Waterstones Amazon Bookshop An exquisite edition of The History of the World in 100 Animals by author and journalist Simon Barnes, adapted and abridged for younger readers, with superb illustrations by award-winning artist, Frann Preston-Gannon, illustrator of I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree. This outstanding gift book proposes the 100 animals who have […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Sisters can be your biggest cheerleaders, your most trusted confidants, and your much-needed fashion advisors (as long as they’re not stealing your clothes!). But sisterhood can also be complex: full of rivalry, jealousy, and not-so-friendly competition. From pop culture sensations like the Kardashians/Jenners to civil rights activists Coretta Scott King and Edythe […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 3 Dec 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop This is a highly liftable large-format hardback with a stunning neon cover, featuring 25 beautifully illustrated city maps from all over the world, from ancient history to the present day. Produced in consultation with specialist curators at the British Museum, readers can visit cities […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 1 Dec 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “Following Hendrix through his difficult childhood, military service, and stints in Nashville, New York, and London, blocks of text emphasize the figure’s complicated parental relationships, disinterest in conformity, and dedication to his craft. Digitally enhanced oil-based woodblock ink art centers images of Hendrix’s face […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 24 Nov 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “An excellent information book with a good balance of general information and detail using varied layouts to convey information and tell the story in an accessible and interesting way.” BfK 5-star review “The shelves of Titanic literature are full of mistakes made, drills missed, […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “Endorsed by the British Ecological Society, this narrative non-fiction book would be excellent both as part of a primary class topic and for an individual with a burgeoning interest in ecology.” BfK 5-star review “From elephants to bees, sharks to tigers, bats to beavers the range of animals is diverse and interesting. […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 22 Nov 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop A much-appreciated sequel to the bestselling Lunch at 10 Pomegranate Street, an ACHUKA Book of the Day in January 2019. In each garden, someone is tending to their produce. Maria is picking asparagus, Ramon’s mum is watering the cucumbers, and a gaggle of kids […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Have you ever wondered exactly what your favourite artists were looking at to make them sculpt, sew, or paint the way they did? In this book, created in collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, meet inspiring American artist and activist Faith Ringgold. Step into her life and learn what led her […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “An important window into the ravages of colonialism and the plight of the Indigenous peoples of Mexico.” KIRKUS “Tonatiuh’s hand-drawn, digitally collaged images mix motifs from Indigenous Mexican art with modern textures, celebrating the endurance and resilience of treasured traditions in a changing world.” Publishers Weekly This moving, beautifully illustrated biography tells […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 17 Nov 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “Day clearly shows that even as Tallchief became a star in the world of ballet, she never forgot her roots and gives readers necessary history and context to understand their importance. Flint’s black-and-white illustrations excel at depictions of Tallchief in motion. Inspiringly shows how Maria […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 12 Nov 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “Jisu Choi’s amazing, colourful and funky illustration makes Beetles for Breakfast a book you want to pick up as soon as you see the vibrant and cool front cover. Although it’s a super colourful book with plenty of detail, the information is still organised well […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Children’s author Mitali Perkins grew up steeped in stories–escaping into her books on the fire escape of a Flushing apartment building and, later, finding solace in them as she navigated between the cultures of her suburban California school and her Bengali heritage at home. Now Perkins invites us to explore the promise […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 5 Nov 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop A powerful and personal story from one of Britain’s best-loved authors about his recovery from coronavirus. After being admitted to hospital in 2020 with coronavirus, Michael Rosen had to learn to walk again. With the support of doctors and nurses and a walking stick […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop The inspiring stories of 50 key figures in Great Britain’s history, who had an impact on the ways we live, think and feel today. Throughout the centuries, the history of this small island nation has been shaped by the people who were born in Britain or arrived on its shores. From early […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Why do elephants have trunks? Why are clouds different shapes? Why does popcorn pop? Why does my tummy rumble? Why do we flush the toilet? This magnificent book features chapters on Bugs, Pets, Wild Animals, the Body, Food, Machines and Space and also includes some of the mysteries which experts are still […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop A beautifully illustrated picture book exploring the jobs that keep a city running all through the night, and make it ready for the new day. The sky is getting dark. In a big city, a little girl is eating her dinner, brushing her teeth and getting ready for bed. Meanwhile, her mother […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “This thought-provoking, lively and accessible guide for seven plus takes its reader from the stately hairstyles of ancient Egypt and Great Benin to the wide-ranging fashions of the present day…” GUARDIAN Explore the incredible history of Afro hair. The Story of Afro Hair celebrates the fashion and styles of Afro hair over […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 25 Oct 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “In its fullest life, this book should travel much further than a niche museum gift shop offering into classrooms and community spaces filled with Black youth as a platform for, and a celebration of, Black artistic innovation. Delivers a magnificent assemblage of Black artists we […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop A book for all the children who like to climb trees, run barefoot, splash in paddles, search for bugs, sing with the birds, taste snowflakes and count the stars. By placing children at the heart of the natural world, the book celebrates our connection with planet Earth and reveals the often surprising similarities […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “For a large number of humans on earth, their first cultural encounter with the feeling of many cities or countries, came from the pens and brushes of Miroslav Šašek. Paintings and drawings that were part realism, part gestural, but entirely convincing and always charming” Oliver Jeffers A must-have title for anyone with […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop In her hugely successful books Creatures Of The Deep and What’s In The Egg, as well as her enormously popular series of greeting cards for the Museum of Modern Art, Maike Biederstaedt has established herself as one of the preeminent paper artists working today. Now Biederstaedt takes book engineering to new heights […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Told in gentle rhyming verse, this beautiful non-fiction picture book follows the story of a herd of African elephants as they journey across the parched savannah in search for a water hole. The matriarch tells of all the sounds of the savannah, and how the landscape has changed over the years. Still, […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 8 Oct 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop An anthology including the work of twenty-eight Black British authors and illustrators. Speaking to The Bookseller ahead of publication, Brinkhurst-Cuff said, “After an incredibly tough year, Black Joy will be an all-too-rare opportunity for Black British writers to be able to focus on the […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Dinosaur fans will quickly become dinosaur experts with this informative, inventive and entertaining take on a dinosaur book! Do you know all there is to know about dinosaurs? They’re mean, green and not very smart, right? Well, this book is here to show you that you’re WRONG! But don’t worry, even the […]