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Walker Books Seasonal Catalogue • May – August 2012 Lead Title Hero on a Bicycle by Shirley Hughes Walker Books Seasonal Catalogue • May – August 2012 Lead Title Hero on a Bicycle By Shirley Hughes A gripping and moving first novel by one of the world’s best-loved writers for children. In extraordinary circumstances, people are capable of extraordinary things . It is 1944 and Florence is occupied by Nazi German forces. The Italian resistance movement has not given up hope, though – and neither have Paolo and his sister, Constanza. Both are desperate to fight the occupation, but what can two siblings do against a whole army with only a bicycle to help them? “A thrilling and moving tale, set in a wonderfully tendered background of war-torn Italy. Danger abounds, but so do love and courage. I enjoyed it enormously.“ Philip Pullman • A beautiful jacketed edition • Visit www.heroonabicycle.co.uk for historical details about the Second World War in Italy, including period photographs, videos and music, as well as interviews with Shirley Hughes, extra illustrations and much more • Shirley Hughes has won the Kate Greenaway Medal twice and has been awarded the OBE for her distinguished service to children’s literature. In 2007, Dogger was voted the UK’s favourite Kate Greenaway Medal-winning book of all time. • Please contact your area sales manager for your proof copy 9781406336108 • £9.99 • Hardback with jacket 198 x 129 mm • 224 pages • 10 years + 9781406340907 • £9.99 inc. VAT • Ebook Picture Books The Duckling Gets a cookie!? By Mo Willems The very latest Pigeon title from the award-winning, best-selling Mo Willems – laugh out loud fun for all the family! He has whined, wheedled, fibbed and hollered his way through many books. He wanted to drive the bus, he demanded a puppy, he pleaded for a hot dog party . But now along comes Duckling, with impeccable manners. She asks for a cookie and what does she get? A cookie, of course! The Pigeon is outraged! Incensed! How could this have happened? HOW is it possible that this duckling gets a cookie!? Well, because she asked. Nicely. 9781406340099 • £6.99 • Paperback 228 x 228 mm • 40 pages • 3 years + Key BAcKlIsT Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! 9781844285136 • £5.99 • Paperback Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! 9781406308129 • £5.99 • Paperback The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! 9781844285457 • £5.99 • Paperback The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! 9781406315509 • £5.99 • Paperback • Join in the fun at www.picturebookpicnic.co.uK • Posters, postcards and activity sheets available Email [email protected] House Held Up by Trees Key BAcKlIsT By Ted Kooser, illustrated by Jon Klassen I Want My Hat Back 9781406336832 • £11.99 • Hardback From Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Ted Kooser and rising talent Jon Klassen, author-illustrator of I Want My Hat Back, comes a poignant tale of nature’s quiet triumph. When the house was new, there was not a tree on the lawn to give shade from the sun. The children of the house trailed the scent of trees to neighbouring lots, where bushes offered up places to play. When the children grew up, their father continued his battle against trees. Until one day the father moved away, and as the empty house began its decline, the trees began their approach. 9780763651077 • £11.99 • Hardback with jacket 230 x 270 mm • 32 pages • 5 years + The skeleton Pirate By David Lucas The Skeleton Pirate is the Terror of the Seas and he’ll never be beaten! Until, that is, he gets beaten by an unruly bunch of pirates and thrown overboard. Down in the depths of the sea he embarks on an adventure with a beautiful mermaid, a whale with tummy ache and a golden ship full of treasure . Full of humour and irrepressible energy this is the perfect picture book for all would-be little pirates! 9781406315059 • £11.99 • Hardback 270 x 245 mm • 32 pages • 3 years + Picture Books The Dunderheads Behind Bars By Paul Fleischman, illustrated by David Roberts Everyone’s favourite cast is back! A movie star is in town filming her latest blockbuster, and the Dunderheads are anxious to get bit-parts. But a run-in with their former teacher threatens to spoil the summer, especially when she calls the Chief of Police to suggest that Spider is behind some recent robberies. With Spider behind bars, the remaining Dunderheads devise a plot to catch the real thief . 9781406336559 • £11.99 • Hardback Key BAcKlIsT: 260 x 205 mm • 48 pages • 5 years + The Dunderheads 9781406326048 £6.99 • Paperback The Queen of France By Tim Wadham, illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton Dressed up as a queen, a little girl enacts some endearing and funny episodes with her two most obliging subjects – her mother and father. With charming illustrations by Kady MacDonald Denton, this is a sweet homage to the easy affection between parents and an imaginative child. 9781406339970 • £5.99 • Paperback 240 x 260 mm • 32 pages • 3 years + My Dad Is Beautiful By Jessica Spanyol This beautifully illustrated picture book celebrates the relationship between a little bear and its dad, showing all the different ways that fathers can be wonderful. Jessica Spanyol’s vibrant and charming illustrations perfectly convey how love is measured in a child’s eyes. A perfect Father’s Day gift. 9781406338317 • £5.99 • Paperback 270 x 245 mm • 32 pages • 3 years + My Dads By Kelly Bennett, illustrated by Paul Meisel I have two fathers. I call them Dad and Pa. Dad is tall and wears suits. Pa is bald and wears boots. Dad’s into gadgets and Pa’s into plants; one paints on easels, the other on walls; and they certainly don’t share the same taste in music! In this affectionate celebration of blended families, a young girl explains why her dad and stepdad – though completely different – are exactly the same in one important way: they both love her very much. 9781406332070 • £4.99 • Paperback 200 x 220 mm • 40 pages • 3 years + Character Maisy Goes on a sleepover By Lucy Cousins In this latest in the Maisy First Experience series, Maisy has been invited to her very first sleepover at Tallulah’s house – how exciting! She must pack her sleeping bag, her pyjamas and – oh! let’s not forget Panda! Ella is there, too, and together they dance, talk and play all day. They even have a special sleepover supper! Maisy never knew sleepovers could be so fun! • Captures both the excitement and anxiety that accompanies a child’s first sleepover in a house that is not their own. • Meet Maisy’s fabulous new friend Ella, who shows everyone how to “Wiggle and Roll”! 9781406337457 • £7.99 • Hardback 190 x 230 mm • 32 pages • 3 years + Maisy Goes to the city By Lucy Cousins Maisy and Charley go to visit Dotty who has moved to the city. Dotty shows them all the sights – big buildings, the Underground, and much more! The vivid artwork brilliantly conveys the busy experience of going to an unfamiliar big city. 9781406338300 • £4.99 • Paperback 190 x 230 mm • 32 pages • 3 years + FIrsT exPerIence Key BAcKlIsT Maisy Goes on Holiday Maisy Goes to Nursery Maisy Goes to Hospital 9781406329513 9781406325591 9781406313260 £4.99 • Paperback £4.99 • Paperback £4.99 • Paperback Maisy Goes to the Library Maisy Goes to the Museum Scan the code to 9781406306965 9781406319606 watch Lucy Cousins £4.99 • Paperback £4.99 • Paperback drawing Maisy Novelty Pocket Pop-Ups These exquisite cut-paper pocket pop-ups make perfect souvenirs. Stylishly illustrated, each one features twelve famous locations presented in a beautiful slipcase. The guides unfold to 150cm and are a brilliant way to remember a trip. Historic royal Palaces: A Three-Dimensional expanding Pocket Guide Illustrated by Sarah McMeneny This unique guide to the royal palaces of London features beautiful illustrations and short histories of the most famous of the London royal residences, including Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London, Kensington Palace, Banqueting House, Hampton Court, Kew Palace and Windsor Castle. 9781406341416 • £5.00 • Hardback 100 x 100 mm • 30 pages • 5 years + new for June 2012 Metropolitan Museum: A Three-Dimensional expanding Pocket Guide By Sarah McMenemy This stunning memento features the Metropolitan Museum’s most treasured rooms and exhibitions: the Great Hall, Temple of Dendur, Charles Engelhard Court, the Arms and Armour Court, Boiserie Hotel De Varengeville period room, Petri European Sculpture Court, the Medieval Sculpture Hall, the Greek and Roman Galleries, Nur al-Din Room Islamic period room, Patio from the Castle of Vélez Blanco, Nineteenth Century European Painting and Sculpture Galleries, the Modern Art Gallery and Astor Court. 9781406339697 • £5.00 • Hardback 100 x 100 mm • 30 pages • 5 years + new for July 2012 rome: A Three-Dimensional expanding city skyline Illustrated by Kristyna Litten This stunning memento features twelve of Rome’s most famous sites such as the Colosseum, Roman and Imperial Forums, St Peter’s Basilica (Vatican), Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Spanish Steps, Castle Sant Angelo, Piazza Navona, Vittorio Emanuele II Monument, Capitole Museum and Villa Borghese Gardens. 9781406340327 • £5.00 • Hardback 100 x 100 mm • 30 pages • 5 years + edinburgh: A Three-Dimensional expanding city skyline By Nina Cosford Presented in a beautiful slipcase, this stunning memento features twelve of Edinburgh’s most famous sites: Arthur’s Seat, The Palace of Holyroodhouse, The Scottish Parliament, The Royal Britannia, Calton Hill, The Royal Mile, Grey Friars Bobby, The National Museum of Scotland, The National Gallery of Scotland, Princes Street, Edinburgh Castle and The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. 9781406339796 • £5.00 • Hardback 100 x 100 mm • 15 pages • 5 years + Novelty Key BAcKlIsT London: New
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