MY ARTIST KIT: I CREATE MY PRINCESSES 4 years BY LILIDOLL and up The necessary kits for little and growing artists! Description: Each creative box is produced to the highest standards of quality and includes the material required to follow the step -by-step guide. These are the first steps to have solid bases and start creating on your own and be as inventive as possible. Key Selling Points: • A lovely case to carry everywhere • Many creative accessories (stickers, stencils, patterns sheets, felts,stamp…)p…) • Great gift appeal Specifications 1 storage box: 320x190x30 mm Book: 180x180 mm ISBN: 9782733867570 RRP: £ 14.99 MY ARTIST KIT: I CREATE ANIMALS MASKS 4 years BY MÉLUSINE ALLIROL and up The necessary kits for little and growing artists! Description: Discover an amazing new arts and craft series specially tailored to children’s needs and learning skills. This toolkit includes a step-by-step guide for making 5 animals masks from across the world, thanks to the materials provided. Key Selling Points: • A lovely case to carry everywhere • 6 delightful masks made of thick cardboard and which are ready to be decorated • Many accessories (feathers, pompoms, glitter pens...) • Great gift appeal Specifications 1 storage box: 320x190x30 mm 6 masks: 185x185 mm Book: 180x180 mm ISBN: 9782733867587 RRP: £ 14.99 ISBN 978-1-78112-850-3 The Unlucky Eleven 9 781781 128503 Phil Earle MAY 2018 With colour illustrations by Steve May A fun football tale for little readers packed with laughs, friendship and a spot of superstition ... When luck deserts the previously successful Saints, Stanley’s team-mates become convinced that they are under the control of a terrible curse. Their ridiculous attempts to beat the curse lead to injury, embarassment and further humiliation, until by the last game of the season they’re ready to give it all up. Step forward Stanley, to take the most important free-kick of his life ... A hilarious footie adventure from an author-illustrator dream-team. • Top author: Phil is a highly-regarded and award-winning author, SuperDad’s Day OffQR\[\]5R]]UN0NV recieved fantastic reviews and is the series’ best-seller • /NJ]^[RWP_RK[JW]JWMRW\]JW]Ub[NLXPWR\JKUNRUU^\][J]RXW\O[XV]QNJ`J[M`RWWRWP<]N_N6Jb • @[R]]NWRWLNUNK[J]RXWXO9QRU\X`W\XWJWMQR\OXX]KJUU]NJVR]\YJLTNMO^UUXO`J[V]QJWMQNJ[] • =QNJLLUJRVNM5R]]UN0NV\J[N\]^WWRWP[\]LQJY]N[KXXT\Kb]QNL[NJVXOLQRUM[NW\]JUNW]`R]Q\^YN[ [NJMJKUNUJbX^]\JWMMN\RPWJLQ^WTbO[RNWMUbOX[VJ]QRPQ\YNLWR\QN\JWMYJLTNM`R]QO^WNa][J\}\JUN\ for the series are over 400k since the launch in 2012 Phil Earle aK]LY\XKXN\KS]ONSX2_VV2S]\]^TYL was as a care worker in a children’s home. Phil then chose the more sedate lifestyle of a bookseller, PUBLICATION: 15th May 2018 and now works in children’s publishing – when he’s ISBN: 9781781128503 not writing his own children’s books, which have PRICE: £6.99 P/B been nominated for numerous awards, including a VAT: No longlisting for the Carnegie Medal. BIC CODE: YF CBMC CODE: B3N79 DRAFT COVER ONLY COVER DRAFT DRAFT COVER ONLY COVER DRAFT RIGHTS: World RELATED TITLES: INTEREST AGE: 5-8 SuperDad’s Day Off by Phil Earle FORMAT: 126 x 168mm 9781781126844 PAGES: 96pp WWW.BARRINGTONSTOKE.CO.UK ILLUSTRATIONS: Full Colour ILLUSTRATOR: Steve May 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] LEAD TITLE ISBN 978-1-78112-864-0 McTavish Takes the Biscuit CONKERS 8+ | MAY 2019 9 781781 128640 Meg Rosoff McTavish has his eyes on the pies as he returns with the Peachey family for another hilarious middle-grade adventure from the multi-award-winning Meg Rosoff. With illustrations by Grace Easton The Peachey family have become quite the cooks since McTavish joined the family. They take it in turns to make every meal and Betty is brilliant at baking fresh bread! But when Pa Peachey decides its his turn in the kitchen chaos quickly ensues, with only baking disasters making it to the dinner table. Unfortunately, Pa’s got even grander ideas and he’s sure he’s going to win the local Bake Off with his next creation ... a towering gingerbread sculpture of The Palace of Versailles! Looks like it’s time for McTavish to save the day – again. A glorious return to McTavish’s world, brimming with Meg’s iconic and sharply written prose, and a fantastic cast of comic characters. The perfect heart-warming middle-grade series for dog and book lovers alike. • =N[[RL[N\YXW\N]X]QN6L=J_R\Q\N[RN\$]QN\N[RN\LXW]RW^N\]XQJ_N\][XWP\JUN\[NLNR_N[J_N[N_RN`\JWM in 2018 0XXM-XP6L=J_R\Q`J\WXVRWJ]NMOX[KX]Q]QN,J[WNPRNJWM4J]N0[NNWJ`Jb6NMJU\ • 1RPQY[XUNVJ[TN]RWPLJVYJRPWOX[]QR\UNJM]R]UN\N[RN\RWLU^MRWPJ^]QX[JYYNJ[JWLN\JWM98<YJLT\OX[ KXXT\QXY\RWLU^MRWPJMX[JKUN6L=J_R\QK^W]RWPOX[bX^[_N[bX`W9NJLQNb+JTN8OO • <]^WWRWPLX_N[J[]`X[TJWMKUJLTJWM`QR]NRUU^\][J]RXW\]Q[X^PQX^]Kb0[JLN.J\]XWLXW]RW^RWP]QN NW]RLRWPJWMLXVVN[LRJUUXXTXO]QN`QXUN\N[RN\ 6NP;X\XOO worked in publishing, journalism, politics and advertising before writing How I Live Now. Her books have won or been PUBLICATION: 2nd May 2019 shortlisted for 18 international book prizes, including the Carnegie ISBN: 9781781128640 Medal and the Orange First Novel Prize, and been translated into over 20 languages. In 2016, Meg was the recipient of the prestigious Astrid PRICE: £6.99 P/B Lindgren Memorial Award, the world’s largest children’s literature VAT: No award. She lives in London with her family and two dogs. BIC CODE: YF CBMC CODE: D3N79 RIGHTS: World RELATED TITLES: INTEREST AGE: 8+ Good Dog McTavish by Meg Rosoff DRAFT COVER ONLY COVER DRAFT 9781781126837 FORMAT: B format McTavish Goes Wild by Meg Rosoff PAGES: 120pp WWW.BARRINGTONSTOKE.CO.UK 9781781127612 ILLUSTRATIONS: Black and white ILLUSTRATOR: Grace Easton Publishers: Barrington Stoke Ltd, 18 Walker Street, Edinburgh EH3 7LP t 0131 225 4113 f 0131 225 4140 e [email protected] CATEGORY: Children’s Fiction 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] LEAD TITLE ISBN 978-1-78112-868-8 D-Day Dog CONKERS 8+ | MAY 2019 9 781781 128688 Tom Palmer Master storyteller Tom Palmer returns with a touching celebration of the heroic paratroopers of WWII and their parachuting canine companions. With cover artwork by Tom Clohosy Cole The last thing Jack wants right now is to go to France for a school trip to the D-Day landing beaches. He hates leaving his beloved dog, Finn, behind and he misses home too much to have any interest in history. But an unexpected encounter introduces Jack to the true story of English paratrooper Emile Corteil and his dog, Glen – who was not just Corteil’s loyal companion but also his parachuting partner. Before Jack knows it, he’s been gripped by Corteil and Glen’s moving tale, and he will not rest until he discovers their fate on D-Day ... A gripping, poignant historical adventure, publishing for the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings. • Follows the critically acclaimed Armistice Runner; “Powerfully poignant ... not to be missed. If there is one WWI story you read this year let it be this one!” – The Reader Teacher • Hugely popular author: Tom is one of Barrington Stoke’s top-selling authors with backlist sales of over 120k • Marketing support includes POS packs, author PR and extensive author events at schools and festivals • Great for schools: POS for schools and free resources to accompany Tom’s other history-led titles tying into KS2/KS3 history themes • The perfect companion to Armistice Runner with stunning cover artwork from Tom Clohosy Cole Tom Palmer was a reluctant reader as a child and credits articles about football with getting him into reading. He went on to become a PUBLICATION: 2nd May 2019 bookseller and then worked in reader development. He is well known ISBN: 9781781128688 PY\RS]R_QOVc]_MMO]]P_VPYY^LKVVM^SYXPY\:_PXKXNS]YXOYP Barrington Stoke’s top-selling authors, writing about both sport and PRICE: £6.99 P/B history with great appeal. He travels all over the UK visiting schools VAT: No and working with charities, and is well loved across the book trade. BIC CODE: YF CBMC CODE: D3N79 RIGHTS: World RELATED TITLES: INTEREST AGE: 8+ DRAFT COVER ONLY COVER DRAFT Armistice Runner by Tom Palmer FORMAT: B format 9781781128251 PAGES: 120pp WWW.BARRINGTONSTOKE.CO.UK ILLUSTRATIONS: Black and white vignettes ILLUSTRATOR: Tom Clohosy Cole Publishers: Barrington Stoke Ltd, 18 Walker Street, Edinburgh EH3 7LP t 0131 225 4113 f 0131 225 4140 e [email protected] CATEGORY: Children’s Fiction 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 TEEN FICTION • MAY 2019 TRAVELLERS PREJUDICE IRELAND ROMANCE The Pavee and the Buffer Girl A stunning new edition of Dowd’s moving story of lives lived on the edge of society, and love in its many forms with powerful black and white illustrations from Emma Shoard.