The Aurora Cycle 2 Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Aurora Burning: The Aurora Cycle 2 Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

The ferociously hot sequel to the international bestseller Aurora Rising, which sees the return of Squad 312 in an explosive battle to save the galaxy. By the award-winning authors of the Illuminae Files.

Description Our heroes are back. Kind of.

First, the bad news: an ancient evil - you know, your standard consume-all-life-in-the-galaxy deal - is about to be unleashed. The good news? Squad 312 is standing by to save the day. They've just got to take care of a few small distractions first.

Like the clan of gremps who'd like to rearrange their favourite faces. And the cadre of illegit GIA agents with creepy flowers where their eyes used to be, who'll stop at nothing to get their hands on Auri. Then there's Kal's long-lost sister, who's not exactly happy to see her baby brother, and has a Syldrathi army at her back. With half the known galaxy on their tails, Squad 312 has never felt so wanted.

When they learn the Hadfield has been found, it's time to come out of hiding. Two centuries ago the colony ship vanished, leaving Auri as its sole survivor. Now, its black box might be what saves them - but time is short, and if Auri can't learn to master her powers as a Trigger, the squad and all their admirers are going to be deader than the Great Ultrasaur of Abraaxis IV.

Shocking revelations, bank heists, mysterious gifts, inappropriately tight bodysuits and an epic firefight will determine the fate of the Aurora Legion's most unforgettable heroes - and maybe the rest of the galaxy as well.

About the Author New York Times bestselling co-authors Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff feast upon your tears and relish your screams. They met thanks to international taxation law, and soon struck up a writing partnership based on a shared love of blowing things up and breaking hearts. Their first collaboration resulted in the international bestseller Illuminae. Price: $19.99 $22.99 ISBN: 9781760295745 Format: Paperback - C format Separately, Amie is the co-author (with Meagan Spooner) of the Unearthed duology and the bestselling Starbound trilogy, Dimensions: 234x153mm while Jay is the author of the award-winning Lotus War trilogy, the Nevernight Chronicles and the award-winning Lifel1k3 Extent: 512 pages Bic1: Science fiction (Children’s/Teenage) trilogy. Bic2: Space opera Illustrations: They live with their respective spouses in Melbourne, Australia. Find Amie and Jay at amiekaufman.com and jaykristoff. Previous Titles: Author now living: Jay Kristoff lives in Preston, Melbourne Amie com Kaufman lives in Beaumaris, Melbourne VIC

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A & U Children AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Aurora Rising: The Aurora Cycle 1 Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

From the New York Times and internationally bestselling authors of The Illuminae Files comes a new science fiction epic . . .

Description The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dreams, but his own boneheaded heroism sees him stuck with the dregs nobody else in the Academy would touch:

A cocky diplomat with a black belt in sarcasm A sociopath scientist with a fondness for shooting her bunkmates A smart-ass tech-whiz with the galaxy's biggest chip on his shoulder An alien warrior with anger management issues A tomboy pilot who's totally not into him, in case you were wondering.

And Ty's squad isn't even his biggest problem - that'd be Aurora Jie-Lin O'Malley, the girl he's just rescued from interdimensional space. Trapped in cryo-sleep for two centuries, Auri is a girl out of time and out of her depth. But she could be the catalyst that starts a war millions of years in the making, and Tyler's squad of losers, discipline-cases and misfits might just be the last hope for the entire galaxy.

NOBODY PANIC.

About the Author New York Times bestselling co-authors Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff feast upon your tears and relish your screams.

In addition to their internationally bestselling The Illuminae Files, Amie is the co-author (with Meagan Spooner) of the bestselling Starbound trilogy and the Unearthed duology. She is also the author of Ice Wolves and Scorch Dragons, in the Elementals trilogy. Price: $19.99 $22.99 ISBN: 9781760295738 Format: Paperback - C format Jay is the author of the award-winning Lotus War trilogy and the Nevernight Chronicles, as well as Lifel1k3, the first in the Dimensions: 234x153mm Lifel1k3 trilogy. Extent: 480 pages Bic1: Science fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage) They live with their respective spouses in Melbourne, Australia. Find Amie and Jay at amiekaufman.com and jaykristoff. Illustrations: com. Previous Titles: Author now living: Jay Kristoff lives in Preston, Melbourne Amie Kaufman lives in Beaumaris, Melbourne VIC

A & U Children AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Minotaur: Rise of the Mythix 2 Anh Do, illustrated by Chris Wahl

What happens when three ordinary teenagers discover they are destined to be ... the Unicorn, the Minotaur, the Griffin?

Description The minotaur will be recognised by his strength.

Kelly doesn't believe in ancient prophecies. Then again, up until recently, she also didn't believe a horn could grow out of her forehead. Now the Collector is holding her mother hostage, and if Kelly wants to rescue her she needs to learn how to wield all the powers of the Unicorn. She also needs some help.

She needs to find... the Minotaur.

Minh knows something epic is going on. For the last year, he has been getting stronger and stronger. He can pull a plough as well as any horse. He can lift cars. But he has no idea that this is just the beginning...

Kelly and Minh will need to help each other if they are to have any hope of bringing down the Collector and rescuing the people they love.

About the Author Anh Do is one of Australia's best-loved storytellers. His junior fiction series Wolf Girl, WeirDo, Hotdog! and Ninja Kid are adored by millions of kids around the country, having sold in excess of 2.5 million books.

In his new series Wolf Girl and Rise of the Mythix, Anh brings his talent for break-neck plots and brilliant, relatable characters to a slightly older audience. Price: $14.99 $16.99 ISBN: 9781760876401 Format: Paperback - B format Chris Wahl is an award-winning Australian illustrator and comic artist whose list of clients include Marvel, The Phantom, Dimensions: 198x128mm MAD magazine, Titan Comics, Lucasfilm and Hasbro. Extent: 206 pages Bic1: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: None Beecroft, Sydney

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A & U Children AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Golden Unicorn: Rise of the Mythix 1 Anh Do, illustrated by Chris Wahl

An epic new universe of adventure from best-selling author Anh Do.

Description Some heroes are legends. Some legends are real.

The tyrant known as the Soul Collector hunts down anything that is beautiful, unusual or unique.

Kelly Swift is trying hard to be an average teenager, to fit in. But every day her powers are growing: she can run faster than the wind, she can hear people's thoughts, she is not normal.

When her mother is taken by the Soul Collector, Kelly can't linger in the shadows any longer. But who is she really? Can she be the one in the prophecy? Is she...the Golden Unicorn?

The Golden Unicorn, the Minotaur and the Griffin - Only these three united to a common purpose can fell him who seeks to triumph over all...

About the Author Anh Do is one of Australia's best-loved storytellers. His junior fiction series WeirDo, Hotdog! and Ninja Kid are adored by millions of kids around the country, having sold in excess of 2.5 million books.

In his new series Wolf Girl and Rise of the Mythix, Anh brings his talent for break-neck plots and brilliant, relatable characters to a slightly older audience.

Chris Wahl is an award-winning Australian illustrator and comic artist whose list of clients include Marvel, The Phantom, MAD magazine, Titan Comics, Lucasfilm and Hasbro.

Price: $14.99 $16.99 ISBN: 9781760525132 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x128mm Extent: 224 pages Bic1: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: None Beecroft, Sydney

A&U Children's AD AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 More than a Kick: Footy, the Photo and Me Tayla Harris and Jennifer Castles

In March 2019, Tayla Harris went from rising AFLW star to the face of a movement. A photo of her mighty airborne kick was viciously attacked online and Tayla chose to call out the online harassment. Six months later she was unveiling a bronze statue of her kick in the heart of Melbourne, inspiring girls and young women everywhere to stand strong and pursue the things they love.

Description AFLW player Tayla Harris was at work on the footy field when she kicked a goal. A photo of the kick - taken by Michael Willson - showcased her incredible athletic ability and was posted online. What happened next was an extraordinary turning point in Tayla's life. The photo quickly became iconic as Tayla stood strong against the online trolls. This is the inspiring story of Tayla's stellar sporting career so far, and her hard-earned advice to young people navigating the ups and downs of social media.

'Tayla is showing young women that you can wear glitzy gowns and rock stilettos, and you can also be a hardcore athlete who sweats and spits and kicks the footy, as well as a total dag in trackydacks with food-stains on your front.' - Patty Kinnersly, CEO of Our Watch

'The best way to show them is to show them up.' - Warren Harris (Tayla's dad)

About the Author Tayla Harris is an AFLW player for the Carlton Football Club. She previously played for Brisbane in the inaugural AFL Women's season in 2017. She received All Australian honours two years in a row, as well as winning Mark of the Year in season 2018. She is also a professional boxer. In March 2019 Tayla was subjected to extreme online trolling when a photo showing her kicking for goal was posted to social media. She has been lauded for how she navigated the social and mainstream media storm that followed and is proud to use her platform to speak out about the issue, raising awareness around trolls and online bullying, calling out unacceptable behaviour online and inspiring young women.

Price: $19.99 $22.99 ISBN: 9781760525804 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 230x170mm Extent: 192 pages Bic1: Children's / Teenage: general non-fiction Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: None Jennifer Castles lives in Brunswick East (Melbourne) VIC

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A & U Children AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Her Perilous Mansion Sean Williams

Perfectly pitched standalone middle grade fantasy - exciting, intriguing and thoroughly satisfying.

Description In a strange mansion miles from anywhere, an orphan named Almanac and a twelfth daughter named Etta find themselves working - and bickering - side by side in the largely deserted rooms. But soon they realise that the house and its inhabitants are not quite what they seem, and there's more at stake than just their jobs. Can they solve the puzzle of Her Perilous Mansion before it's too late?

'Her Perilous Mansion is pure delight! A funny, clever and joyous fantasy for children that zings with action, adventure, mystery and magic, the pages flying past as if by wizardry. Guaranteed to keep young readers hooked to the very last word.' - Kate Forsyth, author of the Impossible Quest series

'Her Perilous Mansion is a magical story, and the magic just gets stronger and stronger the more you read. The characters are lovely, and their quirks are both funny and sad, especially when the reason is revealed at the end. Williams makes you laugh and pulls at your heart at the same time.' - T. C. Shelley, author of The Monster Who Wasn't

About the Author Sean Williams was born in the dry, flat lands of South Australia, where he still lives with his wife and family. He is the author of over 40 novels and 120 published short stories, and teaches creative writing at Flinders University.

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A & U Children AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 The Complete Adventures on Nim's Island Wendy Orr, Illustrated by Kerry Millard and Geoff Kelly

All three Nim novels - Nim's Island, Nim at Sea and Rescue on Nim's Island - collected in one edition to celebrate the 21st Anniversary of the original publication of Nim's Island.

Description In a palm tree, on an island, in the middle of the wide blue sea, was a girl. Nim's hair was wild, her eyes were bright, and around her neck she wore three cords. One was for a spyglass, one for a whorly, whistling shell, and one for a fat red pocketknife in a sheath.

Nim lives on an island in the middle of the wide blue sea, with her father, Jack, as well as a marine iguana called Fred, a sea lion called Selkie, a turtle called Chica and a satellite dish for her email. No one else lives quite like Nim, and she wouldn't swap places with anyone.

In Nim's Island, when Jack disappears in his sailing boat and disaster threatens her home, Nim must be braver than she's ever been before. And she needs help from her friends old and new. This book was adapted as a major motion picture starring Jodie Foster and Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine).

In Nim at Sea, Nim's new friend Alex Rover flies away without saying goodbye, and Selkie the sea lion is captured by villains from a cruise ship. Nim must risk everything to bring them back. A second major motion picture was inspired by this story, and screened as Return to Nim's Island, starring Bindi Irwin.

In Rescue on Nim's Island, Nim unearths an amazing fossil, but this discovery puts her island in terrible danger. Nim must choose between saving a natural treasure and saving someone's life.

Happy 21st Birthday Nim!

About the Author Wendy Orr was born in Canada, and grew up in France, Canada and USA. After high school, she studied occupational Price: $19.99 $22.99 ISBN: 9781760877231 therapy in England, married an Australian farmer, and moved to Australia. They had a son and daughter, and now live on Format: Paperback - B format five acres of bush near the sea. Her books have won awards in Australia and around the world, and have been translated Dimensions: 198x128mm into twenty-seven languages. Extent: 480 pages Bic1: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: When Wendy was nine, she wrote a story about an orphan girl living on an island. Many years later, she remembered the Illustrations: feeling of writing that story, and started writing Nim's Island. The book became a Hollywood feature film in 2008, a year Previous Titles: Author now living: Kerry Millard lives at Woodbridge, TAS Red Hill, after Nim at Sea was published. Nim at Sea then became the film Return to Nim's Island. Victoria. Ivanhoe (Melb), VIC Wendy has had many highlights in her writing career, including winning the CBCA Book of the Year and Prime Minister's Award for Children's Literature, and walking a red carpet with Jodie Foster, but believes that nothing compares to the thrill of the first vision of a new book. A & U Children AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Girl from the Sea Margaret Wild, illustrated by Jane Tanner

A poetic ghost story with stunning images from two of Australia's finest children's book creators.

Description Who lives in that cottage by the sea? I wish. I wish. I wish it was me.

A lyrical masterpiece by Margaret Wild and Jane Tanner.

About the Author Margaret Wild's thoughtful, award-winning children's books have been published with great success in many countries. They include Old Pig (shortlisted, CBCA Picture Book of the Year), Fox (winner, CBCA Picture Book of the Year), The Dream of the Thylacine (honour book, CBCA Picture Book of the Year), and On the Day You Were Born, all illustrated by Ron Brooks, plus many more, including Chalk Boy illustrated by Mandy Ord (shortlisted, 2019 CBCA Picture Book of the Year). Margaret has been the recipient of the Nan Chauncy Award and the Lady Cutler Award for her contributions to Australian Literature.

Jane Tanner began illustrating picture books in 1984 with Margaret Wild's There's a Sea in my Bedroom (shortlisted, Kate Greenaway Medal; shortlisted, CBCA Picture Book of the Year) which is still in print 35 years later. Her many awards and shortlisted books include Drac and the Gremlin by Allan Baillie (joint winner, CBCA Picture Book of the Year; shortlisted, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards) and The Wolf by Margaret Barbalet (winner, Australian Human Rights Award for Children's Literature; shortlisted, CBCA Junior Book of the Year). In 2017 Jane illustrated Storm Whale by Sarah Brennan (nominated, Kate Greenaway Medal; shortlisted, Prime Minister's Literary Award; shortlisted, Queensland Literary Awards).

Price: $24.99 $27.99 ISBN: 9781760524302 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 290x220mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Picture books Bic2: Personal & social issues: death & bereavement (Children's / Teenage) Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Jane Tanner lives in Hawthorn, Victoria. Margaret Wild lives in Annandale, Sydney, NSW.

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A & U Children AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Peta Lyre's Rating Normal Anna Whateley

At sixteen, neurodivergent Peta Lyre is the success story of social training. That is, until she finds herself on a school ski trip - and falling in love with the new girl. Peta will need to decide which rules to keep, and which rules to break...

Description 'I'm Peta Lyre,' I mumble. Look people in the eye if you can, at least when you greet them. I try, but it's hard when she is smiling so big, and leaning in.

Peta Lyre is far from typical. The world she lives in isn't designed for the way her mind works, but when she follows her therapist's rules for 'normal' behaviour, she can almost fit in without attracting attention.

When a new girl, Sam, starts at school, Peta's carefully structured routines start to crack. But on the school ski trip, with romance blooming and a newfound confidence, she starts to wonder if maybe she can have a normal life after all.

When things fall apart, Peta must decide whether all the old rules still matter. Does she want a life less ordinary, or should she keep her rating normal?

A moving and joyful own voices debut.

'Honest, perceptive and gutsy; I loved tuning into Peta's world.' - Emily Gale

About the Author Anna Whateley lives in Brisbane with her husband, three children, two dogs, and two rescue guinea pigs. She has always worked in literature and education and holds a PhD in young adult fiction. Now, Anna is an 'own voices' author, proudly autistic, with ADHD and sensory processing disorder.

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A & U Children AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 On Your Marks, Get Set, Gold!: A Funny and Fact-Filled Guide to Every Olympic Sport Scott Allen, illustrated by Antoine Corbineau

A funny and fact-filled guide to every Olympic sport!

Description From boxing to boccia, find out just what it takes to become an Olympic and Paralympic star in this hilariously informative guide to the games. For each sport you'll discover why it's great, why it's not so great, what skills and equipment you'll need to start practising and even how to sound like a pro! With bold, energetic illustrations and a text packed with weird, wonderful and wildly hilarious facts, this is a laugh-a-minute, fascinating guide to every Olympic and Paralympic sport.

About the Author Scott is a children's author and former sports journalist, who will happily watch Olympic taekwondo way past his bedtime. It has taken him over forty years to discover that he is only good at sports that involve water - swimming, water polo, Octopush and diving from the side of the pool. He's average at everything else, so that's why he writes about sport instead of becoming an Olympic gold medallist. Scott is the football-mad author of Llamas Go Large and Llamas United and now lives in Yorkshire with his wife, two children and a cat.

Antoine is an illustrator and creative conjurer, who has worked with major brands, newspapers and advertising agencies across the world. He specialises in creating colourful, fun and beautifully striking work featuring busy patchworks of texture, imagery and typography. Antoine is a keen sailor and also loves sports that involve standing on a board, like surfing and skating ... but not diving as that's a bit scary.

Price: $19.99 $22.99 ISBN: 9781788007276 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 290x250mm Extent: 96 pages Bic1: Olympic & Paralympic games Bic2: Sports & outdoor recreation (Children's / Teenage) Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

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Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Sing Along With Me! Old Macdonald had a Farm illustrated by Yu-hsuan Huang,

A sing-along slider board book that's bursting with energy!

Description This series of bright, slider board books featuring perennially popular nursery rhymes bursts with energy and cheering illustrations. Now in a new format, with refreshed artwork and on white board so colours look lovely and bright. Each book also comes with slider mechanisms, and both an instrumental and vocal version of the nursery rhyme - simply scan the QR code for little ones to listen and sing along!

About the Author Yu-hsuan Huang is an illustrator and artist from Taichung City, Taiwan, where she lives with her family and two lovely cats. After graduating from National Taiwan Normal University with a BFA degree in art, Yu-hsuan started her career as an illustrator, working on editorials, picture books and commercial projects. She also has her own illustration brand named "Smohouse".

Yu-hsuan's works are inspired by animals and her life experiences. Her soothing and warm-hearted artwork aims to comfort people, and bring happiness to everyone.

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Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Sing Along With Me! The Wheels on the Bus illustrated by Yu-hsuan Huang

An innovative series of interactive board books based on popular nursery rhymes.

Description This series of bright, slider board books featuring perennially popular nursery rhymes bursts with energy and cheering illustrations. Now in a new format, with refreshed artwork on white board so colours look lovely and bright. Each book also comes with slider mechanisms, and both an instrumental and vocal version of the nursery rhyme - simply scan the QR code for little ones to listen and sing along!

Yu-hsuan's works are inspired by animals and her life experiences. Her soothing and warm-hearted artwork aims to comfort people, and bring happiness to everyone.

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Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Where's Mrs Queen? illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius

Royally charming new London title from the bestselling novelty series!

Description A delightful and funny introduction to London in this brilliant board book series for preschoolers. With easy-to-grasp, shaped felt flaps, a repetitive refrain and beautiful artwork from Swedish homewares designer, Ingela P Arrhenius.

About the Author Ingela P Arrhenius graduated from art school in the early 90s and has been working as an illustrator ever since. At first, she worked in advertising and magazines, but her focus over the past ten years has been on products and books.

Ingela has created patterns for fabrics, wallpaper and stationery, as well as packaging and home accessories. She has also collaborated with several toy producers around the world and her love of retro style, typography and colour is reflected in all her work. Ingela lives in Stockholm with her husband (an author) and two sons.

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Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Magnificent Mabel and the Rabbit Riot Ruth Quayle, illustrated by Julia Christians

Three laugh-out-loud funny short stories, brilliantly illustrated throughout!

Description Introducing a truly hilarious and one-of-a-kind new character: Magnificent Mabel!

Sometimes life isn't fair for Mabel Chase. Like for instance she doesn't have one SINGLE pet in her whole life. And ALL the people in her class are losing their baby teeth. And she doesn't EVEN have a sprinkler in her own garden. But none of that matters in the end... because Mabel is still MAGNIFICENT.

Three laugh-out-loud funny short stories, brilliantly illustrated throughout!

With perfectly-observed, child-friendly humour, highly-relatable themes in each story, an incredibly distinctive voice, and stylish illustrations, these books are perfect for early readers.

About the Author When Ruth's three children aren't sending footballs whizzing past her ears and persuading her that sweets are healthy, they're saying funny things that she scribbles down and turns into stories. Ruth used to be a writer and sub-editor on national newspapers and glossy magazines, but she's much happier working from home as a freelance writer.

Julia Christians received her diploma in communications design at the University of Art in Brunswick, and after graduating, started working as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator. She lives in the deep dark forest of the Harz Mountains, Germany, with her husband, kids, and a pack of dogs.

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Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Princess of Pets: The Lonely Pony Paula Harrison, illustrated by Olivia Chin Mueller

Animal-mad Princess Bea is ready to help any animal in need, no matter what the royal rules say!

Description Ruby Palace is no place for pets! But Princess Bea won't let royal rules stop her from helping animals in need.

Bea gets a big surprise when she discovers a beautiful pony alone on the beach. Bea is determined to find Sandy's owner, if only the pony would stay put! Can Bea find Sandy's home before the pony runs into trouble?

Look out for more of Princess Bea's adventures!

The Naughty Kitten The Lost Puppy The Snowy Reindeer

About the Author Paula Harrison is the author of the Red Moon Rising trilogy, The Rescue Princesses series and the Secret Rescuers series. She wanted to be a writer from a young age but spent many happy years being a primary school teacher first. She finds inspiration in lots of things from cloud shapes to snippets of conversation. She loves sandy beaches and eating popcorn. She lives with her husband and children in Buckinghamshire, which is nowhere near the sea. Whenever possible, she packs her family into the car and journeys far and wide to find a sandy beach where she can paddle in the waves.

Price: $12.99 $14.99 ISBN: 9781788004725 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x129mm Extent: 112 pages Bic1: Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: U.K

Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Princess of Pets: The Naughty Kitten Paula Harrison, illustrated by Olivia Chin Mueller

Animal-mad Princess Bea is ready to help any animal in need, no matter what the royal rules say!

Description Ruby Palace is no place for pets! But Princess Bea won't let royal rules stop her from helping animals in need...

When Bea rescues a lost kitten, she promises to keep it safe until she can find its owner. But the adventurous kitten keeps getting into trouble! And when it goes exploring in the dark of night, Bea will need to be very brave...

Look out for more of Princess Bea's adventures!

The Lost Puppy The Lonely Pony The Snowy Rabbit

About the Author Paula Harrison is the author of the Red Moon Rising trilogy, The Rescue Princesses series and The Secret Rescuers series. She wanted to be a writer from a young age but spent many happy years being a primary school teacher first. She finds inspiration in lots of things from cloud shapes to snippets of conversation. She loves sandy beaches and eating popcorn. She lives with her husband and children in Buckinghamshire, which is nowhere near the sea. Whenever possible, she packs her family into the car and journeys far and wide to find a sandy beach where she can paddle in the waves.

Olivia Chin Mueller grew up in a small town in Connecticut, USA, and now lives in Rhode Island. She attended the Rhode Island School of Design and graduated with a BFA in 2014. When she's not illustrating, Olivia loves playing with her cats, sewing and felting, and collecting cute toys and nail polish.

Price: $12.99 $14.99 ISBN: 9781788004657 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x129mm Extent: 112 pages Bic1: Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: U.K

Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Princess of Pets: The Lost Puppy Paula Harrison, illustrated byOlivia Chin Mueller

Animal-mad Princess Bea is ready to help any animal in need, no matter what the royal rules say!

Description Ruby Palace is no place for pets! But Princess Bea won't let royal rules stop her from helping animals in need...

When a tiny puppy turns up in the palace garden, Bea must keep it a secret until she can find it a home. But it's hard to hide an excited puppy when there's a royal banquet underway. Bea's going to need some help from her best friend!

Look out for more of Princess Bea's adventures!

The Naughty Kitten The Lonely Pony The Snowy Rabbit

Price: $12.99 $14.99 ISBN: 9781788004374 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x129mm Extent: 128 pages Bic1: Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: U.K

Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Out of Nowhere Chris Naylor-Ballesteros

A beautiful, touching tale full of heart and visual humour from the creator of The Suitcase.

Description Beetle and Caterpillar are best friends. Every day, they sit together on a big rock, sharing a picnic and looking out over the forest. But one day, Caterpillar goes missing and, try as he might, Beetle cannot find her. Just as he is about to give up hope, a very friendly (and rather familiar) butterfly appears out of nowhere. Can it be his friend? She might look different but she is still just the same and they are together again, at last.

About the Author Chris is originally from Bradford and studied illustration and graphic design at Bradford College of Art. In 2000 he moved to France where, amongst other things, he was an English teacher before working in newspaper layout and design. When his children were small he realised he loved the picture books he read to them, sometimes even more than his children did - the Picture Book Bug had truly bitten. Chris has since written and illustrated several books and is currently thinking about the next one, probably with a cuppa in hand at home near Limoges. He likes listening to and making music, wandering around the countryside, a bit of running and riding a bike. His favourite season is autumn and his favourite colour is green.

Price: $24.99 $27.99 ISBN: 9781788008389 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 270x270mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Picture books Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 The Suitcase Chris Naylor-Ballesteros

A touching, timely tale about the importance of kindness and understanding.

Description When a strange-looking animal arrives pulling a big suitcase, the other animals are curious. What on earth could be inside that suitcase? A teacup? Maybe. A table and chair? Perhaps. A whole home and hillside with trees? This stranger must be fibbing! But when the animals break into the suitcase and discover a very special photograph, they begin to understand what the strange creature has been through, and together they create a very special welcome present . . .

Price: $14.99 $16.99 ISBN: 9781788004480 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 270x270mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Picture books Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Mr Brown's Bad Day Lou Peacock, illustrated by Alison Friend

A terrific tale about a tiger's terribly tiring day

Description Mr Brown is a Very Important Tiger who works in a Very Important Office. He carries a Very Important Briefcase and does Very Important Things all day long. But when his Very Important Briefcase goes missing, Mr Brown's world is turned upside down. He goes on a VERY wild chase all over town, but will he ever get his briefcase back? And what about the Very Important Things inside?

About the Author Lou Peacock is lucky enough to have one of the best jobs in the world: "Head of Picture books" at Nosy Crow. She has a degree in English literature from Oxford University, and nearly twenty years' experience in children's publishing. She started her editorial career working on novelty books and poetry, but has focussed on picture books, her one true love, for the last 15 years. She often puts her author hat on to write picture books for Nosy Crow and has a notebook full of scribbled ideas.

Alison has loved painting and drawing for as long as she can remember. Animals were always a favourite subject, and as a child she copied them obsessively from wildlife books and encyclopaedias. Alison lives in the beautiful Lake District with her husband Mike,her son Cal and Border Collie, Blue. In her spare time she enjoys walking Blue in the fells, swimming in the lakes (when it's warm!) and falling asleep during really good films!

Price: $24.99 $27.99 ISBN: 9781788003971 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 290x230mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Picture storybooks Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 The Best Kind of Bear Greg Gormley, illustrated by David Barrow

Bear wonders what kind of bear he is, and sets off to find out . . .

Description When Nelly asks Bear what kind of bear he is, he isn't entirely sure how to answer. So off he goes to find out . . . But none of the different bears he meets on his travels are like him. Grizzly bears don't have funny stitches; polar bears don't have washing labels attached to their bottoms; spectacled bears are simply not as soft and bouncy as him; and sunbears never wear smart bow-ties. So, disheartened, he returns to Nelly . . . only to discover EXACTLY what kind of bear he is after all - her own special bear!

About the Author Greg Gormley used to stuff cushions for a living. Then he learnt how to purify gold. Finally, he decided to do something more sensible. So he studied fine art. Greg has written and illustrated several picture books and was featured in the Oprah Winfrey Kids' Reading List. He lives in Cambridge with Ana, Pepa and Sid the dog and spends his time arguing with academics about robots.

David is more commonly known as Dave. However, he'll always be David to his Mum and to his partner Jo when he's been particularly naughty. After many jobs in many different fields, he made the life-changing decision to do an MA in Children's Book Illustration at The Cambridge School of Art. David graduated in 2015, winning the Sebastian Walker Award for most promising student, and is now living the dream making picture books as his proper full-time job! His first book, Have You Seen Elephant?, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. David currently resides in the wilds of Northamptonshire with Jo, his son Teddy and their over-affectionate cat Sofia.

Price: $14.99 $16.99 ISBN: 9781788002042 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 290x250mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Picture storybooks Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: London

Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Building a Home Polly Faber, illustrated by Klas Fahlen

A non-fiction picture book packed with action and vehicles for children who enjoy discovering how things are made.

Description Building a Home is a beautifully illustrated picture book guide to exactly how an old building can become a brand-new home. With action-packed artwork from Klas Fahlen and a gentle narrative text by Polly Faber, find out all about the people, machines, processes and tools involved in breathing new life into an old building. Packedwith builders, cranes, diggers, cement mixers and a host of other exciting tools and machinery, follow a crumbling old factory on the edge of town as it goes from being an empty shell to something entirely new . . . a home.

About the Author Polly Faber lives in London with her husband, sons, and two black and white cats called Alan and Babs. She worked as a midwife and a sandwich maker before becoming a writer, and has also mashed potatoes for Prince Edward's dinner. Her best impression is of a tortoise eating a strawberry.

Klas Fahlen is an award-winning illustrator who has years of experience working in advertising, design and publishing. He lives in Stockholm with his family. Building a Home is his first children's book.

Price: $24.99 $27.99 ISBN: 9781788006569 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 290x250mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Buildings & construction (Children's / Teenage) Bic2: Children's / Teenage: general non-fiction Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 DustRoad Tom Huddleston

A thrilling action-packed adventure with great heart and scope.

Description The sequel to FloodWorld, this equally cinematic book tells the story of Kara and Joe's adventures in the US, as they travel with a band of ideological outlaws, hell-bent on destroying the Mariners and stealing their world. Can the kids come up with a plan to stop the seemingly inevitable destruction?

About the Author Tom Huddleston is an author, musician and film journalist based in Stoke Newington, East London. He was raised in North Yorkshire where his first novel, 2013's future-medieval fantasy The Waking World, was set. He's since written three instalments in the official Star Wars: Adventures in WildSpace saga and is currently working on a series entitled Warhammer Adventures for Games Workshop. His interests include pizza, outdoor swimming, chewy sweets and watching far too many movies.

Price: $14.99 $16.99 ISBN: 9781788006484 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x129mm Extent: 320 pages Bic1: Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 FloodWorld Tom Huddleston

A startling cinematic fantasy adventure for fans of Mortal Engines.

Description FloodWorld is a gripping, action-packed story for 10+ readers. Kara and Joe spend their days navigating the perilous waterways of a sunken city, scratching out a living in the ruins. But when they come into possession of a mysterious map, they find themselves in a world of trouble. Suddenly everyone's after them: gangsters, cops and ruthless Mariner pirates in their hi-tech submarines. The two children must find a way to fight back before Floodworld's walls come tumbling down...

With cover illustration by Manuel Sumberac.

Price: $14.99 $16.99 ISBN: 9781788004343 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x129mm Extent: 320 pages Bic1: Science fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Talking to the Moon S. E. Durrant

A moving story of a grandmother living with dementia, told from her granddaughter's perspective. Important and accessible storytelling for 9+ readers.

Description Iris's grandmother, Mimi, has started to put jam on her scrambled eggs and tie blue ribbons around her fingers to remind her of stuff. Her house, always full of things, is becoming harder and harder to navigate, and when Iris goes to stay, she feels as if a whole life is becoming muddled up. As her grandmother's memory fades, a mystery is uncovered. Who is Coral, and what happened to her?

About the Author S.E. Durrant has wanted to be a writer since she was a child and has always squeezed writing in around the edges of her life. She spent her childhood in Scotland before moving to Leicestershire when she was twelve. She studied Fine Art (painting) and then travelled widely before settling in south London. She has taken on many jobs including working on a stall at Covent Garden market, selling paintings in Venice and teaching art to children. For many years she worked on research bids at the University of London. She now lives in Brighton with her partner and two teenage children, all of whom are taller than she is.

Price: $14.99 $16.99 ISBN: 9781788004701 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x129mm Extent: 224 pages Bic1: Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 The Many Worlds of Albie Bright Christopher Edge

A funny, moving and exciting novel about a young boy who'll do anything - including travel to parrallel words - to see his mother one last time.

Description When Albie's mum dies, it's natural he should wonder where she's gone. His parents are both scientists and they usually have all the answers. Dad mutters something about Albie's mum being alive and with them in a parallel universe. So Albie finds a box, his mum's computer and a rotting banana, and sends himself through time and space to find her

About the Author Christopher Edge grew up in Manchester where he spent most of his childhood in the local library dreaming up stories, but now lives in Gloucestershire where he spends most of his time in the local library dreaming up stories. Before becoming a writer, he worked as an English teacher, editor and publisher - any job that let him keep a book close to hand. When not writing, he also works as a freelance publisher and education consultant and has written publications.

Price: $14.99 $16.99 ISBN: 9780857636041 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x128mm Extent: 256 pages Bic1: Classic fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: Classic fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Twelve Minutes to Midnight Christopher Edge

Lively thirteen-year-old orphan heiress Penelope Treadwell owns the bestselling magazine The Penny Dreadful. Her masterly tales of the macabre grip Victorian Britain, even if no one knows she's the real author. But she's never encountered anything as chilling as the mysterious goings on at London's Bedlam hospital.The first book in an exciting series.

Description Great cities of glass and steel reaching up into the heavens. sinister iron birds peck at the sky.

It's 1899. Every night at twelve minutes to midnight the inmates of Bedlam, London's notorious hospital for the insane, rise from their beds and begin scribbling strange words on any surface they can find - the walls of their cells, even their own skin. What can it all mean? Penelope Treadwell is intrigued.

Soon she's ensnared in a venomous plot, and Penny realises that this isn't just a story, it's the future. And the future looks deadly.

Price: $14.99 $18.99 ISBN: 9780857630506 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 197x130mm Extent: 256 pages Bic1: Classic fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: Classic fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Shadows of the Silver Screen Christopher Edge

Penny Treadwell is the feisty thirteen-year-old heiress of the bestselling magazine The Penny Dreadful. In the second book of this electrifying series, a mysterious filmmaker approaches The Penny Dreadful with a proposal to turn the magazine's sinister stories - supposedly written by Mongtomery Filch, but actually created by Penny herself - into motion pictures.

Description Filming begins - with Montgomery as the star of the production - but is plagued by a series of strange and frightening events. As Monty pleads with Penny to help him, she is drawn into the mystery, but soon finds herself trapped in a nightmare penned by her own hand. Can Penny uncover the filmmaker's dark secret before it's too late?

Price: $14.99 $18.99 ISBN: 9780857630520 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 197x130mm Extent: 256 pages Bic1: Classic fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: Classic fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 The Black Crow Conspiracy Christopher Edge

Penny Treadwell is the feisty thirteen-year-old heiress of the bestselling magazine The Penny Dreadful. In the third book of this electrifying series, Penny receives a story for the magazine about a strange and supernaturally-tinged crime and she's instantly gripped.

Description Penny is excited about the mysterious story she receives for the Penny Dreadful, however, when the story is published, she's shocked to discover that it describes a recent crime. More stories follow from the anonymous author containing further sinister crimes and hinting at more to come. With the police perplexed, and all of London living in fear, Penny faces a race against time to track the elusive author down. Can she find him and put a stop to his terrible crimes before his story reaches its chilling conclusion?

Price: $14.99 $16.99 ISBN: 9780857630544 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x130mm Extent: 256 pages Bic1: Classic fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: Classic fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Greta Thunberg (Little People, Big Dreams) Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, illustrated by Anke Weckmann

Greta Thunberg (Little People, Big Dreams) tells the inspiring true story of the environmental activist.

Description When young Greta learned of the climate crisis she stopped talking. She couldn't understand why people in power were not doing anything to save our Earth. One day she started striking from school in her 'School Strike for Climate'. Soon, lots more young people joined her in a global movement that shook adults and politicians alike. She had found her voice and uses it to inspire humans to action with her powerful message: "No one is too small to make a difference." This inspiring book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the Greta's life so far. Little People, Big Dreams is a bestselling series of books that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream.

About the Author Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children's books. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. Anke Weckmann is originally from a small town in northern Germany, and now lives in London. She studied illustration at Camberwell College of Art and Kingston University and works as a freelance illustrator. Her work is hand-inked on paper and digitally coloured. Drawing is her favourite thing to do.

Price: $19.99 $22.99 ISBN: 9780711256439 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: People & places (Children's / Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Frances Lincoln Children's AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Louise Bourgeois (Little People, Big Dreams) Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, illustrated by Helena Perez Garcia

Louise Bourgeois (Little People, Big Dreams) tells the inspiring story of the talented sculpture artist.

Description Discover the life of Louise Bourgeois, the inspiring French-American sculptor and installation artist. When Louise was a little girl, her mother died. She learned to express her feelings through drawing - and when she grew up, she turned these drawings into sculpture, confronting her own fears through art. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the artists life. Little People, Big Dreams is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers.

About the Author Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for childrens books. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. Helena Perez Garcia is a Spanish illustrator whose work has appeared across magazines, newspapers, packaging and books for children and adults internationally.

Price: $19.99 $22.99 ISBN: 9780711246898 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 240x195mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: People & places (Children's / Teenage) Bic2: Children's Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: None

Frances Lincoln Children's AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Billie Jean King (Little People, Big Dreams) Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, illustrated by Miranda Sofroniou

Billie Jean King tells the story of this inspiring tennis player and activist.

Description In this book from the critically acclaimed Little People, Big Dreams series, discover the inspiring life of Billie Jean King, the tennis star who has dedicated her life to breaking barriers both on and off the tennis court. Billie Jean began playing tennis at the age of 11. After one of her first tennis lessons, she told her mother, 'I'm going to be No. 1 in the world', a title she would come to hold five times between 1966 and 1972. Twenty years later, she is still today considered one of the most successful women in sport history. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the amazing sportswomans life. Little People, Big Dreams is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers.

About the Author Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children's books. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. Miranda Sofroniou is a British Illustrator living in Melbourne, Australia. She graduated from The University of the Arts London (Camberwell College of Art) in 2012 with a degree in Illustration. Taking inspiration from travel and nature, she creates rich and colourful illustrations by hand, pairing loose brushstrokes with abundant detail.

Price: $19.99 $22.99 ISBN: 9780711246928 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 240x195mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: People & places (Children's / Teenage) Bic2: Child welfare Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: None

Frances Lincoln Children's AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 David Bowie (My First Little People, Big Dreams) Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, illustrated by Ana Albero

This board book version of David Bowie - from the critically acclaimed Little People, Big Dreams series - introduces the youngest dreamers to the incredible life of this starman who dazzled audiences with his music.

Description As a child, young David had a head full of songs and ideas. He was inspired by the pop and mod scenes in Britain to pick up the saxophone. After earning his stripes in some of the coolest bands in London, David splashed onto the solo scene. His songwriting talent and musical skill made him one of rock and rolls all-time greatest artists. Babies and toddlers will love to snuggle as you read to them the engaging story of this fascinating star, and will also enjoy exploring the stylish and quirky illustrations of this sturdy board book on their own. Little People, Big Dreams is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers.

About the Author Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children's books. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. ANA ALBERO was born in Alicante, Spain. She studied Visual Communication at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, and illustration at the University of the Arts Berlin. She is now based in Berlin, where she works primarily in graphite and coloured pencil creating vibrant textured images inspired by old pictures and movies. She is the illustrator of The People Awards and Little People Big Dreams: Coco Chanel.

Price: $12.99 $14.99 ISBN: 9780711246102 Format: Board Book Dimensions: 156x126mm Extent: 24 pages Bic1: Picture books, activity books & early learning material Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Frances Lincoln Children's AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 A World Full of Dickens Stories Angela McAllister, illustrated by Jannicke Hansen

A beautifully illustrated anthology of some of Charles Dickens' greatest works retold and adapted by the incredibly talented Angela McAllister.

Description Uncover the stories from one of the greatest-novelists of all time in this beautiful anthology of tales from Charles Dickens, rewritten and adapted in an accessible way for children. This book introduces children to eight of Dickens greatest works, accompanied by beautiful, colourful illustrations which breathes new life into these timeless classics. Includes favourites such as Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, and Great Expectations. A timeline at the back shows when each story was written, and gives facts about Dickens' life. Revisit your favourite Dickens stories and introduce his legacy to next generation of readers with this beautiful first introduction to some of the greatest stories all time. Includes Oliver Twist, The Old Curiosity Shop, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, Hard Times, A Christmas Carol, Nicholas Nickleby and A Tale of Two Cities.

About the Author Angela McAllister is the author of over 80 books for children and teens. Her books have won several awards, including the Red House Book Award for Yuck! Thats Not a Monster! and the Her picture book, Leon and the Place Between has been adapted for the stage and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Award. She has worked on the bestselling titles A Year Full of Stories and A World Full of Animal Stories. Jannicke Hansen is an illustrator who lives and works on the coast of Norway. She graduated from the Bergen Academy of Art and Design in 2016 and loves to experiment with different mediums. She loves folktales, books and coffee and lives happily surrounded by both!

Price: $24.99 $27.99 ISBN: 9780711247710 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 275x240mm Extent: 128 pages Bic1: Classic fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: Children's / Teenage poetry, anthologies, annuals Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Hampshire, UK

Frances Lincoln Children's AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 A Stage Full of Shakespeare Stories Angela McAllister, illustrated by Alice Lindstrom

Step on to a stage full of stories with this beautiful anthology of 12 stories from Shakespeare.

Description Including favourites such as The Tempest, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and Othello, each story is stunningly illustrated by collage artist Alice Lindstrom. Step on to a stage full of stories with this beautiful anthology of 12 stories from Shakespeare, rewritten to be accessible to children aged 7+. This lavish follow-up to A Year Full of Stories and A World Full of Animal Stories is the perfect gift for book lovers young and old.

About the Author Angela McAllister took a degree in Humanities at Middlesex College and then began illustrating books. She has written over 30 books for children, some of which she has also illustrated. Alice Lindstrom originally studied Classics and Philosophy and then moved to Sydney to complete a Bachelor of Design at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). After working briefly as a theatre designer in Sydney, Alice returned to the University of Adelaide and completed a Masters of Museum Studies and a Graduate Diploma in Art History. Alice now lives in Melbourne, Australia and is an artist and freelance illustrator. She works primarily in paper collage, using traditional cut and paste techniques, painting and preparing paper beforehand, before cutting and assembling it on watercolour paper or board to create highly detailed, intricate and textured illustrations. A Stage Full of Shakespeare Stories is her first children's book.

Price: $24.99 $27.99 ISBN: 9781786031143 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 275x240mm Extent: 128 pages Bic1: Anthologies (Children's / Teenage) Bic2: Children's Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Hampshire, UK

Frances Lincoln Children's AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Down The Back of the Chair Margaret Mahy, illustrated by Polly Dunbar

New edition of a classic tale from one of the 20th century's bestselling children's authors.

Description When Dad loses his car keys, toddler Mary suspects that they have ended up down the back of the chair so Dad begins to search. But what an odd assortments of objects are living down the back of the chair! This lively, eccentric poem is a visual explosion of fun and imagination, featuring dragons, pirates, treasure, lions, elephants and many more. But what will a troubled father win from down the back of the chair?

About the Author Margaret Mahy, the iconic children's author from New Zealand who sadly died in 2012, wrote more than 200 books for children of all ages and is acknowledged to be one of the outstanding children's writers of the twentieth century. In 2006 she was presented with the Hans Christian Andersen medal, which is the highest international recognition granted to authors and illustrators of children's books. Twice winner of the Carnegie Medal, several of her books have become modern classics. Polly Dunbar was born in Stratford upon Avon. Daughter of children's author Joyce Dunbar, Polly first started illustrating when she was 16 and has a degree in Illustration at the University of Brighton. Polly's books include Down the Back of the Chair, Measuring Angels, Looking After Louis and Bubble Trouble. She lives in Brighton, Sussex.

Price: $12.99 $14.99 ISBN: 9780711253988 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 275x250mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Picture storybooks Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Frances Lincoln Children's AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Look for Ladybird in Ocean City Katherina Manolessou

Daisy and Basil take Ladybird on holiday... but while learning to scuba dive, Ladybird sneaks off in a submarine into Ocean City! Can you help Daisy and Basil find him?

Description A stylish search-and-find storybook packed with hilarious visual narratives and loads of things to spot. Join in the hunt and help look for Ladybird! Daisy and Basil and Ladybird set off on a much needed holiday, away from the busy detective agency. They decide to go scuba diving, but as sally the instructor teaches them how to dive, Ladybird sneaks away in a submarine and off into Ocean City. Can the pair find Ladybird? Follow Daisy and Basil as they look for Ladybird all over Ocean City. Is he at Seaweed Central Station, Octopus Gardens, the building site or the art gallery? This stylish search and find picture book is full of witty, colourful illustrations packed with visual jokes and all sorts of things to spot to delight children for hours.

About the Author KATHERINA MANOLESSOU is an up-and-coming illustrator who has worked with Ted Baker, The Guardian and Random House, and who is a regular part of the East London art/design scene, appearing at Elcaf this year and becoming Associate Lecturer at Camberwell College of Arts. Her debut picture book - Zoom, Zoom, Zoom - was published by Macmillan Children's Books.

Price: $24.99 $27.99 ISBN: 9781786037756 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 305x305mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Picture books, activity books & early learning material Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Frances Lincoln Children's AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 My Best Friend Rob Hodgson

A deliciously dark tale of a mouse and the best friend who wants to eat him.

Description Meet Mouse! Mouse lives in the tree with his best friend... Giant Owl. They used to do the most fun stuff imaginable! They'd play chase and Giant Owl would nearly catch Mouse, but not quite. Giant Owl loved Mouse so much that she used to give him as many doughnuts as he wanted and the most amazing presents, including his own house (a cage)! But then one day something happened, and now Mouse has found himself stuck in a very dark place... will his best friend help come to his rescue? This deliciously dark tale of a mouse and the 'best friend' who wants to eat him will delight fans of Rob's previous books, The Cave and The Woods.

About the Author Rob Hodgson was born in a seaside town in the south of England in 1988. He studied Illustration at Plymouth University. Today, he lives in Bristol, UK, where he spends his time making a mess and turning it into illustration projects, quality paper goods and books. His first author-illustrated book, The Cave, was published in 2017 to wide acclaim and has since sold in 10 languages and been chosen for the Booktrust Time to Read Campaign for 2019, meaning it will be distributed to 760,000 schoolchildren in September 2019. The Woods, his second picture book, published in 2019. My Best Friend, his third picture book, will publish in April 2020.

Price: $12.99 $14.99 ISBN: 9780711248359 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 275x240mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Picture storybooks Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Frances Lincoln Children's AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Cloud Forest Victoria Turnbull

This incredibly moving tale from acclaimed author-illustrator Victoria Turnbull speaks of the power of books to bring people together, and to help us remember loved ones when they're no longer with us.

Description 'A story will help,' said Umpa. 'Stories make everything grow.'

A child's Umpa teaches them to read and to follow the words, out the garden gate and all the way to the sea. Every day is a new adventure. They visit castles in the air, feast with friends and sail away on the rains. But then one day, Umpa isn't there...

About the Author VICTORIA TURNBULL is a critically acclaimed creator of picture books. After winning the 2013 Association of Illustrators New Talent Award, Children's Book category, her first book The Sea Tiger was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal and shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize. She has since written and illustrated Kings of the Castle and Pandora, and illustrated Is It Really Nearly Christmas? by Joyce Dunbar.

Price: $12.99 $14.99 ISBN: 9780711251946 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 290x235mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Picture storybooks Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Frances Lincoln Children's AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Nature's Light Spectacular (Glow in the Dark): 12 stunning scenes of Earth's greatest shows Katy Flint, illustrated by Cornelia Li

Discover Earth's most amazing natural phenomena in this adventure around the globe, including a glow-in-the- dark poster.

Description Lightning! Rainbows! Auroras! Discover Earth's most amazing natural phenomena in this adventure around the globe, including a glow-in-the-dark poster.

Follow two intrepid explorers as they witness the Northern Lights, marvel in wonder at glow worm caves, go hunting for double rainbows, and dodge volcanic lightning. A perfect book for young explorers.

Tear out the large (640x296mm) poster from the back of the book, turn off the light and see parts of the solar eclipse glow (be sure to charge the poster in the light first).

Each spread features an enchanting illustration of a different natural phenomenon animated by a description of the science behind it, told in exciting prose. Fact boxes call out more information.

Some of the wonderful things you'll see:

Volcanic Lightning Meteor Showers Double Rainbows Sun Dogs Glowworm Caves (NZ) Super Blood Moon Light pillars Price: $24.99 $27.99 Auroras ISBN: 9780711251960 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 296x222mm About the Author Extent: 24 pages CORNELIA LI is a Chinese born illustrator currently based in Toronto, Canada. Her clients include: New York Times, Bic1: Picture books, activity books & early learning Chicago Readers, PBS Newshour, Readers Digest Canada. Katy Flint is an author, editor and musician, based in material Bic2: London. She studied violin at the University of Southampton, before moving into the childrens book world. She is the Illustrations: author of the best-selling sound book The Story Orchestra: The Nutcracker, and has worked on many other non-fiction Previous Titles: titles - from human bodies to dinosaurs. Author now living:

Wide Eyed Editions AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Animals at Night (Glow in the Dark) Katy Flint, illustrated by Cornelia Li

Learn about nocturnal animals in this glow-in-the-dark adventure.

Description Meet the animals that come out at night in this glow-in-the-dark adventure. See the jaguar in the Amazon rainforest, spot the lions on the African savannah and visit a turtle nesting beach under the stars! Then, fold out your incredible glow-in- the-dark poster to stick up on your wall. Simply turn off the light to bring the incredible glow-in-the-dark ink to life.

About the Author CORNELIA LI is a Chinese born illustrator currently based in Toronto, Canada. Her clients include: New York Times, Chicago Readers, PBS Newshour, Readers Digest Canada. KATY FLINT is a childrens book author and editor, based in London. She is the author of the best-selling sound book The Story Orchestra: The Nutcracker, and has worked on many other non-fiction titles - from human bodies to dinosaurs. She likes playing the violin and dog-spotting.

Price: $22.99 $24.99 ISBN: 9781786035394 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 296x222mm Extent: 24 pages Bic1: Wildlife (Children's / Teenage) Bic2: Picture books, activity books & early learning material Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Wide Eyed Editions AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 The Big Book of Football Mundial, illustrated by Damien Weighill

Dive into the wonderful world of football with this essential guide containing everything youll ever need to know about the beautiful game.

Description Dive into the world of football with this mega book of everything to do with the beautiful game. Learn all the lingo from the essential phrases to the bizarre jargon. Meet the greatest players, managers and teams of all time from both the mens and womens games. There are masterclasses from the pros; learn to take a slide tackle like Nesta, bicycle-kick like Zlatan and shoot like Ji So-Yun. Wander through the haircut hall of fame and learn the most iconic goal celebrations. This is an essential guide to the wonderful world of football.The Basics and the LingoHistory of Football The Game Through Time The Greatest Teams of All Time Football Boots Past to Present The Evolution of The Ball The Great Players Legendary Managers and how they did it The Key Positions Managers and Formations The Big Cups Amazing Stadiums Coolest KitsHow to... Take the Perfect Shot... Like Ji So-yun Make the Perfect Slide Tackle... Like Alessandro Nesta Take the Perfect Set Piece... Like David Beckham Play the Perfect Long Ball... Like Xabi Alonso Take Penalties... Like Matt Le Tissier Do Nutmegs... Like Luis Suarez Have the Perfect First Touch... Like Dennis Bergkamp Play the Perfect Through Ball... Like Xavi Beat the Offside Trap... Like Fernando Torres Do the Perfect Attacking Header... Like Didier Drogba Do the Perfect Defensive Header... Like Kalidou Koulibaly Weird and Wonderful Haircuts Celebrations The Big and the Small Football Lingo from Around the World: A Stir Fried AeroplaneMore than the Game Respect the Referee Who's Who? The Match Day Crowds and Chants

About the Author MUNDIAL is a sharp, funny, stylish, irreverent, and nostalgic Football Magazine. It has a print circulation of 42,000, and is stocked across three continents - in 200 stores in the USA, 225 in the UK and 50 in ANZ. They have collaborated with a number of brands such as Adidas and Nike, and recently partnered with US team LA Galaxy to produce a guide to fan and football culture.DAMIEN WEIGHILL is an illustrator from the North East of England, based in London. Damien creates illustrations that are full of ideas (of both the smart and the joyfully silly kind). His worked has been used by all sorts of publications, museums and brands including Adidas, V&A, the Guardian, The Times, Google, The New Statesman, Cadbury and New York Magazine. Price: $35.00 $39.99 ISBN: 9780711249080 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 310x256mm Extent: 112 pages Bic1: Football / soccer (Children's / Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Wide Eyed Editions AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 The Letter for the King (Netflix Tie-in) Tonke Dragt

New edition of this thrilling classic adventure to coincide with a major 7-part Netflix series

Description When Tiuri answers a desperate call for help, he finds himself on a perilous mission that could cost him his life. He must deliver a secret letter to the King who lives across the Great Mountains - a letter upon which the future of the entire realm depends. It means abandoning his home, breaking all the rules and leaving everything behind - even the knighthood he has dreamed of for so long. The fate of a kingdom depends on just one person.. He must trust no one. He must keep his true identity secret. Above all, he must never reveal what is in the letter.

About the Author Tonke Dragt was born in Jakarta in 1930 and spent most of her childhood in Indonesia. Her family moved to the Netherlands after the war and, after studying at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, Dragt became an art teacher. She published her first book in 1961, followed a year later by The Letter for the King, which won the Children's Book of the Year award and has been translated into sixteen languages. Dragt was awarded the State Prize for Youth Literature in 1976 and was knighted in 2001.

Price: $16.99 $18.99 ISBN: 9781782692591 Format: Paperback Dimensions: mm Extent: 512 pages Bic1: Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Pushkin Children's AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 The Letter For The King Tonke Dragt

A young messenger. A secret mission. A kingdom in peril.

Description The thrilling story of one boy's battle against evil set in an enchanted world of chivalry, courage, and true friendship

Sixteen-year-old Tiuri must spend hours locked in a chapel in silent contemplation if he is to be knighted the next day. But as he waits by the light of a flickering candle, he hears a knock at the door and a voice desperately asking for help.

A secret letter must be delivered to King Unauwen across the Great Mountains--a letter upon which the fate of the entire kingdom depends. Tiuri has a vital role to play, one that might cost him his knighthood. He must trust no one. He must keep his true identity secret. Above all, he must never reveal what is in the letter ...

Tiuri's journey will take him through dark, menacing forests, across treacherous rivers, to sinister castles and strange cities. He will encounter evil enemies who would kill to get the letter, but also the best of friends in the most unexpected places.

About the Author Tonke Dragt was born in 1930 in Indonesia. When she was twelve, she was imprisoned in a Japanese camp during war, where she wrote her very first book using begged and borrowed paper. After the war, she and her family moved to the Netherlands, where she became an art teacher. She published her first book in 1961, and a year later this was followed by her most famous story, The Letter for the King, which won the Children's Book of the Year Award and has been translated into sixteen languages. She was awarded the State Prize for Youth Literature in 1976 and was knighted in 2001.

Price: $17.99 $19.99 ISBN: 9781782690269 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 197x30mm Extent: 512 pages Bic1: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Pushkin Children's AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 The Secrets Of The Wild Wood Tonke Dragt

Tiuri returns in The Secrets of the Wild Wood, the thrilling and long-awaited sequel to The Letter for the King!

Description 'There's no place you can lose your way as quickly as in the Wild Wood...'One of the King's knights has gone missing. Sent to explore the mysterious Wild Wood, which no-one dares visit and some say are enchanted, he has vanished in the snow. Tiuri - now Sir Tiuri after carrying out his last perilous mission - has to find him.With his best friend and squire, Piak, he must journey into the heart of a terrifying, secret forest realm, where danger is all around and every path leads you astray. It is a place of lost, overgrown cities and ancient curses; of robbers, princesses and strange Men in Green; of old friends and treacherous new enemies - and a secret plot that threatens to bring down the entire kingdom.This gripping, spellbinding sequel to The Letter for the King sees a hero facing his greatest test, surrounded by darkness in a world where good and evil wear the same face, and the wrong move could cost his life - but where help comes from the unlikeliest of places.

About the Author Tonke Dragt was born in 1930 in Indonesia. When she was twelve, she was imprisoned in a Japanese camp during the war, where she wrote her very first book using begged and borrowed paper. After the war, she and her family moved to the Netherlands, where she became an art teacher. In 1962 she published her most famous story, The Letter for the King, which won the Children's Book of the Year Award and has been translated into sixteen languages. Its sequel, The Secrets of the Wild Wood, followed in 1965, and will be published by Pushkin Children's Books in 2015. Dragt was awarded the State Prize for Youth Literature in 1976 and was knighted in 2001.

Price: $17.99 $19.99 ISBN: 9781782690634 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 199x130mm Extent: 512 pages Bic1: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Pushkin Children's AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 The Song Of Seven Tonke Dragt

A beautiful flapped paperback edition of this standalone adventure by the author of The Letter for the King.

Description 'We have secrets to unravel and mysteries to solve...'

Deep in the woods, in a crooked house full of stairs, a young boy is kept prisoner by his uncle. He cannot meet other children, or have any friends. He holds the key to a secret.

Meanwhile, in a quiet village, Frans the schoolteacher invents incredible stories of perilous deeds, shipwrecks, desert islands, and haunted castles to entertain his pupils, in which he is the hero. Then one stormy evening, a mysterious letter blows onto his doormat, summoning him to a meeting.

Suddenly, Frans is on a real-life mission, one in which he will encounter magicians, secret passages, conspiracies, hidden treasure, a black cat with green eyes and a sealed parchment which predicts the future.

He will learn the secret of the Seven Ways. He will find seven allies. And he will make a fearsome enemy. The adventure has begun...

About the Author Tonke Dragt was born in 1930 in Indonesia. When she was twelve, she was imprisoned in a Japanese camp during the war, where she wrote her very first book using begged and borrowed paper. After the war, she and her family moved to the Netherlands, where she became an art teacher. In 1962 she published her most famous story, The Letter for the King, which won the Children's Book of the Year Award and has been translated into sixteen languages; its sequel, The Secrets of the Wild Wood, followed in 1965, and both are published by Pushkin Press. Dragt was awarded the State Prize for Youth Literature in 1976 and was knighted in 2001. Price: $16.99 $18.99 ISBN: 9781782691426 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x129mm Extent: 352 pages Bic1: Classic fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Pushkin Children's AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Lost Ele Fountain

The powerful story of two siblings trying to survive homelessness by the multi-award-winning, Waterstones Children's Book Prize-shortlisted author of Boy 87

Description When their father fails to come home one day, Lola and Amit face a terrifying new reality. With no money and no idea how to look after themselves, they are made homeless and must find a way to survive on the streets. Things go from bad to worse when Lola and Amit are separated. In a race to find her brother, Lola must rely on the help of Rafi - a boy who, like her, is struggling to endure homelessness. Thrilling and hard-hitting in equal measure, Lost is a rich adventure story with urgent social themes.

About the Author Ele Fountain is a writer and former editor in children's publishing. Her debut novel, Boy 87, won three awards and was nominated for nine more, including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Lost, a novel about child homelessness, is forthcoming from Pushkin Children's in 2020. Ele lives in Hampshire with her husband and two daughters and works full- time as a novelist.

Price: $16.99 $18.99 ISBN: 9781782692553 Format: Paperback Dimensions: mm Extent: 256 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Pushkin Children's AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Boy 87 Ele Fountain

The story of a refugee: one child's journey stands for the journeys of many and the hopes of even more.

Description Shif is just an ordinary schoolboy who loves chess and playing with his best friend. But, one day, he is forced to leave home to avoid conscription into the army. He embarks on an epic journey, in which he encounters dangers and cruelties - and great acts of human kindness - as he bravely makes his way to a future he can only imagine.

Told in the powerful first person, this startling debut novel will encourage understanding and empathy in young readers, and allow the news headlines of the day to resonate with the humanity involved in creating them.

About the Author Ele Fountain worked as an Editor in children's publishing, where she was responsible for launching and nurturing the careers of many prize-winning and best-selling authors including Angie Sage, Philip Reeve and Sarah Crossan. She lived in Addis Ababa for several years, where she was inspired to write Boy 87, her debut novel. Ele now lives in what she describes as a 'not quite falling down house' in Hampshire with her husband and two young daughters.

Price: $16.99 $18.99 ISBN: 9781782691976 Format: Paperback Dimensions: mm Extent: 224 pages Bic1: Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage) Bic2: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Pushkin Children's AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Lampie and the Children of the Sea Annet Schaap

An enchanting fairytale adventure debut, written and beautifully illustrated by 'The Netherlands' Quentin Blake'

Description Every evening Lampie the lighthouse keeper's daughter must light a lantern to warn ships away from the rocks. But one stormy night disaster strikes. The lantern goes out, a ship is wrecked and an adventure begins. In disgrace, Lampie is sent to work as a maid at the Admiral's Black House, where rumour has it that a monster lurks in the tower. But what she finds there is stranger and more beautiful than any monster. Soon Lampie is drawn into a fairytale adventure in a world of mermaids and pirates, where she must fight with all her might for friendship, freedom and the right to be different.

About the Author Annet Schaap is one of the Netherlands' best-loved illustrators. Lampie and the Children of the Sea is her debut novel and won the 2018 Woutertje Pieterse Prize for the best Dutch children's book of the year.

Price: $16.99 $18.99 ISBN: 9781782692621 Format: Paperback Dimensions: mm Extent: 336 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Pushkin Children's AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Faery Tales Carol Ann Duffy, illustrated by Tomislav Tomic

Faery Tales by Carol Ann Duffy contains classic fairy tales retold by the former Poet Laureate.

Description Once upon a time, there was a rich merchant who had three daughters. The girls were just as clever as they were bella and none more so than the youngest, whose name was Beauty.

Disappear to faraway lands of wicked witches, evil monsters and brave heroines in former Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy's stunning collection of fairy tales. Including her beautiful and haunting retellings of the Grimm classics Hansel and Gretel, Snow White and the Pied Piper, as well as other tales from around the world, and new stories of her own, this book will make you think again about once upon a time . . .

With ethereal illustrations by Tomislav Tomic, this uncommonly beautiful book is a very special introduction to - or reminder of - many classic fairy tales.

About the Author Carol Ann Duffy was born in Glasgow and grew up in Stafford. She won the 1993 Whitbread Award for Poetry and the Forward Prize for best collection for Mean Time. The World's Wife received the E. M. Forster Award in America, whileRapture won the T. S. Eliot Prize 2005. She is currently Professor of Contemporary Poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her most recent volumes are New and Collected Poems for Children(2009) and The Bees(2011 - Costa Poetry Award). She was Poet Laureate.

Price: $19.99 $22.99 ISBN: 9780571361267 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x129mm Extent: 368 pages Bic1: Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage) Bic2: Anthologies (Children's / Teenage) Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Faber Child Trade AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 New and Collected Poems for Children Carol Ann Duffy

A beautiful paperback edition of this complete collection of the Poet Laureate's poetry for children.

Description 'In the world of British poetry, Carol Ann Duffy is a superstar.' (Guardian)

This stellar edition of her poems brings together work from her four award-winning collections for children, and sprinkles in a generous helping of new poems to match. From her dazzlingly debut Meeting Midnight through to her newest, brightest poems, Carol Ann Duffy's writing for younger readers has always bubbled with wit and humour, intelligence and affection, and introduced us to many strange and wonderful characters along the way. Among the enchanting voices to be heard are those of the Loch Ness Monster's husband, the oldest girl in the world and a herd of cows on a shopping trip to Manchester.

About the Author Carol Ann Duffy was born in Glasgow and grew up in Stafford. She has published six collections of poems for adults and has received many awards. She won the 1993 Whitbread Award for Poetry and the Forward Prize for best collection for Mean Time. The World's Wife received the E. M. Forster Award in America. She is currently Professor of Contemporary Poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University. She was appointed Britain's Poet Laureate in 2009.

Price: $24.99 $27.99 ISBN: 9780571337309 Format: Paperback - C format Dimensions: 234x153mm Extent: 288 pages Bic1: Children's / Teenage poetry, anthologies, annuals Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Faber Children PB AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 The Pear Affair Judith Eagle, illustrated by Kim Geyer

The highly anticipated second novel from the author of acclaimed The Secret Starling - a spectacular adventure set through and under the streets of Paris.

Description When Penelope Magnificent's awful parents tell her they're taking a trip to Paris, she surprises them by begging to go along.

Nell is usually content to avoid her money-obsessed father and her fashion-focussed mother, but Paris holds something very dear to her... her old au pair Perrine - Pear - lives there. Pear used to write to Nell every week promising to come to her rescue but recently the letters have stopped...

Arriving at her parent's posh hotel, Nell is determined to find Pear... but no one has seen her at her last known address, and no one seems to want to tell her anything about Pear's whereabouts.

Luckily she befriends the hotel bellboy who introduces her to the world of tunnels underneath the city, and together they set out to find Pear, whilst uncovering an extraordinary mystery of their own...

Black and white chapterhead illustrations bring this story to life.

About the Author Judith Eagle's career thus far has included stints as a stylist, fashion editor and features writer. She currently works in two secondary schools as a librarian and library assistant and is the author of The Secret Starling. The Pear Affair is her second book.

Kim Geyer studied textile design before taking up children's book illustration. She lives in London with lots of pets and kids - her biggest inspiration. Kim loves ice-cream and being taken for walks by her puppy, Dusty. She also illustrated The Secret Starling. Price: $16.99 $18.99 ISBN: 9780571346851 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x129mm Extent: 288 pages Bic1: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Faber Child Trade AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 The Secret Starling Judith Eagle, illustrated by Kim Geyer

Our debut of the year! Abandoned children running wild, evil child catchers, cunning cats and mysterious ballet shoes abound in this incredible first novel.

Description Clara has lived a life of solitude, home schooled under her mean uncle's strict regime . . .

Until now!

Her uncle's house has been losing staff and furniture as his fortunes fail, and finally he disappears himself, leaving Clara all alone in the giant manor with nothing but a wedge of 'guilt money'.

Luckily, streetwise Peter has been sent to stay . . . at least he has some experience of the real world and how to survive.

And the children are far from unhappy with their newfound freedom: a life of sliding down bannisters, making dens in Uncle's study, warming themselves by a fire of text books, playing sardines with the village children and living off nothing but boiled eggs and mashed potatoes has its appeal!

But then an interfering grown-up turns up with the unwelcome news that the house is to be sold.

Perhaps the mysterious ballet shoe that Stockwell the cat befriends has the answers to Clara's unknown past . . . a past that might hold the key to a better future . . .

Price: $14.99 $16.99 ISBN: 9780571346301 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x129mm Extent: 272 pages Bic1: Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage) Bic2: Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage) Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Faber Child Trade AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Old Toffer's Book of Consequential Dogs Christopher Reid, illustrated by Elliot Elam

T. S Eliot's Old Possum's Practical Cats finally gets the companion volume that Eliot had envisaged, written by master of poetry Christopher Reid and illustrated by Elliot Elam.

Description I've rounded up a rowdy assembly Of my own Consequential Dogs As counterparts to Eliot's mogs. Mine are a rough and ready bunch: You wouldn't take them out to lunch . . . But if they strike you as friendly, funny, Full of bounce and fond of a romp, Forgetful of poetic pomp, I trust you'll take them as you find them And, at the very least, not mind them.

T. S. Eliot's best-selling collection of practical cat poems has been one of the most successful poetry collections in the world.

For the first time in company history a companion volume will be published. Originally conceived by Eliot himself, Old Toffer's Book of Consequential Dog poems are a witty, varied and exquisitely compiled as Eliot's cats.

About the Author Christopher Reid is the author of many books of poems, including A Scattering (winner of the Costa Book of the Year Award 2009), The Song of Lunch, Nonsense and The Curiosities. For his first collection of poems for children, All Sorts, he received the Signal Award 2000. From 1991 to 1999 he was Poetry Editor at Faber & Faber, where T.S. Eliot once worked. His Letters of Ted Hughes appeared in 2007 and he is now editing a selection of Seamus Heaney's correspondence for publication in a few years' time. Price: $18.99 $21.99 ISBN: 9780571334117 Format: Paperback Elliot Elam is a self-trained illustrator living in Walthamstow. Over the years he has illustrated for all sorts of publications, Dimensions: mm including the BBC, Channel 4, The Big Issue, The Guardian, Penguin Books and Victoria University Press. Elliot has also Extent: 128 pages Bic1: Dogs as pets built theatre sets and painted scenery and carnival floats at Disneyland. He illustrated the cover for Six Bad Poets, also by Bic2: Poetry by individual poets Christopher Reid. Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Faber Child Trade AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Old Possum's Book of Practical CATS: Cats Movie Tie-in T. S. Eliot

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE - The poems by T. S. Eliot that inspired the movie Cats.

Description Cats! Some are sane, some are mad and some are good and some are bad.

Meet magical Mr Mistoffelees, sleepy Old Deuteronomy and curious Rum Tum Tugger. But you'll be lucky to meet Macavity because Macavity's not there!

In 1925 T.S. Eliot became co-director of Faber & Faber, who remain his publishers to this day. Throughout the 1930s he composed the now famous poems about Macavity, Old Deuteronomy, Mr Mistoffelees and many other cats, under the name of 'Old Possum'. In 1981 Eliot's poems were set to music by Andrew Lloyd Webber as Cats, which went on to become the longest-running Broadway musical in history and is now a film starring Taylor Swfit, Idris Elba, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Rebel Wilson, Jennifer Hudson, Jason Derulo, Francesca Hayward and James Corden.

With illustrations by Rebecca Ashdown.

About the Author Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965) was born in St Louis, Missouri, USA. He settled in England in 1915 and published his first book of poems in 1917. Eliot received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1948.

Price: $16.99 $18.99 ISBN: 9780571359837 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x129mm Extent: 128 pages Bic1: Poetry (Children's / Teenage) Bic2: Humour & jokes (Children's / Teenage) Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Faber Child Trade AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Jennyanydots: The Old Gumbie Cat T. S. Eliot, illustrated by Arthur Robins

A wonderful new picture book version of one of T. S. Eliot's most popular cat poems,brought to life by delightfully humorous illustrations from Arthur Robins, a timeless magical partnership.

Description I have a Gumbie Cat in mind, her name is Jennyanydots. Her coat is of the tabby kind, with tiger stripes and leopard spots. All day she sits upon the stair or on the steps or on the mat: She sits and sits and sits and sits - and that's what makes a Gumbie Cat!

But the Old Gumbie Cat gets busy at the end of the day, teaching and cooking, and getting the mice, cockroaches and beetles organised!

The sixth gorgeous Cats picture book with lively and colourful illustrations by Arthur Robins.

About the Author Thomas Stearns Eliot was born in St Louis, Missouri, in 1888. He came to England in 1914 and published his first book of poems in 1917. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948. Eliot died in 1965.

Arthur Robins is a renowned cartoonist and illustrator of over sixty books, including Little Rabbit Foo Foo.

Price: $13.99 $15.99 ISBN: 9780571352807 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 250x250mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Picture books Bic2: Poetry (Children's / Teenage) Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Faber Child Trade AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Cat Morgan T. S. Eliot

A wonderful new picture book version of one of T. S. Eliot's most popular cat poems, brought to life by delightfully humorous illustrations from Arthur Robins, a timeless magical partnership.

Description I once was a Pirate what sailed the 'igh seas- But now I've retired as a com-mission-aire: And that's how you find me a-takin' my ease And keepin' the door in a Bloomsbury Square.

Join Cat Morgan, the swashbuckling pirate as he sails the Barbary Coast in this sixth picture book pairing from Arthur Robins and T. S. Eliot's Old Possum Cats.

Arthur Robins is a renowned cartoonist and illustrator of over fifty books, including Little Rabbit Foo Foo.

Price: $13.99 $15.99 ISBN: 9780571345823 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 250x250mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Animal stories (Children's / Teenage) Bic2: Humour & jokes (Children's / Teenage) Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Faber Child Trade AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Ghostcatcher: Potkin and Stubbs Book 3 Sophie Green, illustrated by Karl Mountford

A third spookily and dastardly brilliant adventure featuring detective duo Lil and Nedly

Description After successfully ridding Peligan of Gallows' murderous spook, Mr Grip, Lil and Nedly turn their attentions to another suspected haunting. But Peligan City has had enough of ghosts and has hired ghost catchers - and Nedly finds himself being hunted.

Luckily, he has Lil on his side. Now an apprentice reporter for the Klaxon, Lil manages to talk her way into a job shadowing intrepid journalist Marsha Quake, who is writing a feature on Ghostcatcher Inc. So with Lil's help, Nedly is able to stay one step ahead, but how long for?

As Nedly develops his own inimitable and slightly haphazard haunting style, hoping to become a hero of Peligan City by protecting the weak and thwarting the powerful, Lil finds herself clashing with her mum, a journalist committed to uncovering the truth at all costs. Lil must protect Nedly by covering his tracks or risk losing him forever. Can she find a way?

About the Author Sophie Green writes children's fiction and short stories. She has a degree in zoology and an interest in folklore. She was born and still lives in Suffolk and works as a children's librarian in the public library service.

Her first novel The Last Giant was shortlisted for the Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition in 2011. Her short stories have been highly commended for the Bridport Prize 2012, longlisted for BBC Opening Lines in 2013 and 2015 and won second prize in Words with Jam in 2014. Her story Potkin and Stubbs was recently shortlisted for the Bath Children's Novel Award.

Karl James Mountford was born in Germany and is now a full-time illustrator based in Wales, UK.

Price: $14.99 $16.99 ISBN: 9781848128590 He studied Illustration at Swansea College of Art and was also the artist in residence there while studying for his M.A. in Format: Paperback - B format Visual Communication. Dimensions: 198x129mm Extent: 400 pages Bic1: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) He now spends most of his day illustrating all types of awesome stories and genres. Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Piccadilly Books AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Potkin and Stubbs Sophie Green, illustrated by Karl Mountford

A brilliant new series bursts onto the scene filled with ghostly goings-on and an unusual investigative duo.

Description A brilliant new series bursts onto the scene filled with ghostly goings-on and an unusual investigative duo. With illustrations from Karl Mountford.

Lil Potkin lives in bleak Peligan City. Her mum works in City Hall and is rarely at home, so aspiring journalist Lil has all the time she needs to explore the city in her bright yellow raincoat, investigating unsolved stories.

One rainy evening Lil meets a sad-looking boy sitting by himself in the bus station and buys him a hot chocolate. That night Lil wakes to find him in her bedroom. He doesn't want to admit to being a ghost, but when he finally remembers his name (Nedly ... possibly) he explains that he needs Lil's help to find out what happened to him after he disappeared from his orphanage a year ago.

So Lil and Nedly - aka Potkin and Stubbs - team up to solve their mystery, and they call in the reluctant help of once- famous detective Abe Mandrel. He agrees to help them with the Stubbs case if they help him find the criminal who escaped justice and cost him his career.

Except - Mandrel thinks it's only Lil he's working with. And Lil realises she is the only person in the whole of Peligan City who can see Nedly. Which can come in handy when trying to solve crime...

Funny, atmospheric, spooky - the perfect detective story for young readers

About the Author

Sophie Green writes children's fiction and short stories. She has a degree in zoology and an interest in folklore. She was born and still lives in Suffolk and works as a children's librarian in the public library service. Price: $14.99 $16.99 ISBN: 9781848127616 Format: Paperback Her first novel, unpublished, The Last Giant, was shortlisted for the Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition Dimensions: 198x129mm in 2011. Her short stories have been highly commended for the Bridport Prize 2012, longlisted for BBC Opening Lines in Extent: 384 pages Bic1: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) 2013 and 2015 and won second prize in Words with Jam in 2014. Before publication Potkin and Stubbs was shortlisted Bic2: for the Bath Children's Novel Award for emerging novelists. Illustrations: Previous Titles: Karl James Mountford was born in Germany and is now a full-time illustrator based in Wales, UK. Author now living:

He studied Illustration at Swansea College of Art and was also the artist in residence there while studying for his M.A. in Visual Communication. Piccadilly Books AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 The Haunting of Peligan City: Potkin and Stubbs 2 Sophie Green, illustrated by Karl Mountford

The second book in a spooky detective series, with an unusual investigative duo on the trail of murderous ghosts . . .

Description Peligan City, late November. Three months have passed since Lil and Nedly - Potkin and Stubbs - solved their first case. And now, at last, something new and unusual turns up: strange things are afoot at the doll hospital. But investigation turns up no more than an odd new owner. More important is the mysterious epidemic of deaths at the notorious Fellgate Prison. And when the Klaxon breaks the news that City Hall is hushing up that ghosts are real and are terrorising the city, mass hysteria reigns in Peligan City.

Will Lil and Nedly get to the bottom of the case before any more trouble happens - and will they be the first to the scoop? Time to get to the library for help . . .

Karl James Mountford was born in Germany and is now a full-time illustrator based in Wales, UK.

He studied Illustration at Swansea College of Art and was also the artist in residence there while studying for his M.A. in Visual Communication.

Price: $14.99 $16.99 ISBN: 9781848127630 He now spends most of his day illustrating all types of awesome stories and genres. Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x129mm Extent: 384 pages Bic1: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Piccadilly Books AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Animal Olympics Carron Brown , illustrated by Katy Tanis

Roll up, roll up! It's time to take a front row seat at the Animal Olympics. See creatures from across the world compete to win a gold medal in some of the most amazing contests ever. Discover the highest jumpers, fastest swimmers and the highest flyers in the animal kingdom.

Description Are you ready to meet some of the most incredible Olympians in the world? These animal athletes are at the top of their game, and they're ready to go for gold! This fascinating book for readers aged 5+ examines the incredible abilities of animals from all around the globe with a captivating and original conceit - in Animal Olympics, the creatures are competing, and the reader has a front row seat to the action. In each event, animals are awarded bronze, silver or gold for their skills. Events featured in the book include diving, wrestling, rock climbing and gymnastics. Readers will discover all kinds of astounding animals, from the bar-headed goose, which flies at heights of up to 6,300 metres, to the flic-flac spider, which cartwheels across the Moroccan desert. Fun vignettes show the animals in their heat, and are accompanied by absorbing, fact-packed captions. On your marks, get set, and off we go to the Animal Olympics!

About the Author Carron Brown is a children's non-fiction editor and author based in London. She has been writing for more than 16 years and has written 12 books in the Ivy Kids Shine-a-Light series, which has over 1 million books in print. Katy Tanis is an illustrator based in San Francisco. She is a nature enthusiast who has spent her time studying tropical ecology, and animals are her favourite subjects.

Price: $19.99 $22.99 ISBN: 9781782409861 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 240x210mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Wildlife (Children's / Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Ivy Press AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Fight Like a Girl Sheena Kamal

I hated him, so why can't I let him go?

Description It's been a month since Trisha's dad was killed, wandering out drunk in front of the car Trisha is driving, and her mother grabs the wheel. To try to avoid him? To try NOT to avoid him? Trisha doesn't know exactly what happened that night, but she's afraid it's going to happen again ...

Love and violence. In some families they're bound up together, dysfunctional and poisonous, passed from generation to generation like eye colour or a quirk of smile. Eighteen-year-old Trisha's trying to break the chain, channelling her violent impulses into Muay Thai kickboxing, an unlikely sport for a slightly built girl of Indian descent. She's the Canadian daughter of Trinidadian parents, whose own ancestors came over as indentured servants from India, replacing the Africans in the sugar fields after slavery was abolished. All that love and violence, identities warped and lost, passed on to her family, played out in every punch her father lands on her mother. Until the night he wanders out drunk in front of Trisha's car, and everything changes for ever.

About the Author Sheena Kamal's debut novel Eyes Like Mine won the 2018 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize, a Strand Magazine Critics Award, and Macavity Award for Best First Novel. It has been sold in fifteen countries and was a Globe and Mail Bestseller, a TIME Magazine Recommended Read, an iBooks Best Book, a Bustle Best Book, and a Powell's Pick. Her other books include It All Falls Down and No Going Back. Kamal divides her time between Vancouver and Toronto. Visit her website at www.sheenakamal.com

Price: $16.99 $18.99 ISBN: 9781471408854 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x129mm Extent: 240 pages Bic1: Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Hotkey AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Pond Pals (Little Hands): A Magic Bath Book Teresa Bellon

Make bath time magical with this stylishly illustrated accordion-fold bath book!

Description Splish splash and be amazed as a beautiful black-and-white pond habitat comes to life when brushed with water, revealing a world of colour.

Smile with frog as she jumps in the water to greet her happy tadpoles and quack at the bumblebee with little duckling as he follows his family through the fish-filled pond.

Keep baby entertained and learning in the bath with Little Hands Bath Books. Babies are born with undeveloped vision and researchers have found that they strongly prefer high-contrast images that stand out in their blurry new world. With an accordion fold and colours that are revealed by water, each of these durable bath books features enchanting, high- contrast illustrations of a lively panoramic scene on one side and individual labelled creatures on the other. Little ones will be enthralled as they develop their vision and language skills, as well as hand-eye coordination. Each book comes beautifully packaged in a plastic-free box.

About the Author Teresa Bellon was born in Albacete, Spain, in 1987. She spent a few years wandering around life, studying different things and doing drawings just for her mum and dad, until she finally accepted her fate and enrolled in a course in Illustration in Madrid. She began working for national and international clients and has since held several exhibitions. Teresa doesn't stay at home waiting for inspiration, she sets out to find it; she travels, buys illustrated books and walks a lot in Madrid.

Price: $14.99 $16.99 ISBN: 9780711250574 Format: Dimensions: 135x135mm Extent: 8 pages Bic1: Picture books, activity books & early learning material Bic2: Colouring & painting activity books Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Words & Pictures AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Ocean Adventures (Little Hands): A Magic Bath Book Teresa Bellon

Bath time becomes a magical experience with this bold and stylish accordion-fold bath book! Splish, splash, and be amazed as the beautiful artwork comes to life when brushed with water, revealing a world of colour.

Description Blow bubbles with dolphin, float with octopus and discover sunken treasure by the anglerfish's light.

Price: $14.99 $16.99 ISBN: 9780711250567 Format: Dimensions: 135x135mm Extent: 8 pages Bic1: Picture books, activity books & early learning material Bic2: Early learning: first experiences Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Words & Pictures AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Pitter Patter Penguin (Wee Gallery bath book) Surya Sajnani

Watch the penguin leap from soft page to page on one side of this gorgeous cloth book-on the other, meet a host of Arctic creatures - seal, tern, orca - as each irresistible flap unfolds.

Description New edition printed on organic cotton. Say hello to Penguin and his three adorable friends! Whether you and your baby are at home or on the move, these are the ideal first soft cloth books for cot or pram play. Beautiful colourful artwork is printed on one side, and when flipped over a stunning illustrated narrative is revealed in bold line. Research has indicated that newborn babies love high- contrast images and respond well to them. Please cut the sewn-in care label off the book before use and retain box for reference.

About the Author Surya Sajnani grew up in India, and graduated with a degree in Chemistry, Botany, and Zoology before finding her passion in design. Surya has a wealth of experience in the industry and has trained with some of Indias leading designers. Surya moved to the US in 2000, and founded Wee Gallery with her husband, Dave Pinto, after their first child was born in 2002.

Price: $19.99 $22.99 ISBN: 9780711254060 Format: Dimensions: 140x127mm Extent: 4 pages Bic1: Early learning: first experiences Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Words & Pictures AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Tip Toe Tiger (Wee Gallery cloth book) Surya Sajnani

Unravel this beautiful organic cloth book and follow Tiger as he tip toes through the day, taking care around the spring flower, and listening out for the monkey and bird.

Description New edition printed on organic cotton! Follow Tiger as he tip toes through the day, taking care around the spring flower, and listening out for the monkey and bird. With gorgeous vibrant colours and soft, padded tactile pages, this delightful fold-out cloth book for babies features adorable friendly animal faces that babies will love and respond to. Ideal for reading in prams, cots and changing areas, this is the perfect gift for new born babies. Please cut the sewn-in care label off the book before use and retain box for reference.

Price: $19.99 $22.99 ISBN: 9780711253971 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 140x127mm Extent: 4 pages Bic1: Baby books Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Words & Pictures AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Hush... Little Bear Is Sleeping (Wee Gallery sound book) Surya Sajnani

Little fingers can easily press the sound chips to hear favourite nighttime animals, and learn their names in this interactive board book.

Description Updated edition with new and easy-to-press sound chips! From the hooting owl to the chirping cricket, the meowing cat to the barking dog, each of the busy animals are hushed, one by one, so that Baby Bear can fall asleep. Listen to noises each animal makes, brought to life by sound chips in this interactive board book that is perfect for calming young children ready for bed. Featuring beautiful illustrations, bold lines, whimsical animals, and repeating patterns, this is the perfect bedtime reading for very young children. Durable and tactile, this fun and engaging sound book is ideal for the nursery, the play centre, the changing area - wherever you and your child are! Parents can even switch the sounds off if they wish.

Price: $19.99 $22.99 ISBN: 9780711253926 Format: Board Book Dimensions: 180x180mm Extent: 8 pages Bic1: Baby books Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Words & Pictures AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Toot, Toot, Boom! (Wee Gallery sound book): A Press And Listen Book Surya Sajnani

Babies will love joining in the life-like sounds as bear blows the trumpet, tiger rocks the guitar, bunny bangs the drum and penguin plays the piano.

Description Updated edition with new and easy-to-press sound chips! It's time to make some noise! Listen to the sounds the animals make as they play their big bold instruments and join in yourself as bear blows the trumpet, tiger rocks the guitar, bunny bangs the drum and penguin plays the piano. A wonderfully simple sound book with fun, noisy sound effects that helps babies recognise familiar sounds and introduces older toddlers to descriptive words. Durable and tactile, this fun and engaging sound book is ideal for the nursery, the play centre, the changing area - wherever you and your child are!

About the Author Surya Sajnani grew up in India, and graduated with a degree in Chemistry, Botany and Zoology before finding her passion in design. Surya has a wealth of experience in the industry and has trained with some of India's leading designers. Surya moved to the US in 2000, and founded Wee Gallery with her husband, Dave Pinto, after their first child was born in 2002. Surya's style is inspired by Indian Folk art and is characterised by bold strokes and graphic compositions. Wee Gallery products have won numerous awards, and are carried by museum shops and stores worldwide.

Price: $19.99 $22.99 ISBN: 9780711253919 Format: Board Book Dimensions: 4572x4572mm Extent: 8 pages Bic1: Baby books Bic2: Early learning / early learning concepts Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Words & Pictures AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Just Another Little Lie Eve Ainsworth

Award-winning author Eve Ainsworth returns with a stark, honest and deeply moving novella exploring the difficult subject of alcohol addiction.

Description Violet's mum hasn't been herself for a while. A few too many glasses of wine in the evening. Mornings when she can't get out of bed. Now Violet's the one looking after her little brother and looking out for empty bottles in Mum's bag. But it's just another little blip. Mum will be fine again soon. She has to be ... How long do blips last for? Bestselling author Eve Ainsworth tackles the difficult subject of alcohol addiction in this stark, honest and deeply moving novella. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 13+.

About the Author Eve Ainsworth is an award-winning teen author and experienced school speaker, with a background working for secondary schools in pastoral and child protection roles. She is the author of several bestselling novels including the Carnegie Medal-nominated 7 Days. She lives in London with her family.

Price: $14.99 $16.99 ISBN: 9781781129111 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x128mm Extent: pages Bic1: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Barrington Stoke AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Because of You Eve Ainsworth

Poppy feels like her life is falling to pieces in this coming-of-age novella of blended families and online bullying.

Description Poppy's life has turned into a nightmare. Mum's new boyfriend is moving in, along with his daughter, Kayleigh - the most popular girl in school. Poppy's dad is never around and appears to be drifting further and further away. And when it seems like things can't get any worse, Poppy becomes the target of the spiteful school bullies. As the vicious online comments and humiliating pranks escalate, with even her friends joining in, it looks like Poppy has no one left to turn to.

About the Author Eve Ainsworth is an award-winning teen author and experienced school speaker, with a background working for secondary schools in pastoral and child protection roles. She is the author of several best-selling novels including the award-winning and Carnegie Medal nominated 7 Days.

Price: $14.99 $16.99 ISBN: 9781781128671 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x129mm Extent: 112 pages Bic1: Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Barrington Stoke AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Survival in Space: The Apollo 13 Mission David Long, illustrated by Stefano Tambellini

A fact-filled and captivating retelling of one of history's most famous space missions, publishing to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Apollo 13's fateful launch.

Description April 1970: Apollo 13 was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It should have been the third manned Apollo mission to land on the moon. But when an explosion on board damaged the spacecraft, it became a perilous and near-impossible fight for survival. The crew on board travelled further into space than any other humans before them ... In this gripping retelling of the astonishing Apollo 13 mission, David Long shows how courage, determination and teamwork succeeded in beating all odds to bring the spacecraft home.

About the Author David Long is a journalist and author of non-fiction for both adults and children. A writer since leaving university, his work has appeared in the Sunday Times and London's Evening Standard. His engaging non-fiction reflects his unquenchable thirst for fascinating stories from the past, and in 2017 his book Survivors won the Blue Peter Award for the best book with facts.

Price: $12.99 $14.99 ISBN: 9781781129388 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x128mm Extent: 88 pages Bic1: Children's / Teenage: general non-fiction Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Barrington Stoke AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Sequin and Stitch Laura Dockrill, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie

Acclaimed creator Laura Dockrill sews together family, imagination and heart in this lyrical and completely unique Barrington Stoke debut.

Description Sequin's mum is a talented seamstress and their little flat is overflowing with beautiful silks, fabrics, buttons and beads. It's a sparkling sanctuary, like a princess's wardrobe. While Mum works at her sewing machine late into the night, Sequin takes care of her baby brother, Stitch, and dreams of a place in the spotlight for her brilliant mum. But when tragedy strikes, their shimmering world disintegrates and Sequin is forced to confront the biggest loss of all ...

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

Price: $12.99 $14.99 ISBN: 9781781129319 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x128mm Extent: pages Bic1: Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Barrington Stoke AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Own Goal (Football Mad #1) Paul Stewart, illustrated by Michael Broad

The drama of football and friendship takes to the pitch in this action-packed sporting novel from top-selling author Paul Stewart.

Description 2-1 with minutes to go: Dale Juniors are about to win the schools' cup final - until Scott foots the ball into his own team's goal. But letting down the team is the least of Scott's problems. After the match, someone leaves him a nasty message on the wall - and the suspect? His best mate Danny. It's all going downhill from here.

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

Price: $12.99 $14.99 ISBN: 9781781129302 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x128mm Extent: pages Bic1: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Barrington Stoke AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Football Crazy Tony Bradman, illustrated by Michael Broad

A brand-new 4u2read edition of a fun and light-hearted football story from reluctant-reader favourite Tony Bradman.

Description Danny and his mates Jamil and Lewis are over the moon when football legend Jock Ramsey agrees to coach their team. For the first time ever the Rovers might have a chance of winning something! But Ramsey's a tough coach. They train every night, and Saturdays too. It's a lot of pressure for lads who just like a kickabout in the park. Can Danny, Lewis and Jamil survive the pressure and stay football crazy - in a good way?

About the Author Tony Bradman is a hugely prolific author with a particular passion for bringing history to life for young people. He is a regular at all the major literary festivals, reviews for the Guardian and is the Chair of the Siobhan Dowd Trust. Tony is perhaps best-known for his Dilly the Dinosaur series, which has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. He lives in Kent.

Price: $12.99 $14.99 ISBN: 9781781129296 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: 198x128mm Extent: pages Bic1: Sporting stories (Children's / Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Barrington Stoke AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 You Can Draw Comic Book Characters (Just for Kids!): A step-by-step guide for learning to draw more than 30 comic book characters Spencer Brinkerhoff

You Can Draw Comic Book Characters (Just for Kids) teaches drawing with simple steps and easy-to-find art tools, including techniques for designing your own comic book characters.

Description You Can Draw Comic Book Characters (Just for Kids) teaches drawing with simple steps and easy-to-find art tools, and includes techniques for designing your own comic book characters. Learn to draw comic book characters with fun and easy, step-by-step drawing projects, and then design your own superheroes and villains.

You can draw more than 25 comic book characters by following the simple instructions, step by easy step. Once you are comfortable with the comic art style, move on to design your own heroes and villains. Tips and examples showing how to customize faces, hair, bodies, and action poses will have you drawing your own characters in no time. No complicated tools are needed. You can create comic art with just a pencil, pen, markers, and paper!

The book opens with helpful sections on tools and materials, essential drawing techniques, and color. This information ensures that you know the basics before getting started on the step-by-step projects that follow. Get to know and draw more than 25 fun characters, including: Jinx Tagget, whose discovery of the Star Stone allows her to shoot beams from her hands and use those same beams to fly Tazu the Terror, whose greatest power is not his magical staff, but his ability to accurately predict the actions of his foes Monsclara, a powerful but clumsy alien race from the planet Marumei Battle Model KR-E2, a fully sentient robot that wants to wake up other KR robots Alleyne, the smallest person from a planet full of giants, who accidentally ended up on Earth after being zapped through a warp tunnel Cordy Seacliff, child genius, who created a jet-pack inspired by the old sci-fi movies he loves Price: $19.99 $22.99 Babsti, professor and expert Egyptologist who discovered the secrets the cat goddess Bastet, whose powers she is now ISBN: 9781633228665 able to yield Format: Paperback Dimensions: 296x222mm The Vortexer, an anti-hero consumed by jealousy who wears a technologically enhanced super suit with wrist-mounted Extent: 96 pages vortex cannons Bic1: Art: general interest (Children's / Teenage) And many more! Bic2: Educational: Art & design Illustrations: Previous Titles: Throughout the book, in between the drawing projects, are closer looks at how to create a complete comic book, including Author now living: developing interesting heroes and villains, writing a story, adding dialog, and using panels. And included at the end of the book are templates to scan or photocopy and practice on over and over again. Drawing a character standing, running, flying, or zapping is easy with the included tips, techniques, and templates. Walter Foster Jr AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Bear Grylls Sticker Activity: Coasts Bear Grylls

The perfect introduction to Bear Grylls for young fans, packed with fun facts, activities and more than 60 stickers.

Description Get ready for an expedition to the windy coast with Bear Grylls.

Discover the animals that live in the shallows and find out all about the marine plants, bright corals and sea birds that thrive in this watery habitat. Wrap up warm and dive into this exciting book bursting with fun facts, quizzes, word searches, and mazes.

About the Author Bear and his wife Shara live on a barge on the River Thames in London and on a small remote Welsh island. They have three sons: Jesse, Marmaduke and Huckleberry.

You can find out more about Bear Grylls on his official website: www.beargrylls.com.

Follow him on Twitter @BearGrylls (1.3 million followers), Facebook @RealBearGrylls (6.7 million likes) and Instagram @BearGrylls (1.2 million fans!)

Price: $11.99 $14.99 ISBN: 9781786961310 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 280x215mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Picture books, activity books & early learning material Bic2: Social issues: environment & green issues (Children's / Teenage) Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Bear Grylls AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Bear Grylls Sticker Activity: Under the Sea Bear Grylls

The perfect introduction to Bear Grylls for younger fans, packed full of fun illustrations, facts and over 60 stickers.

Description Get ready for an exciting expedition through the world's seas and oceans with Bear Grylls.

Discover the animals that live in the deepest and darkest place on Earth, learn all about creatures from killer whales to anglerfish. Wrap up warm and dive into this exciting book bursting with fun facts, quizzes, word searches, and mazes.

About the Author Bear and his wife Shara live on a barge on the River Thames in London and on a small remote Welsh island. They have three sons: Jesse, Marmaduke and Huckleberry.

You can find out more about Bear Grylls on his official website: www.beargrylls.com.

Follow him on Twitter @BearGrylls (1.3 million followers), Facebook @RealBearGrylls (6.7 million likes) and Instagram @BearGrylls (1.2 million fans!)

Price: $11.99 $14.99 ISBN: 9781786960436 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 280x215mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Children's Bic2: Reference material (Children's / Teenage) Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Bear Grylls AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 On a Starry Night: 52 Fun Things to Make and Do From Dusk Until Dawn Kate Hodges

Perfect for families looking to reduce screen time and instead enjoy creative, active and perhaps even spooky evenings.

Description The sun has gone down, but that doesn't mean that family fun has to come to an end. On A Starry Night is an inspiring collection of 52 things to do, make and play when there's very little or no natural light, and the evenings feel long and empty. There's something incredibly alluring about playing after dark for kids - it feels grown-up, exciting, and a little bit scary. This will include ideas for indoor and outdoor fun, things to do in all seasons, and ideas that will work whether you live in a city, town or country. It will inspire parents to go beyond sitting their kids in front of the TV, and to take back the night and be creative with their evenings as a family. Fun, light, but with plenty of practical information, this book will include checklists, box-outs and spaces to make notes and scribble. It'll be aimed at families, but simple enough for older children to read and enjoy.

About the Author Kate Hodges graduated from the University of Westminster with a BA in Print Journalism. She has over 20 years writing experience on magazines, having been a staffer on publications including The Face, Bizarre, Just Seventeen, Smash Hits and Sky, and written for many more, including The Guardian, Kerrang! and NME. She has also worked for Rapido TV and P For Production films. She is the author of three books on London.

Price: $24.99 $27.99 ISBN: 9780711246225 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 201x151mm Extent: 144 pages Bic1: Children's / Teenage: general non-fiction Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

White Lion Publishing AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 The Chemistry for Kids (The Kitchen Pantry Scientist): Homemade Science Experiments and Activities Inspired by Awesome Chemists, Past and Present Liz Lee Heinecke

Chemistry for Kids (Kitchen Pantry Scientist) features biographies of 25 leading chemists, past and present, accompanied by accessible, hands-on experiments and activities to bring the history and principles of chemistry alive.

Description Replicate a chemical reaction similar to one Marie Curie used to purify radioactive elements! Distill perfume using a method created in ancient Mesopotamia by a woman named Tapputi! Aspiring chemists will discover these and more amazing role models and memorable experiments in Chemistry for Kids.

This engaging guide offers a series of snapshots of 25 scientists famous for their work with chemistry, from ancient history through today. Each lab tells the story of a scientist along with some background about the importance of their work, and a description of where it is still being used or reflected in today's world. A step-by-step illustrated experiment paired with each story offers kids a hands-on opportunity for exploring concepts the scientists pursued, or are working on today. Experiments range from very simple projects using materials you probably already have on hand, to more complicated ones that may require a few inexpensive items you can purchase online. Just a few of the incredible people and scientific concepts you'll explore:

Galan b. 129 AD (Make soap from soap base, oil and citrus peels. Modern application: medical disinfectants) Joseph Priestly b. 1733 (Carbonate a beverage using CO2 from yeast or baking soda and vinegar mixture. Modern application: soda fountains ) Alessandra Volta b. 1745 (Make a battery using a series of lemons and use it to light a LED. Modern application: car battery) Tu Youyou b. 1930 (Extract compounds from plants. Modern application: pharmaceuticals and cosmetics ) Price: $29.99 $32.99 ISBN: 9781631598302 People have been tinkering with chemistry for thousands of years. Whether out of curiosity or by necessity, Homo sapiens Format: Paperback have long loved to play with fire: mixing and boiling concoctions to see what interesting, beautiful, and useful Dimensions: 279x216mm Extent: 128 pages amalgamations they could create. Early humans ground pigments to create durable paint for cave walls, and over the Bic1: Educational: Chemistry next 70 thousand years or so as civilizations took hold around the globe, people learned to make better medicines and Bic2: discovered how to extract, mix, and smelt metals for cooking vessels, weapons, and jewelry. Early chemists distilled Illustrations: perfume, made soap, and perfected natural inks and dyes. Modern chemistry was born around 250 years ago, when Previous Titles: Author now living: measurement, mathematics, and the scientific method were officially applied to experimentation. In 1896, after the first draft of the periodic table was published, scientists rushed to fill in the blanks. The elemental discoveries that followed gave scientists the tools to visualize the building blocks of matter for the first time in history, and they proceeded to deconstruct the atom. Since then, discovery has accelerated at an unprecedented rate. At times, modern chemistry and Quarry Books AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Adventures in Engineering for Kids (Design Genius Junior): 35 Challenges to Design the Future as You Journey to City X Brett Schilke

Adventures in Engineering for Kids (Design Genius Jr) teaches creative problem solving, design thinking, and multiple facets of engineering to expands kids' understanding of the world today and the possible worlds of the future.

Description Adventures in Engineering for Kids (Design Genius Jr) explores the future through problem solving, design thinking, and engineering in a science-fact world that most parents and kids don't yet know exists. This book invites kids to take charge of the world they wish to create by designing inventions and solutions to challenges faced in an imaginary City X, the first human settlement on another planet. This adventure takes readers on an epic journey: humans are leaving Earth, arriving at a new planet, and creating the first settlement there, City X. It's a journey of historic proportions, to a fledgling city on a distant planet, where humanity has a chance to start fresh and design a future that works for everyone. In settling another planet, humans discover a host of challenges, much like those faced on Earth: Challenges related to issues of energy, environment, transportation, security, food, safety, and health. Empowered by design thinking and advanced technology, their problems are to be solved by a vast team of young designers on Earth (your children!). With this book, you and yours will be able to develop the tools to explore, understand, imagine, create, and share your own irresistible futures through accessible real-world activities and awesome ideations. Without limits, what can kids create?

About the Author Brett Schilke is a globally-recognized expert on the future of learning and the future of work, and is the co-creator of the City X Project, a problem solving, design, and engineering course for kids that's used in over 75 countries and nationwide in China. He is an advisor to multiple education startups, and has designed future-focused curriculum and learning experiences for the United States Congress and the UAE Ministry of Education. Brett also currently leads the Task Force for the Future of Work for the G20 Engagement Group on Youth.Currently serving on the faculty of Singularity University in Silicon Valley, Brett designs and leads initiatives to redesign the global K12 education system. He regularly writes on Price: $35.00 $39.99 education and the future of youth on various media properties and averages over 30 global speaking engagements each ISBN: 9781631598395 Format: Paperback year. Design Genius Jr. Engineering: 40 Challenges to Design the Future as You Journey to City X is his first book. Dimensions: 254x216mm Extent: 144 pages Bic1: Educational: Design & technology Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Rockport Publishers AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Chalk Boy Margaret Wild, illustrated by Mandy Ord

A soulful and heartwarming story about what happens when a pavement artist's drawing comes to life.

Description SHORT-LISTED: CBCA Picture Book of the Year, 2019

Barnaby is a pavement artist. This morning he started drawing me. I have a head that can think, eyes that can see, ears that can hear and legs that can run. Best of all, I have a heart that can feel. Thank you, Barnaby. Award-winning writer Margaret Wild compresses epic themes into a poetic, poignant story, vividly brought to life by Mandy Ord's distinctive, dynamic art.

About the Author MARGARET WILD's thoughtful, award-winning children's books have been published with great success in many countries. They include Old Pig (shortlisted, CBCA Picture Book of the Year), Fox (winner, CBCA Picture Book of the Year), The Dream of the Thylacine (honour book, CBCA Picture Book of the Year), and On the Day You Were Born, all illustrated by Ron Brooks, plus many more. Margaret has been the recipient of the Nan Chauncy Award and the Lady Cutler Award for her contributions to Australian Literature.

MANDY ORD has had a passion for comics for as long as she can remember. Her involvement with the local underground comic community has inspired the production of a range of self-published mini-comics, as well as contributions to local and international comic anthologies. She calls Melbourne home and finds endless inspiration within it. Her books include Rooftops, NY and Sensitive Creatures.

Price: $24.99 $27.99 ISBN: 9781760630683 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 255x240mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Picture books, activity books & early learning material Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Margaret Wild lives in Annandale, Sydney, NSW. Mandy Ord lives in Eltham, Melbourne, VIC.

A & U Children AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Goodbye House, Hello House Margaret Wild, illustrated by Ann James

A joyful story about moving house and embracing change from a much-loved, award-winning team.

Description This is the last time I'll fish in this river. This is the last time I'll run through these trees. This is the last time I'll dream by this fire ...

Goodbye, old house. Goodbye.

A heartwarming story of letting go and starting anew, of moving from the country to the city, with a unique illustration style that allows room and space for the reader's imagination.

Hello, new house. Hello!

About the Author Margaret Wild is one of Australia's best-known and best-loved authors for young people. She has published over 70 picture books for young children, and two verse novels for teenagers.

In her long career, Ann James has illustrated over 70 books including The Midnight Gang, Little Humpty, Lucy Goosey (all written by Margaret Wild); I'm a Dirty Dinosaur and I'm a Hungry Dinosaur (written by Janeen Brian); and Bird and Bear and Bird and Bear and the Special Day which Ann both wrote and illustrated. She has been nominated as Australian Illustrator for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, 2020.

Price: $24.99 $27.99 ISBN: 9781743311103 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 275x225mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Picture books Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: None Margaret Wild lives in Annandale, Sydney, NSW. Ann James lives in South Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria.

A & U Children AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Old Pig Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks

A tender, poignant picture story about how to say goodbye. Celebrating twenty years of this treasured classic from two highly acclaimed picture book makers.

Description Old Pig and Granddaughter have lived together for a long, long time. They share everything, including the chores, until the day when Old Pig does not get up as usual for breakfast. Calmly she pays her bills and puts her affairs in order. Then she takes Granddaughter on a last, long walk - looking and listening, smelling and tasting.

Old Pig and Granddaughter say goodbye to each other in the best way they know.

A tender story of living and loving, giving and receiving; a glorious celebration of the world.

About the Author Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks are acclaimed for their thoughtful, award-winning children's books, which have been published with great success in many countries: Fox, CBCA Picture Book of the Year 2001, Rosie and Tortoise, The Dream of the Thylacine, Honour Book CBCA Picture Book of the Year 2012, and On the Day You Were Born. Margaret Wild has been the recipient of the Nan Chauncy Award and the Lady Cutler Award for her contributions to Australian Literature. Ron Brooks is an acclaimed illustrator of classic picture books. His memoir is Drawn from the Heart.

Price: $24.99 $27.99 ISBN: 9781760293895 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 255x240mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Picture books, activity books & early learning material Bic2: Picture books, activity books & early learning material Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Margaret Wild lives in Annandale, Sydney, NSW.

A & U Children AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Sing Along With Me! Incy Wincy Spider illustrated by Yu-hsuan Huang,

A sing-along slider board book that's bursting with energy!

Description This series of bright, slider board books featuring perennially popular nursery rhymes bursts with energy and cheering illustrations. Now in a new format, with refreshed artwork on white board so colours look lovely and bright. Each book also comes with slider mechanisms, and both an instrumental and vocal version of the nursery rhyme - simply scan the QR code for little ones to listen and sing along!

Yu-hsuan's works are inspired by animals and her life experiences. Her soothing and warm-hearted artwork aims to comfort people, and bring happiness to everyone.

Price: $12.99 $14.99 ISBN: 9781788007542 Format: Board Book Dimensions: 180x180mm Extent: 10 pages Bic1: Novelty, toy & die-cut books Bic2: Baby books Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 Sing Along With Me! If You're Happy and You Know It illustrated by Yu-hsuan Huang,

A sing-along slider board book that's bursting with energy!

Description This series of bright, slider board books featuring perennially popular nursery rhymes bursts with energy and cheering illustrations. Now in a new format, with refreshed artwork on white board so colours look lovely and bright. Each book also comes with slider mechanisms, and both an instrumental and vocal version of the nursery rhyme - simply scan the QR code for little ones to listen and sing along!

Yu-hsuan's works are inspired by animals and her life experiences. Her soothing and warm-hearted artwork aims to comfort people, and bring happiness to everyone.

Price: $12.99 $14.99 ISBN: 9781788008501 Format: Board Book Dimensions: 180x180mm Extent: 10 pages Bic1: Novelty, toy & die-cut books Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 A World Full of Animal Stories: 50 favourite animal folk tales, myths and legends Angela McAllister and illustrated by Aitch

Discover a menagerie of animals with this book that brings together 50 best-loved tales from all around the world!

Description Travel the world with 50 best-loved tales, featuring creatures big and small. This beautifully illustrated collection of classic stories brings together favourite animal-themed fables, myths and legends including The Three Little Pigs, The Ugly Duckling, Why the Swallow's Tail is Forked and the story of Ananse and the Python.

Lively retellings from Angela McAllister are brought to life with sumptuous illustrations from Romanian-born artist, Aitch, in this treasury to treasure.

Price: $24.99 $27.99 ISBN: 9781786030443 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 275x240mm Extent: 128 pages Bic1: Classic fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Hampshire, UK

Frances Lincoln Children's AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 A Year Full of Stories: 52 folk tales and legends from around the world Angela McAllister and illustrated by Christopher Corr

This treasury of 52 stories collects together a rich resource of myths, fairy tales and legends from around the world, with a story for every week of the year.

Description Celebrate your year from New Year's Day to Christmas Eve with this treasury of 52 best-loved stories from around the world. This rich resource collects together folk tales from home and legends and myths from distant lands to commemorate the changing seasons, cultural events and international festivals throughout the year.Stories include Father Frost, The Magic Porridge Pot, The Frog Prince, The Runaway Pancake, The Pot of Gold, The Hare in the Moon and One Dark and Stormy Night.

About the Author Angela McAllister took a degree in Humanities at Middlesex College and then began illustrating books. She has written over 30 books for children, some of which she has also illustrated. CHRISTOPHER CORR is an established author/illustrator whose many books have won him international acclaim. He studied at the Royal College of Art, and now lives and works in London as an artist and tutor at Goldsmiths University.

Price: $24.99 $27.99 ISBN: 9781847808592 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 275x240mm Extent: 128 pages Bic1: Children's Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Hampshire, UK

Frances Lincoln Children's AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 A World Full of Spooky Stories Angela McAllister

Get ready for Halloween with this child-friendly collection of spooky stories from all over the world.

Description Get ready for Halloween with this child-friendly collection of spooky stories from all over the world. Feel your pulse race and your skin tingle as you read about the fearsome witch Baba Yaga, the serpent woman from Spain, the rescue of Tam Lin from the bewitching Queen of the Fairies, how Father Death gets caught in the Enchanted Apple Tree, and the waterdwelling Bunyip from Australia. Make sure you have your candle ready as it's sure to be a long night... This gorgeous gift book is the perfect anthology for Halloween, or any time you want to be spooked! Features stories from Germany, Czechoslovakia, Russia, Africa, Brazil, Japan, Australia, India, UK, Canada, France, China, Ireland, Syria, Korea, Sweden, Egypt, Iceland, New Zealand, Arabia, Spain, Tibet, Iran, Greece.

Price: $24.99 $27.99 ISBN: 9780711241473 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 275x240mm Extent: 128 pages Bic1: Anthologies (Children's / Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Hampshire, UK

Frances Lincoln Children's AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 The Cave Rob Hodgson

A wolf tries everything to get a creature to leave the cave, to no avail. But what will happen when he's finally successful? This is a laugh-out-loud story with a BIG surprise!

Description There is a cave. A cave that is home to a creature. A creature that never leaves its cave...Because of a wolf. The wolf tries everything to get the creature to leave the cave, to no avail. But what will happen when he's finally successful? This is a laugh-out-loud story with a BIG surprise!

About the Author Rob Hodgson was born in a seaside town in the south of England in 1988. He studied Illustration at Plymouth university. He currently lives in Bristol where he spends his days making a mess and turning it into illustration projects and books. He cites Picasso, John Cage and The Beach Boys among his influences. Some interests include animals, skateboards, the psychology of perception and collecting strange toys. The Cave is his debut picture book.

Price: $12.99 $14.99 ISBN: 9781786031167 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 275x240mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Picture storybooks Bic2: Picture books, activity books & early learning material Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Frances Lincoln Children's AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 The Woods Rob Hodgson

The Woods is a cat-and-mouse (or fox-and-rabbit) story with a not-so-fluffy twist from the author of The Cave.

Description Here are the woods. The woods are home to three foxes on a hunt for rabbits. Three foxes that don't realise someone might be following them... From the author of The Cave, this is a fantastically funny cat-and-mouse (or fox-and-rabbit) story with a not-so-fluffy twist. The foxes follow some helpful signs over the tallest trees, under the carrot fields and through the pumpkin patch, but there's no sign of any rabbits. What on earth has happened to them? And why are there strange eyes following them from the trees? Children will love outwitting the foxes - who continually say, No rabbits here - by spotting the rabbits in each colourful illustration.

Price: $12.99 $14.99 ISBN: 9781786032751 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 275x240mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Picture storybooks Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Frances Lincoln Children's AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 The Letter For The King Tonke Dragt

Description It is the dead of night.

Sixteen-year-old Tiuri must spend hours locked in a chapel in silent contemplation if he is to be knighted the next day.

But, as he waits by the light of a flickering candle, he hears a knock at the door and a voice desperately asking for help.

A secret letter must be delivered to King Unauwen across the GreatMountains - a letter upon which the fate of the entire kingdom depends. Tiuri has a vital role to play, one that might cost him his knighthood.

He must trust no one.

He must keep his true identity secret.

Above all, he must never reveal what is in the letter.

The Letter for the King is the thrilling story of one boy's battle against evil, set in an enchanted world of chivalry, courage and true friendship.

About the Author Tonke Dragt was born in 1930 in Indonesia. When she was twelve, she was imprisoned in a Japanese camp during war, where she wrote her very first book using begged and borrowed paper. After the war, she and her family moved to the Price: $35.00 $39.99 Netherlands, where she became an art teacher. She published her first book in 1961, and a year later this was followed ISBN: 9781782690108 Format: Hard Cover by her most famous story, The Letter for the King, which won the Children's Book of the Year Award and has been Dimensions: 198x128mm translated into sixteen languages. She was awarded the State Prize for Youth Literature in 1976 and was knighted in Extent: 460 pages 2001. Bic1: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Pushkin Children's AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 The Letter For The King (winter edition) Tonke Dragt

A young messenger. A secret mission. A kingdom in peril.

Description It is the dead of night.

Sixteen-year-old Tiuri must spend hours locked in a chapel in silent contemplation if he is to be knighted the next day.

But, as he waits by the light of a flickering candle, he hears a knock at the door and a voice desperately asking for help.

A secret letter must be delivered to King Unauwen across the Great Mountains - a letter upon which the fate of the entire kingdom depends. Tiuri has a vital role to play, one that might cost him his knighthood.

He must trust no one. He must keep his true identity secret. Above all, he must never reveal what is in the letter.

The Letter for the King is the thrilling story of one boy's battle against evil, set in an enchanted world of chivalry, courage and true friendship.

About the Author Tonke Dragt was born in 1930 in Indonesia. When she was twelve, she was imprisoned in a Japanese camp during war, where she wrote her very first book using begged and borrowed paper. After the war, she and her family moved to the Netherlands, where she became an art teacher. She published her first book in 1961, and a year later this was followed Price: $17.99 $19.99 ISBN: 9781782690818 by her most famous story, The Letter for the King, which won the Children's Book of the Year Award and has been Format: Paperback - B format translated into sixteen languages. She was awarded the State Prize for Youth Literature in 1976 and was knighted in Dimensions: 198x32mm 2001. Extent: 512 pages Bic1: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Pushkin Children's AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 The Secrets Of The Wild Wood Tonke Dragt

Tiuri returns in The Secrets of the Wild Wood, the thrilling and long-awaited sequel to The Letter for the King!

Description Now that I have discovered those secrets, will I ever get out of here alive so that I may tell others what I know?' thought Ristridin. Strange rumours circulate about the Wild Wood: tales of robbers and lost cities, of dangerous knights and mysterious Men in Green. and now Sir Ristridin, last seen in that impenetrable forest, has disappeared. Tiuri, now a young Knight with a White Shield, sets out with Piak and Marius to uncover the Wild Wood's secrets, only to find himself caught up in a terrible plan to seize King Unauwen's throne - a plan destined to end in a fierce battle between Good and Evil, in which no-one can remain impartial. Ever willing to risk all perils to fight for what is right and true, Tiuri gathers his old friends and sets off to warn King Unauwen - before it is too late.

Price: $29.99 $32.99 ISBN: 9781782690610 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 210x41mm Extent: 460 pages Bic1: Classic fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: Classic fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Pushkin AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 The Secrets Of The Wild Wood (Winter Edition) Tonke Dragt

A stunning gift edition of the thrilling sequel to the bestselling adventure The Letter for the King.

Description One of the King's most trusted knights has vanished in the snow, so young Sir Tiuri and his best friend Piak must journey into the shadowy heart of the forest to find him.

The Wild Wood is a place of mysteries, rumours and whispered tales. A place of lost cities, ancient curses, robbers, princesses and Men in Green.

As the darkness surrounds him and reports grow of secret plots and ruthless enemies, Tiuri finds himself alone and fighting for survival - caught in a world where good and evil wear the same face, and the wrong move could cost him his life ...

About the Author Tonke Dragt was born in 1930 in Jakarta. When she was twelve, she was imprisoned in a Japanese camp during the war, where she wrote her very first book using begged and borrowed paper. After the war, she and her family moved to the Netherlands, where she became an art teacher. In 1962 she published her most famous story, The Letter for the King, which won the Children's Book of the Year Award and has been translated into sixteen languages. Its sequel, The Secrets of the Wild Wood, followed in 1965. Dragt was knighted in 2001.

Price: $18.99 $21.99 ISBN: 9781782691952 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 198x129mm Extent: 512 pages Bic1: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Pushkin Children's AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 The Song Of Seven Tonke Dragt

An exciting new stand-alone adventure by the author of The Letter for the King

Description At the end of every schoolday, new teacher Mr Van der Steg entertains his pupils with tall tales of incredible events, which he claims really happened to him - involving hungry lions and haunted castles, shipwrecks and desert islands. One day, when he can't think of anything suitably exciting to tell them, he invents a story about a very important letter which he's expecting that evening, with news of a perilous mission. Evening arrives and so, to his surprise, does an enigmatic letter...

And so Mr Van der Steg is drawn into a real-life adventure, featuring a grumpy coachman, a sinister uncle, eccentric ancestors, a hidden treasure, an ancient prophecy and Geert-Jan, a young boy who is being kept prisoner in the mysterious House of Stairs. Although the treasure rightfully belongs to Geert-Jan, his uncle is determined to seize it for himself. As Mr Van der Steg, with the help of his pupils, sets out to rescue the boy, he becomes more and more entangled with the strange history of the Seven Ways, the House of Stairs and the powerful Conspiracy of Seven.

About the Author Tonke Dragt was born in 1930 in Indonesia. When she was twelve, she was imprisoned in a Japanese camp during the war, where she wrote her very first book using begged and borrowed paper. After the war, she and her family moved to the Netherlands, where she became an art teacher. In 1962 she published her most famous story, The Letter for the King, which won the Children's Book of the Year Award and has been translated into sixteen languages; its sequel, The Secrets of the Wild Wood, followed in 1965, and both are published by Pushkin Press. Dragt was awarded the State Prize for Youth Literature in 1976 and was knighted in 2001.

Price: $29.99 $32.99 ISBN: 9781782691105 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 200x148mm Extent: 304 pages Bic1: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Bic2: General fiction (Children’s/Teenage) Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

Pushkin Children's AUSTRALIA MAY 2020 On Your Marks, Get Set, Gold!: A Funny and Fact-Filled Guide to Every Olympic Sport Scott Allen, illustrated by Antoine Corbineau

An exciting, laugh-a-minute guide to every Olympic and Paralympic sport.

About the Author Scott Allen (Author) Scott is a children's author and former sports journalist, who will happily watch Olympic taekwondo way past his bedtime. It has taken him over forty years to discover that he is only good at sports that involve water - swimming, water polo, Octopush and diving from the side of the pool. He's average at everything else, so that's why he writes about sport instead of becoming an Olympic gold medallist. Scott is the football-mad author of Llamas Go Large and Llamas United and now lives in Yorkshire with his wife, two children and a cat.

Antoine Corbineau (Illustrator) Antoine is an illustrator and creative conjurer, who has worked with major brands, newspapers and advertising agencies across the world. He specialises in creating colourful, fun and beautifully striking work featuring busy patchworks of texture, imagery and typography. Antoine is a keen sailor and also loves sports that involve standing on a board, like surfing and skating ... but not diving as that's a bit scary.

Price: $29.99 $32.99 ISBN: 9781788008716 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: 290x250mm Extent: 96 pages Bic1: Sports & outdoor recreation (Children's / Teenage) Bic2: Football / soccer (Children's / Teenage) Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living:

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