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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEASON

Autumn highlights

Annie Everall, service manager, Young People and Policy Development for Derbyshire Libraries, finds autumn offers much to use to promote and support National Year of Reading activity

Picture Books

Alanna Books Lulu Loves the Library McQuinn, Anna; Beardshaw, Rosalind, illus September, 2nd edn, £9.99, 9780955199806 A joyful exploration of books, libraries and sharing stories as Lulu and her mum make their regular visit to the library. This should be available in every library and children’s centre.

Dragons don’t care about all the food they gobble, the trees they knock over and the oceans they mess up but they need to wake up to what they are doing to their world before it’s too late.

HarperCollins Children’s

Alanna Books

Andersen Press The Story Blanket Wolff, F; Odriozola, E, illus October, £10.99, 9781842706947 Babba Zarah uses her woollen story blanket to make new clothes for the villagers. There are postcards available plus promotions.

Bloomsbury

Alison Green Books Stick Man Donaldson, J; Scheffler, A, illus September, £10.99, 9781407106175 Stick Man lives in a tree with his family but finds himself on an adventure he hadn’t bargained for. Superb illustrations and a rich rhyming text make this another surefire success. Major bookshop promotions.

Hodder Children’s Books Wolf’s Magnificent Master Plan Williamson, Melanie August, £10.99, 9780340950593 A laugh-out-loud quirky and original picture book telling the story of Wolf’s wicked plan to get money to fix his bad teeth. Definitely an author/illustrator to watch out for.

Macmillan Children’s Books Norma Snows Metcalf, Paula August, £10.99, 9780230015272 Norma is an extremely talented anteater with big ambitions and an even bigger nose. An entertaining and very amusing story introducing this delightfully appealing new character.

Alison Green Books

Random House Children’s Books Traction Man Meets Turbodog Grey, Mini, author and illus October, £10.99, 9780224070485 The fantastic Traction Man is back in a story that sees him searching for his lost friend, Scrubbing Brush, while accompanied by the totally hygienic Turbodog.

Scholastic Children’s Books

Simon & Schuster Never Take a Shark To the Dentist Barrett, Judi; Nickle, John, illus July, pbk, £5.99, 9781847383204 A riotous look at the perils of taking goats to the library, a shark to the dentist and other things that you should never do. Encourages children to think of their own examplesof what should never be done.

Fiction

Macmillan Children’s Books The Pain and the Great One: Cool Zone Blume, J; Pankhurst, K, illus July, £7.99, 9780230700277 The second book featuring the irrepressible brother and sister The Pain and The Great One. As funny as the first, this will be equally as popular. For five to seven years.

Andersen Press

Bloomsbury The Trouble With Dragons Gliori, Debi, illus October, £10.99, 9780747595403

HarperCollins Children’s Splat the Cat Scotton, Rob, author and illus August, pbk original, £5.99, 9780007284542 Splat the Cat is the wonderful new character from one of my favourite author/illustrators. It’s his first day at school and he’s scared to go but finds that maybe cat school will be okay after all.

Scholastic Children’s Books Her Mother’s Face Doyle, Roddy; Blackwood, Freya November, £10.99, 9781407107073 A beautifully written and illustrated tale of a young girl trying to remember what her dead mother looked like. Its message of reassurance, remembrance and the strength of love is both powerful and poignant.

Macmillan Children’s Books

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