Bloomsbury Children's Catalogue January - June 2020

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Meet the Planets

Written by Caryl Hart, illustrated by Bethan Woollvin Back cover artwork is taken from

A Heart So Fierce and Broken Written by Brigid Kemmerer

ISBN: 9781526619204

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Dear Readers, Welcome to Bloomsbury’s enticing array of bookish delights for the first half of 2020. Our front cover star is a zooming space adventure for the very young: Meet

the Planets, from Caryl Hart and Bethan

Woollvin. More picture book treats include the anarchically funny

You Can’t Call an Elephant in an Emergency and a seaside treat for some adorable bunnies in We’re Going on a Treasure Hunt.

Celebrating eco-heroines everywhere, we have Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet – from our very own bestselling non-fiction superheroine, Kate Pankhurst. Our non-fiction list is full of the wonders of the natural world, especially in our longstanding partnership with the RSPB, which now yields the utterly awe-inspiring, majestic and beautiful Birds by Miranda Krestovnikoff and Angela Harding.

Our fiction list is packed with adventure, wit and wonder – with new books from established favourites, and brilliant new young fiction series from Joanna Nadin and Michelle Robinson. But I particularly wanted to mention that this is vintage YA season, with A

Heart

So Fierce and Broken from NYT bestseller Brigid Kemmerer, Havenfall by Sara Holland and the long-awaited new YA novel from the amazing Meg Rosoff – a short, heady, bittersweet taste of ripe summer, modern and timeless, destined to sit alongside coming-ofage classics from Bonjour Tristesse to I Capture the Castle. It’s so brilliant, you’ll want to read it again as soon as you’ve finished.

We’re super proud of all our authors and illustrators, and know that there’s something for everyone in this catalogue – it’s rocket fuel for the imagination. Happy reading!

Rebecca McNally Publishing Director and International Editor-in-Chief

NATIONAL AWARDS 2019–2020 by

Baby’s First Bank Heist Jim Whalley and Stephen Collins

WINNER – Dundee Picture Book Award WINNER – Bishop’s Stortford Picture Book Award SHORTLISTED – Oscars Book Prize SHORTLISTED – English 4 – 11 Picture Book Awards

Ruby’s Worry by Tom Percival SHORTLISTED – Independent Bookshop Week Award (Picture Books) SHORTLISTED – Oscars Book Prize SHORTLISTED – Derby Children’s Picture Book Award SHORTLISTED – Teach Primary Book Awards SHORTLISTED – The Teacher Book Awards SHORTLISTED – Derby Children’s Picture Book Award Fantastically Great Women Who Made History

by Kate Pankhurst SHORTLISTED – The British Book Awards – Children’s Illustrated & Nonfiction Category

I Swapped My Brother on the Internet

by Jo Simmons and Nathan Reed WINNER – Costa Book Awards 2018 SHORTLISTED – Channel Island Children’s Book Award 2019

The Explorer by Katherine Rundell WINNER – UKLA Book Award WINNER – Channel Island Children’s Book Award

The Storm Keeper’s Island by Catherine Doyle WINNER – Independent Bookshop Week Award (Children’s) WINNER – The Teacher Book Awards The Weight of a Thousand Feathers

by Brian Conaghan SHORTLISTED – Independent Bookshop Week Award (Children’s)

Moonrise by Sarah Crossan WINNER – Lancashire Book of the Year Award WINNER – Islington Teen Read Vote SHORTLISTED – Independent Bookshop Week Award (Children’s) SHORTLISTED – UKLA Book Award SHORTLISTED – Coventry Inspiration Book Awards by

We Come Apart Sarah Crossan and Brian Conaghan WINNER – Sheffield Children’s Book Award

The Illustrated Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan SHORTLISTED – Information Book Awards

Moth by Isabel Thomas SHORTLISTED – English 4–11 Picture Book Awards The Buildings That Made London by Josie Shenoy LONGLISTED – The Klaus Flugge Prize

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Little Owl’s Bedtime Written by Debi Gliori Illustrated by Alison Brown An irresistible story that is perfect for wakeful little night owls, from the creators of Little Owl’s Egg and Little Owl’s First Day. Little Owl doesn’t want to go to bed ... His pillow is too lumpy, his quilt is too hot and what is that strange snorting noise he can hear?

Perhaps one last bedtime story will help or maybe, just maybe, Mummy Owl has an ingenious way to soothe her restless Little Owl and help him get to sleep ...

Filled with beautiful, soft artwork from Alison Brown, this warm and reassuring bedtime story is perfect for reluctant sleepers.

Debi Gliori is the much-loved author/illustrator of over eighty books for children, including the bestselling No Matter What.

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Alison Brown studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths and is the illustrator of the bestselling I Love You Night and Day.

Lola Dutch: I Love You So Much Written by Kenneth Wright Illustrated by Sarah Jane Wright The unstoppable Lola Dutch is back! A delightful, gloriously illustrated friendship story that’s perfect for Valentine’s Day. Lola Dutch loves her friends SO MUCH. So when Croc, Crane and Pig are each having a bad day, she comes up with a brilliant plan to cheer them all up.

But then Lola realises she’s forgotten the most important person of all – BEAR! Can Lola come up with the perfect way to show how much she loves her dearest friend?

Join Lola in the third book of this fun and whimsical series, as she discovers that when it comes to celebrating friendship, there’s no such thing as TOO MUCH! A charming, exuberant story that’s perfect for fans of Eloise and Olivia.

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Kenneth and Sarah Jane Wright live in Utah, USA, with their four children. This is their third children’s book collaboration, following the bestselling Lola Dutch: Is a Little Bit Much and Lola Dutch: When I Grow Up. BLOOMSBURY PICTURE BOOKS

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We Catch the Bus Katie Abey Choose your favourite vehicle and LET’S GO! Join all the busy animals in every kind of vehicle in this follow-up to We Eat Bananas and We Wear Pants.

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Is that a cheeky monkey flying a plane? Did I see a llama riding a scooter? And look! There’s a whole pack of animals catching that bus. All the animals are on the move in their favourite vehicles, zipping by in their own hilarious way.

Travel across airports, race through city streets in fire engines and drive around building sites.

Wherever you’re going today ... tell us how it should be done!

We Catch the Bus invites children to choose their favourite vehicles and how they like to travel on pages, packed with animals driving cars, buses, diggers, spacecraft, bikes, ships, scooters and more.

Katie Abey lives in a teeny hobbit-like house in Derbyshire. When Katie is not drawing awkward cats and llamas, she enjoys yoga and reading. Her first book with Bloomsbury, We Wear Pants, has been celebrated as ‘a visual feast for the eyes’ by BookTrust.

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Hop Little Bunnies Written by Martha Mumford Illustrated by Laura Hughes A brand-new board-book edition of the bestselling Hop Little Bunnies – from the much-loved illustrator of We’re Going on an Egg Hunt.

There are lots of sleepy animals to wake up in this bouncy, energetic board book. Lift the flaps, then hop with the little bunnies, cheep with the chicks, baa with the lambs and mew with the kittens.

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Based on the popular nursery rhyme ‘Sleeping Bunnies’, this interactive lift-the-flap book is full of the joys of spring.

From the bestselling Laura Hughes, illustrator of We’re Going on an Egg Hunt and We’re Going on an Elf Chase, this jolly board book is packed with non-stop fun and is the perfect gift for little bunnies everywhere!

Martha Mumford has loved children’s books forever. She has written eight picture books for Bloomsbury and lives in Berkshire.

Laura Hughes studied illustration at Kingston University and is also the bestselling illustrator of We’re Going on an Egg Hunt, We’re Going on an Elf Chase and The Birthday Invitation.

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Meet the Planets Written by Caryl Hart Illustrated by Bethan Woollvin 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 … Blast off! Come on an exciting space adventure and say hello to the planets of the solar system in this brilliantly fun rhyming picture book.

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Join in with the rhymes and spot all the smileyfaced, friendly planets, from shimmering Saturn to mighty Mars. Little ones will have a blast (and be back in time for bed!) in this striking read-aloud, story-led picture book. It’s perfect for all would-be astronauts. Learning about the planets has never been so much fun!

Caryl Hart is the author of many picture books, including How to Catch a Dragon and One Shoe Two Shoes. She lives in Sheffield with her family.

Bethan Woollvin won the Macmillan Prize for Illustration for her debut picture book, Little Red, in 2014. She lives in Sheffield.

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I Don’t Want to Be Quiet!

Laura Ellen Anderson A brilliantly funny picture book about what happens when you listen, from the author/ illustrator of the bestselling Amelia Fang series.

Stairs are for STOMPING, spoons are for DRUMMING, and when my mum’s working, I help her by HUMMING. Making noise is a LOT of fun ... but what happens when you take the time to really listen to the world around you? Perfect for little people who love banging and popping, and whizzing and fizzing.

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Laura Ellen Anderson is the author/illustrator of the internationally successful I Don’t Want Curly Hair and the bestselling Amelia Fang series.

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The FurFins: CherryTail and the Mermaid Wedding Written by Alison Ritchie Illustrated by Aless Baylis 16 April 2020 Bloomsbury Children’s Books PAPERBACK / 9781526606570 / £6.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: BLOOMSBURY TERRITORY: WO

Highly collectible, with a sparkly cover, this is the second book in a charming new series featuring the fluffy, friendly FurFins, enchanting little sea creatures with glittery tails and a taste for adventure.

Deep beneath the silvery waves lies the magical Kingdom of Coralia. This is where the FurFins live, and today is a VERY special day ... the mermaid princess is getting married!

CherryTail is the best baker in the whole of Coralia, and she is making the Royal Wedding Cake. Everything is ready, but then disaster strikes – the cake has DISAPPEARED! Luckily her best friends StarTail and TinyTail are ready to help. Can they save the day in time for the mermaid wedding?

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Alison Ritchie works as a freelance editor and writer and has published several children’s books. She lives in a village in Oxfordshire.

Aless Baylis is an illustrator and print & pattern designer based in Brighton. This is her second picture book.

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Car, Car, Truck, Jeep Written by Katrina Charman Illustrated by Nick Sharratt Take one board book that’s jam-packed with things on wheels, add a musical accompaniment to the tune of ‘Baa, Baa, Black Sheep’, and you have the perfect preschool combination.

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This brand-new board-book edition of a bestselling picture book is bursting with cars, buses, planes, trains, trucks, diggers and many more things that go. Little ones will have endless fun singing along to the tune of a favourite nursery rhyme in this joyful romp.

Join in the fun in a musical book with bold, colourful illustrations by the instantly recognisable Nick Sharratt, and text by talented newcomer Katrina Charman.

Katrina Charman has written two bestselling picture books for Bloomsbury: Car, Car, Truck, Jeep and Go, Go, Pirate Boat.

Nick Sharratt is the bestselling illustrator of over 250 books for children, including books

by Dame Jacqueline Wilson, Julia Donaldson and Michael Rosen. He is the proud owner of a gold Blue Peter badge.

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You Can’t Call an Elephant in an Emergency Written by Patricia Cleveland-Peck Illustrated by David Tazzyman

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Nee-nar! Nee-nar! Jam-packed with emergency vehicles, unlikely rescues and crazy creatures, this brilliant new book from the creators of You Can't Take an Elephant on the Bus and You Can't Let an Elephant Drive a Digger is riotous, laugh-out-loud fun!

An elephant firefighter? A traffic cop sloth?

A paramedic chimpanzee? What a catastrophe!

In case of emergency, you’d do best to avoid ALL of these creatures. Find out why in this hilarious picture book filled with brilliant and improbable rescue attempts. It’s bursting with all sorts of emergency vehicles and funny animals – the ideal book for reading (and laughing!) out loud.

Patricia Cleveland-Peck has published fourteen children’s books, including the bestselling You Can’t Take an Elephant on the Bus and You Can't Let an Elephant Drive a Digger which, together, have sold over 180,000 copies.

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David Tazzyman is the award-winning illustrator of the Mr Gum books (Egmont), as well as six bestselling picture books for Bloomsbury.

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The Girl and the Dinosaur Written by Hollie Hughes Illustrated by Sarah Massini A very rare and special book where the words and pictures take you on a magical journey far beyond the page.

In a town by the seaside, Marianne is often seen foraging on the beach. But she isn’t playing with children her own age. Instead Marianne is alone, and digging for dinosaur bones to build a special sort of companion …

The wishing stars burn bright that night, the air is thick with dreams, and a deeply sleeping dinosaur is waking up, it seems …

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A masterpiece of storytelling with evocative and stunning illustrations, The Girl and the Dinosaur is destined to be read for years to come.

Hollie Hughes is the author of many picture books including The Famishing Vanishing Mahoosive Mammoth and the glorious Princess Swashbuckle. Hollie lives in Essex with her family.

Sarah Massini is the illustrator of more than a dozen picture books. Her first picture book for Bloomsbury was Kiss It Better by Smriti Prasadam-Halls. Sarah lives in Sussex with her family.

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The perfect celebration of the addictive pleasures of books and reading.

Ralfy Rabbit LOVES books. He loves nothing more than finding a quiet spot and reading.

But things aren’t so quiet any more … Rodney, Ralfy’s new baby brother, is making sure of that.

And when Ralfy discovers a huge bite-mark hole in one of his favourite books, things go from bad to worse. Who could be behind the biting? Ralfy Rabbit is determined to find out!

A gorgeous story about how reading can overcome even the most chomp-some of problems.

Emily MacKenzie lives in Edinburgh with her husband and young son.

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We’re Going on a Treasure Hunt Written by Martha Mumford Illustrated by Laura Hughes From Laura Hughes, illustrator of the bestselling We’re Going on an Egg Hunt, comes a lift-the-flap pirate adventure!

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Yo-ho-ho! Join the fun as four bunnies set sail to find the hidden treasure chest.

With ten gold coins to find hidden under the flaps, it’s an action-packed treasure hunt!

You'll need to watch out for dolphins, parrots, sharks and monkeys along the way and help the bunnies get home in time for a delicious SURPRISE! From the bestselling Laura Hughes, this gorgeously illustrated lift-the-flap romp is packed full of treasure and tropical creatures – perfect for little pirates everywhere!

We’re going on a treasure hunt. Yo-ho-ho!

Help us find the golden coins ... Arrrrr! Off we go!

Martha Mumford has loved children’s books forever. She has written eight picture books for Bloomsbury and lives in Berkshire.

Laura Hughes studied illustration at Kingston University and is the bestselling illustrator of We’re Going on an Egg Hunt, We’re Going on an Elf Chase and Hop Little Bunnies.

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Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet Kate Pankhurst From the brilliant bestselling author and illustrator Kate Pankhurst comes a new book about inspirational women who have dedicated their lives to studying, conserving and protecting our planet.

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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of World Earth Day, this book introduces readers to women whose work and activism have shaped the world we live in. From deep in the ocean and around the Antarctic to the hearts of Tanzanian forests, women throughout history, and still today, have made discoveries that have shown us just how amazing the Earth is and why we should look after it. Read about how Antarctic researcher Edith Farkas helped identify the thinning of the Ozone Layer and how Anita Roddick led the charge for ethical everyday products when she opened her cosmetics store, The Body Shop.

Written and illustrated in Kate’s playful style, this is the perfect book for all budding climate activists. A fantastic addition to the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards and British Book Awards shortlisted series.

Kate Pankhurst is the bestselling author of Bloomsbury’s Fantastically Great Women picture books, praised for their ‘astounding facts and incredible artwork’ (The Bookseller: Special). As a child, Kate spent most of her time drawing, she feels very lucky to now do this as her job.

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RSPB Birds: Explore their extraordinary world Written by Miranda Krestovnikoff Illustrated by Angela Harding This beautifully illustrated book, produced in partnership with the RSPB, is a fascinating look at the most magnificent birds that fill our skies.

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What birds can do is extraordinary. The statuesque golden eagle spots prey from kilometres away. You can tell what time of day an owl hunts by looking at the colour of its eyes. With its long muscular legs, the secretary bird can kick large prey, like snakes and hares, with powerful force.

Discover which bird is the fastest, the smallest, the cleverest, the most colourful, from the bitter cold polar regions to the lush tropics.

White-winged diuca finches nest high upon freezing glaciers and mighty peregrine falcons circle skyscrapers in busy cities. Look up! Birds will amaze, intrigue and take your breath away.

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Miranda Krestovnikoff is the wildlife presenter, acclaimed as ‘the new David Attenborough’ (The Sunday Times), for BBC’s The One Show and the current president of the RSPB. She is also the author behind Bloomsbury’s The Sea. Angela Harding is a fine artist whose prints have been featured in Gardens Illustrated, BBC Countryfile and Country Living Magazine. This is her first non-fiction book.

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RSPB Nature Guide: Birds Written by Catherine Brereton Illustrated by Kate McLelland A stunningly illustrated nature guide about birds that both children and adults will love to keep at hand.

There are so many feathered friends to meet in this children’s nature guide, published in collaboration with the RSPB, the largest wildlife conservation charity in Europe. From the easy-to-spot, year-round tufted duck to the cackling fulmar, get ready to find out about 141 different birds.

You will learn where to find birds, what their different habitats look like and which birds to look out for throughout the seasons. It includes our favourite birds, such as the goldfinch, robin, blue tit, blackbird and owl, as well as some less-common visitors we might not know about, and fact-packed information boxes on each page. A fantastic book for every budding bird spotter and the fact-loving future nature scientist.

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Catherine Brereton has written and edited more than 150 books for children on a wide range of topics.

Kate McLelland lives in Edinburgh, where she works on illustrating, printmaking and making pictures.

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Do You Love Bugs?: Why bugs are ACTUALLY awesome!

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Crawly! Hairy! Maybe a bit scary? Bugs may be all of these things but they’re also AWESOME! Worms can somersault and butterflies smell like cake. YUM. Wait, don’t eat them ... Because bugs are truly BRILLIANT! Matt Robertson’s quirky text and sweet yet hilarious illustrations show exactly why bugs are truly fantastic in their own unique way.

There are so many more fun facts to uncover about these tiny furry and slimy friends.

The book includes worms, bees, beetles, dragonflies, butterflies, moths, grasshoppers, spiders, ants, snails and stick insects. Did you know that stick insects can dance? Or that snails can stick their eyes all the way in their heads? And guess what? A grasshopper will spit on you if it gets angry! So never make a grasshopper grumpy, don’t screech when you see a spider and NEVER EVER make an ant angry! So read on and you decide: Do You Love Bugs?

Matt Robertson completed his MA in Children’s Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art. His picture book, Super Stan, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Picture Book Prize. Matt lives with his wife and naughty cat in Norwich.

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Going Up! Jenny Alexander This fully-revised edition of Going Up! is filled with practical tips, jokes and quizzes to ease transition into secondary school.

Moving from primary to secondary school can be anxiety-inducing for many children and Going Up! is the perfect companion during this tricky transition. With advice on everything from finding your way round school and making new friends to staying on top of homework, this humorous, well-written and accessible guide will assuage the fears of even the most anxious child.

Jenny Alexander is a well-established author of over one hundred fiction and non-fiction children’s titles, including Finding Fizz and the Peony Pinker series.

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In the City Written by Holly James Illustrated by Hannah Tolson Let’s explore the city! Follow a little girl and boy as they take their first big adventure to the lively city.

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The city wakes up and the streets begin to buzz with hustle and bustle. Bright lights flash, vehicles whizz past and bridges reach across the river carrying traffic to the other side.

Zoom on the train, discover deadly dinosaurs at the museum, climb through the clouds to the top of the tallest building, glide along the river and wander past all kinds of treasures at the market. What incredible things will you see?

Charmingly illustrated by Hannah Tolson, In The City is the perfect first introduction to busy city life and will delight kids who love to explore.

Bold colours inspire Hannah Tolson. In The City is Hannah’s second book for Bloomsbury.

Holly James is an Irish writer who loves the excitement of city life. This is her first book with Bloomsbury.

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Moth Written by Isabel Thomas Illustrated by Daniel Egnéus Powerful and visually spectacular, this new paperback edition of the Kate Greenawaynominated Moth is the remarkable evolution story of the peppered moth.

A clever picture book style text about the extraordinary way in which animals have evolved and intertwined with the complication of human intervention. It brings the story of the peppered moth and Darwin’s theory of Natural Selection to life ‘in language both scientific and poetic, full of thrill and peril’ (Times Literary Supplement). The perfect introduction and a visually stunning, giftable picture book for little ones and art lovers alike, this was shortlisted for the English Associated Best Picture Book Awards and the English 4–11 Picture Book Awards 2019.

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Isabel Thomas is a science writer and children’s author. She is also a primary school governor and STEM Ambassador.

Daniel Egnéus illustrated Neil Gaiman’s American Gods and is a well-regarded fashion artist, regularly illustrating for the likes of Chanel, H&M, Nike and many more.

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Funny Life of Sharks Written by James Campbell Illustrated by Rob Jones Following the success of CBBC’s Book of the Month, The Funny Life of Pets, and The Funny Life of Teachers comes The Funny Life of SHARKS! Take the plunge and discover their hilarious world.

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Should sharks have such a bad reputation? Or have we got it all wrong? This face-achingly funny book will teach you why selfies are more dangerous than sharks, just how incredibly old sharks are, and why sharks are SO important for the environment and how to look after them.

So, whether you’re seriously afraid of sharks or love them so much you want to invite a shark to your next birthday party, this HILARIOUS book is for you. Prepare to roll around the floor laughing with the snot-inducingly brilliant The Funny Life of Sharks.

James Campbell decided to be a writer when he was seven. He spends lots of weekends around the country at literary festivals or in theatres, doing his one-man show (as a standup comedian). James is the author behind the hilarious The Funny Life of Pets and The Funny Life of Teachers.

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Rob Jones is an extremely funny young illustrator. In May 2015, his first book Bernard won The People’s Book Prize. Rob is the brilliantly fun illustrator behind The Funny Life of Pets and The Funny Life of Teachers.

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What the Dinosaurs Saw: Life on Earth before Humans Fatti Burke Watch our world come to life amid bubbling volcanoes and electrical storms in this vibrantly illustrated account of life on Earth before humans.

Our whole universe began as a tiny dot, smaller than this full stop. Smaller than anything you’ve ever seen in your life. This dot was filled with so much hot, dense energy that it burst and created the biggest event of all time – THE BIG BANG!

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Find out about awesome creatures, like the jawless fish called Agnatha, armoured fish called Dunkleosteus and tetrapods, the first creatures with four feet. See how the Earth transformed from one big supercontinent and one big ocean to the separate continents and seas we recognise today. And what about those dinosaurs? Discover what we know about them, their bodies, diet, habitats and learn their family tree.

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Fatti Burke illustrated the award-winning Irelandopedia, as well as Bloomsbury’s Facts! and Epic Tales of Triumph and Adventure.

What the Dinosaurs Saw is her first solely authored non-fiction book.

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It’s Ok to Cry Written by Molly Potter Illustrated by Sarah Jennings From the best-selling author of How Are You Feeling Today? comes a picture book which sensitively deals with emotional literacy in young children.

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Written with boys in mind because often they are encouraged to suppress their feelings, It’s OK to Cry covers a whole range of emotions from those that feel uncomfortable to happy feelings that mean you care about yourself and other people.

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Perfect for starting those all-important conversations, It’s OK to Cry includes colourful illustrations, child-friendly strategies and vocabulary for managing feelings, and helpful notes for parents, carers and practitioners.

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Molly Potter was a PSHE coordinator and SRE development manager. She now works with children who have been or are at risk of being excluded from mainstream schools.

Sarah Jennings enjoys combining traditional and digital techniques to create illustrations and loves designing characters.

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Welcome to My Crazy Life Written by Joshua Seigal Illustrated by Chris Piascik Packed full of brilliant poems, this new collection is perfect for fans of Michael Rosen.

With poems on every topic from demon cats to why you should NEVER forget your trousers, this is a must-have new collection from Joshua Seigal, whose previous book for this age group, I Don’t Like Poetry, was shortlisted for 2017 Laugh Out Loud Awards.

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This collection is a wonderful mix of Joshua Seigal’s subversive humour and brilliant insight into children’s perspectives on the world. Get ready for the craziness to begin!

Joshua Seigal is a critically-acclaimed poet, performer and workshop leader who visits schools, libraries and festivals around the country.

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Bright Bursts of Colour Written by Matt Goodfellow Illustrated by Aleksei Bitskoff A wonderful collection of poems from young writer Matt Goodfellow, that explore a whole range of themes (from the silly to the sensitive).

What if cats had flavoured fur or you swallowed the sun? What if you were a special kind of badger or if you found a map to the stars? And what if your home was split during the week: one half at Mum’s, the other half at Dad’s?

Packed with brilliant poems which provide a window onto children’s lives, this collection will delight and resonate with children everywhere.

6 February 2020 Bloomsbury Education PAPERBACK / 9781472963543 / £5.99 EBOOK / 9781472963550 / £5.74 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: BLOOMSBURY TERRITORY: WO

Matt Goodfellow is a part-time primary school teacher from Manchester. His high-energy poetry performances and workshops leave children engaged and energised.

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Fabio the World’s Greatest Flamingo Detective: Peril at Lizard Lake Written by Laura James Illustrated by Emily Fox A mystery in the desert is going to be thirsty work for Fabio! Book three in the illustrated series by Laura James.

Fabio, the World’s Greatest Flamingo Detective is very, very clever ...

Most of the time. But when a lapse of judgement leads Fabio to go up in his friend Gilbert’s plane for a flight over the desert, little does he know he’ll be nosediving into a new mystery!

6 February 2020 Bloomsbury Children’s Books PAPERBACK / 9781408889374 / £5.99 EBOOK / 9781408889367 / £5.74 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: BLOOMSBURY TERRITORY: WO

The third book in the hilarious and stylish illustrated mystery series from the author of Captain Pug. Laura James lives with her two dachshunds, Brian and Florence. Her debut novel, Captain Pug, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize in 2017.

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Emily Fox is a Bristol-based illustrator who graduated from Falmouth University. She loves to experiment with colour, funny stories and animals, which means that Fabio is the perfect project for her!

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Do Not Disturb the Dragons Michelle Robinson The debut young fiction series from bestselling picture book author Michelle Robinson is chock-full of chuckles (and potbellied unicorns).

11 June 2020 Bloomsbury Children’s Books PAPERBACK / 9781408894880 / £5.99 EBOOK / 9781408894873 / £5.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: BLOOMSBURY TERRITORY: WO

Wondermere is the luckiest kingdom in the land, all thanks to the dragons that nest on top of the castle. Nobody wants them to fly away, so everyone has to FOLLOW THE RULES and make sure everything STAYS THE SAME to keep the dragons HAPPY. Grace HATES the rules. They stop her doing everything she loves, like PLAYING TROLLO and WEARING TROUSERS and training to be a BRAVE KNIGHT. Why do boys get all the FUN! Determined to prove that the rules are a LOAD OF OLD ROT, Grace and best friend Princess Portia secretly enter the year’s BIGGEST TROLLO TOURNAMENT. A couple of rule-breakers couldn’t possibly disturb the dragons ... could they?

Perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart and Emer Stamp.

Michelle Robinson is the bestselling, awardwinning author of picture books including A Beginner’s Guide to Bear Spotting, Grandmas from Mars, and the Goodnight series. She lives in Bristol. This is her first young fiction series.

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Super Cats v Maximus Fang Written by Gwyneth Rees Illustrated by Becka Moor Cats with superpowers! This exciting series from bestselling author Gwyneth Rees is every young animal lover’s dream come true. Perfect for fans of Holly Webb and Alex T. Smith.

Tagg’s new life as a super cat is awesome!

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He can camouflage his body and become undetectable to enemies, while his best friend Sugarfoot has a super yowl that can smash glass. Even better, they are part of a top-secret team of feline agents who fight crime.

Their mission is to stop Maximus Fang, a dangerous super cat with the power to control the weather, from breaking out of prison. If he escapes it will be cat-astrophic!

Gwyneth Rees’s bestselling books include the Fairy Dust series, Cosmo and the Magic Sneeze and The Mum Hunt, winner of the Red House Children’s Book Award. She lives near London.

Becka Moor is a children’s book illustrator and storyteller living in Manchester. She has worked on a variety of fiction books and series as well as picture books.

Fizzlebert Stump: The Boy

Who Ran Away from the Circus (and joined the library)

Written by A.F. Harrold Illustrated by Sarah Horne A fantastic new look for this much-loved and highly successful series, featuring a boy, a circus, and a lot of silliness!

A.F. Harrold’s offbeat, quirky humour and wonderful use of language, paired with Sarah Horne’s delightful line art, make these books real laugh-out-loud reads.

Once, and once only, there was a boy whose name was Fizzlebert.

Fizzlebert Stump lives in a travelling circus. But although he’s surrounded by acrobats and clowns, and puts his head in a lion’s mouth every night, he’s the only kid there – and he’s bored. So Fizz decides to join a library, and life suddenly gets a lot more exciting, just not in the way he was expecting ...

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Fizzlebert Stump and the Bearded Boy The bearded Barboozul family are the new stars of Fizz’s circus.

Their act is full of magic, mystery, fear and fun. And it's nice to have another boy around, even if he is a bit ... hairy round the chin. But then things start going wrong. Can Fizz figure out why?

A.F. Harrold is an English poet and novelist, who writes and performs for both children and adults. He is the owner of many books, a handful of hats and one beard. He lives in Reading with a stand-up comedian and two cats.

Sarah Horne grew up in Derbyshire and spent much of her childhood scampering in the nearby fields with a few goats. Sarah now specialises in funny, inky illustration and words for children’s fiction and picture books. She loves quirky detail, nature, colour, music and wide open spaces.

5 March 2020 Bloomsbury Children’s Books PAPERBACK / 9781526612045 / £6.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: BLOOMSBURY TERRITORY: WO

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Revenge of the Invisible Giant Written by David O’Connell Illustrated by Claire Powell Archie’s searching for the lost key to a magical tunnel in the mountains. But is he unlocking a BIG problem?

When Archie McBudge hears about a magic book lost in a tunnel beneath the mountains, he is determined to find it. But why was the tunnel sealed in the first place? And what is the sinister, MOUNTAINOUS voice Archie keeps hearing on the wind?

2 April 2020 Bloomsbury Children’s Books PAPERBACK / 9781526607461 / £5.99 EBOOK / 9781526607478 / £5.74 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: BLOOMSBURY TERRITORY: WO

David O’Connell, author of The Chocolate Factory Ghost, returns with the latest adventure in his madcap magical mystery series for anyone who loves monsters, puzzles and SWEETS. David O’Connell is a writer and illustrator from South London. He likes stories about magic and monsters, especially if they’re silly monsters, and loves making comics too. His favourite sweets are fizzy cola bottles.

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Claire Powell is an illustrator and designer based in London. She has worked with a number of major TV and film brands, including Nickelodeon, CBBC and DreamWorks.

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Fortunately, the Milk ...

Written by Neil Gaiman Illustrated by Chris Riddell Reissued with a glorious new cover, Neil Gaiman’s spectacularly silly, mind-bendingly clever, brilliantly bonkers adventure – with lip-smackingly gorgeous illustrations by Chris Riddell.

Mum’s away. Dad’s in charge. There’s no milk.

So Dad saves the day by going to buy some.

Really, that’s all that happens. Very boring.

YAAAAAAAAAWN. There are absolutely none of the following inside: GLOBBY GREEN ALIENS! INTERGALACTIC POLICE! PIRATES! And most definitely NOT a time-travelling hot-air balloon piloted by the brilliant Professor Steg ...

14 May 2020 Bloomsbury Children’s Books PAPERBACK / 9781526614810 / £6.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: WRITERS HOUSE TERRITORY: COMMEXCAN/UK,OM

Neil Gaiman writes for both children and adults. Many of his books, including Coraline and Stardust, have been made into films or adapted for TV and radio; American Gods and Good Omens are major TV series.

Chris Riddell is the only artist to have won the Kate Greenaway Medal three times. He was Waterstones Children’s Laureate from 2015 to 2017 and is the author of the bestselling Goth Girl and Ottoline series.

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The Worst Class in the World Written by Joanna Nadin Illustrated by Rikin Parekh A brand new laugh-out-loud young fiction series from bestselling author Joanna Nadin.

Perfect for fans of Horrid Henry.

Photo credit: Helen Giles

14 May 2020 Bloomsbury Children’s Books PAPERBACK / 9781526611833 / £5.99 EBOOK / 9781526611857 / £5.75 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: BLOOMSBURY TERRITORY: WO

According to head teacher Mrs BottomleyBlunt, 4B is the WORST CLASS IN THE WORLD. She says school is not about footling or fiddlefaddling or FUN. It is about LEARNING and it is high time 4B tried harder to EXCEL at it.

But Stanley and Manjit didn’t LITERALLY mean to make their whole class sick with homemade biscuits. And they definitely didn’t LITERALLY mean for Manjit’s dog Killer to eat their teacher’s shoes or for Bruce Bingley’s rat to escape. These things just happened even though they had a FOOLPROOF plan.

Joanna Nadin has written more than 70 books for children, teenagers and adults, including the award-winning Penny Dreadful series, the Flying Fergus series with Sir Chris Hoy, and the Carnegie-nominated Joe All Alone, which is now a BAFTA-winning BBC drama. She is a Doctor of Children’s Books, a lecturer in creative writing and a freelance speechwriter.

Rikin studied art at the Camberwell College of Arts and the University of Westminster.

He has worked designing monsters for the film industry and selling books for a national chain. When he’s not illustrating, he works in a London primary school.

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The Restless Girls Written by Jessie Burton Illustrated by Angela Barrett A feminist retelling of ‘The Twelve Dancing Princesses’ from the internationally bestselling author of The Miniaturist. Beautifully illustrated by, this is now available in a gorgeous paperback edition.

For her twelve daughters, Queen Laurelia’s death in a motor car accident is a disaster beyond losing a mother. Their father, King Alberto, cannot bear the idea of the princesses ever being in danger and decides his daughters must be kept safe at all costs. Those costs include their lessons, their possessions and, most importantly, their freedom.

But the eldest, Princess Frida, will not bend to his will without a fight and she still has one possession her father can’t take: the power of her imagination. And so, with little but wits and ingenuity to rely on, Frida and her sisters begin their fight to be allowed to live.

14 May 2020 Bloomsbury Children’s Books PAPERBACK / 9781526618474 / £9.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: BLOOMSBURY TERRITORY: WO

‘A magical modern retelling of an old fairytale ... Exquisite’ Jacqueline Wilson

Jessie Burton is the author of the Sunday Times number one and New York Times bestsellers The Miniaturist and The Muse. Her books have been translated into 38 languages and she is a regular essay writer for newspapers and magazines. She lives in London.

Angela Barrett studied at Maidstone College of Art and the Royal College of Art. She won the 1989 Smarties Book Prize and has been shortlisted for many other awards, including the Kate Greenaway Medal.

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Bad Mermaids Meet the Sushi Sisters Written by Sibéal Pounder Illustrated by Jason Cockcroft Things are getting sea-riously weird in the fourth hilarious book in Sibéal Pounder’s Bad Mermaids series.

Beattie, Mimi, Zelda and Steve the talking seahorse team up with spy mermaid Meri Pebble to work as bodyguards for the glamorous Sushi Sisters. Easy work, right?

Wrong! Something fishy is going on and it’s going to involve a lot of mercats. And maybe some hamstars (half hamsters, half starfish).

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Sibéal Pounder is the author of the Witch Wars and Bad Mermaids series. Her first book, Witch Wars, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award and she was a World Book Day author for 2019.

Jason Cockcroft has been working as an illustrator of children’s books since 1994. He has won many awards and was the illustrator on the original covers of the final three Harry Potter novels.

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The Unstoppable Letty Pegg Iszi Lawrence The story of the suffragettes with the jiu jitsu and roller skating left in ... Exciting middle grade debut, perfect for fans of Emma Carroll.

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Letty’s mother is a suffragette and her father is a policeman: opposite sides in the struggle to get women the vote. Stuck between them as they argue, Letty mostly cares about trying to fit in at school and convincing her parents to let her have roller skates.

But as the suffrage protests hot up, Letty is shocked by the police violence and astonished to see that the suffragettes have a secret weapon: jiu jitsu. Soon she’s training with them. The battle for the vote and the fight to save her family become entwined in a way she could never have predicted.

Mum’s a suffragette. Dad’s a policeman. But it just so happens that Letty Pegg is a fighter ...

Iszi Lawrence is a comedian, podcaster and co-host of BBC Radio 4’s Making History. She’s also a purple belt in jiu jitsu.

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Fire in the Star Kamilla Benko The enchanting Unicorn Quest series reaches its thrilling conclusion as two sisters fight to save a magical land from destruction.

Claire Martinson has always depended on her older sister, Sophie, to take care of her, but now it’s Claire’s turn to protect her sister. On the trail of the last unicorn, Claire sets off on her own to make things right in Arden – the magical land she and her sister discovered when they climbed their great-aunt’s chimney. But there are terrible forces working against her, and an impossible choice to make.

Kamilla Benko lives in New York with her bookshelves, teapot and hiking boots. She is the author of the Unicorn Quest trilogy and an original Frozen novel that bridges the events of Disney’s animated movie and its upcoming sequel.

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Fierce, Fearless and Free Written by Lari Don Illustrated by Eilidh Muldoon A brilliant, inclusive collection of myths and legends from around the world featuring amazing women and girls.

Once upon a time, there was a handsome prince who – no, that’s not right! From Nana Miriam who beat a giant hippo using politeness and magic, to Kate Crackernuts who tried to save her stepsister from her mother’s curse, these are stories of girls doing it for themselves.

5 March 2020 Bloomsbury Education PAPERBACK / 9781472967138 / £6.99 EBOOK / 9781472967114 / £7.54 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: BLOOMSBURY TERRITORY: WO

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With tales drawn from all over the world (everywhere from China to Nigeria to Scotland), these stories don’t leave girls sitting around waiting to be saved.

Lari Don is an award-winning children’s writer and storyteller who lives in Leith, Scotland.

Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt What would it really mean to live forever?

A beautiful new paperback edition of the unforgettable children’s classic by Natalie Babbitt.

Winnie Foster is walking in the woods when she sees a boy drinking from a spring. Winnie wants a drink too, but before she can take a sip, she is kidnapped by the boy, Jesse Tuck, and his family. She learns that the Tuck family have been blessed with – or doomed to – eternal life since drinking from the spring. But what does immortality really mean? And can the Tucks help Winnie understand before it’s too late?

Natalie Babbitt’s classic text is reformatted for this beautiful paperback edition with cover art

by Melissa Castrillón.

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Natalie Babbitt wrote Tuck Everlasting in 1975 and it is now considered a classic. In 2013 Natalie won the inaugural E.B. White award for achievement in children’s literature. She died in 2016 at the age of 84.

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Kid Normal 4 Written by

Greg James and Chris Smith Illustrated by Erica Salcedo The epic conclusion to the award-winning, bestselling, super-charged Kid Normal series.

Murph Cooper and the Super Zeroes face their greatest challenge yet ... the general public!

The Heroes’ Alliance has always operated in secret, but now ubervillain Nicholas Knox has revealed their existence to the world, painting them as mad, bad and dangerous to know!

With fear and suspicion growing, the Heroes are forced underground, making it harder than ever to combat evil wherever they find it. Can Kid Normal take down Knox and prove that superheroes aren’t the enemy?

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Chris Smith is an award-winning author, broadcaster and parent (a mug saying ‘World’s Greatest Dad’ counts as an award, right?). He lives in North London with his wife, son and a cat called Mabel.

Greg James is also an award-winning author and broadcaster, best known for hosting the Radio 1 Breakfast Show, but he hasn’t won any awards for being a parent, because he isn’t one. He lives with his wife, Bella, and their dogs, Bonnie and Barney, in North London.

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Illustrator Erica Salcedo studied Fine Art at Castilla-La Mancha University. She lives in Cuenca, Spain.

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The Queen Bee and Me Gillian McDunn The warm and heartfelt story of a young girl navigating friendship with her school's Queen Bee, from the author of Caterpillar Summer.

Meg tells herself she’s lucky to be Beatrix’s best friend. Everyone at school wants to be like Beatrix. She’s larger than life and good at making plans and decisions, the kinds of things that make Meg nervous. Even when Beatrix is difficult or harsh, Meg tells herself that losing Beatrix as a friend would be much worse ...

When Beatrix targets the new girl in town, Hazel, Meg is taken aback at how mean Beatrix can be – and how mean she can be to stay on Beatrix’s good side. But Meg and Hazel get to know each other while working on a project about Hazel’s backyard beehive. As Meg learns more about the bees – and more about Hazel – she starts to wonder what it’s really like to be the Queen Bee. And more importantly, is being Beatrix’s friend worth missing out on a new one?

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Gillian McDunn is the author of Caterpillar Summer. She has lived in California, Missouri, and North Carolina, and is a fan of both the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans. She currently lives near Raleigh, NC, with her family.

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The Good Thieves Katherine Rundell Bestselling and multiple-award-winning author Katherine Rundell returns with a brilliant new story packed with adventure and excitement.

Fresh off the boat from England, Vita Marlowe has a job to do. Her beloved grandfather Jack has been cheated out of his home and possessions by a notorious conman with Mafia connections. Seeing Jack’s spirit is broken, Vita is desperate to make him happy again, so she devises a plan to outwit his enemies and recover his home.

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She finds a young pickpocket, working the streets of the city. And, nearby, two boys with highly unusual skills and secrets of their own are about to be pulled into her lawless, deathdefying plan.

Katherine Rundell’s fifth novel is a heist as never seen before – the story of a group of children who will do anything to right a wrong.

‘An amazing adventure story, told with sparkling style and sleight of hand’ Jacqueline Wilson

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The Wolf Wilder Katherine Rundell A brand-new edition of a classic adventure story by the bestselling and multiple-awardwinning children’s author, Katherine Rundell.

Feodora and her mother live in the snowbound woods of Russia in a house full of food and fireplaces. Ten minutes away, in a ruined chapel, lives a pack of wolves. Feodora’s mother is a wolf wilder, and Feo is a wolf wilder in training – a girl who teaches tamed wolves to fend for themselves. To fight and to run, and to be wary of humans.

When the murderous hostility of the Russian Army threatens her very existence, Feo is left with no option but to go on the run. What follows is a story of revolution and adventure, about standing up for the things you love and fighting back. And, of course, wolves.

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Katherine Rundell is the author of five bestselling novels, for which she has won the Costa Children’s Book Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize amongst many others. She spent her childhood in Africa and Europe before taking her degree at the University of Oxford and becoming a fellow of All Souls College.

As well as writing, she studies Renaissance literature and loves to climb old buildings at night. She lives in London.

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Untitled Bali Rai A thrilling World War II adventure set in occupied France, featuring an Indian RAF pilot. Great for those who want diverse historical fiction.

11 June 2020 Bloomsbury Education PAPERBACK / 9781472958372 / £5.99 EBOOK / 9781472958396 / £5.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: BLOOMSBURY TERRITORY: WO

Thirteen-year-old Joelle Breton stumbles across Indian-born RAF pilot Mohinder Singh when his plane crashes in occupied France and it’s up to her and her parents to hide him from the Nazis. Her parents are brave members of the French Resistance and will do everything they can to help get Mohinder back to Britain. But when they are betrayed and tragedy strikes, Joelle and Mohinder will have to act fast to survive ...

Bali Rai is an award-winning author and an established voice in children’s and YA fiction.

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Harry Potter House Editions Written by

J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 23 January 2020 Bloomsbury Children’s Books TRANSLATION RIGHTS: THE BLAIR PARTNERSHIP TERRITORY: COMM/EU,OM GRYFFINDOR EDITION HARDBACK / 9781526610270 / £17.99 PAPERBACK / 9781526610287 / £8.99 HUFFLEPUFF EDITION HARDBACK / 9781526610294 / £17.99 PAPERBACK / 9781526610300 / £8.99 RAVENCLAW EDITION HARDBACK / 9781526610317 / £17.99 PAPERBACK / 9781526610324 / £8.99 SLYTHERIN EDITION HARDBACK / 9781526610331 / £17.99 PAPERBACK / 9781526610348 / £8.99

Two new and exclusive House Editions for Harry Potter fans to treasure and collect – exquisitely printed in striking house liveries.

Let the magic of J.K. Rowling’s classic series take you back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! The House Editions feature entertaining essays and introductions, plus gorgeous themed cover art and interior line illustrations by Kate Greenaway Medal winner Levi Pinfold, celebrating the noble character of each of the four Hogwarts houses. Vibrant sprayed edges, beautiful foiling and heraldic iconography combine to create the perfect gift for readers, fans and bibliophiles.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire takes place during Harry’s fourth year at Hogwarts, as he finds himself a reluctant champion in the Triwizard Tournament.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix sees Harry enter his tumultuous fifth year, and the formation of a secret order to fight against gathering Dark forces.

All seven books in the series will be issued in these highly collectable sets.

WEAR YOUR HOUSE COLOURS WITH PRIDE.

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HARRY POTTER

J.K. Rowling is the author of the record-breaking, multi-awardwinning Harry Potter novels. Loved by fans around the world, the series has sold over 500 million copies, been translated into over 80 languages, and made into eight blockbuster films.

She has written three companion volumes in aid of charity: Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (in aid of Comic Relief and Lumos), and The Tales of Beedle the Bard (in aid of Lumos), as well as a screenplay inspired

by Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which marked the start of a five-film series to be written by the author. She has also collaborated on a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two, which opened in London’s West End in the summer of 2016 and on Broadway in early 2018. In 2012, J.K. Rowling’s digital company Pottermore was launched, where fans can enjoy news, features and articles, as well as original content from J.K. Rowling. She is also the author of The Casual Vacancy, a novel for adult readers, and the Strike crime series, written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.

She has received many awards and honours, including an OBE and Companion of Honour, France’s Légion d’honneur, and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.

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A Heart So Fierce and Broken Brigid Kemmerer The thrilling, eagerly awaited sequel to the bestselling A Curse So Dark and Lonely, perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer, Melissa Albert and Louise O’Neill.

Harper has freed Prince Rhen from the curse that almost destroyed his kingdom. But all is not well: rumours are rife that there is a rival heir with a stronger claim to the throne and that ‘Princess’ Harper of Disi is nothing but a fraud.

Grey has fled the castle carrying a terrible secret. When he is discovered by soldiers and returned to Ironrose by force, Grey’s allegiances begin to shift. And as he grows closer to an enemy princess, he is forced to decide whether he will stand against Rhen for the crown he never wanted ...

Brigid Kemmerer is the author of the bestselling A Curse So Dark and Lonely and several acclaimed contemporary YA novels: Call It What You Want, More Than We Can Tell and Letters to the Lost. She lives near Annapolis, Maryland.

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Toffee Sarah Crossan The astonishing new novel from the incomparable, multi-award-winning and Laureate na nÓg Sarah Crossan.

Allison has run away from home and with nowhere to live finds herself hiding out in the shed of an abandoned house. But the house isn’t empty. An elderly woman named Marla, with dementia, lives there – who mistakes Allison for an old friend called Toffee.

Allison is used to hiding who she really is and so Toffee is who she becomes. After all, it means she has a place to stay. There are worse places she could be.

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Sarah Crossan lives in Hertfordshire.

The Weight of Water and Apple and Rain were both shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal.

One won the CILIP Carnegie Medal, the YA Book Prize, the CBI Book of the Year Award and the CLiPPA Poetry Award. Moonrise was shortlisted for the Costa Children’s Book Award. Sarah is the current Laureate na nÓg (Ireland’s Children’s Literature Laureate).

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But as their bond grows, and Allison discovers how much Marla needs a real friend, she begins to ask herself – where is home? What is a family? And most importantly, who am I really?

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What Momma Left Me Renée Watson From the New York Times bestselling author of Piecing Me Together comes a powerful and uplifting novel about finding out who you are.

Serenity is heartbroken. Her mother is dead, her father is gone, and she and her brother are starting over by moving in with their grandparents. At first, things seem good: a friend who makes her feel connected and a boy who makes her feel seen. But when her brother seems to be going down the wrong path, the old fears set in. Will he end up like their dad? Will she end up like their mum?

Can Serenity let go of the past and the secrets she’s been keeping? Can she repair her heart?

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Renée Watson is the New York Times bestselling, Coretta Scott King Award-winning author of Piecing Me Together and This Side of Home, and co-author of Watch Us Rise. Renée lives in New York City.

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Havenfall Sara Holland From the New York Times bestselling author of Everless comes a thrilling contemporary fantasy series about the safe haven between worlds – and the girl sworn to protect it.

Summers at the Havenfall Inn are Maddie Morrow’s only solace from her dysfunctional existence. But the inn is much more than a hotel, and life in Havenfall isn’t without its secrets. Beneath the beautiful, sprawling manor in Colorado lie hidden gateways to other worlds, some long-sealed by ancient magic. © Sub Urban Photography

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When a body is found on the grounds, the volatile peace brokered between these worlds is irrevocably compromised. What’s worse is that Maddie’s friend Brekken stands accused of the murder. With everything she loves at stake, Maddie must confront shocking truths about the dangers lurking beneath Havenfall – and discover who she really is.

Sara Holland is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Everless and Evermore. She grew up in small-town Minnesota, but now lives in New York.

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The Map from Here to There Emery Lord A gorgeous story of connection and identity from acclaimed YA author Emery Lord. What happens after happily ever after?

Paige Hancock is living her best life. She has a fun summer job, great friends, and a boyfriend who totally gets her. But senior year means big decisions and Paige starts to panic.

Everything’s exactly how she always wanted it to be – how can she leave it all behind? In her head, she knows there’s so much more to life after high school. But in her heart, is it so terrible to want everything to stay the same forever?

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The Map from Here to There is the companion novel to the stellar The Start of Me and You. Fans of Rainbow Rowell and Nicola Yoon should look no further.

Emery Lord is the author of Open Road Summer, The Start of Me and You (winner of Maximum Pop!’s Book of the Year) When We Collided and The Names They Gave Us. She lives in Ohio.

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The Austen Girls Lucy Worsley The captivating new novel from popular television historian Lucy Worsley, exploring the life of Jane Austen from the perspective of her nieces.

By turns thrilling, dramatic and inspiring, this is the story of Jane Austen’s life as you’ve never heard it before.

It is 1809 and Fanny and Anna have just been launched on to the ruthless Regency marriage market by Fanny’s mother. But luckily their mysteriously wealthy Aunt Jane is there to guide them and help them make better choices – i.e. don’t get married at all!

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Jane plays detective to help them rescue a falsely accused friend from being transported to Australia, while Anna impetuously makes and breaks an engagement. Fanny is forced to leave the marriage market when her mother dies and she has to look after ten siblings.

She learns the secret of Jane’s wealth and self-possession (she is, of course, a writer) and decides to follow in her footsteps.

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Lucy Worsley is, by day, Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, the independent charity that looks after the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace State Apartments, the Banqueting House in Whitehall, and Kew Palace in Kew Gardens.

By night, she is a writer and presenter. This is Lucy’s fourth historical novel for Bloomsbury Children’s Books.

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The Enigma Game Elizabeth Wein From the internationally acclaimed bestselling author of Code Name Verity comes a thrilling story of wartime secrets, intrigue and wild courage.

Windyedge Airfield, Scotland. World War II. Louisa, Jamie, Ellen. Three young people desperate to make a difference in a war that has decimated their families, friends and country. When a German defector crash-lands carrying a secret that could change history, who will have the courage to use it?

Award-winning author Elizabeth Wein brings her trademarks of twisty plotting, unforgettable characters and fierce feminism to this story of pilots, spies and codebreaking.

Elizabeth Wein was born in New York, and grew up in England, Jamaica and Pennsylvania. She is a member of the Ninety-Nines, the International Organization of Women Pilots.

Photo credit: David Ho

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We Are Bound by Stars Kesia Lupo The next adventure in Kesia Lupo’s stunning and original YA fantasy world. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Laini Taylor.

On a mysterious island where a god of secrets and hidden truths is worshipped, masked assassins are trained to do his bidding – or so they believe.

Beatrice is one of three mask-makers. Livio is a descendent of the most powerful family on the island. They don’t realise their fates are bound together. They are puppets in someone else’s game. It is up to them to stop a masked assassin with a deadly agenda.

Another thrilling plot-driven adventure, this is a tale of masks, politics, desire and deception that will have you gripped once again in Kesia Lupo’s rich fantasy world.

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Kesia Lupo studied history at Oxford University and creative writing at Bath Spa. She lives in Bristol with her husband and works as a children’s book editor, writing in the mornings before work.

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The M Word Brian Conaghan The unforgettable novel about grief and healing from Costa and Irish Book Award winner Brian Conaghan – now in paperback.

Maggie Yates tells her best mate Moya everything. She tells her about Mum losing her job – how Mum’s taken to crying in secret. She even tells her about her plan to cheer Mum up: find her a fella!

Moya’s with her every step of the way. I’ll help, she smiles. Though you’re surfing a rainbow if you think someone like that exists round here.

But at the back of her mind Maggie knows that Mum’s crying is more than sadness. That there are no easy fixes. And that she shouldn’t be speaking to Moya any more. Because Moya died months ago.

A hugely powerful, warm and funny novel from an author whose writing is as generous and humane as it is irreverent – you’ll fall in love with The M Word’s cast of bolshy, flawed, loving, striving characters.

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Brian Conaghan is a multi-award-winning author of YA fiction: he has won the Costa Children’s Book Award, the UKLA Book Award, the Irish Book Award and been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. He lives in Dublin.

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Untitled Meg Rosoff The amazing Meg Rosoff, winner of the Carnegie Medal, the Printz Medal, the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, an Alex Award and the coveted Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, bestselling author of How I Live Now, makes a bravura return to YA fiction. The book’s title and cover will be revealed later in the year.

Everyone talks about falling in love like it’s the most miraculous, life-changing thing in the world. Something happens, they say, and you know ...

That’s what happened when I met Kit Godden.

I looked into his eyes and I knew.

Only everyone else knew too. Everyone else felt exactly the same way.

This is the story of a family, one summer, when everything changes. In a holiday house by the sea, our watchful, unnamed narrator sees everything, including many things they shouldn’t, as their brother and sisters, parents and older cousins fill hot days with wine and games and planning a wedding. Enter two brothers – irresistible, charming, languidly sexy Kit and surly, silent Hugo. You might guess that there is a serpent in this paradise.

Aren’t we all snakes, really, given the chance?

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Meg Rosoff spent fifteen years working in advertising before writing her first novel, How I Live Now, which has sold over one million copies in thirty-six territories. She has written six young adult novels and one for adults, Jonathan Unleashed, and a middle-grade series about a dog called McTavish, who rescues a chaotic family. Meg lives in London with her husband and two dogs.

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Bloomsbury Education is proud to present this exciting illustrated fiction series for 5–7 year olds.

With stories written by brilliant authors like Sarah Crossan, Ben Bailey Smith, Chitra Soundar and Jenny McLachlan, Bloomsbury Young Readers are brought to life by engaging colour illustrations in a wide range of styles.

All the stories have been reviewed and book banded by literacy experts to make sure they are exactly what children need to improve their reading, and are fully phonically decodable. They also feature inside cover notes to help adults reading with children and to give some ideas for activities related to the stories, making them ideal for children who are gaining reading confidence and for reading practice at home or in school.

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The Good Little Wolf

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Written by A. H. Benjamin Illustrated by Sarah Aspinall

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Little Wolf doesn’t want to be like the bad wolves in his storybooks. But every time Little Wolf tries to help, someone gets angry! Can Little Wolf ever be a hero? And will anyone ever write a story about a good little wolf?

The king has a problem. A big problem. He doesn’t have any children to rule the kingdom next.

But an old, wise lady has a plan: whoever grows the best flowers within three weeks shall rule! Who will win the contest?

Fizzy wants a dog. So when a dog called Bandit appears in her neighbour’s garden, Fizzy will stop at nothing to keep him.

Even if it means hiding him from her mum in the wardrobe or the laundry basket ...

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All Sloth Bear wants is play with Porcupine. But it’s nap time in the jungle and the other animals are sleeping. So she throws a guava at Porcupine’s tree to wake him up ... and a rather hungry Little Tiger gets woken up too.

Crumbs. That’s all that’s left in Dan’s lunchbox. Who’s eaten his sandwich? Could it have been Henry the horse? Bill the pig? Or even Bridget the chicken? One thing’s for sure, Dan’s going to find out ...

Olive is scared of just about everything. She is a worrier and what she needs is some courage. So one day, Grandpa gives her a special chocolate unicorn who is about to show Olive what it truly means to be brave ...

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Index A Austen Girls, The 62

B Bad Mermaids Meet the Sushi Sisters 40 Bali Rai, Untitled 50 Beware! Ralfy Rabbit and the Secret Book Biter 14 Bright Bursts of Colour 29

C Car, Car, Truck, Jeep 11 Chocolate Unicorn, The 67 Crumbs! 67

D, E Do Not Disturb the Dragons 32 Do You Love Bugs? 20 Enigma Game, The 63

F Fabio the World’s Greatest Flamingo Detective 31 Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet 17 Fierce, Fearless and Free 44 Fire in the Star 43 Fizzlebert Stump 35 Fizzy and Bandit 66 Flower King, The 66 Fortunately, the Milk ... 37 Funny Life of Sharks 24 FurFins: CherryTail and the Mermaid Wedding, The 10

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G Girl and the Dinosaur, The 13 Going Up! 21 Good Little Wolf, The 66 Good Thieves, The 48

H Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 52 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 53 Harry Potter Book Night 54–55 Havenfall 60 Heart So Fierce and Broken, A 57 Hop Little Bunnies 7

I I Don’t Want to Be Quiet! 9 In the City 22 It’s Ok to Cry 26

K, L Kid Normal 4 46 Little Owl’s Bedtime 5 Lola Dutch: I Love You So Much 5

M M Word, The 64 Meg Rosoff, Untitled 65 Map from Here to There, The 61 Meet the Planets 8 Moth 23

Q Queen Bee and Me, The 47

R Restless Girls, The 39 Revenge of the Invisible Giant 36 RSPB Birds 18 RSPB Nature Guide: Birds 19

S Super Cats v Maximus Fang 34

T, U Tiger Troubles 67 Toffee 58 Tuck Everlasting 45 Unstoppable Letty Pegg, The 42

W We Are Bound by Stars 63 We Catch the Bus 6 We’re Going on a Treasure Hunt 15 Welcome to My Crazy Life 28 What Momma Left Me 59 What the Dinosaurs Saw 25 Wolf Wilder, The 49 Worst Class in the World, The 38

Y You Can’t Call an Elephant in an Emergency 12

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