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Pan Macmillan Kids & Ya Catalogue PAN MACMILLAN KIDS & YA CATALOGUE FALL 2020 PUBLISHERS GROUP CANADA RECENT HIGHLIGHTS The Grizzly Itch Five More Minutes My Dad Is A Grizzly Bear by Victoria Cassanell by Marta Altes by Swapna Haddow, illustrated by Dapo Adeola Pan Macmillan Pan Macmillan Pan Macmillan On Sale: May 26/20 On Sale: Jul 14/20 On Sale: May 5/20 7.64 x 10.92 • 32 pages 8.82 x 11.02 • 32 pages 7.76 x 10.99 • 32 pages 9781529013573 • $13.99 • pb 9781509866038 • $15.99 • pb 9781529013979 • $15.99 • pb Juvenile Fiction / Social / Friendship Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories Juvenile Fiction / Family / Parents Animalphabet What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside I Can Catch a Monster by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Sharon by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Lydia Monks by Bethan Woollvin King-Chai • Pan Macmillan Pan Macmillan Pan Macmillan On Sale: May 5/20 On Sale: Jul 7/20 On Sale: Aug 25/20 8.27 x 11.02 • 68 pages 10.07 x 10.05 • 32 pages 9.41 x 11.3 • 32 pages 9781509801640 • $21.99 • pb 9781529023145 • $25.99 • cl 9781509889808 • $24.99 • cl Juvenile Fiction / Animals / General Juvenile Fiction / Stories In Verse Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure Publishers Group Canada | Pan Macmillan — KIDS & YA Fall 2020 LEAD Too Much Stuff by Emily Gravett From the creator of modern classic Meerkat Mail comes a hilarious rhyming story, about a pair of hoarding magpies, that demonstrates the danger of having too much stuff. Based in the same forest as Emily Gravett's award-winning Tidy, it features many woodland animals, including its star, Pete the badger! Meg and Ash are a pair of magpies who are building a nest for their perfect eggs. Although they begin their nest construction using the usual mud, sticks and grass, Meg and Ash are soon convinced that their nest doesn't have enough stuff and begin to seek out more things to collect and add to an ever- growing pile. From cuckoo clocks to mops and socks, a stroller and even a car - their need for stuff doesn't seems endless. Until - crash! - the inevitable happens! Author Bio Pan Macmillan On Sale: Sep 15/20 Emily Gravett has a rare talent indeed for creating exceptional books for 8.86 x 10.24 • 32 pages children. The winner of two CILIP Kate Greenaway Medals, her skill and wit Colour illustrations are second to none. Emily first sprang into the limelight with the ground- 9781509857333 • $24.99 • cl breaking Wolves in 2005, which has been followed by such modern classics Juvenile Fiction / Social / General as Meerkat Mail, Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears, Monkey and Me and Ages 2+ Again! and the fabulous Bear and Hare series for younger readers. Her recent picture books include: Tidy, Old Hat, and Cyril and Pat. Each book is unique and different from the last, and features endearing, beautifully drawn characters that touch the heart and tickle the funny bone. Emily lives in Brighton, England, with her family. Related Titles Cyril and Pat by Emily Gravett Pan Macmillan On Sale: Jul 16/19 9781509857289 • $15.99 • pb Tidy by Emily Gravett Pan Macmillan On Sale: Jun 15/17 9781447273998 • $15.99 • pb 1 Publishers Group Canada | Pan Macmillan — KIDS & YA Fall 2020 Meerkat Christmas by Emily Gravett A 2019 Sunday Times Book of the Year From Africa to Australia to Asia and back again, Sunny the meerkat travels the world on the hunt for the perfect Christmas in this fun and festive flap-filled picture book. From Emily Gravett, award-winning creator of the modern classic Meerkat Mail, comes a gorgeous festive treat full of Christmas card flaps to lift. Sunny wants a white Christmas, with a decorated tree, carols and sprouts for dinner. None of which he can see at home in the Kalahari desert. So off he heads to find the perfect Christmas elsewhere, before realizing that maybe Christmas isn't all about the trimmings. From the twice winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal and the creator of Too Much Stuff, Tidy, Wolves, and Cyril and Pat, comes Meerkat Christmas, a witty and heartwarming celebration of festive fun and family love that shows Christmas can be whatever you want it to be. Cave Baby 10th Anniversary Edition by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Emily Gravett A special anniversary edition of this glorious adventure story full of wonder and mischief, from the bestselling author Julia Donaldson and award-winning illustrator Emily Gravett. A hairy mammoth takes a cheeky little baby on a thrilling ride through a moonlit landscape populated by a sabre-toothed tiger, a leaping hare, a laughing hyena and even, just maybe, by a big brown bear. But where are they going? And what has it to do with the baby's scribblings on the cave wall? Celebrate ten years of this imaginative prehistoric story with Cave Baby: 10th Anniversary Edition, featuring the original story, plus bonus material. Pan Macmillan On Sale: Oct 20/20 9.25 x 11.81 • 32 pages Colour illustrations 9781529027778 • $15.99 • pb Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure Ages 2+ 2 Publishers Group Canada | Pan Macmillan — KIDS & YA Fall 2020 The Teeny Weeny Genie by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Anna Currey A brilliantly entertaining "be-careful-what-you-wish-for" tale that's full of farmyard fun - from the bestselling Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Anna Currey in her charming, classic style. Old Macdonald is cleaning out his farmhouse kitchen when he comes across a dusty old teapot. And no one could be more surprised when a wish-granting genie pops out of the spout! Old Macdonald wishes for a wife, who wishes for a baby. A baby who wishes for a dog, who wishes for a cat, who wishes for some mice! It doesn't take long before the farmyard starts getting very busy, and VERY noisy! Will the genie ever get a break from granting wishes, and find some peace? If only there was someone who could grant him a wish. The Teeny Weeny Genie is a magical picture book adventure packed with lots of favourite farmyard animals from Julia Donaldson and Anna Currey, creators Pan Macmillan of Rosie's Hat and One Ted Falls Out of Bed. On Sale: Sep 1/20 8.82 x 11.02 • 32 pages Author Bio Colour illustrations 9781509843602 • $28.99 • cl Julia Donaldson has written some of the world's best-loved children's books, Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, which Ages 3+ together have sold over 17 million copies worldwide, and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard. Julia also writes fiction, poetry, plays and songs - and her brilliant live shows are always in demand. She was Children's Laureate 2011-13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between West Sussex and Edinburgh. Anna Currey's warm, classic watercolour style has brought to life many enchanting picture books. Her previous work for Macmillan includes Rosie's Hat and One Ted Falls Out of Bed, also written by Julia Donaldson. Anna was Related Titles born in Norfolk, grew up in Ireland and now lives near Bath with her husband. The Go-Away Bird by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Catherine Rayner Pan Macmillan On Sale: May 5/20 9781509843572 • $15.99 • pb The Cook and the King by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by David Roberts Pan Macmillan On Sale: Sep 3/19 9781509813780 • $15.99 • pb 3 Publishers Group Canada | Pan Macmillan — KIDS & YA Fall 2020 LEAD Counting Creatures by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Sharon King-Chai An entertaining and visually stunning interactive counting book, filled with die-cuts, flaps and fold-outs, from bestselling children's author Julia Donaldson and award-winning illustrator Sharon King-Chai. With bright and beautiful artwork and an exotic array of animals and their babies to marvel over, this is a gorgeous book to treasure and read over and over again. Can you count how many kittens Leopard might have pouncing about or how many tadpoles are wriggling around? Every page draws you further into the beautifully vibrant animal kingdom - flying bats, frolicking fox cubs, jumping Arctic hares, and more - inviting you to compare the animals to each other and learn the baby names for each creature as you count. It also includes a fun spidery search-and-find game. Sharon King-Chai's colourful illustrations and the cleverly designed pages Pan Macmillan makes Counting Creatures a rich delight, while Julia Donaldson's signature On Sale: Oct 6/20 rhythmic words are a pleasure to read aloud. 7.68 x 10.24 • 48 pages Colour illustrations Author Bio 9781529040517 • $30.99 • cl Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Baby Animals Julia Donaldson has written some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, which together have sold over 17 million copies worldwide, and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard. Julia also writes fiction, poetry, plays and songs - and her brilliant live shows are always in demand. She was Children's Laureate 2011-13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between West Sussex and Edinburgh. Sharon King-Chai is an enormously talented designer and illustrator. Having grown up in Australia, she moved to London in 2003 and since then has Related Titles brought her style and eye for beautiful design to album covers, book covers, Animalphabet stationery and her books Starbird, Lucy Ladybird, and Snail Mail.
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