLECTION

AU RRP: $155.88 AU RRP: $39.99 Pack contains: NZ RRP: $179.88 NZ RRP: $39.99 Dog Man #1 Author: DAV PILKEY Author: DAV PILKEY ISBN 9781742766027 x 12 Publisher: SCHOLASTIC INC Publisher: SCHOLASTIC INC RRP: $12.99 ISBN/ABN: 9781742769905 ISBN/ABN: 9781742763309 Format: PAPERBACK Format: BOXED SET Type: FICTION Type: FICTION Age Level: 7+ Age Level: 7+ Dimensions: 218 X 146 MM Dimensions: 218 X 146 MM Page count: 224 PP Page count: 224 PP QTY ª|xHSLHOCy769905z QTY ª|xHSLHOCy763309z Cover not final not Cover

Enjoy laughs and giggles with this hardback boxed set of the popular Dog Man series. MORE DOG MAN:

DOG MAN #2: DOG MAN UNLEASHED DOG MAN #3: A TALE OF TWO KITTIES

AU RRP: $15.99 AU RRP: $15.99 NZ RRP: $17.99 NZ RRP: $17.99 Author: DAV PILKEY Author: DAV PILKEY Publisher: SCHOLASTIC INC Publisher: SCHOLASTIC INC ISBN/ABN: 9780545935203 ISBN/ABN: 9780545935210 Format: HARDBACK Format: HARDBACK Type: FICTION Type: FICTION Age Level: 7+ Age Level: 7+ Dimensions: 210 X 134 MM Dimensions: 210 X 134 MM Page count: 224 PP Page count: 256 PP QTY ª|xHSKFOFy935203z QTY ª|xHSKFOFy935210z

TRADE PARADE NOVEMBER 2017 7 TOM GATES #13: EPIC ADVENTURE (KIND OF)

AU RRP: $16.99 The next instalment of the hilarious and best-selling Tom NZ RRP: $17.99 Gates series. Author: LIZ PICHON SALES POINTS: Publisher: SCHOLASTIC UK • Liz Pichon is the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny ISBN/ABN: 9781742768779 Prize, the Red House Children’s Book Award, the Format: PAPERBACK Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the Blue Peter Type: FICTION Best Story Book Award 2013. Age Level: 7+ • Sales of TOM GATES books through Nielsen Dimensions: 190 X 150 MM Bookscan total over 2.6 million copies!! Page count: 256 PP • Honest, silly and laugh-out-loud funny, Tom Gates is QTY a superb, accessible voice for children of 7+. ª|xHSLHOCy768779z • The last six Tom Gates books have all been children’s top 10 bestsellers in Australia and the brand continues to grow with every release.

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TOM GATES #13: EPIC ADVENTURE TOM GATES #13: EPIC ADVENTURE (KIND OF) 12-COPY COUNTER PACK (KIND OF) 12-COPY STOCK PACK

AU RRP: $203.88 AU RRP: $203.88 NZ RRP: $215.88 NZ RRP: $215.88 Author: LIZ PICHON Author: LIZ PICHON Publisher: SCHOLASTIC UK Publisher: SCHOLASTIC UK ISBN/ABN: 9781742769868 ISBN/ABN: 9781742769875 Format: PAPERBACK Format: PAPERBACK Type: FICTION Type: FICTION Age Level: 7+ Age Level: 7+ Dimensions: 190 X 150 MM Dimensions: 190 X 150 MM Page count: 256 PP Page count: 256 PP QTY ª|xHSLHOCy769868z QTY ª|xHSLHOCy769875z

Pack contains: Design not final Pack contains: Cover not final Tom Gates #13: Epic Adventure (Kind Of) Tom Gates #13: Epic Adventure (Kind Of) ISBN 9781742768779 x 12 ISBN 9781742768779 x 12 RRP: $16.99 RRP: $16.99

8 TRADE PARADE NOVEMBER 2017 Australian author New Zealand author TOM GATES #13: EPIC ADVENTURE (KIND OF) 36-COPY MIXED BIN

AU RRP: $611.64 Bin contains: NZ RRP: $647.64 The Brilliant World of Tom Gates Yes! No. (Maybe) #8 Author: LIZ PICHON ISBN 9781407120690 x 2 ISBN 9781760153663 x 2 Publisher: SCHOLASTIC UK RRP: $16.99 RRP: $16.99 ISBN/ABN: 9781742769851 Excellent Excuses Top of the Class (Nearly) #9 Format: PAPERBACK (And Other Good Stuff) #2 ISBN 9781760155285 x 2 Type: FICTION ISBN 9781407124407 x 2 RRP: $16.99 Age Level: 7+ RRP: $16.99 Dimensions: 190 X 150 MM Super Good Skills (Almost...) #10 Page count: 256 PP Everything’s Amazing (Sort of) #3 ISBN 9781760152659 x 2 ISBN 9781407124414 x 2 RRP: $16.99 QTY RRP: $16.99 ª|xHSLHOCy769851z Dog Zombies Rule (For Now) #11 Genius Ideas (Mostly) #4 ISBN 9781743812563 x 2 ISBN 9781407134505 x 2 RRP: $16.99 RRP: $16.99 Family, Friends and Absolutely Fantastic Furry Creatures #12 (At Some Things) #5 ISBN 9781743816523 x 2 ISBN 9781407134512 x 2 RRP: $16.99 RRP: $16.99 Epic Adventure (Kind Of) #13 Extra Special Treats (Not) #6 ISBN 9781742768779 x 12 ISBN 9781743622032 x 2 RRP: $16.99 RRP: $16.99 A Tiny Bit Lucky #7 ISBN 9781743625347 x 2 RRP: $16.99

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AU RRP: $120.00 The Absolutely Fantastic boxed set of super- NZ RRP: $120.00 silly stories filled with Tom’s jokes, scribbles and doodles. One brilliant collection of the funniest Author: LIZ PICHON books in the world—the first eleven best-selling Publisher: SCHOLASTIC Tom Gates books! This box contains the first eleven AUSTRALIA books from Tom’s life story: The Brilliant World of ISBN/ABN: 9781742768786 Tom Gates, Excellent Excuses (And Other Good Stuff), Format: BOXED SET Everything’s Amazing (Sort Of), Genius Ideas (Mostly), Type: FICTION Absolutely Fantastic (At Some Things), Extra Special Age Level: 7+ Treats, A Tiny Bit Lucky, Yes! No. (Maybe…), Top of the Dimensions: 190 X 150 MM Class (Nearly), Super Good Skills (Almost...) and Dog QTY Zombies Rule (for now). ª|xHSLHOCy768786z SALES POINTS: • Bumper boxed set includes the first eleven books from the best-selling Tom Gates series. • This collection showcases books that are not only laugh-out-loud funny, but also hugely appealing to even the most reluctant of readers. • Winner of the 2011 Roald Dahl Funny Prize.

TRADE PARADE NOVEMBER 2017 9 THIS HOTLY ANTICIPATED MOVIE FROM WARNER BROS IN CINEMAS 16 NOVEMBER 2017 • A teaser created for Comic-Con 2016 received over 39.9 million YouTube views. • The movie brings together the most popular DC Comics heroes: Superman and Batman have nearly 100 per cent worldwide awareness, and Wonder Woman is the most recognised female super hero ever created. • The Batman movie franchise has grossed over $3.5 billion worldwide. • The recently released Wonder Woman movie has earned over $570 million worldwide to date. • Over 24 million DC Comics DVDs have been sold.

DC COMICS: JUSTICE DC COMICS: JUSTICE LEAGUE DC COMICS: JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTIVITY BOOK DELUXE ACTIVITY BOOK LEAGUE ACTIVITY BAG Cover not final not Cover final not Cover final not Cover AU RRP: $2.99 AU RRP: $5.99 AU RRP: $6.99 NZ RRP: $3.99 NZ RRP: $6.99 NZ RRP: $7.99 Publisher: SCHOLASTIC AUSTRALIA Publisher: SCHOLASTIC AUSTRALIA Publisher: SCHOLASTIC AUSTRALIA ISBN/ABN: 9781742764047 ISBN/ABN: 9781742764054 ISBN/ABN: 9781742764818 Format: PAPERBACK Format: PAPERBACK Format: PAPERBACK Type: ACTIVITY Type: ACTIVITY Type: ACTIVITY Age Level: 5+ Age Level: 5+ Age Level: 5+ Dimensions: 275 X 210 MM Dimensions: 276 X 200 MM Dimensions: 270 X 215 MM Page count: 24 PP Page count: 48 PP Page count: 2 x 24 PP QTY ª|xHSLHOCy764047z QTY ª|xHSLHOCy764054z QTY ª|xHSLHOCy764818z

Join the Justice League and save the Join the Justice League and save the Join the Justice League and save the universe! universe! Grab your pencils and solve puzzles universe! Grab your pencils and solve 48 Use your pencils to solve puzzles with Batman, with Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, pages of puzzles and activities with Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Aquaman, The Aquaman, The Flash and Cyborg! Wonder Woman, Superman, Aquaman, The Flash and Cyborg! Includes a 24-page activity Flash and Cyborg! book, 24-page puzzle pad and coloured pencils.

DC COMICS: JUSTICE LEAGUE DC COMICS: JUSTICE LEAGUE GIANT ACTIVITY CARRY PAD STICKER ACTIVITY BOOK AU RRP: $9.99 AU RRP: $6.99 NZ RRP: $10.99 NZ RRP: $7.99 Publisher: SCHOLASTIC Publisher: SCHOLASTIC AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA ISBN/ABN: 9781742764689 ISBN/ABN: 9781742764641 Format: PAPERBACK Format: PAPERBACK Type: ACTIVITY Type: ACTIVITY Age Level: 5+ Age Level: 5+ Dimensions: 296 X 373 MM Dimensions: 280 X 204 MM Page count: 32 PP Page count: 16 PP Cover not final QTY ª|xHSLHOCy764689z QTY ª|xHSLHOCy764641z Cover not final not Cover Join the Justice League and save the universe! Grab some pencils Grab your stickers and join the Justice League in saving the world! and get stuck into 32 pages of puzzles with Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Aquaman, The Flash and Cyborg. Includes stickers and die-cut carry handle! Copyright © 2017 DC Comics. JUSTICE LEAGUE and all related characters and elements © & TM DC Comics and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WB SHIELD: © & TM WBEI. (s17)

10 TRADE PARADE NOVEMBER 2017 Australian author New Zealand author DC COMICS: JUSTICE LEAGUE DC COMICS: JUSTICE LEAGUE POSTER BOOK MOVIE NOVEL

AU RRP: $9.99 AU RRP: $9.99 NZ RRP: $9.99 NZ RRP: $10.99 Publisher: SCHOLASTIC Publisher: SCHOLASTIC AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA ISBN/ABN: 9781742768076 ISBN/ABN: 9781742765853 Format: PAPERBACK Format: PAPERBACK Type: ACTIVITY Type: FICTION Age Level: 5+ Age Level: 8+ Dimensions: 270 X 215 MM Dimensions: 194 X 133 MM Page count: 24 PP Page count: 144 PP

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ª|xHSLHOCy768076z final not Cover ª|xHSLHOCy765853z Cover not final not Cover See the Justice League come together and save the universe! Join all of your favourite characters in this re-telling of the Justice Enjoy 23 mini posters and one GIANT poster, and declare your League Movie! allegiance to your favourite super hero!

DC COMICS: JUSTICE LEAGUE DC COMICS: OOSHIES COLLECTOR’S GUIDE 5-MINUTE STORIES AU RRP: $24.99 AU RRP: $19.99 NZ RRP: $24.99 NZ RRP: $19.99 Publisher: SCHOLASTIC Publisher: SCHOLASTIC AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA ISBN/ABN: 9781742768762 ISBN/ABN: 9781742768618 Format: HARDBACK Format: HARDBACK Type: PICTURE Type: PICTURE Age Level: 3+ Age Level: 5+ Dimensions: 220 X 150 MM Dimensions: 281 X 210 MM Page count: 96 PP Page count: 128 PP QTY QTY ª|xHSLHOCy768762z final not Cover

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Fight crime with the Justice League in this powerful collection of Collect them all! Learn more about your favourite DC Comics heroes five-minute stories. Each story is action-packed and ideal for reading and villains in this DC Comics Collector’s Guide! Featuring over 120 aloud in just five minutes! Ooshies pencil toppers from DC Comics Ooshies Series 1, 2 and 3, including rare and limited editions! SALES POINTS: • Comes with exclusive GOLDEN BATMANTM Ooshie. • Ooshies were the Toy of the Year Winner at the 2017 TOY FAIR. • Big W, Kmart & Target selling over 2,000 blind bags and Ooshies packs per week. Woolworths selling over 4,000 DC Ooshies a week! • Over 5 million Ooshies sold in past 12 months! • Release to coincide with the new Justice League movie in

Copyright © 2017 DC Comics. November. JUSTICE LEAGUE and all related characters and elements © & TM DC Comics and Warner Bros. • Includes an awesome foil cover. Entertainment Inc. WB SHIELD: © & TM WBEI. (s17)

TRADE PARADE NOVEMBER 2017 11 • Each new title has hit the top 5 best-selling kids’ titles every month! • Over 400,000 copies in print in Australia since the series release in November 2016. • Sales are growing with the release of every new book! • Look out for a new book every month! • This hilarious series gives young gamers a break from screen time and encourages them to love reading as well! • Nominated for the 2016 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award for Favourite Book. PIXELMON GONE! • Consistently in the top 5 children’s books in Australia with every new release!

DIARY OF A MINECRAFT ZOMBIE #12: PIXELMON GONE!

AU RRP: $9.99 Zombie has discovered some new and amazing creatures in the NZ RRP: $10.99 Minecraft world called Pixelmon! Except the Pixelmon will have to wait Author: ZACK ZOMBIE because Zombie has a tonne of chores and his parents are holding Publisher: KOALA BOOKS his most prized possessions—cake and video games—hostage! But ISBN/ABN: 9781742768632 something is very wrong… little by little the Pixelmon are disappearing Format: PAPERBACK from the Minecraft world and nobody seems to know why. The chores Type: FICTION (and cake) will have to be put aside until Zombie can solve this mystery. Age Level: 8+ Can Zombie, Steve and their Minecraft friends save the adorable, little Dimensions: 198 X 128 MM Pixelmon from complete extinction? Or will they get into even more Page count: 160 PP wacky trouble and adventures than ever before? QTY ª|xHSLHOCy768632z

DIARY OF A MINECRAFT ZOMBIE #12: DIARY OF A MINECRAFT ZOMBIE: PIXELMON GONE! 12-COPY STOCK PACK MOULDY MAYHEM 10 BOOK BOX SET!

AU RRP: $119.88 AU RRP: $59.99 NZ RRP: $131.88 NZ RRP: $59.99 Author: ZACK ZOMBIE Author: ZACK ZOMBIE Publisher: KOALA BOOKS Publisher: KOALA BOOKS ISBN/ABN: 9781742769882 ISBN/ABN: 9781742768588 Format: PAPERBACK Format: BOXED SET Type: FICTION Type: FICTION Age Level: 8+ Age Level: 8+ Dimensions: 198 X 128 MM Dimensions: 198 X 128 MM Page count: 160 PP Page count: 160 PP QTY ª|xHSLHOCy769882z QTY ª|xHSLHOCy768588z

Pack contains: Get ready for the first 10 rotten Zack Zombie stories! Includes: Diary of a Minecraft Zombie #12: Pixelmon Gone! • Diary of a Minecraft Zombie 1: A Scare Of A Dare ISBN 9781742768632 x 12 • Diary of a Minecraft Zombie 2: Bullies And Buddies RRP: $9.99 • Diary of a Minecraft Zombie 3: When Nature Calls • Diary of a Minecraft Zombie 4: Zombie Swap • Diary of a Minecraft Zombie 5: School Daze • Diary of a Minecraft Zombie 6: Zombie Goes To Camp • Diary of a Minecraft Zombie 7: Zombie Family Reunion • Diary of a Minecraft Zombie 8: Back To Scare School • Diary of a Minecraft Zombie 9: Zombie’s Birthday Apocalypse • Diary of a Minecraft Zombie 10: One Bad Apple

12 TRADE PARADE NOVEMBER 2017 Australian author New Zealand author FROM THE BRAINS OF

HEROBINE’S WACKY ADVENTURES #3: HEROBRINE’S WACKY ADVENTURES #3: HEROBINE SAVES CHRISTMAS HEROBRINE SAVES CHRISTMAS 12-COPY STOCK PACK AU RRP: $9.99 NZ RRP: $10.99 AU RRP: $119.88 Author: ZACK ZOMBIE NZ RRP: $131.88 Publisher: KOALA BOOKS Author: ZACK ZOMBIE ISBN/ABN: 9781743818381 Publisher: KOALA BOOKS Format: PAPERBACK ISBN/ABN: 9781742769899 Type: FICTION Format: PAPERBACK Age Level: 8+ Type: FICTION Dimensions: 198 X 128 MM Age Level: 8+ Page count: 160 PP Dimensions: 198 X 128 MM QTY Page count: 160 PP ª|xHSLHODy818381z QTY ª|xHSLHOCy769899z

Someone has kidnapped Santa Claus and taken him to the Nether, Pack contains: and it’s up to Herobrine to save him! It’s Herobrine’s first Christmas and he is amazed by all of the holiday cheer. But he may not enjoy it Herobrine’s Wacky Adventures #3: Herobrine Saves Christmas for long! Herobrine will have to go back to the Nether and rescue ISBN 9781743818381 x 12 him from whatever enemy is trying to destroy Christmas. But will he RRP: $9.99 be able to rescue Santa in time? SALES POINTS: • The series is based on Herobrine—a mysterious character in the world of Minecraft that many players are excited by. • From the brains behind the ever-popular series, Diary of a Minecraft Zombie. • Each Herobrine story revolves around a special holiday. • This hilarious series gives young gamers a break from screen time and encourages them to love reading as well!

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HEROBINE’S WACKY ADVENTURES #1: HEROBINE’S WACKY ADVENTURES #2: HEROBRINE GOES TO SCHOOL HEROBRINE SCARED STIFF AU RRP: $9.99 AU RRP: $9.99 NZ RRP: $10.99 NZ RRP: $10.99 Author: ZACK ZOMBIE Author: ZACK ZOMBIE Publisher: KOALA BOOKS Publisher: KOALA BOOKS ISBN/ABN: 9781742765907 ISBN/ABN: 9781743818374 Format: PAPERBACK Format: PAPERBACK Type: FICTION Type: FICTION Age Level: 8+ Age Level: 8+ Dimensions: 198 X 128 MM Dimensions: 198 X 128 MM Page count: 112 PP Page count: 160 PP QTY ª|xHSLHOCy765907z QTY ª|xHSLHODy818374z

TRADE PARADE NOVEMBER 2017 13 THE KIWI GO MARCHING ONE BY ONE

D The kiwi go marching one by one, hooray, hooray! AU RRP: $16.99 LU ES C C D NZ RRP: $18.99 IN They’re hoping for some outdoor fun, to play, to play! Author: PETER MILLETT So gather friends and sing along to this cheeky, chirpy kiwi song, Illustrator: DEBORAH HINDE and we’ll all have fun when kiwi go one by one! Join acclaimed Performer: JAY LAGA’AIA children’s TV star Jay Laga’aia in a boisterous tiki tour of Aotearoa, Publisher: SCHOLASTIC sung in both English and Māori. NEW ZEALAND SALES POINTS: ISBN/ABN: 9781775435129 Format: PAPERBACK • Everyone knows the tune and will be able to sing along Type: PICTURE immediately to this playful adaptation by Peter Millett. Age Level: 3+ • Adorable and cheeky illustrations by best-selling children’s Dimensions: 250 X 240 MM book illustrator, Deborah Hinde. Page count: 32 PP • The book is bilingual with Māori lyrics by Ngaere Roberts QTY included in a separate section. ª|xHSLHRFy435129z • Great song CD bonus sung in English and Māori by Jay Laga’aia. • A soon-to-be Kiwi classic! BILINGUAL—BOOK AND SONG IN BOTH ENGLISH AND MĀORI

ABEL TASMAN: MAPPING THE SOUTHERN LANDS

AU RRP: $24.99 More than 300 years ago, a young Dutch sailor named Abel NZ RRP: $27.99 Tasman stood on the prow of a ship he and his crew had sailed across wild, uncharted waters. In the distance, through a shroud Author: MARIA GILL of mist, the rugged outline of steep hills rose from the ocean Illustrator: MARCO IVANČIĆ waves. Could this be Terra Australis—the great southern land? Publisher: SCHOLASTIC Abel Tasman and his crew were most likely the first Europeans the NEW ZEALAND Aboriginal people of Australia and the Maori of New Zealand had ISBN/ABN: 9781775435099 ever seen. Join the journey and discover the legacy left behind. Format: HARDBACK Type: PICTURE SALES POINTS: Age Level: 7+ • By the winners of last year’s supreme children’s book award– Dimensions: 250 X 240 MM the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year. Page count: 40 PP • There is little available specifically for children on Abel QTY Tasman—Maria Gill’s book is a great addition. ª|xHSLHRFy435099z • Marco Ivančićs illustrations are simply superb, helping tell the story in a brilliant evocation of the era. • The story is told as historical fiction, but includes several pages of fascinating facts at the end.

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KIWI CORKERS: THE WHALE AND THE SNAPPER

AU RRP: $14.99 The snapper swam towards the whale, and in his ear she spoke, NZ RRP: $14.99 “Kia ora mate, remember me? You thought I was a joke. I may be small and you are huge, but I’ll help you in your plight. Author: JO VAN DAM I have the strongest, sharpest teeth, and through this mesh I’ll bite.” Illustrator: RICHARD HOIT Publisher: SCHOLASTIC Kindness and courage flows two ways in this sweet-as, under-the- NEW ZEALAND sea Kiwi adaptation of the traditional tale, The Lion and the Mouse. ISBN/ABN: 9781775434948 A welcome addition to the Kiwi Corkers series. Format: PAPERBACK SALES POINTS: Type: PICTURE Age Level: 3+ • Latest addition to the ever-popular Kiwi Corker series, giving a Dimensions: 250 X 240 MM cultural Kiwiana spin to traditional fairytales and fables. Page count: 24 PP • Jo van Dam gives us a humorous Kiwiana version of the Aesop’s QTY Fable The Lion and the Mouse, in which children learn that size ª|xHSLHRFy434948z does not define one’s usefulness. • A timeless tale of courage and kindness. • The story demonstrates the importance of mutual respect. • The illustrations by Richard Hoit fairly glow, bringing the underwater world to glorious life.

MORE KIWI CORKERS Publisher: SCHOLASTIC NEW ZEALAND Age Level: 3+ EACH AU RRP: 14.99 Format: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 250 X 240 MM EACH NZ RRP: 14.99 Type: PICTURE Page count: 24 PP

THE FROG THE LITTLE PARAKEET THE THREE CATTLE THE THREE FOOTY PLAYER BLUE DUCK IN BOOTS DOGS GRUFF LITTLE LAMBS

Author: CHRIS GURNEY Author: CHRIS GURNEY Author: CHRIS GURNEY Author: CHRIS GURNEY Author: SHER FOLEY Illustrator: JOHN Illustrator: STEVIE Illustrator: MYLES Illustrator: MYLES Illustrator: DEBORAH BENNETT MAHARDIKA LAWFORD LAWFORD HINDE ISBN/ABN: 9781775433163 ISBN/ABN: 9781775433934 ISBN/ABN: 9781775434382 ISBN/ABN: 9781775433408 ISBN/ABN: 9781775434153 QTY ª|xHSLHRFy433163z QTY ª|xHSLHRFy433934z QTY ª|xHSLHRFy434382z QTY ª|xHSLHRFy433408z QTY ª|xHSLHRFy434153z

TREV AND THE THE TUATARA AND THE UGLY WACKO KAURI TREE THE SKINK HATCHLING KAKAPO

Author: CHRIS GURNEY Author: CHRIS GURNEY Author: YVONNE MORRISON Author: YVONNE MORRISON Illustrator: DAVE GUNSON Illustrator: DONOVAN BIXLEY Illustrator: DAVE GUNSON Illustrator: DONOVAN BIXLEY ISBN/ABN: 9781775432531 ISBN/ABN: 9781775432548 ISBN/ABN: 9781775434252 ISBN/ABN: 9781775432562 QTY ª|xHSLHRFy432531z QTY ª|xHSLHRFy432548z QTY ª|xHSLHRFy434252z QTY ª|xHSLHRFy432562z

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THERE WAS AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FOSSIL

AU RRP: $14.99 There was an old lady who swallowed a fossil. NZ RRP: $16.99 I don’t know why she swallowed a fossil... That’s colossal! Author: P. CRUMBLE The old lady’s made an amazing discovery and found a fossil! Now she’s on Illustrator: LOUIS SHEA the hunt for more prehistoric snacks and not even the biggest dinosaur Publisher: SCHOLASTIC can stomp out her giant appetite. Surely she’ll explode! AUSTRALIA SALES POINTS: ISBN/ABN: 9781760157685 Format: PAPERBACK • A new title in this best-selling series based on the nonsense rhyme— Type: PICTURE with a hilarious prehistoric theme! Age Level: 3+ • The Old Lady has uncovered a link back in time. Now she has a Dimensions: 250 X 240 MM COLOSSAL appetite...for dinosaurs! Page count: 24 PP • Over 350,000 books in print across this popular series. QTY • See a sneaky raptor, a hungry triceratops herd, a nervous T-Rex and ª|xHSLHQAy157685z loads more, all trying to escape the Old Lady’s chompers! • Extra funny elements to look out for on each page.

STANLEY’S PLAYING THE TRUMPET! , AU RRP: $19.99 Stanley’s learning the trumpet, cos Stanley wants to play in the band. UDES CL C But when he plays, it sounds really bad! BLART! BLORT! And even though NZ RRP: $21.99 N D I Stanley practises all night, he doesn’t get any better. Then he finds Author: JOHN FIELD something wonderful... Does Stanley get to play in the band after all? Illustrator: TULL SUWANNAKIT Publisher: SCHOLASTIC PRESS SALES POINTS: ISBN/ABN: 9781743815892 • Performed by Australian entertainer, John Field. Format: HARDBACK • Another book from the writer of the well-known Wiggles song Type: PICTURE Hot Potato Hot Potato. Age Level: 4+ Dimensions: 250 X 240 MM • A story about finding the right instrument that suits your personality. Page count: 24 PP • You will fall in love with Stanley and the band.

QTY • You will want to dance like a Wiggle to Stanley’s song on the CD. ª|xHSLHODy815892z • A new, exciting illustrator for Scholastic Press. Watch this space!

STANLEY’S PLAYING THE TRUMPET! STANLEY’S PLAYING THE TRUMPET! 12-COPY COUNTER PACK 12-COPY STOCK PACK

AU RRP: $239.88 AU RRP: $239.88 D D LU ES C LU ES C NZ RRP: $263.88 C D NZ RRP: $263.88 C D IN IN Author: JOHN FIELD Author: JOHN FIELD Illustrator: TULL SUWANNAKIT Illustrator: TULL SUWANNAKIT Publisher: SCHOLASTIC PRESS Publisher: SCHOLASTIC PRESS ISBN/ABN: 9781742766423 ISBN/ABN: 9781742766430 Format: HARDBACK Format: HARDBACK Type: PICTURE Type: PICTURE Age Level: 4+ Age Level: 4+ Dimensions: 250 X 240 MM Dimensions: 250 X 240 MM Page count: 24 PP Page count: 24 PP QTY ª|xHSLHOCy766423z QTY ª|xHSLHOCy766430z

Pack contains: Pack contains: Stanley’s Playing the Trumpet! Stanley’s Playing the Trumpet! ISBN 9781743815892 x 12 ISBN 9781743815892 x 12 RRP: $19.99 RRP: $19.99

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PIG THE PUG BIG COLLECTION ALSO AVAILABLE: AU RRP: $49.99 Pig was a Pug and I’m sorry to say, NZ RRP: $49.99 he was greedy and selfish in most every way. PIG THE STAR Author: AARON BLABEY Pig is the greediest Pug in the world. He Publisher: SCHOLASTIC PRESS is ill-tempered, rude and unreasonable. ISBN/ABN: 9781742768953 When Pig the Pug is asked to share his Format: BOXED SET toys, something unexpected happens... Type: PICTURE Hopefully Pig has learned a lesson! Age Level: 3+ SALES POINTS: Dimensions: 250 X 240 MM Page count: 24 PP • This gift box set includes hardback editions of Pig the Pug, Pig the Fibber, QTY Pig the Winner and Pig the Elf. ª|xHSLHOCy768953z OVER 1 MILLION COPIES • Hilarious stories for both young and old! IN PRINT WORLDWIDE! AU RRP: $16.99 • Award-winning author. NZ RRP: $18.99 • Great for reading out loud. ISBN/ABN: 9781742768953 • Perfect for teaching children about Format: HARDBACK sharing, truthfulness and sportsmanship. Dimensions: 250 X 240 MM

THE VERY CRANKY COLLECTION ALSO AVAILABLE: AU RRP: $59.99 When four friends encounter a cranky NZ RRP: $59.99 bear, Moose, Lion and Zebra all think they THE VERY know how to cheer him up. But it is Sheep SLEEPY BEAR Author: NICK BLAND who has the answer. The Very Cranky Publisher: SCHOLASTIC PRESS Bear was first published in 2008 and has ISBN/ABN: 9781742767642 since become an international bestseller. Format: BOXED SET Bear is a hugely popular and much-loved Type: PICTURE character, who has now starred in six books Age Level: 3+ in the Cranky Bear series. Dimensions: 250 X 240 MM Page count: 24 PP SALES POINTS:

QTY • Internationally best-selling series by ª|xHSLHOCy767642z award-winning author and illustrator, OVER 1 MILLION COPIES Nick Bland. IN PRINT WORLDWIDE! • Rhyming text is perfect for reading aloud. AU RRP: $16.99 • Vibrant, fun illustrations paired with NZ RRP: $18.99 engaging story. ISBN/ABN: 9781743812549 • Six hardback books in this ideal Format: HARDBACK collection. Dimensions: 250 X 240 MM

WHAT DO THEY DO WITH ALL THE POO FROM ALL THE ANIMALS AT THE ZOO? WITH SCRATCH ’N’ SNIFF STICKERS

What do they do with all the poo from all the animals at the zoo? AU RRP: $19.99 D LU ES C C D The hippos, the tigers, the kangaroos—what do they do with all that poo? NZ RRP: $21.99 IN Author: ANH DO There’s so much poo at the zoo... where does it all go? Do they mix it into Illustrator: LAURA WOOD chocolate ice-cream? Sprinkle it on pizza? Stir it in the local swimming Performer: SIMON MELLOR pool?! With the hilarious bonus CD recording, you can sing along in Publisher: SCHOLASTIC PRESS search of the stinky truth! ISBN/ABN: 9781742769202 SALES POINTS: Format: HARDBACK Type: PICTURE • This hilarious, best-selling, ABIA-shortlisted hardback picture book Age Level: 3+ with bonus CD, now comes with awesome SCRATCH and SNIFF Dimensions: 250 X 240 MM stickers! Scratch and sniff pizza, chocolate ice-cream and more! Page count: 24 PP • Sing along with a cast of fun characters as they peep behind the poop at the zoo! QTY ª|xHSLHOCy769202z NEW HARDBACK EDITION • 50,000 copies of What Do They Do With All the Poo from All the INCLUDING SCRATCH ’N’ Animals at the Zoo? in print in Australia. SNIFF STICKERS!

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HOLEY CHEESE! THERE ARE MORE THAN 35 MILLION GERONIMO STILTON BOOKS IN PRINT IN THE U.S. ALONE!

THEA STILTON SPECIAL EDITION #6: THE LAND OF FLOWERS

AU RRP: $19.99 Join Thea Stilton and the Thea Sisters as they travel to help a new magical NZ RRP: $21.99 land! The mice encounter fairies and other strange and fantastical creatures as they work together to solve a mystery to save the realm from Author: THEA STILTON peril. It’s a fabumouse adventure! Publisher: SCHOLASTIC INC ISBN/ABN: 9781338159417 SALES POINTS: Format: HARDBACK • This full-colour, 320-page hardback special edition is a great gift for Type: FICTION Thea Stilton readers. Age Level: 7+ • The story has fantasy, fairies, and folklore along with the mystery and Dimensions: 200 X 137 MM friendship Thea fans love! Page count: 320 PP • Thea books and Special Editions remain popular! QTY ª|xHSLDNIy159417z

GERONIMO STILTON AND THE KINGDOM OF FANTASY #2: THE DRAGON OF FORTUNE

AU RRP: $19.99 I, Geronimo Stilton, was called back to the Kingdom of Fantasy by my friend NZ RRP: $21.99 Blossom, Queen of the Fairies, who needed my help. The enchanted Winged Ring has gone missing! The ring allows its owner to travel between the Author: GERONIMO STILTON Kingdom of Fantasy and the real world—which would be a dangerous power if Publisher: SCHOLASTIC INC it fell into evil hands. Could I find the ring before it was too late? ISBN/ABN: 9781338159394 Format: HARDBACK SALES POINTS: Type: FICTION • This huge, extra-special Kingdom of Fantasy SE will excite and wow Age Level: 7+ legions of Geronimo Stilton fans! Dimensions: 200 X 137 MM • Gold-edged pages, foil on the cover, and its stunning length makes Page count: 592 PP this a great gift! QTY • Full of magic, many fantastical creatures, games, and puzzles, this ª|xHSLDNIy159394z book has tons of kid appeal. • Each Geronimo Stilton book is fast paced, with lively full-colour art and a unique format kids 7–10 will love.

GERONIMO STILTON SPACEMICE #11: WE’LL BITE YOUR TAIL, GERONIMO!

AU RRP: $12.99 Professor Greenfur, the onboard scientist on spaceship MouseStar 1, has NZ RRP: $14.99 changed colour from green to... orange! What’s going on? To find out, the spacemice travel to his home planet of Photosyntheson. There, they Author: GERONIMO STILTON learn that all of Professor Greenfur’s relatives are being threatened by the Publisher: SCHOLASTIC INC nibblix, tiny aliens with very sharp teeth! Can the spacemice help in time? ISBN/ABN: 9781338159196 Format: PAPERBACK SALES POINTS: Type: FICTION • Fans of Geronimo Stilton will love this spin-off series featuring the Age Level: 7+ sci-fi version of Geronimo, in space! Dimensions: 193 X 132 MM • Spacemice stories are funny, packed with intergalactic action, and full Page count: 128 PP of familiar characters. QTY ª|xHSLDNIy159196z

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MORE THEA AND GERONIMO STILTON SPECIAL EDITIONS

THEA STILTON SPECIAL EDITION #1: THEA STILTON SPECIAL EDITION #2: THE JOURNEY TO ATLANTIS THE SECRET OF THE FAIRIES AU RRP: $19.99 AU RRP: $19.99 NZ RRP: $21.99 NZ RRP: $21.99 Author: THEA STILTON Author: THEA STILTON Publisher: SCHOLASTIC INC Publisher: SCHOLASTIC INC ISBN/ABN: 9780545440202 ISBN/ABN: 9780545556248 Format: HARDBACK Format: HARDBACK Type: FICTION Type: FICTION Age Level: 7+ Age Level: 7+ Dimensions: 200 X 137 MM Dimensions: 200 X 137 MM Page count: 320 PP Page count: 320 PP QTY ª|xHSKFOFy440202z QTY ª|xHSKFOFy556248z

THEA STILTON SPECIAL EDITION #3: THEA STILTON SPECIAL EDITION #4: THE SECRET OF THE SNOW THE CLOUD CASTLE

AU RRP: $19.99 AU RRP: $19.99 NZ RRP: $21.99 NZ RRP: $21.99 Author: THEA STILTON Author: THEA STILTON Publisher: SCHOLASTIC INC Publisher: SCHOLASTIC INC ISBN/ABN: 9780545656054 ISBN/ABN: 9780545835367 Format: HARDBACK Format: HARDBACK Type: FICTION Type: FICTION Age Level: 7+ Age Level: 7+ Dimensions: 200 X 137 MM Dimensions: 200 X 137 MM Page count: 320 PP Page count: 320 PP QTY ª|xHSKFOFy656054z QTY ª|xHSKFOFy835367z

THEA STILTON SPECIAL EDITION #5: GERONIMO STILTON AND THE KINGDOM THE TREASURE OF THE SEA OF FANTASY #1: THE PHOENIX OF DESTINY

AU RRP: $19.99 AU RRP: $19.99 NZ RRP: $21.99 NZ RRP: $21.99 Author: THEA STILTON Author: GERONIMO STILTON Publisher: SCHOLASTIC INC Publisher: SCHOLASTIC INC ISBN/ABN: 9781338032901 ISBN/ABN: 9780545829076 Format: HARDBACK Format: HARDBACK Type: FICTION Type: FICTION Age Level: 7+ Age Level: 7+ Dimensions: 200 X 137 MM Dimensions: 200 X 137 MM Page count: 320 PP Page count: 592 PP QTY ª|xHSLDNIy032901z QTY ª|xHSKFOFy829076z

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THIS & THAT

AU RRP: $14.99 I’ll tell you a story of this and I’ll tell you a story of that. NZ RRP: $15.99 The best-selling team that brought you Where is the Green Sheep? have a Author: MEM FOX new story to tell. A story of this, and a story of that. An utterly delightful Illustrator: JUDY HORACEK bedtime tale. Publisher: OMNIBUS BOOKS SALES POINTS: ISBN/ABN: 9781742766812 Format: BOARD BOOK • Mem and Judy’s bedtime classic, now available as a board book! Type: PICTURE • From the iconic team of Mem Fox and Judy Horacek, creators of the Age Level: 2+ best-selling Where is the Green Sheep? and Good Night Sleep Tight. Dimensions: 190 X 183 MM • Mem Fox’s perfect prose accompanied by Judy’s joyous and Page count: 32 PP endearing illustrations. QTY ª|xHSLHOCy766812z

THE MAGIC HAT 15TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

AU RRP: $15.99 Oh, the magic hat, the magic hat! NZ RRP: $17.99 It moved like this and it moved like that! Where will it land next? Author: MEM FOX Illustrator: TRICIA TUSA One day from out of the blue, a Magic Hat comes to town. Each time it Publisher: SCHOLASTIC PRESS lands on someone the hat transforms the person into an animal. But we ISBN/ABN: 9781742764573 don’t know what type of animal it will be until we turn the page. Then all of Format: PAPERBACK sudden a wizard appears and turns everyone back to their normal selves. Type: PICTURE And when the magic hat lands on the wizard’s head, what do you think will Age Level: 3+ happen? Dimensions: 305 X 230 MM SALES POINTS: Page count: 32 PP • From best-selling author, Mem Fox. QTY ª|xHSLHOCy764573z • Children will love the excitment of guessing the next animal. • Limited 15th year anniversary edition.

MAY GIBBS TALES FROM THE CAMP FIRE

AU RRP: $19.99 ‘I’m looking forward to exploring today,’ said Snugglepot. ‘I don’t think we NZ RRP: $21.99 have ever been so far from our tree!’ Author: MAY GIBBS Join Snugglepot and Cuddlepie in the Australian bush as they encounter a Illustrator: CAROLINE KEYS human, go to a picture show and discover a cave! Gather round the camp Publisher: SCHOLASTIC fire and get ready for stories of friendship and adventure with May Gibbs’ AUSTRALIA classic characters. ISBN/ABN: 9781743816820 SALES POINTS: Format: HARDBACK Type: PICTURE • May Gibbs’ adorable Gumnut Babies are timeless and instantly Age Level: 3+ recognisable. Dimensions: 250 X 240 MM • Series supported by the May Gibbs official website, Story Box Library Page count: 24 PP and Kinderling Radio. QTY • Artwork captures the unique beauty of the Australian bush. ª|xHSLHODy816820z • Ideal for shared reading time before bed.

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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S: THE FREDDY FILES

AU RRP: $12.99 In the first official guidebook to Five Nights at Freddy’s, fans and gamers alike NZ RRP: $14.99 can immerse themselves in the series’ mythology, gameplay and secrets as we unwind the twisted mysteries hidden at the heart of Freddy Fazbear’s Author: SCOTT CAWTHON Pizza. Delving into each game, players can map the animatronics’ paths, learn Publisher: SCHOLASTIC INC how timed elements of the games work, and discover how to trigger unique ISBN/ABN: 9781742766010 events. Special sections throughout highlight Freddy’s fans’ most talked-about , , Format: PAPERBACK theories, from The Bite of 87 vs. The Bite of 83, to the identity of Purple Guy, Type: FICTION to the recurring hallucinations of ‘it’s me’. All the evidence, along with every Age Level: 12+ detail of the games and novels, is laid out for fans to explore in this one-of-a- Dimensions: 203 X 133 MM kind guide to the warped world of Five Nights at Freddy’s. Page count: 160 PP SALES POINTS: QTY ª|xHSLHOCy766010z • Five Nights at Freddy’s: The Silver Eyes was a No.1 New York Times bestseller! • Exclusive first game guide to the world of Five Nights at Freddy’s. • Game ranked No 1 in Best Strategy Games, Kids Games, and Action Games. • Five Nights at Freddy’s movie is currently in production with Warner Brothers. • Perfect for gamers and kids of all ages.

THE SEVEN SIGNS #7: BATTLEFRONT

AU RRP: $14.99 One hero lost in a raging tsunami. NZ RRP: $16.99 One Sign pointing to a deadly battle. One day left until the end of... everything. Author: MICHAEL ADAMS Publisher: SCHOLASTIC With Sydney plunged into underwater chaos, the DARE winners are suspected AUSTRALIA of being responsible. After escaping from security officers, they must race to ISBN/ABN: 9781743628072 their final destination—Felix Scott’s mega-ship Infinite Horizon—and decode Format: PAPERBACK one last deadly sign. If they don’t get this right, then it’s game over—not just Type: FICTION for them, but for the whole world. The DARE winners will have to use all their Age Level: 10+ wits to stop The Signmaker. But after a mind-blowing secret is revealed in Dimensions: 198 X 128 MM Antarctica, they’re in for a heart-stopping final face-to-face battle with an Page count: 192 PP unimaginable enemy. Who will live and who will die? QTY SALES POINTS: ª|xHSLHODy628072z • The FINAL epic conclusion to the THRILLING 7-book adventure from the publishers of international best-selling series The Last Thirteen. • Written by Michael Adams—author and journalist.

CONGRATULATIONS “ My symbol represents • This series is perfect for lovers of adventure and mystery. to Calum F a restart or do again, relating to the • A high-stakes, globe-trotting story incorporating code-breaking, THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER OF Signmaker’s plans to THE SCHOLASTIC THE SEVEN SIGNS: make ‘a new world’ teamwork, friendship and heart-stopping danger. DESIGN-A-SIGN COMPETITION or to do it again.” • Over 75,000 copies in print across The Seven Signs series! TRACY LACY #2: TRACY LACY FOR CLASSY CAPTAIN

AU RRP: $14.99 Remember how I was ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN, well pretty sure, probably about NZ RRP: $16.99 99.7% sure, that I maybe, nearly, might actually get through High School like a normal person? Well SHOCK, HORROR, it’s not going exactly as I planned... It’s Author: TANIA LACY BETTER! Illustrator: DANIELLE MCDONALD Tracy Lacy has made it to high school, and Tracy is the king, the queen, AND Publisher: SCHOLASTIC the star of the school—she’s going to be CLASSY CAPTAIN! (Go Tracy!)... AUSTRALIA Alright, let’s face it, it all goes to her head and it’s a COMPLETE DISASTER. The ISBN/ABN: 9781760275969 question is; will her friends stand by her this time? Format: PAPERBACK SALES POINTS: Type: FICTION Age Level: 10+ • The hilarious sequel to the highly popular Tracy Lacy is Completely Coo-Coo Dimensions: 190 X 150 MM Bananas! Page count: 288 PP • Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets Dork Diaries for middle school girls.

QTY SEE BOOK #1 TRAILER AT • Written by Tania Lacy—Australian comedian and scriptwriter. ª|xHSLHQAy275969z SCHOLASTIC.COM.AU/TRACYLACY • Quirky, humorous illustrations. • Over 20,000 copies in print of Tracy Lacy is Completely Coo-Coo Bananas!

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100 FIRST WORDS 100 ANIMAL WORDS

AU RRP: $12.99 AU RRP: $12.99 NOT AVAILABLE IN NZ NOT AVAILABLE IN NZ Publisher: MAKE BELIEVE IDEAS Publisher: MAKE BELIEVE IDEAS ISBN/ABN: 9781786922557 ISBN/ABN: 9781786922564 Format: BOARD BOOK Format: BOARD BOOK Type: PICTURE Type: PICTURE Age Level: 2+ Age Level: 2+ Dimensions: 279 X 279 MM Dimensions: 279 X 279 MM Page count: 16 PP Page count: 16 PP QTY ª|xHSLHSGy922557z QTY ª|xHSLHSGy922564z

Two exciting illustrated board books introducing new words and concepts. The books offer the opportunity for kids to look-and-point, making it perfect for children and parents to read together. SALES POINTS: • Beautiful illustrations that will engage and entertain young readers. • Colourful labels and simple annotations.

FIRST DICTIONARY IS IT NEARLY CHRISTMAS?

AU RRP: $14.99 AU RRP: $12.99 NOT AVAILABLE IN NZ NOT AVAILABLE IN NZ Publisher: MAKE BELIEVE IDEAS Publisher: MAKE BELIEVE IDEAS ISBN/ABN: 9781786924797 ISBN/ABN: 9781786923042 Format: PAPERBACK Format: BOARD BOOK Type: PICTURE Type: PICTURE Age Level: 2+ Age Level: 1+ Dimensions: 260 X 260 MM Dimensions: 240 X 204 MM Page count: 96 PP Page count: 12 PP QTY ª|xHSLHSGy924797z QTY ª|xHSLHSGy923042z

The simple, easy-to-understand definitions are presented in A–Z Follow the Bear family as they prepare their house for Christmas. order and are supported by the illustrations, ensuring young readers Charming illustrations reveal each room of the bear’s house, and will find it both useful and engaging. as children turn each page, cut-through windows see each room transformed for Christmas Day! SALES POINTS: • A delightful first dictionary for young children. SALES POINTS: • Includes more than 400 simple definitions. • Each spread features charming, foiled or glittered illustrations for little ones to explore. • A fun learning activity on every spread. • Sweet rhyming text will engage both young readers and adults.

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MY AMAZING ACTIVITY BOOK

AU RRP: $9.99 This heart-fronted activity book is guaranteed to keep kids entertained NOT AVAILABLE IN NZ for hours. It comes with a clam-shell maze on the cover, and the inside is packed with mazes, quizzes and puzzles galore. It also includes fun card Publisher: MAKE BELIEVE IDEAS press-outs and tons of stickers! ISBN/ABN: 9781786922748 Format: PAPERBACK SALES POINTS: Type: ACTIVITY • A fun new activity book. Age Level: 5+ • Includes stickers, press-out pages and games. Dimensions: 280 X 215 MM Page count: 48 PP QTY ª|xHSLHSGy922748z

HEART 2 HEART JOURNAL

AU RRP: $16.99 Heart 2 Heart is a book of two parts: half is an ‘all-about-me’ book, and NOT AVAILABLE IN NZ the other half is a ‘heart’s desire’ journal. It also features a dazzling foil cover with a two-way sequined image that changes when the sequins are Publisher: MAKE BELIEVE IDEAS brushed in the opposite direction. Open the book one way for surveys ISBN/ABN: 9781786923035 and fill-ins, then flip the book over to reveal a special journal for recording Format: HARDBACK your hopes, dreams and heart’s desires! Type: NOVELTY Age Level: 8+ SALES POINTS: Dimensions: 218 X 168 MM • Dazzling cover with sequins. Page count: 80 PP • Two-way book and journal with quizzes and surveys. QTY ª|xHSLHSGy923035z

HAPPY CHRISTMAS ACTIVITY BOOK

AU RRP: $9.99 This festive-themed activity book is packed full of great activities for NOT AVAILABLE IN NZ young children to tackle, and also includes over 75 cool stickers. A fun plastic maze is built into the cover. Children will love the challenge of Publisher: MAKE BELIEVE IDEAS guiding the balls through this maze again and again. ISBN/ABN: 9781786923080 Format: PAPERBACK SALES POINTS: Type: ACTIVITY • Filled with awesome activities to keep kids engaged for hours. Age Level: 5+ • Colouring and drawing activities help develop fine motor skills and Dimensions: 203 X 203 MM hand-eye coordination. Page count: 34 PP QTY ª|xHSLHSGy923080z

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JEDI ACADEMY 5 BOOK BOX SET

AU RRP: $39.99 Featuring the first four books in the best-selling Jedi Academy series plus NZ RRP: $39.99 the exclusive Jedi Academy Journal! Author: JEFFREY BROWN & SALES POINTS: JARRETT J. KROSOCZKA • From New York Times best-selling and award-winning author/ Publisher: SCHOLASTIC INC illustrators Jeffrey Brown and Jarrett Krosoczka. ISBN/ABN: 9781742769233 • Packed with illustrations and featuring a comic-style layout to Format: BOXED SET encourage readers of all levels. Type: FICTION Age Level: 7+ • Will capitalise on Star Wars’ continued resurgence and the upcoming Dimensions: 194 X 132 MM film release, The Last Jedi. Page count: 176 PP QTY ª|xHSLHOCy769233z

TINY TIMMY SUPER COLLECTION!

AU RRP: $29.99 The first FOUR books in the best-selling Tiny Timmy series from NZ RRP: $29.99 Socceroos legend Tim Cahill. Go back to where it all began as Timmy struggles to make his school side before he becomes a soccer superstar! Author: TIM CAHILL Titles include: Soccer Superstar!, Makes the Grade!, Living the Dream! and Illustrator: HEATH MCKENZIE Kids’ World Cup! Publisher: SCHOLASTIC AUSTRALIA SALES POINTS: ISBN/ABN: 9781742763255 • Over 150,000 books in print across the series. Format: BOXED SET • Funny, engaging text to encourage readers of all levels, and jam- Type: FICTION packed with fun illustrations throughout. Age Level: 7+ Dimensions: 190 X 150 MM • Great introduction to the series for the 7+ reader, and perfect for Page count: 128 PP reluctant readers. • Themes include: soccer (of course!), dedication, aspiration, friendship, QTY ª|xHSLHOCy763255z family, teamwork, overcoming adversity.

EJ GIRL HERO: SHINE-ISSUE SPY SET

AU RRP: $49.99 Join Emma Jacks as she becomes special agent EJ12 in EIGHT big NZ RRP: $49.99 adventures! Featuring books 1-8 in the rebranded, best-selling EJ Girl Hero series! Author: SUSANNAH MCFARLANE SALES POINTS: Publisher: SCHOLASTIC • The wildly popular series that inspired and empowered a generation AUSTRALIA of girls to Rise Up and Shine! ISBN/ABN: 9781925206241 • Relaunched with an exciting, edgy new look to engage the girls of Format: PAPERBACK today. Type: FICTION Age Level: 8+ • Thousands of girls and mums have told us EJ injects GIRLPOWER and Dimensions: 198 X 128 MM positively affects their girls’ lives. Page count: 128 PP QTY ª|xHSLJMFy206241z Cover not final not Cover

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, TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

AU RRP: $9.99 Make bedtime magical this Christmas Eve with the timeless tale of a visit NZ RRP: $11.99 from St Nick. Publisher: SCHOLASTIC SALES POINTS: AUSTRALIA • Classic Christmas tale! ISBN/ABN: 9781742766836 • Perfect for reading before bedtime. Format: BOARD BOOK Type: PICTURE • Fisher-Price is an instantly recognisable brand, known to focus on Age Level: 1+ early childhood learning and with a reputation for quality. Dimensions: 175 X 175 MM • Fisher-Price has created approximately 5,000 different toys since the Page count: 20 PP early 1930s.

QTY • Fisher-Price Inc. is the world’s largest preschool products company. ª|xHSLHOCy766836z • Fisher-Price has dominated the infant and preschool toy market for over 60 years.

NEW FRONTIER PUBLISHING

MARVIN AND MARIGOLD: A CHRISTMAS SURPRISE

AU RRP: $24.99 On the first day in December, Marigold Mouse receives a surprise gift. NZ RRP: $27.99 She can’t wait to share her excitement with her best friend Marvin. Author: MARK CARTHEW In the second picture book in the Marvin and Marigold series, Mark Illustrator: SIMON PRESCOTT Carthew’s evocative verse expresses the spirit of the festive season, and Publisher: NEW FRONTIER Simon Prescott’s illustrations bring to life the magic of Christmas. PUBLISHING SALES POINTS: ISBN/ABN: 9781925059991 Format: HARDBACK • Explores caring for your neighbour or your friend. Type: PICTURE • Encourages sharing gifts with others to bring happiness. Age Level: 3+ • Touches on the feeling of isolation that some feel at special times. Dimensions: 240 X 240 MM Page count: 32 PP QTY ª|xHSLJMFy059991z

THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

AU RRP: $14.99 This classic Clement Clarke Moore poem is given new life with beautiful NZ RRP: $16.99 illustrations from Helene Magisson. Author: CLEMENT C. MOORE SALES POINTS: Illustrator: HELENE MAGISSON • Based on the classic poem by Clement Clarke Moore. Publisher: NEW FRONTIER • Stunning illustrations. PUBLISHING ISBN/ABN: 9781925059946 • The perfect gift for Christmas. Format: PAPERBACK Type: PICTURE Age Level: 4+ Dimensions: 240 X 240 MM Page count: 32 PP QTY ª|xHSLJMFy059946z

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ZOG AND THE FLYING DOCTORS

AU RRP: $15.99 Meet the Flying Doctors: Princess Pearl, Sir Gadabout and, of course, NZ RRP: $17.99 their trusty ‘air ambulance’, Zog the dragon, in this fabulously original sequel to the best-selling Zog. They soar over the countryside, tending Author: JULIA DONALDSON to sunburnt mermaids, sneezy lions and distressed unicorns. But when Illustrator: AXEL SCHEFFLER the king himself falls ill, can even the Flying Doctors save him? This Publisher: SCHOLASTIC UK guaranteed bestseller from the creators of The Gruffalo and Stick Man ISBN/ABN: 9781407173504 shows Julia and Axel at their sparkling best. Format: PAPERBACK Type: PICTURE SALES POINTS: Age Level: 3+ • Zog and the Flying Doctors is now available in a gorgeous paperback Dimensions: 259 X 289 MM NEW IN PAPERBACK edition. Page count: 32 PP • From the award-winning superstars of the children’s book world, Julia QTY Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. ª|xHSLEKHy173504z • A triumphantly original and entertaining sequel to the international bestseller, Zog.

STICK MAN STICK MAN 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION 10TH ANNIVERSARY BOARD BOOK

AU RRP: $15.99 AU RRP: $12.99 NZ RRP: $17.99 NZ RRP: $14.99 Author: JULIA DONALDSON Author: JULIA DONALDSON Illustrator: AXEL SCHEFFLER Illustrator: AXEL SCHEFFLER Publisher: SCHOLASTIC UK Publisher: SCHOLASTIC UK ISBN/ABN: 9781407174556 ISBN/ABN: 9781407181134 Format: PAPERBACK Format: BOARD BOOK Type: PICTURE Type: PICTURE Age Level: 3+ Age Level: 1+ Dimensions: 280 X 224 MM Dimensions: 186 X 147 MM Page count: 32 PP Page count: 32 PP QTY ª|xHSLEKHy174556z QTY ª|xHSLEKHy181134z

Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick SALES POINTS: children three. But it’s dangerous being a Stick Man. A dog wants to • A fabulous foiled edition to celebrate the tenth anniversary of play with him, a swan builds her nest with him. He even ends up on a the best-selling picture book, Stick Man, by superstar duo Julia fire! Will he ever get back to the family tree? Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. • Stick Man has sold over one million copies worldwide. • Julia Donaldson is the UK’s #1 best-selling author (across adult and children’s books)—for 2013, 2014 and 2015—and Axel Scheffler is the UK’s best-selling children’s illustrator.

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BOLD AUSTRALIAN GIRL

AU RRP: $19.99 Do you know what my Mum whispers as she straightens out a curl? NZ RRP: $21.99 ‘You can do anything. You’re my bold Australian girl.’ Author: JESS BLACK This delightful picture book encourages girls to do anything. Focusing on Illustrator: FERN MARTINS a nurturing relationship between a young Indigenous girl and her mum, Publisher: OMNIBUS BOOKS this book celebrates everything from football to friendship, reading to ISBN/ABN: 9781760276270 surfing. Format: HARDBACK SALES POINTS: Type: PICTURE Age Level: 4+ • Empowering book for young readers. Dimensions: 250 X 240 MM • Celebrating Australian girls, and the Australian landscape. Page count: 24 PP • Featuring illustrations by Indigenous artist, Fern Martins. QTY ª|xHSLHQAy276270z

THE TICKLE TEST

AU RRP: $15.99 Could you pass the test to join the Tickle Squad? One brave mouse is NZ RRP: $17.99 willing to give it a go! It’s easy to tickle a giraffe and fun to tickle a bear. An octopus is trickier (underwater with all those arms) but tickling a Author: KATHRYN WHITE crocodile is the hardest one–with those sharp teeth! This is a ticklish tale Illustrator: ADRIAN REYNOLDS that children will love. Publisher: KOALA BOOKS ISBN/ABN: 9781743819722 SALES POINTS: Format: PAPERBACK • Illustrated by Adrian Reynolds—illustrator of the hugely successful Type: PICTURE Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs series. Age Level: 3+ • A sweet, rhyming book filled with fabulous illustrations. Dimensions: 270 X 230 MM Page count: 32 PP QTY ª|xHSLHODy819722z

WORDPLAY

AU RRP: $24.99 When the parts of speech gather on the playground, Verb is always NZ RRP: $24.99 the star. Adjective, Adverb, and Interjection all watch admiringly. Then Noun comes along—and Noun can BE anything. But when a new threat Author: ADAM LEHRHAUPT menaces the playground, Noun can’t move! There’s only one part of Illustrator: JARED CHAPMAN speech who can DO something about it... and that might allow Noun and Publisher: SCHOLASTIC INC Verb to BE something together: friends. ISBN/ABN: 9780545934282 Format: HARDBACK SALES POINTS: Type: PICTURE • The funniest, most charming grammar book you’ll ever read! Age Level: 4+ • The bright artistic style and zany sense of humour fit perfectly into Dimensions: 254 X 254 MM modern picture-book trends. Page count: 40 PP • Published in time for back-to-school—parts of speech are a standard QTY ª|xHSKFOFy934282z part of the curriculum. • Adam Lehrhaupt’s first book, Warning: Do Not Open This Book, has sold more than 25,000 copies. • Perfect for adult lovers of language as well!

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THE MERMAID PRINCESS AND THE TROUBLE AT THE PALACE

NOT AVAILABLE IN AU A giant octopus is causing trouble among the merpeople. He has taken NZ RRP: $18.99 over the palace where they live, chained them all up, and told them that he is now the King! Will Sandy the seashore pixie and his friends be able Author: SHIRLEY BARBER to save the merpeople? What clever plan will they hatch to restore the Publisher: BORGHESI AND Merking to his throne? And what will become of the octopus? ADAM PUBLISHERS ISBN/ABN: 9781925386639 The Mermaid Princess and the Trouble at the Palace is a charming story and Format: PAPERBACK a visual feast by the inimitable Shirley Barber. It is a sequel to The Mermaid Type: PICTURE Princess. Age Level: 4+ Dimensions: 297 X 220 MM Page count: 24 PP QTY ª|xHSLJMFy386639z

MY BEST-EVER BOOK OF NURSERY SONGS

NOT AVAILABLE IN AU A perfect collection of nursery songs, with accompanying CD. UDES CL C Includes: NZ RRP: $19.99 N D I • Humpty Dumpty Illustrator: WENDY STRAW • The Wheels on the Bus Publisher: BORGHESI AND • Hey Diddle Diddle ADAM PUBLISHERS • Old MacDonald Had a Farm ISBN/ABN: 9781925386790 • Baa Baa Black Sheep Format: PAPERBACK • This Old Man Type: PICTURE • The Mulberry Bush Age Level: 3+ • The Farmer in the Dell Dimensions: 230 X 230 MM • Row, Row, Row Your Boat Page count: 28 PP • 3 Little Kittens QTY • Old King Cole ª|xHSLJMFy386790z • 5 Little Ducks

COLOUR WITH ME!

NOT AVAILABLE IN AU A beautiful book of colour activities and lots of hidden surprises. Children NZ RRP: $18.99 will spend hours poring over the detailed illustrations looking for the various colours. Author: SHIRLEY BARBER Publisher: BORGHESI AND SALES POINTS: ADAM PUBLISHERS • Shirley Barber is an acclaimed children’s author and illustrator. ISBN/ABN: 9781925386646 • Over 1 million copies of her books have sold around the world, in Format: PAPERBACK more than eight languages. Type: PICTURE Age Level: 3+ Dimensions: 280 X 280 MM Page count: 28 PP QTY ª|xHSLJMFy386646z

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DINOSAUR TROUBLE #3: THE RUNAWAY COAT

AU RRP: $7.99 Step back in time to meet clever cave boy Arg and his Stone Age family. NZ RRP: $8.99 It’s where the trouble begins! BLEUUURGH! Oh no...Krrk-Krrk is cute, but he is mega-messy. Arg’s coat smells so BAD, it has to go! Brrr, poor Arg. Author: KYLE MEWBURN Illustrator: DONOVAN BIXLEY SALES POINTS: Publisher: SCHOLASTIC • New series from award-winning author and illustrator team. NEW ZEALAND • Younger siblings of Dinosaur Rescue fans will be thrilled to have their ISBN/ABN: 9781775433682 very own series. Format: PAPERBACK Type: FICTION • Grossness abounds–not for the faint-hearted–but kids (especially Age Level: 5+ boys) will love it! Dimensions: 208 X 148 MM • Hilariously illustrated by Bixley, who already knows these characters Page count: 64 PP well. QTY ª|xHSLHRFy433682z

SAGE COOKSON’S CHRISTMAS GHOST

AU RRP: $9.99 Sage and her parents fly to Perth to film chef Myra making the largest NZ RRP: $11.99 ever pavlova for Christmas. But a ghostly presence threatens to interfere with Myra’s plans. Author: SALLY MURPHY Illustrator: CELESTE HULME SALES POINTS: Publisher: NEW FRONTIER • Themes include adventure, cooking and Christmas. PUBLISHING • Explores TV cooking shows and food for the festive season. ISBN/ABN: 9781925594058 Format: PAPERBACK Type: FICTION Age Level: 7+ Dimensions: 198 X 130 MM Page count: 56 PP QTY ª|xHSLJMFy594058z

THE SNEAKY SWEET STEALER

AU RRP: $9.99 It’s a new term at Captain Firebeard’s School for Pirates, and Tommy, Jo, NZ RRP: $11.99 Milton and Spencer are back on board the Rusty Barnacle for another adventure. But something fishy is going on. Someone is stealing sweets Author: CHAE STRATHIE from Liquorice Len’s tuck shop. When Tommy and friends find themselves Illustrator: ANNA CHERNYSHOVA in the frame, it’s time to solve the swashbuckling mystery and find the Publisher: SCHOLASTIC UK culprit. But no one expects it to be a real-life sea monster! ISBN/ABN: 9781407163406 Format: PAPERBACK SALES POINTS: Type: FICTION • Book two in a swashbuckling new series from Chae Strathie, Age Level: 6+ combining the consistently popular themes of ‘pirate’ and ‘school’. Dimensions: 180 X 140 MM • Bonkers and buccaneering, this seafaring series will be heavily Page count: 112 PP illustrated to bring the pirates to life. QTY ª|xHSLEKHy163406z • Fun end matter to create an exciting, immersive reading experience.

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SPIRIT ANIMALS FALL OF THE BEASTS #6: THE WILDCAT’S CLAW

AU RRP: $14.99 The four heroes of Erdas are fugitives on the run in this new chapter of NZ RRP: $15.99 The New York Times best-selling series! Author: VARIAN JOHNSON SALES POINTS: Publisher: SCHOLASTIC INC • A brand-new adventure and a breathtaking game make this a world ISBN/ABN: 9781742769370 kids will want to return to. Format: PAPERBACK • Meticulously plotted from start to finish, the action-packed story sees Type: FICTION the kids as wanted fugitives. Age Level: 9+ Dimensions: 208 X 135 MM • Varian Johnson is the author of book 3 in the series, as well as other Page count: 192 PP YA novels including The Great Green Heist and To Catch a Cheat. QTY ª|xHSLHOCy769370z

FIGHTING FANTASY: FIGHTING FANTASY: THE WARLOCK OF FIRETOP MOUNTAIN THE PORT OF PERIL

AU RRP: $5.99 AU RRP: $12.99 NZ RRP: $6.99 NZ RRP: $13.99 Author: STEVE JACKSON & Author: IAN LIVINGSTONE IAN LIVINGSTONE Publisher: SCHOLASTIC UK Publisher: SCHOLASTIC UK ISBN/ABN: 9781407181295 ISBN/ABN: 9781407181301 Format: PAPERBACK Format: PAPERBACK Type: FICTION Type: FICTION Age Level: 9+ Age Level: 9+ Dimensions: 198 X 129 MM Dimensions: 198 X 129 MM Page count: 232 PP Page count: 232 PP QTY QTY ª|xHSLEKHy181301z ª|xHSLEKHy181295z

A dungeon quest and a dangerous treasure hunt... The reader must In this brand new addition to the multi-million-copy-selling Fighting take on the role of an adventurer, travelling to find the treasure chest Fantasy series, you—the hero—must travel all over Allansia, from old belonging to a powerful Warlock, deep within Firetop Mountain. This haunts Darkwood Forest to Port Blacksand, on a dangerous quest. chest is guarded by a succession of terrifying monsters... What starts as a treasure hunt soon takes a darker turn, with the potential return of the most terrifying foe of the original books, Zanbar Bone, on the increasingly dark horizon…

SALES POINTS: • Fighting Fantasy is a truly globally best-selling heritage brand: 20 million copies sold worldwide in 32 languages. August 2017 is the 35th anniversary of the first publication of The Warlock of Firetop Mountain. • Our new package will appeal to the original fans AND a whole new generation of children—eye-catching and collectible and perfect for fans of Percy Jackson and Assassin’s Creed. • This BRAND NEW sequel to fans’ favourite City of Thieves has already ignited huge buzz online from fans of the series.

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WONDERSTRUCK

AU RRP: $34.99 NZ RRP: $36.99 It’s not what you look at that matters, Author: BRIAN SELZNICK It’s what you see. Publisher: SCHOLASTIC INC ISBN/ABN: 9780545027892 IN SELECT Format: HARDBACK Type: FICTION CINEMAS Age Level: 8+ Dimensions: 217 X 154 MM OCTOBER 26 Page count: 640 PP See the trailer here: QTY ª|xHSKFOFy027892z scholastic.com.au/ wonderstruck

Ben and Rose secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known. Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue in his mother’s room and Rose reads an enticing headline in the newspaper, both children set out alone on desperate quests to find what they are missing. Set fifty years apart, these two independent stories—Ben’s told in words, Rose’s in pictures— weave back and forth with mesmerising symmetry. How they unfold and ultimately intertwine will surprise you, challenge you... and leave you breathless with wonder. Playing with the form he created in his trailblazing debut novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick once again sails into uncharted territory and takes readers on an awe-inspiring journey. Rich, complex, affecting and beautiful,Wonderstruck is a stunning achievement from a uniquely gifted artist and visionary.

SHADOW HOUSE #3: NO WAY OUT

AU RRP: $14.99 Shadow House always wins... Poppy, Dash, Azumi, and Dylan may NZ RRP: $16.99 have made it out of Shadow House—but the grounds are a whole new nightmare. Someone they thought was a friend is hunting them, and Author: DAN POBLOCKI there’s no place that’s safe now that they’ve woken the shadow creature. Publisher: SCHOLASTIC INC If they want to survive, they’ll have to figure out once and for all what the ISBN/ABN: 9780545925525 house wants from them, and what—or who—they’ll need to leave behind Format: HARDBACK in order to escape...or risk being trapped within Shadow House forever. Type: FICTION Age Level: 8+ SALES POINTS: Dimensions: 210 X 140 MM • Scholastic is bringing the best-selling Asylum and Miss Peregrine to a Page count: 224 PP young audience. QTY • Also adding a twist online, where kids can immerse themselves in ª|xHSKFOFy925525z the story! • And kids who unlock all the info in the books and online will get a truly twisted ending!

BEANSTALKER AND OTHER HILARIOUS SCARYTALES

AU RRP: $24.99 What about: once upon a time, a bunch of fairytales got twisted around to NZ RRP: $24.99 be completely hilarious, a tiny bit icky, and delightfully spooky scarytales... In other words, exactly what fairytales were meant to be. Grab some Author: KIERSTEN WHITE flaming torches, maybe don’t accept that bowl of pease porridge, and get Publisher: SCHOLASTIC INC ready for a wickedly fun ride with acclaimed author Kiersten White and ISBN/ABN: 9780545940603 fairytales like you’ve never heard them before. Format: HARDBACK Type: FICTION SALES POINTS: Age Level: 8+ • Kiersten White is a fabulous talent, and Beanstalker is her middle Dimensions: 210 X 140 MM grade debut! Page count: 256 PP • Fairytale retellings are having a moment for all ages, and this is for the QTY audience that’s made our Whatever After series, A Tale Dark and Grim, ª|xHSKFOFy940603z and School for Good and Evil superb sellers. • These stories are super funny and twisted, and dark enough to do those Grimm brothers proud!

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DÆMON VOICES

AU RRP: $34.99 In over 30 essays written over 20 years, one of the NZ RRP: $37.99 world’s great storytellers meditates on story-telling. Warm, funny, generous, entertaining and, above all, Author: PHILIP PULLMAN deeply considered, they offer thoughts on a wide variety of topics, Illustrator: including the origin and composition of Philip’s own stories, the craft Publisher: DAVID FICKLING of writing and the storytellers who have meant the most to Philip. The BOOKS art of story-telling is everywhere present in the essays themselves, in ISBN/ABN: 9781910200964 the instantly engaging tone, the vivid imagery and striking phrases, the Format: HARDBACK resonant anecdotes, the humour and learnedness. Together, they are Type: FICTION greater than the sum of their parts: a single, sustained engagement with Age Level: 16+ story and story-telling. Dimensions: 234 X 156 MM Page count: 500 PP SALES POINTS:

QTY • A must-buy for anyone interested in story-telling and stories. ª|xHSLJLAy200964z • Collects together Philip Pullman’s lifetime of writing about the art and craft of story-telling. • Philip Pullman is the author of the global best-selling trilogy His Dark Materials, with over 17 million copies sold.

MEGA ROBO BROS #2: MEGA ROBO RUMBLE

AU RRP: $16.99 Alex and Freddy are just like any normal brothers—they squabble, they NZ RRP: $17.99 fight, and they drive their parents crazy. There’s only one difference... they’re the most powerful robots on Earth! But they’re not the only Author: NEILL CAMERON robots out there. It seems that someone is out to get the Mega Robo Publisher: DAVID FICKLING Bros...and their Mum! Big explosions, family drama and two brothers BOOKS saving the day again. It’s all part of being a Mega Robo Bro! ISBN/ABN: 9781910989814 Format: PAPERBACK SALES POINTS: Type: FICTION • An explosively rocket-powered adventure! Age Level: 5+ • Winning mix of family drama and thrilling action. Dimensions: 250 X 176 MM Page count: 96 PP • Astonishing artwork. QTY ª|xHSLJLAy989814z

CORPSE TALK: GROUND-BREAKING SCIENTISTS

AU RRP: $16.99 The first awesome thematic Corpse Talk book—all about the most NZ RRP: $17.99 amazing scientists from history ever! Adam Murphy interviews the famous dead scientists who changed the world—getting their stories straight Author: ADAM & LISA MURPHY from the corpses’ mouths. Reading Corpse Talk: Ground-Breaking Scientists Publisher: DAVID FICKLING is like having history injected into your brain! It guarantees laughs, BOOKS surprises, and a whole host of the most astonishing achievements you’ll ISBN/ABN: 9781910989807 ever discover. Don’t miss out on the biggest thing to hit history since Format: PAPERBACK Horrible Histories! Type: FICTION Age Level: 6+ SALES POINTS: Dimensions: 228 X 140 MM • Corpse Talk: Season 1 was the first comic ever shortlisted for the Blue Page count: 128 PP Peter Book Award. QTY • The most impressive scientists from history brought to life for all ª|xHSLJLAy989807z ages–including Marie Curie, Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin! • Entertaining and full of reliable and interesting historical facts.

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SALES POINTS: • Modern, magazine-style pages. • Includes top 10 lists, fast facts, quickfire quizzes and more! • Beautiful, vivid photography.

IN FOCUS: TROPICAL LANDS IN FOCUS: REPTILES

AU RRP: $14.99 AU RRP: $14.99 NZ RRP: $15.99 NZ RRP: $15.99 Author: CLIVE GIFFORD Author: BARBARA TAYLOR Publisher: KINGFISHER Publisher: KINGFISHER PUBLICATIONS PUBLICATIONS ISBN/ABN: 9780753441404 ISBN/ABN: 9780753441411 Format: PAPERBACK Format: PAPERBACK Type: NONFICTION Type: NONFICTION Age Level: 6+ Age Level: 6+ Dimensions: 257 X 207 MM Dimensions: 257 X 207 MM Page count: 64 PP Page count: 64 PP QTY ª|xHSKHPDy441404z QTY ª|xHSKHPDy441411z

Where is the hottest place on the Earth? Which animals love the hot Which amazing animal can change the colour of its skin? Which weather? Where would you see a mirage? In Focus: Tropical Lands has terrifying creature is so big it was confused for a dragon? Which tricky the answers! reptile pretends to be a toad? In Focus: Reptiles has the answers!

IT’S ALL ABOUT... SLITHERING SNAKES IT’S ALL ABOUT... WILD CATS

AU RRP: $9.99 AU RRP: $9.99 NZ RRP: $10.99 NZ RRP: $10.99 Publisher: KINGFISHER Publisher: KINGFISHER PUBLICATIONS PUBLICATIONS ISBN/ABN: 9780753441510 ISBN/ABN: 9780753441527 Format: PAPERBACK Format: PAPERBACK Type: NONFICTION Type: NONFICTION Age Level: 5+ Age Level: 5+ Dimensions: 206 X 140 MM Dimensions: 206 X 140 MM Page count: 32 PP Page count: 32 PP QTY ª|xHSKHPDy441510z QTY ª|xHSKHPDy441527z

Slithering Snakes tells you everything you want to know about snakes: Wild Cats tells you everything you want to know about the world of how they use their senses, which is the most deadly, why snakes shed wild cats. Read about the different habitats they live in and the ways their skin, and so much more. they hunt for prey! Discover the amazing variety of wild cats—from speedy cheetahs to the largest of wild cats, the Siberian tiger.

SALES POINTS: • Easy-reading information books on high-interest topics. • Packed with facts and stats, complete with contents page, glossary and index. • Eight amazing collector cards to tear out and keep. • Includes access to free downloadable audio of each title.

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SALES POINTS: • Filled with lively rhyming text by the award-winning poet Tony Mitton that perfectly complements Ant Parker’s illustrations. • Picture dictionary builds vocabulary and makes learning fun.

AMAZING MACHINES: AMAZING MACHINES: AMAZING AEROPLANES ROARING ROCKETS

AU RRP: $9.99 AU RRP: $9.99 NZ RRP: $11.99 NZ RRP: $11.99 Author: TONY MITTON Author: TONY MITTON Illustrator: ANT PARKER Illustrator: ANT PARKER Publisher: KINGFISHER Publisher: KINGFISHER PUBLICATIONS PUBLICATIONS ISBN/ABN: 9780753441558 ISBN/ABN: 9780753441565 Format: BOARD BOOK Format: BOARD BOOK Type: NONFICTION Type: NONFICTION Age Level: 3+ Age Level: 3+ Dimensions: 170 X 170 MM Dimensions: 170 X 170 MM Page count: 24 PP Page count: 24 PP QTY ª|xHSKHPDy441558z QTY ª|xHSKHPDy441565z

Buckle up and take off to learn all about flying! Amazing Aeroplanes Get ready for blast-off to learn all about rockets! Roaring Rockets follows the animal crew as they become pilots, luggage handlers and follows the animal crew as they become astronauts heading to the air stewards. Each page is filled with details that machine-mad kids will Moon. Each page is filled with details that machine-mad kids will love: the check-in desks, the flight-control tower, the landing gear and love: spacesuits, oxygen helmets, the lunar lander, and much more. much more. This book, now in chunky board book format, is perfect for budding pilots or happy holidaymakers.

HORRIBLE HISTORIES: HORRIBLE HISTORIES: 25TH ANNIVERSARY YEARBOOK HORRIBLE CHRISTMAS AU RRP: $19.99 AU RRP: $15.99 NZ RRP: $21.99 NZ RRP: $15.99 Author: TERRY DEARY Author: TERRY DEARY Illustrator: MARTIN BROWN Illustrator: MARTIN BROWN Publisher: SCHOLASTIC UK Publisher: SCHOLASTIC UK ISBN/ABN: 9781407181998 ISBN/ABN: 9781407143491 Format: PAPERBACK Format: PAPERBACK Type: NONFICTION Type: NONFICTION Age Level: 8+ Age Level: 8+ Dimensions: 290 X 220 MM Dimensions: 260 X 210 MM Page count: 64 PP Page count: 96 PP QTY ª|xHSLEKHy181998z QTY ª|xHSLEKHy143491z

The Horrible Histories Yearbook is a must-have for all Horrible Histories Horrible Christmas is filled with all the festive facts every HORRIBLE fans. Packed with foul facts, gory games, dreadful jokes, quick quizzes HISTORIES reader wanted to know, but were too stuffed full of mince and putrid puzzles, it’s a yearbook with rat-itude! Discover all the dreadful pies to ask! The complete horrible history of Christmas tells tales details about your favourite eras of history from the Rotten Romans to from the dark days when the Puritans tried to abolish Christmas, the Terrible Tudors, and the Gorgeous Georgians to the Woeful World to Christmas in the trenches when the British and Germans traded Wars. History has never been so horrible! bullets for footballs. Plus dreadful jokes, rotten recipes, and a Christmas quiz! SALES POINTS: • Celebrating 25 years of Horrible Histories. SALES POINTS: • Funny twist on the normal school yearbook. • Horrible Christmas is the perfect Christmas gift for Horrible Histories fans, stuffed with foul festive facts and dreadful jokes. • Filled with hilarious illustrations by Martin Brown and great games, quizzes, facts and activities. • 2018 is Horriblie Histories’ 25th anniversary. • Perfect for children who like their history a little more gory. • Perfect for children who like their history a little more gory. • Over 30 million copies of Horrible Histories in print internationally.

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WHY CHOOSE KLUTZ? • Each activity kit meets uncompromising standards of clarity, creativity and quality, with no missing pieces. • Products are developed in a hands-on environment by educators, concept validators, truth-tellers, safety experts and kid-testers. • Kids will drive their parents to repeat purchase once they experience the high quality contents, easy-to follow instructions and fun that Klutz provides. • They have enriched online instructional videos to supplement their Klutz-clear instructions.

PUNCH YARN PILLOW

AU RRP: $29.99 Create a textured, modern design with a custom tool that loops yarn NZ RRP: $29.99 into soft bundles–then turn it into a personalised pillow. Publisher: KLUTZ SALES POINTS: ISBN/ABN: 9781338158847 • Custom punch-needle tool and frame make this craft fast and fun. Format: BOXED SET • Readers can choose their own pillow design and change colour Type: ACTIVITY combinations. Age Level: 8+ Dimensions: 229 X 203 MM • Fluffy, fuzzy yarn makes for a cuddly pillow. Page count: 32 PP • Promotes hand-eye coordination and hand strength. QTY ª|xHSLDNIy158847z

MY POM-POM PET SHOP

AU RRP: $16.99 With this kit, kids can create ten of their own fuzzy friends using NZ RRP: $16.99 pre-made pom-poms, paper punch-outs, and glue. Then they can assemble their own pet carrier to transport their critters. Altogether, Publisher: KLUTZ it’s everything you need to make a pom-pom pet shop—no food, ISBN/ABN: 9781338159561 walks, or house-training required. Format: BOXED SET Type: ACTIVITY SALES POINTS: Age Level: 4+ • No cutting required. Dimensions: 265 X 180 MM • Includes punch-out pet carrier and food dishes. Page count: 28 PP • Promotes fine-motor skills (hand-eye coordination). QTY ª|xHSLDNIy159561z • Develops pre-reading skills.

KIDS COOKING

AU RRP: $24.99 A cookbook for kids and their grown-up sous chefs! Includes 40 NZ RRP: $24.99 recipes for kids to make and share with the whole family. Classic recipes from the original Kids Cooking are modernised, with ideas for Publisher: KLUTZ breakfast, lunch, snacks, dinner, and desserts! ISBN/ABN: 9781338167627 Format: BOXED SET SALES POINTS: Type: ACTIVITY • Kids are more interested than ever in cooking and experimenting Age Level: 8+ in the kitchen. Dimensions: 229 X 255 MM • Recipes include safe favourites and bolder flavours for kids with Page count: 80 PP more adventurous palates. QTY • Includes substitutions for nut-free versions of classic recipes. ª|xHSLDNIy167627z • Colourful whisk is a great tool for kids to mix ingredients; it’s INCLUDES WHISK featured in 15 of the 30 recipes.

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SALES POINTS: • Mattel has sold over one billion Barbie™ dolls. • Barbie™ is an enduring and globally recognisable icon with inter-generational interest. • Barbie™ brand overhaul now focuses on female independence and freedom, with diverse body shapes, skin tones and hairstyles. • Barbie™ has appeared in numerous animated features with full-scale toy and publishing tie-ins. • Massive social media presence across multiple platforms and apps.

BARBIE: SPARKLE JEWELLERY BOX BARBIE: EXPRESS YOUR STYLE: DELUXE ACTIVITY BOOK AU RRP: $39.99 NZ RRP: $39.99 AU RRP: $9.99 Publisher: SCHOLASTIC NZ RRP: $9.99 AUSTRALIA Publisher: SCHOLASTIC ISBN/ABN: 9781742763415 AUSTRALIA Format: BOXED SET ISBN/ABN: 9781742763439 Type: ACTIVITY Format: PAPERBACK Age Level: 5+ Type: ACTIVITY Dimensions: 225 X 203 MM Age Level: 5+ Page count: 5 X 32 PP Dimensions: 280 X 215 MM QTY ª|xHSLHOCy763415z QTY ª|xHSLHOCy763439z

Take this Barbie handbag wherever you go, and complete the This beautiful box, with a mirror inside that can be reused as a jewellery activities in this fun sticker book with Barbie and her friends! box, includes five levelled readers. Each reader will take you on a unique adventure with Barbie. From saving the galaxy to rescuing puppies, join Barbie on these great journeys!

BARBIE: SPARKLE BRIGHT ACTIVITY TIN BARBIE: YOU CAN BE A FASHIONISTA: SCRATCH AND DRAW AU RRP: $29.99 NZ RRP: $29.99 AU RRP: $14.99 Publisher: SCHOLASTIC NZ RRP: $16.99 AUSTRALIA Publisher: SCHOLASTIC ISBN/ABN: 9781742762814 AUSTRALIA Format: BOXED SET ISBN/ABN: 9781742767376 Type: ACTIVITY Format: HARDBACK Age Level: 3+ Type: ACTIVITY Dimensions: 310 X 230 MM Age Level: 5+ Page count: 48 PP; 16 PP; 24 PP Dimensions: 215 X 165 MM QTY ª|xHSLHOCy762814z Page count: 32 PP QTY ª|xHSLHOCy767376z This activity tin contains a deluxe colouring activity book, a sticker activity book, a storybook called A Puppy Chase, 10 felt-tip pens and Aspiring fashionistas can create their own inspirational Barbie a mini-doll! fashion looks on the special pages of this creative art activity book. SALES POINTS: • Rainbow and foil scratch cards. • Spiral bound hardback book with scratch stylus tool.

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MARVEL: SPIDER-MAN HOMECOMING: WEB-TASTIC ACTIVITY TIN

AU RRP: $29.99 This Spider-Man Homecoming: Web-tastic Activity Tin contains a NZ RRP: $29.99 deluxe colouring and activity book, a sticker activity book, a movie poster book, 10 felt-tip pens and a cut-out activity! Publisher: SCHOLASTIC AUSTRALIA ISBN/ABN: 9781742762845 SALES POINTS: Format: BOXED SET • Blockbuster movie Spider-Man: Homecoming in cinemas July Type: ACTIVITY 2017. Age Level: 3+ • Spider-Man stole the show in his breakout appearance in Dimensions: 310 X 230 MM Captain America: Civil War! Page count: 48 PP; 24 PP; 16 PP • Marvel Cinematic Universe has taken over Harry Potter and QTY ª|xHSLHOCy762845z Star Wars in box office sales. • Includes three books, 10 pens and a Spider-Man stencil.

MARVEL: READ-ALONG BOX SET

Read along with the CD and follow five rip-roaring and action- AU RRP: $39.99 D LU ES C C D packed adventures from the hit movies, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor, NZ RRP: $39.99 IN Captain America: The First Avenger and Ironman 3. Publisher: SCHOLASTIC AUSTRALIA ISBN/ABN: 9781742763422 SALES POINTS: Format: BOXED SET • Includes five narrated stories on CD and five storybooks with Type: FICTION captivating cinematic photography. Age Level: 5+ • CDs feature original character voices, including Iron Man, Thor Dimensions: 203 X 203 MM and Captain America, plus real sound effects from Marvel Page count: 5 X 32 PP Cinematic Universe movies. QTY • Marvel Cinematic Universe has taken over Harry Potter and ª|xHSLHOCy763422z Star Wars in box office sales. • Perfect gift for children who are learning to read.

MY MINI MARVEL 10 BOOK BOX: MY INCREDIBLE STORYBOOK SET

AU RRP: $39.99 Enjoy 10 Marvel stories in this easy-to-read format! NZ RRP: $39.99 SALES POINTS: Publisher: SCHOLASTIC AUSTRALIA • Books come shrink-wrapped in a sturdy, colourful slipcase. ISBN/ABN: 9781742762906 • Full-colour illustrations throughout each storybook. Format: BOXED SET Type: FICTION • Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and Hulk are globally Age Level: 3+ recognised comic-book characters. Dimensions: 203 X 178 MM • The Avengers is one of the highest-grossing films of all time. QTY ª|xHSLHOCy762906z

AVAILABLE NOW: MARVEL OOSHIES: COLLECTOR’S GUIDE

AU RRP: $19.99 Learn more about your favourite Marvel Heroes and Villains in NZ RRP: $19.99 this Marvel Ooshies Collector’s Guide! Featuring over 90 Ooshies pencil toppers from Marvel Series 1 and Series 2, including rare and Publisher: SCHOLASTIC AUSTRALIA exclusive editions! ISBN/ABN: 9781742763446 Format: HARDCOVER SALES POINTS: Type: PICTURE • Includes exclusive Golden Spider-Man Ooshie! Age Level: 5+ • Discover the origins and secrets of Spider-Man, the Hulk, Iron Dimensions: 220 X 150 MM Man and more! QTY • Includes both Series 1 and Series 2 Marvel Ooshies, plus rare ª|xHSLHOCy763446z and exclusive edition Ooshies! • Perfect for old and new Marvel fans. INCLUDES MINIFIGURE

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SHOPKINS: SUPER-CUTE ACTIVITY TIN DESPICABLE ME 3: ACTIVITY TIN

AU RRP: $29.99 AU RRP: $29.99 NZ RRP: $29.99 NZ RRP: $29.99 Publisher: SCHOLASTIC Publisher: SCHOLASTIC AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA ISBN/ABN: 9781742762807 ISBN/ABN: 9781742762838 Format: BOXED SET Format: BOXED SET Type: ACTIVITY Type: ACTIVITY Age Level: 3+ Age Level: 3+ Dimensions: 310 X 230 MM Dimensions: 310 X 230 MM Page count: 48 PP; 16 PP; 32 PP Page count: 48 PP; 16 PP; 24 PP QTY ª|xHSLHOCy762807z QTY ª|xHSLHOCy762838z Cover not final not Cover

This activity tin contains a deluxe colouring and activity book, This Despicable Me 3: Activity Tin contains a deluxe colouring and activity a sticker activity book, a reader called A Piece of Cake, 10 felt-tip book, a sticker activity book, a movie poster book, 10 felt-tip pens and a pens and two Shopkins figurines! fun stencil sheet! SALES POINTS: SALES POINTS: • Over 2 billion views on Shopkins webisodes and fan videos on • Despicable Me 3 was released June 2017. YouTube. • In the first eight hours after its debut, the Despicable Me 3 trailer • Over $16 million in retail sales since launch in September 2014. generated over 30 million global views. • Shoppies music has over 12 million YouTube views. • Despicable Me 2 is the 4th highest-grossing animated film of all time • Includes three books, 10 pens and two Shopkins! ($970M).

LEGO NINJAGO: HOW TO DRAW POKÉMON: ALOLA REGION HANDBOOK NINJA, VILLAINS AND MORE! AU RRP: $14.99 AU RRP: $19.99 NZ RRP: $15.99 NZ RRP: $19.99 Publisher: SCHOLASTIC INC Publisher: KLUTZ ISBN/ABN: 9781338148626 ISBN/ABN: 9781338137217 Format: PAPERBACK Format: PAPERBACK Type: FICTION Type: ACTIVITY Age Level: 7+ Age Level: 7+ Dimensions: 229 X 153 MM Dimensions: 240 X 215 MM Page count: 192 PP Page count: 90 PP QTY QTY ª|xHSLDNIy137217z ª|xHSLDNIy148626z Meet the Pokémon of Alola—over 250 in all! Every amazing Pokémon Learn how to draw your favourite characters from the world of featured in the new Sun & Moon video games is included in this LEGO® Ninjago®. Get started with beginner-friendly draw-in-the- comprehensive handbook. You’ll discover stats and facts about many blank pages, tracing activities and easy inking and colouring practice brand-new Pokémon—and learn new things about some old favourites sections, then advance to step-by-step instructions to draw each hero as well. It’s everything you ever wanted to know about the Pokémon and villain from all of the LEGO Ninjago seasons. This book includes all of Alola! the art materials you need to start right away! SALES POINTS: SALES POINTS: • Find all the new Pokémon from the new Alola region featured in the • Extension of LEGO®’s popular NINJAGO® theme, the book latest Pokémon games—Sun & Moon. includes the humour and energy of loved characters. • Stats and facts for over 250 Alola Pokémon. • Traceable activities and draw-in-the-blank ensure that kids get • Pokémon GO is one of the most popular apps of 2016. great results right away. • 2016 marked the 20th anniversary of the release of the original • Artist is well-known to NINJAGO® fans thanks to his comics that games. ® appear in the LEGO clubs magazine. • The Pokémon video game franchise has sold more than 260 million • 2017 was a big year for NINJAGO® with the release of The LEGO® games worldwide. ® TM Ninjago Movie in September. • The Pokémon trading card game has shipped more than 21.5 billion cards to 74 countries.

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