Barrington Stoke July-Dec 2014 Catalogue

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Barrington Stoke 12 months of cracking reading!

Illustration by Peter Bailey from The Fish in the Bathtub by Eoin Colfer

2014 Catalogue July – November

introduction

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t Barrington Stoke, we want more people to read, to read more, and, most importantly, to enjoy reading. In the first half of 2014 we launched our Red Squirrel imprint of picture books with special features to support dyslexic and less confident parents who wish to share books with their children. The response to the Red Squirrels blew us away, and was a great reminder of the many, many authors, illustrators, agents, librarians, booksellers and suppliers who share our core aims. If you’re yet to see the Red Squirrels, turn to pages 20–21 for a guide to the list.

The second half of 2014 sees another exciting development – our first ever digital titles. We’ve been working hard to establish a digital home for our books that does not compromise on our accessibility features. Turn to page 24 to find out more.

As ever, we have a programme of exciting, challenging and entertaining fiction scheduled for the next six months. Fabulous new names joining us include Alexander McCall Smith and Sir Tony Robinson, and lots of our old favourites are back too.

Here’s to another six months of cracking reading!

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how we do it

Cr a c k i n g R ea din g Did you know: ➔➔ that black text on white paper can hurt sensitive eyes, while off-white paper helps? ➔➔ that careful spacing between letters and lines can help new and struggling readers? ➔➔ that justified text can mean readers get lost on the page? ➔➔ that many young readers, parents and carers feel more confident about opening a book if it has clear, manageable chapters to give natural ‘rest’ breaks? ➔➔ that research has shown boys prefer books of 100 pages or under?

C lo s e-up. . .

Barrington Stoke books help emergent, reluctant and dyslexic readers unlock the love of reading. Our books are crammed with ingenious design and editorial tricks to ensure an accessible read. Best of all, the books are brilliant stories by the best authors in the business, and so also offer a great quick read for more confident kids.

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how we do it

“Your books awoke my son’s love for reading. We love the format.

From a frustrated boy to a little bookworm. Thanks.” Parent

Chec k the Le ve l ...

Reading Age Interest Age This subtle legend on the back of the book gives the RA (reading age) and IA (interest age) of the book.

K eep i n touch an d g e t in vol ve d . . .

You can find out more about us from our website, www.barringtonstoke.co.uk. As well as in-depth info on our books and accessibility features, we have a wealth of author videos, free resources for schools and fun stuff for families.

At www.barringtonstoke.co.uk/blog, you can find our team talking books for dyslexic or reluctant readers, books for book-eaters and books for everyone in between, plus a sprinkling of news and chat.

Our accessibility features have always been based on the input of children and young people. We are delighted to launch our Young Editors Scheme – a new and extended version of our original ‘Consultancy’ programme.

Visit www.barringtonstoke.co.uk/youngeditors to get involved!

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July

John Agard

All Sorts to Make a World Illustrated by Michael Broad IA 7–12/RA 7 £5.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-370-6

John Agard makes his Barrington Stoke debut with a warm and witty tale of inner-city diversity.

Shona and her dad are on their way home on the London Underground on a wet and drizzly day when everyone seems to be suffering from City stress. The mix of characters on board is quite odd to begin with, but then the train gets stuck and things get even odder …

John Agard is a multi-award-winning poet, playwright and author.

He has won the Nestlé Smarties Bronze Award, the Paul Hamlyn Award and the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry.

Mary Hoffman

Deadly Letter

Illustrated by Sophie Burrows IA 7–12/RA 7 £5.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-368-3

Mary Hoffman returns to the Barrington Stoke list with a heartwarming tale of friendship, adjustment and self-confidence.

When Prity arrives in the UK, everything seems very different from life back home in India. There’s a lot to learn, from the way children interact to the rules of their games.

But Prity’s confidence is boosted by new-found friends and at last she masters Deadly Letter, the most popular game in the playground.

Mary Hoffman is the author of over 90 books, including the New York Times bestseller Amazing Grace and the Stravaganza series. She is an Honorary Fellow of the Library Association, in recognition of her extensive work for children and libraries.

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July

Gillian Cross

Mozart’s Banana Illustrated by Richard Morgan IA 7–12/RA 7 £5.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-367-6

Monster Snowman and Mystery of the Man with the Black Beard author Gillian Cross returns with a laughout-loud animal adventure.

Nobody can ride Mozart’s Banana – he’s one mad horse. But then new girl Alice Brett comes to the village, and Alice likes a challenge. Soon girl and horse are galloping towards the motorway with the village children (and mobile library) in hot pursuit …

Gillian Cross has won an array of literary prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, the Nestlé Smarties Prize and the Whitbread Award. She is the author of the eternally popular Demon Headmaster series, the basis for the smash-hit CBBC serial.

Bernard Ashley

Nadine Dreams of Home Illustrated by Ollie Cuthbertson IA 7–12/RA 7 £5.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-369-0

Bernard Ashley makes his return to Barrington Stoke with a hard-hitting but ultimately uplifting tale of a refugee girl adjusting to life in the UK. Everything about London seems strange to Nadine – from the language she doesn’t understand to the cold weather and the cramped flat she lives in with her mother and brother. The worst thing of all is the worry for her father, who didn’t make it out in time. But then Nadine finds a special picture, and begins to dream …

Bernard Ashley was a teacher and a head teacher before becoming a full-time writer. His novels have been selected for OUP’s Modern Children’s Classics series and he has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal twice and won the Other Award, for The Trouble with Donovan Croft.

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July

Andy Stanton The Story of Matthew Buzzington Illustrated by Ross Collins IA 5–5,000,000/RA 8 £6.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-414-7

Hello there and welcome to the story of Matthew Buzzington!

“Who on Earth is Matthew Buzzington?”

I hear you ask!

Well, he’s just a normal 10-year-old boy.

BUT …

Matthew Buzzington can turn into a fly.

Imagine that!

And now The Story of Matthew Buzzington is available in a brand-new SPECIAL EDITION with LOADS of STICKERS! * Andy Stanton is the author of the massively bestselling Mr Gum series. He has won the Blue Peter and Red House Children’s Book Awards and the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. * somewhere between 3 and 1,000,000

Andy Stanton

Sterling and the Canary Illustrated by Ross Collins

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Have you seen our new SOUNDCHIP edition of Sterling and the Canary? It tells you a story, it sings like a canary, it does the dishes!

(The dishes part is a lie.) With puzzles and a bonus interview with Andy Stanton.

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AUGUST

Mary Hooper

Ring of Roses

IA TEEN/RA 8 £6.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-401-7 Mary Hooper returns to the Barrington Stoke list with a powerful historical novel exploring one of the incidental characters from her hit At the Sign of the Sugared Plum.

Abby is delighted to be appointed to the position of nursemaid in the well-to-do Beauchurch household. But it’s the summer of 1665, and soon whispers are spreading through London that the Plague is returning. Can Abby keep herself and her small charge Grace safe, or will the disaster engulf them?

Mary Hooper is the author of highly regarded historical young adult novels Fallen Grace and News from the Dead, and of the hit Megan series for younger readers. This is her third title for Barrington Stoke.

L. A. Weatherly

Soul Song

How can two lovers reconcile their destiny to be together when they have been born a century apart?

L. A. Weatherly brings her Soul Mates trilogy to a breathtaking conclusion.

Iris and Nate have finally found a way of existing in the same time – Nate’s era of the 1920s. With the benefit of Iris’s hindsight, they hope to make a great difference to the world. But Sibyl’s hate burns on, and they are not out of danger yet …

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IA TEEN/RA 8 £6.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-201-7

L. A. Weatherly was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and is the author of the hugely successful Angel series. She has been shortlisted for the Children’s Book Award and has written several novels for Barrington Stoke.

The story begins …

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August

Mary Hoffman

Angel of Venice IA TEEN/RA 8 £6.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-402-4

Mary Hoffman makes her Barrington Stoke teen debut with an exciting historical novel set during the great sea battle of Lepanto.

It is 1571 and Venice’s colonies in Cyprus are under threat.

The forces of the Holy League sail to meet the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean. On board the ship Angel of Venice is young Venetian boy Luca, torn between the excitement of the sea and precious ties at home …

Mary Hoffman is the author of over 90 books, including the New York Times bestseller Amazing Grace and the Stravaganza series. She has an ongoing love affair with Italian history – her novel David, set in Florence in 1501, was called ‘brilliant … pacy and vivid’ (The Guardian).

Teresa Flavin

Jet Black Heart

IA TEEN/RA 8 £6.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-404-8

A piece of Victorian mourning jewellery unlocks a spine-tingling mystery in Teresa Flavin’s powerful debut on Barrington Stoke’s teen list.

Dory is on holiday on the moors with her family when she stumbles across a Victorian walkers’ ‘letterbox’ and a faded message for a boy called Eli. The message opens a slip in time and soon Dory is battling alongside Eli to help save his sister from her cruel father. But is there more to Eli – and his gift of a Victorian heart pendant – than meets the eye?

US-born Teresa Flavin is an author and illustrator who has made a name for herself in the UK with intricate and beautifully crafted mysteries, including The Blackhope Enigma and The Crimson Shard.

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August

Sita Brahmachari

Brace Mouth, False Teeth IA TEEN/RA 8 £6.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-400-0

FALSE TEETH Image courtesy of James Barker / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Prize-winner Brahmachari brings her trademark warmth to a tale of ‘heart-work’, relationships and self-belief.

Zeni’s week goes from bad to worse when she is fitted for braces and then sent to Magnolia Gardens Care Home for her school Work Experience placement. She is shy to begin with, but now she doesn’t even seem to be in control of her own mouth, and the placement will mean talking to all sorts of strangers. But then Zeni meets Alice, an old lady with a story to tell, and through Alice, Zeni finds her voice too.

Sita Brahmachari won the 2011 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize with her debut novel, Artichoke Hearts. She has written two further books, Jasmine Skies and Kite Spirit, and this is her debut for Barrington Stoke.

NEW EDITIONS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Michaela Morgan

Respect

IA TEEN/RA 7 £6.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-426-0

The inspirational true story of Walter Tull, the first black British professional outfield football player and the first black officer in the British Army.

A great new look for a favourite title, issued to commemorate the anniversary of WWI, the conflict in which Walter Tull lost his life.

Alan Gibbons

The Greatest

IA 10+/RA 8 £6.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-364-5

Ali has just had his bike nicked by a local bully – just like Muhammad Ali! With the greatest boxer of all time as inspiration, Ali takes on the biggest fight of his life.

A great new look for a favourite Barrington Stoke title. cracking reading

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september

our new little gems are in colour!

A l e xa n der McC all Sm ith Good Dog Lion

Illustrated by David Dean Timo and his mother do not have much money – in fact, they have almost none. But that does not matter too much, because Timo has his mother and she has him. They have their little house.

They have friends and neighbours. They have the world about them. All of that can be enough for happiness.

There is one more thing, though, that Timo would like to have … A dog.

Alexander McCall Smith is one of the world’s most prolific and most popular authors. He is perhaps best known for the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency and its sequels, and is the author of over 30 books for children.

David Dean is the illustrator behind many bestselling titles, including Lauren St John’s White Giraffe series, Eleanor Updale’s Johnny Swanson and the brilliant Barefoot Books World Atlas.

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IA 5–8/RA LEVEL £6.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-372-0

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To n y R o bi ns o n Skulduggery

Illustrated by Jamie Smith IA 5–8/RA LEVEL £6.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-408-6 Ahoy there me hearties!

It’s Ben’s first day at Squire Trelawney’s School for Young Sea Dogs, and something’s amiss! Where are the walk-the-plank classes? The cutlass training? The … skulduggery? Instead it’s all sums, Business Studies and good manners. But then Ben’s room-mate Honest John (Silver) arrives, and there’s no shortage of skulduggery any more …

Sir Tony Robinson is one of the UK’s best-loved personalities. He is perhaps best known for Blackadder and Time Team and is an actor, comedian, TV presenter, author and a keen amateur historian. This tale of treachery on the high seas is his 17th book for children.

Jamie Smith has illustrated over 100 books, including the bestselling Jigsaw Jones titles from Scholastic.

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our new little gems are in colour!

R os As qui th

Ma i r i H ed d e rw i ck The Bad Trousers

W i th i l lu s t ra t io n s b y

IA 5–8/RA LEVEL £6.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-428-4 When it’s about to be your birthday, it can be tempting to second-guess the presents you might be getting. If Granny starts dropping hints about, say … cats, and Granny’s cat has just had kittens, then perhaps you’re about to get the present you’ve always dreamed of. Or perhaps you’re about to be the recipient of some truly terrible knitting!

Author and cartoonist Ros Asquith is the illustrator behind the bestselling Big Book of Feelings and a huge number of fiction titles. Her work also appears regularly in the Guardian.

Katie Morag creator Mairi Hedderwick lived on the Isle of Coll for many years and is much beloved for her beautifully illustrated tales of island life.

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september

E o i n C o lfer

The Fish in the Bathtub Illustrated by Peter Bailey IA 5–8/RA LEVEL £6.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-360-7 Little Lucja’s Grandpa Feliks has seen off the German army, and the Communists, and now he is looking forward to a long and peaceful retirement. He plans to begin with a tasty Christmas dinner of carp. But when the carp arrives alive and takes up residence in the bathtub and Lucja’s heart, has Grandpa Feliks finally met an enemy he cannot beat?

Eoin Colfer is the author of the phenomenally successful Artemis Fowl books from Puffin, which have sold over 20 million copies worldwide.

Peter Bailey is one of the UK’s best-loved illustrators.

His stunning and intricate artwork has contributed to the success of Philip Pullman’s Northern Lights and Michael Morpurgo’s Homecoming, among other favourite titles.

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October

WANTED

The Outlaws of Gressingham

by Philip ‘beardy’ Ardagh

For: Outrageous Laughs!

Watch out for our special presenter, coming soon ...

IA 5–8/RA Level £5.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-371-3

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October

Karen McCombie

The Girl with the Sunshine Smile Illustrated by Cathy Brett

IA 8–12/RA 8 £5.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-403-1 Everyone comments on Meg’s sunny smile – and she’s put it to good use modelling her mum’s range of bridesmaids’ dresses at wedding fairs. It’s always been just Meg and Mum, but then Mum meets Danny and is swept off her feet – right onto a grotty old river barge. Soon Meg is discovering the ‘joys’ of river living in a house full of boys, and there’s not much call for her sunshine smile.

Karen McCombie started out as a writer and editor on teen magazines before her Indie Kidd and Ally’s World series established her as one of the most popular authors on the market for pre-teen girls. This is her fourth title for Barrington Stoke.

Jeremy STrong

A Perfectly Ordinary School Illustrated by Scoular Anderson All-time Barrington Stoke favourite Jeremy Strong returns with a tale of blood, guts and very evil laughter.

At school they call Frankie ‘Lanky Frankie’ and Molly ‘Molly the Dolly’. Frankie’s had enough and so his mum and dad pack him off to a special school where he can learn how to stand up to his classmates – that’s if he survives the teachers first!

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IA 8–12/RA 8 £5.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-405-5

Jeremy Strong is the UK’s best-loved jam-doughnut-stuffer-turnedhumour-writer; a fact recognised by 10 Downing Street when Jeremy was invited to speak to the Prime Minister as a reading ambassador. His titles for Barrington Stoke have sold over 80,000 copies.

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October

Tom PAlmer

Rugby Academy: Try Illustrated by David Shephard IA 8–12/RA 8 £5.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-397-3

Borderlands is no ordinary school – all of the pupils boarding there have parents in the armed forces, and the UK is drawing perilously close to war in the Middle East.

New boy Woody is desperate to escape the school and find his way to his dad’s military base, but his dad has been mobilised. He’s gone. Desperately worried and desperately unhappy, Woody turns to the only thing that will get him through – rugby.

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Sports story legend Tom Palmer kicks off an all-new rugby trilogy with an explosive first instalment.

Tom Palmer is a true reading hero and has been responsible for motivating many thousands of young people to get into books.

He keeps in touch with his core readership through a massive programme of school, library and festival tours.

Read it yet?

Over the Line IA 10+/RA 8+ £6.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-393-5 ‘A quite splendid WW1 footie novel’ Caroline Sanderson ‘Having a cry over this ... Lovely’ Cathy Rentzenbrink ‘Over the Line is a perfect class read to accompany any KS2 and KS3 (Y7&8) topic on the period. It’s also an engaging read for football fans of any age. In my opinion, it deserves to sit alongside War Horse and Private Peaceful on any school bookshelf’ Helena Pielichaty ‘Fascinating story about Jack Cock, Engand footballer & WW1 soldier.

Amazing’ Literature for Lads

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November

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J onat han St roud

The Ghost of Shadow Vale Illustrated by Siku IA 9+/RA 8 £5.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-423-9

Jonathan Stroud’s spine-tinging retelling of an Icelandic legend is given a brilliant new jacket treatment.

Glam killed the monster of Shadow Vale – but he died in the fight. Now Glam’s ghost has come back … and he’s even more frightening than the monster!

Jonathan Stroud is the bestselling author of the Bartimaeus Chronicles.

Frank Cot t rell Boyce

Desirable

Illustrated by Cate James IA 8–12/RA 8 £5.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-424-6

Frank Cottrell Boyce’s laugh-out-loud comedy gets a brand new look! Desirable has sold over 45,000 copies since publication.

George is so unpopular that even his own grandad won’t come to his birthday party. Instead, his grandad sends him a bottle of aftershave way past its sell-by date, but with rather special properties … Soon George is the hottest boy in school and even the teachers can’t get enough of him!

Frank Cottrell Boyce is a screenwriter and novelist and the writing talent behind the 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony. Millions won the Carnegie Medal, and The Unforgotten Coat the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. Millions was adapted with huge success for the screen.

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November

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Terry Deary

The Hat Trick

Illustrated by Martin Remphry IA 7–12/RA 7 £5.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-415-4

The reading age 7 edition of our ever-popular football tale-with-a-twist gets a great refresh.

Jud is football mad but never seems to get a chance. But then Seaburn football team meet their rivals and Jud has the chance to step in as goalie. It’s a make-or-break moment – can Jud rise to the challenge?

Terry Deary has written dozens of novels for children and adults, often with historical settings. He is best known for the phenomenally successful Horrible Histories and was voted Outstanding Children’s Non-Fiction Author of the Twentieth Century by Books for Keeps.

Tony Bradman

Harald Hardnut Illustrated by Martin Remphry IA 9+/RA 8 £5.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-416-1

Tony Bradman’s fact-packed Viking adventure gets a fab new look.

Harald Hardnut was a Viking outlaw, but he became an emperor’s bodyguard, a princess’s husband and, at last, a king. There’s hope for us all yet!

Tony Bradman is the author of the much-loved Dilly the Dinosaur series and of a number of historical fiction and football titles, including Barrington Stoke hits Football Crazy and Sam and Ruby’s Olympic Adventure. He also reviews books for the Guardian.

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Bali Rai

Dream On IA TEEN/RA 8 £6.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-422-2

A great new look for Bali Rai’s curry-and-footie fable, which has sold over 90,000 copies.

Baljit works in his dad’s chippy but dreams of football stardom. When the chance of a lifetime comes along, he is sure that his parents will disapprove, and so a chain of lies begins. Will Baljit’s fibs cost him his dreams?

Bali Rai has cornered the market in urban tales with a multicultural edge. Although he is well-known for gritty realism, he also has a real gift for warm and witty family tales – often confounding expectations.

Keith Gray

The Return of Johnny Kemp IA TEEN/RA 8 £6.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-421-5

A great new look for a strong title from brilliant YA talent Keith Gray.

No one messes with Johnny Kemp. But Dan got him kicked out of school. Now the word on the street is that Johnny Kemp is back – and he’s looking for Dan …

Keith Gray has won the Silver Award of the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and has been shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, the Costa Children’s Book Award and the Carnegie Medal.

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Recent Picks: Red Squirrel Picture books

Red

Michael Morpurgo & Ross Collins

Eleanor Updale & Sarah Horne

All I Said Was

Itch Scritch Scratch

For parents and carers to share with children under 5. £6.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-348-5

For parents and carers to share with children under 5. £6.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-294-5

A boy who dreams of flying swaps places with a bird who dreams of reading a book in this magical celebration of the power of reading and the imagination. From national treasure Michael Morpurgo and Elephantom author Ross Collins.

The mums are waging war on the nasty nits, but it’s a losing battle in this rollicking rhyme that’s a joy to read aloud. From Montmorency author Eleanor Updale and illustration star Sarah Horne. WARNING: This book will make you scratch!

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Recent Picks: Red Squirrel Picture books

Squirrel Books “It’s only by loving stories ourselves and by passing on that love that we create readers,” says Michael Morpurgo. “I was immediately taken with the idea of Red Squirrel books, a picture book list that dyslexic parents and less confident readers can read with their children.”

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Charlie Higson & Mark Chambers

Michael Rosen & Chris Mould

Freddy and the Pig

Wolfman

For parents and carers to share with children under 5. £6.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-373-7

For parents and carers to share with children under 5. £6.99 ISBN:978-1-78112-374-4

Freddy swaps places with a pig with unexpected results in this laugh-out-loud funny tale of little boys and their less-than charming habits from comedy legend Charlie Higson and up-and-coming picture book star Mark Chambers.

Wolfman rages and rampages through town in a rollicking romp from former Children’s Laureate Mike Rosen and the wickedly wonderful Chris Mould. With a brilliant toddler-friendly payoff!

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Point of Sale

We have lots of point of sale available to help you display and sell the Barrington Stoke range in shops and showrooms. This list is constantly being added to, so do get in touch or visit www.barringtonstoke.co.uk/trade for the latest info.

DUMPBIN Our gorgeous wood-look dumpbin has interchangeable headerboards to help you to showcase either the Little Gems or the full Barrington Stoke range. If you would like both headers, please contact us.

Empty dumpbin with header ‘Little Gems’ ISBN:978-1-78112-312-6 GRATIS

Empty dumpbin with range header ISBN:978-1-78112-288-4 GRATIS

24-copy Little Gems dumpbin 8 x Snug + 8 x Castle in the Field by Michael Morpurgo 4 x My Friend’s a Gris-Kwok by Malorie Blackman 4 x The First Third Wish by Ian Beck ISBN:978-1-78112-295-2 £143.76

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Little Gems Poster ISBN:978-1-78112-314-0 GRATIS

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Point of Sale

Red Squirrel Standee Red Squirrel reads to Baby Squirrel in this gorgeous promo cut-out for Red Squirrel Books.

ISBN :978-1-78112-418-5 GRATIS

Cracking reading: high/low for the inclusive primary classroom from Barrington Stoke

Double-sided wallchart Our A2 wallchart displays the Barrington Stoke list by reading and interest age for at-a-glance reference for teachers and other learning professionals. Primary to one side; secondary to the other.

ISBN:978-1-178112-282-2 GRATIS

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Printed stocklist Available from admin@barringtonstoke.co.uk

Author Posters Various author posters available for download at www.barringtonstoke.co.uk/free-resources

Parent leaflet Our fold-out leaflet is a great tool that explains the special features of the range to parents, carers, teachers and librarians.

Pack of 25 ISBN:978-1-78112-236-5 GRATIS

Bookseller Toolkit A handy pack of our most up-to-date POS to help you sell the range effectively.

ISBN:978-1-78112-233-4 GRATIS

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Our Web Presence

Digital publishing In autumn 2014 we launch a programme of digital versions of selected titles for Apple iPad and Android equivalents. The books will be delivered via a multi-folio app model, and functionality will include guidance to help readers establish the background tint and spacing that best suits their needs. The app itself will also contain information and support for parents of dyslexic youngsters.

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Our Web Presence

Other digital developments Barrington Stoke’s web presence has increased recently, with a new blog, a microsite for Red Squirrel Picture Books and Reading War, a learning site packed with info for students and teachers reading Over the Line by Tom Palmer and Tilly’s Promise by Linda Newbery. Come on over and visit!

Visit us on our new blog where you can find our team talking books for dyslexic or reluctant readers, books for book-eaters and books for everyone in between, plus a sprinkling of news and chat. www.barringtonstoke.co.uk/blog

Want to learn more about our fabulous new picture book list? Then head on over to www.redsquirrelbooks.co.uk to see the books, learn about their dyslexia-friendly features and find some fun activities for kids!

Reading War is a site dedicated to our new WWI novels, Tilly’s Promise by Linda Newbery and Over the Line by Tom Palmer. It’s packed with learning resources for teachers and students. www.readingwar.co.uk

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