Today’s an extra-special publication day: our final one of the year! We’ve got lots of great books out today – perfect for christmas gifts and reading together, with lots of wintery-y themes and something for all ages. Here’s what you can find in bookshops today:
Princess Penelope and the Runaway Kitten by Alison Murray is out now – a tactile treat of a picture book with glitter on every page! Follow Princess Penelope as she runs through the palace and the palace grounds, including a maze, garden and the royal stables, chasing her naughty runaway kitten – the kitten is all tangled up with wool, which makes a crazy pink glitter trail of shapes behind her as she leaps and jumps through the book. With strong contemporary art, this is a perfect present for would-be princesses. Here’s a look inside:
It’s publication day for Because I Love You by David Bedford and Rebecca Harry. In this charming and delightful story, it’s bedtime for Little Bear, but as his mummy tucks him into bed, he wonders if he’s had enough love that day. So Mummy Bear takes Little Bear on a journey, reminding him of all that they’ve done that day – of the laughter, the discovery, the joy – but most of all of the love they’ve shared. And Little Bear goes to bed happy, warm – and loved. Here’s a look inside:
You can also find the first paperback edition Snow Bunny’s Christmas Wish by Rebecca Harry in shops today – a very satisfying, warm and fuzzy Christmas story with winter baby animals, lots of Christmas cheer, and foil on every spread for that extra special something. Here’s a look inside:
For newly independent readers, we’re launching an incredible new illustrated fiction series: Hubble Bubble: The Glorious Granny Bake-Off by Tracey Corderoy and Joe Berger. Inspired by the Hubble Bubble, Granny Trouble picture books, this first volume in the series contains three hilarious stories featuring the little girl and her grandmother, who may just be (whisper it) a witch. Here’s the first chapter:
And for slightly older readers, we’re publishing the second volume in the brilliant Space Pirates series, Space Pirates: Stranded! by Jim Ladd. These fast-paced, funny books are perfect for 7+ readers (particularly boys), with a truly FANTASTIC combination of themes – pirates and space – and brilliant black and white illustrations by Benji Davies. Here’s the first chapter:
It’s also publication day for Zoe’s Rescue Zoo: The Playful Panda by Amelia Cobb, the third story in the Zoe’s Rescue Zoo series – another great story for 7+ year olds (and with very strong appeal for animal-obsessed readers). Two cuddly panda cubs arrive at the zoo – and they’re twins! Zoe isn’t sure how she’ll be able to tell them apart, until she finds that one of them is really, really naughty! Here’s the first chapter:
And finally, we’re publishing the second incredible Faeries Tribes novel by Paula Harrison – Faerie Tribes: The Wildwood Arrow, an incredible fantasy series for 9+ readers. Laney and her friends have managed to find and keep safe the Crystal Mirror. But there are still four more hidden Myricals. If they fall into the Shadow Faerie’s hands, his power will strengthen and the faerie world will fall under his dark reign. Can Laney bring her unruly magic under control in time to find the Wildwood Arrow and continue the faerie fight? Here’s the first chapter:
Congratulations to all of today’s authors and illustrators!
