BLOOMSBURY FALL 2021 SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS NOVEMBER 2021 What the Dinosaurs Saw Life on Earth Before Humans Fatti Burke A beautifully illustrated account of how Earth came to life. Our whole universe began as a tiny dot, filled with so much hot, dense energy that it burst. This event was the Big Bang, and from the remnants of that explosion, our whole universe was born. From those earliest beginnings 3.5 billion years ago to the mighty dinosaurs who roamed Earth 250 million years ago, this is the story of how life adapted, evolved, and survived exploding stars, JUVENILE NONFICTION / flying meteoroids, and natural disasters. ANIMALS / DINOSAURS & With amazing facts and awe-inspiring illustrations, What the Dinosaurs Saw is a PREHISTORIC CREATURES vibrant and accessible depiction of the earliest days of our universe and life on Bloomsbury Children's Books | 11/2/2021 9781547606894 | $23.99 / $32.99 Can. Earth. Hardcover with dust jacket | 64 pages 12 in H | 9.4 in W Fatti Burke is an illustrator from Co. Waterford, Ireland. What the Dinosaurs Saw is the first book she has authored as well as illustrated. Fatti lives in Portugal. MARKETING National media campaign including targeted outreach to children’s/ parenting /science media Online influencer outreach including parenting, teacher/librarian/educator bloggers and bookstagrammers Book buzz and webinar promotion Social media promotion 2 BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS NOVEMBER 2021 Fox A Circle of Life Story Isabel Thomas From the author-illustrator pairing behind the acclaimed Moth, a scientific look at the circle of life. JUVENILE NONFICTION / In the frost-covered forest of early spring, fox is on a mission to find food for her ANIMALS / FOXES three cubs. As they grow, she teaches them how to survive in the wild. Until one Bloomsbury Children's Books | 11/30/2021 day, fox dies. Her body goes back to earth and grass and air, nourishing the world 9781547606924 | $18.99 / $25.99 Can. Hardcover with dust jacket | 48 pages around her and bringing the forest to life. Death is not just an end, it’s also a 9.8 in H | 9.8 in W beginning. Fox: A Circle of Life Story answers the big scientific question: What happens when we die? MARKETING Extensive independent bookseller Isabel Thomas studied Human Sciences at the University of Oxford. She is a science writer and campaign including early mailings, children’s author who has been shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize, the downloadable assets on Edelweiss, and ASE Science Book of the Year and the Blue Peter Book Awards. She is a primary school governor email outreach and STEM Ambassador. Her previous books for Bloomsbury include Moth: An Evolution Story, National media campaign including which was also illustrated by Daniel Egnéus. targeted outreach to children’s/parenting/ Daniel Egnéus collaborated with Neil Gaiman on an illustrated edition of American G... science/trade media Online influencer outreach including parenting, picture book, and teacher/librarian bloggers and bookstagrammers Book buzz and webinar promotion Social media promotion 3 BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS DECEMBER 2021 Five Little Easter Bunnies Martha Mumford From the creators of Hop Little Bunnies comes a new lift-the-flap springtime adventure full of adorable bunnies and perfect for Easter! Join five little Easter bunnies as they set off on an exciting lift-the-flap Easter egg JUVENILE FICTION / NURSERY hunt! As the bunnies climb trees, peek into nests, and look under leaves, readers RHYMES will have to lift the flaps to find the eggs. And there might be some surprises Bloomsbury Children's Books | 12/7/2021 9781547607341 | $17.99 / $24.99 Can. along the way too! Hardcover Picture Book | 24 pages This joyful, interactive book is packed with adorable bunnies, lambs, chicks, and 10 in H | 10 in W ducklings. Get ready for non-stop Easter fun in this beautifully illustrated full color read-aloud, full of the joys of spring. PRAISE MARKETING National consumer advertising campaign Hop Little Bunnies National media campaign including “Lift-the-flap action, onomatopoeic chants, and an array of charming animals have targeted outreach to children’s/parenting a sweet spring appeal.” ?Publishers Weekly /trade media Online influencer outreach including We’re Going on an Egg Hunt parenting, teacher/librarian, bloggers and “Vibrant . Intriguing illustrations, classic story structure, and irresistible rabbits bookstagrammers add up to a winning Easter-themed treat.” ?Kirkus Reviews, starred review Book buzz and webinar promotion “Young listeners will be entertained by the recognizable pattern from the classic bear hunt and the holiday-adjacent material.” ?School Library Journal Martha Mumford is the author of Hop Little Bunnies and the Royal Baby series, which began with Shhh! Don’t Wake the Royal Baby. Martha loves baking, patchwork, and has a mild obsession with interiors magazines. She lives in Berkshire, England, with her husband and young daughters. Laura Hughes is the illustrator of Hop Little Bunnies and We're Going on an Egg Hunt, as well as Kelly Clarkson's New York Times bestseller River Rose and the Magical Lullaby. Originally from Bath, England, she studied ... 4 BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS SEPTEMBER 2021 Pegasus Princesses 1: Mist's Maze Emily Bliss This spin-off chapter book series of the popular Unicorn Princesses series stars a girl who goes on magical adventures with Pegasus Princesses. When nine-year-old, Pegasus-obsessed Clara moves into a new house with her family, she’s shocked and thrilled to discover a magical silver feather and wing-back chair that transports her to the Wing Realm, the magical land of the Pegasus Princesses! Each of the eight Pegasus sisters has a unique magical power and a tiara to represent that power. And the Pegasus Princesses are delighted to meet Clara—their very first human! JUVENILE FICTION / ANIMALS / Clara arrives to learn that Princess Mist is hosting a cloud maze above the palace. DRAGONS, UNICORNS & But Lucinda, the Princesses' pet winged-cat, has spilled the bottle of mist spray MYTHICAL used to make the clouds. Will the Princesses and Clara be able to construct a new Bloomsbury Children's Books | 9/28/2021 9781547606801 | $5.99 / $7.99 Can. cloud maze in time? Trade Paperback | 128 pages Featuring adorable black-and-white illustrations throughout and eye-catching, 7.8 in H | 5.1 in W sparkly covers, this series is a must-have for chapter book readers. b&w throughout Other Available Formats: Emily Bliss is also the author of the Unicorn Princesses series, and lives with her winged cat in a Hardcover ISBN: 9781547606818 house surrounded by woods. From her living room window, she can see silver feathers and green flying armchairs. Like Clara Griffin, she knows pegasuses are real. MARKETING Extensive independent bookseller campaign including early mailings, downloadable assets on Edelweiss, and email outreach National consumer advertising campaign National review coverage including targeted outreach to children’s/parenting media Online influencer outreach including parenting and elementary teacher/librarian and bloggers/bookstagrammers Social media promotion 5 BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS SEPTEMBER 2021 Pegasus Princesses 1: Mist's Maze Emily Bliss This spin-off chapter book series of the popular Unicorn Princesses series stars a girl who goes on magical adventures with Pegasus Princesses. When nine-year-old, Pegasus-obsessed Clara moves into a new house with her family, she’s shocked and thrilled to discover a magical silver feather and wing-back chair that transports her to the Wing Realm, the magical land of the Pegasus Princesses! Each of the eight Pegasus sisters has a unique magical power and a tiara to represent that power. And the Pegasus Princesses are delighted to meet Clara—their very first human! JUVENILE FICTION / ANIMALS / Clara arrives to learn that Princess Mist is hosting a cloud maze above the palace. DRAGONS, UNICORNS & But Lucinda, the Princesses' pet winged-cat, has spilled the bottle of mist spray MYTHICAL Bloomsbury Children's Books | 9/28/2021 used to make the clouds. Will the Princesses and Clara be able to construct a new 9781547606818 | $16.99 / $22.99 Can. cloud maze in time? Hardcover with dust jacket | 128 pages Featuring adorable black-and-white illustrations throughout and eye-catching, 7.8 in H | 5.1 in W b&w throughout sparkly covers, this series is a must-have for chapter book readers. Other Available Formats: Emily Bliss is also the author of the Unicorn Princesses series, and lives with her winged cat in a Trade Paperback ISBN: 9781547606801 house surrounded by woods. From her living room window, she can see silver feathers and green flying armchairs. Like Clara Griffin, she knows pegasuses are real. MARKETING Extensive independent bookseller campaign including early mailings, downloadable assets on Edelweiss, and email outreach National consumer advertising campaign National review coverage including targeted outreach to children’s/parenting media Online influencer outreach including parenting and elementary teacher/librarian and bloggers/bookstagrammers Social media promotion 6 BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS SEPTEMBER 2021 Pegasus Princesses 2: Aqua's Splash Emily Bliss This spin-off chapter book series of the popular Unicorn Princesses series stars a girl who goes on magical adventures with Pegasus Princesses. When nine-year-old, Pegasus-obsessed Clara moves into a new house with her family, she’s shocked and thrilled to discover a magical silver feather and wing-back chair that transports her to the Wing Realm, the magical land of the Pegasus Princesses! Clara visits the Winged Realm to join Princess Aqua and the others to witness the merfairies’ hatching in the Sky Sea. But when the hatching pool goes inky dark, JUVENILE FICTION / ANIMALS / Clara will have to help the panicking Princesses and the merfairies to save the DRAGONS, UNICORNS & special Merthday Splash event.