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Detective Catz

The creator of the lovely picture book series including her debut, ‘NO! Said Rabbit’ (Scallywag Press, 2022) and the sequel, ’READY! Said Rabbit’ (Scallywag Press, 2022/3), Marjoke Henrichs, is back with a new character, Catz, who has a case to solve for his friend Flossy!

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Stitched Up

A brilliant book about starting secondary school, fast-friendships and fast-fashion. ‘Stitched Up’ is a thoroughly enjoyable yarn with heartwarming and meaningful threads of knowledge and creativity when Cassie finds out the Year 7s are designing a new school uniform at the same time as her helping her local KnitWit community group win their dress-making competition!!

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The Girl and The Mermaid

They’re back - the author:illustrator duo and publishing team behind the much-loved, bestselling, ‘The Girl and The Dinosaur’ (Bloomsbury, 2020), and I’m absolutely thrilled to share their new Children’s picture book ‘The Girl and The Mermaid’, which has all the feels of their first book, and then some!

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Storm-Cat

With numerous board books for babies and toddlers published by Nosy Crow under her belt as a book designer (Pekaboo series, Felt Flaps series, Pip and Posy and more), ‘Storm-Cat’ is the debut picture book from the illustrator of Zadie Smith and Nick Laird's ‘Weirdo’ (Puffin, 2021/2), Magenta Fox. Stormy feelings are nature’s way of letting us know that things aren’t ok. When Arwel misses someone special, he holds in his emotions until they start to affect the weather!

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Miss Cat: The Case of the Curious Canary

You simply have to meet Miss Cat! She's a slinky kinda girl, be-hoodied with pointy cat ears. Based in an old dairy at 29 Thirty Street, she runs her detective agency. You'll soon notice she's rather good at prowling, climbing, jumping, detecting danger, she's a thinker, and has a ‘kitty-cat’ sense. Miss Cat has a new case - a widow's beloved canary has been kidnapped!

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Lottie the Little Wonder

Katherine Woodfine retells Lottie's true story with a delightful narrative. The reader is given a little background to Lottie's early life in the 1870s. It was when she was a little girl that lawn tennis became a new craze and their family had a court set up in the gardens. Was this a sport for girls though? Her Mother gave her some great advice: “Girls can’t play tennis as well as boys? What a load of nonsense!…You can do anything you want if you set your mind to it.” Go Mrs Dod!!

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Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster!

Literally the most comedy you’re going to find in a chapter book for young readers!! In this latest Grimwood adventure, it all starts with a dream. Many dreams, but one in particular - Nancy’s dream. She is having a recurring dream, a memory trying to resurface according to Dr Khan (highly recommended pigeon psychologist over in Twinklenuts). Could it be that she’s finally remembering what happened to her parents?

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