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Bloomsbury Children’s Rights: Who’s Who CONTENTS 2 PRE-SCHOOL Joanna Everard – Global Rights Director Nordic countries [email protected] 11 ACTIVITY BOOKS

Alice Grigg – Senior International Rights Manager 24 BLOOMSBURY APPS France, Germany, Latin America, Spain, Portugal, Greece 25 PICTURE BOOKS [email protected] 53 NON FICTION Allison Cole – International Rights Manager North America, Netherlands, Italy, Asia, 70 FICTION FROM BLOOMSBURY UK Eastern Europe, Russia, Turkey [email protected] 86 FICTION FROM BLOOMSBURY US

Nova Hekne – International Rights Executive 106 BLOOMSBURY SPARK Israel, Middle East, Poland [email protected] 108 SHORT FICTION Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP UK 118 HIGH-LOW FICTION Tel: +44 (0)20 7631 5600 www.bloomsbury.com

ALL ARTWORK FOR TITLES NOT YET PUBLISHED IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Cover artwork is taken from On Christmas Eve, written by Katherine Rundell and illustrated by Emily Sutton PRE-SCHOOL

Happy Days Out: Off We Go! and On the Farm Ekaterina Trukhan

Join in with two fun family days out! Let’s climb aboard the bus, spot dinosaurs in the museum, and play in the park. Or you could visit the farm and meet all your favourite animals. You might spot a tractor and can help the farmer milk the cows too!

• With peek-a-boo cut-outs, lift-the-flaps and friendly illustrations, these beautiful, high-end board books are both informative and fun for young readers

• The large format brings each day to life, with flaps as well as cut-outs to engage little minds

MARCH 2017 BOARDBOOK | £8.99 | 10PP | 260 X 254MM | 0+ ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

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My First Bible Stories: Little Baby Books: Noah’s Ark and Nativity Bedtime and Bathtime Charlotte Guillain Mel Four Lesley Grainger Beautiful, monochrome board books with bright foil on every page for reading first words to your baby, with stunning illustrations of everyday objects Introduce little ones to two of the best-loved Bible stories: Noah’s Ark, and the joyful Christmas Nativity story. Each • Monochrome, foiled board books are a popular format for learning first words book provides a gentle introduction to these well-known and beloved Bible stories, complete with charming and bright illustrations • Coloured foil enhances the monochrome design, and highlights the first words for easier learning

• Quality, high-end board books that share the important messages behind these special Christian stories • With beautifully designed pages and fun illustrations

• A perfect gift – for Christmas or Christenings!

MARCH 2017 OCTOBER 2017 JANUARY 2018 JANUARY 2018

BOARDBOOK | £6.99 | 24PP | 180 X 180MM | 0+ BOARDBOOK | £5.99 ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE 10PP | 160 X 160MM | BOARD + FOIL | 0+ ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

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My Day: First Words My Friend Ted Marilyn Janovitz Sophy Henn

An exquisite book of first words for children and parents to share Join Ted’s adventures – lift the flaps to find out what he is doing next! Toddlers will adore this chunky board book packed full of little adventures. • A child can use it throughout the day, with words and objects they might From award-winning illustrator Sophy Henn find – from when they wake up, until they go back to bed. Simple words like bed, plate, dog, cake, bus, book, teddy and many more are paired • Perfect for fans of Chris Haughton and Rob Biddulph with beautiful illustrations • Lift- the -flap and change the scene! • This book is a truly interactive ‘point and say’ experience. • Sturdy board books perfect for pre-schoolers • All words can be used over one day • Celebrate the imagination MARCH 2017 • A do-it-yourself interactive experience to share with a child BOARDBOOK | £9.99 | 32PP | 250MM X 250MM | 0+ • Stylish colours and design create must-have books with Sophy’s trademark look ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

My Feelings Sarah Jennings

An engaging boardbook edition with tabs to explore different emotions with your child

• Are you feeling happy, sad, excited, worried, shy, scared, or grumpy? Do you know why? This book will introduce emotions and show children how to talk about, share, cope, and understand their feelings. Includes lovely illustrations that will make your child smile, frown, or jump for joy

• Tabbed pages separate each emotion and feeling for easy access OCTOBER 2017 OCTOBER 2017

BOARDBOOK | £7.99 • Beautiful illustrations will make this learning experience fun! BOARDBOOK | £5.99 14PP | 237 X 237MM | BOARD + TABS | 3+ 12PP | 180 X 180MM | BOARD + FLAPS | 0+ • ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE A real discussion book, ideal for the car, the sofa, or bedtime ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

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Bobo & Co. Surprise Mirror Books Nicola Killen Eva Sassin, Sophie Hanton and Helen Poole

Meet Bobo and his friends! Lift-the-flap fun for pre-schoolers, Join the farmer as he visits all the animals on the farm, or Santa as he visits with sweet illustrations from Nicola Killen everyone in the North Pole. Fun and engaging board books with a mirror surprise on the final page • Features Bobo the panda and his cast of friends – cute, relatable characters that toddlers will love to read about over and over • A surprise mirror on the last page for an interactive experience!

• First concept books introducing colours, numbers, shapes and MAY 2017 • Play with the goats, meet the horses, pick the apples and feed the pigs in Farmer’s opposites Busy Day

• Lift-the-flap fun to engage and entertain pre-schoolers • Help Santa get ready for Christmas, visit the toy workshop and ready the sledge in Santa’s Busy Day • For fans of Tilly and Friends and Poppy Cat • Quality mirror novelty makes this stand out in the pre-school market • Nicola Killen has created Bobo’s world to stimulate and surprise young children. She has illustrated several picture books and these are her first books for Bloomsbury OCTOBER 2016 BOARDBOOK | £6.99 | 16PP | 203MM X 178MM | BOARD + MIRROR | 0+ RIGHTS SOLD: COMING SOON GREECE: SANTA’S BUSY DAY WALES: SANTA’S BUSY DAY

Baby Look and Feel Simon Abbott and Lesley Grainger

AUGUST 2017 Teach your baby their first words with these bright, fun-to-touch board books!

JANUARY 2018 • Designed with shaped edges BOARDBOOK | £5.99 | 10PP | 180 X 180MM | BOARD + FLAPS | 0+ ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE • Little fingers will love exploring this playful and interactive book, packed with bright, textured pictures which babies will love to touch

• Add your own sound effects!

• Available in a range of young children’s favourite topics, new topics are Pets and Beach

APRIL 2017

ALSO AVAILABLE

BOARDBOOK | £4.99 | 10PP | 160 X 160MM BOARD + TOUCH AND FEEL | 0+ RIGHTS SOLD: FINLAND: ANIMALS, THINGS THAT GO NORWAY: ANIMALS, THINGS THAT GO SWEDEN: ANIMALS, THINGS THAT GO WALES: FARM, HOME

10 BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN’S BOOKS 2016 BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN’S BOOKS 2016 11 PRE-SCHOOL PRE-SCHOOL Lift and Look Simon Abbott and Helen Poole

Take children on their first adventures as they start exploring different topics

• Lift the flaps and discover stories on young children’s favourite topics, including Garden, School, Dinosaurs and Space

• Christmas is the next stunning addition to this series

• Bloomsbury’s Lift and Look board books are packed full of large cut-out flaps, especially designed for little hands

• They also feature bright and beautiful illustrations and fun, engaging text which children will adore

BOARDBOOK | £5.99 | 12PP | 180 X 180MM | BOARD + FLAPS | 0+ ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE ALSO AVAILABLE

Lift-the-flap Friends Peter Allen, Joelle Dreidemy, Sophie Hanton and Laila Hills

Bloomsbury’s Lift-the-flap Friends board books are packed full of fun flaps and gorgeous illustrations which young children will love. Available in a range of fun topics, including Dinosaurs, Fairies, Princess and Pirates

• A delightful new lift-the-flap series, perfect for teaching children their first words

• Beautiful illustrations combined with short, simple and engaging text makes learning first words fun

• Can you find the hidden treasure, prepare for a ball with the princess, and join the dinosaurs for dinner time?

AVAILABLE COMING SOON

FEBRUARY 2017 FEBRUARY 2017 BOARDBOOK | £6.99 | 14PP | 200 X 200MM | BOARD + FLAPS | 2+ ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

12 BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN’S BOOKS 2016 I Can Use My Potty My First Experience Activity and Sticker Books Sticker Reward Book Three exciting new titles in the My First Experience Series: My Day at School, My Trip to the Dentist and My Trip to the Supermarket. A charming sticker reward book for all little children who are learning to use a potty for the first time. It also prepares A perfect way for all children to learn about the ‘firsts’ in life, as they happen. From going to school to trips to the dentist children for small accidents and helps them figure out what and the supermarket, hours of fun first experiences await! to do next. • Beautifully illustrated with easy text and games, these books make these first experiences more exciting

• Ideal purchase for parents who are preparing to potty train their • Full of lots of different activities, including: colouring, drawing and writing child • The perfect books for every child with worries or questions, providing hours of fun to help children talk about their new experiences • The two main characters, Joe and Daisy, will appeal to both girls and boys

• Packed with reward stickers for children to collect when they have had success using their potty, and even when trying to use it: there is no failure in this book!

• Beautiful and bright illustrations throughout, including some that will make little children giggle FEBRUARY 2017 PAPERBACK | £4.99 | 20PP +4PP STICKERS | 276 X 216MM | 2+ ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

JANUARY 2017 MARCH 2017 MAY 2017

PAPERBACK | £4.99 | 20PP+4PP STICKERS | 276 X 216MM | 0+ RIGHTS SOLD: SPAIN

My First Languages Activity and Sticker Books Fantastic new sticker books for young readers to learn everyday words in French and Spanish

• With amazing illustrations and everyday words, these books introduce children to their first foreign languages

• Provides hours of stickering fun while learning a language too – so every child can impress their friends!

• At the back of each book is a list of more difficult words, complete with phonetic guidance to help with pronunciation JULY 2017 PAPERBACK | £4.99 | 32PP+4PP STICKERS | 305 X 238MM | 3 + ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

14 BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN’S BOOKS 2016 BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN’S BOOKS 2016 15 Princess Snowbelle Activity Books Sticker Activity Books Step into the magical world of Princess Snowbelle with this stunning new activity book range. You can see what it These books provide hours of stickering and activity fun for boys and girls. Every book includes enchanting, bright and is like to be a snow princess with Princess Snowbelle’s Activity and Sticker Book, create exciting scenes in Princess beautiful illustrations, perfect for providing entertainment at home or on the move! Snowbelle’s Castle Sticker Activity Book, discover the mysteries of the ice world with Princess Snowbelle’s Secret • Accessible format for younger readers – 8 full pages of larger stickers for younger hands Journal, and bring Snowbelle’s world into multi-coloured life with Princess Snowbelle’s Colouring Book. • 16 brilliant themes to choose from • Lucy Fleming’s vibrant and quirky illustrations bring Snowbelle’s world into glittering life for the first time • Every book is packed full of stickers • Snowbelle and her friends are endearing characters that children will love to adventure with time and time again • Possibility for various bind-up options – please enquire! • Each title in this beautiful new activity series has a variety of activity types, from colouring and drawing, to mazes and spot-the-difference

• Complete with bright stickers, so children can get creative and customise the pages

COVERFINAL NOT

PAPERBACK | £4.99 | 16PP + 8PP STICKERS | 276 X 216MM | 2+ RIGHTS SOLD: GREECE: MY COLOURS, MY CAR AND THINGS THAT GO, MY FARM ANIMALS, MY UNDER THE SEA, MY CHAPES, MY COUNTING KOREA: MY FIRST DINOSAUR, MY FIRST PETS, MY BABY ANIMALS, MY COLOURS, MY OPPOSITES, MY FARM ANIMALS, MY UNDER THE SEA, MY CAR AND THINGS THAT GO, MY ABC, MY SHAPES, MY COUNTING POLAND: MY FIRST DINOSAUR, MY FIRST PETS, MY BABY ANIMALS, MY COLOURS, MY OPPOSITES, MY FARM ANIMALS, MY UNDER THE SEA, MY CAR AND THINGS THAT GO, MY SHAPES, MY COUNTING

16 BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN’S BOOKS 2016 BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN’S BOOKS 2016 17 ALSO AVAILABLE Activity and Sticker Books Bloomsbury Activity Books provide hours of colouring, doodling, stickering and activity fun for boys and girls. Every book includes enchanting, bright and beautiful illustrations which children and parents will find hard to resist. Ideal for providing entertainment at home or on the move!

• Perfect for boys and girls aged 3+

• 4 full pages of stickers in every activity book, with between 200 and 350 stickers

• 30 bright and beautifully illustrated titles to choose from

• Possibility for various bind-up options – please enquire!

RIGHTS SOLD: FRANCE: MY SPRING, MY SANTA’S WORKSHOP, MY FIRST CHRISTMAS, MY GARAGE AND WORKSHOP, MY FOOTBALL, MY ALICE IN WONDERLAND, MY ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS GREECE: MY SPRING, MY SEASIDE, MY PINK PRINCESS, MY FABULOUS PINK FAIRY, MY MERMAID, MY PRETTY PINK BALLET, MY THINGS THAT GO, MY ZOO ANIMALS, MY SWASHBUCKLING PIRATE, MY CHRISTMAS, MY JOLLY RED SANTA, MY SANTA’S WORKSHOP, MY CINDERELLA, MY JACK AND THE BEAN STALK, MY SNOW WHITE, MY THREE LITTLE PIGS, MY BEST FRIEND BY ME, MY MUM BY ME ROMANIA: MY BEST FRIEND BY ME, MY MUM BY ME SWEDEN: MY SWASHBUCKLING PIRATE, MY PINK PRINCESS VIETNAM: MY BEST FRIEND BY ME, MY MUM BY ME

18 BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN’S BOOKS 2016 BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN’S BOOKS 2016 19 Write Your Own Pet Story My First Colouring These brilliant activity books are bursting with colourful illustrations Have fun colouring in baby animals, dinosaurs, things that go and much more with this brilliant series, where each book and stickers to help children write their own amazing stories. The first is packed full of stickers sentence of every story has already been written but it is up to the reader • Clear and easy pictures to colour with coloured versions of each picture for the child to use as a colouring guide to decide what will happen and how the story will end • Includes over 300 amazing stickers in every book for hours of fun! • Extremely easy to follow text, with boxes on every page offering hints and tips about what to include

• Over 300 stickers in every book

• Also features two completed stories to add fun stickers to

• Handy portable format is ideal for children to do on their own, in a quiet time or to relieve the boredom of a long journey

ALSO AVAILABLE • The two published titles in this series (Princess and Pirate) have sold over 10,000 copies to date

JANUARY 2017 PAPERBACK | £4.99 | 32PP + 4PP STICKERS | 276 X 216MM | 3+ PAPERBACK | £3.99 | 32PP + 2PP STICKERS | 276 X 216MM | 3+ RIGHTS SOLD: RIGHTS SOLD: FRANCE CATALAN: PIRATE, PRINCESS ITALY: PIRATE, PRINCESS ROMANIA: PIRATE, PRINCESS SPANISH: PIRATE, PRINCESS VIETNAM: PRINCESS My Gorgeous Colouring Book and My Brilliant Colouring Book Look and Learn Fun A brilliant series of colouring books covering all your favourite subjects • Hours of fabulous colouring in fun Fun early learning activity books, packed full of stickers. Learn to write by tracing over numbers and letters, practise your ABC, count to ten and much more • All you need are your best crayons and felt pens

• There are six fun Look and Learn titles to choose from • Each book contains lots of colourful stickers so you can decorate your colouring

• Handy, portable format so these books can be taken anywhere ALSO AVAILABLE

PAPERBACK | £4.99 | 32PP + 4PP STICKERS | 276 X 216MM | 4+ PAPERBACK | £3.99 | 32PP +4PP STICKERS | 305 X 238MM | 3+ RIGHTS SOLD: ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE GREECE: 123, COUNTING

20 BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN’S BOOKS 2016 BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN’S BOOKS 2016 21 Let’s Draw Animals My Lovely Christmas Book Have fun learning to draw with this brilliant drawing and colouring book! With this charming activity book you can make beautiful pages, frames and decorations, and write lists and diary entries for a crafty Christmas! • This amazing drawing and colouring book is so much fun! Learn how to draw all your favourite animals! • The ultimate Christmas gift book for creative scribblers

• Beautiful, bright and brilliant, full-colour illustrations on every page • Beautifully illustrated pages for you to add to and give your own personal touch

• Includes over 350 stickers for hours of stickering fun • Page after page of do-it-yourself activities

• Also available as 4 individual books • An easy, portable format for all bags and pockets

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BIND-UP PAPERBACK | £7.99 128PP +4PP STICKERS | 305 X 238MM | 3+ OCTOBER 2016 RIGHTS SOLD: FRANCE, GREECE PAPERBACK | £5.99 128PP | 210 X 148MM | 7+ PAPERBACK | £4.99 ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE 32PP | 305 X 238MM | 3+

Draw It! These fantastic books have weird and wonderful doodles for every occasion. Perfect for every journey, rainy afternoon or holiday, they are packed full of fun and wacky things to draw and colour, guaranteed to get every child from age 6 – 106 drawing away! A Year in the Garden • Each book includes between 100 and 200 stickers Colouring Book • Iconic, stylish illustrations by Sally Kindberg Over 90 delicate illustrations to colour in, these beautiful line drawings take • Available in 2 formats – a larger standard format (Draw It!, Christmas, Monsters) you through the calendar year. Hop through the snowflakes and berries, delve and a smaller format (London, Animals, Pirates and Dinosaurs) into the tropical palm house and finish off a beautiful bluebell caper with this gorgeous colouring book • Space is the brand-new exciting addition to this series MAY 2017 • Illustrated by the talented Clair Rossiter: over 90 magical illustrations for the reader to SMALLER FORMAT: PAPERBACK | £5.99 colour and keep 160PP + 4PP STICKERS | 190 X 153MM | 6+ STANDARD FORMAT: PAPERBACK | £8.99 • A mixture of pictures for you to colour in and foil on the cover: a beautiful, high-end 112PP + 4PP STICKERS | 297 X 210MM | 6+ £9.99 | 96PP | 297 X 210MM | 7+ RIGHTS SOLD: COMPLEX CHINESE purchase ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE • With flaps on the front cover that you can use as a bookmark ALSO AVAILABLE • A treasured gift purchase for everyone with an interest in the garden

22 BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN’S BOOKS 2016 BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN’S BOOKS 2016 23 Fold-up ... Self-Destructing Science Tear out and fold the pages of this book to make colourful fortune-tellers that you can share with your friends. Activity Books Two titles available: Fold-up Halloween Fortune Tellers and Fold-up Wildlife Facts Warning: these books will self-destruct! Packed full of fun and exciting projects • A brand-new and original format in the Bloomsbury Activity Books range using the pages themselves, these books will have you tearing, folding, cutting, • Includes over 20 individually designed fortune-tellers for you to create experimenting and scribbling as you learn

• Packed full of hilarious fortunes and illustrations for you to uncover, as well as incomplete designs so you can write your own! • Packed full of hands-on science activities for children, designed to make science accessible and exciting

• Amazing illustrations throughout from the wonderful Nikalas Catlow. Exciting insides: 2 pantones and black, and an eye-popping 3 pantones and black cover

• Have fun destroying every page as part of many brilliant science activities PAPERBACK | £7.99 64PP | 305 X 238MM | 7+ • Exciting and inspiring, this series will keep readers entertained for hours RIGHTS SOLD: CHINA (CHINESE COMPLEX): ALSO AVAILABLE COMING SOON ANIMALS, MACHINES, SPACE KOREA: ANIMALS, BODY, MACHINES, SPACE POLAND: ANIMALS, SPACE TURKEY: ANIMALS, BODY, MACHINES, SPACE

FEBRUARY 2017

JUNE 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017 Seek and Find 48PP+1PP STICKERS | 215 X 215MM | 5+ 48PP+1PP STICKERS | 215 X 215MM | 5+ ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE Search, seek and find speedy cheetahs, jolly red Santas, ferocious dinosaurs, and much, much more! Seek and Find is packed full of eye-popping artwork and awesome facts for endless seeking fun!

• Vibrant and eye-popping artwork create hours of seeking and finding fun

• Interesting facts and exciting information dotted throughout

• Key links to educational topics

• Five books in the series planned

ALSO AVAILABLE COMING SOON PAPERBACK | £4.99 | 24PP | 305 X 238MM | 7+ ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE GREECE: CHRISTMAS

OCTOBER 2016 JANUARY 2017

24 BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN’S BOOKS 2016 BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN’S BOOKS 2016 25 RSPB Bird App A beautiful first birds App in conjunction with RSPB

• Includes different interactive habitat scenes

• With charming artwork from Simon Abbott, as well as colouring and drawing features, videos and birdsong, and facts about each bird

• RSPB have over 1.1 million members and are a much loved and supported British charity

AGE 1+

My First Learning App A brilliant first learning app packed with activities that children will love playing with over and over again. Help little ones to learn their shapes, numbers, colours and first words with counting games, sticker scenes, puzzles and many more fun activities

• Includes charming, bright and beautiful artwork and stickers

• Created by award winning app developer Shoo Fly Publishing

AGE 1+ Activity Book Apps These brilliant new apps are brimming full of activities, from drawing, doodling and colouring in, to spot the difference and memory games – with tons of stickers to apply. Children can create their very own sticker scenes, stories and drawings and have fun saving them too

• Available for all Apple iPad devices

• Featured in The Guardian’s ‘Top 20 Apps of the Week’ and in The Bookseller as ‘App of the Week’

• Five apps available

• We produce the foreign language app on your behalf – all we need is translated text!

Farm Activity Things That Fairy Activity Pirate Activity Princess Go Activity Activity

AGE 1+

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Big Box Little Box The Naughty Caryl Hart Naughty Baddies Edward Underwood Mark Sperring A funny and stylish book starring one cool cat, a lot of boxes and David Tazzyman a mouse. Written by bestselling author Caryl Hart and illustrated by the talented Edward Underwood, this striking and witty Meet the Naughty Naughty Baddies – they are wickedly wicked, picture book will delight children and adults alike awfully awful and they have a dastardly plan ... A fiendishly funny picture book by two terrific talents • Caryl Hart is the brains behind the wonderful How to Catch a Dragon and

Whiffy Wilson • Bestselling author/illustrator partnership

• An incredibly stylish picture book from Edward Underwood – a must- • Mark Sperring is the author of numerous fantastic picture books, have for anyone with an eye for colour and design including The Shape of My Heart, Snappy Birthday, Dino-Mummy, Dino- Daddy, Dino-Baby (Bloomsbury), Captain Buckleboots on the Naughty MARCH 2017 • Witty, rhythmic text makes this a joy to read aloud Step (Puffin) and The Sunflower Sword (Andersen) HARDBACK | £11.99 | 274 X 245MM ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE AUGUST 2017 • Everyone loves funny cats and the crazy things they do – this book • David Tazzyman’s first picture book for Bloomsbury, You Can’t Take HARDBACK | £11.99 | 300 X 237MM celebrates these curiously lovable animals ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE an Elephant on the Bus, has sold over 53,000 copies through UK ALSO AVAILABLE Bookscan. He is also the bestselling illustrator of the Mr Gum books (Egmont), which have won a multitude of awards, including the Roald Dahl Funny Prize

• A brilliantly funny text that is a joy to read aloud

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I’m Going to I’ll Love You Always Eat This Ant Mark Sperring Chris Naylor-Ballesteros Alison Brown

A stylish, laugh-out-loud tale of a very hungry anteater and A reassuring and beautiful rhyming story about how long a very, very sneaky ant a parent’s love for a child lasts – forever! With gorgeous illustrations by the illustrator of I Love You Night and Day, • Minimalist, stylish illustrations with tonnes of humour Alison Brown

• Perfect for fans of Jon Klassen, Chris Haughton and Steve • Alison Brown’s I Love You Night and Day, written by Smriti Antony Prasadam-Halls, was an international bestseller

• A supremely satisfying story of comeuppance • Alison Brown’s books with Bloomsbury have been translated

• New picture book talent Chris Naylor-Ballesteros has a flair for into 14 languages FEBRUARY 2017 understated wit in both words and illustrations • HARDBACK | £11.99 | 268 X 268MM Mark Sperring is the author of numerous fantastic picture RIGHTS SOLD: books, including The Shape of My Heart, Snappy Birthday, JANUARY 2017 CHINA (SIMPLIFIED), THE NETHERLANDS Dino-Mummy, Dino-Daddy, Dino-Baby (Bloomsbury), Captain HARDBACK | £11.99 | 274 X 245MM Buckleboots on the Naughty Step (Puffin) and The Sunflower RIGHTS SOLD: Sword (Andersen) FINLAND, ROMANIA

• Publishing in time for Valentine’s Day ALSO AVAILABLE

• Hits the right note of affection without sentimentality

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Penguin Brave Perfectly Norman Debi Gliori Tom Percival

Daddy Penguin has to look after the egg while Mummy is finding Norman is very surprised to have wings suddenly – and he fish. But he wanders away from the Dad-Huddle and he and the has the most fun ever trying them out high in the sky. But egg are whisked up into the air by a gust of wind, landing in the then he has to go in for dinner. What will his parents think? Arctic. Can Daddy Penguin and Little One find their way home What will everyone else think? Norman feels the safest plan before Mummy realises they’re gone? A humorous and gently is to cover his wings with a big coat. But hiding the thing emotional tale from the much loved and bestselling author and that makes you different proves tricky and upsetting. Can illustrator Debi Gliori Norman ever truly be himself?

• Debi is a hugely successful and prolific children’s book author and • An uplifting story about celebrating our differences and illustrator, with over 80 books published and sales totalling well over embracing what makes you YOU. Perfect for fans of Oliver OCTOBER 2017 500,000 in the UK alone. Her modern classic No Matter What has been Jeffers, Benji Davies and Rebecca Cobb HARDBACK | £11.99 | 245 X 274MM translated into 26 languages OPTION PUBLISHERS: • Themes of diversity, embracing individuality and not conforming FINLAND, RUSSIA • This time Debi brings a fresh art style with beautiful watercolours, to the ‘norm’ are all important issues. Children will long to fly like capturing the wonder and atmosphere of the polar landscapes Norman – and will instinctively urge him to accept his wings and fly again! • Children will love meeting Debi’s Arctic creatures, including an Arctic fox, ALSO AVAILABLE AUGUST 2017 a musk ox and narwhals, along with brave Daddy Penguin, and will love • Tom Percival is a writer, artist, video producer and musician. Tom HARDBACK | £11.99 | 300 X 237MM realising who the red-suited, black-booted S.A.N.T.A. is! writes and illustrates his own picture books, including Herman’s ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE Letter, Herman’s Holiday (translated into seven languages) and Bubble Trouble, By the Light of the Moon and Perfectly Norman. This is Tom’s sixth picture book for Bloomsbury

• Atmospheric multimedia artwork executed with a limited palette, with exquisitely delicate touches and plenty of detail for children to pore over

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The Birthday Invitation There Is No Dragon Lucy Rowland In This Story Laura Hughes Lou Carter When handing out the invitations for her birthday party, Deborah Allwright Ella mistakenly drops one on the forest floor, and who should find it? A wizard, of course ... and a pirate and a Poor old dragon. Nobody wants him in their story. Not parrot and then a whole host of wonderful characters! Goldilocks, not Hansel and Gretel – no one. But Dragon Join Ella for her very exciting birthday party, complete will not give up! He shall continue on his course of finding with a hilarious array of unexpected guests! someone who wants him in their story. ANYONE. His boundless enthusiasm surely won’t get him into any • A brilliantly fun picture book gloriously illustrated by the supremely talented Laura Hughes trouble. Surely ...

• Deborah Allwright is the illustrator of The Night Pirates (Egmont) • Laura Hughes’ first book with Bloomsbury, We’re Going on an which has sold over 200,000 copies through UK BookScan Egg Hunt, was in the Amazon top ten for children’s books and JULY 2017 MAY 2017 has sold over 16,000 copies through UK Bookscan • Lou Carter is a tremendously exciting new picture book talent HARDBACK | £11.99 | 274 X 245MM HARDBACK | £11.99 | 274 X 245MM – There Is No Dragon In This Story is just the first of her three ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE • This is author Lucy Rowland’s second picture book with ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE books for Bloomsbury Bloomsbury. The wonderfully clever Gecko’s Echo, is publishing

in February 2017 • A brilliantly commercial text containing all the famous fairy-tale characters as you’ve never seen them before! • Simply the PERFECT birthday gift!

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Dino Diggers: Digger Disaster Rockabye Pirate Rose Impey Timothy Knapman Chris Chatterton Ada Grey

Meet the Dino Diggers! The first in a new series for fans of dinosaurs and After sailing the seven seas and making other pirates diggers, with a fantastic slot-together novelty included with every book. Collect walk the plank, Rockabye Pirate is sleepy. There’ll be the whole series for hours of dino fun! no more yo-ho-hoing and no more ‘A-harr me hearties!’ It’s time for loot-filled lullabies and dreams of buried • Each book contains a fantastic slot-together dino and digger novelty. Collect the whole treasure. Join Rockabye Pirate in this glorious bedtime JUNE 2017 series for hours of dino fun! PAPERBACK | £6.99 | 250 X 250MM book – perfect for sleepy pirates everywhere! ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE • Rose Impey is the hugely successful author of the Sleepover Club books which have • A bestselling author whose text has been paired with David sold over 450,000 copies Tazzyman, Ben Cort and Russell Ayto, to name just a few! • Beautiful and bright illustrations from an exciting new talent • Gorgeously illustrated by Ada Grey (Shhh! Don’t Wake the Royal Baby!) MAY 2017 • A brand new author and illustrator pairing that’s sure to become HARDBACK | £11.99 | 274 X 245MM a phenomenal success ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

JULY 2017 HARDBACK | £11.99 | 245 X 274MM Captain McGrew First Day at ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE Wants You for his Crew Skeleton School Mark Sperring Sam Lloyd Ed Eaves At Skeleton School there are monsters and witches, not to mention ghouls ... They howl in assembly, fly broomsticks in Meet Captain McGrew: he’s in need of a crew to do all those jobs that pirate the library and even learn how to float through the walls! Do crews do. Could this be the job for you? A rollicking tale of some kids who just you dare look round? might find that being a pirate isn’t quite as fun as they think! • Back to school AND Halloween – two strong themes that make JANUARY 2017 • By a super-commercial author and illustrator pairing with combined sales of over this incredibly pick-up-able HARDBACK | £11.99 | 274 X 245MM ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE 230,000 in the UK alone • Sam Lloyd, who has sold over half a million books in the UK • Mark Sperring is the author of numerous fantastic picture books, including The Shape alone, also has three books in the successful Yikes! series of My Heart, Snappy Birthday, Dino-Mummy, Dino-Daddy, Dino-Baby (Bloomsbury), (Yikes, Stinkysaurus!, Yikes, Ticklysaurus! and Yikes, Santa- Captain Buckleboots on the Naughty Step (Puffin) and The Sunflower Sword Claws) with Bloomsbury (Anderson) • Kids will love imagining going to school with friendly skeletons • Mark Sperring has sold over 90,000 books through UK Bookscan alone, and Ed and ghouls and monsters! Eaves over 140,000! A mighty combination of talent and humour

• Pirates are a perennial favourite and kids will love to imagine themselves as part of the crew

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When the World How Many Quacks is Full of Friends Till Christmas? Gillian Shields Mark Sperring Anna Currey Ed Eaves

Albert, Tom, Flossie and Pipkin love to play, and when a family How many quacks, moos, baas or neighs are there until Christmas? of squirrels move in to the house across the river they are so Luckily, the answer is – only one! A Christmas tale of farmyard fun excited! Now they have friends to play with ... but how will they from two well known talents. How many animal noises can YOU NOVEMBER 2017 cross the stream? A warm and touching story about friendship make? HARDBACK | £11.99 | 268 X 268MM and working together ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE • A mighty combination of talent and humour – Mark Sperring is the JUNE 2017 HARDBACK | £11.99 | 250 X 250MM • Gillian Shields is the author of many children’s books including Puppy author of The Shape of My Heart, Snappy Birthday, Dino-Mummy, OPTION PUBLISHERS: Love (Simon & Schuster) and Sam’s Snowflake (Macmillan). She is also Dino-Baby, Dino-Daddy and Four Silly Skeletons (Bloomsbury), Captain BRAZIL (BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE), CHINA (CHINESE the author of the bestselling Mermaid S.O.S. series Buckleboots on the Naughty Step (Puffin) and The Sunflower Sword SIMPLIFIED), JAPAN, SLOVENIA (Andersen) ALSO AVAILABLE • Anna Currey’s soft watercolour illustrations are bursting with feeling and are reminiscent of Beatrix Potter, lending an instant classical feel • Ed Eaves is the award-winning illustrator of Welcome to Alien School and How to Grow a Dinosaur (both published by Simon & Schuster) • The third book in the series; translation rights for When the World is Ready for Bed and When the World Was Waiting for You have been sold • A fun and playful text with repetition and animal noises – this is the in five languages perfect Christmas gift for young children

I Went to See Santa Sir Scaly Pants Paul Howard and the Dragon Thief A new take on an old favourite; children will love this laugh- John Kelly out-loud, test-your-memory story, with reindeer, penguins, a gingerbread tree and much, much more! Follows the hilarious I The second brilliantly funny story featuring Sir Scaly Pants and his Went to the Supermarket trusty steed, Guinevere! From Kate Greenaway Medal shortlisted illustrator John Kelly • Based on the much loved children’s memory game ‘I Went To the Shop

...’, this book is great fun and a guaranteed hit! • John Kelly is an illustrator, writer and designer who has worked for Scholastic, Simon & Schuster, Aardman animation and others. He has • Full of festive fun been shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal twice for Guess Who’s • Colourful and commercial illustration style for Paul Howard, the Coming For Dinner and Scoop! JUNE 2017 OCTOBER 2017 bestselling illustrator of the classic picture book The Owl Who Was Afraid HARDBACK | £11.99 | 274 X 245MM HARDBACK | £11.99 | 274 X 245MM • Laugh-out-loud storytelling, with beautifully bold and detailed illustrations OPTION PUBLISHERS: ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE of the Dark (Egmont) DENMARK • Perfect for fans of dragons, knights and evil dragons! This is classic ALSO AVAILABLE storytelling with a wonderfully hilarious twist! ALSO AVAILABLE

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Again! I Don’t Want Curly Hair Ralph Steadman Laura Ellen Anderson

When Oliver visits Grumpy, Grumpy twists himself into a All the girl in this book has ever wanted is straight and funny position to amuse his grandson. ‘AGAIN!’ shouts luscious locks, but when she meets a little girl with the Oliver, so Grumpy does something even more extraordinary. smoothest silkiest hair who says all she’s ever wanted is ‘AGAIN!’ comes the refrain. And Grumpy complies. Again curly hair – they are both confused! and again and again, until he’s twisted himself slightly too • A hilarious tale about loving what we have. And hair – lots and far ... lots of hair • Cartoonist and national treasure, Ralph Steadman, takes on the • Laura Ellen Anderson is a hugely exciting illustrator of picture SEPTEMBER 2017 relentless joys of grandparenthood, for fans of the Ladybirds for HARDBACK | £12.99 | 220 X 270MM books. In 2013, she illustrated CBeebies presenter Cerrie Grown-Ups series ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE Burnell’s Snowflakes and is the illustrator of Bloomsbury’s very • The perfect gift book for grandparents new and experienced – own Witch Wars series wince and laugh with recognition at the ways you try to please your grandchildren FEBRUARY 2017 • With all the bold colour, verve and ink-splattered detail HARDBACK | £11.99 | 274 X 245MM Steadman fans will expect, these illustrations are painfully RIGHTS SOLD: accurate in depicting family relationships CATALAN, CHINA (SIMPLIFIED), DENMARK, GERMANY, ITALY, KOREA, SPAIN • Funny and irreverent, this is the perfect humour gift book

The Big Bad Mood Henry and the Yeti Tom Jamieson Russell Ayto Olga Demidova A funny story about believing in yourself (and yetis) from bestselling master illustrator Russell Ayto George is having One of Those Days. One of Those Days • Henry’s quest to find a yeti is told with verve and humour, in both where he shouts, ‘I WILL NOT play nicely. I WON’T ... I CAN’T words and pictures ... I DON’T WANT TO!!’ His mum says there’s a Big Bad Mood hanging around him, but George has never seen a Big Bad • The delight of actually meeting a mythical creature will appeal to Mood. That is, until today ... every child

• A gloriously clever tale about tempers, tantrums and making • Russell Ayto won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize in 2008 for The amends Witch’s Children Go to School; he won the Gold Smarties Award in 2003 for The Witch’s Children; he has been shortlisted for • Tom Jamieson is a principal joke writer for Private Eye magazine. the Kate Greenaway Medal twice and he was shortlisted for the He was one of the head writers on the award-winning sketch FEBRUARY 2017 Mother Goose Award and the Smarties Book Prize for Quacky series Dead Ringers and has contributed to several radio and HARDBACK | £11.99 | 268MM X 268MM quack-quack! JUNE 2017 television programmes RIGHTS SOLD: HARDBACK | £11.99 | 274 X 245MM CHINA (SIMPLIFIED) RIGHTS SOLD: • Olgo Demidova is the illustrator of Peep Inside the Farm, part of CHINA (SIMPLIFIED), KOREA, UAE the bestselling Peep Inside Usborne series

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Gecko’s Echo Alfie in the Woods Lucy Rowland Debi Gliori Natasha Rimmington The third picture book about Alfie, the little rabbit with the BIG imagination, featuring a beautiful gatefold spread. Once there was a gecko During an autumnal walk in the woods, Alfie embarks on a and she lived inside a cave. wild creature adventure! She was very, very small but she was also really brave. • Includes a beautiful gatefold spread

To stop sneaky animals stealing her precious eggs, Mummy • Debi Gliori’s Dragon Loves Penguin was shortlisted for the 2015 Gecko threatens the wrath of ONE HUNDRED ANGRY Red House Children’s Book Award GECKOS. But ... are there really one hundred geckos? And, if • Prolific author/illustrator – over 80 books published there aren’t, how will she protect her family? • Debi’s No Matter What is a modern classic • A brilliant tale of trickery and motherly courage, perfect for fans AUGUST 2017 of The Gruffalo HARDBACK | £11.99 | 250 X 250MM ALSO AVAILABLE RIGHTS SOLD: FEBRUARY 2017 • Exciting debut author and illustrator pairing that’s sure to be a hit! FINLAND HARDBACK | £11.99 | 274 X 245MM ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

Watch Out for By the Light of the Moon Muddy Puddles! Tom Percival Ben Faulks Ivan finds his new house strange and can’t sleep. Then a shimmering light takes him on a magical night-time adventure, and shows him that soon the new Ben Cort house will feel like home • A gently emotional story to reassure children’s fears about moving house You never really know what might be lurking in the world below the surface of muddy puddles – frogs, underwater • Vibrant, colourful, multimedia artwork with exquisitely delicate touches and plenty of kings, lost socks, big bad ducks. Do you dare jump in? detail for children to pore over again and again

• Ben Faulks is Mr Bloom from CBeebies, and Ben Cort is the • Children will love the magical friend Ivan makes, and identify with Ivan and his feelings illustrator of the bestselling Aliens Love Underpants about the new house OCTOBER 2016 HARDBACK | £11.99 | 300 X 237MM • Celebrates imaginative play – and the joy of splashing in ALSO AVAILABLE OPTION PUBLISHERS: puddles! BRAZIL (BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE), FRANCE, GERMANY, KOREA, THE HARDBACK | £11.99 | 274 X 245MM • A fun rhyming text, full of energy NETHERLANDS, SLOVENIA ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

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There’s Broccoli in My Ice Cream! Nothing! Emily MacKenzie Yasmeen Ismail A wonderfully imaginative story of a little girl who loves to Granville the Dalmatian will NOT eat fruit and vegetables. He’d much rather play. Whenever Mummy asks her what she is doing, she have ice cream and pizza – until his grandpa comes up with a cunning plan! A always says, ‘Nothing!’ Only the reader is allowed in to her funny story about fussy eating, family and broccoli colourful, crazy, creative world, where she is wrestling an • Emily’s first book with Bloomsbury, Wanted! Ralfy Rabbit, Book Burglar, has been octopus, or racing along in a winged chariot, or flying with longlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, shortlisted for the Scottish Book birds over a noisy jungle Trust Children’s Book Award and nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Rights • Yasmeen Ismail won the V&A Illustration Award 2014 and has JANUARY 2017 have been sold in 13 languages! HARDBACK | £11.99 | 255 X 255MM been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. I’m a RIGHTS SOLD: • The fussy-eating theme is always popular! Girl! has been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal FRANCE OPTION PUBLISHERS: • Quirky, interesting artwork with immediate appeal – great for fans of Neal Layton • Young children will love the crazy scenarios Lila dreams up ARABIC, BRAZIL (PORTUGUESE), CATALAN, CHINA (SIMPLIFIED AND ALSO AVAILABLE • Full of energy and laugh-out-loud fun! HARDBACK | £11.99 | 255 X 255MM COMPLEX CHINESE), GAELIC, GERMANY, RIGHTS SOLD: KOREA, LITHUANIA, THE NETHERLANDS, CHINA (SIMPLIFIED CHINESE), KOREA PORTUGAL, SPAIN OPTION PUBLISHERS: ARABIC, CATALAN, CHINA (COMPLEX CHINESE), FRANCE, ITALY, SPAIN

The Butterfly Dance Suzanne Barton A beautifully illustrated tale of two butterflies learning about friendship, by Waterstones Children’s Book Prize shortlisted Suzanne Barton ∙ The perfect summertime story by the hugely exciting picture book author/illustrator, Suzanne Barton ∙ Suzanne has a strong co-edition track record: her first picture book for Bloomsbury, The Dawn Chorus, has been translated into seven languages. It was also selected by Booktrust as a Bookstart book for 2015, and was shortlisted for the Waterstones MARCH 2017 Children’s Book Prize 2015 HARDBACK | £11.99 | 274 X 245MM RIGHTS SOLD: ∙ Suzanne’s influences include Japanese prints and illustrators she remembers from her CHINA (SIMPLIFIED CHINESE) childhood. Her artwork is a beautiful combination of collage, drawing and painting OPTION PUBLISHERS: ALSO AVAILABLE FRANCE, GERMANY, KOREA, ALSO AVAILABLE THE NETHERLANDS, SLOVENIA, TURKEY

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Lulu What George Forgot Camilla Reid Kathy Wolff Ailie Busby Richard Byrne

Join Lulu, the ever-popular pre-school character and her range of novelty, Getting ready for school gets a hilarious twist in this picture and board books funny, fresh picture book that will have kids on the edge of their seats • Over 500,000 copies sold so far globally, including international editions • Funny, fresh spin on the morning routine from debut author and • The Lulu books have been translated into 16 languages strong-selling illustrator • Different formats available to satisfy every price point: • Richard Byrne burst on to the scene with the popular and clever - Lift-the-flap board books (Lulu Loves Colours /Noises /Numbers /Shapes ) This Book Just Ate My Dog! and we have two books signed - Touch and feel and lift-the-flap novelty books (Lulu’s Shoes, Lulu’s Clothes, with Kathy Wolff having been won over by her fresh and exciting Lulu’s Loo, Lulu’s Christmas, Lulu’s Lunch ) new voice - Lift-the-flap picture book (This is Lulu ) - Standard 32pp picture book (Lulu Loves Nursery ) • Pitch perfect for parents – kids are the best at delaying the inevitable, and any parent who’s had to hustle kids out of the house will appreciate the humour here! JULY 2017 HARDBACK | $16.99 | 279 X 215MM ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

From the team behind the gorgeous What Will Hatch? comes a jacketed companion book, all about seeds and the plants that grow from them – and featuring four fabulous pull-out gatefolds

• Award-winning and strong-selling author-illustrator duo: This team has also co-created What Will Hatch? as well as the BOARDBOOK WITH FLAPS | £5.99 | 20PP | 160 X 160MM acclaimed, popular parenting book I LOVE DIRT! 52 Activities to Help You & Your Child Discover the Wonders of Nature (which has sold over 70,000 copies) FEBRUARY 2017 • Special illustrations. Susie Ghahremani is an up-and-coming HARDBACK | $16.99 | 228 X 228 MM OPTION PUBLISHERS: illustrator – and the creator of the popular boygirlparty© line – KOREA with a unique and intricately detailed style

• The book’s package, complete with pull-out gatefolds, will add a fun interactive element for readers MULTI-NOVELTY BOOK | £7.99 | 16PP | 200 X 200MM • The seed theme will help little ones understand the origins of RIGHTS SOLD: all sorts of plants – including the food they eat – and how they BRAZIL (BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE), CATALAN, CHINA (SIMPLIFIED AND COMPLEX CHINESE), DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, grow throughout the year SPAIN, THE NETHERLANDS, PORTUGAL, TURKEY

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Bear’s Big Day Be a Friend Salina Yoon Salina Yoon

It’s Bear’s very first day of school! Because he’s a big bear now, he leaves his Dennis is an ordinary boy who expresses himself in stuffed bunny, Floppy, at home along with all his familiar things. But being away extraordinary ways. Some children shout and others sing; from his best friend is hard – and the first day doesn’t turn out quite how Bear Dennis mimes. But being a mime can sometimes be lonely. wanted it to. Luckily, Bear’s teacher has a solution for Bear and Floppy When Dennis meets a girl named Joy he begins to discover the power of friendship and that it’s our unique differences • This third book in the Bear and Floppy series from beloved, bestselling author- that make us so special illustrator Salina Yoon tackles big themes like starting school and being independent HARDBACK | $14.99 | 235 X 235 MM • An exciting, lush, high-end picture book package from OPTION PUBLISHERS: • Readers and reviewers have already fallen in love with Bear and Floppy in Found and bestselling author/illustrator Salina Yoon with a heart-warming BRAZIL (BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE), Stormy Night; now, the adorable pair returns for a story about the all-too-relatable HARDBACK | $17.99 | 280 X 215 MM CANADA (FRENCH CANADIAN), CATALAN, friendship story and an all-new look RIGHTS SOLD: CHINA (SIMPLIFIED CHINESE), IRAN, ITALY, topic of starting school for the first time. In addition to good sales, Found won the CATALAN, CHINA (SIMPLIFIED CHINESE), SPAIN, THE JAPAN, KOREA, SPAIN, VIETNAM, WALES 2014 SCIBA Book Award for Best Picture Book, was chosen as an NPR Best Book, • Salina’s titles have performed phenomenally well for Bloomsbury NETHERLANDS, SPAIN and received a star from Publishers Weekly (over 275,000 net copies globally), and combined with her out- OPTION PUBLISHERS: of-house sales, she has sold over 2.25 million books worldwide BRAZIL (BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE), CANADA (FRENCH • Salina’s titles have performed phenomenally well for Bloomsbury (over 275,000 net CANADIAN), IRAN, ITALY, JAPAN, KOREA, VIETNAM, WALES ALSO AVAILABLE copies globally), and combined with her out-of-house sales, she has sold over 2.25 • This stunningly illustrated project wonderfully demonstrates million books worldwide! Salina’s versatility and talent and tackles universally relatable topics – self-acceptance, diversity, courage and unbreakable • Salina has worked with Merrymakers to create a plush toy for the character Floppy! friendship

What Do You Penguin’s Christmas Wish Love About You? Salina Yoon Karen Lechelt Salina Yoon’s beloved character, Penguin, celebrates the magic of Christmas with his friends and family in this sixth book in the series A fresh, stylish picture book with unique graphic art that encourages being true to yourself and embracing what • Salina Yoon is beloved all over the world. Her iconic Penguin series has already been makes you different published in ten languages • Sweet, simple concept-driven story that introduces animals • Six titles now available in Penguin series • HARDBACK | $14.99 | 235 X 235 MM Fresh, graphic picture book with a hip new style and broad • RIGHTS SOLD: VIETNAM Over 2.25 million copies of Salina’s Books sold worldwide appeal that will inspire children to love themselves and others OPTION PUBLISHERS: BRAZIL (BRAZILIAN • Salina has worked with Merrymakers to make a plush toy for Penguin! PORTUGUESE), CANADA (FRENCH • Strong gift appeal – this commercially appealing package will CANADIAN), CATALAN, CHINA (SIMPLIFIED stand out to people buying gifts for new babies and Valentine’s DECEMBER 2016 CHINESE), IRAN, ITALY, JAPAN, KOREA, Day and is perfect for reading cuddled up with a little one HARDBACK | $16.99 | 255 X 255 MM SPAIN, WALES ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE ALSO AVAILABLE • Talented artist with unique style

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Piggy Push! Dig! Scoop! Trevor Lai A Construction There was once a little pig who loved to read. His name was Piggy. One day, Piggy saw a girl reading alone and he Counting Ryhme wondered, could they become best friends? An irresistibly Rhonda Gowler Greene adorable story about a lonely little piglet and the wonder of new friendship Daniel Kirk • The Piggy in Love emoticon – the character upon which the story is based – has already been downloaded over 70 million Come to the construction site and count along from 1-10 times! and then off to bed, in the vein of Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site • Perfect for anyone who has yearned for a friend OCTOBER 2016 • Rhonda Gowler Greene and Daniel Kirk are industry vets with HARDBACK | $16.99 | 274 X 245 • Trevor Lai is an internationally renowned new media entrepreneur DECEMBER 2016 strong sales and acclaim MMRIGHTS SOLD: HARDBACK | $16.99 | 255 X 255 MM FINLAND • ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE Popular themes of construction vehicles, counting, and bedtime

• Bright, commercial artwork and adorable anthropomorphization

Mosquitoes My Turn! Can’t Bite Ninjas Laura Rankin Jordan P. Novak In a charming, classic-Kevin-Henkes style, a friendship story with fun, play, and a gentle lesson about learning to share A fantastically funny, totally buzz-worthy picture book about and take turns one little ninja who won’t let a hungry mosquito snack on him! • Laura Rankin is the author of the well-reviewed and strong-

• With all the humor and appeal of Bob Shea and Jory John selling Ruthie books

• Jordan’s illustration style has just as much humor as the text, • Pammy and Wyatt are likeable, not-so-perfect characters all and her characters are hilarious and expressive kids can relate to

• Summertime hook – everyone can relate to fighting off • Gently shows the importance of taking turns and sharing annoying mosquitoes! • Fun comic-book design style

• Surprising and darkly humorous ending

NOVEMBER 2016 HARDBACK | $16.99 | 245 X 274 MM RIGHTS SOLD: FINLAND, CHINA (SIMPLIFIED) MARCH 2017 HARDBACK | $16.99 | 215 X 280 MM ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

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Stand Up and Sing!: Zombelina: Pete Seeger, Folk School Days Music, and the Path Kristyn Crow to Justice Molly Idle Susanna Reich Zombelina dances her way through school in a new, delightfully ghoulish rhyming tale brought to life by Adam Gustavson Caldecott-Honor winner Molly Idle MARCH 2017 • Award-winning illustrator Molly Idle won the Caldecott Honor for HARDBACK | $17.99 | 280 X 215 MM Award-winning creators Susanna Reich and Adam her book Flora and the Flamingo ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE Gustavson celebrate folk singer Pete Seeger – his life, his music, and his incredible activism • Tackles universal themes of family, friendship, and school day anxiety • Gorgeous picture book biography about a figure who has inspired generations: Pete Seeger • Author Kristyn Crow is very active with a new picture book series coming out from Random House that will continue to build her • Broader activism theme will inspire kids today to stand up for presence what’s right JUNE 2017 • The third book in a charming and heart-warming series that HARDBACK | $16.99 | 215 X 280 MM • Pete Seeger worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr, Woodie features a delightful dancing zombie girl ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE Guthrie and Bob Dylan among others

• With a foreword from folk singer Peter Yarrow ALSO AVAILABLE

A Hop Is Up Kristy Dempsey Lori Richmond

Fun is just a hop, skip, and a jump away in this lively, active picture book that explores the sights and sounds of a neighbourhood

• Kristy Dempsey’s picture books have received multiple starred reviews, and her most recent picture book, A Dance Like Starlight, was a Junior Library Guild selection, an ALA Notable, and a CCBC Choice List pick

• Fun read aloud that encourages movement – hop up, bend down, spin round, jump over

HARDBACK | $16.99 | 245 X 274 MM • Active art style, extremely kid-friendly and appealing ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

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And a selection of the very best from Bloomsbury’s recently published picture books

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A Miscellany Of The Picture Atlas Magical Beasts Jill Calder Simon Holland Simon Holland Gary Blyth, David Demaret, Nelson Explore the world continent-by-continent by looking not only at borders, mountains, rivers, seas and oceans, but Evergreen, John Howe, Mike Love, by discovering the natural wonders of the world, historical Helen Ward, David Wyatt and Kev artefacts, amazing animals, fascinating cultures and much Walker much more! • Packed full of informative maps and awesome facts that will appeal A beautiful treasury of magical beasts from mythology to both boys and girls and fable. Discover the spellbinding stories of 16 favourite mythical creatures from around the world. Venture into this • Bursting full of amazing full colour artwork

world and you’ll discover why griffins collect a gem called • A visual extravaganza of the world, brought to life like never agate, how to put out dragon fire, how mischievous elves before can cause terrible nightmares, and much, much more • Clever, engaging text that highlights the amazing world we live • OCTOBER 2016 A beautiful, luxurious gift book showcasing a fascinating in – from the freezing polar ice caps, to the amazing Sydney HARDBACK | £14.99 | 48PP | 305MM X 238MM | 7+ menagerie of creatures from the world’s timeless mythologies Opera House RIGHTS SOLD: and legends POLAND • For children to learn, explore and discover! • Spectacular gift package includes lavish gatefolds, cutaways and eye-catching foil JUNE 2017 • List of beasts included: phoenix, harpy, griffin, Pegasus, HARDBACK | £14.99 | 64PP | 305 X 238MM | 5+ dragons, elves, unicorn, centaur, merpeople, werewolf, troll, ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE sphinx, basilisk, Cerberus, giant, chimera

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The Story of Animasaurus Tutankhamun Tracey Turner Patricia Cleveland-Peck Harriett Russell Isabel Greenberg From gigantic sharks to giant sloths, meet the beasts of the past!

• From car-sized armadillos to hamsters with horns, discover the Travel through history with Howard Carter on his quest to fascinating prehistoric creatures that lived on our planet. discover the hidden tomb, the world-changing discovery, and our continued hunt to understand and unearth the • With stylist illustrations and amazing facts, essential stats and scale riches of Egyptian life diagrams – this is the ultimate guide to prehistoric beasts!

• Told in three parts, this book brings to life the astonishing • Includes lesser-known prehistoric animals, and each one has a modern story of Tutankhamun through the beautiful illustration of Isabel animal for comparison Greenberg and the lovely narrative of Patricia Cleveland-Peck • Amazing full-colour pictures, illustrations and graphics throughout • Beautiful, bold illustrations, including graphic novel storyboards, • Tracey Turner has written more than 30 books for children on a variety inventories, maps and double page scenes of subjects, including the best-selling 101 Things You Need to Know, the NOVEMBER 2016 • An eye-catching book which brings to life a topic studied by all acclaimed Comic Strip series, the hilariously funny World’s Worst Jobs HARDBACK | £12.99 | 96PP | 320 X 230MM | 7+ AUGUST 2017 children and many, many more HARDBACK | £14.99 | 64PP | 305 X 238MM | 7+ ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE • Isabel Greenberg won the Observer Jonathan Cape Graphic short story prize (2011) Farmageddon in Pictures: The True Cost of Cheap Meat – In Bite-Sized Pieces Philip Lymbery

A brilliant, infographic book investigating the quiet revolution of mega-farming that is threatening our countryside, farms and food. Follow this industry around the world – from the UK, Europe and the USA, to China, Argentina, Peru and Mexico. A highly accessible, engaging, and fresh look at our current food production and eating practices and an attempt to find a way to a better farming future. Fascinating for children and adults alike! MARCH 2017 PAPERBACK | £12.99 | 192PP | 230 X 189MM RIGHTS SOLD: • With clever infographics, this is an accessible look at a fascinating topic SPAIN

• Beautifully designed, appealing to children and adults alike

• Informative and engaging, this is a book for all ages

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Discovering Bugs How to Write a Story Simon Chapman Simon Cheshire Discover the world’s most amazing bugs and awesome facts about them. Meet Kate Pankhurst the biggest, smallest, cleverest, deadliest insects on Earth and learn about their amazing stories. Which beetle used to be an Ancient Egyptian God? Why is the Full of amazing brain storming ideas, story writing know silver ant the fastest animal on Earth? What do ladybirds use their knees for? how and tips on getting started, this is a must have for Which deadly bugs don’t need eyes? And which insect can grow as long as your struggling young authors and those who already love writing arm? Plus many more epic bug facts to discover on every page • This full colour edition of How to Write a Story is packed full of • Easy-to-read text, packed full of interesting and fun facts children will love amazing activities to get your creative juices flowing! Have fun with wow words, awesome adventures and epic endings! • Includes incredible bug pop up, flaps and gatefolds. HARDBACK + POP UP | £14.99 ALSO AVAILABLE • 32PP + POP UP | 305 X 248MM | 9+ From coming up with crazy character names, creating the • Written by author and explorer, Simon Chapman, who has OPTION PUBLISHERS: perfect plot and acting out your characters, How to Write a FRANCE, USA a wealth of information to share Story will have you writing exciting page turning stories that your friends and family won’t be able to put down!

• Full of useful tips and inspiring ideas, How to Write a Story is

jam packed full of story starters, plot changers, useful words and PAPERBACK | £9.99 | 276 X 216MM | 7+ much much more! ALSO AVAILABLE IN A SMALLER FORMAT PAPERBACK | £5.99 | 190 X 153MM • With illustrations by Kate Pankhurst RIGHTS SOLD: PORTUGAL, TURKEY Bloomsbury Discover Learning has never been more exciting with these innovative books packed with flaps! Enjoy brilliant illustrations, discover exciting cross-sections and zoom in to find out even more incredible information

• An amazing new series covering a range of high-interest topics ... from space and the solar system to rainforests and your body!

• Seven titles available

• Fresh, modern take on classic themes

• Innovative design: the lift-the-flap feature allows readers to test their knowledge and provides the perfect medium through which to quiz their family and friends HARDBACK | £9.99 | 18PP | 276 X 216MM | 6+ OPTION PUBLISHERS: • Each book packed with over 70 flaps CHINA (SIMPLIFIED CHINESE), ITALY, THE NETHERLANDS, SWEDEN, USA • Diverse audience: the topics will appeal to boys and girls, kids and parents alike

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The Awesome The Arty Book Book of Animals Nikalas Catlow Adam Frost Say hello to ‘Arty’, the loveable character who brings out the creativity in everybody! Whether you are a doodler or a drawer, a colouring expert or Did you know that there is an ‘immortal’ jellyfish? Or that Adelie penguins a painter, you will find something in The Arty Book to extend your artistic propose with pebbles? Or that butterflies taste with their feet? Be truly inspired imagination. This is original and fun and will supply endless hours of creative by incredible facts about the creatures that share our planet adventure for everyone. You can do it on your own or with a friend, or your granny: so pencils at the ready! • From the author of The Epic Book of Epicness (Blue Peter Book Award 2016 – Best Book with Facts) • For the beginner and the expert this book is for the ‘Arty’ in you

• Adam’s books have been very successful here in the UK and have sold across 6 other • 160pp of fun filled activities, for all ages, including granny territories worldwide PAPERBACK | £9.99 • Add lumps and bumps, stripes and pipes, tape, paint, pencil and so much more ... 160PP | 190 X 152MM | 5+ • ‘Animals’ is a popular and successful children’s topic. Adam’s books are packed with RIGHTS SOLD: • With illustrations by David Sinden SEPTEMBER 2017 brilliant, quirky facts and illustrations – they really stand out from the competition POLAND PAPERBACK | £6.99 112PP 198 X 129MM | 7+ • Adam is a ‘data visualisation manager’ for The Guardian and spends every day OPTION PUBLISHERS: obtaining random knowledge! CHINA (SIMPLIFIED CHINESE), FRANCE, GERMANY, PORTUGAL, ALSO AVAILABLE THE NETHERLANDS

The Anti-Boredom Book of Brilliant Outdoor Things to Do The Book of Me Andy Seed

Adam Frost Say goodbye to boredom with this fantastic outdoor boredom buster book!

If you ran your own country, what would the rules be? • The perfect book to get you out of the house and into the great outdoors Would you rather fight a lion or a bear? How fast can you run? • Includes lots of brilliant garden activities for family fun, encouraging children and families to get outdoors, get creative and have fun Answer these questions and much more, with real life comparisons – how do you compare to an animal, another human, or even your parents? • Find amazing indoor activities about the outdoors for really rainy days MAY 2017 • This hands-on, non-fiction book is a cut above the rest. Packed full of activities which • Andy Seed’s The Silly Book of Side-Splitting Stuff was the winner of the Blue Peter Book PAPERBACK | £5.99 |160PP are amusing, engaging, and incredibly creative Award 2015 – Best Book with Facts 190 X 153MM | 7+ OPTION PUBLISHERS: • APRIL 2017 With cleverly designed pages for readers to cut through, turn upside down, scribble CATALAN, PORTUGAL, SPAIN PAPERBACK | £6.99 | 160PP on and fully own! ALSO AVAILABLE 190 X 153MM | 5+ ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE • Bursting with quizzes, activities and inspiration for readers of all ages

• From the winner of the Blue Peter Award: Best Book with Facts (2016)

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Will You Be My Friend? Warrior Heroes Molly Potter Benjamin Hulme-Cross Fascinating historical facts combine with action-packed Beautiful illustrated book that prompts children to discuss the idea of friendship fiction to create dramatic and gripping adventures. These with their parents and peers fast-paced and exciting narratives will leave the reader ∙ Follows on from the success of Molly Potter’s How are you feeling today? wanting more and more

∙ Colourful illustrations support learning and add humour • Original series that blends narrative adventure with historical fact – travel back in time with Arthur and Finn and change the course of ∙ Fun true/false quiz at the end provides lots of opportunities to discuss the messages FEBRUARY 2017 history HARDBACK | £9.99 in the book • Learning by stealth: factual information presented in an JANUARY 2017 32PP | 255 X 255MM | 3+ adventurous and exciting manner PAPERBACK | £4.99 RIGHTS SOLD: 160PP | 198 X 129MM | 11+ GREECE • Provides links to key history topics RIGHTS SOLD: OPTION PUBLISHERS: USA CANADA (FRENCH CANADIAN), CATALAN, • Fantastic black and white illustrations throughout CHINA (SIMPLIFIED CHINESE), • Award winning author, Benjamin Hulme-Cross has written over ALSO AVAILABLE ITALY, SPAIN, TURKEY thirty books for children

How Are You Feeling Today? Lost Molly Potter Tracey Turner

A delightful book that parents and children can use as a way of exploring every Lost… is an amazing interactive, adventure-packed series day emotions and talking about different ways of coping with them. This book in which the reader must choose their own path to survive provides children with several straightforward, entertaining and appropriate to the end of the story. Can you get out alive? interactive ideas to help them deal with a selection of significant emotions • Six titles available • A great dip-in book where children can choose a feeling that relates to them and then turn to the page that provides child-friendly strategies for dealing with that feeling • Exciting interactive series whereby the reader’s decisions HARDBACK | £9.99 determine the end of the story 32PP | 250 X 250 MM | 3+ • Ideal for starting up conversations between you and your child about emotions RIGHTS SOLD: • Brilliantly fun way to learn about the world and its many different PAPERBACK | £4.99 | 128PP | 198 X 129MM | 7+ CANADA (FRENCH CANADIAN), CATALAN, • Helpful parent notes at the back of the book provide more ideas for parents to use and sometimes dangerous habitats RIGHTS SOLD: CHINA (SIMPLIFIED CHINESE), ITALY, with their child and other strategies to try out together CHINA (SIMPLIFIED), JAPAN, KOREA, POLAND, TURKEY, USA GREECE, SPAIN, TURKEY • With choices on every page, will you be able to make your way • Accessible to children as young as six to safety and escape the terrifying perils of each book? Live or ALSO AVAILABLE die, you decide ALSO AVAILABLE • Written by best-selling non-fiction author, Tracey Turner

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Fantastically Great Women Chronologica: Who Changed The World The Incredible Years Kate Pankhurst That Defined History From Coco Chanel to Rosa Parks, Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the Whitaker’s World is bursting full of astounding facts and incredible artwork on some of the most brilliant women who helped shape the world we live in. Fly through the An informative, eye-opening and often humorous journey sky with the incredible explorer, Amelia Earhart and read all about the Wonderful across 100 years, covering well-known events and HARDBACK | £11.99 Adventures of Mary Seacole with this fantastic, full colour book biographies, alongside little-known episodes which have 32PP | 250 X 250MM | 5+ had an impact on world history RIGHTS SOLD: • Kate Pankhurst, descendent of Emmeline Pankhurst, has written and illustrated this FRANCE wildly wonderful and accessible book about women who really changed the world • No history book with this exact criteria currently exists

• With vibrant and beautiful artwork from Kate Pankhurst, which brings these historical • Highly accessible with its easy to dip into format – easy- figures to life access title for people interested in historical events, people, inventions, food, literature, sport, music and more • Provides a jumping off point for discovering incredible facts about a number of well-

known female historical figures, including Jane Austen, Gertrude Ederle, Coco Chanel, • Concise, punchy analysis of years and personalities which Frida Kahlo, Marie Curie and Anne Frank instigated big changes and were particularly formative in the NOVEMBER 2016 HARDBACK | £16.99 | 304PP | 284MM X 231 MM | 9+ making of the modern world ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

• Ensured reliability and accuracy with the Whitaker’s brand

• Long shelf life as the contents are not particularly Hard Nuts of History time sensitive Tracey Turner Read all about history’s toughest hard nuts. Who were the most famous, ruthless, brave, fearless and intrepid men and women of all time?

• Entertaining, witty and fact-filled text in accessible, bite-sized chunks

• Hilarious full-colour illustrations

• Includes Hardometer and Hard Nuts ratings

• Eleven titles now available covering a wide range of historical topics

ALSO AVAILABLE PAPERBACK | £6.99 64PP | 198 X 129 MM | 7+ RIGHTS SOLD: CHINA (SIMPLIFIED), TURKEY, USA

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A Beginner’s A Beginner’s Guide to Guide To Coding Electricity and Magnetism Marc Scott Gill Arbuthnott

A Beginner’s Guide to Coding is an exciting first introduction What happens when you switch on a light or flick on the TV? What’s going on to coding, for all ages when metal objects zoom towards a magnet? Discover the answers to these and much more in the first introduction to electricity and magnetism • Fun, accessible introduction to coding using the free programming languages of Scratch and Python • A brand-new title in Gill Arbuthnott’s brilliant science series for children

• • This book is perfect for kids, parents and teachers who are just Five titles available covering everything from how your body works, to DNA, space, getting to grips with coding electricity and the periodic table PAPERBACK | £8.99

• 64PP | 260 X 210MM | 9+ • Accessible, step-by-step projects help children to gain Packed full of eye-catching illustrations and explanatory diagrams as well as truly fascinating experiments that can be performed easily, Gill Arbuthnott takes readers on RIGHTS SOLD: confidence and understand the fundamentals of coding CHINA (SIMPLIFIED), PORTUGAL, a journey to reveal the answers to all the science questions you never dared to ask! TURKEY, US • Packed full of screen shots and easy-to-follow instructions, making this the perfect way to get to grips with coding • Gill’s previous book What Makes You YOU? was shortlisted for the Royal Society’s Young People’s Book prize 2014 PAPERBACK | £8.99 | 64PP | 260 X 210MM | 7+ • Colourful illustrations by Mick Marston and accessible page ALSO AVAILABLE RIGHTS SOLD: design CHINA (COMPLEX), KOREA, THE NETHERLANDS

Superheroes of Science Tracey Turner

Science has shaped the world we live in for years – but who are the superheroes behind these awesome discoveries? Read all about the most famous, and not-so famous scientists and find out who is the cleverest of them all!

• Entertaining, witty and fact-filled text in accessible, bite-sized chunks JANUARY 2017 JANUARY 2017 • Hilarious full-colour illustration throughout

• Provides a jumping off point for studying the incredible lives of a number of well-known figures from throughout science history

• Fantastically funny quizzes throughout

PAPERBACK | £5.99 | 64PP | 198 X 129 MM | 7+ RIGHTS SOLD: CHINA (SIMPLIFIED) APRIL 2017 APRIL 2017

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RSPB Wildlife in Your Garden My First Book of Mike Dilger These gorgeous books are packed full of fantastic illustrations and fun facts, and will delight every child with their engaging question-and-answer format and guess-who elements Wildlife in Your Garden brings you up close and personal with the amazing • Exciting interactive guess-who elements throughout encourage children to keep turning the page wildlife that visits your garden! Learn what you can find in your own garden with this fascinating guide – from colourful butterflies, to friendly robins, shy hedgehogs and much more. You might even get some unexpected visitors!

• Features stunning photographs, brilliant facts and handy tips on where and when to spot the wildlife that visits your garden. The perfect guide for young nature-lovers everywhere!

• Beautiful striking photography from the Nature Picture Library and illustrations by PAPERBACK | £12.99 Sarah Horne 160PP | 280 X 215MM | 7+ RIGHTS SOLD: RUSSIA • Author Mike Dilger is a well-known and popular wildlife name, whose work with the BBC will be familiar

First Books First guides introduce young readers to different topics. Find out about 30 to 35 types. Each book is packed with beautiful illustrations, annotations and a spotter’s chart for extending the fun HARDBACK | £6.99 | 48PP | 210 X 210MM | 5+ RIGHTS SOLD: • Realistic full-colour illustrations throughout every book CHINA (CHINESE SIMPLIFIED) • Range of topics covered from animals to nature to transport

• Accessible and fun text for young readers

• Includes a spotter’s chart for the child to fill in First Animal Encyclopaedias • Bind-up editions available Every child loves animals. Find out more about them with the brilliant Animal Encyclopedia series. It is packed with ALSO AVAILABLE: wonderful photography of creatures in action and fun facts; learn, explore and be amazed by animals big and small!

• Five titles available

• Fresh, modern design with brilliant photography throughout PAPERBACK | £4.99 | 48PP | 198 X 129MM | 4+ RIGHTS SOLD: • Bite-sized information and high-interest facts make learning fun CHINA (SIMPLIFIED) • Bind-up option also available

HARDBACK | £8.99 | 64PP | 275 X 215MM | 7+ RIGHTS SOLD: CROATIA, USA

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Trouble At School Chris Higgins Emily MacKenzie

It’s Bella’s first day at school and, luckily for her, she’s already got a best friend who will be in the same class – Magda. Bella is determined to make a good impression, but with Magda around, things don’t always go according to plan! By the time she arrives, she’s already splattered with yoghurt and marmalade, and things are about to get much, much worse

• The second book in this charming young fiction series from much loved author Chris Higgins and acclaimed illustrator Emily MacKenzie

• A brilliantly fun series all about friendship – perfect for young readers

• Chris Higgins is the author of the funny and heart-warming My Funny Family series AUGUST 2017 • Fans of Kes Gray’s Daisy books and the classic My Naughty PAPERBACK | £4.99 | 128PP Little Sister will love this new series ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

• Beautifully illustrated throughout by acclaimed illustrator Emily MacKenzie

• Perfect for reading together – or aloud for emerging readers

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OCTOBER 2017 Cowboy Pug On Christmas Eve HARDBACK | £14.99 | 64PP ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE Laura James Katherine Rundell Églantine Ceulemans Emily Sutton It’s Christmas eve and Theo – left at home with a babysitter Meet the brilliant, the wonderful, the courageous ... Cowboy Pug! The second – sees an odd-looking star out of his window and decides book in a joyful new illustrated series for fans of Claude and Squishy McFluff. to make a wish. He wishes that he had some friends Pug and his faithful companion, Lady Miranda, are going to be cowboys for the to keep him company. Moments later, the Christmas day – and first of all they’re going horse-trading! But with their noble steed decorations begin to disentangle themselves from the Horsey safely acquired, it’s not long before they find themselves on the wrong tree behind him, ready to wreak a little havoc ... side of the law. Can Pug the reluctant hero overcome his fears and save the day once more? • Award-winning author Katherine Rundell brings the magic of Christmas Eve to life with a classic story to savour year after • Beautifully illustrated by Églantine Ceulemans with three- ALSO AVAILABLE year, illustrated in stunning detail by Emily Sutton MAY 2017 colour illustrations throughout PAPERBACK | £5.99 | 128PP • Written with generous helpings of warmth and humour, this is a RIGHTS SOLD: • A hilariously funny story from brilliant new author Laura SPAIN James, guaranteed to win the hearts of children and dog- story about treasuring the people and values that really matter lovers everywhere at this time of year

• Katherine Rundell spent her childhood in Africa and Europe. • Funny, charming and family-friendly, the perfect story-time book or early read-alone After completing a degree in English and a doctorate on the literary and textual afterlives of John Donne, she is now a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, where she studies Renaissance literature and climbs old buildings at night

• Emily Sutton was born and raised in the depths of North Yorkshire and graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 2008. She is the illustrator of several children’s stories Kitty’s Magic: including the Clara Button books and The Tale of the Castle Ruby the Runaway Kitten Mice by Michael Bond Ella Moonheart

Kitty is magical! Kitty can turn into a cat! But with this power comes a special role: Kitty is the Guardian of the local Cat Council and must help them find the purrfect solution to their feline problems. Coco is upset when her owner, Evie, brings home Ruby, a playful Bengal kitten. Coco isn’t getting nearly as much attention as her new housemate and makes Ruby feel very unwelcome. Now Ruby has run away. Can Kitty lead the Cat Council to find the lost kitten?

• The third book in this enchanting series about Kitty, the girl who can magically turn into a cat! ALSO AVAILABLE

FEBRUARY 2017 • A magical and super-commercial PAPERBACK | £4.99 |128PP ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE series – this will delight animal fans

• Purrfect for fans of Holly Webb and Daisy Meadows, this is a new series to watch

• Illustrated throughout with adorable black and white illustrations

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I Swapped My Greta Zargo and the Death Brother on the Internet Robots from Outer Space Jo Simmons A.F. Harrold Nathan Reed Greta Zargo needs a big scoop if she’s going to win the Prilchard-Spritzer Medal, the quite famous award for great reporting. But big scoops are in short supply Everyone has dreamed of getting a break from their brother in the quiet little town of Upper Lowerbridge, and all Greta’s got to investigate or sister at one time or another – but for Jonny, the dream is a couple of missing cakes. But then, with a whoosh of unknown energy, a is about to become a reality with SiblingSwap.com! What mysterious silver robot descends from the sky ... could be better? Someone awesome to replace Ted, Jonny’s • A laugh-out-loud funny new series from the author of the critically acclaimed The obnoxious older brother who’s always teasing him. But Imaginary finding the perfect brother isn’t easy, as Jonny discovers when Sibling Swap sends him a line of increasingly bizarre • The Imaginary has sold in 15 different languages, won the UKLA Book Award 2016 replacements. Suddenly, old Ted isn’t looking so bad. But (7–11 years) and was longlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal SEPTEMBER 2017 can Jonny ever get him back? PAPERBACK | £6.99 | 288PP • Perfect for fans of Mr Gum, Chris Riddell and Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntryre’s ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE • Perfectly placed to capture the huge appetite for humour-led Oliver and the Seawigs fiction among 7+ readers • Chock full of A.F. Harrold’s irresistible brand of anarchic, playful humour • Ideal for fans of Pamela Butchart and a brilliant stepping stone up to older fiction by David Baddiel and David Solomons • A commercial package with fresh, funny illustrations throughout – ideal for 7+ readers

• Features funny black and white illustrations throughout AUGUST 2017 PAPERBACK | £5.99 | 240PP • A second laugh-out-loud funny standalone from Jo to follow in ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE 2018 Spy Toys 2

• Jo Simmons is the author of the Pip Street series, inspired by Mark Powers her own kids’ love of funny fiction, as well as the two Super Loud Sam books. In addition to children’s fiction, she co-wrote Tim Wesson a humorous parenting book, Can I Give Them Back Now?: The Aargh to Zzzz of Parenting, published by Square Peg The Spy Toys are back in their second hilarious adventure. This time, the secret code that controls every Snaztacular Ultrafun toy has been stolen, and all over the world toys are revolting and turning against their child owners. Can Arabella disguise herself as a sweet dolly in order to find out more from the daughter of Snaztacular’s top scientist? Can Dan and Flax apprehend a suspicious jigsaw named Jade? And will they succeed before every child in the world forgets what it means to play nicely?

• Following on swiftly from the publication of the first book, Spy Toys, this commercial series continues to take the world by storm!

JULY 2017 • Toy Story meets James Bond. This series has everything: action, humour, great PAPERBACK | £5.99 | 240PP characters and an evil toy unicorn with the power of hypnosis. What’s not to love? RIGHTS SOLD: ROMANIA

• Highly integrated, action-packed black and white illustrations by Tim Wesson ALSO AVAILABLE throughout

• Mark Powers has been making up ridiculous stories since primary school. As a child he always daydreamed that his teddy bear went off on top secret missions when he was at school, so a team of toys recruited as spies seemed a great idea for a story!

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Witch Glitch The Very Royal Holiday Sibéal Pounder Clémentine Beauvais Laura Ellen Anderson Becka Moor

It’s a new era for the Witch Wars witches. Felicity Bat is no longer evil, Tiga has Holly, Anna and Pepino are thrilled to finally be going on the amazing at last found her mum and there’s the whole of Silver City to explore. But it’s intergalactic Holy Moly Holiday! They have been promised scuba diving in not long before the witches find themselves at the centre of another adventure volcanoes followed by a flight to Mars and, most excitingly of all, hot chocolate on tap. But if there’s trouble to be had, the three friends will find it • The Witch Wars witches are ready for their fourth adventure! Join all your favourite

characters – Tiga, Fluffanora, Peggy and Fran – as they unravel Sinkville’s latest • This fabulously funny follow-up to The Royal Babysitters, The Royal mystery Wedding Crashers and The Royal Bake Off, with wonderfully wacky PAPERBACK | £5.99 | 224PP OPTION PUBLISHERS: illustrations throughout, will delight fans of Judy Moody and Darcy • A wildly imaginative and hilariously illustrated series. Perfect for fans of The Worst FRANCE, GERMANY, TURKEY Burdock OCTOBER 2016 Witch PAPERBACK | £5.99 | 288PP • Laugh-out-loud, family-friendly humour that will appeal to both boys ALSO AVAILABLE RIGHTS SOLD: • Sibéal Pounder is a highly promotable author with a love for all things fabulous and FRANCE, THE NETHERLANDS witchy. She is a freelance journalist and a graduate of the Faber Academy’s Writing for and girls OPTION PUBLISHERS: Children course CZECH REPUBLIC, IRAN, ITALY, POLAND, • A contemporary and striking voice in children’s fiction – Clémentine ROMANIA, SPAIN, TURKEY Beauvais is the author of the Sesame Seade Mysteries, which has • Witch Wars was shortlisted for the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award and the already been translated into four languages ALSO AVAILABLE Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. Rights have been sold in 9 languages

• Four books in the series

Uncle Gobb and the Green Heads Superhero School: Michael Rosen Thunderbot’s Day of Doom Neal Layton Alan MacDonald

Even though Malcolm managed to bamboozle and confuzle Uncle Gobb in the Nigel Baines last book (hooray!), it was only temporary (boo!). Uncle Gobb is still living with The Avengers meets Captain Underpants in the fourth book of this funny and him and still roaring at him about peas and poetry and Peter Parker. This time very silly series for 7+ readers, from the bestselling author of Dirty Bertie and the plan to get rid of Uncle Gobb has to be mega. It has to be epic. But Uncle the outstanding illustrator of Yuck! and Hank Zipzer Gobb also has a plan, a plan to get rid of Malcolm once and for all ...

• The second uproarious adventure from the comic pairing of Michael Rosen and Neal • Bestselling author Alan MacDonald’s books have sold over 280,000 copies Layton sees Malcolm and the peculiar Uncle Gobb go to America PAPERBACK | £4.99 | 192PP • With fully integrated black and white illustrations throughout, this laugh-out- OPTION PUBLISHERS FEBRUARY 2017 • A bonkers book about standing up for yourself, from two crazily creative people. Sure loud super series is brilliant for young readers TURKEY, WALES HARDBACK | £9.99 | 256PP to delight fans of David Walliams, Andy Stanton and Tom Gates • Perfectly timed publishing to coincide with the revival of the superhero genre. ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE ALSO AVAILABLE ALSO AVAILABLE • Michael Rosen is a hugely successful author of every sort of children’s book – picture books, poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Michael was the Children’s Laureate for 2007–2009 and has won the Eleanor Farjeon Award

• Neal Layton has illustrated more than 60 books to date. His books are currently in print in more than 16 languages worldwide

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Kid Normal Maudlin Towers: Greg James Curse of the Werewolf Boy Chris Smith Chris Priestley

When Murph Cooper rocks up to his new school several Maudlin Towers School is a gloomy, Gothic, gargoyle-infested pile. But Arthur weeks into the beginning of term, he can’t help but feel Mildew’s day suddenly gets much more exciting when he spots what appears a bit out of his depth. And it’s not because he’s worried to be a Viking holding a double-headed axe, making his way through the school about where to sit, and making friends, and fitting in, and grounds ... Later that morning, in assembly, the boys are told that there has not knowing where the loos are. It’s because his mum has been a theft, but will Arthur be able to solve the crime? enrolled him at a school for superheroes – by mistake. And unlike his fellow students, who can all control the weather • Featuring time travel, werewolves and adventures galore, Maudlin Towers is everything or fly or conjure tiny horses from thin air, Murph has no that Chris Priestley does brilliantly: gothic, mysterious, wickedly humorous and ever so special abilities whatsoever. slightly creepy!

• Perfect for 8+ fans of Lemony Snicket and Chris Riddell, this is Chris Priestley at his But just because you don’t have superpowers, it doesn’t most commercial mean you can’t save the world. Let’s hope Murph realises OCTOBER 2017 that, and quick – because not far away is a great big bad • Following on from the relaunch of his Tales of Terror, the Maudlin Towers series will PAPERBACK | £6.99 | 320PP introduce a whole new generation of younger readers to Chris’s thrilling writing ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE JULY 2017 guy who is half man and half wasp, and his mind is abuzz PAPERBACK | £6.99 | 240PP with evil plans … • Fully illustrated by the author throughout, in a stunning and commercial package ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE It’s time for Kid Normal to become a hero!

• The first book in a laugh-out-loud funny adventure series for 8+ readers from popular radio personalities Greg James and Chris Smith Libby in the Middle

• Greg and Chris are an unstoppable team – they’re raring to get Gwyneth Rees out there and interact with readers, they’re super promotable and their sense of humour is infectious Libby adores her cool older sister, Bella, and would do anything for her. Problem is, lately Bella can’t stand hanging out with Libby or their cute little sister, Grace. • Launch will be supported by a major marketing and publicity Bella only wants to be with Sam – her boyfriend. And Libby’s dad says Sam is campaign trouble.

• Perfect for fans of David Solomons, David Baddiel and Danny Things only get more complicated when the family move to the countryside Wallace to be closer to their eccentric Aunt Thecla. Suddenly Libby finds herself in the • Book 2 in the series will launch in spring 2018 middle of a host of family secrets ...

• For years, Gwyneth Rees was the reigning queen of brilliantly written young fiction with her Fairy Dust series. Now she is sprinkling her fairy dust on the real world of pre-teen girls – and the result is pure magic

JULY 2017 • Cherry Blossom Dreams, the first book in Gwyneth Rees’s new strand of 9–11 fiction, PAPERBACK | £5.99 | 256PP was published this year to great success. Rights have already been sold in France and OPTION PUBLISHERS: Turkey FRANCE, ROMANIA

• Gwyneth has lifetime UK BookScan sales of over over 800,000 copies! ALSO AVAILABLE

• Gwyneth’s first novel, Something Secret, was published in 1995 and since then she has published several books, including the Mermaid Magic series for 7 – 9 - year- olds, The Mum Hunt and the hugely popular Fairy Dust series

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The Song from Somewhere Else Malkin Moonlight A.F. Harrold Emma Cox Levi Pinfold Every journey begins with one paw step, and Malkin is destined to be a hero. He just doesn’t know it yet. Frank doesn’t know how to feel when Nick Underbridge rescues her from Cats Malkin and Roux explore the night together and have adventures. But bullies one afternoon. No one likes Nick. He’s big, he’s weird and he smells – or when Roux’s owners decide to move away she chooses to become a Wild and so everyone in Frank’s class thinks. live with Malkin. Setting out to find a new home, they stumble across a recycling And yet, there’s something nice about Nick’s house. There’s strange music centre full of cats – at war. Can Malkin realise his destiny and find a way to playing there, and it feels light and good and makes Frank feel happy for the bring peace to the land? An extraordinary adventure awaits ... first time in forever. • The winner of the National Literacy Trust’s inaugural New Children’s Author Prize NOVEMBER 2016 But there’s more to Nick, and to his house, than meets the eye, and soon Frank 2015! HARDBACK | £12.99 | 240PP ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE realises she isn’t the only one keeping secrets. Or the only one who needs help … • Malkin Moonlight is an animal adventure story destined to become a classic RIGHTS SOLD: alongside the likes of The Aristocats, Gobbolino the Witch’s Cat and Varjak Paw PAPERBACK | £6.99 | 272PP THE NETHERLANDS • A story of friendship, betrayal, acceptance and doing OPTION PUBLISHERS: RIGHTS SOLD: what is right. Comic, scary and deeply moving, this is an • BRAZIL (BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE), Perfect for fans of Michael Morpurgo and Gill Lewis CHINA (SIMPLIFIED CHINESE) CATALAN, CHINA (SIMPLIFIED CHINESE), unforgettable read ALSO AVAILABLE FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, ITALY, JAPAN, KOREA, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, • Illustrated by Levi Pinfold, winner of The Book Trust Early SPAIN, TURKEY, VIETNAM Years Award 2010 and the highly prized Kate Greenaway Medal 2013 Urban Outlaws: Shockwave • The Imaginary has sold in 15 languages and was longlisted for the 2016 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals Peter Jay Black

The Urban Outlaws have been infected! Hector Del Sarto used them to spread the deadly Medusa virus and now the whole of London is in lockdown. Only Hector and his father have the antidote. Can Jack, Charlie, Obi, Slink and Wren Fizzlebert Stump and the work together to bring down the Del Sartos once and for all, and save their own Great Supermarket Showdown lives? The whole city depends on them! • The Urban Outlaws face their toughest challenge yet in the fifth and final book of this A.F. Harrold high-octane adventure series Sarah Horne • More mind-blowing gadgets, ingenious plans and action-packed sequences • Perfect for fans of Robert Muchamore, Anthony Horowitz and Alex Scarrow, and Fizz’s circus has been sold – to the owner of a supermarket! Can Fizz save blockbuster movie franchises The Bourne Identity and Mission: Impossible the day? NOVEMBER 2016 • Urban Outlaws has been shortlisted for the Leeds Book Award, the Bolton Children’s PAPERBACK | £6.99 | 352PP • The sixth and final fantastically funny, wildly eccentric story starring circus Fiction Award, the Northants Book Award and the Stockton Book Award, and RIGHTS SOLD: performer, Fizz PAPERBACK | £5.99 | 304PP longlisted for the Redbridge Children’s Book Award GERMANY, GREECE ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE • Quirky humour and wonderful use of language make for a laugh-out-loud read ALSO AVAILABLE

• The Fizzlebert Stump books have been ALSO AVAILABLE nominated for many awards

• A.F. Harrold is the author of CILIP Carnegie longlisted and UKLA Book Award winning The Imaginary, illustrated by Emily Gravett and already translated into 15 languages

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We Come Apart The Bombs That Brian Conaghan Brought Us Together Sarah Crossan Brian Conaghan

Jess would never have looked twice at Nicu if her friends hadn’t 14-year-old Charlie Law has lived in Little Town, on the border with Old Country, left her in the lurch. He’s so not her type and appearances all his life. He knows the town rules: no going out after dark; no drinking; no matter to Jess – she’s got a lot to hide. litter; no fighting. When he meets Pavel Duda, a refugee from Old Country, the Nicu thinks Jess is beautiful. His dad brought Nicu and his rules start to get broken. Then the bombs come, along with the soldiers from mum here for a better life, but now all they talk about is Old Country, and Little Town changes forever. Charlie wants to keep everyone going back home to find Nicu a wife. Nicu wants to get happy, even if it kills him. And maybe it will ... educated, do better, stay here in England. But his dad’s fists • A powerful, warm, funny and moving novel from the author ALSO AVAILABLE are the most powerful force in Nicu’s life ... of When Mr Dog Bites As Nicu and Jess get closer, their secrets come to the • The story of two friends, one shed, a war and a terrible surface like bruises. The only safe place they have is with HARDBACK | £12.99 | 368PP choice each other. But they can’t be together, forever, and stay ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE OPTION PUBLISHERS: safe – can they? • Bloomsbury published Brian Conaghan’s debut novel When BRAZIL (BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE), Mr Dog Bites on both our Adult and Young Adult imprints to CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ESTONIA, • Two of the most important voices in YA come together to huge success and wide review coverage GERMANY, KOREA, TURKEY break your heart – We Come Apart is a contemporary Romeo and Juliet, a story of two teenagers brought together by • When Mr Dog Bites has already been translated into six circumstance, ripped apart by fate ... languages and was shortlisted for the 2015 Carnegie Medal FEBRUARY 2017 • HARDBACK | £12.99 | 320PP This brilliant partnership between Carnegie-shortlisted authors ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE Brian Conaghan (When Mr Dog Bites ) and Sarah Crossan (One) is unforgettable

• A heartbreaking story about forbidden love and understanding people different from yourself, with powerful themes and strong Only the Ocean emotional impact Natasha Carthew

15-year-old Kel lives in an alternative world, scratching a living for a family she has nothing in common with, except blood. She must focus on survival – surviving the heart defect that she has had since birth. So when the opportunity to make money comes her way, Kel seizes it. But plans never go how they’re meant to …

Ferociously smart and completely unique, Only the Ocean is a story about the loss of innocence and the courage that comes from overcoming adversity through hope

• The powerful third novel from the author of Winter Damage, nominated for the ALSO AVAILABLE Carnegie Medal 2014 and shortlisted for JULY 2017 several national book awards, including the HARDBACK | £12.99 | 284PP prestigious Branford Boase Award 2014, ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE and The Light that Gets Lost

• For readers of Meg Rosoff, Siobhan Dowd and Patrick Ness, Natasha Carthew is an author with huge prize-winning potential

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Countless Odd and the Frost Giants Karen Gregory Neil Gaiman

When Hedda discovers she is pregnant, she doesn’t believe she could ever Chris Riddell look after a baby. The numbers just don’t add up. She is young, and still in the grip of an eating disorder that controls every aspect of how she goes about her The bestselling, award-bedecked Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell are reunited daily life. She’s even given her eating disorder a name – Nia. But as the days once more in this irresistible epic Nordic fable, with hauntingly lovely silver ink tick by, Hedda comes to a decision: she and Nia will call a truce, just until the adding to the sheer brilliance of the illustration and story baby is born. 16 weeks, 112 days, 336 meals. She can do it, if she takes it one • Bestselling Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell are reunited after the storming successes of day at a time … Fortunately, The Milk and The Sleeper and the Spindle • This stunning debut novel is a story of love, heartache and human resilience. And how • A perfect Christmas gift, lavishly produced with silver ink and glorious illustration the things that matter most can’t be counted throughout HARDBACK | £14.99 | 120PP • Karen Gregory is a powerful new voice in YA fiction • Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell have between them more prizes than is strictly decent: RIGHTS SOLD: BRAZIL (PORTUGUESE), CHINA (COMPLEX MAY 2017 • By turns painful, touching and life-affirming, this book will be treasured by fans of a Carnegie, a Newbery, a Costa, two Greenaways and many, many more. Their 2013 & SIMPLIFIED), CATALAN, DENMARK, PAPERBACK | £7.99 | 272PP collaboration Fortunately, the Milk was Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Year and Sarah Crossan, Clare Furniss, Lisa Williamson and Non Pratt FRANCE, GERMANY, ITALY, LITHUANIA, ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE shortlisted for the Specsavers Children’s Book of the Year NORWAY, POLAND, PORTUGAL, RUSSIA, • Deals with big, important issues with judgement, sensitivity and pitch-perfect SPAIN, SWEDEN, TURKEY, US authenticity • The Sleeper and the Spindle has sold over 60,000 copies in hardback

• Karen is very promotable and her second novel will publish in 2018

The City Bleeds Gold The Sleeper and the Spindle Lucy Saxon Deluxe Edition As Erova’s maze-like capital city prepares for the Festival of the Goddess and Neil Gaiman its people hide behind vibrant make-up and extravagant masks, a young man must choose between two faces: dangerous master of shadows, or beloved of Chris Riddell the future queen. The fate of the kingdom depends on it. A twist-filled fantasy adventure set in the world of Take Back the Skies and The Almost King The Sleeper and the Spindle is a thrillingly reimagined fairy tale from the truly magical combination of author Neil Gaiman and illustrator Chris Riddell, already • Danger, subterfuge and romance are the perfect storm in this exciting, epic adventure translated into 20 languages series HARDBACK | £25.00 | 72PP RIGHTS SOLD: • Twisting together the familiar and the new, this perfectly delicious, captivating and • 21-year-old Lucy Saxon describes herself as a cosplayer, con-goer, book-lover and darkly funny tale shows its creators at the peak of their talents BRAZIL (BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE), CATALAN, all-round nerdgirl CHINA (SIMPLIFIED CHINESE), CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, FRANCE, GERMANY, • Lavishly produced and packed with Chris Riddell’s glorious illustrations enhanced with • The first title in the series – Take Back the Skies – was shortlisted for The People’s ITALY, KOREA, NORWAY, POLAND, ROMANIA, gold metallic ink, this is a spectacular and magical gift RUSSIA, SERBIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN MARCH 2017 Book Prize ALSO AVAILABLE PAPERBACK | £7.99 | 400PP • Neil Gaiman has written highly acclaimed books for both children and adults and is ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE the first author to have won both the Carnegie and Newbery Medals for the same work – The Graveyard Book

• Chris Riddell is a much loved illustrator. He won the 2013 Costa Children’s Book Prize for Goth Girl and has won the Nestlé Gold Award and two Kate Greenaway Medals. He is the current Waterstones Children’s Laureate

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Wallace and Grace Heather Alexander Laura Zarrin

Another exciting addition to the Read & Bloom line! This charming mystery series will be the perfect pathway to popular chapter books like Cam Jansen or Fancy Nancy, Super Sleuth

• This early chapter book series features an owl-detective agency, pairing two creators new to the Read & Bloom line

• Aimed at readers who are ready to read independently, but not ready for longer chapter books. These early reader chapter books are 80-pages and include full- colour illustrations, formatted to help independent readers on their way to a lifetime love of reading

• Heather Alexander has worked in publishing for years and launched her first chapter book line under her own name with Scholastic in 2015. Laura Zarrin is well-connected on social media to other well-known illustrators

• Charming mysteries with gentle cliffhangers: Wallace and Grace are the perfect introduction to mystery storytelling, as they seek out clues and keep readers guessing

MAY 2017 PAPER OVER BOARD | $9.99 | 80PP ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

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Agnes and Clarabelle My Kite is Stuck! Adele Griffin and Courtney Sheinmel And Other Stories Sara Palacios Salina Yoon

Meet Agnes and Clarabelle in the start of a delightfully quirky early chapter book series! Award-winning author/illustrator Salina Yoon continues her new early reader Agnes and Clarabelle are best friends! First they share their favorite activities for each series with Big Duck, Little Duck and Porcupine, perfect for fans of Ballet Cat, season, then they celebrate their favorite holiday traditions! Although this pig and Elephant & Piggie, and Pig in a Wig

chicken combo might seem unusual, Agnes and Clarabelle know that everything is more • Exciting early reader series from much loved and bestselling author/illustrator Salina fun with your best friend by your side Yoon, perfect for fans of strong-selling series like Elephant & Piggie, Ballet Cat, and

• The new Read & Bloom line is aimed at readers who are ready to move beyond levelled readers, Pig in a Wig but not ready for longer chapter books. These early chapter books serve an under-represented • The second book in this series will continue to take Salina’s extraordinary talent into a area of the market. Each book will be formatted to help independent readers on their way to a new format that her picture book fans will love JANUARY 2017 lifetime love of reading PAPER OVER BOARD | $9.99 | 64PP • Salina is a bestselling author whose sales continue to grow. To date her Bloomsbury ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE • Sara Palacios is an exciting new illustrator in the chapter book scene, bringing her delightfully titles have netted over 275,000 copies globally and total sales for all her books is at more ALSO AVAILABLE girly, Anthropologie-inspired illustrations to this series that will be perfect for young girls than 2.25 million copies!

• Bloomsbury will be launching two books in four unique series starting with Agnes and Clarabelle in January 2017, Stinky Spike in March 2017, Wallace and Grace in May 2017, and The JANUARY 2017 Adventures of Caveboy in August 2017. PAPER OVER BOARD | $9.99 | 80PP ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

Stinky Spike Super Fly: Rise of the Evil Army! Peter Meisel Todd H. Doodler Paul Meisel In this hilarious, fully-illustrated fourth book of the Super Fly chapter book series, an evil army rises against Super Fly Meet Stinky Spike in the start of a funny, adventure-filled early chapter book series! • Following the story of Eugene Flystein, a nerdy, mild-mannered housefly, Super Fly Stinky Spike the Pirate Dog has the best sniffer on the seven seas! First he finds himself lost at proves that superheroes come in all shapes and sizes sea and rescued by some stinky pirates, then he must use his super sniffer to find a missing • Todd H. Doodler knows his audience. His lively writing – paired with his equally royal pup! When bumbling pirates are involved, nothing ever goes according to plan! entertaining black and white illustrations – makes this a complete package • Bloomsbury will be launching two books in four unique series starting with Agnes and Clarabelle • Mega-laughs, page-turning content, and fun characters – this has reluctant reader in January 2017, Stinky Spike in March 2017, Wallace and Grace in May 2017, and The appeal written all over it Adventures of Caveboy in August 2017 • Perfect for fans of Captain Underpants, Galaxy Zack, Captain Awesome, My Weird • Promotable father/son duo: Paul is a publishing veteran with dozens of books and a Geisel- School and George Brown, Class Clown Honour to his name, and this is Peter’s first children’s series. This sweet back story and fun FEBRUARY 2017 character will be very appealing to teachers and librarians ALSO AVAILABLE HARDBACK | $15.99 | 128PP PAPERBACK | $6.99 | 128PP • Funny, boy-friendly storytelling: With lots of pirate and stinky humour, this will hit the funny bone ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE of young readers perfectly

MARCH 2017 PAPER OVER BOARD | $9.99 | 80PP ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

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Unicorn Princesses Princess Ponies Emily Bliss Chloe Ryder

Sydney Hanson Rainbow Magic meets My Little Pony. Four magical new seasonal titles are coming in 2017: Valentine’s Day, St This sweet commercial chapter book series features sparkly, magical unicorn princesses Patrick’s Day, Halloween and Christmas! Be transported to and the human girl who befriends them the enchanted island of Chevalia for princesses, ponies and adventure in an irresistible mega-series for young readers • A commercial new chapter book series with unicorns! • Four new titles coming in 2017! • A winning combination of magic and adventure, this is a great addition to Bloomsbury’s growing list of adorable chapter book series, like the very successful Princess Ponies series • Over 350,000 copies sold of book 1-8 worldwide, since PAPERBACK | $5.99 | 128PP publication of book #1 in March 2013 RIGHTS SOLD: • Sparkly, girly package with interior illustrations – these unicorns are colourful and gem- BRAZIL (PORTUGUESE), RUSSIA bedecked, calling for bright covers that feature foil and glitter and will jump off the shelves • A perfect, pretty package irresistible to all young girls across the globe! • Black-and-white illustrations throughout from Sydney Hanson • Chloe Ryder is the alter ego of Julia Sykes, an award-winning • Emily Bliss is a debut with natural charm and talent. We’re glad to be launching her with this author of over sixty books for children – the quality of her fabulously fun and magical series writing in this enchanting series makes it really stand out

• Each book highlights an aspect of friendship, from loyalty to teamwork AUGUST 2017 HARDBACK | $15.99 | 128PP • Books 3&4 are scheduled for Autumn 2017 and 5&6 are PAPERBACK | $5.99 | 128 PP ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE scheduled for Winter 2018

Magic Animal Rescue ALSO AVAILABLE E.D. Baker Lisa Manuzak

• A new, commercial illustrated chapter book series from our mega-selling middle-grade author E. D. Baker, Magic Animal Rescue is a winning combination of magic, animals, and a girl protagonist to root for

• With over a million books in print across her series, E. D. Baker is a pillar of the Bloomsbury list

• Magical creatures galore: Unicorns, griffins, flying horses, talking fish, trolls, goblins, and so much more! This series has reader appeal written all over it

• Black-and-white illustrations throughout bring the lively text to life, while the bright, colourful covers with special effects will stand out among similar chapter books

APRIL 2017 HARDBACK | $15.99 | 128PP PAPERBACK | $5.99 | 128PP ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

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Pennybaker School Prisoner of Ice and Snow is Headed for Disaster Ruth Lauren Jennifer Brown In this Russian-inspired fantasy debut that’s Frozen meets Prison Break, a girl will do anything to free her sister from jail – even if it means getting arrested to For fans of authors like Gordon Korman and Stuart Gibbs, acclaimed author break her out from the inside Jennifer Brown has created a humorous and fun new middle-grade series • A fun and pacy middle grade fantasy with a great hook – a girl who gets arrested on about the adventures of normal kids with extraordinary talents purpose and plans a prison break with her sister that unravels a web of deceit • Jennifer Brown is the author of the middle-grade novels How Lunchbox Jones Saved • Acquired in a hot, buzzy auction! Rights pre-empted in Italy! Me from Robots, Traitors, and Missy the Cruel and Life on Mars, a 2015 CCBC Best- of-the-Year Pick. She’s also the author of the highly-acclaimed YA novels Hate List, • Commercial, high-concept themes: sisters who must prove their innocence, deadly Bitter End, Perfect Escape,Thousand Words, and Torn Away secrets surrounding the throne, and high stakes

• Two-book series ALSO AVAILABLE • The first book set in Demidova, a Frozen-esque Russian-inspired kingdom that is prime for exploring in a series arc JULY 2017 • Black-and-white art throughout to SEPTEMBER 2017 HARDBACK | $16.99 | 272PP supplement the hilarious text and • Features characters to root for, including Valor, a tough, resourceful girl protagonist HARDBACK | $16.99 | 272PP OPTION PUBLISHERS: make this a special package whose determination and smarts are sure to win readers over. The colorful cast is so RIGHTS SOLD: GERMANY, ROMANIA GERMANY, ITALY appealing, and Valor must put her trust in the unlikeliest of people

• Ruth Lauren lives in an old Victorian house in England with lots of children and cats. This is her debut novel

The Danger Gang Time Stoppers: and the Pirates of Borneo Quest for the Golden Arrow Stephen Bramucci Carrie Jones Arree Chung In the exhilarating second book in New York Times bestselling author Carrie Jones’s sweeping middle-grade fantasy series, the evil Raiff has kidnapped Indiana Jones meets Lemony Snicket in this exciting new middle-grade Time Stopper Annie’s guardian – and only Annie can stop him and save her adventure with a unique, fully designed package that will be a must-have for all magical new home aspiring adventurers. This voice-driven story will keep readers laughing and on • A sweeping adventure, this is the second in a three-book series the edge of their seats with booby-trapped tunnels, poisonous darts, lumbering henchmen, and much more! Advance Praise from Newbery Award-Winning • Time Stoppers is the middle grade series debut from New York Times bestselling author Matt de la Peña: “In this dazzling debut, Stephen Bramucci, takes us on author Carrie Jones. In addition to the New York Times bestsellers Need and Captivate, the ride of a lifetime.” Carrie is also the author of Girl, Hero; Love (and Other Uses for Duct Tape) and Tips on

Having a Gay (Ex-)Boyfriend ALSO AVAILABLE AUGUST 2017 • Funny, high-action, fully illustrated and designed, commercial series from exciting MAY 2017 HARDBACK | $16.99 | 304PP HARDBACK | $16.99 | 272 PP debut author Stephen Bramucci • ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE With magic, power, games, and an incredible cast of creature ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE and characters, the Time Stoppers series is perfect for all those • Illustrator Arree Chung burst onto the scene with his debut picture book Ninja! and young readers desperate to be swept away on a magical and will bring the humour and fun of this story to a whole new level, with maps, journals, page-turning adventure blue-print drawings, and more!

• Two books signed in the series, the second book will be publishing in Spring 2018

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The Kindness Club: Rebellion of Thieves: Chloe on the Bright Side A Robyn Hoodlum Adventure Courtney Sheinmel Kekla Magoon

Chloe Silver is new in town and after her parents’ divorce she is not excited about For fans of Percy Jackson comes the second instalment in this high-adventure yet another change. Determined to start with a bang in her new school, she sets her retelling of the classic Robin Hood tale from award-winning author Kekla Magoon sights on the girls in the ‘It Club’, the coolest girls in school. But when she’s assigned • The second book in this new series with an unforgettable heroine and a diverse band of a group project with the offbeat Lucy and brainy Leo, they accept Chloe for who she characters continues to treat readers to feats of courage and daring deeds is and the trio decide to form The Kindness Club • Three book series concludes in October 2017 • The Kindness Club is a kid-friendly series, with lovable characters who will inspire readers to think kind • The first book received a rave review from bestselling author Rick Riordan in the New York OCTOBER 2016 NOVEMBER 2016 Times HARDBACK | $16.99 | 288PP HARDBACK | $15.99 | 224PP • Kindness will resonate with kids, teachers, and parents: In an effort to put a positive spin on ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE ‘anti-bullying’ messages, many schools have adopted kindness campaigns and projects to • Kekla Magoon gives Robin Hood a fresh spin with an alternate urban setting, elements of encourage kids to think before they act girl power and a diverse group of friends

• Courtney Sheinmel is the author of the forthcoming Agnes & Clarabelle early chapter book • Kekla Magoon is the acclaimed author of several young adult novels: X (with Ilyasah ALSO AVAILABLE series and YA novel, Edgewater, as well as the YA novels My So-Called Family, Positively, Shabazz), How it Went Down, 37 Things I Love, Fire in the Streets, and The Rock and and the Stella Batts series for young readers. Her books have received numerous awards, the River. Kekla received the 2010 ALA Coretta Scott King New Talent Award, a two-time including the Sequoyah Award (Positively) and a National Parenting Publication Awards Coretta Scott King Honor Winner and is a two-time NAACP Image Award nominee and honorable mention (the Stella Batts series) National Book Award Finalist

• Perfect for fans of Meg Cabot or Sarah Mlynowski

Girl vs Boy Band: The High Note The Frog Princess Returns Harmony Jones E.D. Baker

Girl vs Boy Band is the story of Lark, a girl who loves singing and songwriting Fifteen years after E. D. Baker’s The Frog Princess – the inspiration for Disney’s and sees her life changing when her record-producer Mum brings the next One The Princess and the Frog – hit the scene, Princess Emma and her beloved frog Direction-esque band over to the States prince return for a delightfully new, magical adventure

In this sequel, Lark’s home has been overrun by stylists, publicists, and reporters, and • The Frog Princess has sold almost 300,000 copies across all editions since its publication her mum only seems to care about making the boy band her record label’s success. 15 years ago as it continues to be one of our top backlist titles. This return to the original When Lark can no longer find the words for her songs, and then her relationship with characters, setting, and world has been eagerly anticipated and is sure to build on and one of the band members hits the headlines, she questions whether her dream as a expand the first book and series’ success singer-songwriter should ever become a reality • E.D. Baker is one of Bloomsbury’s biggest selling authors, with total sales of her books well JUNE 2017 Living with a hot new boy band is NEVER boring but for super-shy Lark, is their over 1 million copies world-wide HARDBACK | $16.99 | 240PP limelight pushing her further into the shadows? JUNE 2017 HARDBACK | $16.99 | 272PP ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE • The perfect combination of humour and magic – signature ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE • Fun and aspirational for girls who want to be Taylor Swift and who are in love with the boys ALSO AVAILABLE E. D. Baker storytelling that parents and readers alike can ALSO AVAILABLE from One Direction trust

• Perfect for fans of Cathy Cassidy • There is more to come – E.D. Baker’s new chapter book series, Magic Animal Rescue launches in Winter 2017 and • With a commercial premise, this fab new tween series feels both contemporary and timeless, exploring the issues of friendship, family, school worries, crushes and boy trouble continues with two more titles in Fall 2017, plus a fourth Fairy-Tale Matchmaker book!

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The Princess and the Pearl Princess Academy: E.D. Baker The Forgotten Sisters Princess Annie sets sail on the high seas in the sixth tale of the wildly popular Shannon Hale Wide-Awake Princess series In this third offering in the series from Newbery Honor winner and New York • E.D. Baker’s Wide-Awake Princess series has sold almost 300,000 copies in all Times bestselling author Shannon Hale, the student becomes the teacher when editions combined! former princess-in-training Miri is asked to teach three royal cousins

• With over a million books in print across her series E.D. Baker is a pillar of the • The first book in thePrincess Academy series, sold over half a million copies in the US Bloomsbury list alone and won a Newbery Honor. The second and third books went straight onto the New York Times bestseller list • Fresh new setting on the seas: Princess Annie has journeyed all over, but never before on a ship • Rich storytelling and a suspenseful plot make this a perfect contemporary classic for 9+ girls who love Eva Ibbotson and Cornelia Funke. This is a charming and beautiful • Signature E.D. Baker storytelling combines humour and magic that parents and series about would-be princesses and choosing your own fate readers alike can trust MARCH 2017 HARDBACK | $17.99 | 336PP • Shannon Hale became a beloved author when The Goose Girl published in 2003, HARDBACK | $16.99 | 272PP ALSO AVAILABLE RIGHTS SOLD: OPTION PUBLISHERS: and her star continues to rise over ten years later. Her middle-grade Ever After CHINA (SIMPLIFIED CHINESE), CANADA (FRENCH CANADIAN), TURKEY High novels, as well as her new chapter book Princess in Black, have all hit the GERMANY, TURKEY New York Times bestseller list in the past year. She also contributed an entry to OPTION PUBLISHERS: Scholastic’s bestselling Spirit Animals series and is co-writing a The Unbeatable CHINA (COMPLEX CHINESE), GEORGIA, ITALY, RUSSIA Squirrel Girl novel with her husband

Saturdays at Sea Jessica Day George

The Fairy-Tale Matchmaker: Jessica Day George’s magical bestselling series comes to a rousing conclusion as Celie and her family set sail on a grand ship made in the likeness of their The Truest Heart beloved Castle. And the series has an exciting new look! E.D. Baker • Readers continue to love the charm and adventure of Celie and her magical Castle, now in its fifth book in the series with more than 240,000 copies sold overall! From acclaimed author E.D. Baker comes the third book in a series that casts • A magical, shape-shifting castle, a trio of sharp young protagonists, and whimsical beloved fairy-tale characters in a whole new light humour that’s spot on for middle grade. For fans of Natalie Babbitt, Lynne Reid Banks, • Just as she did with her Wide-Awake Princess series, E.D. Baker spins a tale that is Diana Wynne Jones, and Elizabeth Winthrop perfect for fans of Gail Carson Levine and Diana Wynne Jones • Jessica Day George has so far been translated into eight languages and her international • Cory is a strong-minded female protagonist with super matchmaking powers! profile continues to grow. She is a favourite with reviewers – from bloggers to industry reviews to booksellers, readers can’t get enough of this accessible, high-quality, high- FEBRUARY 2017 • E.D. Baker is the author of the Tales of the Frog Princess series, The Wide-Awake concept series HARDBACK | $16.99 | 240PP Princess series, and many other delightful ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE • OPTION PUBLISHERS: books for young readers. Over a million ALSO AVAILABLE Jessica Day George is the New York Times bestselling DENMARK, FRANCE, RUSSIA, SPAIN OCTOBER 2016 copies of her books have been sold author of the Tuesdays at the Castle series, as well as Silver HARDBACK | $16.99 | 288PP in the Blood, the Twelve Dancing Princesses series and the ALSO AVAILABLE ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE Dragon Slippers series

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Because You Letters to the Lost Love to Hate Me: Brigid Kemmerer When Declan finds a haunting letter left beside a grave, 13 Tales of Villainy he can’t resist the urge to write back. Soon, he is sharing Edited by Ameriie his pain with a perfect stranger and somehow he feels like he might be helping her too. Except they’re not strangers, This edgy anthology teams up acclaimed YA authors and and when real life interferes with their secret life of letters, popular YouTubers to create 13 fairy tales and 13 inspired sparks will fly as Juliet and Declan discover truths that works – all from a “villain’s” perspective, in the vein of might tear them apart

Maleficent or Wicked • Compelling contemporary romance with a great twist and emotional depth • A fun twist on anthologies with great commercial potential,

teaming up authors and popular YouTubers • Fans of John Green or Rainbow Rowell will love this story of two teens coping with loss and the secrets they unwittingly share • All of the stories will feature a “villain’s” perspective, playing into the popular retelling genre. This will be a great next read for fans through anonymous letters

of Danielle Paige or Marissa Meyer, or the movie Maleficent • Exploration of love and grief but with a fresh, exciting angle of anonymous love letters • The 13 YouTubers, along with anthology editor Ameriie, are

already reaching over 1.1 million viewers via their channels! • The “You’ve Got Mail” premise has made for a buzzy announcement. Many people are looking forward to this read! • Excellent opportunity to promote on different platforms in a big

way – with YouTubers as well as familiar authors attached, this • JULY 2017 Rights sold in ten territories! project has the potential to reach new readers through many APRIL 2017 HARDBACK | $17.99 | 320PP HARDBACK | $17.99 | 400PP ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE new and exciting paths RIGHTS SOLD: BRAZIL (BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE), • Contributing authors include bestselling and buzzy names DENMARK, FRANCE, GERMANY, THE Renée Ahdieh, Soman Chainani, Susan Dennard, Sarah NETHERLANDS, POLAND, PORTUGAL, Enni, Marissa Meyer, Cindy Pon, Victoria Schwab, Samantha SERBIA, SPAIN, TURKEY Shannon, Adam Silvera, Andrew Smith, April Genevieve Tucholke, and Nicola Yoon, with a foreword and a story from anthology editor Ameriie.

• Contributing YouTubers include Benjamin Alderson (Benjaminoftomes), Sasha Alsberg (abookutopia), Whitney Atkinson (WhittyNovels), Tina Burke (ChristinaReadsYA blog and TheLushables), Catriona Feeney, (LittleBookOwl), Jesse George (JessetheReader), Zoë Herdt (readbyzoe), Samantha Lane (Thoughts on Tomes), Sophia Lee (thebookbasement), Raeleen Lemay (padfootandprongs07), Regan Perusse (PeruseProject), Christine Riccio (polandbananasBOOKS), and Steph Sinclair & Kat Kennedy (Cuddlebuggery blog and channel).

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The Possible Piecing Me Together Tara Altebrando Renee Watson

Another twisty psychological suspense from the author of A timely and powerful story about a teen girl from a poor neighborhood striving The Leaving, where a teen searches for answers about her for success. Renee Watson delivers a thoughtful and relevant story about race, mother’s dark history, telekinesis, and the power of will privilege, and female relationships

• Haunting, commercial storytelling from an author to watch – • Timely topics presented with thoughtful and beautiful writing, and characters that Tara’s first book with Bloomsbury, The Leaving, sold in three readers will love and identify with languages before publication and secured a range of starred • Burgeoning author profile: With each book Renee Watson is growing her profile reviews for its suspense, plot twists, and stellar writing as an up-and-coming poetic writer. Renee is active in the We Need Diverse Books • There is a market for strong standalone fiction, and this story campaign gives readers plenty to talk about with its compelling and pacey • Diverse, not-often-seen setting and premise: Watson presents a world that does plot not get enough shelf space in YA literature—young, black women navigating • The story unfolds in several different media, and it makes for an contemporary life and important questions FEBRUARY 2017 engaging read. Reminiscent of the kind of unfolding drama in HARDBACK | $17.99 | 272PP • Interesting mentor/mentee relationship: Jade and Maxine’s kind of friendship isn’t ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE Serial, it’s truly contemporary storytelling often seen in the YA market, and it adds another level of depth to the story • Popular fiction and movies are filled with our fascination with the • Advance praise from award-winning authors Jason Reynolds, Jackie Woodson and ability to control physical objects with our minds — think the Meg Medina Force in Star Wars, CARRIE, and MATILDA!

JUNE 2017 HARDBACK | $17.99 | 304PP OPTION PUBLISHERS: THE NETHERLANDS, HUNGARY, TURKEY Nowhere Near You Leah Thomas

Ollie and Moritz might never meet, but their letters continue, chronicling their lives in fascinating and often hilarious detail. As their worlds widen, both boys meet other teens like them – other Blunderkids who are living complicated and amazing lives. But can Ollie and Moritz find a way to reconcile their troubled past while hoping for a bright future?

• Sequel to an acclaimed literary debut from talented author to watch. After an incredibly warm response, Leah continues the story of Ollie and Moritz in another emotional, funny, and original story that will sit well among our literary YA

ALSO AVAILABLE • Because You’ll Never Meet Me was a William C. ALSO AVAILABLE Morris YA Debut Award Finalist and was nominated for the UK’s prestigious Carnegie Award. Readers will be on their toes as the stakes are raised for these two FEBRUARY 2017 HARDBACK | $17.99 | 400PP unusual boys ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE OPTION PUBLISHERS: • A blend of science fiction, compelling mystery, and BRAZIL (BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE), coming of age, unlike any other story that’s out there BULGARIA, TURKEY

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• Highly acclaimed author Len Vlahos crafts a nuanced, thoughtful • Kristin is the author of Wish You Were Italian, one of our debut If world where the lines between right and wrong are blurred and Only line titles, which got great reviews! takes a sensitive look at important issues in the same way he Photography by Kristen Gilligan did in his previous well-received novels The Scar Boys and Life • A touch of theater and Hollywood appeal: Maddie is an actress MARCH 2018 and avid theater ‘geek’ – this is the perfect romance for in a Fishbowl PAPERBACK | $9.99 | 320PP HARDBACK | $17.99 | 320PP performing arts fans RIGHTS SOLD: OPTION PUBLISHERS: • Gripping, brilliantly written contemporary YA read. The high GERMANY: NOT IN THE SCRIPT BRAZIL (BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE), BULGARIA, CATALAN, concept pitch is brilliantly executed and makes for a compelling DENMARK, FRANCE, GERMANY, ITALY, THE NETHERLANDS, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SPAIN, TURKEY read that’s impossible to put down

• Len’s first novel with us,Life in a Fishbowl, has already sold in over a 12 languages worldwide ALSO AVAILABLE

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Empire of Storms A Court of Thorns Sarah J. Maas and Roses 3 Aelin’s journey from assassin to queen has entranced millions across the globe Sarah J. Maas and fans will be left breathless as kingdoms collide in this fifth instalment in the New York Times bestselling series The sweeping next installment in the New York Times bestselling series from our biggest author, Sarah J. Maas • The New York Times and USA Today bestselling Throne of Glass series has built with

each book and earned many awards & accolades. Throne of Glass was a Kirkus Best • Sarah’s Throne of Glass and A Court of Thorns and Roses series are global successes, Teen Book, and Amazon Best Book, and a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book, published in 30 languages with more than three million copies sold. The latest book and Queen of Shadows was named the Good Reads Choice Award winner for Best debuted at #1 on the New York Times list and has remained on the list for nineteen Young Adult Fantasy/Sci-Fi for 2015. Sarah J. Maas’s other series, A Court of Thorns weeks and counting and Roses debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list with book #2, A Court of Mist and Fury, and has remained on the list for nineteen weeks and counting • Strong series for fantasy market with adult crossover appeal, this series is perfect for teens and adults • This is a long-running pitch perfect YA fantasy series, right in line with HUGE market MAY 2017 HARDBACK | $18.99 | 720PP • There’s more on the way – the sixth and final instalment of the New York Times comps from Marissa Meyer, Marie Lu, and Kiera Cass HARDBACK | $18.99 | 640PP RIGHTS SOLD: bestselling Throne of Glass series will be coming out in September 2017! BRAZIL (BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE) RIGHTS SOLD: • Sarah’s series have a phenomenal track, with sales in all editions combined surpassing BULGARIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, POLAND, BRAZIL (BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE), • Sarah has official licensing with Litographs, which creates Throne of Glass T-shirts, RUSSIA, SPAIN, VIETNAM three million copies and the series sold into 30 languages BULGARIA, DENMARK, HUNGARY, OPTION PUBLISHERS: totes, and posters, and with the A Court of Thorns and Roses series being optioned LITHUANIA, THE NETHERLANDS, BOSNIA, CHINA (COMPLEX CHINESE), for film, her brand just continues to grow and grow POLAND, ROMANIA, SPAIN, TURKEY CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, OPTION PUBLISHERS: ESTONIA, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, ALSO AVAILABLE ALSO AVAILABLE BOSNIA, CHINA (COMPLEX CHINESE), GREECE, HUNGARY, INDONESIA, ISRAEL, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, ESTONIA, IRAN, ITALY, JAPAN, KOREA, LITHUANIA, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GREECE, THE NETHERLANDS, PORTUGAL, INDONESIA, ISRAEL, IRAN, ITALY, JAPAN, ROMANIA, SERBIA, SLOVAKIA, SWEDEN, KOREA, PORTUGAL, RUSSIA, SERBIA, THAILAND, TURKEY, VIETNAM SLOVAKIA, SWEDEN, THAILAND, VIETNAM

The Throne of Glass Colouring Book Illustrated by Yvonne Gilbert, John Howe, Craig Phillips New Forthcoming Publishing by Sarah J. Maas!

The New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series comes alive in this • A Court of Thorns and Roses Coloring Book: June 2017 exquisite new colouring book, featuring 46 pieces of original art • A Throne of Glass novella: June 2017 PAPERBACK | $15.99 | 96PP • Adult colouring books are an international phenomenon, and Game of Thrones, RIGHTS SOLD: Outlander, Harry Potter and Sherlock have all released their colouring book • The World of Throne of Glass: October 2017 CZECH REPUBLIC, POLAND, SLOVAKIA companions to wide success and strong sales • 2 A Court of Thorns and Roses novellas: May 2018 & May 2020 • Includes 46 pieces of original artwork, covering all the books in the series. There is a • 3 new novels in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series: May 2019, May 2021, & May 2022 vast audience waiting for The Throne of Glass Colouring Book

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Bloomsbury’s global, digital imprint publishes titles of exceptional quality, with strong new voices and page-turning plots. Whether you’re craving young adult contemporary romance, science fiction or fantasy, Bloomsbury Spark has outstanding eBooks to ignite your imagination

The Trick to Landing Jenny Kaczorowski

When you wipe out in life, who helps you get back up again? After a gnarly fall in competition, a DUI, and moving in with her mom dashed her hopes for a spot in this year’s X Games, 16-year- old skateboarder Summer O’Neill is left with one last shot at redemption. But her fresh start is even harder than getting back on the half pipe: hours of community service, a party girl reputation she can’t shake, and life with a mother she hardly knows leave Summer scrambling to keep her world stable. The very last thing Summer is looking for is a boyfriend, at least until she meets Sebastian Vega. Steady, unassuming, and self- assured, he’s everything she’s not. Before long, she’s sneaking out for midnight sandcastle building excursions and trading in her art class for private photography lessons with Bastian. But Summer’s past won’t stay behind her and Bastian has problems of his own – including a bleeding disorder that seeps into every aspect his life. While he pushes against the limitations of his haemophilia, she is bound by the rules of her probation. When the ramifications of her past crimes collide with his frustration, it may be $4.99 | 250PP more than their budding relationship can bear. ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE With the next X Games qualifier rapidly approaching, Summer has to own up to her mistakes if she wants to soar again. If she can’t, she’ll lose more than her second chance. She’ll lose her future—in skating, and with Bastian.

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Short Fiction from Bloomsbury UK SECTION page Mark of the Cyclops: An Ancient Greek Mystery Saviour Pirotta

Athens, 434 BC. Nico’s new friend Thrax has a strange knack of figuring things out. And when a valuable wedding vase is broken, Thrax’s special skills might just come in useful. Join Nico and Thrax as they try to solve the mystery of the Mark of the Cyclops

• Flashbacks offer dramatic stories set in key moments in history, perfect for introducing children to historical topics

• Accessible, exciting mystery story, perfect for getting children interested in Ancient Greece

• Saviour Pirotta is the author of the bestselling Orchard First Book of Greek Myths

• Atmospheric, high quality illustrations by Freya Hartas bring the story to life MARCH 2017 PAPERBACK | £6.99 | 208PP | 9–11 ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

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Classic Nursery Rhymes Lottie Lipton Illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler, Adventures foreword by Chris Riddell Dan Metcalf Beautiful artwork from 1916 brings these classic nursery rhymes to life in this stunning hardback, with a foreword by Meet Lottie Lipton, nine-year-old investigator extraordinaire! UK Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell Her home in the British Museum means she is never far away from mystery and exciting adventures. With interactive • Beautiful artwork from Enid Blyton’s original illustrator, Dorothy clues throughout, can the reader help solve the mysteries? M. Wheeler • Action packed historical adventures, full of fun and excitement • Features full text and sheet music for 29 classic nursery rhymes in a beautiful hardback with full colour vintage illustrations • Introduce a sparky, inspiring heroine who is always on the case

throughout • Full of historical information about Ancient Egypt and Rome, and featuring puzzles for the reader to help solve the mystery • A new edition of a 100-year-old treasure, published to delight a

new audience • Fast paced stories and wonderful characters will have readers gripped • Features a foreword from UK Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell

OCTOBER 2016 HARDBACK | £14.99 | 104PP ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

PAPERBACK | £4.99 | 80PP | 7-9 RIGHTS SOLD: FRANCE, JAPAN, POLAND, USA

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Saxon Tales Pirate Tales Terry Deary Terry Deary

Stories of the Saxons from the bestselling Terry Deary, Pirate queens, pirate lords, pirate prisoners and pirate author of the hugely successful Horrible Histories. The captains all join together for an exciting trip back in time cunning man’s apprentice learns the great secret of the with Terry Deary trade, but it will take all her own cunning to keep it safe • Exciting, swashbuckling stories which bring the real, historical • Exciting, funny, historical stories; perfect for introducing children stories of pirates to life to the Saxons • Brilliant illustrations based on historical research • Terry Deary brings history to life with passion and flair • Blends fact and fiction to keep children engaged with history • Impeccably researched and accurately illustrated • Terry Deary’s books have been adapted as television series, • Perfect for introducing children to the world of the Saxons, and theatre tours and museum exhibitions and are loved by children their battles with Viking invaders worldwide JUNE 2017 PAPERBACK | £4.99 | 64PP | 7–9 ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

PAPERBACK | £4.99 | 64PP | 7-9 RIGHTS SOLD: KOREA, SLOVENIA

Shakespeare Tales Viking Tales Terry Deary Terry Deary

These exciting, funny stories introduce Shakespeare’s plays A thrilling blend of Norse mythology and historical fact, the through the eyes of his audience. Prepare to step back in Viking Tales bring the world of Vikings vividly to life. Packed time with master storyteller Terry Deary! with brilliant characters and Terry Deary’s trademark humour • Perfect for introducing children to some of Shakespeare’s most popular and child-friendly plays: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, • Exciting, funny stories which introduce the Vikings in an Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and Twelfth Night engaging and accessible way

• Impeccably researched and accurately illustrated to bring • Richly detailed black and white illustrations support the text and Shakespeare’s world to life add humour

• Terry Deary’s books have been translated into more than 40 • Terry Deary was voted “Outstanding children’s non-fiction author languages and his Horrible Histories series have sold more than of the 20th Century” by Books for Keeps magazine, and his 25 milllion copies worldwide books are loved by millions worldwide

• Perfect for children interested in history, these stories are based on real events

PAPERBACK | £4.99 | 64PP | 7-9 PAPERBACK | £4.99 | 64PP | 7-9 RIGHTS SOLD: ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE KOREA, SLOVENIA

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Codebreakers Franklin’s Emporium Dan Metcalf Gill Vickery

Jackson wanted to fit in at his new school but now everyone knows he’s a Welcome to Franklin’s Emporium – the maths whizz. Even worse, he’s been asked to join a secret (and totally uncool) department store where there’s magic on group of Codebreakers. Their mission is to solve mysteries and fight crime. So every floor! Alex soon finds out what you take far, they’ve only found a missing hamster. But now, someone has stolen the home from Franklin’s isn’t always what you school’s maths prize from the trophy cabinet. This looks like a case for the meant to buy ...

Codebreakers! • Designed to get children reading, these page- turning stories encourage children to tackle • Part of the Black Cats series – compelling and fast-paced reads that provide the stepping stones to reading confidence longer stories

• Wonderful, atmospheric illustrations from • Includes great atmospheric illustrations to capture kids’ attentions Aleksei Bitskoff • A thrilling mystery full of mind-boggling codes, perfect for budding detectives! • Funny, exciting stories, perfect for fans of magic JULY 2017 • PAPERBACK | £4.99 | 128PP | 9–11 By the author of the popular Lottie Lipton series and fantasy ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE • Part of the Black Cats series – compelling,

fast-paced reads that provide the stepping PAPERBACK | £4.99 | 96PP | 9-11 stones to reading confidence ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

Class Six and The Twins and the Wild Ghost Chase the Eel of Fortune Paul Mason Sally Prue There is something unusual about Stella and Tom’s friends – they’re all ghosts! Join the Class Six are back, and they’re on a mission: keep that nosy Mrs Knowall from twins in these action-packed adventures finding out that their school is magic. With their beloved teacher Miss Broom as they try to protect their friends from sent back to teacher training, and the school in need of funds for magical Stoneyheart the ghostcatcher supplies, Class Six will have to band together to make this year’s school fete • Funny and exciting, ideal for children who are the best yet. And everyone knows that no fete is complete without an eel that gaining reading confidence can see the future ... • MAY 2017 Hilarious illustrations from Mike Phillips bring the • Laugh-out-loud school comedy, packed with hilarious, loveable characters and witty PAPERBACK | £4.99 | 120PP | 9–11 stories to life ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE dialogue • Fast paced with short chapters and illustrations • Carnegie-nominated and well-known author has great experience writing for and throughout to help get children reading working with children in primary schools • Part of the Black Cats series – compelling, fast- • Sequel to the hilarious Class Six and the Nits of Doom paced reads that provide the stepping stones to

• Compelling, fast-paced read – a stepping stone to reading confidence reading confidence PAPERBACK | £4.99 | 96PP | 9-11 ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

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Flashbacks to History Story Collections

Flashbacks offer dramatic stories set at key moments in history, perfect for introducing children to historical topics. A stunning collection of folk tales packed into six wonderful books – Action-packed, thrilling stories bring the past to life from magical monsters to brave heroines, wolves, demons, dragons and even a god who became a fish. Stories from around the world including the Americas, Asia, Scandinavia, Europe and Australia, are Revolt Against the Romans all beautifully presented with rich illustrations • A varied collection of tales: classic, comic, sinister and very scary indeed

Tony Bradman • A fascinating and unusual mix of stories, many of them little-known Young Roman Marcus is headed for an island at the edge of the known world – • Beautiful papercut style illustrations by Francesca Greenwood Britannia. Soon, he is forced to make a choice that will change his destiny forever, as well as that of Britannia ... • The collections include folktales and legends from all around the world and from a wide variety of cultures • Perfect for introducing children to the Roman Empire

• Tony Bradman has written more than 200 books for children and his work has been translated into 25 languages

APRIL 2017 HARDBACK | £12.99 | 128PP PAPERBACK | £5.99 | 128PP RIGHTS SOLD: USA ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

The Land of the Gods Sally Prue When Celtic Lucan sees a legion of Roman soldiers near his village he knows he is in trouble. Trapped as a Roman slave, can he find his way home ... and does he even want to? Join Lucan for this laugh-out-loud adventure in Roman Britain

• Perfect for introducing readers to Roman History

• Carnegie nominated and well-known author

PAPERBACK | £5.99 | 128PP ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

Shield Maiden Stuart Hill When the Vikings attack, King Alfred flees with his family. But his daughter Aethelflaed doesn’t want to hide away from the battlefield; can she fulfil her destiny and become a warrior princess, a shield maiden?

• Compelling story, perfect for those learning about the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings

• By the bestselling author of the Icemark Chronicles

PAPERBACK | £5.99 | 240PP ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE

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Bloomsbury High Low Books encourage and support children’s reading by providing gripping, age-appropriate stories for struggling and reluctant readers. These high interest age, low reading age titles are carefully tailored to suit the needs Hopewell High of those with reading difficulties Jo Cotterill

Skate Monkey Stage Fright Paul Mason Alice’s parents are having problems and she has the lead in the school play. The feelings of panic start to rise ... Can her friends help her overcome her stage fright? Join the girls of Hopewell High The Cursed Village as they tackle whatever boarding school life can throw at them. Monkey, Zu and Sandy need to prove they are heroes – they have been sent to earth to fight evil. Something is very wrong in All Too Much the village of Weston and they friends will need all their powers to Samira wants to do well, her parents want her to do well, her survive ... teachers want her to well, but the pressure is starting to tell. Can her friends help before everything gets too much? Join the girls Fear Mountain of Hopewell High as they tackle whatever boarding school life can APRIL 2017 throw at them. Giant footprints, strange noises, wrecked food stands... something PAPERBACK | £5.99 | 80 PP is going on at the funfair and Skate Monkey and his friends need to ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE find out what. Time for another adventure! INTEREST AGE 12+ READING AGE 9+ JANUARY 2017 PAPERBACK | £5.99 | 72PP ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE INTEREST AGE 8+ READING AGE 7+

The Street Mission Alert Judy Waite Benjamin Hulme-Cross

Kai’s Story Island X Kai just wanted a bit of fun but now his video has gone viral, his Child secret agents Tom and Zilla head to Island X to investigate a friends are upset, and he is getting messages from strangers on the dangerous billionaire and his secret lab. The brother and sister spy internet... Join Kai, Lena, Chelsea, and Sanjay as they struggle with duo will need all their skills and gadgets to uncover the mysteries friendship, family and growing up. Welcome to The Street! of Island X ... Lena’s Story Viper Attack All Lena wants is to help a stray dog and hang out with her friends, A day out at a theme park is not as fun as it seems for child secret Amil, Chelsea and Kai. All her dad wants is to make a deal with his agents, Tom and Zilla. On a mission to prevent a kidnapping and boss. Somehow, things never quite seem to go according to plan... stop a criminal gang, the brother and sister spy duo will need all Join the four friends as they struggle with friendship, family and their skills and gadgets to defeat a Viper Attack ... MARCH 2017 growing up. Welcome to The Street! MARCH 2017 PAPERBACK | £5.99 | 96 PP PAPERBACK | £5.99 | 72PP ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE ALL RIGHTS AVAILABLE INTEREST AGE 12+ INTEREST AGE 8+ READING AGE 9+ READING AGE 7+

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