Today’s an extra-special publication day – it’s also World Book Day! We absolutely LOVE seeing pictures of your costumes – please do tweet @NosyCrowBooks with photos of your best book character outfits, and there’ll be prizes for some of our favourites!
We’ve got an absolutely stellar collection of new books out this month – here’s what you can find in shops today.
It’s publication day for Sing Along With Me! Sleeping Bunnies, the latest book in the fantastic Sing Along With Me nursery rhyme board book series illustrated by Yu-Hsuan Huang. The book comes with five slider mechanisms, and both an instrumental and vocal version of the nursery rhyme – simply scan the QR code on the first page for little ones to listen and sing along! Here’s a look at Sleeping Bunnies:
What’s More Scary, written by Min Flyte and illustrated by Matt Hunt, is out today – and this is no ordinary picture book! When a plucky little jungle explorer sets out on an adventure, he meets all sorts of scary creatures, from a massive elephant to the scariest looking vampire bat you’ve ever seen! With flaps to lift on every page and an interactive narrative, What’s More Scary encourages children to get involved with the jungle adventure and decide on the least scary route through the jungle!
Here’s what to look for in shops:
Gift Boxes to Colour and Make: Birds and Blossom, illustrated by Felicity French, is out today – personalise your own springtime boxes with this fantastically innovative book of pull-out gift boxes to colour. Simply tear along the dotted lines, fold along the scored lines and you’ve created a gift box perfect for storing all kinds of goodies, especially Easter treats.The boxes are beautifully decorated with black-and-white designs of birds and blossoms, which you can customise by colouring in with pens or pencils. Get creative with your colour scheme or use traditional colours from nature – either way, this fantastic book of easy-to-assemble boxes will make sure your gifts are truly special this springtime.
Here’s what to look for in shops:
It’s publication day for Press Out and Colour: Easter Eggs, illustrated by Kate McLelland – make your own beautiful 3D Easter decorations with this innovative board book of press-out ornaments with shimmering foil on every page! Each press-out Easter egg is intricately decorated with foil and perfect for all ages to colour in. Featuring twenty unique designs, the press-out pieces can be easily slotted together to create cheerful hanging ornaments to decorate Easter trees. These gorgeous eggs look elegant in white and gold, but are even more glorious when you add colour.
Here’s what to look out for:
There’s a brand new beautiful cased board book edition of A Lullaby for Little One, written by Dawn Casey and illustrated by Charles Fuge, out today – a wonderfully lyrical lullaby with absolutely stunning artwork. Here’s a look inside the book:
And we’re also publishing a new cased board book edition of Hush-a-Bye Bunny, by Holly Surplice, today – a winning combination of adorable artwork, read-aloud rhyming text and soothing bedtime story. Perfect for comforting sleepy little bunnies who don’t like being left alone when it’s time to turn out the light! Here’s a look inside the book:
We’re incredibly pleased to be publishing Here Comes the Sun today – a beautiful new picture written by Karl Newson and illustrated by Migy Blanco. While all the other animals sleep through the night, Little Owl has work to do – she needs to blow the stars out one by one to make way for morning. With beautiful artwork by Waterstones Children’s Book Prize-shortlisted Migy Blanco, and a wonderful rhyming text by Karl that rolls off the tongue, this reassuring picture book will have little ones ready for a peaceful night’s sleep. Here’s a look inside the book:
It’s publication day for the first paperback edition of Fairy Felicity’s Moonlight Adventure – beautifully illustrated by Alison Murray, this is a real tactile treat for little fingers, with a raised silver glittery snail trail to follow through the story. Fans of Alison’s previous book, Princess Penelope and the Runaway Kitten, will love the magical story and the abundance of sparkles! Here’s a look inside the book:
National Trust: Colours, A Walk in the Countryside, illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw, is out today. The third in a series of concept books created with the National Trust, this board book takes very young readers on a summer walk through the countryside, looking at all the colours of the rainbow. With beautiful illustrations from Rosalind Beardshaw, this elegant little book is a great way of bringing children closer to nature. Here’s what to look for:
Robins, Wrens and other British Birds, illustrated by Nikki Dyson, is in shops today – packed full of facts about brilliant birds and their homes, and bursting with beautiful illustrations, this sticker book is perfect for young nature lovers. With over 120 stickers and lots of detail to add to every scene, this book is an excellent introduction to all types of birds for young readers who love stickering. Here’s what to look for:
It’s publication day for Look and Say What You See on the Farm, illustrated by Sebastien Braun – from horses in the stable to lambs in the field, this look-and-say book for little ones is a great way to start learning about nature on a farm.With a ‘Can you see?’ strip across every spread and objects to name, this beautifully illustrated book is designed to stimulate speech and build vocabulary. Here’s what to look for:
Ned the Nature Nut’s Nutty Nature Facts and Jokes, written by Andy Seed and illustrated by Sarah Horne, is out today. This nutty nature joke book is full of side- splittingly hilarious jokes and fascinating facts based on nature. Full of green-fingered giggles and wildlife witticisms, as well as incredible facts about nature, Ned the Nature Nut will turn you into a nature nut too! Written by Andy Seed, winner of the 2015 Blue Peter Book Award, and featuring hilarious black-and-white illustrations from Sarah Horne, this will have children roaring with laughter. Here’s a look inside the book:
We’re very happy to be publishing A Duckling Called Button today – the second book in the WONDERFUL Jasmine Green series, written by Helen Peters and illustrated by Ellie Snowdon.
Jasmine’s dad is a farmer, and her mum is a large-animal vet, so Jasmine spends a lot of time caring for animals and trying to keep them out of trouble. Unfortunately, this often means getting herself out of difficulty, too! In A Duckling Called Button, a nesting duck is killed in a terrible accident, and Jasmine and her best friend Tom rescue the eggs and try to hatch them in an incubator. It’s a risky business but soon Button is running around, getting into scrapes. Until the day he gets into a scrape with no escape… Here’s a look inside the book:
And finally, it’s publication day for The Jamie Drake Equation, the new book by Christopher Edge, author of the highly acclaimed, Carnegie-nominated The Many Worlds of Albie Bright – and another phenomenal novel for 9+ year olds, combining great storytelling, popular science, and lots of heart.
Jamie’s dad is an astronaut.This is a good thing, because how cool is that? And a bad thing, because he’s orbiting Earth and Jamie misses him badly.
Doing his homework at the observatory one night, Jamie inadvertently picks up a weird signal on his mobile phone. Could it be from an alien civilisation? Turns out, they’re the only ones who can help Jamie bring his father back. But how do you rescue an astronaut without heading into space yourself?
Combining action and adventure with cutting-edge space exploration and a compelling emotional core, this is truly awesome storytelling. Here’s a look inside the book:
Congratulations to all of today’s authors and illustrators – and happy World Book Day!
