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Times Children’s Book of the Week 6 Aug 2022 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Mink doesn’t believe in rules. She loves running wild and free. So, when a zebra appears in the square where she lives and she finds out that his parents have been captured by the evil Mr Spit, she knows that it’s up to […]

Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Week 29 May 2022 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop The exceptionordinary, effervescent Clarice Bean is back with her trademark heart and humour in this beautifully illustrated story by former Children’s Laureate Lauren Child. Nothing ever happens except for sometimes. And only on rare-ish occasions, which is hardly ever. There are times […]

ACHUKA Book of the Day 16 Aug 2022 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop A wonderfully conceived and executed picture book celebrating the excitement and the possibilities that lie ahead of young lives. Beginning large, with the universe, Martha’s maps gradually beam down small — via planet Earth, the city where she lives, her street, her block of […]

ACHUKA Book of the Day 12 Aug 2022 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Ten cats discover three cans of paint and blotches, splotches and splats go everywhere! While learning about counting and colours, very young children will delight in the adorable kittens on every spread and the simple text that is perfect for reading aloud. Find out […]

Waterstones Amazon Bookshop The first Bad Panda book was an ACHUKA Book of the Day in July 2021. Lin the panda is on a mission: to find her best friend, Fu. He’s disappeared from the zoo! Has he been stolen by the Horrid Human? Only her badness can help her find him… luckily this panda […]

Waterstones Amazon Bookshop In this book by award-winning fantasy author Jane Yolen and award-winning fantasy illustrator Doug Keith, two children and a dog explore the coves and caves of a tiny island. Under the watchful eye of Grandpa, the kids are thrilled to discover a huge surprise: the craggy rocks, tufted grass, and wind-swept trees […]

ACHUKA Book of the Day 10 Aug 2022 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop 45th anniversary edition for this classic picture book. Once there was a lighthouse keeper called Mr Grinling… Mr Grinling LOVES his food, especially the scrumptious lunch Mrs Grinling sends him every day. But he’s not the only one who likes a snack and the […]

ACHUKA Book of the Day 9 Aug 2022 Times Children’s Book of the Week 30 Jul 2022 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “Our world would be a little less without this touching, sensitive book about the joys of new experiences and chance meetings.” The Times Kyoto, Japan. Mina is on a bus. Everything is strange and beautiful. Mina […]

ACHUKA Book of the Day 8 Aug 2022 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Leo loves numbers. Everywhere he looks he sees things to count. His classmates don’t understand counting like he does. A new girl, Lea, loves patterns. She loves to draw.  Could she be a friend for Leo? With sensitivity and nuance, this story of a […]

Waterstones Amazon Bookshop A gloriously positive and inclusive celebration of grandmothers — the true queens of the family.   They may not live in grand palaces, wear gold crowns, or attend fancy balls, but for many of us, grannies are the queens of the family. Showing 11 different families, from Nana and her ‘royal pooches’ […]

ACHUKA Book of the Tower 3 Aug 2022 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop A contemporary fable that shows the children of a tower block travelling to a strange, magical world inside a tree and meeting an old man with supernatural powers, only to realise that the magic they’d been looking for had been in their tower all along. […]

Waterstones Amazon Bookshop A beautiful picture book about the ways in which animals sleep in the Serengeti, written by award-winning author Clare Helen Welsh and illustrated by one of ACHUKA’s favourites, the winner of the 2019 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, Jenny Lovlie.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Clare Welsh […]

ACHUKA Book of the Day 1 Aug 2022 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “Fred turns out to be tougher than his generic child’s body and blandly cheery expression would suggest. In fact, from the moment he crawls out of the rubble of a former toy store, he begins working changes on everyone he encounters: “Wow! I really […]

Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Laughing and playing together as a family on the beach, it seems the happy, warm days of summer will never end. Then, everything changes. Mummy and Daddy say they can’t live together anymore, and sad, worried feelings begin to emerge. It’s not fair! Was it all my fault? But, as time passes […]

ACHUKA Book of the Day 29 Jul 2022 Times Children’s Book of the Week 18 Jun 2022 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “The art is sometimes spare and monochrome before shifting to a bright and striking palette as Griffin deploys aesthetics that enliven the rich flow and rhythm of Reynolds’ words. The two skillfully go back and […]

ACHUKA Book of the Day 28 Jul 2022 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop This picture book — a collaboration between a poet from New Zealand and an illustrator from the UK —  is going to be a strong contender for one of ACHUKA’s 5 Books of 2022. It opens with a young boy playing chase with a […]

ACHUKA Book of the Day 26 Jul 2022 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Debut title as author/illustrator. [Adam Beer is currently shortlisted for the 2022 Klaus Flugge Prize for his illustrations in Mammoth by Anna Kemp.] Meet Solo the dog. This is his island – and these are his things and his humans. So when a group of […]

Waterstones Amazon Bookshop An award-winning and beautiful story of a child coping with her father’s absence. A powerfully evoked collaboration between one of Seden’s leading contemporary writers and an illustrator whose earlier book The Bird Within Me was an ACHUKA Book of the Day in March 2020. Zoe’s dad isn’t home. She still sees him […]

ACHUKA Book of the Day 22 Jul 2022 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop An apprentice geographer and cartographer guides children in the discovery of one of the fundamental themes of geographical knowledge: maps. White Star is an Italian publisher of illustrated books. This title will be of special interest to primary school teachers but is appealing enough […]

Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Illustrated by one of ACHUKA’s favourites. We begin our story in a fairy tale world like any other – princesses in distress are rescued by valiant and dashing princes and live happily ever after. But for Tilly, sitting around waiting to be rescued by a prince is BORING. So … Tilly simply […]

ACHUKA Book of the Day 18 Jul 2022 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop A new book from the team behind 2020 Little Rebels Award winning The Boy Who Loved Everything. Stella is a great detective. She can’t help noticing everything around her – clouds shaped like horses, wheelie bins with faces, a lonely glove on a fence, […]

ACHUKA Book of the Day 12 Jul 2o22 Waterstones Amazon “Each spread bursts with colour against dark suggestive backdrops. The suspense is skilfully built with the help of the drama in flicking through the pages. Underwater scenes and waves surge, stretching the imagination. The reader is invited to descend to the depths and be dragged […]

Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Polygon co-founder Russ Frushtick divulges the hidden backstories and fascinating facts about your favorite video games, theme parks, festivals, sports, and more. With 80+ digestible, entertaining entries, it’s not just fodder for your next dinner party — you might also discover your next great pastime, be it jousting, stunt acting, cheese rolling, […]

Waterstones Amazon “An inspiring story of friendship and activism. Based on the true story of ten-year-old Tybre Faw and his friendship with Congressman John Lewis, this is a powerful story about dreaming big and standing on the shoulders of those who came before us. With stunning artwork by Keith Henry Brown to accompany the poetic […]