LITTLE GEMS 2021
• 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
www.barringtonstoke.co.uk
NORMAN THE NORMAN AND THE VERY SMALL DUCHESS
THE BIG FIB
THE BAKERY OF HAPPINESS
THE FIRST THIRD WISH
GREY ISLAND, RED BOAT
Philip Ardagh
Ros Asquith
Ian Beck
Ian Beck
Ian Beck
Illustrations by Mairi Hedderwick 9781781124703 £6.99
Illustrations by the author 9781781128787 £6.99
Illustrations by the author 9781781122457 £6.99
llustrations by the author 9781781125212 £6.99
Illustrations by Tom Morgan-Jones 9781781127629 £6.99
GRANDPA BERT AND THE GHOST SNATCHERS
THE STORY OF THE DANCING FROG
THE FISH IN THE BATHTUB
Malorie Blackman
Quentin Blake
Illustrations by Melanie Demmer 978-1-78112-830-5 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by the author 9781781125915 £6.99
MARIELLA, QUEEN OF THE SKIES
MARY’S HAIR
Illustrations by Peter Bailey 9781781123607 £6.99
Eoin Colfer
Illustrations by Richard Watson 9781781125106 £6.99
THE UNLUCKY ELEVEN
OUT FOR THE COUNT
PRAMBUSTERS!
Phil Earle
Anne Fine
Anne Fine
Illustrations by Steve May 9781781128503 £6.99
Illustrations by Vicki Gausden 9781781125076 £6.99
Illustrations by Vicki Gausden 9781781127360 £6.99
MINT CHOC CHIP AT THE MARKET CAFÉ
SPECIAL DELIVERY
THE CASTLE IN THE FIELD
Jonathan Meres
Jonathan Meres
Michael Morpurgo
Illustrations by Hannah Coulson 9781781128695 £6.99
Illustrations by Faye Hanson 9781781122877 £6.99
Eoin Colfer
Illustrations by Katy Halford 9781781127704 £6.99
Eoin Colfer
NEW
BLAMEHOUNDS
TED RULES THE WORLD
BLUE JOHN
Ross Collins
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Berlie Doherty
Illustrations by the author 9781781123928 £5.99
Illustrations by Chris Riddell and Cate James 9781781125052 £6.99
Illustrations by Alexandria Neonakis 9781781125786 £6.99
JOE AND THE DRAGONOSAURUS
MR BIRDSNEST AND THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR
THE SNAKE WHO CAME TO STAY
A TWIST OF TALES
Berlie Doherty
Julia Donaldson
Julia Donaldson
Illustrations by Becka Moor 9781781124444 £6.99
Illustrations by Hannah Shaw 9781781125755 £6.99
Illustrations by Hannah Shaw 9781781125748 £6.99
Illustrations by Peter Bailey 9781781125700 £6.99
Julia Donaldson
ALBERT JOHNSON AND THE BUNS OF STEEL
SUPERDAD’S DAY OFF
Phil Earle
Illustrations by Steve May 9781781126844 £6.99
Illustrations by Steve May 9781781129074 £6.99
Phil Earle
NEW
APR 2021
MOLLY ROGERS TO THE RESCUE
THE MOONSHINE DRAGON
SEA URCHINS AND SAND PIGS
MADAM SQUEAKER
HENRY POND THE POET
GOOD DOG LION
I KILLED FATHER CHRISTMAS
NAPPY THE PIRATE BABY
GRANDPA WAS AN ASTRONAUT
Cornelia Funke
Cornelia Funke
Cornelia Funke
Pip Jones
Dick King-Smith
Alexander McCall Smith
Anthony McGowan
Alan MacDonald
Jonathan Meres
Illustrations by Kasia Matyjaszek 9781781128398 £6.99
Illustrations by Mónica Armiño 9781781126035 £6.99
Illustrations by Sarah Horne 9781781123904 £5.99
Illustrations by Paula Bowles 978-1-78112-951-7 £6.99 P/B
Illustrations by Victor Ambrus 9781781125908 £6.99
Illustrations by David Dean 9781781123720 £6.99
Illustrations by Chris Riddell 9781781127100 £6.99
Illustrations by Elissa Elwick 9781781129418 £6.99
Illustrations by Hannah Coulson 9781781125342 £6.99
Illustrations by Hannah Coulson 9781781127568 £6.99
JUN 2021
SNUG
WE ARE NOT FROGS!
ALL ABOUT ELLA
BILLY BUTTON, TELEGRAM BOY
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo
Sally Nicholls
Sally Nicholls
Illustrations by Faye Hanson 9781781122860 £6.99
Illustrations by Sam Usher 9781781127926 £6.99
Illustrations by Hannah Coulson 9781781125335 £6.99
Illustrations by Sheena Dempsey 9781781125328 £6.99
THE GREAT TELEPHONE MIX-UP
THE GHOST IN ANNIE’S ROOM
SKULDUGGERY
CLEVER CAKES
DREAD CAT
SPLASH DAY!
TEA PARTY PARADE
CAPTAIN WHISKERS
Sally Nicholls
Philippa Pearce
Tony Robinson
Michael Rosen
Michael Rosen
Nick Sharratt
Nick Sharratt
Jeremy Strong
Illustrations by Cate James 9781781126851 £6.99
Illustrations by Jamie Smith 9781781124086 £6.99
Illustrations by Ashley King 9781781129289 £6.99
Illustrations by Nicola O’Byrne 9781781125885 £6.99
Illustrations by the author 9781781128275 £6.99
Illustrations by the author 9781800900011 £6.99
Illustrations by Matt Robertson 9781781129272 £6.99
Illustrations by Sheena Dempsey 9781781127353 £6.99
MAY 2021
BOOK BAND: GOLD WHITE LIME BROWN GREY
NELLIE CHOC-ICE, PENGUIN EXPLORER
BIG TROUBLE FOR NELLIE CHOC-ICE
NELLIE CHOC-ICE AND THE PLASTIC ISLAND
THE BEACH PUPPY
ROSE’S DRESS OF DREAMS
SOPHIE TAKES TO THE SKY
Holly Webb
Katherine Woodfine
Katherine Woodfine
Illustrations by Ellie Snowdon 9781781129500 £6.99
Illustrations by Kate Pankhurst 9781781127681 £6.99
Illustrations by Briony May Smith 9781781128718 £6.99
Jeremy Strong
Jeremy Strong
Jeremy Strong
Illustrations by Jamie Smith 9781781127216 £6.99
Illustrations by Jamie Smith 9781781127667 £6.99
Illustrations by Jamie Smith 9781781128770 £6.99
Spread from Albert Johnson and the Buns of Steel
Little Gems are Book Ban ded and quizz ed for Accelerat ed Reader
Spread from Madam Squeaker
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“If these don’t encourage children to read, I don’t know what will!” PARENTS IN TOUCH
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Special Features:
Little Gems collection with our new shelf talker
• Easy-read, dyslexia-friendly font to help reading flow for all readers
and poster!
• 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
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• Activities and jokes to reinforce reading as fun
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Little Gems School Packs:
“The kind of series you want to collect. They really are little gems!” LIBRARY MICE Little Gems Library Pack 9781800900516 | 30 Books RRP £209.70
“A joy to hold and read” THE SCHOOL LIBRARIAN
“They deserve a place in every KS1 classroom” ENGLISH 4–11
White Book Band Pack 9781781128046 | 6 Books RRP £41.94
School Sales Barrington Stoke 18 Walker Street Edinburgh EH3 7LP 0131 225 4113 info@barringtonstoke.co.uk barringtonstoke.co.uk
Lime Book Band Pack 9781781128060 | 6 Books RRP £40.94
“Accessible books to suit every taste” BOOKTRUST
Contact info@barringtonstoke.co.uk for more information and further school discounts
UK Trade Sales Bounce Sales and Marketing 320 City Road London EC1V 2NZ 020 7138 3650 sales@bouncemarketing.co.uk bouncemarketing.co.uk
“If these don’t encourage children to read, I don’t know what will!” PARENTS IN TOUCH
Spotlight your growing
Special Features:
LITTLE GEMS 2021
Little Gems collection with our new shelf talker
• Easy-read, dyslexia-friendly font to help reading flow for all readers
and poster!
• 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
FIR ST CHAPT BIER G autho BOO rs for KS LITTLE reade rs BY BIG-NAME AUTHO RS www.barringtonsto
ke.co.uk
• Activities and jokes to reinforce reading as fun
Contact marketing@barringtonstoke.co.uk for available POS
Little Gems School Packs:
“The kind of series you want to collect. They really are little gems!” LIBRARY MICE Little Gems Library Pack 9781800900516 | 30 Books RRP £209.70
“A joy to hold and read” THE SCHOOL LIBRARIAN
“They deserve a place in every KS1 classroom” ENGLISH 4–11
White Book Band Pack 9781781128046 | 6 Books RRP £41.94
School Sales Barrington Stoke 18 Walker Street Edinburgh EH3 7LP 0131 225 4113 info@barringtonstoke.co.uk barringtonstoke.co.uk
Lime Book Band Pack 9781781128060 | 6 Books RRP £40.94
“Accessible books to suit every taste” BOOKTRUST
Contact info@barringtonstoke.co.uk for more information and further school discounts
UK Trade Sales Bounce Sales and Marketing 320 City Road London EC1V 2NZ 020 7138 3650 sales@bouncemarketing.co.uk bouncemarketing.co.uk
• 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
www.barringtonstoke.co.uk