Dear readers On the cover of this catalogue you will find a never-before-seen picture of a well known bookshop on Diagon Alley. This is Flourish & Blotts, drawn by the wonderful Jim Kay. Jim is just emerging from an extraordinary year in which, in oil, pastel, pencil, watercolour, pixels and a myriad of other techniques, he’s created over 150 astonishing illustrations for the first ever Illustrated Edition of J.K. Rowling’s
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. He’s made us look at something we think we know, and see it differently. Published on 6th October, this beautiful book will cast its own spell over readers of all ages everywhere. There really is magic on every page. There are many other amazing highlights this season across all age groups –
Fuzzy Mud, Sarah Crossan’s hearbreaking One, the adorable Christmas adventure Santa Baby by Smriti including Louis Sachar’s brilliant new novel
Prasadam Halls and Ada Grey, and a vibrant, hilarious rallying cry in pre-school gender politics in Yasmeen Ismail’s
I’m a Girl!
Dip in for a visual, verbal feast for book lovers, from babies to baby-boomers!
Rebecca McNally Publishing Director and International Editor-in-Chief