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Celebrate Elmer’s 30th birthday with these special David McKee editions of the book that started it all.

ELMER SHAPES: ELMER A Touch and Trace Book The very first book about Elmer With indented areas for little with a special foiled and embossed fingers to trace shapes. cover and a free audio book.

FEB 2019 32pp PB ELMER OPPOSITES: 9781842707319 275 x 240mm £6.99 A Flip Flap Board Book Learn first opposites with Elmer ELMER: COLLECTOR’S EDITION in this interactive board book. A special gift edition of a modern classic. This MAR 2019 APR 2019 jacketed hardback comes with a collectable print. 9781783447886 9781783447930 10pp BB 180 x 180mm £6.99 MAY 2019 32pp HB 9781783447534 275 x 240mm £14.99 ELMER SEARCH AND FIND Enjoy an absorbing game of spotting and searching for Elmer’s friends in ELMER’S WALK Save these busy scenes, jam-packed with the date Elmer takes his time enjoying his walk – smelling ELMER DAY things to find, questions to answer and 25th May 2019 the flowers, listening to the waterfall – but his details to discover. For more details visit: animal friends are too busy to see these things. E Discover mindfulness in this inspiring new tale lm 22pp BB e k FEB 2019 rda .u from a master storyteller. 9781783447893 290 x 240mm £9.99 y.co

MAY 2019 9781783447541 32pp PB EBook available 275 x 240mm £6.99 ELMER’S DOODLE BOOK Unleash your creativity and join Elmer and his friends to draw, doodle and colour-in Elmer’s rainbow world!

JUN 2019 48pp PB 9781783446360 305 x 235mm £5.99 DAVID MCKEE is a legend in the children’s book world. Over a career spanning fifty years he has created a host of favourite characters including Elmer the Patchwork Elephant, King Rollo and Mr Benn. In 2019 a major exhibition celebrating his work will open at Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children’s Books. PICTURE BOOKS PICTURE BOOKS

Jeanne Willis Tony Ross #GOLDILOCKS Tony Ross (A Hashtag Cautionary Tale) I WANT A BUNNY! Goldilocks is a vlogging If her friend Petronella can have a bunny, the Little superstar, but sometimes Princess must have one too! But sometimes getting she can go too far in the exactly what you wished for is a lesson in itself . . . quest for more likes . . .

MAR 2019 9781783447848 32pp HB A hilarious cautionary tale EBook available 264 x 235mm £11.99 for a new generation of internet-users from the prize-winning partnership ‘Hilarious and a godsend to parents’ of Jeanne Willis and GUARDIAN Tony Ross.

I WANT MY DAD! The Little Princess is jealous – all her friends’ dads FEB 2019 can do amazing things. The Cook bakes 9781783447176 32pp HB delicious cakes: the King burns buns. EBook available 230 x 270mm £11.99 The Gardener takes his daughter on adventure-walks through the forest: the King gets lost on his way to bed. Surely her dad is the best at something? Also by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross: Praise for MAY 2019 Chicken Clicking: 9781783447558 32pp PB ‘A great book to introduce EBook available 264 x 235mm £6.99 internet safety’ GUARDIAN ‘Highly entertaining . . . A subtle introduction to internet TONY ROSS had his very first picture book published by Andersen Press in 1976, and since use, lightened by Willis’s then has gone on to illustrate more than 1000 books! A TV adaptation of his much-loved Little wild imagination and Ross’s Princess series is currently showing on Channel 5’s Milkshake. delightful pictures’ DAILY MAIL 9781783441617 9781783445691 PICTURE BOOKS PICTURE BOOKS

Susan Varley Eva Eland BADGER’S PARTING GIFTS WHEN SADNESS Badger is so old that he knows he must COMES TO CALL soon die, but his friends will need help When Sadness arrives, try when the time comes. By sharing their not to be afraid: give it a memories of Badger, they realise that he name, listen to it and spend lives on through them. some time together. Maybe all it wants is to know that Badger’s Parting Gifts has been helping it’s welcome. This beautiful children to understand and deal with grief debut takes a poignant but for 35 years, and this anniversary edition uplifting look at dealing with includes a helpful guide on how to use this uncomfortable emotions. book from Child Bereavement UK.

‘Sensitive, comforting, gentle’ TLS JAN 2019 9781849395144 32pp PB ‘Provides young children with a EBook available 230 x 270mm £6.99 means to understand grief’ CHILD BEREAVEMENT UK

Kathryn Cristaldi Kristyna Litten I’LL LOVE YOU . . . Love knows no bounds in this tender tribute to the JAN 2019 9781783447183 32pp HB depths of family love, ideal for fans of Guess How EBook available 240 x 215mm £11.99 Much I Love You. Perfect for curling up with your little one at the end of the day . . . and a very special Valentine’s Day gift for the one you love.

JAN 2019 32pp PB 9781783448364 254 x 254mm £6.99 EVA ELAND is a Dutch author and illustrator who lives in the UK. She earned an MA with distinction in children’s book illustration from the Cambridge School of Art, and has also studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and the School of Visual Arts in New York. When Sadness Comes to Call is her first picture book. Instagram: @evaeland PICTURE BOOKS PICTURE BOOKS

Sally Doran Rachael Saunders Robert Starling BOOM! BANG! SUPER SLOTH ROYAL MERINGUE! Never fear, Super Sloth is Polite and perfect Princess Hannah here to save the day . . . has been so well behaved that eventually! the King and Queen have decided He’s not fast and he to get her a very special birthday can’t fly, but that won’t present: The Marvellous Magical get in the way of stopping Pudding Machine! Can she learn his arch enemy Anteater to share her wonderful gift with from stealing some her friends? prize mangoes.

Fergal is Fuming was shortlisted for the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize 2018.

Also by Robert Starling: FEB 2019 9781783444151 32pp HB APR 2019 EBook available 260 x 250mm £11.99 9781783447169 32pp HB EBook available 260 x 250mm £11.99

SALLY DORAN grew up in Pembrokeshire and studied journalism and theatre before embarking on a career as a children’s author. She now lives in a little cottage in the south west of England. Boom! Bang! Royal Meringue! is her debut book, in part inspired by her love of meringues. Twitter: @sallyiswriting 9781783445905

RACHAEL SAUNDERS is a Hampshire based illustrator with a passion for character design ROBERT STARLING began doodling creatures and characters at school and hasn’t and storytelling. She graduated from Falmouth University in 2014 with a first class degree in stopped since. He lives and works in Norwich, and when he’s not sketching new characters or Illustration and has since worked for a variety of international newspapers, brands, magazines and writing down stories he can be found sculpting, brewing coffee, adjusting his headphones or publishers. Instagram: @_rachaelsaunders foraging in the kitchen for cake. Oh, and teaching kids. Instagram: @robertstarling_art PICTURE BOOKS PICTURE BOOKS

Margarita Surnaite Julia Woolf THE LOST BOOK DUCK & PENGUIN Henry much prefers ARE NOT FRIENDS real-life adventures to Betty and Maud are the best reading stories. Then of friends, but their favourite he discovers the Lost toys, Duck and Penguin, Book, and so begins an are definitely NOT! They amazing adventure that absolutely do not want to brings books and real life play happily together, but together! maybe they have more in common than they think . . .

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JUN 2019 9781783447831 32pp HB EBook available 240 x 240mm £11.99

MARGARITA SURNAITE was born and raised in Lithuania. She graduated from the JULIA WOOLF worked for 20 years in , including a 12 year period working in the MA Children’s Book Illustration course at Cambridge School of Art with a Distinction in 2015. US for Dreamworks. She later studied for an MA in Children’s Book Illustration at Cambridge Margarita lives and works in Cambridge. The Lost Book is her debut picture book. School of Art, graduating in 2015. Julia lives by the sea in Kent with her husband and young Instagram: @margaritasurnaite daughter. Twitter: @juliawoolf PICTURE BOOKS PICTURE BOOKS

Ana & Thiago de Moraes Jeanne Willis Hrefna Bragadottir THE NIGHT BEAR DON’T GO THERE! The Night Bear’s favourite snacks They mustn’t have toilets in outer are nightmares – the scarier, the space, because this baby Martian tastier! But one night, he accidentally keeps going in the wrong place: a picks up a dream of unicorns and bird bath, a bin, an up-turned hat . . . rainbows – yuck! Can he find Perhaps if he masters the Toilet Song, someone who might really want he might learn where to go. it instead? JUN 2019 9781783447152 32pp HB EBook available 240 x 240mm £11.99

MAY 2019 9781783447145 32pp HB EBook available 280 x 240mm £11.99 JEANNE WILLIS is one of the most successful children’s picture book authors in the UK. She had her first picture book published by Andersen Press at the age of 21, and since then has gone on to write many award-winning books, including Who’s in the Loo?, Susan Laughs and Tadpole’s Promise. She lives in North .

ANA & THIAGO DE MORAES are originally from Brazil, but now live in London with their children and countless imaginary creatures. Ana is an incurable storyteller and a creative director HREFNA BRAGADOTTIR was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, and has been drawing pictures for television. Thiago grew up obsessed with drawing and would doodle on anything – even ever since she was old enough to pick up a pencil. She spent eight years working as a full-time his exam papers! When he’s not illustrating children’s books he works as a creative director in animator for companies such as King Rollo Films, Aardman and , advertising. Their debut, The Zoomer’s Handbook, won the Picture Book category of the Sheffield before turning her hand to picture books. Her debut picture book was longlisted for The Klaus Children’s Book Award in 2016. Instagram: @tibolota Flugge Prize. Hrefna now lives in Bournemouth. Instagram: @hrefnabragadottir PICTURE BOOKS PICTURE BOOKS

Meg McLaren Fearne Cotton Sheena Dempsey THE STATION MOUSE HUNGRY BABIES Maurice is the Station Mouse, and so he We’re the Hungry Babies, look what we must follow The Station Mouse Handbook. can eat! From chaotic breakfasts to picnic But when a little boy loses something very lunches, from baking with Dad to birthday important, Maurice has to choose between parties with friends, Fearne Cotton’s following the rules and following his heart. adorable Hungry Babies love to have fun at mealtimes. JUN 2019 9781783447572 32pp PB JUN 2020 EBook available 260 x 250mm £6.99 9781783447589 32pp PB EBook available 270 x 230mm £6.99

Eve Coy LOOKING AFTER DADDY Fred Blunt Some people think that William looks after SANTA CLAUS VS his daughter, but she knows it’s really the THE EASTER BUNNY other way round! A hilarious and endearing Santa has it so easy, with his huge workshop and tale of parent-child role reversal, team of elves and reindeer. The Easter Bunny, perfect for Father’s Day. on the other hand, has to do everything himself! MAY 2019 Bunny has had enough – he hatches a genius, 9781783447107 32pp PB chocolatey plan with uneggspected results. A EBook available 230 x 230mm £6.99 perfect Easter tale.

MAR 2019 9781783447640 32pp PB EBook available 260 x 250mm £6.99 ‘Charming and heartfelt . . . The story expertly captures the always entertaining if often tiring adventures that make ‘Wonderfully bonkers’ JIM FIELD up a day in the life of a parent’ GUARDIAN PICTURE BOOKS PICTURE BOOKS

Michael Morpurgo Michael Foreman Michelle Robinson Tor Freeman DOLPHIN BOY TEN FAT SAUSAGES One day, Jim spots a dolphin beached on the sand. Soon Ten fat sausages sizzling in the pan . . . decide the whole of his village is working together to save it . . . to escape, if they can! Hilarious and merciless, A brand new cover to celebrate the 15th anniversary this tale will have you snorting out loud. of the spellbinding tale from master storyteller Michael Morpurgo and multi award-winning illustrator FEB 2019 9781783447510 32pp PB Michael Foreman. EBook available 260 x 250mm £6.99 ‘Michael Morpurgo’s FEB 2019 poignant narrative, ‘Bright condiments, stricken-looking frankfurters and 9781783447503 32pp PB complemented by EBook available 245 x 280mm £6.99 wicked comedy will appeal to the ruthless reader’ Michael Foreman’s GUARDIAN wonderful illustrations . . . ‘An infectiously funny It doesn’t get much countdown book, set to better’ THE TIMES Jeanne Willis Tony Ross be a read-aloud favourite’ NOT JUST A BOOK . . . THE BOOKSELLER A book is not just a book. It can be a hat or a building block, a flower press or a fly-swatter! But it can also do something very special . . . Peter Bently Mei Matsuoka ‘Celebrates creativity and THE GREAT DOG BOTTOM MAR 2019 32pp PB SWAP 9781783447190 280 x 240mm £6.99 imagination . . . Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross are the ideal Why do dogs sniff each other’s bottoms when combination for any picture book’ they meet? It all goes back to the drama at SCOTSMAN the Dogs’ Summer Ball! This hilarious tale gets a brand new cover for its celebratory 10th Judy Corbalis Korky Paul anniversary edition. APR 2019 GET THAT BALL! 9781783447619 32pp PB EBook available 275 x 270mm £6.99 Tom and his gran are playing penalty shoot-out when things go wrong and the football escapes . . . Now, wherever it leads them, from the park to the high street and beyond to the depths of the ocean, Tom and Gran must “Get that ball!”

MAY 2020 ‘Excellent fun with 9781783447565 32pp PB illustrations rich in detail’ ‘Big, clever, funny’ THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH EBook available 240 x 280mm £6.99 BOOKTRUST ‘It’s maybe my all time favourite kids’ book’ DAWN O’PORTER FICTION FICTION

Barbara Mitchelhill IIlustrated throughout by Tony Ross Lucy Courtenay Illustrated throughout by Sheena Dempsey THE ERIC SERIES MERMAID SCHOOL: HOW DO A colourful new look for the Eric books, with fantastic illustrations by Tony Ross! YOU DO, MARNIE BLUE? Welcome to Lady Sealia Foam’s Mermaid Whenever Eric receives a present from his Auntie Rose in South America, magic and mayhem School! Here you will learn siren songs, are sure to follow. There’s an ugly stripy jumper that makes Eric super brainy, a special stone proper care of sea creatures and how to which grants wishes and a magical pimple potion. But things don’t always go to plan, and Eric not fall off your seahorse . . . needs his best friend Wes to help with some very unexpected side effects . . . It is Marnie Blue’s very first day at Mermaid School, and she’s terrified. Her famous diva aunt Christabel was a notorious rebel at the same school, and Marnie’s grumpy octopus music teacher soon brands her a troublemaker too. Marnie wants nothing more than to clam up. But when a fellow COVER pupil finds herself in danger, Marnie must COMING show that daring runs in the family and SOON swim to the rescue.

Look out for more Mermaid School books coming soon!

FEB 2020 9781783448302 144pp PB 7+ EBook available 198 x 129mm £6.99 JAN 2019 FEB 2019 MAY 2019 9781783447961 9781783447978 9781783448272

ALL 64pp PB 7+ 198 x 129mm £5.99 LUCY COURTENAY worked in publishing, before seeing sense and leaving to pursue writing children’s fiction full-time. She has contributed to a number of series for young readers including Beast Quest and Animal Ark, whilst more recently writing romance for young adults. Twitter: @LucyCourtenay1

BARBARA MITCHELHILL was born in Rochdale and trained as a teacher. She began SHEENA DEMPSEY is an Irish children’s illustrator living in Folkestone, Kent. She has writing for BBC children’s TV, and eventually went on to write books for children. She now lives illustrated many books including Dave Pigeon, which was shortlisted for the Sainsbury’s Book in Staffordshire and has two grown-up daughters. Twitter: @bmitchelhill Award. Twitter/Instagram: @SheenaDempsey FICTION FICTION

Josh Lacey Illustrated throughout by Garry Parsons Rebecca Patterson PATTERSON

THE DRAGONSITTER REBECCA A MOON GIRL IN THE LAND OF THE DRAGONS STOLE MY FRIEND

Eddie has travelled with his uncle MortonIt’s 2099. to LylaMongolia, lives in a hopingworld of It’s 2099. Lyla lives in a world of robocats, to watch the Great Dragon Battle robocats Ceremony., FLYING But SWEETS wild dragons and INSTANT flying sweets and instant snow, but some are not nearly so friendly as pet ones,SNOW and. But somethe inhospitablethings never change. Little things never change. Little brothers are mountains are a dangerous place brothersto be stuckcan still with be annoying , teachers are still annoying, school teachers make you nothing but a pile of chocolate bars. so embarrassing, and cringe, and, when your best friend deserts when someone steals you for the new girl, it still hurts. Especially your best friend it Told in emails, the 10th book in The really HURTS. Especially when that new girl is from the Moon. But Dragonsitter series is an extra action-packed when that someone is Lyla’s problems lead her into unexpected tale of misunderstandings, monsters and Mars bars. super-cool new adventures . . . girl Petra from DRAFT COVER the Praise for : Moon MAR 2019 176pp PB 7+ The Dragonsitter series . How 9781783447985 198 x 129mm £6.99 ‘Short, sharp and funny’ TELEGRAPH Colony FEB 2019 80pp PB 7+ will Lyla survive 9781783448005 198 x 129mm £4.99 ‘Belly-busting laughter for all the family’ without her BFF? WE LOVE THIS BOOK And can she ever win her back?

Ruth Quayle £6.99 ANDERSEN THE RACE TO HORNSWAGGLE ROCK PRESS www.andersenpress.co.uk In this hilarious follow-up to The Battle of the Blighty Bling, Vic and her family of pirates are preparing to enter the Race to Hornswaggle Rock, the hardest, most dangerous pirate contest in the country. But the dastardly Captain Guillemot has stolen their ship and thrown their parents overboard. Now it’s up to the kids to find a way to steal the ship back, join the race and win victory. There are fearsome pirate crews, hungry sharks and some lovesick parrots in the way – will they be the rulers of the seven seas or the scurviest losers to ever walk the plank? REBECCA PATTERSON grew up in Bolton and studied fashion. After graduating, she had Praise for various jobs, including classroom assistant in a primary school. Once her own children had started The Battle of the Blighty Bling: school, Rebecca began an MA in Children’s Book Illustration and had her first picture books MAY 2019 224pp PB 9+ ‘A brilliant, fast-paced adventure for those of us commissioned at the end of the course. She is the 2012 winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. 9781783448289 198 x 129mm £6.99 who love mischief’ EVENING STANDARD 9781783446926 FICTION FICTION

Julian Clary Illustrated throughout by David Roberts Alex Gardiner THE BOLDS GO WILD MOSSBELLY MACFEARSOME It’s time for monkey business in this fifth outing for AND THE DWARVES OF DOOM Teddington’s wildest family, the Bolds! Roger is just an ordinary boy, in an ordinary world – or so he thinks, until a grumpy dwarf The Bolds receive a surprise visitor all the way from warrior, Mossbelly MacFearsome, appears Africa: Granny Imamu. But she is not impressed by their out of thin air and saves him from the school life in Teddington. She wants her grandchildren to act bully. If that isn’t incredible enough, now Moss more like wild hyenas and get in touch with their Roger’s life is ordinary, until a grumpy dwarf has decided that Roger is the perfect human beastly side. warrior, Mossbelly MacFearsome, appears out of thin air and saves him from the school companion for his daring quest to defeat the bully. Moss decides that Roger must join him dwarves’ arch-enemy Leatherhead Barnstorm, on his daring quest to defeat his arch-enemy Meanwhile, the twins’ teacherLeatherhead has aBarnstorm rather and unusual his horrifying and his horrifying horde of monstrous (but horde of monstrous (but very polite) gorefiends. problem: her grown-up sonIf RogerJeffrey doesn’t would help Moss, rather the world asmonkey we very polite) gorefiends. know it will be destroyed by ogres and dragons about than act like a human.and If humanity animals will be canannihilated. become If he does people, could it happen thehelp, other he will beway late for around his tea and his. . mum. ? will be going mad with worry. A Highland castle, A Highland castle, a trainee witch who knows a trainee witch who can do karate, and an ancient spell to be broken . . . just what karate, and an ancient spell to be broken – by MAR 2019 has Roger got himself into? King Golmar’s braces, just what has Roger got 9781783448043 304pp HB‘Fast-paced 7+ , smart and very, very funny’ EBook available 198 x 129mm £12.99 SAM GAYTON himself into? DRAFT COVER £6.99 Cover A hilarious action-packed fish-out-of-water illustrations by Praise for James Lancett EBOOK adventure, perfect for young fans of Terry available: The Bolds series Pratchett and Cressida Cowell. ‘I wish we livedwww.andersenpress.co.uk next door to the Bolds!’ DAVINA McCALL ‘Silliness and fun’ SUNDAY TIMES Cover illustration by James Lancett ‘Joyful’ TELEGRAPH JAN 2019 9781783447916 240pp PB 9+ EBook available 198 x 129mm £6.99 9781783443055 9781783443802 9781783445202 9781783447299 www.theboldsbooks.co.uk ‘Fast-paced, smart, and very very JULIAN CLARY is a comedian, entertainer, best-selling author and all-round National Trinket. funny’ SAM GAYTON His colourful career has seen him win Celebrity Big Brother, become a Sunday Times best-selling novelist, and complete countless smash-hit comedy tours. Twitter: @JulianClary

DAVID ROBERTS worked as a milliner before turning his talents to illustrating children’s books. ALEX GARDINER spent several years in the Merchant Navy before embarking on a sales and He has gone on to work with some of the finest children’s authors including Julia Donaldson and marketing career in the UK motor industry. Now retired, he lives in East Dunbartonshire with his Jacqueline Wilson, and has earned great acclaim for his distinctive style. Instagram: @dr.illustration wife. He reads a lot, writes fantasy for children – and plays very bad golf. FICTION FICTION

Rosanne Parry Illustrated throughout by Mónica Armiño Sam Gayton A WOLF CALLED WANDER THE LAST ZOO The wolf star, brightest of all in the summer Perfect for fans of Douglas sky, shines over my home ground. I know every Adams and Neil Gaiman, hidden lake and rocky ridge, but if my pack The Last Zoo is a mind-bending story is not in the mountains, then it is no home to about the end of the world. me. I feel a howl deep inside, but dare not let it out. Pia lives in the world’s last zoo: a place where the impossible is actually possible ever since Swift lives with his pack in the mountains, scientists detonated a reality bomb in a bid until one day his family is killed. Alone and to save the world. Weird and wondrous starving, Swift must make a choice: stay creatures have been dreamt into existence and try to eke out a desperate life on the and are housed on ocean arks – unicorns, borders of his old hunting grounds, or strike singing hippos, hummingdragons, genies . . . out and find a new place to call home. and angels, who might be the most important The journey Swift must go on is long and creations of all, because Earth needs a miracle perilous – can he summon the courage to to survive. survive all by himself? But one morning Pia makes a terrible Inspired by the true story of a wolf that discovery: the angels are missing. To find them, travelled 1,000 miles across America. she will need to solve the riddle they left With beautiful illustrations from artist behind, make a pact with a devil, and take a

MAY 2019 176pp PB 9+ Mónica Armiño and a factual section about perilous journey into the glitch, where nothing 9781783447909 216 x 153mm £6.99 wolves and their environment. Cover art by Tomislav Tomic is what it seems . . .

MAR 2019 9781783447701 320pp PB 10+ ‘Gayton conjures worlds far beyond your EBook available 198 x 129mm £6.99 imagination and characters that grab you by the hand and pull you with them, headlong into adventure’ GILL LEWIS ROSANNE PARRY is the author of four award-winning middle grade novels and a part-time bookseller at legendary independent bookstore Annie Bloom’s in Portland, Oregon. She loves to hike, camp and sail, and writes in a treehouse in her backyard. Twitter: @RosanneParry

SAM GAYTON lives in Margate. In 2009 he completed the Writing for Young People MA at MÓNICA ARMIÑO is a Spanish illustrator who has published several books in Europe and Bath Spa University and not long after published his first book, The Snow Merchant. When he’s not the USA. Mónica also works in the animation industry as a character designer and colour and writing, he likes playing old board games, strumming his guitar and joining as many rock bands as texture artist for feature films and pre-school TV series, including the award-winning Puffin Rock. possible (currently at seven). Twitter: @sam_gayton

FICTION PB 9+ £6.99 272pp 198 x 129mm APR 2019 9781783448296 EBook available LIGHTNING MARY LIGHTNING Ordinary and I am what most people are is a scientist. I am ordinary I am not at all. not. strikes lightning a One stormy night, sheltering a baby with group of women survives the baby Only – under a tree. Mary Anning. on the wild proud up poor but Growing MaryDorset her father after follows coast, treasures in the perilous valuable hunt for ancient and landslips: waves by uncovered and Tragedy turned to stone. creatures, and everything far away despair are never is against Mary – a mere girl – as she fights her dream of becoming a scientist. to fulfil But Mary survived hasn’t lightning the her she’ll make Soon strike nothing. for . . greatest discovery of all . With a factual section on MaryAnning’s ideal she discovered, and the fossils life scientists. budding for ANTHEA SIMMONS - pony where she was daughter who grew up in Cornwall, is a vicar’s ANTHEA SIMMONS to the country she moved to bring up her City career, After a highly-successful and book-mad. works now She a social enterprise for dedicated to improving write and teach. paint, son and ride, boardrooms. diversityin the UK’s and inclusion The girl who found treasure on the Jurassic coast found treasure on the The girl who Simmons Anthea Cover art by James Weston Lewis Weston artCover James by

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Susin Nielsen Jeff Zentner NO FIXED ADDRESS RAYNE & DELILAH’S MIDNITE MATINEE Felix Knutsson is nearly thirteen, lives with his Josie and Delia are best friends and co-hosts on their mother and pet gerbil, and is brilliant at memorising own public access TV show, Midnite Matinee. They dress trivia. So far, pretty normal. But Felix and his mom as vampires Rayne and Delilah, perform daft skits, and Astrid have a secret: they are living in a van. show the weekly so-bad-it’s-good low-budget horror movie. But the end of senior year is coming, and with it Astrid promises it’s only for a while until she finds a big life decisions. Josie is torn between pursuing her new job, and begs Felix not to breathe a word. So television dreams in a new city or staying with her BFF, when Felix starts at a new school, he does his very while Delia is searching for her dad, who walked out best to hide it from his new friends. He makes a ten years ago. plan to turn his and Astrid’s lives around: he’s going to go on his favourite game show Who, What, Where, A road-trip to ShiverCon, a convention for horror fans, When and win the cash prize. All he needs is a little may just have the answers the two need – but will Josie luck and a lot of brain power . . . and Delia be prepared for life taking some seriously unexpected plot-twists? Susin Nielsen deftly combines humour, heartbreak, and hope in this moving story about the people ‘Anyone can break your heart – Jeff Zentner can also make you who slip through the cracks in society. laugh out loud!’ RAINBOW ROWELL MAR 2019 9781783447992 400pp PB 12+ ‘I laughed, cried, and fell over-the-moon in love with Rayne & EBook available 198 x 129mm £7.99 Delilah’s Midnite Matinee’ JENNIFER NIVEN ‘Relatable, moving and funny. Susin Nielsen is simply JUN 2019 wonderful’ SARAH CROSSAN

9781783448326 288pp PB 12+ ‘Susin Nielsen is an amazing writer. No Fixed Address Also by Jeff Zentner: EBook available 198 x 129mm £7.99 is my book of the year’ HILARY MCKAY

‘Funny, charming and full of heart, this is a really special Praise for Goodbye Days: book. I defy you not to root for Felix Fredrik Knutsson!’ ‘Heartbreaking and life-affirming’ TEEN VOGUE LISA WILLIAMSON ‘This book will wreck you, fix you, and most ‘Susin Nielsen is the finest voice currently writing YA’ definitely change you’ BECKY ALBERTALLI PHIL EARLE ‘Gorgeous, heartbreaking, and ultimately life-affirming’ NICOLA YOON 9781783446223 9781783443765 9781783445523 9781783446476 9781783445516 SUSIN NIELSEN has written for Canadian TV and received huge critical acclaim for her young adult novels. She won the prestigious Governor General’s Award in her native JEFF ZENTNER lives in Nashville, Tennessee. He came to writing through music, starting out for The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen and in 2017 won the UKLA Book Award. She lives as a guitarist and singer-songwriter. He’s released five albums and appeared on recordings with in Vancouver with her family and two very destructive cats. Twitter/Instagram: @susinnielsen Iggy Pop, Nick Cave and Debbie Harry. Twitter/Instagram: @jeffzentner FICTION FICTION

Robin LaFevers Sharon Dogar COURTING DARKNESS MONSTERS Sybella is searching the French court for fellow assassins When two 16-year-old stepsisters elope from the convent of St Mortain, placed there years ago on with a married man in 1814, the results under cover missions. But deadly royal politics are at play, are devastating – and the ripples can still and she must navigate them one step ahead of her enemies. be felt today.

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ROBIN LAFEVERS is the New York Times bestselling author of the His Fair Assassin trilogy. SHARON DOGAR lives in Oxford with her husband and three children. She loves writing, Her latest book, Courting Darkness, is the first in a duology set in the same world. She lives on a reading and daydreaming. She also works with adolescents as a psychotherapist. Her previous small ranch in Southern California. Twitter: @RLLaFevers novel for young adults, Annexed, was shortlisted for the Costa Book Award. 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