Waterstones have shared their lists of the best books of 2020, and we were delighted to see five Nosy Crow books featured!
In their round-up of the best children’s fiction of 2020, Waterstones have included Orion Lost by Alastair Chisholm, My Life as a Cat by Carlie Sorosiak, and The Girl Who Stole An Elephant by Nizrana Farook.
Here’s what Waterstones had to say about Orion Lost: “Intergalactic intrigue on a spaceship careering off course in Alastair Chisholm’s pulsating sci-fi thriller, as space pirates, mysterious aliens and shadowy AI conspire to prevent our heroes reaching home.”
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Here’s what Waterstones had to say about My Life as a Cat: “Bursting with compassion and gentle comedy, this adorable tale from the author of former Waterstones Children’s Book of the Month I, Cosmo relates how a three hundred year old alien accidentally ended up in the body of a cat – and what happened afterward.”
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And here’s what Waterstones had to say about The Girl Who Stole an Elephant: “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.”
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And both Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright! An Animal Poem for Every Day of the Year, illustrated by Britta Teckentrup and with poetry collected by Fiona Waters, and YouthQuake: 50 Children and Young People Who Shook the World, written by Tom Adams and illustrated by Sarah Walsh, have been included in Waterstones’ round-up of the best children’s gift books of 2020.
Here’s what Waterstones had to say about Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright: “Blessed with stunning illustrations from Britta Teckentrup, the follow-up to former Waterstones Gift of the Year, I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree, celebrates the animal kingdom through a diverse range of poetry, from Lewis Carroll to Grace Nichols.”
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And here’s what Waterstones had to say about YouthQuake: “Covering everyone from Mozart to Malala, this beautifully illustrated volume celebrates the lives and achievements of fifty young people from across the world and the centuries.”
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