Bloomsbury Children's Books New Titles July-Dec 2020

BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN’S BOOKS NEW TITLES

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Front cover artwork is taken from The Great Godden by Meg Rosoff Back cover artwork is taken from October, October by Katya Balen, illustrated by Angela Harding

JULY–DECEMBER 2020

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50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP

Dear Readers, Welcome to Bloomsbury’s seasonal treasure chest of literary treats.

Starting with fiction, you can feel the heat in Meg Rosoff’s dazzling The Great Godden - the potent, bittersweet distillation of summer.

Katya Balen’s October, October cements a major new middle-grade talent - this book should be garlanded with awards (and features spectacular jacket art by Angela Harding). Look out also for Sophie Kirtley’s brilliant debut The Wild Way Home, Renée Watson’s delightful Ways to Make Sunshine, and lots more imagination-fuel for readers of all ages.

Picture book stars this season include She Rex from Michelle Robinson and Deborah Allwright (because dinosaurs are definitely not just for boys), Meesha Makes Friends from Tom Percival, and the heartstoppingly beautiful Snow Ghost by Tony Mitton and Diana Mayo.

Plus, we are delighted to announce the swashbucklingly brilliant autumn superstar Pirate Stew – a brand new picture book from Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell.

Witch Wars creator Sibéal Pounder reinvents Christmas in Tinsel, a magical adventure which turns everything you think you know about Santa upside down. Jumbo by Alexandra Stewart and Emily Sutton tells the unforgettable true story of the Victorian era’s most famous elephant. And finally, for aspiring wizards everywhere, there’s J.K. Rowling’s Quidditch Through the Ages, reimagined in a mind-blowingly brilliant illustrated edition by the magical talent of Emily Gravett.

Rebecca McNally Publishing Director and International Editor-in-Chief

NATIONAL AWARDS 2019–2020

Toffee by Sarah Crossan Books Are My Bag Readers Awards (Young Adult): WIN An Post Irish Book Awards (Dept 51 @ Eason Teen & Young Adult Book of the Year): SHORTLISTED UKLA Book Award 2020 (12-16): LONGLISTED The Good Thieves by Katherine Rundell Foyles Book of the Year (Children’s & Young Adult): WIN Books Are My Bag Readers Awards (Children’s Fiction): SHORTLISTED The Awesome Book of Space by Adam Frost Sainsbury's Children's Book Award: WIN

The Lost Tide Warriors by Catherine Doyle An Post Irish Book Awards (Specsavers Children's Book of the Year (Senior)): SHORTLISTED The M Word by Brian Conaghan An Post Irish Book Awards (Dept 51 @ Eason Teen & Young Adult Book of the Year): SHORTLISTED All The Invisible Things by Orlagh Collins An Post Irish Book Awards (Dept 51 @ Eason Teen & Young Adult Book of the Year): SHORTLISTED A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer Goodreads Choice Award 2019: SHORTLISTED

Baby’s First Bank Heist

by Jim Whalley illustrated by Stephen Collins Laugh Out Loud Book Awards 2020 (Picture Book): SHORTLISTED

I Swapped My Brother on the Internet

by Jo Simmons illustrated by Nathan Reed Laugh Out Loud Book Awards 2020 (9-13): SHORTLISTED by

Kid Normal and the Rogue Heroes Greg James and Chris Smith illustrated by Erica Salcedo Laugh Out Loud Book Awards 2020 (9-13): SHORTLISTED

Everest by Alexandra Stewart illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton Blue Peter Book Award 2020: LONGLISTED

The Space We’re In by Katya Balen Brandford Boase 2020: LONGLISTED

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Bears Love Squares Written by Caryl Hart Illustrated by Edward Underwood A gloriously colourful celebration of shapes, friendship and the power of seeing things from a different perspective.

Triangles are tremendous, circles are sensational, but Bear loves squares. Can Raccoon convince his friend that other shapes can be fun too? He’s got his work cut out because ’triangles are too pointy’ and ’circles are too circley’. And Bear loves SQUARES!

9 July 2020

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Clever, playful rhyming text from bestselling author Caryl Hart, coupled with bold, stylish artwork by Edward Underwood, whose first collaboration Big Box Little Box was shortlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize 2018.

Caryl Hart writes picture books and young fiction. She lives in Derbyshire.

Edward Underwood is one half of the Lisa Jones Studio design team. He lives in Sussex.

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Meesha Makes Friends Tom Percival The ideal book to encourage empathy in children, and a triumphant companion to Tom Percival’s bestselling books about dealing with emotions: Perfectly Norman, Ruby’s Worry and Ravi’s Roar.

Meesha loves making things ... but there’s one thing she finds difficult to make – friends. She doesn’t know quite what to do or what to say, and she struggles with responding to social cues. But one day she discovers that she has a VERY special talent to help her navigate challenging social situations and make friends.

9 July 2020

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Wonderfully empowering and emotionally resonant – the ideal starting point for conversations about reading and responding to social cues, relating to others and autism spectrum disorders.

Tom Percival’s books are the perfect springboard for discussing mental and emotional health, positive self-image, building self-confidence and managing feelings. Every child’s bookshelf should contain his books.

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Tom Percival is a writer, artist, video producer and musician. Meesha Makes Friends is Tom’s ninth picture book for Bloomsbury.

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She Rex Written by Michelle Robinson Illustrated by Deborah Allwright A true celebration of girl and boy dinosaurs, and a stomping challenge to gender stereotyping.

Maisy’s brother Ed won’t let her play with his toys.

6 August 2020

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But Ed hasn’t met T. Rex’s BIGGER sister ... She Rex! She’s a big and burly, multicoloured dino girly, and she’s about to show the world that she’s as fierce and as loud as any boy dinosaur.

A refreshing alternative to the genderstereotyping of children’s toys, by the everpopular Michelle Robinson and bestselling Deborah Allwright. The perfect picture book for all dino-fans.

Michelle Robinson is the author of several successful picture books. She lives in Somerset.

Deborah Allwright is an illustrator who has been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal three times. She lives in London.

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The Bookworm Debi Gliori

6 August 2020

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Will Max ever find his ideal pet? A humorous story about being careful for what you wish for, from the much-loved and bestselling author/illustrator Debi Gliori, creator of No Matter What.

Max really wants a pet but his parents aren’t so sure; puppies chew, parrots screech and sharks have too many teeth. How about a dragon? Max’s parents say that dragons don’t exist, so Max settles for a pet worm instead.

Except this particular worm turns out to be very unusual when its back begins to turn spiky and it begins to breathe smoke. Dragons don’t exist ... do they?

A funny and light-hearted story perfect for any child who has ever wanted a pet.

Debi Gliori is the much-loved and bestselling author of over 80 books for children, including the bestselling No Matter What. She lives in Scotland.

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The Whales on the Bus Written by Katrina Charman Illustrated by Nick Sharratt Sing along to your favourite nursery rhyme as you’ve never heard it before! This riotous animal adventure is set to the tune of ‘The Wheels on the Bus’ and is perfect for preschoolers.

6 August 2020

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Cranes on trains? Goats on boats? Dragons on wagons?

Join the fun with a host of colourful animals as they ride, soar, whizz and zoom on a whole range of exciting vehicles ... from tigers on gliders to ducks on trucks. Add to that a text to sing aloud to the tune of ‘The Wheels on the Bus’ ... what a combination!

From the bestselling creative team behind Car, Car, Truck, Jeep, which was selected for BookTrust’s inaugural 2019 Pyjamarama campaign and distributed to 450,000 children across the UK. Katrina Charman has written several young fiction titles for children. She lives in Berkshire.

Nick Sharratt is the bestselling illustrator of over 250 books for children. He lives in Sussex.

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The Girl and the Dinosaur Written by Hollie Hughes Illustrated by Sarah Massini A masterpiece of storytelling with evocative and stunning illustrations, destined to be read for years to come.

3 September 2020

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The wishing stars burn bright that night, the air is thick with dreams, And a deeply sleeping dinosaur is waking up, it seems ...

In a town by the seaside, Marianne isn’t playing with children her own age. Instead she’s digging for dinosaur bones to build a special sort of companion ...

A rare and beautiful book where the words and pictures take you on a magical journey far beyond the page.

Hollie Hughes is the author of The Famishing Vanishing Mahoosive Mammoth and Princess Swashbuckle. She lives in Essex with her family.

Sarah Massini is the illustrator of Kiss It Better and The Velveteen Rabbit. She lives in Sussex with her husband, son and small terrier.

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Spooky School Sam Lloyd Packed with Halloween delights from creepy spiders to stomping monsters, this brilliantly spooky board book is perfect for Halloween!

Spooky school is open, welcome everyone!

Here you’ll learn to scare and creep while having lots of fun.

Welcome to Spooky School – the scariest school around! Join your friends and learn how to fly like a wicked witch on a broomstick, howl like a werewolf and jiggle like a skeleton to ALL the best Halloween tunes. The friends you make will stay with you forever – because sometimes scaring is caring!

3 September 2020

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With a delightful rhyming text and bold, commercial illustrations from Sam Lloyd, the author/illustrator of First Day at Skeleton School, this entertaining board book is all about the importance of friendship and fun!

Sam Lloyd is the bestselling illustrator of Calm Down, Boris and has sold over half a million books in the UK. She lives in Brighton.

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Pirate Stew 1 October 2020

Bloomsbury Children’s Books HARDBACK / 9781526614728 / £10.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: BLOOMSBURY TERRITORY: WO

Written by Neil Gaiman Illustrated by Chris Riddell From the multi-award-winning Neil Gaiman comes a joyfully riotous, brilliantly anarchic, deliciously rhyming adventure, with glorious piratical illustrations by Chris Riddell.

Meet LONG JOHN McRON, SHIP’S COOK ... and the most unusual babysitter you’ve ever seen.

Long John has a whole crew of wild pirates in tow, and – for one boy and his sister – he’s about to transform a perfectly ordinary evening into a riotous adventure beneath a pirate moon. It’s time to make some PIRATE STEW. Marvellously silly and gloriously entertaining, this tale of pirates, flying ships, donut feasts and some rather magical stew is perfect for all pirates, both young and old. Packed with glorious illustrations, this unruly, actionpacked romp makes a spectacular and magical gift.

Neil Gaiman has written highly acclaimed books for both children and adults and is the first author to have won both the Carnegie and Newbery Medals for the same work – The Graveyard Book. Many of his books have been adapted for film and TV. Much-loved illustrator Chris Riddell is the only artist to have won the Kate Greenaway Medal three times, was Waterstones Children’s Laureate 2015–2017 and has illustrated the work of many celebrated children’s authors, including five Neil Gaiman titles and J.K. Rowling’s The Tales of Beedle the Bard.

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Roar Katerina Kerouli A visually striking and uber-stylish picture book that takes us on a noisy, fun-packed safari. With spectacular giant flaps to lift.

Tiger, Tiger – is that you, hiding in the tall bamboo?

Such stripy stripes.

Such sharp, sharp claws.

Such furry ears ...

Such big wide jaws ... GRRR!

1 October 2020

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There are all sorts of animals to discover in this stunning picture book – some stripy, some scaly and some furry. But watch out – they are all VERY noisy! Lift the giant flaps to find out who is hiding underneath and ROAR, HISS and SNAP along with them.

A larger-than-life look at animals – as you have never seen them before, from exciting debut talent, Katerina Kerouli.

Katerina Kerouli is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator based in London, where she has lived since gaining a first-class degree in Graphic Design from Nottingham University in 2016. Roar is her first picture book.

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We’re Going on an Elf Chase Activity Book Written by Martha Mumford Illustrated by Laura Hughes Based on the bestselling lift-the-flap picture book We’re Going on an Elf Chase, this festive activity book is packed with puzzles, stickers and much more – perfect for Christmas!

1 October 2020

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Can you find all Santa’s elves and help the bunnies get through the maze in time to find their presents? Join in the fun in this super activity book, bursting with colouring, puzzles, games and over 100 lovely stickers.

Based on the bestselling We’re Going on an Elf Chase, which has sold over 85,000 copies.

From much-loved illustrator Laura Hughes, creator of We’re Going on an Egg Hunt, this treasure trove of festive fun is guaranteed to keep little ones occupied over the holiday season. The perfect Christmas gift!

Martha Mumford has written eight books for Bloomsbury and lives in Berkshire with her husband and young daughters.

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Laura Hughes studied illustration at Kingston and is the bestselling illustrator of We’re Going on an Egg Hunt, We’re Going on an Elf Chase and Hop Little Bunnies.

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Santa Jaws Written by Mark Sperring Illustrated by Sophie Corrigan A brilliantly funny underwater Christmas adventure featuring a big shark and a very silly little squid!

Welcome to Santa’s grotto, little fishes, please come in, And meet the real-life Santa Klaus, It’s really, really him!

Deep beneath the shimmering blue sea, it’s almost Christmas Eve, and Shelly the Shark is VERY excited. She puts on her Santa suit and turns her cave into a festive Christmas grotto.

Then she waits for all the little fishes to come in. They seem strangely reluctant ... But Sid the Squid thinks all his Christmases have come at once! Will Sid get taken in by the Shark’s Santa disguise – or will he be in for a big surprise?

15 October 2020

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A hilarious underwater Christmas romp from the creators of Mince Spies.

Mark Sperring is the author of many children’s books, which have sold over 125,000 copies in the UK alone. He lives in Bristol.

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Sophie Corrigan studied illustration at the University of Central Lancashire, and recently earned an MA in Children’s Book Illustration.

Sophie lives above a little sweet shop in Lancashire.

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Snow Ghost Written by Tony Mitton Illustrated by Diana Mayo A captivating, festive tale of homecoming told in rhyme, with sumptuous, atmospheric illustrations by Diana Mayo.

Snow Ghost came whispering out of the air, “Oh, for a home to be happy – but where?”

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Flying through the swirling, snow-filled skies, Snow Ghost searches for a place to call home.

Then on the quiet calm of the moors, she sees a girl and a boy playing. She breathes magic and sparkle into their play until it’s time for them to stumble back home to bed. And while shimmers of moonlight cast their glittering light, Snow Ghost curls herself round the roof of the farmhouse. She has found her happy home at last.

A timeless story of hope and belonging, perfect for sharing with loved ones at Christmas.

Tony Mitton has written a number of picture books, including the Amazing Machines series (Kingfisher). He lives in Cambridge.

Diana Mayo is an established illustrator and this is her first book for Bloomsbury. She is based in Chelmsford, Essex.

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Kate Pankhurst’s Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World has been a bestselling non-fiction picture book since 2016. This season promises to be even more fantastically great with the exciting launch of Fantastically Great Women chapter books, a new activity book and a gorgeous gift edition to add to your collection.

Kate Pankhurst spent most of her childhood drawing so she feels very lucky to now do this as her job. Kate’s books are adored by girls, boys and adults around the world: Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World, nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2018; Fantastically Great Women Who Made History, shortlisted at the Nibbies for Children’s Illustrated and Non-fiction Book of the Year; Fantastically Great Women Who Worked Wonders, and Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet.

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Scientists and their Stories & Artists and their Stories Kate Pankhurst Discover the fascinating stories of some of the world’s most extraordinary scientists and artists in this new series of chapter books. With fun design features such as comic strips, family trees, maps and more, these books celebrate trail-blazing women and will inspire girls and boys to chase their own dreams.

In Fantastically Great Women Scientists and Their Stories, Kate Pankhurst brings to life the incredible stories of women such as Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman to soar into space, and Katia Krafft, who fearlessly camped inside a volcano.

Fantastically Great Women Artists and Their Stories casts the spotlight on rule-breakers such as Laura Knight, who showed she had the right to paint whatever she wanted, and Frida Kahlo, who used her art to express feelings women weren’t supposed to talk about.

SCIENTISTS FEATURED: Mae Jemison, Marie Curie, Elizabeth Blackwell, Janaki Ammal, Caroline Herschel, Katia Krafft, Tu Youyou and Rosalind Franklin.

ARTISTS FEATURED: Amrita Sher-Gil, Elisabeth Le Brun, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Faith Ringgold, Frida Kahlo, Kathe Kollwitz, Dame Laura Knight and Peggy Guggenheim.

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Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet Activity Book Kate Pankhurst Join more of the world’s most inspiring women in this amazing activity book based on Kate Pankhurst’s Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet, a brilliant new addition to the Fantastically Great Women series.

6 August 2020

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With an exciting variety of activities, along with fascinating facts about these trail-blazing women, prepare to spend endless hours of fun creating your own poster against animal testing with The Body Shop’s Anita Roddick, keeping a weather diary with meteorologist Edith Farkas and even making a nature collage with the courageous women of the Chipko Movement. With over 200 stickers and many postcards to send to friends, this is the perfect activity book to celebrate girl power!

Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet Gift Edition Kate Pankhurst

1 October 2020

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Discover just some of inspiring women who dedicated their lives to studying, conserving and protecting our planet in this collectable small format gift edition of Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet.

Tackle the plastic problem with Isatou Ceesay by recycling plastic.

Learn why it’s important to shop fair trade and cruelty-free with Anita Roddick and The Body Shop. Fight deforestation and plant seeds of change with Wangari Maathai.

We’re in an age when young people like Greta Thunberg are calling for those in power to take action. But everyone has a part to play.

Written with hope and encouragement, this book shows that all actions, big and small, can be powerful in the fight against climate breakdown.

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Moth Written by Isabel Thomas Illustrated by Daniel Egnéus Powerful and visually spectacular, this new paperback edition of the Kate Greenawaynominated Moth is the remarkable evolution story of the peppered moth.

A clever picture book style text about the extraordinary way in which animals have evolved and intertwined with the complication of human intervention. It brings the story of the peppered moth and Darwin’s theory of Natural Selection to life ‘in language both scientific and poetic, full of thrill and peril’ (Times Literary Supplement). The perfect introduction and a visually stunning, giftable picture book for little ones and art lovers alike, this was shortlisted for the English Associated Best Picture Book Awards and the English 4–11 Picture Book Awards 2019.

20 August 2020

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Isabel Thomas is a science writer and children’s author. She is also a primary school governor and STEM Ambassador.

Daniel Egnéus illustrated Neil Gaiman’s American Gods and is a well-regarded fashion artist, regularly illustrating for the likes of Chanel, H&M, Nike and many more.

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Jumbo Written by Alexandra Stewart Illustrated by Emily Sutton Roll up to read the true story of the one and only, world-famous Jumbo, in this charmingly illustrated book.

Our story begins in 1860, in the mountains of East Africa, where a baby elephant takes his first shaky steps ...

3 September 2020

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This is the incredible true story of Jumbo, an elephant superstar who captured the world's imagination. Follow Jumbo’s amazing journey from his remote home in East Africa to his spectacular stint in P.T. Barnum’s 'Greatest Show on Earth’ and how he led a herd of elephants across the newly-built Brooklyn Bridge to test its strength. And discover how Jumbo’s legacy transformed our understanding of elephant welfare and led to better treatment of these magnificent creatures.

With a page-turning narrative by Alexandra Stewart and breathtakingly beautiful artwork

by Emily Sutton, Jumbo’s incredible life will fascinate young and old alike.

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Alexandra Stewart read Modern History at Oxford University before training to be a journalist and subsequently a speechwriter.

Emily Sutton graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 2008 and illustrated LOTS

by Nicola Davis, which won Margaret Mallett Picture Book Award.

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Fox Written by Isabel Thomas Illustrated by Daniel Egnéus Fox is a stunningly illustrated, evocative tale that answers the big scientific question: What happens when we die?

In the frost-covered forest of early spring, fox is on a mission to find food for her three cubs. As they grow, she teaches them how to survive in the wild. Until one day, fox dies. Her body goes back to earth, nourishing the world around her, bringing the forest to life.

1 October 2020

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Death is not just an end, it’s also a beginning.

Bringing together a thought-provoking non-fiction narrative with breath-taking illustrations, this book introduces the scientific concept that death leads to new life, and that this is no less beautiful and awe-inspiring than traditional stories.

Fox unites story and science to explain this big concept to children who have lost a pet or a loved one, or who simply are curious about death and what happens after we die.

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Isabel Thomas is a science writer and children’s author. She is also a primary school governor and STEM Ambassador.

Daniel Egnéus illustrated Neil Gaiman’s American Gods and is a well-regarded fashion artist, regularly illustrating for the likes of Chanel, H&M, Nike and many more.

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Marie Curie and her Daughters Written by Imogen Greenberg Illustrated by Isabel Greenberg

12 November 2020

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Everyone thinks they know Marie Curie, but what about her extraordinary daughters?

Follow their inspiring story in this stunningly illustrated book.

Imagine someone told you that your dream could never come true. What would you do?

Meet Marie Curie. Shy and reserved, she loved science more than anything else in the world.

But she lived at a time when women weren’t allowed to be scientists. Marie followed her passion and is now remembered for her game-changing discoveries. But while she experimented with glow-in-the-dark chemical elements, Marie became a mother.

Her daughters, Irene and Eve, grew up to be fiercely independent and determined women just like their mother, and had many adventures of their own.

This uplifting and touching story of strength, science and sisterhood, written and illustrated by two remarkable sisters Imogen and Isabel Greenberg, is a triumph of female empowerment.

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Isabel Greenberg is an award-winning London-based illustrator, comic artist and writer.

Imogen Greenberg is a London-based author of more children’s books in collaboration with Isabel Greenberg.

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Not Entirely Useful Advice Written by A.F. Harrold Illustrated by Mini Grey A poetry collection fizzing with fun from the critically acclaimed A.F. Harrold, packed with quirky colour illustrations from awardwinning illustrator Mini Grey.

3 September 2020

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A joyous and riotous celebration of words and a modern take on cautionary tales – featuring advice on parrots, gravy, mathematics, castles (bouncy), spiders, vegetables (various), breakfast, cakes and removing ducks from soup.

Advice comes in many shapes.

Poems come in many shapes.

And so, it follows, poems of advice come in many shapes too.

Filled with colour illustrations and packed with silly rhymes, witty wordplay and thoughtprovoking story poems, this collection will have readers bursting with laughter, making it a complete delight to enjoy again and again.

A.F. Harrold is an English poet and novelist who writes and performs for both children and adults.

He is the owner of many books, a handful of hats and one beard. He lives in Reading with a standup comedian and two cats.

Mini Grey’s style has an unconventional flare and instantly recognisable quirkiness. Mini has now published thirteen picture books.

Amongst numerous nominations and prizes, Mini has won the Smarties Book Award and the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal for The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon.

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POETRY

Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble: Magical Poems Chosen by Paul Cookson Edited by Paul Cookson Illustrated by Eilidh Muldoon From dragons and unicorns to witches and wizards, this beautifully illustrated anthology of fantastically magical poems, will have you bewitched!

From magic carpets and wands to unicorns, potions, and spells, this beautiful anthology will cast its spell on you. With stunning illustrations by Eilidh Muldoon, and featuring poems by everyone from Shakespeare and Tennyson to Valerie Bloom and Joshua Seigal, this gorgeous book brings the magic back into poetry, the perfect gift for any fantasy or poetry lover.

17 September 2020

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Paul Cookson has worked as a poet since 1989 and has visited thousands of schools and performed to hundreds of thousands of pupils and teachers.

Eilidh Muldoon grew up in North Berwick and now lives in Edinburgh. She studied illustration at Edinburgh College of Art, and much of her work is inspired by the city.

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Do Not Disturb the Dragons Michelle Robinson Illustrated by Sharon Davey The debut young fiction series from bestselling picture book author Michelle Robinson is chock-full of chuckles (and potbellied unicorns) Wondermere is the luckiest kingdom in the land, all thanks to the dragons that nest on top of the castle. Nobody wants them to fly away, so everyone has to FOLLOW THE RULES to make sure everything STAYS THE SAME and keep the dragons HAPPY. Grace HATES the rules. They stop her doing everything she loves, like PLAYING TROLLO and WEARING TROUSERS and training to be a BRAVE KNIGHT. Why do boys get all the FUN! Determined to prove that the rules are a LOAD OF OLD ROT, Grace and best friend Princess Portia secretly enter the year’s BIGGEST TROLLO TOURNAMENT. A couple of rulebreakers couldn’t possibly disturb the dragons … could they?

9 July 2020

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Perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart and Emer Stamp.

Michelle Robinson is the bestselling, awardwinning author of picture books including A Beginner’s Guide to Bearspotting, Grandmas from Mars, and the Goodnight Spaceman series.

She lives in Bristol. This is her first young fiction series.

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Noah Wild and the Floating Zoo Written by Alexander McCall Smith Illustrated by Nicola Kinnear An intrepid adventure story of monkeys, tigers and the true meaning of family, from bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith.

6 August 2020

Noah can’t believe it when he finds out his uncle owns a zoo! But it’s closing down, and there are animals who need homes. Soon Noah is setting sail on a round-the-world voyage, returning the zoo animals to their families.

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But when they try to return one very cheeky monkey, they’re in for a whole boat-load of trouble!

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Alexander McCall Smith CBE lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is the author of over 100 books, including the internationally bestselling series The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency.

Nicola Kinnear is the illustrator of many books for children, and has written and illustrated the picture book A Little Bit Brave. She lives in Kent.

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I Stole My Genius Sister’s Brain Written by Jo Simmons Illustrated by Nathan Reed The hilarious next adventure from the creative team behind the bestselling I Swapped My Brother on the Internet.

After Keith is repeatedly told he’s a genius, he starts to believe he just might be! Maybe at last his parents will pay him some attention. The catch is, Keith’s sister Minerva really is a genius.

She is poised to win JUNIOR MEGA BRAIN, which is televised throughout the world.

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When Keith enters the quiz as well, he soon realises he needs to get super smart – and fast!

There’s only one thing for it – a BRAIN SWAP with Min! What could possibly go wrong?

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Jo Simmons began her working life as a journalist. In addition to children’s fiction, she has also co-written a humorous parenting book, Can I Give Them Back Now?: The Aargh To Zzzz of Parenting. Jo lives in Brighton with her husband, two sons and a scruffy formerly Romanian street dog.

Nathan Reed has been a professional illustrator since graduating from Falmouth College of Arts in 2000. He was shortlisted for the Serco Prize for Illustration in 2014. When not illustrating, Nathan can be found with his two boys and a football on Peckham Rye Common.

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Ways to Make Sunshine Written by Renée Watson Illustrated by Mechal Roe From New York Times bestselling and multiaward-winning author Renée Watson comes a new series starring a black girl and her loveable family. Perfect for fans of Clarice Bean.

Ryan Hart and her family live in Portland, and her dad lost his job a while ago. He finally got a new one, but it pays less, so they’re selling the second car and moving to an (old) new house.

But Ryan is a girl who knows how to make sunshine out of setbacks. Join her on her adventures through school and with family and friends alike.

23 July 2020

Bloomsbury Children’s Books

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Packed with humour and heart, Ryan Hart is a girl everyone will want to be best friends with.

Renée Watson is the Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award-winning author of the novels Some Places More Than Others, Watch Us Rise, co-written with Ellen Hagan, Piecing Me Together and What Momma Left Me. Renée is the founder of I, Too, Arts Collective, a not-for-profit organisation committed to nurturing under represented voices in the creative arts. She lives in New York City.

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The Restless Girls Written by Jessie Burton Illustrated by Angela Barrett A dazzling feminist retelling of ‘The Twelve Dancing Princesses’ from the internationally bestselling author of The Miniaturist, beautifully illustrated by Angela Barrett.

Now in a stunning paperback edition.

20 August 2020

Bloomsbury Children’s Books PAPERBACK / 9781526618474 / £8.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: BLOOMSBURY TERRITORY: WO

For her twelve daughters, Queen Laurelia’s death in a motor-car accident is a disaster beyond losing a mother. Their father, King Alberto, cannot bear the idea of the princesses ever being in danger and decides his daughters must be kept safe at all costs. Those costs include their lessons, their possessions and, most importantly, their freedom.

But the eldest, Princess Frida, will not bend to his will without a fight and she still has one possession her father can’t take: the power of her imagination. And so, with little but wits and ingenuity to rely on, Frida and her sisters begin their fight to be allowed to live.

Jessie Burton is the internationally bestselling author of The Miniaturist, The Muse and The Confession. She lives in London and her books have been translated into 38 languages.

Angela Barrett studied at Maidstone College of Art and the Royal College of Art. She won the 1988 Smarties Book Prize and has been shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal.

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Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom Louis Sachar

6 August 2020

Bloomsbury Children’s Books

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Wayside School Is Falling Down PAPERBACK / 9781526622044 / £5.99 EBOOK / 9781526622037 / £5.74

November 2020

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Sideways Stories from Wayside School PAPERBACK / 9781526622075 / £5.99 EBOOK / 9781526622068 / £5.99

Get ready for more hilarity and mayhem in a brand-new story from the brilliant and quirky Wayside School series – from Louis Sachar, author of the multi-million-copy bestseller Holes.

It’s a new year at Wayside School, and Mrs Jewls's class on the thirtieth floor has a lot to deal with. The paperclips are triple-locked in a safe so no one can access them, Miss Mush is threatening to serve rainbow stew for lunch – and a Cloud of Doom is gathering over the school. It can only mean one thing ... the kids at Wayside are in for their strangest year yet!

From the basement to the thirtieth floor, Wayside School’s quirky and hilarious characters are brought to life in this brandnew instalment of Louis Sachar’s much-loved series. With brilliant illustrations throughout, this is an unmissable, irrepressible story of mixed-up mayhem.

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FICTION 7–9 YEARS

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Super Cats v Dr Specs Written by Gwyneth Rees Illustrated by Becka Moor Cats with superpowers! This series from bestselling author Gwyneth Rees is every young animal lover’s dream come true.

3 September 2020

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Tagg and Sugarfoot successfully defeated Maximus Fang and his evil partner Gory Gus, but now they face an even bigger challenge, because the evil scientist Dr Specs has also escaped from prison. Dr Specs is the cat who invented the neutralising weapon – the machine capable of removing superpowers!

Tagg and Sugarfoot will need all their super friends to defeat this fiendish foe once and for all!

Gwyneth Rees is half Welsh and half English and grew up in Scotland. Her bestselling books include the Fairy Dust series, Cosmo and the Magic Sneeze and The Mum Hunt, winner of the Red House Children’s Book Award. She lives near London with her husband, two daughters and one noisy cat.

Becka Moor is a children’s book illustrator and storyteller living in Manchester. She has worked on a variety of fiction books and series as well as picture books. She has an obsession with cats and loves anything a bit on the quirky side.

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Nurse Matilda Written by Christianna Brand Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone A beautiful new edition of the timeless classic that inspired the film Nanny McPhee, starring Emma Thompson – with glorious original illustrations by Edward Ardizzone.

Nurse Matilda is the no-nonsense nanny who uses magic to rein in the mischievous children in her charge – and changes their lives forever.

This stunning new edition is packed with mischief, mayhem and hilarity, all accompanied by Edward Ardizzone’s beautiful illustrations.

Christianna Brand was born in 1909 and grew up living with the family of her cousin, Edward Ardizzone. The first Nurse Matilda book was published in 1964 and quickly gained a devoted following. Christianna died in 1988.

1 October 2020

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Edward Ardizzone was born in 1900. He illustrated for the Radio Times, exhibited his art in prestigious galleries and, in 1936, he published his first book, Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain. In 1956 Tim All Alone was the first book to win the Kate Greenaway Medal.

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The Wild Way Home Sophie Kirtley This middle-grade adventure about courage and family will plunge you back into the Stone Age ... and then lead you home.

When Charlie’s brother is born with a heart condition, Charlie runs to the forest, upset and afraid. There Charlie finds a boy floating in the stream, injured, yet alive. But when Charlie tries to fetch help, the forest has changed.

It’s become as strange as the boy dressed in deerskins. For Charlie has unwittingly fled into the Stone Age, with no way to return to the present day. Or is there ... ?

What follows is a wild, big-hearted adventure as Charlie and the Stone Age boy set out together to find what they have lost – their courage, their hope, their family and their way home.

9 July 2020

Bloomsbury Children’s Books

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Fans of Piers Torday will love this wild, wise and heartfelt debut.

Sophie Kirtley grew up in Northern Ireland.

Nowadays she lives in Wiltshire with her family and their mini-menagerie of pets and wild things. She is an author, a poet and a teacher.

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The Werewolves Who Weren’t T.C. Shelley The second book in a brilliantly rich and strange fantasy series that will make us all believe in monsters. Perfect for fans of Sophie Anderson and Jennifer Bell.

Sam might be half-monster and half-fairy, but since finding a home with the Kavanaghs, his daily life has been all human. And now he’s facing one of the greatest human challenges – starting secondary school.

6 August 2020

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But Sam barely has time to worry about the strange stuff teachers say before he is thrust back into the world of monsters. Sam’s school friends Amira, Hazel and Wilfred reveal that they are shifters: twin-souled beings who live half their lives as humans and the other half as dogs. When his new friends are kidnapped, Sam is dragged into an adventure that will force him to confront both halves of his own identity if he wants a chance at saving their lives ...

T.C. Shelley has been teaching English for over twenty years. She began writing novels to entertain her daughter, who wisely suggested that she try to get them published. Her first book, The Monster Who Wasn’t, was published in 2019. Shelley lives in Perth, Western Australia.

Fizzlebert Stump: The Boy Who Cried Fish Written by A.F. Harrold Illustrated by Sarah Horne A bright and bold new package for the highly successful and widely praised Fizzlebert Stump series, featuring a boy, a circus and a lot of silliness.

Fizzlebert Stump lives in a circus. His mum’s a clown, his best friend is a bearded boy, and he sticks his head in a lion’s mouth every night. Other than that, he’s pretty normal. When Fish the sea lion goes missing, Fizzlebert tracks him to an aquarium, which has problems of its own. Can Fizzlebert solve the mystery, avoid an overenthusiastic crocodile and find his friend?

3 September 2020

Bloomsbury Children’s Books

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Fizzlebert Stump and the Girl Who Lifted Quite Heavy Things It’s the great Circus of Circuses competition, but 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?

A.F. Harrold is an English poet and novelist who writes and performs for both children and adults. He is the owner of many books, a handful of hats and one beard. He lives in Reading with a stand-up comedian and two cats.

Sarah Horne grew up in Derbyshire and specialises in funny, inky illustration and words for children’s fiction and picture books.

3 September 2020

Bloomsbury Children’s Books

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FICTION 9–11 YEARS

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October, October Written by Katya Balen Illustrated by Angela Harding Katya Balen’s second stand-alone middlegrade novel is a classic in the making for anyone who ever longed to be WILD. October and her dad live in the woods. They know the trees and the lake and stars like best friends, and the nearest town feels like a foreign country. They live in the woods and they are wild.

And that’s the way it is.

17 September 2020

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Until the year October turns eleven. That’s the year October rescues a baby owl. The year the woman who calls herself October’s mother comes back. The year everything changes.

Written in Katya Balen’s heart-stoppingly beautiful style, and illustrated with spectacular prints by Angela Harding, this book is a feast for the senses. And, as October fights for the space to be wild in the chaos of the world beyond the woods, it is also a feast for the soul.

Katya Balen is a writer and the co-founder of Mainspring Arts. Her first novel, The Space We’re In, was published by Bloomsbury in 2019. She lives in London and she is WILD. Angela Harding is a printmaker and painter specialising in nature and wildlife. Her work has appeared in galleries, on books covers and in magazines.

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The Space We’re In Written by Katya Balen Illustrated by Laura Carlin This heartbreaking, hopeful novel from Katya Balen, illustrated by Laura Carlin, will delight fans of thought-provoking middlegrade fiction from Wonder to Skellig.

Frank is ten. He likes cottage pie and football and cracking codes. Max is five. He eats only Quavers and if he has to wear a new T-shirt he melts down down down.

Sometimes Frank wishes Mum could do huge paintings of stars like she used to, but since Max was born she just doesn’t have time.

When tragedy hits Frank and Max’s lives like a comet, can Frank piece together a world in which he and Max aren’t light years apart?

17 September 2020

Bloomsbury Children’s Books

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A jaw-droppingly brilliant novel to remind you we are all made of stardust.

Katya Balen is a writer and the co-founder of Mainspring Arts – a not-for-profit organisation that provides mentoring and creative opportunities for neurodivergent adults.

Laura Carlin is an award-winning illustrator and ceramicist based in London. Her favourite things to draw are sad people and dogs.

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Tinsel Sibéal Pounder How did the world come to believe Santa Claus is a man? It’s all just a big misunderstanding! This festive tale of friendship, frozen fairies and two formidable girls is a brilliant recasting of every Santa story you’ve ever read.

It’s not easy being an orphan in Victorian London – but twelve-year-old Blanche can look after herself. Working as a carter with her horse Rudy, she secretly dreams of giving a Christmas present to every girl and boy in the world.

29 October 2020

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When she meets the irrepressible Rinki – a girl who likes to dream big – it starts a chain of events which sees Blanche swept away on a whirlwind festive adventure to the North Pole.

Here, with the help of an excitable Christmas tree called Eggnog and a grumpy fairy named Carol, she sets about making her dreams of gift-giving come true.

Funny, feminist and with a huge heart, this gloriously Christmassy adventure will delight even the biggest Grinch.

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Sibéal Pounder is the author of the muchloved Witch Wars and Bad Mermaids series.

She was a 2019 World Book Day author and has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards.

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Quidditch Through the Ages Written by J.K. Rowling Illustrated by Emily Gravett

6 October 2020

Bloomsbury Children’s Books HARDBACK / 9781526608123 / £25.00 DELUXE / 9781526612373 / £120.00 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: THE BLAIR PARTNERSHIP TERRITORY: COMM/EU, OM

The first ever full-colour edition of Quidditch Through the Ages – the definitive guide to every wizard’s favourite sport – lavishly illustrated by multi-award-winner Emily Gravett.

Devoured by Harry Potter in his first year, Quidditch Through the Ages is consulted on a daily basis by the students at Hogwarts.

This spectacular new edition is a true visual feast – packed with epic moments, tales of on-pitch antics, and Quidditch stars past and present. Emily Gravett’s wildly creative imagination has conjured a treasure trove of sporting memorabilia that will delight wizards and Muggles of all ages. Lovingly created in a dazzling range of media – drawn, sewn, thrown – and infused with her trademark visual wit, these charming and funny handmade artworks are the perfect pairing for J.K. Rowling’s brilliant insights into the magical, airborne sport.

Cover reveal to follow soon!

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HARRY POTTER

J.K. ROWLING is best known as the author of the seven Harry Potter books, which were published between 1997 and 2007. The enduringly popular adventures of Harry, Ron and Hermione have gone on to sell over 500 million copies, be translated into over 80 languages and made into eight blockbuster films. Alongside the Harry Potter series, she also wrote three short companion volumes for charity: Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, in aid of Comic Relief and Lumos, and The Tales of Beedle the Bard, in aid of Lumos. J.K. Rowling collaborated with playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany to continue Harry’s story in a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which opened in London in 2016 and is now playing worldwide. In the same year, she made her debut as a screenwriter with the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the first in a series featuring Magizoologist Newt Scamander, which was inspired by the original companion volume. J.K. Rowling has also written a standalone novel, The Casual Vacancy, and is the author of the Strike crime series under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Both have been adapted for television. She has received many awards and honours, including an OBE and a Companion of Honour for services to literature and philanthropy. She lives in Scotland with her family.

Emily Gravett is the author and illustrator of many award-winning children’s books. After leaving school with few qualifications, she spent eight years living on the road before taking the BA Illustration course at Brighton University. She won the Macmillan Prize for Illustration with her first book, Wolves, which went on to win the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Boston Globe Horn Book Honor Award for Illustration and marked the beginning of an international career creating extraordinary and innovative books for children: Little Mouse’s Big Book of Fears won the Kate Greenaway Medal for her a second time. In 2019 she was crowned the winner of the first ever BookTrust Storytime Prize for her picture book Cyril and Pat. Her own picture books are published in more than 20 languages and she has also collaborated with some of the most creative writers working today, including Julia Donaldson, A.F. Harrold and Matt Haig. Emily lives in Brighton with her partner and a dog called Dilys.

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone MinaLima Edition Written by J.K. Rowling Illustrated and designed by MinaLima A dazzling new edition of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, illustrated in brilliant colour by awardwinning design studio MinaLima and featuring exclusive interactive paperengineered elements, including a fold-out Hogwarts letter and more!

20 October 2020

Bloomsbury Children’s Books HARDBACK / 9781526626585 / £30.00 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: THE BLAIR PARTNERSHIP TERRITORY: COMM/EU, OM

An irresistible new edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone created with MinaLima, the design magicians behind the gorgeous visual graphic style of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films. J.K. Rowling’s complete and unabridged text is accompanied

by MinaLima’s handsome colour illustrations on nearly every page, superb design, and eight exclusive interactive paper-engineered elements – including Harry’s Hogwarts letter, the magical entrance to Diagon Alley, a sumptuous feast in the Great Hall of Hogwarts and more.

The perfect gift for Harry Potter fans and a beautiful addition to any collector’s bookshelf, enticing readers of all ages to discover the Harry Potter novels all over again.

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Illustrated Edition Written by J.K. Rowling Illustrated by Jim Kay Marvel at Jim Kay’s artistic wizardry in this new edition of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – a gorgeous smaller-format paperback with selected full-colour illustrations from the bestselling hardback.

This irresistible smaller-format paperback edition of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban captures the wonder of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World in breathtaking detail, bringing the magic of Harry Potter to a new generation of readers. This edition has been beautifully redesigned with selected illustration highlights, plus a handsome pull-out poster of Harry casting his stag Patronus.

The chapters are alive with breathtaking scenes and unforgettable characters – including Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Professor Trelawney. Fizzing with magic from start to finish, this inspired reimagining will captivate readers as Harry, now in his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, faces Dementors, death omens and danger ...

Jim Kay won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2012 for his illustrations in A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. He studied illustration at the University of Westminster, and worked in the Library & Archives of Tate Britain and then as an assistant curator of botanical illustrations at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew before returning to producing art full-time. Alongside his illustration work, Jim has produced concept work for film and television, and contributed to the group exhibition Memory Palace at the V&A Museum in London. The Illustrated Edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was published to international acclaim. Bloomsbury has commissioned Jim to illustrate all seven books in J.K. Rowling’s classic series.

Jim lives and works in Northamptonshire with his wife.

12 November 2019

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The Great Godden Meg Rosoff The amazing Meg Rosoff, bestselling author of How I Live Now, makes a bravura return to YA fiction. Heady and timeless, this is a summer book that crystallises a moment of growing up.

This is the story of one family, one dreamy summer – the summer when everything changes. In a holiday house by the sea, our watchful narrator sees everything, including many things they shouldn’t, as their brother and sisters, parents and older cousins fill hot days with wine and games and planning a wedding. Enter two brothers – irresistible, charming, languidly sexy Kit and surly, silent Hugo. Suddenly there’s a serpent in this paradise – and the consequences will be devastating.

From Meg Rosoff, bestselling author of the iconic novel How I Live Now, comes a lyrical and quintessential coming-of-age tale – a summer book that’s as timeless and irresistible as Bonjour Tristesse and The Greengage Summer.

9 July 2020

Bloomsbury YA HARDBACK / 9781526618511 / £12.99 EBOOK / 9781526618528 / £10.90 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: FELICITY BRYAN ASSOCIATES TERRITORY: COMMEXCAN/EU,OM

Meg Rosoff is the author of six young-adult novels, including the bestselling How I Live Now. She is the winner of the Carnegie Medal, the Printz Award, the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, an Alex Award and the coveted Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.

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Cinderella Is Dead Kalynn Bayron A thrilling twist on the Cinderella story – breaking stereotypes of race, gender and sexuality to create a YA fairytale with a heroine for our times.

It’s 200 years since Cinderella found her prince, but the fairytale is over.

Sophia knows the story though. Because every girl has to recite it daily until the night she’s sent to the royal ball for choosing. And those not chosen by a man at the ball ... are forfeit.

6 August 2020 Bloomsbury YA

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But Sophia is in love with another girl and hates the idea of being traded like cattle.

And when her night at the ball goes horribly wrong, she must run for her life. Outcast, she finds herself hiding in Cinderella’s tomb. And there she meets someone who will show her that she has the power to remake her world ...

Kalynn Bayron is a debut author and a classically trained vocalist. She lives in Texas and loves listening to Ella Fitzgerald, watching scary movies and spending time with her kids.

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The Great Revolt Paul Dowswell Thrilling historical adventure set during the English peasants' revolt of 1381, by Paul Dowswell, the author of Ausländer and Wolf Children.

It's 1381 and the king, Richard II, has imposed a new tax. Tilda and her father were already struggling to make ends meet. As serfs they have no right to move freely or earn wages for their work. Tilda is desperate to change her life, so when the villagers begin to rebel she is swept up in the excitement.

Her fight for a better life is only just beginning ...

Paul Dowswell is a prize-winning author of historical fiction and non-fiction. A former senior editor with Usborne Publishing, he has written over 60 books, including the acclaimed Ausländer for Bloomsbury.

Credit: David Rann

6 August 2020

Bloomsbury Education PAPERBACK / 9781472968425 / £6.99 EBOOK / 9781472968401 / £7.54 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: BLOOMSBURY TERRITORY: WO

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Witch Child Celia Rees A stunning 20th-anniversary edition of Celia Rees’s awardwinning, bestselling and outstanding historical novel.

When Mary sees her grandmother hanged for witchcraft, she is hurried to safety by an unknown woman. The woman gives her tools to keep the record of her days: paper and ink. Mary sails to the New World, where she hopes to make a new life among the pilgrims.

But old superstitions die hard, and soon Mary finds that she, like her grandmother, is the victim of ignorance and stupidity, and once more she faces important choices to ensure her survival.

This powerful literary achievement by Celia Rees is utterly engrossing from start to finish and is a timeless classic.

3 September 2020 Bloomsbury YA

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Sorceress Celia Rees The outstanding sequel to critically acclaimed bestseller Witch Child, now reissued alongside the 20th-anniversary edition of Witch Child.

As Witch Child ends so Sorceress begins. Alison Ellman is still searching for information about Mary Newbury; she has a diary and some scattered information about other people in Mary’s life. When she meets Agnes Herne, Agnes is a descendant of Mary’s and has a special skill which allows her to be in touch with Mary in the spirit world. And Mary has a story to tell. A story of love and friendship, sadness and loss. A story that takes her across the New World in an epic search for a home.

3 September 2020 Bloomsbury YA

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Celia Rees is one of Britain’s foremost writers for teenagers. Witch Child has been adopted by educational boards up and down the country and is required reading in secondary schools in the UK. It has been translated into 25 languages. Celia Rees lives in Leamington Spa with her husband.

Dark Art Steve Feasey The second epic fantasy adventure in the Whispers of the Gods series, perfect for fans of Taran Matharu and Leigh Bardugo.

Lann is struggling to control the Dreadblade.

But master it he must. Somewhere across the sea, Kelewulf is searching for the heart of a god. This powerful object is the final piece of the puzzle that will return darkness to the world forever. And with each hour that passes, Kelewulf is closer to achieving his goal.

Lann must reach the heart before Kelewulf. If he fails, the end of days is upon them all …

Steve Feasey’s first book, Changeling, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and became a successful series.

The acclaimed Mutant City series followed.

Dark Blade, the first book in the Whispers of the Gods series, was published in 2019. Steve lives in Hertfordshire.

1 October 2020

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Index A

Bears Love Squares 5

Jumbo 22

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Bookworm, The 8

Marie Curie and her Daughters 24 Meesha Makes Friends 6 Moth 21

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Cinderella Is Dead 52

D

Dark Art 55 Do Not Disturb the Dragons 29

F

Fantastically Great Women 18-20 Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble 27 Fizzlebert Stump and the Girl Who Lifted Quite Heavy Things 41 Fizzlebert Stump: The Boy Who Cried Fish 41 Fox 23

G

Girl and the Dinosaur, The 10 Great Godden, The 50 Great Revolt, The 51

H

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone MinaLima Edition 48 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Illustrated Edition 49

I

I Stole My Genius Sister’s Brain 32

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Noah Wild and the Floating Zoo 30 Not Entirely Useful Advice 26 Nurse Matilda 37

O

October, October 42

P

Pirate Stew 12

Q

Quidditch Through the Ages 46-47

R

Restless Girls, The 34 Roar 13

S

Santa Jaws 15 She Rex 7 Snow Ghost 16 Sorceress 54 Space We’re In, The 43 Spooky School 11 Super Cats v Dr Specs 36

T

Tinsel 44

W

Ways to Make Sunshine 33 Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom 35 We’re Going on an Elf Chase Activity Book 14 Werewolves Who Weren’t, The 40 Whales on the Bus, The 9 Wild Way Home, The 39 Witch Child 54

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