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Shortlisted for Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2019
This silly celebration of dogs is bursting with funny details to spot and crazy, characterful dogs to fall in love with – a bark-aloud book to return time and again.
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Shortlisted for Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2019
& now available in paperback
“This is Jessica Love’s debut picture book, and every choice she makes – the spare text, a color palette both muted and lively, full-bleed pages that make even subway cars and apartment rooms feel as expansive as the ocean – imbues the story with charm, tenderness and humor…Alongside Julian, readers learn that anyone can be a mermaid: All it takes is love and acceptance, a little imagination and a big swishy tail. ”
The New York Times Book Review
“In this bravura feat of understated storytelling, the richness of Julian’s free-floating imagination is caught in images layered with colour, movement, muscle and life, celebrating black and Latino experience.”
Imogen Russell Williams, GUARDIAN REVIEW
Shortlisted for Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2019
& now available in paperback
“Captures the single-mindedness of small children and how everyday desires can spark epic quests for them” THE OBSERVER
“Mixes silliness with a Jon Klassen-like note of piquant peril. Mini Rabbit loves cake – but cake can’t be baked without berries. Off he goes, on a foolhardy mission to find some. Catchphrases (“Not lost!”, “Cake cake cake!”) and an unexpected final twist make for great appeal.” THE GUARDIAN
As funny and memorable as Morag Hood’s previous books, Colin and Lee, Carrot and Pea, I Am Bat and The Steves. With its sweet and natural portrayal of love accidentally blooming between two aardvarks, it will make a brilliant gift for Valentine’s Day.
A deep breath and a little imagination are key in this gentle, beautifully illustrated guide that will help little ones lift their own spirits… Some days are harder to get through than others. Whenever you’re sad, or lonely, or angry, there’s one place you can always go: the Isle of You.
“A lovely, soothing antidote to daily snappishness and stress.” GUARDIAN REVIEW
The first ever picture-book retelling of Charles Darwin’s On The Origin of Species.
This accessible work brings evolution to the younger generation through stylish illustrations and a simple, easy-to-understand text.
Sabina Radeva website…
Everyone loves Goldilocks’ hilarious online videos, but in her quest to get more likes, more laughs and more hits, she tries something a little more daring: stealing porridge #pipinghot, breaking chairs #fun, and using someone else’s bed #sleep. What will Daddy Bear do when he sees that online? A hilarious cautionary tale for a new generation of internet-users from the prize-winning partnership of Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross.
Brilliant for teaching a new generation of Internet users about staying safe online.
In this delightfully optimistic and feel-good book, Fox and Porcupine discover that blue skies or grey, EVERYTHING is better when they’re together. Beautifully illustrated with a loose line, delicate touch and lashings of charm, this is the perfect gift to make someone special very happy.
Illustrator website: https://www.aliscribble.com
Ewyn blows Grandma a kiss that brings smiles, laughter and dancing! But a rich man wants the kiss all to himself – and he’ll do anything to get it!
Penguins are ALWAYS perfectly polite. They wait their turn, they share their toys and they never forget to say please or thank you! But then Polly the not-so-polite penguin decides that being polite is BORING! And when the other penguins start to agree… Uh oh! It’s chaos! Packed with hilariously characterful illustrations from Ekaterina Trukhan (10, 9, 8… Owls Up Late! and A Quiet, Quiet House), this laugh-out-loud picture book story is perfect for helping little ones to understand the importance of manners!
Illustrator website: http://www.ekaterinatrukhan.com