Hachette Children's May 2021

Hachette Children’s May 2021 Highlights FICTION

THE STRANGEWORLDS TRAVEL AGENCY 02: THE EDGE OF THE OCEAN

Pack your suitcase for a magical adventure! At the Strangeworlds Travel Agency, each suitcase transports you to a different world. All you have to do is step inside…

Flick is now a badge-wearing member of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency so when an urgent summons arrives at Strangeworlds from Pirate Queen Nyfe, she and Strangeworlds Society guardian Jonathan immediately pack their bags for an adventure to Queen Nyfe’s world: The Break, a place of magic and piracy. Nyfe’s world is falling apart. The Break is used to having ships vanish without a trace, but there has been a sudden increase that can’t be explained by giant squid or mer-people. The edge of their flat world is coming ever closer to them and they need to escape before it collapses entirely. But how do you sail a ship through a suitcase? How do you fit a mer-queen the size of a whale into something small enough to carry in your hand? Will Flick and Jonathan be able to find a way to transport the inhabitants of the Break to another world before theirs disappears forever?

A magical adventure for 9+ readers that will take you to whole new worlds, perfect for fans of The Train to Impossible Places and The Polar Bear Explorers’ Club.

• ISBN: 9781510105959 • Format: Paperback • Genre: Fiction • Extent: 272 THE UNBELIEVABLE BISCUIT FACTORY James Harris The biscuit factory in Haddie’s hometown is absolutely 100% NOT a Super-Secret Science Lab. Or a portal to another dimension. With orange fluffy monsters. OH NO. DEFINITELY NOT. Or … is it?

A laugh-out-loud biscuit-bonkers adventure for fans of My Brother is a Superhero and Kid Normal.

*Winner of the Northern Writers’ Award*

I live near a biscuit factory. Sounds like a dream come true, right?

But it’s not all fun and jammie dodgers. You see, the biscuit factory is really a Super-Secret Science Lab. Everyone pretends it makes biscuits. It just makes life easier.

Until today. Because the biscuit factory tore a hole through dimensions, and now HUGE ORANGE MONSTERS are climbing through.

Oh, and if we don’t do something, the world is going to go KABLOOEY in the next thirty minutes. NOT ON MY WATCH. You coming?

‘So funny you’ll snort custard creams out of your nose’ Mr J Dodger

• ISBN: 9781444955590 • Format: Paperback • Genre: Fiction • Extent: 256 NON FICTION FALL OFF, GET BACK ON, KEEP GOING Clare Balding Illustrated by Jessica Holm

Clare Balding, TV presenter, sportswoman, bestselling author and national treasure spent her childhood falling off and getting back in the saddle.

In her first non-fiction book for children, she shares her warm, funny and reassuring personal insights into what it means to make mistakes and be unafraid of failure. Containing anecdotes from her own life and from the lives of the people she most admires, Clare’s book will empower children with the confidence to own their mistakes, face up to failure, keep going – and emerge stronger and happier.

• ISBN: 9781526363411 • Format: Trade Paperback • Genre: Non-Fiction • Extent: Enid Blyton Picture Books THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE: SILKY'S STORY Enid Blyton Jeanne Willis Illustrated by Mark Beech The perfect introduction to the wonderful world of the Faraway Tree. Discover the magic!

Explore the Enchanted Wood with Joe, Beth and Frannie and meet their very special friends, Silky the fairy, Moonface and Saucepan Man. When a runaway elephant visits the tree, there’s a lot of mess for the friends to sort out . . .

Perfect for reading with 3-6 year-olds, this picture book is a delightful way to discover the extraordinary world of the Magic Faraway Tree. This is a brand- new story, specially written by bestselling picture book author Jeanne Willis, and illustrated by the author of all the classic Faraway Tree books, Mark Beech.

• ISBN: 9781444952223 • Format: Paperback • Genre: Fiction • Extent: 32 THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE: MOONFACE'S STORY Enid Blyton Illustrated by Mark Beech

The perfect introduction to the enchanted world of the Magic Faraway Tree for the youngest children. Discover the magic!

A brand-new picture book story where you can meet Silky, Moonface and Saucepan Man and explore the Magic Faraway Tree. On Moonface’s birthday he wants to hold a party for all his special friends. He tries to bake a cake but it ends up burnt. Will he find help in one of the wonderful lands at the top of the Faraway Tree?

A full-colour picture book, ideal for for sharing with children of 3 and over.

• ISBN: 9781444957969 • Format: Hardback • Genre: Fiction • Extent: 32 Illustrated Colour READS A FARAWAY TREE ADVENTURE: JOE AND THE MAGIC SNOWMAN Enid Blyton A full-colour short story taken from the world of the Magic Faraway Tree. Perfect for new readers. Discover the magic!

When Joe is whisked up to the Land of Ice and Snow, he meets a rather bossy snowman, who is determined to make Joe his servant! Can Moon-Face, Frannie and Beth rescue Joe, with the help of their new friends, Goldilocks and the Three Bears?

The stories about the Magic Faraway Tree have been entertaining children for more than 80 years. Now these colour short stories offer a great way for young new readers to discover the adventures of Silky, Moon-Face, the Saucepan Man and all of their friends in the Enchanted Wood.

• ISBN: 9781408349236 • Format: Paperback • Genre: Fiction • Extent: 112 A FARAWAY TREE ADVENTURE: THE LAND OF DREAMS Enid Blyton A full-colour short story taken from the world of the Magic Faraway Tree. Perfect for new readers. Discover the magic!

Beth, Joe, Frannie and Rick thought they had had quite enough of adventures, but soon go up the Faraway Tree again and find themselves in the Land of Dreams. The dastardly Sandman makes them fall asleep and Silky has to find a way to get them home in one piece! Along the way, they encounter muffins that turn into kittens, a bus that turns into a plane and a boat, and lots more…

• ISBN: 9781444959918 • Format: Paperback • Genre: Fiction • Extent: 80 A FARAWAY TREE ADVENTURE: THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENTS Enid Blyton A full-colour short story taken from the world of the Magic Faraway Tree. Perfect for new readers. Discover the magic!

In the Land of Enchantments, everything shines and shimmers and moves. But it’s full of witches, enchanters and goblins, and some not very nice spells!

• ISBN: 9781444959925 • Format: Paperback • Genre: Fiction • Extent: 80 ARE WE THERE YET? Enid Blyton Mike, Belinda and Ann love the summer holidays. Every year there’s a different adventure in store. Whether they’re exploring idyllic Seagull Cove, cosying up in the family caravan, gliding down a narrow canal in a houseboat or sailing the high seas on a glamorous ocean liner, they know they’ll always have fun. And there’s bound to be something delicious for tea!

This is a bumper bind-up collection of all 6 books from the Family series: The Caravan Family The Buttercup Farm Family The Seaside Family The Pole Star Family The Saucy Jane Family The Queen Elizabeth Family

• ISBN: 9781444959529 • Format: Paperback • Genre: Fiction • Extent: 384 Cookery Book JOLLY GOOD FOOD Allegra McEvedy Illustrated by Mark Beech

Delicious and easy recipes, inspired by the beloved stories by Enid Blyton. Bake your own pop-cakes and google buns, and wash them down with homemade ginger beer!

Have you ever dreamed of having picnics with the Famous Five, midnight feasts with the Malory Towers girls or party teas with the Folk of the Faraway Tree? With this cookbook, inspired by Enid Blyton’s stories, you can! Packed full of yummy recipes, lively artwork and extracts from Enid Blyton’s stories, this cookbook will inspire children – and the whole family – to get busy in the kitchen. It’s the perfect way to share the pleasure of making and eating food with your child. There are 42 exciting new recipes designed by top chef and Junior Bake Off TV judge, Allegra McEvedy, with fabulous illustrations by Mark Beech and glorious food photography too.

• ISBN: 9781444939903 • Format: Paperback • Genre: Non-Fiction • Extent: TBC Picture Books THE WHALE WHO WANTED MORE Rachel Bright Illustrated by Jim Field

A stunning undersea tale of friendship, community and discovery from the bestselling creators of The Lion Inside.

Under glittering waves of a vast ocean blue, a beautiful world is hidden from view. And there, in the cool and the quiet of the deep, a great, gentle giant was stirring from sleep . . .

Humphrey the whale is on a quest: to find the one perfect object that will make him feel complete. He roams far and wide, gathering endless undersea treasure as he goes. Yet, no matter how many goodies he accumulates, Humphrey still doesn’t feel content. Could it be friendship, not possessions, that will really make Humphrey’s heart sing?

A sparkling rhyming tale that encourages sharing and kindness, this heartwarming story of friendship is perfect for reading aloud.

• ISBN: 9781408349236 • Format: Hardback • Genre: Fiction • Extent: 32

TODAY I’M STRONG Nadiya Hussain Illustrated by Ella Bailey

An uplifting and empowering picture book about finding your inner strength when school life gets tough, from the winner of The Great British Bake Off and national treasure, Nadiya Hussain, beautifully illustrated by Ella Bailey.

I love to go to school. Well, most days I do. There are some days when what I really want is to stay at home with you.

A touching story about building the courage to overcome bullying, with a powerful reminder to always be kind.

• ISBN: 9781444946475 • Format: Paperback • Genre: Fiction • Extent: 32

Illustrated & Young Fiction THE PUG WHO WANTED TO BE A MERMAID Bella Swift

Peggy the pug is going on a mer-mazing summer holiday! A perfect beach read, from the bestselling author of THE PUG WHO WANTED TO BE A UNICORN.

Peggy the pug is going on holiday to the seaside! Her special friend Chloe is excited, too, and hopes that she’ll see a mermaid. But even though Chloe and Peggy search the beach, they can’t find a mermaid anywhere. Not wanting her friend to be disappointed, Peggy decides that she’ll just have to become a mermaid herself! But that means that she’s going to have to learn how to doggy paddle . . .

• ISBN: 9781408360903 • Format: Paperback • Genre: Fiction • Extent: 160 BEAST QUEST: SPACE WARS 01: CURSE OF THE ROBO-DRAGON Adam Blade

Join Harry and Ava as they battle space monsters, in a thrilling new adventure series that’s out of this world!

Harry and Ava are two ordinary kids doing their best to survive life on a massive space station, Vantia1, after their home planet was swallowed by a mysterious black hole known as the Void. Ava is training to be a fighter pilot, while Harry uses his talent for engineering to invent amazing gadgets that help him solve any problem standing in his way.

And now Vantia1 is facing a crisis. When they intercept a secret message and discover that a mysterious and unidentified object is about to attack their home, Harry and Ava realise that only they can tackle the evil mastermind responsible.

Venture into a whole new dimension as two young heroes discover their destiny, and experience the awesome power of Beast Quest as never before!

• ISBN: 9781408357897 • Format: Paperback • Genre: Fiction • Extent: 192 BEAST QUEST: FOUR MASTERS 01: SILEXA THE STONE CAT Adam Blade

Free the Beasts. Live the Adventure.

Battle Beasts and fight Evil with Tom and Elenna in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls aged 7 and up!

Tom and Elenna are celebrating the safe return of Prince Rotu after their successful Quest to rescue him from the Evil Wizard Zargon … but Evil never rests, and news soon reaches them that Zargon has disappeared and the tombs of the legendary Four Masters have been ransacked. It’s time for a new Quest, and this time they must tackle four ancient Beasts in the places they were originally killed. Their next terrible foe is Silexa, a stone panther that can transform itself into shadow …

There are FOUR thrilling adventures to collect in The Four Masters series – don’t miss out! Teknos the Ocean Crawler, Mallix the Silent Stalker, Silexa the Stone Cat and Kyron, Lord of Fire.

• ISBN: 9781408362181 • Format: Paperback • Genre: Fiction • Extent: 144 BEAST QUEST FOUR MASTERS 02: KYRON, LORD OF FIRE Adam Blade

Free the Beasts. Live the Adventure.

Battle Beasts and fight Evil with Tom and Elenna in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls aged 7 and up!

Tom and Elenna are celebrating the safe return of Prince Rotu after their successful Quest to rescue him from the Evil Wizard Zargon … but Evil never rests, and news soon reaches them that Zargon has disappeared and the tombs of the legendary Four Masters have been ransacked. It’s time for a new Quest, and this time they must tackle four ancient Beasts in the places they were originally killed. The final part of their journey takes our heroes to a volcanic region where a deadly enemy rises up from the lava: Kyron, Lord of Fire!

There are FOUR thrilling adventures to collect in The Four Masters series – don’t miss out! Teknos the Ocean Crawler, Mallix the Silent Stalker, Silexa the Stone Cat and Kyron, Lord of Fire.

• ISBN: 9781408362204 • Format: Paperback • Genre: Fiction • Extent: 144 Fiction INTO THE VOLCANO Jess Butterworth

From award-winning author Jess Butterworth comes another beautifully written adventure set on top of a super volcano, about coming to terms with grief, letting go of anger at the world and finding hope and joy in the most unexpected of places.

11 year-old Emma and 12-year-old Sebastian live halfway across the world from each other, but when a terrible shooting leads to the loss of people close to each of them, they end up meeting in the Rocky Mountains. Bonding through their shared grief, they quickly become friends, and decide to search together for an elusive rainbow pool as a way of saying goodbye to the ones they lost.

But they soon find themselves lost on top of a super volcano, dodging bubbling mud spots, steaming hot springs, and rainbow filled calderas. As rain threatens, they’re forced to construct a makeshift camp and encounter moose, wolves and a grizzly bear. But when they run out of food, their adventure becomes a race for survival as they try and find their way out of the wilderness.

Told through multiple viewpoints and set between the US and the UK, this is another heartfelt middle grade adventure from award-winning author Jess Butterworth

• ISBN: 9781510108516 • Format: Paperback • Genre: Fiction • Extent: 288 ISLES OF STORM AND SORROW 03: VULTURE Bex Hogan

Power, politics and pirates collide in Vulture, the finale of the epic YA fantasy series The Isles of Storm and Sorrow, perfect for fans of Pirates of the Caribbean.

We are all one misstep away from being the villain…

Marianne has passed the ultimate test required to be a Mage. She is finally powerful enough to reunite the Twelve Isles. But having exposed herself to the darker side of magic, Marianne is struggling. The magic within her is nearly impossible to control, and she becomes cruel and violent, mercilessly pursuing those who have harmed her in the past, ignoring the pleas of those closest to her to remember what’s really important: saving the islands.

Everything she’s fought for has come down to this. Will Marianne be able to fulfil her promise to bring peace to the islands when she can’t even bring peace to herself?

Conquer the darkness. Control the magic. Save the Isles.

• ISBN: 9781510105874 • Format: Paperback • Genre: Fiction • Extent: 432 BONE MUSIC David Almond This wonderful tale transports the reader from the city to the forests and fells of Northern England. Under a boundless starry sky, the unforgettable Sylvia Carr reconnects with the ancient past and discovers what it really means to be young in the world today. Sylvia, brave hearted and rebellious, moves into wild Northumberland from the city of Newcastle. She feels alien in this huge, silent, seemingly empty landscape, but then she meets Gabriel, a strange yet familiar boy. As they roam the forests and fells together, she sees nature with new eyes. She becomes aware that the past is all around her, and is deep inside herself. From the wing of a dead buzzard, they create a hollow bone – the kind of flute that was created and used in rituals in the distant past. This is a book of hope and joy – a book that celebrates humanity and explores the deep connections between ourselves and nature. It is timely and original. It speaks to young people about what it really is to be a human being alive today.

“Spell-binding… impossible to resist… breathless, intoxicating prose. [Almond’s] books seem to exist in their own otherworldly universe, outside all the trends in modern publishing, yet resolutely of the now.” The Glasgow Herald

“David Almond’s books are strange, unsettling wild things – unfettered by the normal constraints of children’s literature. They are, like all great literature, beyond classification.” The Guardian

“[David Almond] is that rare thing – a writer of lucid, mature elegance, who can still see the world through adolescent eyes.” The Daily Telegraph

“A writer of visionary Blakean intensity.” The Times

“A master storyteller.” The Independent

• ISBN: 9781444952919 • Format: Hardback • Genre: Fiction • Extent: 240 THE DARK LADY Akala

A natural storyteller with a vision of his own, THE DARK LADY, Akala’s debut novel for teens will enthuse and entertain teenagers and young adults, showing that reading is a true super-power.

A PICKPOCKET WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL GIFT A PRISONER OF EXTRAORDINARY VALUE AN ORPHAN HAUNTED BY DREAMS OF THE MYSTERIOUS DARK LADY

Henry is an orphan, an outsider, a thief. He is also a fifteen-year-old invested with magical powers …

This brilliant, at times brutal, first novel from the amazing imagination that is Akala, will glue you to your seat as you are hurled into a time when London stank and boys like Henry were forced to find their own route through the tangled streets and out the other side.

• ISBN: 9781444943696 • Format: Hardback • Genre: Fiction • Extent: 320 NEW COVERS WHITE GIRAFFE SERIES New COVER editions old ISBN’s Pat-a-Cake HIDE AND PEEK: CREEPY CRAWLIES Pat-a-Cake Illustrated by Laura Hambleton

With new creepy-crawly friends to meet, colours to name, things to spot and lots to count, this peek-through book is perfect to share with little ones.

Toddlers are learning new things all the time, and these fun books with peek- through pages are perfect for introducing colours and counting in a fun way. With a search-and-find game at the end and a hidden creature to spot on every page, this book will have little ones coming back for more.

• ISBN: 9781526382535 • Format: Paperback • Genre: Fiction • Extent: 10

HIDE AND PEEK: ON THE FARM Pat-a-Cake Illustrated by Laura Hambleton

With new farm friends to meet, colours to name, things to spot and lots to count, this peek-through book is perfect to share with little ones.

Toddlers are learning new things all the time, and these bright books with peek-through pages are perfect for introducing colours and counting in a fun way. With a search-and-find game at the end and a hidden mouse to spot on every page, this book will have little ones coming back for more.

Also available: Deep in the Jungle, Creepy Crawlies

• ISBN: 9781526382542 • Format: Paperback • Genre: Fiction • Extent: 10

FIRST EXPERIENCES: PIPER PUPPY VISITS THE DOCTOR Pat-a-Cake

Poor Piper Puppy has a sore ear and has to go to see the doctor. This reassuring story is perfect for sharing with young children.

Piper Puppy wakes up one morning with a very sore ear and a temperature, so Daddy takes her to see the doctor for some medicine. Piper is a bit nervous about going to the doctor at first, but Doctor Fox is very kind and makes her feel better. Great to share with children who might be a little bit anxious about visiting the doctor.

With a picture glossary at the beginning to introduce new vocabulary and a fun activity at the end to encourage children to come back to the story time and time again.

• ISBN: 9781526382986 • Format: Paperback • Genre: Fiction • Extent: 32

FIRST EXPERIENCES: PIPER PUPPY FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL Pat-a-Cake

Join Piper Puppy on her first day in this reassuring story, perfect for sharing with children who are getting ready to start school.

It’s Piper’s first day at school and she’s feeling a bit nervous. But when she gets to school, she has so much fun that she forgets all about her nerves and has a great time making friends, painting, playing outside and listening to a story. Great to share with children who are getting ready to start school, this fun story will be reassuring for pupils and parents alike!

With a picture glossary at the beginning to introduce new vocabulary and a fun activity at the end to encourage children to come back to the story time and time again.

Also available: Piper Puppy Goes to the Doctor

• ISBN: 9781526382979 • Format: Paperback • Genre: Fiction • Extent: 32

Wren & Rook THE BOOK OF BOK Neil Armstrong Illustrated by Grahame Baker Smith First man on the Moon Neil Armstrong reveals the adventure of the first Moon landing, and how the Earth and the Moon came to be, in this unique non-fiction picture book.

A young boy sits up in bed and gazes at the distant Moon through his window. He wonders if, one day, a human will stand on its surface and look back at the Earth. But Earth is already being studied from the Moon. An all-seeing Moon rock of almost impossible age, called Bok, has been looking down at our blue and green planet for millennia.

Geologists – people who study rocks – have a saying: ‘Rocks remember’. During his time, Bok has witnessed some truly wondrous things. Created in the Earth-shattering collision 4.5 billion years ago that led to the formation of the Moon, he has seen stars burst into being and meteors streak through the solar system. He has seen his own Moon surface be transformed with craters, and he has watched a fiery, volcanic planet transform into the haven we know today – as mountain ranges rose up, oceans appeared and dinosaurs roamed the Earth.

And he found himself rudely awoken one early lunar morning by a strange creature picking him up and throwing him into a box.

That is how Bok and Neil Armstrong first met, and this is their (true) story.

• ISBN: 9781526362278 • Format: Hardback • Genre: Non-Fiction • Extent: 40 LITTLE ELIZABETH Valerie Wilding Illustrated by Pauline Reeves The incredible true story of a young and brilliant Princess who grew up to become our Queen. A perfect picture book to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s big 95th birthday!

Once, a very long time ago, there was a little Princess called Elizabeth who loved to play and have fun with her horses, dogs and little sister, Margaret. But when she was ten years old, her life changed forever.

From growing up during the Second World War and training as an army mechanic, to celebrating VE day with the people of Britain and marrying the man she loved, this is the amazing true story of a little girl who became Queen Elizabeth II.

With fantastically fun, charming and playful illustrations by Pauline Reeves, this picture book will amaze and entertain young readers.

• ISBN: 9781526363008 • Format: Paperback • Genre: Non-Fiction • Extent: Indent WHERE'S THE POO? STICKER ACTIVITY BOOK Alex Hunter

Play, colour and stick with a whole gang of poos! Meet all 28 poo friends – find out a fun fact about each one and add their sticker to the Poo Picture Album. Who will be your favourite? Will it be Dippy the vegetarian dinosaur poo? Or Safi the … super … slow … sloth … poo? Whoever you choose, together you’ll solve puzzles, doodle and draw for hours of poo filled fun.

Poop-tastic activities include an out of this world maze through space, a haunted house spot the difference game and drawing your very own dino poos!

Join in the activities and play with over 200 poo stickers!

• ISBN: 9781408364093 • Format: Paperback • Genre: Fiction • Extent: TBC WHEN THE SUN GOES HOME Momoko Abe

Everyone knows how a day goes. The sun rises and shines above us with his glorious smile. At the end of the day, he disappears over the horizon. But what people don’t know is what the sun gets up to after he goes home . . .

The sun loves to make people happy. But beneath his glorious smile, he doesn’t always feel so shiny. At the end of the day, when the sun goes home, he sometimes feels a little lonely.

The sun believes he has no choice but to carry on shining, no matter what … until one day, disaster strikes. He finds himself falling from the sky!

Will anyone hear his call and come to help him?

A problem shared is a problem halved in this warm and original bedtime story about friendship, emotions and kindness.

• ISBN: 9781408358320 • Format: Hardback • Genre: Fiction • Extent: 32 DANCING BIRDS AND SINGING APES Smriti Prasadam-Halls Illustrated by Florence Weiser When it comes to love, it’s not only humans who like to plan a romantic proposal.

Meet a penguin on the hunt for a pretty pebble to impress his partner, a flurry of flamingos turning a lake into a matchmaking dance floor and even pair of sweetly serenading gibbons!

Travel from the deepest depths of the ocean to tropical rainforests and beyond, discovering the weird and wonderful wooing techniques of animals in love.

This picture book is the perfect present to say I love you to a child.

• ISBN: 9781526362704 • Format: Hardback • Genre: Non-Fiction • Extent: 32