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A doodling pad with a difference: children poke their face through the pictures and star in their own works of art! For ages 3+.
Making Faces! Jacky Bahbout & Momoko Kudo Based on the idea of the seaside photo booth, Making Faces! is a fill-in art pad that’s hands on and great fun. Children have 32 pictures to complete, which they can tear out and wear. They can turn themselves into kings and queens wearing crowns, astronauts wearing bubble helmets, flowers with pretty petals, and more. Starring in the artworks, and seeing others do so, will provide many hours of fun.
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Jacky Bahbout is the author of Make Art with Your Hands and Feet, Funny Face and My Fashion Lookbook, all published by Thames & Hudson. Momoko Kudo created the illustrations for Make Art with Your Hands and Feet. Illustrated throughout 24.0 x 34.0cm 64pp (32 tear-out sheets) Paperback with greyboard at back; die-cut through book ISBN 978 0 500 650523 August ÂŁ8.95
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Introducing a new range of children’s books to tie in with Messy Goes to OKIDO, a science comedy show launching on prime-time CBeebies in autumn 2015. Messy is a fun, lovable sock-eating monster, who loves jokes and science. The books explore science themes in a fun, hands-on way, and expand on each show by providing further information on the science topic.
Stories for mini scientists aged 4+. Children discover a science topic through Messy’s fun adventures.
Sandwiches in space ISBN 978 0 500 650622
Exploding ice cream! ISBN 978 0 500 650646
The magic raindrops ISBN 978 0 500 650639
All books are: Illustrated throughout 23.0 x 21.0cm 24pp + 1 page of stickers Paperback October £5.95
This OKIDO kit includes everything children need to explore nature with Messy.
Let’s explore with Messy A nature kit for mini scientists OKIDO
Each kit contains: • press-outs • colourful stickers • lots of games, activities and experiments on and off the page.
Illustrated throughout 23.0 x 16.4cm 16pp, gatefold cover with 2 pages kiss cut and 2 pages of stickers Paperback ISBN 978 0 500 650615 October £5.95
The first in a series of theme-based, tear-out doodle pads, each filled with doodles, puzzles and colouring-in activities based around Messy and his friends in the world of OKIDO.
Illustrated throughout 29.7 x 21.0cm 48pp Paperback with greyboard at back ISBN 978 0 500 650608 October £5.95
Messy’s Doodle and do An art pad for mini scientists OKIDO 3
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A hands-on collage activity book to encourage creativity. For ages 4+.
Paper Zoo Create collage animals Oscar Sabini Collage is immensely popular with children. This book includes everything (except glue) that they need to make eight animal collages. Oscar Sabini’s accompanying illustrations are full of character, and will inspire children to use colour and pattern in their own creations.
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Watch nature’s surprises emerge in this delightful, interactive book. For ages 4+.
What’s Hidden in the Woods? Aina Bestard At first glance, all is still and quiet in the woods. But a look through the glasses included with the book transforms the scene. As if by magic, each glass shows animals and plants coming to life. Watch nature’s surprises emerge in front of your eyes!
Aina Bestard is a designer and illustrator. She is the author of several other children’s books. Illustrated throughout 28.0 x 26.2cm 24pp + RGB ‘magic’ glasses ISBN 978 0 500 650530 September £12.95
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A book of easy-to-follow patterns to make fashionably cool dolls’ clothes. For ages 7+.
I Can Make Dolls’ Clothes Easy-to-follow patterns to make clothes and accessories for your favourite doll Louise Scott-Smith and Georgia Vaux
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Louise Scott-Smith is a childrenswear designer and former Head of Children’s Wear Design at Liberty of London and at Caramel Baby & Child. Georgia Vaux is a graphic designer, book designer and art director. Illustrated in colour throughout 20.2 x 15.7cm 176pp PLC quarterbound with real cloth and half jacket ISBN 978 0 500 650516 August £9.95
This book teaches children aged 7+ how to make mix-and-match clothes for a standard 30 cm (12 in) plastic doll. Its approach is simple, quick and fun, and the results are extremely stylish. The book includes actual-size patterns for nine garments along with super-clear instructions and illustrations of each step. It also features inspirational photographs of the dolls modelling the finished clothes. A section at the back sets out the basics of sewing, including how to thread a needle, do a running stitch and sew on poppers and buttons.
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The perfect fashion activity book with a rebel edge. For ages 8+.
Fashion Rebel Outfit Maker Mix and mismatch styles! Louise Scott-Smith and Georgia Vaux A silk evening gown with a grungy cardigan and cool retro hi-tops? Surfer shorts with jewelled slippers and a rock ‘n’ roll leather jacket? This book shows children how to create their own look by mixing up all kinds of styles, from preppy slacks and sporty tops to rockabilly skirts and Parisian-chic berets, encouraging them to create a fashion designer’s sketchbook bursting with ideas and attitude. In a recent survey, ‘I want to be a fashion designer’ was the top response of children asked what they wanted to do when they grew up. This book will help them achieve that ambition.
Illustrated in colour throughout 29.7 x 21.0cm 100pp sketchbook (50 tear-out sheets) 10 doublesided cards Paperback ISBN 978 0 500 650455 September £8.95
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A magical pop-up theatre with exquisitely designed scenery sheets, props and character sticks for children to stage their own productions of Sleeping Beauty. For ages 6+.
The Sleeping Beauty Theatre Put on your own show Su Blackwell and Corina Fletcher
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Following the success of her strikingly original storybook The Fairytale Princess, Su Blackwell’s sumptuous fairytale images, cut out from the pages of classic fables, are now brought to life in this beautiful paper theatre. The covers open out to reveal an ingeniously designed pop-up theatre stage, complete with a set of slot-in scenery sheets, moveable characters and free-standing props. The theatre comes with a booklet of instructions on how to stage your own performance of Sleeping Beauty for family and friends, including a script to follow. The Sleeping Beauty Theatre will be coveted by children and adults alike.
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A fact-filled visual treat for wildlife fans. For ages 5+.
Elephants Steve Bloom Text by David Henry Wilson
Steve Bloom is a bestselling photographer of the natural world. Among his other books are Elephant! and Spirit of the Wild, both published by Thames & Hudson. David Henry Wilson is an immensely popular author of children’s books, notably the ‘Jeremy James’ series. 80 colour illustrations 29.0 x 25.0cm 64pp paperback ISBN 978 0 500 650554 August £7.95
Steve Bloom is an internationally acclaimed wildlife photographer and the author of Thames & Hudson’s bestselling Elephant!. Here, 80 of his stunning photographs, with text by David Henry Wilson, capture every aspect of this wonderful creature’s life and world. Why do elephants flap their ears? How much do they eat? Why do they roll in mud? This book answers these questions and many more. It includes intriguing facts about elephants’ trunks, tusks and tails, their families and friends, what they get up to from dawn to dusk, and the special relationships they have with humans and other animals.
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With enchanting pictures that make innovative use of fluorescent pink ink, award-winning author and illustrator Beatrice Alemagna brings to life a charming French town and its lively inhabitants. For ages 3+.
The Marvellous Fluffy Squishy Itty Bitty Beatrice Alemagna Eddie knows her mum would love a Fluffy Squishy Itty Bitty for her birthday. The only problem is that she doesn’t know what a Fluffy Squishy Itty Bitty is, or where to find one! This book follows Eddie as she tours the whole town, trying to track down the perfect present.
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Beatrice Alemagna is the author of nearly 30 children’s books. She exhibits her work internationally, and has won many awards for her books and illustrations, including the Andersen Prize for Illustrator of the Year, 2010’. Illustrated in colour throughout 30.0 x 22.0cm 42pp + gatefold ISBN 978 0 500 650493 August £12.95
‘A Fluffy Squishy Itty Bitty?’ said Wendy. ‘That sounds like a very strange plant indeed. But here’s a four-leaf clover. Take it with you, it might bring you luck!’
With the bread roll in my bag, I went to visit Wendy in her flower shop.
I wandered around and asked all people passing by if they could help me. But nobody had heard of a Fluffy Squishy Itty Bitty. In the town square, I saw Theo the butcher’s shop. He was my last hope.
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Picasso & Lump Nancy Lim Illustrations by Beatrice Alemagna
A delightful book that gives life to Picasso’s sculptures and his beloved dachshund Lump. For ages 3+.
Nancy Lim is a curatorial assistant at The Museum of Modern Art. Beatrice Alemagna is the author of several books, including The Marvellous Fluffy Squishy Itty Bitty (see opposite page). Illustrated throughout 29.9 x 22.9cm 40pp ISBN 978 0 500 650684 November £14.95
This children’s book gives voice to Picasso’s sculptures – their distinct histories, personalities, and thoughts – as well as to the animals and children that populated the magical wonderland of La Californie, his home in Cannes from 1955. Picasso cedes the spotlight entirely to the chatter between his beloved sculptures, nanny-goat Esmeralda and dachshund Lump, and his young children Claude, Paloma and Cathy, all rendered in delightful illustrations by Beatrice Alemagna.
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A poetic tribute to the City of Light through a charming story and intricate lasercuts. For ages 5+. Winner of ‘La Nuit du Livre 2015’.
Paris Up, Up and Away Hélène Druvert The Eiffel Tower is bored today Wouldn’t it be nice to fly away? Paris is full of things to do – The Tower would like to see them too. The Tower takes off for the day To watch the city work and play…
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This charming book follows the Eiffel Tower as it cuts loose and soars over the City of Light. Hélène Druvert’s intricate lasercuts and delicate illustrations show Paris and its monuments at their very best, and offer a wonderfully imaginative introduction to the city for young children.
Hélène Druvert is an illustrator, paper and textile designer. Illustrated throughout 28.0 x 20.8cm 34pp ISBN 978 0 500 650592 October £14.95
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A beautiful pop-up book and graphic adventure from a highly successful author-illustrator duo. For ages 5+.
That’s My Hat! Louis Rigaud & Anouck Boisrobert This inventive and beautifully produced pop-up story follows a small boy in his frantic efforts to retrieve his hat from a little monkey. Ingeniously illustrated using only ten geometrical patterns, the story takes in many different shops and places – the zoo, the bakery, the hairdresser, the library and more – all of which jump off the page in a series of robust, meticulously created pop-ups.
Louis Rigaud and Anouck Boisrobert graduated in 2009 from the Arts Décoratifs of Strasbourg. They have collaborated on several other bestselling children’s books. Illustrated in colour throughout 28.0 x 22.0cm 24pp ISBN 978 0 500 650578 September £14.95
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A new children’s book from the immensely popular creator of Max and Lili, Serge Bloch. For ages 3+.
The Big Adventure of a Little Line Serge Bloch One day a small boy was taking a walk. On his way he found a little line lying on the ground. He picked it up and put it in his pocket. And forgot about it. But you know what? The little line came to life!
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Enter the magical, creative world of the renowned artist Serge Bloch, where anything can happen, and the most ordinary little line can have the most marvellous adventure.
Serge Bloch has illustrated more than 300 books. His editorial illustrations appear regularly in newspapers around the world, and two of his book series have been turned into animated series. Illustrated throughout 26.0 x 20.5cm 88pp ISBN 978 0 500 650585 October ÂŁ12.95
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Stripe Island tupera tupera ISBN 978 0 500 650479 £8.95 hb
‘Chock full of gorgeously illustrated stripy people and places, this is a feast for the eyes’ Smallish
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It Might Be An Apple
I’ve an Uncle Ivan
Dinosaurs
Shinsuke Yoshitake ISBN 978 0 500 650486 £7.95 hb
Ben Sanders ISBN 978 0 500 500361 £9.95 hb
Victor Escandell ISBN 978 0 500 650462 £9.95 pb
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Genius! Deborah Kespert ISBN 978 0 500 650431 £12.95 hb
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Be amazed by the greatest inventions of all time and the geniuses who made them happen.
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How Things Work
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Front and back cover images: Illustrations by Serge Bloch from The Big Adventure of a Little Line
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