Thursday, 2 November 2023

New November Picture Book Releases

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Take a look at a selection of our new picture books coming out in November! Click on the images for more information about each book.


New Hardback Releases

Molly, Olive & Dexter: The Guessing Game by Catherine Rayner


King Lion by Emma Yarlett


Do You Remember by Sydney Smith


A Way to the Stars by David Almond, Gill Smith (illus.)



Tiny Owl's Scary Day by Petr Horáček


We Could Fly by Rhiannon Giddens


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Dasher Can't Wait for Christmas by Matt Tavares


Always Never Always by Meg McKinley, Leila Rudge (illus.)



New Paperback Releases

King Mouse by Cary Fagan, Dena Seiferling (illus.)


'Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore, P. J. Lynch (illus.) 


Maisy's Snowy Day by Lucy Cousins


Penguin Huddle by Ross Montgomery, Sarah Warburton (illus.)


Ross Montgomery reads from Penguin Huddle:


Ballet Kids by Holly Sterling


The Red Sledge by Mick Jackson, Victoria Ball (illus.)


Hat Cat by Troy Wilson, Eve Coy


New Board Book Releases

Snow! by Leslie Patricelli



 All of our November picture books are available from all good booksellers!

Thursday, 5 October 2023

New October Picture Book Releases

 Take a look at a selection of our new picture books coming out in October! Click on the images for more information about each book.


New Hardback Releases

Madame Badobedah and the Old Bones by Sophie Dahl, Lauren O'Hara (illus.)


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The Repair Shop Stories: The Singing Bear by Amy Sparkes, Katie Hickey (illus.)


Bear and Bird: The Stars and Other Stories by Jarvis


I Really Want to Be a Cat by Helen Hancocks


Lily the Pond Mermaid by Lucy Fleming




How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? by Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen (illus.)


Bunnies in a Sleigh: A Crazy Christmas Story! by Philip Ardagh, Ben Mantle (illus.)


Dance With Oti: The Penguin Waltz by Oti Mabuse, Samara Hardy (illus.)


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New Paperback Releases

Well Done, Mummy Penguin by Chris Haughton


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Santa Post by Emma Yarlett


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The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish by Chloe Savage


Cloud Babies by Eoin Colfer, Chris Judge (illus.)


Honey for You, Honey for Me: A First Book of Nursery Rhymes


Watch Michael Rosen perform 'Jelly on a Plate' from Honey for you, Honey for Me:


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This is Our House by Michael Rosen, Bob Graham (illus.)


Rose Meets Mr Wintergarten by Bob Graham


Harvey Slumfenburger's Christmas Present: 30th Anniversary Edition by John Burningham



All of our October picture books are available from all good booksellers!null

Thursday, 7 September 2023

New September Picture Books

Take a look at a selection of our new picture books coming out in September! Click on the images for more information about each book.


New Hardback Releases

Yippee! Rabbit by Jo Ham


Uh-oh! Rabbit by Jo Ham


Betty and the Mysterious Visitor by Anne Twist, Emily Sutton (illus.)




Listen to Anne Twist reading from Betty and the Mysterious Visitor:



Peace on Earth by Smriti Halls, David Litchfield (illus.)



Vlad, the Fabulous Vampire by Flavia Z. Drago





Drew, Moo and Bunny, Too by Owen Sheers, Helen Stephens (illus.)


A First Book of Dinosaurs by Simon Mole, Matt Hunt (illus.)


Watch Simon Mole read one of his poems from A First Book of Dinosaurs:



Maisy's Big Book of Kindness by Lucy Cousins


Count the Stars by Raewyn Caisley, Gabriel Evans (illus.)



New Paperback Releases

The Wilderness by Steve McCarthy


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Leila, the Perfect Witch by Flavia Z. Drago




The Circles in the Sky by Karl James Mountford


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Over the Shop by JonArno Lawson, Qin Leng (illus.)


The Dot: 20th Anniversary Edition by Peter H. Reynolds



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New Board Book Releases

Spooky Little Halloween by Nick Sharratt and Sally Symes



All of our September picture books are available from all good booksellers!