Books We Love

This month’s new releases to enjoy with your little ones

Words CARLY GLENDINNING

Save Our Seas

CLEAN UP! By Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola

Clean Up! is the much-anticipated sequel to debut picture book Look Up! which was shortlisted for Foyles Book of the Year, British Book of the Year, and Waterstones Children’s Book Prize in 2019. Follow the passionate main character Rocket as she rallies the community on her grandparents’ Caribbean island home to clean up plastic pollution. Published by Puffin, illustrations © Dapo Adeola, 2020. £6.99

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GERM ATTACK

STOP THAT VIRUS By Susanna Rumiz

This colourful board book follows a virus as it tries to attack a body. Meet the team of cells, enzymes and antibodies that work together to fight back and defeat it – in an interesting and informative look at how the immune system works. £10.99;

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WHAT A HERO

LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG DREAMS, CAPTAIN TOM MOORE By Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara and Christophe Jacques

Discover the life of the inspirational Captain Tom Moore, the veteran who raised over £30 million for the UK’s NHS during the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic. 3% of the cover price will be donated to NHS Charities Together. £9.99;

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PLAY ON

THE BEAR, THE PIANO AND THE LITTLE BEAR’S CONCERT By Ibram X. Kendi and Ashley Lukashevsky

The final installment in the bestselling Bear and the Piano trilogy, this beautifully illustrated book shows that while fame and fortune might be temporary, the best songs stay in your heart forever. £11.99;

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GOING GLOBAL

OUR WORLD: A FIRST BOOK OF GEOGRAPHY By Sue Lowell Gallion

Little ones are invited to identify and experience the Earth’s amazing geography in this beautifully illustrated book. Rhyming verse makes learning curriculum focused facts fun and will inspire kids to engage with the world around them. (Ages 2-5) £12.95;

• phaidon.com