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2018 Branford Boase Winner Mitch Johnson To Move To Hachette

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The Bookseller reports that Mitch Johnson, 2018 Branford Boase Award winner for his debut Kick, is moving (from Usborne) to Hachette  for his second title.

The next book by Johnson, who is also a Waterstones bookseller, will be Pop!, described as “a warmly funny, action-packed adventure about an outrageous theft, a huge reward and the power of courage”.

The book tells the story of Queenie, “who stares out at the ocean dreaming of a world beyond her small town … When a priceless recipe for the world’s most popular drink – thought to be lost for ever – washes up at her feet, Queenie’s life instantly changes. Everyone wants it and with a $10 million bounty on her head, Queenie’s soon on the run. Pursued by bounty hunters, black-ops helicopters and angry mobs, Queenie’s journey involves a trip to Area 51, a man-eating alligator and an unlikely new friend, Todd.”

 

Every Child A Song by Nicola Davies ill Marc Martin

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ACHUKA Book of the Day Wed 20 Nov 2019

An introduction to the universal rights that every child is entitled to under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, using the metaphor of song.

The book opens with the arrival of a newborn and its unique ‘song’, then pans out to explore all the essential things that every song needs to thrive – love, protection, a home, a name, the chance to explore and learn. In the latter half of the book, the issues of child labour, exploitation and war are sensitively introduced to emphasise that we all must play our part in championing children’s rights and offering support to those who need it most.

Follow the illustrator on Instagra: https://www.instagram.com/marcmartinillo/

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1001 Ants by Joanna Rzezak

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ACHUKA Book of the Day Mon 18 Nov 2019

An enjoyable non-fiction storybook for young children full of fascinating facts about nature. Rzezak’s appealing illustrations and the challenge of spotting the ant wearing red socks on each mage make it a must-have for inquisitive children who are curious about bugs and the animal kingdom.

We’re on an adventure with 1,001 ants! Visit the ants in their home, meet their queen, and see how ants look after their colony. Then join them on a walk through the countryside, discovering plants, insects, mushrooms and animals that live outside and in our yards. Spot the ant with red socks hidden on every double page, and enjoy a pleasant stroll through the undergrowth – seeing things that humans are usually too big to notice! 

Rzezak is a graphic designer and illustrator living in Paris.
Her website: http://rzezak.pl/
Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joanna_rzezak/

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Alison Prince Obits

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Alison Prince, Watch With Mother writer, creator of Trumpton and children’s bookskm aurthor: born 26 March 1931; died 12 October 2019

The Guardian obituary appeared online at the end of October but for some reason the print version didn’t appear till today, Saturday 16 November.

Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/oct/30/alison-prince-obituary

Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/alison-prince-death-childrens-author-poet-television-trumpton-bbc-watch-with-mother-a9179671.html

 

 

The Pearl In The Ice by Cathryn Constable

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A thrilling and beautiful new novel from the best-selling author of The Wolf Princess.

Marina’s father, a naval captain, has been away for most of her life – certainly since her mother died – and yet Marina feels the pull of an ocean she’s never known. When sent to boarding school to learn to be a lady, Marina decides instead to stow away on her father’s ship.

A perilous voyage awaits – but where are they sailing to and why, and what has it to do with the dark shape in the deep that seems to be following them? 

“A story to make young readers believe anything is possible” BfK

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Time For Lights Out by Raymond Briggs

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Time for Lights Out is a collection of short pieces, some funny, some melancholy, some remembering his wife who died young, others about the joy of grandchildren, of walking the dog… He looks back at his schooldays and his time as an evacuee during the war, and remembers his parents and the house in which he grew up.

“A mesmerising jumble of jokes, drawings and elderly gripes… All human life – and death – is here in this lucky dip of memories and fears, irritations and idle thoughts… [Time For Lights Out] has black humour galore…and, as always, Briggs’s drawings have a touch of magic about them, conjuring human beings and their foibles out of a few precious lines.” Craig Brown

Feature interview in The Times by Nick Tucker >>>

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We Are Artists by Kari Herbert

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Presented as a collection of engaging biographical narratives, We Are Artists reveals how each artist’s unique approach and perspective provided the art world and society at large with a new way of seeing things. It places the spotlight on women painters, sculptors, printmakers, illustrators, designers and craftswomen, who all too often are left out of history and art history books for children.

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The Star In The Forest by Helen Kellock

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The story of two sisters, Maisie and Pip, who venture into a nearby forest one night to find the source of a mysterious light that has fallen from the sky

The main inspiration for The Star in the Forest was Pollok Park, a  country park in Glasgow that is near to Helen Kellock’s studio.

This Scottish-set debut picture book is highly atmospheric and magical.

Read an interview here
https://thamesandhudson.com/news/interview-illustrator-of-the-year-helen-kellock-on-her-new-book/

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I Know An Artist by Susie Hodge ill. Sarah Papworth

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A collection of 84 illustrated portraits that reveal the fascinating connections between the world’s most famous artists. Whether through teaching, as in the case of Paul Klee and Anni Albers; a mutual muse, as seen in the flowers of Georgia O’Keeffe and Takashi Murakami; or an inspirational romantic coupling like that of Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock.

In telling the stories of these creatives lives and achievements – each extraordinary and oftentimes ground-breaking – Susie Hodge exposes the fascinating web of connections that have fostered some of the world’s art masterpieces.

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