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Little Gems are Book Ban ded and quizz ed for Accelerat ed Reader
• Short first chapter books for 4 to 8s to boost reading confidence • Encourages reading for pleasure and good reading practice for the newly emergent reader • Perfect for sharing or reading alone • Big-name author and illustrator pairings
“A perfect little package for ” emerging readers BOOKTRUST
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AUG 2019
NORMAN THE NORMAN FROM NORMANDY
NORMAN THE NORMAN AND THE VERY SMALL DUCHESS
THE BAD TROUSERS
THE BIG FIB
GREY ISLAND, RED BOAT
THE BAKERY OF HAPPINESS
Philip Ardagh
Philip Ardagh
Ros Asquith
Ros Asquith
Ian Beck
Ian Beck
Illustrations by Tom Morgan-Jones 978-1-78112-697-4 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Tom Morgan-Jones 978-1-78112-762-9 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Mairi Hedderwick 978-1-78112-428-4 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Mairi Hedderwick 978-1-78112-470-3 £6.99 P/B
llustrations by the author 978-1-78112-521-2 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by the author 978-1-78112-878-7 £6.99 P/B
MARIELLA, QUEEN OF THE SKIES
MARY’S HAIR
BLAMEHOUNDS
CHEESEMARES
TED RULES THE WORLD
STARS OF MINE
Eoin Colfer
Eoin Colfer
Ross Collins
Ross Collins
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Kevin Crossley-Holland
Illustrations by Richard Watson 978-1-78112-510-6 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by the author 978-1-78112-392-8 £5.99 P/B
Illustrations by the author 978-1-78112-191-7 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Chris Riddell and Cate James 978-1-78112-505-2 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Martina Peluso 978-1-78112-192-4 £5.99 P/B
Illustrations by Katy Halford 978-1-78112-770-4 £6.99 P/B
MAY 2019
JUL 2019
THE UNLUCKY ELEVEN
THE GINGERBREAD STAR
OUT FOR THE COUNT
PRAMBUSTERS!
MOLLY ROGERS TO THE RESCUE
MONSTER BUSTERS
Phil Earle
Anne Fine
Anne Fine
Anne Fine
Cornelia Funke
Cornelia Funke
Illustrations by Steve May 978-1-78112-850-3 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Vicki Gausden 978-1-78112-499-4 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Vicki Gausden 978-1-78112-507-6 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Vicki Gausden 978-1-78112-736-0 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Kasia Matyjaszek 978-1-78112-839-8 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Glenys Ambrus 978-1-78112-396-6 £6.99 P/B
JUN 2019
I KILLED FATHER CHRISTMAS
THE SMILE
GRANDPA WAS AN ASTRONAUT
Anthony McGowan
Michelle Magorian
Jonathan Meres
Illustrations by Chris Riddell 978-1-78112-710-0 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Sam Usher 978-1-78112-500-7 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Hannah Coulson 978-1-78112-534-2 £6.99 P/B
MONSTER SLAYER
THE GHOST IN ANNIE’S ROOM
SKULDUGGERY
Brian Patten
Philippa Pearce
Tony Robinson
Illustrations by Chris Riddell 978-1-78112-548-9 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Cate James 978-1-78112-685-1 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Jamie Smith 978-1-78112-408-6 £6.99 P/B
MINT CHOC CHIP AT THE MARKET CAFÉ
SPECIAL DELIVERY
THE CASTLE IN THE FIELD
Jonathan Meres
Jonathan Meres
Michael Morpurgo
Illustrations by Hannah Coulson 978-1-78112-869-5 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Faye Hanson 978-1-78112-287-7 £5.99 P/B
DREAD CAT
SPLASH DAY!
THE GENIUS AGED 81/4
Michael Rosen
Nick Sharratt
Jeremy Strong
Illustrations by Nicola O’Byrne 978-1-78112-588-5 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by the author 978-1-78112-827-5 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Jamie Smith 978-1-78112-555-7 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Hannah Coulson 978-1-78112-756-8 £6.99 P/B
THE FIRST THIRD WISH
GRANDPA BERT AND THE GHOST SNATCHERS
MY FRIEND’S A GRIS-KWOK
THE STORY OF THE DANCING FROG
ANNA LIZA AND THE HAPPY PRACTICE
THE FISH IN THE BATHTUB
Illustrations by the author 978-1-78112-245-7 £6.99 P/B
Malorie Blackman
Illustrations by Andy Rowland 978-1-78112-244-0 £5.99 P/B
Quentin Blake
Eoin Colfer
Illustrations by the author 978-1-78112-591-5 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Matt Robertson 978-1-78112-559-5 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Peter Bailey 978-1-78112-360-7 £6.99 P/B
BLUE JOHN
JOE AND THE DRAGONOSAURUS
MR BIRDSNEST AND THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR
THE SNAKE WHO CAME TO STAY
A TWIST OF TALES
SUPERDAD’S DAY OFF
Julia Donaldson
Julia Donaldson
Phil Earle
Illustrations by Alexandria Neonakis 978-1-78112-578-6 £6.99 P/B
Berlie Doherty
Julia Donaldson
Illustrations by Becka Moor 978-1-78112-444-4 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Hannah Shaw 978-1-78112-575-5 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Hannah Shaw 978-1-78112-574-8 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Peter Bailey 978-1-78112-570-0 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Steve May 978-1-78112-684-4 £6.99 P/B
THE MONSTER FROM THE BLUE PLANET
THE MOONSHINE DRAGON
SEA URCHINS AND SAND PIGS
HENRY POND THE POET
Cornelia Funke
Cornelia Funke
Dick King-Smith
THE RATS OF MEADOWSWEET FARM
GOOD DOG LION
Cornelia Funke Illustrations by Mónica Armiño 978-1-78112-603-5 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Sarah Horne 978-1-78112-390-4 £5.99 P/B
Illustrations by Victor Ambrus 978-1-78112-590-8 £6.99 P/B
Dick King-Smith
Illustrations by David Dean 978-1-78112-372-0 £6.99 P/B
MINIKID
SNUG
WE ARE NOT FROGS!
ALL ABOUT ELLA
BILLY BUTTON, TELEGRAM BOY
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo
Sally Nicholls
Sally Nicholls
Illustrations by Faye Hanson 978-1-78112-352-2 £5.99 P/B
Illustrations by Faye Hanson 978-1-78112-286-0 £5.99 P/B
Illustrations by Sam Usher 978-1-78112-792-6 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Hannah Coulson 978-1-78112-533-5 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Sheena Dempsey 978-1-78112-532-8 £6.99 P/B
Ian Beck
Berlie Doherty
Illustrations by Elys Dolan 978-1-78112-430-7 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Melanie Demmer 978-1-78112-830-5 £6.99 P/B
Malorie Blackman
Illustrations by Victor Ambrus 978-1-78112-417-8 £6.99 P/B
AUG 2019
SEP 2019
Eoin Colfer
Alexander McCall Smith
THE GREAT TELEPHONE MIX-UP
Sally Nicholls Illustrations by Sheena Dempsey 978-1-78112-735-3 £6.99 P/B
BOOK BAND: GOLD WHITE
COVER NOT FINAL
LIME BROWN GREY
NELLIE CHOC-ICE, PENGUIN EXPLORER
BIG TROUBLE FOR NELLIE CHOC-ICE
NELLIE CHOC-ICE AND THE PLASTIC ISLAND
ROSE’S DRESS OF DREAMS
SOPHIE TAKES TO THE SKY
Jeremy Strong
Jeremy Strong
Jeremy Strong
Katherine Woodfine
Katherine Woodfine
Illustrations by Jamie Smith 978-1-78112-721-6 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Jamie Smith 978-1-78112-766-7 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Jamie Smith 978-1-78112-877-0 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Kate Pankhurst 978-1-78112-768-1 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Briony May Smith 978-1-78112-871-8 £6.99 P/B
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“If these don’t encourage children to read, I don’t know what will!” PARENTS IN TOUCH
Special Features:
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• Easy-read, dyslexia-friendly font to help reading flow for all readers
Little Gems collection with our brand-new shelf talker!
• Gently tinted, heavy paper – kinder to young eyes and helps to settle the text • Well-spaced, appealing layouts with lots of illustrations • Child-friendly chunky format – perfect for small hands • High-spec finishing and jacket design for the “wow” factor • Activities and jokes to reinforce reading as fun
FIR ST CHAPT ER BOOKS BY BIG NAME AUTHO RS
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