Bloomsbury Children's Books New Titles Catalogue | January - June 2015

Back cover artwork is taken from Wanted! Ralfy Rabbit, Book Burglar

by Emily MacKenzie

BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN’S BOOKS • NEW TITLES • JANUARY – JUNE 2015

Front cover artwork is taken from The Beastly Pirates

by John Kelly

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Dear readers

This year our fiction list is full with outstanding future classics – books to devour now and revisit time and again. Waterstones Book Prize-winning Katherine Rundell’s The Wolf Wilder will transport you to a snowy Russian forest and a thrilling adventure you’ll never want to put down. Anyone But Ivy Pocket will make you guffaw with laughter as its joyfully self-deluding heroine is embroiled in a glitteringly dangerous mystery. You’ll want to be best friends with author Gwyneth Rees as soon as you pick up Cherry Blossom Dreams – it’s brilliantly inviting, utterly engaging and perfect for Cathy Cassidy and Jacqueline Wilson fans. You’ll also meet the hottest of hotties in Jenny McLachlan’s Love Bomb – the even more irresistible follow-up to Flirty Dancing. And There Will Be Lies takes our home-grown Printz Award winner Nick Lake to new levels of twisty storytelling brilliance.

In our action-packed picture book list, animals are running riot. Pamela Butchart and Marc Boutavant team up for Never Tickle a Tiger (and believe me, you never will), and David Tazzyman’s amazing illustrations bring riotous joy to You Can’t Take an Elephant on the Bus. There’s a very bookish bunny in Wanted! Ralfy Rabbit, Book Burglar, a cut-throat menagerie on the high seas in The Beastly Pirates, and more blissfully imaginative fun for Debi Gliori’s Alfie.

This catalogue is packed with rich, rewarding reads for all ages. But if you want a massive treat for slightly more grown-up readers, allow yourself to be seduced by Sarah J. Maas’s romantic, swoony, decidedly different fairy tale, A Court of Thorns and Roses.

WARNING : you’ll need to buy two copies – one to keep forever, and one to give to a friend!

Rebecca McNally Publishing Director and International Editor-in-Chief

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January — June 2015

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Bloomsbury Activity Books

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Non-Fiction: 5 – 7 Years

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Fiction: 7 – 9 Years

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Fiction: 9 –11 Years

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Teen

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Bloomsbury Spark

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Also Available (Bloomsbury USA Titles)

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Arabic Language Children’s Books

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Contact List & International Sales

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Index

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Social Media Contacts

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Wanted! Ralfy Rabbit, Book Burglar Emily MacKenzie Meet Ralfy, a very unusual rabbit, with a passion for . . . books!

Some rabbits dream about lettuces and carrots, others dream of flowering meadows and juicy dandelions, but Ralfy dreams only of books. In fact, he doesn’t just dream, he wants to read them ALL THE TIME. Soon his obsession sends him spiralling into a life of crime!

15 January 2015 Hardback / 9781408843123 / £10.99 Paperback / 9781408843130 / £6.99 Ebook / 9781408843116 / £6.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

A wonderfully funny story from a talented new author/illustrator.

Emily MacKenzie is a freelance illustrator and graphic designer based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Wanted! Ralfy Rabbit, Book Burglar is her first picture book for Bloomsbury.

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The Beastly Pirates John Kelly The meanest, scariest, most terrifying pirates EVER!

12 February 2015 Hardback / 9781408849835 / £10.99 Paperback / 9781408849859 / £6.99 Ebook / 9781408849842 / £6.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

They’re called the Beastly Pirates and this fearsome ugly bunch scour the seas for other pirates they can gobble up for lunch.

Beware THE BEASTLY PIRATES – the scariest sailors on the seven seas.

They’re a cutlass-toting, pirate-eating bunch of renegades and the list of their dastardly deeds is endless. Dare you come face-to-face with this motley crew?

John Kelly is an illustrator, writer and designer who has worked for Scholastic, Macmillan, Hodder, Simon & Schuster, Aardman animation, Lucasfilm, Radar pictures and many others. He has been shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal twice (Guess Who’s Coming for Dinner and Scoop! ). The Beastly Pirates is his first picture book for Bloomsbury.

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Never Tickle a Tiger Written by

Pamela Butchart

Illustrated by

Marc Boutavant

The fantastic tale of a trip to the zoo that gets wildly out of hand!

Izzy is always shuffling, jiggling, squirming and twitching. She can never sit still – she just can’t help it! So when Izzy’s school goes on a trip to the zoo, her teacher warns her to behave. She must never wriggle, she must never fidget and she must certainly NEVER TICKLE A TIGER!

12 February 2015 Hardback / 9781408839034 / £10.99 Paperback / 9781408839041 / £6.99 Ebook / 9781408839027 / £6.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

But does Izzy listen? She does NOT – and what happens next is the biggest catastrophe anyone has ever seen!

Pamela Butchart’s first book Yikes, Stinkysaurus! was published by Bloomsbury in January 2014 and is the first in a brand new and exciting picture book series. Pamela is the author of Baby Aliens Got My Teacher!

(Nosy Crow). When she’s not busy being an author, Pamela teaches Philosophy to students in Dundee.

Marc Boutavant is the illustrator behind the incredibly popular Mouk books (Tate Publishing). Often described as the archetypal Frenchman (even by French people), Marc’s work springs from a wry observation of life. Marc lives and works in Paris, and this is his first book for Bloomsbury.

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Monster Written by

Michael Rosen

Illustrated by 12 March 2015 Paperback / 9781408846964 / £6.99 Ebook / 9781408846957 / £6.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

Neal Layton

A tender, funny, topsy-turvy book about the adventures of a small dog and his pet human from master storyteller Michael Rosen and bestselling illustrator Neal Layton When his pet human, Rover, goes to school, our canine hero thinks she is trapped against her will. He goes in search of her, and when he sees Rover surrounded by monster masks, leaps to the wrong conclusion (and to her rescue) with chaotic consequences!

A brilliant follow-up to bestselling Rover and Howler.

Praise for Rover: ‘Layton’s wildly exuberant illustrations provide the perfect accompaniment to the four legged narrator’s refreshing brand of humour’ – Guardian

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Michael Rosen is a bestselling author of picture books and poetry, including the hugely popular We’re Going on a Bear Hunt (Walker) illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. Michael frequently appears on radio and gives talks and lectures on children’s literature. Michael was the Children’s Laureate for 2007–9 and the winner of the Eleanor Farjeon Award. Michael lives in London.

Neal Layton is the bestselling illustrator of many picture books, including the Emily Brown series (Orchard) written by Cressida Cowell and the Oscar and Arabella series (Hodder) that he wrote and illustrated.

Neal lives in Portsmouth with his family.

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You Can’t Take an Elephant on the Bus Written by

Patricia Cleveland-Peck

Illustrated by

David Tazzyman

Crazy, chaotic fun with an array of animals as they ride all sorts of unsuitable vehicles, from the bestselling illustrator of the Mr Gum books You can’t take an elephant on the bus . . .

It would simply cause a terrible fuss!

Elephants’ bottoms are heavy and fat and would certainly squash the seats quite flat.

Never put a camel in a sailing boat, or a tiger on a train, and don’t even THINK about asking a whale to ride a bike . . . This riotous story is filled with animals causing total disaster as they try to travel in the most unsuitable vehicles. A real romp of a book, with hilarious rhyming text and spectacular illustrations.

9 April 2015 Hardback / 9781408849804 / £10.99 Paperback / 9781408849828 / £6.99 Ebook / 9781408849811 / £6.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

Patricia Cleveland-Peck lived in France and Ireland before settling in rural Sussex. She has published 14 children’s books and has also written adult books and plays. She now works as a travel journalist but with a young granddaughter has returned to the world of children’s books with You Can’t Take an Elephant on the Bus, her first book for Bloomsbury.

David Tazzyman is the bestselling illustrator of the Mr Gum books (Egmont) which have won a multitude of awards, including the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. David grew up in Leicester, and studied illustration at Manchester Metropolitan University. You Can’t Take an Elephant on the Bus is his first picture book for Bloomsbury. He lives in south London with his partner and their three children.

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All Aboard the Dinosaur Express Written by

Timothy Knapman

Illustrated by 7 May 2015 Hardback / 9781408849354 / £10.99 Paperback / 9781408849361 / £6.99 Ebook / 9781408849347 / £6.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

Ed Eaves

With an engine like a T-Rex head and carriages with scales, the Dinosaur Express is ready to roar!

The Dinosaur Express is the most exciting train you have ever seen – so climb aboard, it’s just about to set off!

The engine’s like a T-Rex head, the carriages have scales!

It’s faster than a pterosaur – it flies along the rails!

The stegosaurus Stationmaster blows his whistle – yes!

“All aboard! All aboard the Dinosaur Express!”

With doors like pterodactyl wings and seats as comfy as allosaurus paws, the Dinosaur Express is a train like no other. These little dinosaurs can’t believe their eyes as the mighty train pulls into the station, and, what do you know, one very lucky dinosaur might even get picked to drive the train!

Timothy Knapman has written plays, opera libretti, song lyrics and children’s books. Timothy’s books include Eleanor’s Eyebrows (Simon & Schuster) and the successful Mungo series (Puffin).

Ed Eaves is the award-winning illustrator of Welcome to Alien School and How to Grow a Dinosaur (both published by Simon & Schuster), and Marmaduke the Very Different Dragon (Bloomsbury).

Ed lives in a village on the Kent coast with his wife, Rebecca Finn, their son and two dogs.

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The Story Machine Tom McLaughlin A picture is worth a thousand words, or so the saying goes, and this is certainly the case for one little boy called Elliott Elliott is a boy who likes to find things and, one day, he stumbles across a machine. At first, he can’t work out what the machine is for – it doesn’t beep or buzz like all his other machines and it doesn’t have an ON/OFF button. Then, quite by accident, Elliott makes the machine work. The machine makes letters! Elliott thinks it must be a story machine but, sadly, Elliott isn’t very good at letters and words. How can he make magical stories without them? But wait, some of the letters look like pictures. Elliott is good at pictures and, as he discovers, pictures make stories.

An inspiring, uplifting picture book about the simple joys of a typewriter in a world of hi-tech machines.

15 January 2015 Paperback / 9781408839348 / £6.99 Ebook / 9781408839324 / £6.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

Praise for The Story Machine: ‘A charming, rewarding, instructive read’ – Financial Times Tom McLaughlin is the author/illustrator of The Cloudspotter (Bloomsbury) and also the Captain Boots series of picture books (Puffin). He loves drinking tea, eating lunch and drawing, and he would quite like to be a virtuoso banjo player. He lives in Devon.

The Cloudspotter Tom McLaughlin A beautifully realised picture book, celebrating the power of the imagination and the importance of friendship, from the creator of The Story Machine His real name was Franklin. But everyone called him The Cloudspotter . . .

Have you ever looked up at the sky to see a whole new world developing in the clouds? You have? Then you’ll love this book about Franklin. There isn’t a single cloud that Franklin can’t spot – big ones, small ones, silly ones, sneaky-pretend-they-can’t-see-you ones. But when Scruffy Dog comes along, things begin to change for Franklin. How can he concentrate on cloudspotting when Scruffy is such a distraction? And what’s more important – his hobby or his friend?

4 June 2015 Hardback / 9781408854969 / £10.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

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Snappy Birthday Written by

Mark Sperring

Illustrated by

Laura Ellen Anderson

Meet Snap, the crocodile who just LOVES children (for his tea)

15 January 2015 Hardback / 9781408852613 / £10.99 Paperback / 9781408852620 / £6.99 Ebook / 9781408852606 / £6.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

When an invitation arrives at number 24, the children are overcome with excitement. A birthday party? What fun! But their next-door neighbour is not all he seems. For starters, there’s his large snout and very sharp teeth. Not to mention his scaly skin . . . Yes, there are no two ways about it, he’s definitely a CROCODILE. Erm, crocodiles don’t eat children, do they?

A riotous romp of a picture book, superbly written by Mark Sperring and brilliantly illustrated by Laura Ellen Anderson. Snappy Birthday is the perfect present for any child – whether it’s their birthday, or not!

Mark Sperring studied at Bath Academy of Art and Camberwell College of Art before working as a printer and a bookseller, and later becoming a children’s book author. Mark is the author of Dino-Baby, Dino-Mummy (Bloomsbury) and Father Christmas on the Naughty Step (Puffin). He lives in Bristol.

Laura Ellen Anderson is a hugely exciting new illustrator of picture books. In 2013, she illustrated CBeebies presenter Cerrie Burnell’s Snowflakes (Scholastic), with her first board books Puppies and Kittens (Boxer Books) following suit in 2014. Snappy Birthday is Laura’s first book with Bloomsbury.

Stormy Night Salina Yoon A heartwarming story about getting through things together When thunder shakes his house and rain pounds the windows, Bear is frightened.

But comforting his Mama, Papa and Floppy helps make the storm seem less scary.

Before Bear knows it, the storm has passed, because even storms need their sleep . . . and so do bears.

15 January 2015 Paperback / 9781408862315 / £6.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

Salina Yoon is the award-winning author/illustrator of nearly 200 books for children, including Penguin and Pinecone, Penguin on Vacation, Penguin in Love, Penguin and Pumpkin and Found. She lives in San Diego with her family.

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Lulu Loves Numbers and Lulu Loves Shapes Written by

12 February 2015 Board book / 9781408849576 / £5.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

Camilla Reid

Illustrated by

Ailie Busby

The Lulu Loves lift-the-flap board books series is perfect for introducing first concepts Join Lulu as she counts from one to ten and learns all about shapes, in these brilliantly interactive board books.

With a flap to lift on every spread, these perfectly-sized books have rounded corners that are just right for little hands. Collect all four in the Lulu Loves series – including Colours, Noises, Numbers and Shapes.

Camilla Reid has worked in the publishing industry for over 17 years. Having two children of her own, she is well tuned in to what works for little ones. She is also the author of The Littlest Dinosaur and the Naughty Rock for Bloomsbury.

12 February 2015 Board book / 9781408849583 / £5.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

Ailie Busby has been illustrating books for over 15 years. Ailie’s books include The Toothfairy Loses a Tooth! (Little Simon) and The Quiet Woman and the Noisy Dog (Andersen). Ailie lives in Newcastle.

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12 March 2015 Hardback / 9781408839515 / £10.99 Paperback / 9781408839522 / £6.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

Alfie in the Garden and Alfie in the Bath Debi Gliori Say ‘hello’ to Alfie, the little rabbit with the big imagination, in this adorable new series of picture books for the very young Open the gatefold spread to a world of imagined adventure where gardens become jungles and bath water becomes oceans – and meet a whole host of new friends along the way.

There’s a new adventure every day!

12 March 2015 Hardback / 9781408853511 / £10.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

Debi Gliori is a much loved and bestselling author/illustrator of over 75 books for children, including the bestselling No Matter What (Bloomsbury) and the Mr Bear series (Orchard). Debi lives near Edinburgh and has twice been writer in residence in the Shetland Isles. Her favourite colour is blue or, more precisely, four different shades of blue: cerulean blue, cobalt blue, Mediterranean turquoise blue and warm ultramarine blue.

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I Wish I Were a Pirate and I Wish I Were a Princess Written by

7 May 2015 Board book / 9781408849514 / £5.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

Smriti Prasadam-Halls

Illustrated by

Sarah Ward

Pull tabs, move sliders and become your favourite character!

What would you do if you were a pirate or a princess? Would you make your enemies walk the plank? Or ride your royal carriage through your kingdom?

With interactive novelties on every spread and lots of fun things to spot, children will love pulling tabs and moving sliders to make the characters come to life. This brand new series of board books is perfect for little hands and big imaginations.

Smriti Prasadam-Halls has been a children’s writer for more than ten years and has written many children’s books, including the bestselling Jingle Jangle Jungle, illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Smriti lives in London.

Sarah Ward is a freelance designer and illustrator living in her hometown of Sheffield with her husband and ‘studio assistant’, Alfie the border terrier. She has worked for Hallmark Cards, Igloo Books and Parragon Books. The I Wish I Were series is her first set of books for Bloomsbury.

7 May 2015 Board book / 9781408849507 / £5.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

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The Dawn Chorus Suzanne Barton A beautifully illustrated tale of a tiny nightingale desperate to belong, by an incredibly talented debut author/illustrator Peep awakes one morning to the sound of a beautiful song – but where is it coming from?

It’s not his friend Frog . . . It doesn’t seem to be Mouse . . . And it’s definitely not Owl! So what is making such a beautiful sound?

12 February 2015 Paperback / 9781408839225 / £6.99 ebook / 9781408839232 / £6.99 Translation Rights: Bloomsbury Territory: WO

It’s the Dawn Chorus! And Peep is desperate to sing with them. But no matter how hard he tries, he just can’t get it right . . .

An endearing story about being true to yourself.

Suzanne Barton has recently completed her MA at Cambridge School of Art. She loves sketching at the local nursery and primary schools and being told by the four-year-olds that she is not very good at drawing. Suzanne lives in Oxford with her husband and two children.

Dino-Daddy Written by

Mark Sperring

Illustrated by

Sam Lloyd

The perfect book for all dino-dads on Father’s Day! Dino-life is stompingly good, especially when Dino-Daddy’s around. He’s the most brilliant balloon blower-upper, the most dino-tastic builder and the most talented tidy-upper ever! Even when his to-do list is full, Dino-Daddy still makes time for his roaring dinos.

4 June 2015 Hardback / 9781408849699 / £10.99 Paperback / 9781408849705 / £6.99 Ebook / 9781408849682 / £6.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

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Which means the dino family is just as happy (and chaotic) as ever!

Mark Sperring studied at Bath Academy of Art and Camberwell College of Art before working as a printer and a bookseller, and later becoming a children’s book author. Mark is the author of The Shape of My Heart (Bloomsbury), Captain Buckleboots on the Naughty Step (Puffin) and The Sunflower Sword (Andersen). He lives in Bristol.

Sam Lloyd is the bestselling illustrator of books such as Calm Down, Boris and You’re Not So Scary, Sid (Templar) as well as the Mr Pusskins series and the Whoops-a-Daisy World series (Orchard). She lives in Brighton.

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Apps available on the iTunes store now

Bloomsbury Princess Activity

Bloomsbury Pirate Activity

Bloomsbury Things That Go Activity

Bloomsbury Farm Activity

Bloomsbury Fairy Activity

Look and Learn Fun Fun, beautiful and bright early learning activity books, packed full of stickers. Learn to write by tracing over numbers and letters, practise your ABCs, counting to ten and much more

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Activity and Sticker Books Bright and stylishly illustrated sticker books, providing hours of fun for children aged 3+. Filled with a dazzling variety of exciting, easy-to-follow activities and packed with irresistible stickers

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First Colouring Books Children aged 3+ will love these adorable colouring books, packed full of their favourite things and hundreds of stickers

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Write Your Own Story Children can tell their own amazing stories with these wonderful sticker and writing books

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Draw it!

Perfect for every journey, rainy afternoon or holiday, these brilliant books are packed full of fun and wacky things to draw and colour

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My First Book of Dinosaurs Mike Unwin Explore the super-sized world of dinosaurs with this amazing book. Some dinosaurs had sharp teeth, some had horns and some had feathers! But can you guess who’s who?

6 April 2015 Hardback / 9781472905451 / £6.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

This fantastic introduction to dinosaurs will delight every child with its engaging question-andanswer format. Features a large variety of fun facts and stunning, detailed illustrations which bring each prehistoric creature to life.

Mike Unwin has written many books about wildlife for both children and adults, including the best-selling My First Book of Garden Birds. He also travels around the world to write about wildlife for newspapers and magazines, and in 2014 was UK Travel Writer of the Year.

Discover Dinosaurs Learning has never been more exciting with these innovative books packed with flaps. Enjoy stunning illustrations, discover exciting cross-sections and zoom in to find out more Discover all about dinosaurs, from the massive Diplodocus to the ferocious Velociraptor and much more. Just how powerful was Tyrannosaurus rex’s bite? Which dinosaur was the largest animal that has ever lived? Why did the dinosaurs disappear? And loads more brilliant dinosaur facts!

7 May 2015 Hardback / 9781408850916 / £9.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

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The Funny Book of Weird and Wacky Words Andy Seed Warning: includes terrible tongue twisters and ridiculous riddles!

Do you know what ‘park your jam on the frog’ means? Fancy some ognib? What rhymes with ‘circus’? … plus many more amazing things you never knew about words.

4 June 2015 Paperback / 9781408853382 / £5.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

Have hours of fun wixing up your murds with this hilarious book, packed full of rhymes, puns, games, jokes, gibberish and more.

Andy Seed is an author and poet, living in North Yorkshire. He writes memoirs, funny poems and humorous non-fiction books, as well as all sorts of things for teachers. Andy’s most popular book for adults is All Teachers Great and Small and his most popular book for children is the poetry collection Razzle Dazzle.

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Witch Wars Written by

Sibéal Pounder

Illustrated by

Laura Ellen Anderson

Join ten-year-old Tiga on her quest to win Witch Wars and become Top Witch of Ritzy City. The first of three books in a wildly imaginative and hilarious illustrated series When Fran the Fabulous Fairy turns up in Tiga Whicabim’s shed to tell her she’s a witch, Tiga doesn’t believe her. Or at least not until Fran points out that TIGA WHICABIM is actually an anagram of I AM A BIG WITCH, and magics her away down the drainpipes to compete in Witch Wars – the competition to crown the next Top Witch of Ritzy City.

12 March 2015 Paperback / 9781408852651 / £5.99 ebook / 9781408852668 / £5.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

Sibéal Pounder works as a writer and researcher for the Financial Times and also tutors children interested in a career in the media industry. She has a degree in history, a masters in publishing and recently completed the Faber Academy’s Writing for Children course. Witch Wars is her debut novel.

Laura Ellen Anderson is the creator of the monthly comic strip Evil Emperor Penguin, about a tyrannical seabird of tiny proportions whose aim is to take over the world. She illustrated her debut picture book in 2013 and Witch Wars is her first foray into children’s fiction.

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The Royal Wedding Crashers Written by

Clémentine Beauvais

Illustrated by

Becka Moor

Fans of Darcy Burdock will love this latest slapstick royal adventure

9 April 2015 Paperback / 9781408855447 / £5.99 ebook / 9781408855454 / £5.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

Anna, Holly and Prince Pepino are still trying to earn enough money to go on their Intergalactic Holiday of a Lifetime when they meet Mademoiselle Malypense – a mysterious lady who needs help to organise a Royal Wedding. The children get to work immediately! But it’s not long before Holly’s suspicions are aroused. Why do they have to be so secretive? And isn’t there something odd about a garlic-flavoured wedding cake? There’s more to this royal couple’s wedding day than meets the eye . . .

Clémentine Beauvais was born in Paris, but crossed the Channel at 17 years of age to see how things were done on the other side. She is the author of the Sesame Seade Mysteries and The Royal Babysitters, as well as numerous children’s titles in France. Clem still makes funny mistakes in English sometimes, but she’s very proud she doesn’t have a comedy French accent.

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Becka Moor studied Illustration for Children’s Publishing at Glyndwr University in Wales. She now lives and works in Manchester under the strict supervision of two mischievous cats, doodling away and drinking too much coffee.

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Uncle Gobb and the Dread Shed Written by

Michael Rosen

Illustrated by

Neal Layton

The ridiculously talented Michael Rosen and Neal Layton have paired up to bring young readers the most uproarious comic fiction we’ve ever published!

11 June 2015 hardback / 9781408851302 / £9.99 ebook / 9781408851319 / £9.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

Malcolm is in all ways an ordinary boy. This is a perfectly ordinary story featuring one perfectly ordinary boy, his very bossy Uncle, some baked beans, a school which tries to make interesting things BORING, the famed Italian city of Ponky, and a genie who appears when you rub your nose. It also includes lots of very useful facts, many of which are untrue.

Michael Rosen is a hugely successful author of every sort of children’s book – picture books, poetry, fiction and non-fiction. He frequently appears on radio and gives talks and lectures on children’s literature.

Michael was the Children’s Laureate for 2007–2009 and the winner of the Eleanor Farjeon Award. He lives in London.

Neal Layton is the bestselling illustrator of many picture books, including the Emily Brown series (Orchard) written by Cressida Cowell and the Oscar and Arabella series (Hodder) that he wrote and illustrated. Neal lives in Portsmouth with his family.

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Fizzlebert Stump and the Girl Who Lifted Quite Heavy Things A.F. Harrold The fourth adventure in the wonderfully offbeat Fizzlebert Stump series.

A hilariously bizarre tale of amnesia, circus rivalry, uncooperative crocodiles and funny-shaped vegetables

12 February 2015 Paperback / 9781408853313 / £5.99 ebook / 9781408853320 / £5.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

Fizzlebert Stump has no act. He’s no longer the Boy Who Puts His Head In The Lion’s Mouth (the lion retired) and putting his head in a crocodile’s mouth instead didn’t work out (for some reason). Can Fizz find a new act in time for the Circus of Circuses competition? Can the Bearded Boy find his long-lost parents? And can their new friend Alice, professional flowerarranger and secret Strongwoman, find her rightful place in the circus? A story of circus rivalry, learning who you really are, and the problem of oddly-shaped vegetables.

A.F. Harrold is an English poet and author (1975–present). He writes and performs for adults and children, in cabaret and in schools, in bars and in basements, in fields and indoors. He won the Cheltenham All Stars Slam Championship in 2007 and has had his work on BBC Radio 4, Radio 3 and BBC7. He is active in schools work, running workshops and slams and doing performances at ungodly hours of the morning, and has published The Imaginary, illustrated by Emily Gravett, the Fizzlebert Stump series, and several collections of poetry. He is the owner of many books, a handful of hats, a few good ideas and one beard.

The Quirks and the Quirkalicious Birthday Erin Soderberg The third book in The Quirks series and Molly and Pen are having a tenth birthday scavenger hunt, but, as usual, their quirks are getting in the way . . .

Things get a little (OK, a lot) Quirky as twins Molly and Penelope prepare to turn ten. It all starts with Grandpa Quill’s annual birthday scavenger hunt, when Gramps hides mini-presents for the girls to find, leading up to a SUPER-special big present. This year they’re hoping for another family pet. But the girls can’t agree on what kind of pet, and soon they’re fighting. It’s always been The Quirks vs. The World . . . but what happens when it’s Quirk vs. Quirk? Will the girls learn how to get along in time for a truly magical birthday?

12 March 2015 Paperback / 9781408858981 / £5.99 EBOOK / 978161963371 / £5.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

Erin Soderberg has written numerous books for children, but The Quirks (Welcome to Normal, Circus Quirkus) is her first young fiction series. Before turning to writing full-time, Erin worked as a children’s book editor and marketer, cookie taster and brand manager for Nickelodeon. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her delightfully quirky family.

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Superhero School: Alien Attack!

Written by

Alan MacDonald

Illustrated by

Nigel Baines

The Avengers meets Captain Underpants in the second book of this funny and very silly series for 7+ from the bestselling author of Dirty Bertie Welcome back to Mighty High – the school for superheroes. Stan and his friends are so busy preparing for their Heroes exams, and having flying lessons, that no one seems to realise Miles has been abducted by aliens! Can fully fledged superhero Captain Courageous lend a hand or will their fates be decided by a piece of bionic bubblegum?

With fully integrated black-and-white illustrations throughout, this laugh-out-loud super series is perfect for young readers.

Alan MacDonald started his working life in a travelling theatre company. In addition to writing and directing plays, Alan trained as a drama teacher. He has written stories and dramas for the BBC (both television and radio), as well as many children’s books. Alan lives in Nottingham.

9 April 2015 Paperback / 9781408825242 / £4.99 ebook / 9781408825310 / £4.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

Nigel Baines has worked for many years as a book designer and children’s book illustrator, working on series including Yuck! by Matt and Dave, and Blue Peter Award-winning Do Igloos Have Loos? He lives in Hertfordshire.

Araminta Spook: Skeleton Island Angie Sage A brand new funny-bone tickler of a tale in this very funny younger series by the no.1 bestselling author of Septimus Heap – featuring Araminta in a superbly spooky pirate-skeleton adventure When Araminta and her best friend Wanda go on a school trip to Skeleton Island, they don’t expect to get stranded there overnight. And they weren’t expecting the island to be haunted by ghostly skeletons of pirates! It certainly makes for a spooky sleepover.

Luckily these ghoulish pirates just want someone to help them find their lost treasure, then they’ll happily set sail on their ghost ship once more. But someone else wants the treasure for themselves – can Araminta find what is lurking in the depths before it’s too late?

Angie Sage is the bestselling author of the masterful Septimus Heap books. She lives in a 15th-century house in Somerset and has two grown-up daughters.

4 June 2015 Paperback / 9781408862322 / £5.99 ebook / 9781408862339 / £5.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

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Marsh Road Mysteries: Diamonds and Daggers Elen Caldecott The first story in a brilliant new mystery adventure series by Waterstones Book Prize-shortlisted author Elen Caldecott. For fans of Lauren St. John Hollywood sensation, Betty Massino, has come to star in the theatre on Marsh Road and Piotr and his friends couldn’t be more excited!

But when the famous actress’s hugely expensive diamond necklace goes missing, Piotr’s dad, a security guard at the theatre, becomes the prime suspect. Can Piotr, Andrew, Minnie, Flora and Sylvie solve the crime and save an innocent man? Or will the family be leaving Marsh Road forever?’

5 February 2015 Paperback / 9781408847527 / £5.99 ebook / 9781408856840 / £5.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: United Agents TERRITORY: COMM/EU,OM

Elen Caldecott graduated with an MA in Writing for Young People from Bath Spa University and is now the author of six children’s novels. Before becoming a writer, she was an archaeologist, a nurse, a theatre usher and a museum security guard. Her debut novel, How Kirsty Jenkins Stole the Elephant, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Elen lives in Bristol with her husband and their dog.

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Urban Outlaws: Blackout Peter Jay Black It’s not just the world’s secrets that could end up in the wrong hands – the identities of the Urban Outlaws are up for grabs.

More edge-of-your-seat action in the second book in this high-octane series

12 February 2015 Paperback / 9781408851456 / £6.99 ebook / 9781408851463 / £6.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

The world’s most destructive computer virus is out of control and the pressure is on for the Urban Outlaws to destroy it. Jack knows that as power sources and security systems are wiped out and the city’s tough guys steal priceless information, the secret location of their bunker is at the fingertips of many. But capturing the virus feels like an almost impossible mission until they meet Hector. His computer skills are insane and even Jack is impressed. The Urban Outlaws know they need his help, but they have made some dangerous enemies. They could take a risk and win – or lose everything.

Peter Jay Black loves gadgets, films and things that make him laugh so hard he thinks he might pass out. He went to Arts University Bournemouth and a career in IT followed. One day, a team of super-skilled kids popped into his head and, writing in a Hollywood apartment, he brought them to life. Peter lives in Dorset.

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8 JANUARY 2015 Paperback / 9781408863503 / £6.99

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Anyone But Ivy Pocket Caleb Krisp A darkly humorous new mystery series, featuring the most extraordinary character to come along in years. Fans of Lemony Snicket, your new hero awaits!

Ivy Pocket is a 12-year-old maid of no importance, with a very lofty opinion of herself. Abandoned in Paris by the Countess Carbunkle, our insufferable young heroine finds herself with no money and no home to go to . . . until she is summoned to the bedside of the dying Duchess of Trinity.

For the princely sum of £500 (enough to buy a carriage, and possibly a monkey), Ivy agrees to courier the Duchess’s most precious possession – the Clock Diamond – to England, and to put it around the neck of the revolting Matilda Butterfield on her twelfth birthday. What could go wrong? Yet just hours after leaving the Duchess, Ivy finds herself at the heart of a murderous conspiracy where mischief and mayhem lurk around every corner.

9 April 2015 Hardback / 9781408858639 / £10.99 ebook / 9781408858653 / £10.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Madeleine Milburn Agency TERRITORY: COMM/EU,OM

Caleb Krisp was raised by militant librarians who fed him a constant diet of 19th century literature and room temperature porridge. He graduated from the University of Sufferance with a degree in Whimsy and set out to make his mark in the world as a writer. Years of toil and failure followed, until he moved to an abandoned cottage deep in the woods and devoted himself to writing about the adventures of a 12-year-old lady’s maid. Caleb’s only communication with the outside world is via morse code or kettle drum.

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Cherry Blossom Dreams Gwyneth Rees Real world, real girls, real emotion – bestseller Gwyneth Rees brings her magic to 9 to 11-year-olds with a brilliant new strand of heartfelt fiction, perfect for fans of Cathy Cassidy, Jacqueline Wilson and Judy Blume

14 May 2015 Paperback / 9781408852637 / £5.99 ebook / 9781408852644 / £5.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

Sometimes, something happens in your life that changes everything.

When Sasha was six, her dad died suddenly and the world changed forever. Now she’s 12, it feels like things are changing all the time: her twin brother hardly talks to her any more, her mum’s dating a teacher from school, her best friend Lily keeps going on about boys . . . and Sasha doesn’t feel ready for any of it. Why can’t things just stay the same? The one place she can escape is Blossom House – her secret place, an old, echoey, overgrown, beautiful, empty mansion, where the only thing that changes is the weather and the flowers in the garden. There’s just one problem: it isn’t hers. And even a house can have secrets . . .

Gwyneth Rees worked as an adolescent consultant psychiatrist before deciding to write full time. Her first novel, Something Secret, was published in 1995 and since then she has published several books, including the Mermaid series for 7–9s; the Mum Hunt series for 9–11s; and the hugely popular Fairy series. Gwyneth lives in London with her partner, two young daughters and two noisy cats.

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The Wolf Wilder Katherine Rundell A much anticipated new novel from award-winning author Katherine Rundell. Told with brilliant imagination and a unique voice, this is a modern children’s classic in the making Feodora and her mother live in the snow-bound woods of Russia, in a house full of food and fireplaces. Ten minutes away, in a ruined chapel, lives a pack of wolves. Feodora’s mother is a wolf wilder, and Feo is a wolf wilder in training. They teach tamed animals to fend for themselves.

To fight and to run. To be wary of humans.

4 June 2015 Hardback / 9781408862582 / £10.99 ebook / 9781408854860 / £9.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Rogers, Coleridge & White Ltd. TERRITORY: COMM/EUEXCAN,OM

When the simmering resentment of her neighbours turns to murderous hostility, Feo is left with no option but to go on the run.

What follows is a story of survival and adventure, trust and tenacity, and the toughness that the love between mothers and daughters inspires. And, of course, wolves.

Katherine Rundell spent her childhood in Africa and Europe and is now a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. She is also the bestselling author of Rooftoppers, a story inspired by summers working in Paris and by night-time trespassing on the rooftops of All Souls. Rooftoppers won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the Blue Peter Award in 2014 and was shortlisted for many others. The Wolf Wilder is the first of three new novels with Bloomsbury.

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Monster Odyssey: The Curse of the Ice Serpent Jon Mayhew Awesome adventure, bloodthirsty monsters and evil villains await as our hero, Dakkar, is thrown into the heart of a new and dangerous mission Having defeated two of the six evil Oginski brothers, Dakkar now faces double danger from the Oginski twins – possibly the most cunning and devious of the brothers yet.

Set in the icy wastes of Greenland, Dakkar must battle vicious beasts as he hunts for the fabled Thermolith. Without his trusty mentor by his side, is there anyone Dakkar can trust? Will he outwit his rivals? Or will he fall victim to the curse of the sinister serpent that haunts the ice?

15 January 2015 Paperback / 9781408854235 / £6.99 ebook / 9781408854242 / £6.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: The Greenhouse Literary Agency TERRITORY: COMM/EUEXCAN,OM

An action-packed adventure with hot-air balloon combat and a dramatic race across the arctic.

Jon Mayhew is a man with a dark imagination, who has always loved writing and storytelling.

An English teacher (to children and teenagers) for 20 years, he now works as a specialist teacher for children with autism. He has four children himself and, when neither teaching nor writing, he plays in ceilidh bands and runs marathons. Jon lives between the ancient cities of Chester and Liverpool.

Apocalypse Bow Wow Written by

James Proimos III

Illustrated by

James Proimos Jr

A fresh and brilliant canine comedy in graphic novel form. With plenty of jokes for grown-ups too, this hilarious and original piece of publishing is perfect for all dog lovers Everyone has gone . . . except for two dogs. Unbeknownst to Brownie and Apollo, the world has turned into utter chaos. It is only when their dinner time comes and goes that the pair slowly realise their owners might be Gone For Good.

15 January 2015 Paperback / 9781408854983 / £6.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Abner Stein TERRITORY: COMM/EUEXCAN,OM

There is only one option – leave the comfort of their sofa and head into what’s left of the world. With only their wits about them, Brownie and Apollo must find a way to survive. It’s a dog-eat-dog world now!

James Proimos III has a BA in Psychology. When not writing graphic novels, he takes on gigs as a quality control specialist in the video game industry. He currently lives in the US with his wife and a rescued mutt.

James Proimos Jr has written and illustrated over 20 children’s books, including the critically acclaimed picture book, Year of the Jungle, by Suzanne Collins. He’s a former writer and creator for television.

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The True Meaning of Smekday Film Tie-in edition

Adam Rex This original, imaginative and wonderfully wacky sci-fi adventure is the inspiration for the major motion picture, HOME, released in March 2015 Aliens have invaded Earth and instructed all of the humans to move to Florida. They landed on Christmas Day – now named Smekday, after the glorious leader of the Boovs, Captain Smek.

Gratuity Tucci doesn’t want to be shipped off to Florida in a rocketpod. She has a plan!

12 February 2015 Paperback / 9781408859131 / £6.99 Ebook / 9781408844922 / £6.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Writers House LLC TERRITORY: COMM/UKEXCAN,OM

So begins an epic journey with a brilliant girl hero, a cat named Pig and a friendly Boov who’s taken the human name J.Lo, all determined to save the Earth from a much bigger threat . . .

Adam Rex is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator. The True Meaning of Smekday is his first novel and is soon to be a major animation feature. He is the illustrator of Neil Gaiman’s wonderful picture book, Chu’s Day. He lives with his wife in Philadelphia, USA.

Smek for President Adam Rex J.Lo, the most fantastically funny alien ever, is back in the follow-up to the extraordinary comic sci-fi adventure The True Meaning of Smekday – soon to be a major animation feature J.Lo made a gargantuan mistake and the Boov were banished from Earth. Now he is hated by them all. But certain that his fellow aliens will forgive him, J.Lo journeys to New Boovland to prove his loyalty to them. With the sharp eye and stealth of his human friend Gratuity, can J.Lo really go head-to-head for power with the supreme HighBoov Captain Smek – and win?

12 February 2015 Paperback / 9781408855461 / £6.99 ebook / 9781408855478 / £6.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Writers House LLC TERRITORY: COMM/UKEXCAN,OM

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Princess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters Shannon Hale 4 June 2015 Paperback / 9781408855416 / £6.99 ebook / 9781408855423 / £6.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

Just in time for the tenth anniversary of Newbery Honor winner Princess Academy, Shannon Hale returns to Miri’s enchanting world After a year at the king’s palace, Miri has learned all about being a proper princess. But instead of returning to her beloved Mount Eskel, Miri is ordered to start a princess academy for three sisters, cousins of the royal family. Unfortunately, the sisters are more interested in hunting and fishing than becoming princesses.

As Miri spends more time with the sisters, she realises the king and queen’s interest in them hides a long-buried secret. Can she unravel the mystery and finally make her way home?

Fans of Shannon Hale will love this return to the bestselling, award-winning series.

Since the publication of her first book, The Goose Girl, in 2003, Shannon has become a beloved author to young readers as well as booksellers and educators. Her third novel, Princess Academy, earned her a Newbery Honor and is a New York Times, Book Sense and Publishers Weekly bestseller. Shannon lives in Utah, with her husband and their four children.

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There Will Be Lies Nick Lake Truth and lies collide in a superbly twisty, heart-in-mouth thriller for readers of Gone Girl, Sophie McKenzie and S.J. Watson. From Printz-winning, Carnegie shortlisted Nick Lake Shelby Jane Cooper is 17, pretty and quiet. It’s just Shelby and her mom, Shaylene, a court stenographer who wears pyjama jeans, stitches tapestry, eats ice cream for dinner, and likes to keep Shelby safe. So safe she barely goes out. So safe she doesn’t go to school. Because anything could happen, to a girl like Shelby. Anything.

1 January 2015 hardback / 9781408853818 / £12.99 ebook / 9781408853825 / £6.99 Paperback / 9781408853832 / £6.99 / 4 JUNE 2015 Export edition / Paperback / 9781408856000 / £6.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: United Agents TERRITORY: WO

When Shelby gets knocked down by a car, it’s not just her leg that’s broken: Shelby’s world is shattered. Her mom turns up to collect her and drives off into the night, like it’s the beginning of a road trip, like two criminals on the run, like Thelma and Louise or Bonnie and Clyde.

And somehow, there’s a coyote watching her, talking to her, telling her not to believe.

Who is Shelby Jane Cooper? If the person who keeps you safe also tells you lies, who can you trust?

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Nick Lake lives near Oxford with his wife and family. He works in publishing by day and writes books in every spare moment he can find. His powerful and moving novel In Darkness, about the Haitian earthquake, won the 2013 Michael L. Printz Award and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. His second novel for Bloombury, Hostage Three, also received great acclaim.

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Apple and Rain Sarah Crossan A stunning new novel from Carnegie-shortlisted author Sarah Crossan; moving, and beautifully crafted, it explores the bond between daughters and mothers, forgiveness and the healing power of words When Apple’s mother returns after 11 years of absence, Apple feels whole again. She will have an answer to her burning question – why did you go? And she will have someone who understands what it means to be a teenager – unlike Nana. But her mother’s homecoming is bitter sweet, and Apple wonders who is really looking after whom. It’s only when Apple meets someone more lost than she is, that she begins to see things as they really are.

Sarah Crossan grew up in Ireland and England and now lives in Hertfordshire. She graduated with a degree in philosophy and literature before training as an English and drama teacher at Cambridge University.

Since completing a Masters in creative writing, she has been working to promote creative writing in schools.

12 February 2015 Paperback / 9781408827130 / £6.99 Ebook / 9781408829455 / £6.99 Export edition / Paperback / 9781408857717 / £6.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: AM Heath TERRITORY: WO

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Love Bomb Jenny McLachlan The follow-up to Jenny’s fabulous debut, Flirty Dancing. This irresistible, hilarious story about friendship, fortitude and following your heart is impossible not to fall in love with Betty Plum has never been in love. She’s never even kissed a boy. But when H.O.T. Toby starts school it’s like Betty has been hit with a thousand of Cupid’s arrows. It’s like a bomb has exploded – a love bomb!

12 March 2015 Paperback / 9781408856093 / £6.99 ebook / 9781408856109 / £6.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: AM Heath TERRITORY: COMM/EUEXCAN,OM

More than ever Betty wishes her mum was around to ask her advice. And that’s when she finds hidden letters for just these moments. Letters about what your first kiss should feel like and what real love is all about . . . Is Betty ready to fall in love? Will she finally have her first kiss?

Before Jenny started writing books for teenagers, she was an English teacher. Although she loved teaching funny teenagers (and stealing the things they said and putting them in her books), she now gets to write about them full-time. In her spare time, just like Bea – the heroine in her first novel, Flirty Dancing – Jenny loves to jive. She is based in Eastbourne.

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A Court of Thorns and Roses Sarah J. Maas The breathtaking start to a seductive high-fantasy trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of the Throne of Glass series

7 May 2015 Paperback / 9781408857861 / £7.99 ebook / 9781408857878 / £7.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

No mortal would dare venture beyond the borders of their world to Prythian, a forbidden kingdom of faeries. But Feyre’s survival rests upon her ability to hunt and kill, and when she spots a deer being pursued by a wolf, she cannot resist fighting it for the flesh. Killing the predator comes at a price though – her life, or her freedom.

Dragged to Prythian, Feyre discovers that her captor, his face obscured by a jewelled mask, is hiding far more than his piercing green eyes would suggest. Feyre’s presence at the court is closely guarded, and as she begins to learn why, the faerie lands become an even more dangerous place.

Sarah J. Maas is a New York native who lives in Southern California.

She wrote the first incarnation of her debut novel, Throne of Glass, when she was just 16. Since its publication, it has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Teen Book of the Year and has sold in 16 languages. The sequel, Crown of Midnight, is a New York Times bestseller.

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The Almost King Lucy Saxon Thrilling, edge-of-seat fantasy adventure from the teenage author of Take Back The Skies. Set in the same world, but with a new hero and an action-packed dramatic story . . .

Aleks Vasin is the youngest of four brothers, each with his path mapped out. But Aleks doesn’t want to work in his father’s shop in a village in the westernmost corner of Siberene for the rest of his life. Tired of being picked on and treated like the runt of the family, he decides to save his parents the cost of his keep and leave.

First he heads south – though everyone tells him not to – to Rudavin, headquarters of the Kingsguard. He signs up for the army, little knowing what brutality it entails. After only a few weeks, Aleks realises that this garrison is full of liars and thieves; he’s signed away four years of his life to a commander who steals his money and a captain whose only goal is power. This is not a noble destiny. After a brutal beating, Aleks escapes into the night, hoping to find safety and a new life somewhere in the north. And there, this deserter finds LOVE, ADVENTURE and a SKYSHIP in which he might just prove himself a hero after all . . .

4 June 2015 Paperback / 9781408847701 / £7.99 ebook / 9781408847695 / £7.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

Lucy Saxon is 19 and lives in Hertfordshire with her parents and brother.

She describes herself as a cosplayer, con-goer, book-lover and allround nerdgirl. We describe her as a major new talent!

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Soulprint Megan Miranda If you could find out who your soul previously belonged to, would you?

Alina Chase has spent her entire life in confinement. With the science of soul-printing now a reality, she is ‘protected’ for her own safety – and the safety of others – because her soul has done terrible things . . . or so she’s told. When Alina finally breaks out of prison, helped by a group of people with unclear motives, she begins to uncover clues left by her past life that only she can decipher. And she may not be as innocent as she once believed. Can Alina change her future or is she fated to repeat her past and face the consequences?

Megan Miranda is the author of Fracture and Hysteria. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and two young children.

12 February 2015 Paperback / 9781408855409 / £6.99 Ebook / 9780802738059 / £6.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: The Greenhouse Literary Agency TERRITORY: WO

The Light That Gets Lost Natasha Carthew The powerful second novel from the Branford Boase-shortlisted author of Winter Damage A small boy hiding in a cupboard witnesses something no child should ever see. He tries not to look but he still hears it. And when he comes out, there’s no mistaking. His mum and dad have been killed. And though he’s only small, he swears that he’ll get revenge one day.

9 April 2015 hardback / 9781408835869 / £10.99 Paperback / 9781408835876 / £6.99 ebook / 9781408835883 / £6.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury TERRITORY: WO

Years later, Trey enters a strange camp that is meant to save troubled teenagers. It’s packed with crazies, god-botherers, devoted felons and broken kids. Trey’s been in and out of trouble ever since the day the bad thing happened, but he’s not here for saving: this is where he’ll find the man who did it. But revenge and healing, salvation and hell are a boiling, dangerous mix, and Trey finds himself drawn to a girl, a dream and the offer of friendship in the dark . . .

Natasha Carthew lives with her partner in her native Cornwall. She has published three volumes of poetry, and works with young people in schools through the Kernow Education Arts Partnership. Winter Damage was her first novel, which she wrote longhand, sitting outside. The Light That Gets Lost is her second novel, also for Bloomsbury.

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Poppy in the Field Mary Hooper The moving and poignant sequel to Poppy sees the young nurse on the battlefields of World War I in a story inspired by the often-overlooked bravery of women on the front lines When Poppy learns that the love of her life, Freddie de Vere, is to marry someone else, she knows her heart will break. Devastated, she volunteers her nursing skills overseas to take her away from the painful reminders at home. But things are about to get much worse for Poppy. The journey to the hospital in Flanders is full of horrors, and when she arrives it is to find a spiteful ward Sister and unfriendly nurses. Despite her loneliness and homesickness, the dangers of front-line warfare soon force her to forget her own troubles. And there’s always hope that comfort for a broken heart might be found, even in the most unlikely places.

Mary Hooper is a popular writer for children and young adults. Her historical novels have a huge fan base, as do her contemporary novels for teenagers. At The Sign of the Sugared Plum was selected as part of the 2010 Booked Up scheme and Fallen Grace was nominated for the Carnegie Medal. Mary lives in Henley-on-Thames.

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Bomber Paul Dowswell The gripping World War II story of one boy’s dangerous escape through occupied territory, from the author of Ausländer August, 1943. Harry Friedman is gunner for the Macie May, an American flying fortress that flies bombing missions over Germany from a base in East Anglia. Only one in five crews return alive from some missions. On a raid deep into enemy territory, the Macie May is engaged in a fierce air battle. Caught by flak, Harry’s close friend John Hill is killed. They fly on, one engine down, making for home, but they take a direct hit and, with only moments to save themselves, the crew bail out. Shot down deep over occupied France, Harry must evade the Gestapo and find his way to safety through enemy territory . . .

A former senior editor with Usborne Publishing, Paul Dowswell is now a full-time author. He has written over 60 books, including Ausländer, nominated for the Carnegie Medal, the Red House Children’s Book Award and the Booktrust Teenage Prize. Paul lives in Wolverhampton with his family.

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Index A

H

Alfie in the Bath 14

I

A Court of Thorns and Roses 44 Alfie in the Garden 14 All Aboard the Dinosaur Express 10

Her Secret Inheritance 49

I Wish I Were a Pirate 15

Almost King, The 45

I Wish I Were a Princess 15

Anyone But Ivy Pocket 33

L

Apocalypse Bow Wow 36 Apple and Rain 41

Light That Gets Lost, The 46

Araminta Spook: Skeleton Island 29

Lion Heart 52

Art of Falling, The 48

Look and Learn Fun: 1 2 3 18

B

Look and Learn Fun: A B C 18

Beastly Pirates, The 6

Lulu Loves Numbers 13

Beyond Our Stars 49

Lulu Loves Shapes 13

Blood Entwines 49

M

Bomber 47

Love Bomb 42

C

Mapmaker’s Daughter, The 49

Cloudspotter, The 11

Monster 8

D

Mutant Rising 48

Cherry Blossom Dreams 34

Dawn Chorus, The 16 Deliver Me 49 Dino-Daddy 16 Discover Dinosaurs 22 Draw it! Animals 22

E

Edge of You, The 48

F

Fizzlebert Stump and the Girl Who Lifted Quite Heavy Things 28 Funny Book of Weird and Wacky Words, The 23

Marsh Road Mysteries: Diamonds and Daggers 31 Monster Odyssey: The Curse of the Ice Serpent 36 My Cars Activity and Sticker Book 19 My Dolls’ House Activity and Sticker Book 19 My First Baby Animals Colouring Book 19 My First Book of Dinosaurs 22 My First Things That Go Colouring Book 19 My Garage and Workshop Activity and Sticker Book 19 My Horse and Pony Activity and Sticker Book 19 My Soon to be Sex Life 48

N

Never Tickle a Tiger 7

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O

W

P

Winner’s Crime, The 43

Poppy in the Field 47

Wolf Wilder, The 35

Positively Mine 48

Write Your Own Pirate Story 20

Pride’s Run 49

Write Your Own Princess Story 20

Princess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters 38

Y

One Wish Away 49

Q

Wanted! Ralfy Rabbit, Book Burglar 5 Witch Wars 25

You Can’t Take an Elephant on a Bus 9

Quirks and the Quirkalicious Birthday, The 28

R

Road to Somewhere 48 Royal Wedding Crashers, The 26 RSPB My First Birds and Wildlife Activity and Sticker Book 19

S

Secret of Isobel Key, The 49 Smek for President 37 Snappy Birthday 12 Soulprint 46 Sound of Us, The 48 Stormy Night 12 Story Machine, The 11 Superhero School: Alien Attack! 29

T

There Will Be Lies 40 True Meaning of Smekday, The 37

U

Uncle Gobb and the Dread Shed 27 Until We End 49 Urban Outlaws: Blackout 32

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