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Doodle! by Jochen Gerner
Publisher b small publishing ltd.
ISBN 978-1-908164-96-4 Format 240x215mm
Price £9.99 (no VAT) Age 4 years and up Pages 208 pages
Binding sewn pb with spine Illustrations black and white
Author Jochen Gerner
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Publication: 15th January 2018 Rights: World ISBN: 978-1-78112-717-9 Reading Age: 8 Price: £6.99 P/B Interest Age: TEEN NOT FINAL JACKET FINAL NOT VAT: No Format: (B format) 198 x 130 mm RELATED TITLE: Angel of Venice by Mary Hoffman 978-1-78112-402-4 Bic Code: YF 5AR Pages: 96pp RELATED TITLE: Tilt by Mary Hoffman CBMC Code: E3N79 Illustrations: No 978-1-78112-565-6 Category: Children’s Fiction / Books for reluctant readers WWW.BARRINGTONSTOKE.CO.UK Publishers: Barrington Stoke Ltd, 18 Walker Street, Edinburgh EH3 7LP t 0131 225 4113 f 0131 225 4140 e [email protected] Orders to: Grantham Book Services, Trent Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 7XQ t 01476 541080 f 01476 541061 e [email protected] Sales & Marketing: Bounce Sales & Marketing Ltd, 320 City Road, London, EC1V 2NZ t 020 7138 3650 f 020 7138 3658 e [email protected] ADVANCE INFORMATION • LEAD TITLE Second Best Friend TEEN FICTION • JANUARY 2018 Non Pratt Another stunning novella by a hot new talent in YA, in a gorgeous collectable edition. 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Beautifully crafted story from a multi award-winning and bestselling author. readable w k w u w o. • New edition of a Barrington Stoke perennial bestseller, now with jacket artwork by .ba e.c rringtonstok Greenaway award-winning artist Catherine Rayner • Multi-award winning former Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo is a powerful name in contemporary children’s literature and his titles are always extremely popular • Award-winning Barrington Stoke has almost 20 years’ experience of publishing super readable books accessible to young people with dyslexia or reading reluctance Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of the UK’s best-loved and bestselling authors for children and young people. He was the third UK Children’s Laureate and has won countless awards for his writing including the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread prize. His beloved novel War Horse was tansformed into a magical, award-winning stage production. He lives in Devon. Publication: 15th January 2018 Rights: World ISBN: 978-1-78112-752-0 Reading Age: 8 Price: £5.99 P/B Interest Age: 9+ VAT: No Format: (B format) 198 x 130 mm Bic Code: YF 5AR Pages: 64pp CBMC Code: D3N79 Illustrations: Black and white NOT FINAL JACKET NOT Category: Children’s Fiction / Illustrator: Joanna Carey RELATED TITLE: Fox Friend by Michael Morpurgo Books for reluctant readers 978-1-78112-750-6 RELATED TITLE: Wartman 4u2read by Michael Morpurgo 978-1-78112-773-5 WWW.BARRINGTONSTOKE.CO.UK Publishers: Barrington Stoke Ltd, 18 Walker Street, Edinburgh EH3 7LP t 0131 225 4113 f 0131 225 4140 e [email protected] Orders to: Grantham Book Services, Trent Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 7XQ t 01476 541080 f 01476 541061 e [email protected] Sales & Marketing: Bounce Sales & Marketing Ltd, 320 City Road, London, EC1V 2NZ t 020 7138 3650 f 020 7138 3658 e [email protected] ADVANCE INFORMATION Wartman (4u2read) 4U2READ FICTION • JANUARY 2018 Michael Morpurgo A brand new 4u2read edition celebrating the 20th anniversary of the touching tale of With illustrations by Joanna Carey Dilly ‘Wartman’ Watson and magic Mr Ben, now with cover artwork by the award-winning Catherine Rayner. Dilly’s life was great until he found the wart growing on his knee. When lying doesn’t work out and George the wart is revealed to the world, poor Dilly becomes one easy target. Can a little bit of magic help Dilly get his life back on track? Beautifully crafted story from a multi award- winning and bestselling author. • A fun, low-reading age title in 4u2read, our bestselling schools’ series • 20th anniversary edition of a Barrington Stoke perennial bestseller, now with jacket artwork by Greenaway award-winning artist Catherine Rayner • Multi-award winning former Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo is a powerful name in contemporary children’s literature and his titles are always extremely popular why this ut bo o o d k in is F • Award-winning Barrington Stoke has almost 20 years’ experience of publishing super super readable books accessible to young people with dyslexia or reading reluctance readable w k w u w o. .ba e.c Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of the UK’s best-loved and bestselling authors for rringtonstok children and young people. He was the third UK Children’s Laureate and has won countless awards for his writing including the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread prize. 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Conforms to Tel: +43 1 544 23 33 European Toy Safety Directive requirements. Email: ofÀ[email protected] AdAdvancevance InformatioInformationn Key benefits About the book • Prepares toddlers for preschoolool • Colouring practice helps to boost confidencenfi Explore and colour some of Little Lapin’s favourite things and self esteem from her journey around the globe in this fun colouring book. • Improved focus and hand to eye coordination You’ll find animals, vehicles, famous landmarks and pictures of Little Lapin too! Grab your crayons - let’s go! Specification Author/Illustrator: N / A Publication: September 2017 Age: 3+ years Price: £4.99 Format: Paperback Size: 290mm x 230mm Pages: 32 ISBN: 978-1-910851-00-5 BIC: YBGC Territory: World UK Distributor: Grantham Book Services +44 (0)1476 541 080 [email protected] www.granthambookservices.co.uk Sales & Marketing: Bounce! Sales & Marketing +44 (0)20 7138 3650 [email protected] www.bouncemarketing.co.uk Fourth Wall Publishing 2 Riverview Business Park, Shore Wood Road, Bromborough, Wirral CH62 3RQ Bon Voyage! Tel: 0151 353 7310 Advance Information Rowena Blyth OWENA BLYTH TRAVEL THE WORLD THE WORLD Includes with flag stickers LITTLE LAPIN Key benefits to add to each page. • Filled with bold, full-colour illustrations Includes over 40 • Explore countries and cultures from around the world stickers • Flag stickers included to add to each page Fourth Wall Publishing with • Lots of things to spot and checklists to complete Little Lapin £6.99 Specification About the book Author/Illustrator: Rowena Blyth Publication: July 2017 Little Lapin is off on an adventure, visiting herer favourite Age: 3+ years places from around the world. Spot popular landmarks, Price: £6.99 cultures, local foods, iconic buildings and animalsnimals ffromrom Format: Paperback Size: 290mm x 265mm each of the amazing destinations. Pages: 32 ISBN: 978-1-910851-44-9 Children can find Little Lapin hiding on everyy pa pagege – – BIC: YBLA along with a few other hidden surprises! Territory: World All of the discoveries can be found in the checklistsecklists UK Distributor: Grantham Book Services at the back of the book – to be enjoyed by adadultsults +44 (0)1476 541 080 and children alike! [email protected] www.granthambookservices.co.uk Sales & Marketing: Bounce! Sales & Marketing The Author/Illustrator +44 (0)20 7138 3650 [email protected] Rowena Blyth’s illustration work scooped herer www.bouncemarketing.co.uk a Henries Award for her beautiful character-led greetings cards. With a talent for graphic design too, her stationery has featured in high-street retailers such as John Lewis and Waterstones. FourthFoF Wall Publishing 2 Riverview Business Park, Rowena’s other works include The Hackney SShore Wood Road, Bromborough, Martian, Goodnight Hoot and Milo’s Black WWirral CH62 3RQ and White World. TeTTel: 0151 353 7310 Advance Information Key benefits • Reinforcing the alphabet and exploring countries, cities and cultures from around the world • Fun and stimulating illustrations • Passport stickers included Includes passport stamp Specification stickers to About the book collect as you Author/Illustrator: Rowena Blyth Join Little Lapin as she travels around the Publication: March 2017 travel! Age: 3+ years world visiting a selection of amazing countries. Price: £6.99 Exploring wondrous sights, cultures and popular Format: Paperback landmarks from across the globe – from Australia Size: 290mm x 230mm to Zimbabwe! Pages: 32 ISBN: 978-1-910851-26-5 Collect Little Lapin’s passport sticker stamps as BIC: YBLA you work through the countries, and see what Territory: World else you can spot along the way in these fun- UK Distributor: Grantham Book Services packed pages! +44 (0)1476 541 080 [email protected] The Author/Illustrator www.granthambookservices.co.uk Sales & Marketing: Bounce! Sales & Marketing Rowena Blyth’s illustration work scooped her +44 (0)20 7138 3650 a Henries Award for her beautiful character- [email protected] www.bouncemarketing.co.uk led greetings cards. With a talent for graphic design too, her stationery has featured in high-street retailers such as John Lewis and FourthFo Wall Publishing Waterstones. 2 RiverviewR Business Park, Rowena’s other works include The Hackney ShShore Wood Road, Bromborough, Martian, Goodnight Hoot and Milo’s Black WiWirral CH62 3RQ and White World. TeTel: 0151 353 7310 Advance Information About the book A quirky tale of a very boring owl... perhaps this should have been a story about something else! Key benefits The Very Boring Owl sits on the roof all day, and night, though all the seasons. Wouldn’t it have been better to tell a story about pirates, superheroes, aliens or robots? • A quirky, short story Probably... but alas we did not! • Bold and colourful illustrations • Sturdy, luxury hardback book International Specification version Author: Oli Hyatt MBE available Illustrator: Lauren Ellis Publication: April 2017 Age: 5-7 years Price: £10.99 Format: Hardback Size: 205mm x 286mm Pages: 28 ISBN: 978-1-910851-81-4 BIC: YBCS Territory: World UK Distributor: Grantham Book Services +44 (0)1476 541 080 [email protected] The Author The Illustrator www.granthambookservices.co.uk Sales & Marketing: Bounce! 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He was also worked as history of our planet in one continuous story a stage manager and studied animation at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) in Ghent, WHY WE CHOSE THIS BOOK Belgium. “For me, this was the book of the 2015 Bologna Book Fair. The graphic style places major historical events alongside each other in time and draws clever parallels and connections. 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