Little Gems 2019

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Little Gems are Book Ban ded and quizz ed for Accelerat ed Reader

• 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​

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COVER NOT FINAL

AUG 2019

NORMAN THE NORMAN FROM NORMANDY

NORMAN THE NORMAN AND THE VERY SMALL DUCHESS

THE BAD TROUSERS

THE BIG FIB

GREY ISLAND, RED BOAT

THE BAKERY OF HAPPINESS

Philip Ardagh

Philip Ardagh

Ros Asquith

Ros Asquith

Ian Beck

Ian Beck

Illustrations by Tom Morgan-Jones 978-1-78112-697-4 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Tom Morgan-Jones 978-1-78112-762-9 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Mairi Hedderwick 978-1-78112-428-4 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Mairi Hedderwick 978-1-78112-470-3 £6.99 P/B

llustrations by the author 978-1-78112-521-2 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by the author 978-1-78112-878-7 £6.99 P/B

MARIELLA, QUEEN OF THE SKIES

MARY’S HAIR

BLAMEHOUNDS

CHEESEMARES

TED RULES THE WORLD

STARS OF MINE

Eoin Colfer

Eoin Colfer

Ross Collins

Ross Collins

Frank Cottrell Boyce

Kevin Crossley-Holland

Illustrations by Richard Watson 978-1-78112-510-6 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by the author 978-1-78112-392-8 £5.99 P/B

Illustrations by the author 978-1-78112-191-7 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Chris Riddell and Cate James 978-1-78112-505-2 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Martina Peluso 978-1-78112-192-4 £5.99 P/B

Illustrations by Katy Halford 978-1-78112-770-4 £6.99 P/B

MAY 2019

JUL 2019

THE UNLUCKY ELEVEN

THE GINGERBREAD STAR

OUT FOR THE COUNT

PRAMBUSTERS!

MOLLY ROGERS TO THE RESCUE

MONSTER BUSTERS

Phil Earle

Anne Fine

Anne Fine

Anne Fine

Cornelia Funke

Cornelia Funke

Illustrations by Steve May 978-1-78112-850-3 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Vicki Gausden 978-1-78112-499-4 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Vicki Gausden 978-1-78112-507-6 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Vicki Gausden 978-1-78112-736-0 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Kasia Matyjaszek 978-1-78112-839-8 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Glenys Ambrus 978-1-78112-396-6 £6.99 P/B

JUN 2019

I KILLED FATHER CHRISTMAS

THE SMILE

GRANDPA WAS AN ASTRONAUT

Anthony McGowan

Michelle Magorian

Jonathan Meres

Illustrations by Chris Riddell 978-1-78112-710-0 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Sam Usher 978-1-78112-500-7 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Hannah Coulson 978-1-78112-534-2 £6.99 P/B

MONSTER SLAYER

THE GHOST IN ANNIE’S ROOM

SKULDUGGERY

Brian Patten

Philippa Pearce

Tony Robinson

Illustrations by Chris Riddell 978-1-78112-548-9 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Cate James 978-1-78112-685-1 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Jamie Smith 978-1-78112-408-6 £6.99 P/B

MINT CHOC CHIP AT THE MARKET CAFÉ

SPECIAL DELIVERY

THE CASTLE IN THE FIELD

Jonathan Meres

Jonathan Meres

Michael Morpurgo

Illustrations by Hannah Coulson 978-1-78112-869-5 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Faye Hanson 978-1-78112-287-7 £5.99 P/B

DREAD CAT

SPLASH DAY!

THE GENIUS AGED 81/4

Michael Rosen

Nick Sharratt

Jeremy Strong

Illustrations by Nicola O’Byrne 978-1-78112-588-5 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by the author 978-1-78112-827-5 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Jamie Smith 978-1-78112-555-7 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Hannah Coulson 978-1-78112-756-8 £6.99 P/B

THE FIRST THIRD WISH

GRANDPA BERT AND THE GHOST SNATCHERS

MY FRIEND’S A GRIS-KWOK

THE STORY OF THE DANCING FROG

ANNA LIZA AND THE HAPPY PRACTICE

THE FISH IN THE BATHTUB

Illustrations by the author 978-1-78112-245-7 £6.99 P/B

Malorie Blackman

Illustrations by Andy Rowland 978-1-78112-244-0 £5.99 P/B

Quentin Blake

Eoin Colfer

Illustrations by the author 978-1-78112-591-5 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Matt Robertson 978-1-78112-559-5 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Peter Bailey 978-1-78112-360-7 £6.99 P/B

BLUE JOHN

JOE AND THE DRAGONOSAURUS

MR BIRDSNEST AND THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR

THE SNAKE WHO CAME TO STAY

A TWIST OF TALES

SUPERDAD’S DAY OFF

Julia Donaldson

Julia Donaldson

Phil Earle

Illustrations by Alexandria Neonakis 978-1-78112-578-6 £6.99 P/B

Berlie Doherty

Julia Donaldson

Illustrations by Becka Moor 978-1-78112-444-4 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Hannah Shaw 978-1-78112-575-5 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Hannah Shaw 978-1-78112-574-8 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Peter Bailey 978-1-78112-570-0 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Steve May 978-1-78112-684-4 £6.99 P/B

THE MONSTER FROM THE BLUE PLANET

THE MOONSHINE DRAGON

SEA URCHINS AND SAND PIGS

HENRY POND THE POET

Cornelia Funke

Cornelia Funke

Dick King-Smith

THE RATS OF MEADOWSWEET FARM

GOOD DOG LION

Cornelia Funke Illustrations by Mónica Armiño 978-1-78112-603-5 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Sarah Horne 978-1-78112-390-4 £5.99 P/B

Illustrations by Victor Ambrus 978-1-78112-590-8 £6.99 P/B

Dick King-Smith

Illustrations by David Dean 978-1-78112-372-0 £6.99 P/B

MINIKID

SNUG

WE ARE NOT FROGS!

ALL ABOUT ELLA

BILLY BUTTON, TELEGRAM BOY

Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo

Sally Nicholls

Sally Nicholls

Illustrations by Faye Hanson 978-1-78112-352-2 £5.99 P/B

Illustrations by Faye Hanson 978-1-78112-286-0 £5.99 P/B

Illustrations by Sam Usher 978-1-78112-792-6 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Hannah Coulson 978-1-78112-533-5 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Sheena Dempsey 978-1-78112-532-8 £6.99 P/B

Ian Beck

Berlie Doherty

Illustrations by Elys Dolan 978-1-78112-430-7 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Melanie Demmer 978-1-78112-830-5 £6.99 P/B

Malorie Blackman

Illustrations by Victor Ambrus 978-1-78112-417-8 £6.99 P/B

AUG 2019

SEP 2019

Eoin Colfer

Alexander McCall Smith

THE GREAT TELEPHONE MIX-UP

Sally Nicholls Illustrations by Sheena Dempsey 978-1-78112-735-3 £6.99 P/B

BOOK BAND: GOLD WHITE

COVER NOT FINAL

LIME BROWN GREY

NELLIE CHOC-ICE, PENGUIN EXPLORER

BIG TROUBLE FOR NELLIE CHOC-ICE

NELLIE CHOC-ICE AND THE PLASTIC ISLAND

ROSE’S DRESS OF DREAMS

SOPHIE TAKES TO THE SKY

Jeremy Strong

Jeremy Strong

Jeremy Strong

Katherine Woodfine

Katherine Woodfine

Illustrations by Jamie Smith 978-1-78112-721-6 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Jamie Smith 978-1-78112-766-7 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Jamie Smith 978-1-78112-877-0 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Kate Pankhurst 978-1-78112-768-1 £6.99 P/B

Illustrations by Briony May Smith 978-1-78112-871-8 £6.99 P/B

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“If these don’t encourage children to read, I don’t know what will!”

PARENTS IN TOUCH

Special Features:

Spotlight your growing

• Easy-read, dyslexia-friendly font to help reading flow for all readers

Little Gems collection with our brand-new shelf talker!

• 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 • Activities and jokes to reinforce reading as fun

FIR ST CHAPT ER BOOKS

BY BIG NAME AUTHO RS

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Little Gems School Packs:

“The kind of series you want to collect. They really are little gems!”

LIBRARY MICE

“A joy to hold and read” Little Gems Library Pack 9781781128008 | 40 Books RRP £269.60

Little Gems Bargain Group Pack 9781781125465 | 36 Books RRP £215.64

Gold Book Band Pack 9781781128039 | 6 Books RRP £38.94

THE SCHOOL LIBRARIAN

“They deserve a place in every KS1 classroom” ENGLISH 4–11

“Accessible books to suit every taste” BOOKTRUST White Book Band Pack 9781781128046 | 6 Books RRP £40.94

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Lime Book Band Pack 9781781128060 | 6 Books RRP £39.94

Brown Book Band Pack 9781781128428 | 6 Books RRP £41.94

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