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ACHUKA Book of the Day Fri 17 Jan 2020
A heartwarming picture book from award-winning author-illustrator Caroline Magerl about two unlikely loners who forge a lasting friendship.
Nop is a scruffy kind of bear. He sits on a dusty armchair in Oddmint’s Dumporeum surrounded by the beaders, knitters, patchers and stitchers who are much too busy to talk to him. So he watches the litter tumble until, armed with a new bow tie, he has an idea that will change his life forever.
ACHUKA Book of the Day 16 Jan 2020
The transport ship Orion is four months out of Earth when catastrophe strikes – leaving the ship and everyone on board stranded in deep space. Suddenly it’s up to thirteen-year-old Beth and her friends to navigate through treacherous and uncharted territory to reach safety. But a heavily-damaged ship, space pirates, a mysterious alien species, and an artificial intelligence that Beth doesn’t know if she can trust means that getting home has never been so difficult…
Hugely gripping, with incredible twists and a fast-paced, action-packed story, this is an unputdownable science fiction adventure – perfect for fans of Mortal Engines and Star Wars.
ACHUKA Book of the Day Wed 15 Jan 2019
Balancing epic and intensely personal stakes, Infinity Son is a gritty, fast-paced YA fantasy adventure about two brothers caught up in a magical war generations in the making.
Growing up in New York, brothers Emil and Brighton always idolized the Spell Walkers – a vigilante group sworn to rid the world of specters.
ACHUKA Book of the Day Tue 14 Jan 2020
The fifth novel of Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children…
This signed Waterstones Worldwide Exclusive Edition includes a deleted chapter. Please check availability if purchasing some time after publication [Jan 2019].
Waterstones says: “With its merging of text and haunting photography to create a gloriously gothic atmosphere like no other, Ransom Riggs’ Peculiar Children series has become a truly original twenty-first century phenomenon. This fifth instalment continues Jacob Portman’s eerie journey as an ominous prophecy threatens to destroy the whole of Peculiardom forever.”
ACHUKA Book of the Day Mon 13 Jan 2019
‘A stunningly illustrated recipe book for kids (or anyone, really). It tells the story of different residents of a house cooking foods from around the world. Simply sweet.’ – Yotam Ottolenghi
In each apartment, someone is preparing a special dish to share with their neighbours. Mr Singh is making coconut dahl with his daughter while Maria mashes some avocados for her guacamole. Will everything be ready on time?
Written and illustrated by Felicita Sala, the book is filled with recipes from all over the world with simple instructions perfect for young chefs.
ACHUKA Book of the Day Fri 10 Jan 2020
Comical calamities in the farmyard…
Duck can clearly see that something is FALLING from the sky. So he tries to warn Horse… “DUCK!” he cries. Horse snorts. “Duck? No, no! You’re mistaken my friend. You are a duck. I am a horse. I look nothing like a-” But, before Horse can finish, Duck is off to warn the others. “DUCK!” But, no matter how loud Duck shouts, not one animal on the farm will listen to him – not the horse, or the sheep, or the pig, or the cow! Just what will happen when that falling something finally reaches the ground?
ACHUKA Book of the Day Wed 8 Jan 2020
2nd revised edition of a title that first appeared in 2012…
Children’s picturebooks are the very first books we encounter and play a major role in introducing us to both art and language. But what does it take to create a successful picturebook for children? This revised edition carries invaluable insight into a highly productive, dynamic sector of the publishing world. Featuring interviews with leading illustrators and publishers from across the world, it remains essential reading for students and aspiring children’s book illustrators and writers.
ACHUKA Book of the Day Tuesday 7 Jan 2020
This exclusive Waterstones edition comes with sprayed edges and the inclusion of deleted scenes…
An addictive thriller crossed with the darkest of fairytales that’s guaranteed to keep you up all night…
Alice has fought hard for a normal life. Having escaped the Hinterland – the strange, pitch-dark world she was born into – she has washed up in New York City, determined to build a new future for herself.
But when her fellow survivors start being brutally murdered, Alice must face the fact that the Hinterland cannot be so easily escaped. And that, from the shadows of her past something – or someone – is coming for her…
ACHUKA Book of the Day Mon 6th Jan 2020
Waterstones Children’s Book of the Month January 2020
In selecting it as their first Children’s Book of the Month for 2020, Waterstones says of this book: “Introducing a heroine as loveable, feisty and roguish as Robin Hood, Sri Lankan-raised author Nizrana Farook’s debut is children’s fiction at its finest. On the run from the royal palace, jewel thief and rebel Chaya – along with an intrepid gang and a purloined elephant – is driven headlong into the depths of the jungle where she must face up to revolutionary forces, untold dangers and her own misdemeanours in a battle for survival. Pitching readers into the heart of a vibrantly evoked landscape that lives and breathes from the page, The Girl Who Stole an Elephant is an adventure full of heart and courage from a dazzling new voice.”
Chaya, a no-nonsense, outspoken hero, leads her friends and a gorgeous elephant on a noisy, fraught, joyous adventure through the jungle where revolution is stirring and leeches lurk. Will stealing the queen’s jewels be the beginning or the end of everything for the intrepid gang?
Cover illustration by David Dean and on Instagram
ACHUKA Book of the Day Wed 11 Dec 2019
‘This is my love letter to Planet Earth; a celebration of her hidden species, from the bold and the beautiful to the interesting but ugly. And while not a complete list, I hope that these few give a glimpse of the outstanding diversity of nature’ – Ben Rothery
A truly breath-taking reference guide to the lives, behaviours and characteristics of a wide variety of our planet’s wildlife, Hidden Planet makes stunning use of Rothery’s phenomenally detailed illustrative work to bring some awesome creatures to life. Pangolins, birds of paradise and even a satanic leaf-tailed gecko adorn these exquisitely designed pages, making Hidden Planet an exceptional gift for all animal lovers.