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format: B-format Paperbackprice: £7.99isbn: 9781782692232publication: April 2019

dimensions: 198 x 129mmextent: 224ppterritory: Worldreading age: 9+ years

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On her twelfth birthday Cecilia goes out with her parents and sister to celebrate with a visit to a museum. On their way Cecilia drops the marble that her sister gave her as a present, and running to pick it up she is taken away on an empty underground train into a dark and deep tunnel.

The fun family outing becomes a much more serious mission when Cecilia finds that she and her marble have a very important role to play in freeing the inhabitants of the tunnels from the tyrannical rule of the Corvus.

A truly inventive, clever and magical story about the power of friendship and the importance of self-belief by debut novelist Nadine Wild-Palmer.

nadine wild-palmer lives in South London. Her day job means she can be heard on Channel 4 as the voice-over artist announcing the programme schedules. Nadine is also a singer-songwriter and a poet and has worked as a children’s librarian.

The Tunnels belowNAdiNe WiLd-PALmer

A brilliantly imaginative adventure story in an underground world

in the first half of 2019, we’re particularly excited to be publishing The Tunnels Below, a spectacular, inventive debut set in a magical world underneath London. Gribblebob’s Book of Unpleasant Goblins is another debut we’re thrilled to be introducing to readers: an outrageously funny, unique story featuring magical books and an invisible dog. Along with a delightful Hungarian classic about being turned into a duck, a life-affirming novel about a young boy with a rare form of gigantism, a gorgeously illustrated prize-winner from the Netherlands and the thrilling climax to the feminist fantasy Red Abbey Chronicles, this list reflects the

very best stories from around the world, for our most discerning readers of all: children.

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format: Hardbackprice: £10.99isbn: 9781782692201publication: February 2019

dimensions: 236 x 165mmextent: 96ppterritory: World english reading age: 7+ years

Princess Arnica is so sweet and gentle that when she smiles even wolves and bears forget their fierceness. everyone loves her, but she loves only Poor Johnny. Luckily, he loves her too, and even more luckily she has a very sensible king for a father, who is happy for her to marry whomever her heart desires. So, no problems then?

Well, maybe just one – The Witch with a Hundred Faces has cast a spell on Arnica and Johnny which means that one of them, at any one time, must always be a duck, and the other human! Who can help them? Only the Seven-Headed Fairy. Will they be able to find her? You’ll just have to read the book and find out!

ervin lázár (1936–2006) was a much-loved Hungarian author. He won the 1982 Hans Christian Andersen prize, among other awards. His books for children have been translated into many languages.

Translated by: Anna Bentley

illustrated by: Jacqueline molnár

ArnicA , The duck princesserviN Lázár

A beautiful edition of a Hungarian classic with humour and heart

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format: B-format Paperbackprice: £7.99isbn: 9781782692348publication: march 2019


When Anna and Nils meet Bob Gribble after school one night, little do they know that his true identity is Gribblebob, a goblin from the other side of the veil.

As the mystery of his presence in their village unfolds, Anna and Nils’s after-school routine is quite tipped on its head: they become embroiled in a wonderful adventure to save some books from an evil witch, while also dealing with an invisible dog and two not entirely heroic heroes and making lots of new friends along the way.

A delightful, funny and unique adventure story by debut author david Ashby.

david ashby lives in Sweden with his wife and children. A few years ago, he visited a fortune teller who told him that he would never have a book published. Gribblebob’s Book of Unpleasant Goblins is his first book.

Gribblebob’s book ofunpleAsAnT GoblinsdAvid ASHBY

A hilarious story of friendship, wayward goblins and magical books


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format: B-format Paperbackprice: £7.99isbn: 9781782692188publication: may 2019

dimensions: 198 x 129mmextent: 256ppterritory: World englishreading age: 9+ years

Lampie the lighthouse-keeper’s daughter must climb sixty-one steps to light the lantern every evening and warn ships away from the rocks. One night, in the midst of a terrible storm, she discovers that her matches have run out... disaster strikes, and an adventure begins.

Lampie is sent to work as a maid at the Admiral’s Black House, where rumour has it a monster lurks. What she discovers there throws her into a world of pirates and mermaids and puts her in terrible danger. Can she find a way to save the ones she loves?

annet schaap is one of the Netherlands’ best-loved illustrators. Lampie and the Children of the Sea is her debut novel and won the 2018 Woutertje Pieterse Prize for the best dutch children’s book of the year.

Translated by: Laura Watkinson

lAmpie And The children of The seAANNeT SCHAAP

A stunningly illustrated, enchanting fairytale adventure debut


format: B-format Paperback price: £7.99isbn: 9781782692386publication: January 2019

dimensions: 198 x 129mmextent: 312ppterritory: UK & Comm. ex Can and ANzreading age: 9+ years

‘A tough, tender, beautiful piece of work that left me aching’ Glenda millard, author of The Stars of Oktober Bend

Love is a wonderful thing, and it doesn’t have conditions in this novel about sister and brother Lenny and davy as they deal with the fact that davy is very different from everyone else around him.

davy is growing. And growing and growing. He is diagnosed with a rare form of gigantism. But he and Lenny are also trying to figure out where their father went, if they have a grandmother, and what is going to be in the next issue of the encyclopaedia that is heading their way in the post. in this exquisite story of love, loss and caring for your family, Karen Foxlee has created a heart-rending and hopeful book that delights and surprises.

karen foxlee was born in mount isa, Australia. She trained and worked as a nurse before studying for a degree in creative writing at the University of the Sunshine Coast. She is the author of five books.

lenny’s book of everyThinGKAreN FOxLee

A moving novel about growing up with a brother who has gigantism



format: B-format Paperbackprice: £7.99isbn: 9781782691938publication: January 2019

dimensions: 198 x 129mmextent: 192ppterritory: World english reading age: 7+ years

‘i wanted to act before i read [The Swish of the Curtain], and afterwards there was no stopping me’ maggie Smith

mAddy AGAin: blue door 5PAmeLA BrOWN

The last of the beautiful reissues of this classic children’s series

maddy is on her own again at the Actors’ Guild in London, while the others work at the Blue door Theatre. But she’s not entirely alone: she has a new roommate, a new chaperone and an inspiring new teacher, mr manyweather, brought in to introduce students to the very different world of television.

With these friends, can maddy survive her first taste of failure – or is she embarking on her greatest acting adventure yet?

pamela brown (1924–1989) was a British writer, actor then television producer. She was just fourteen when she started writing her first book, and the town of Fenchester in the books is inspired by her home town of Colchester. during the Second World War, she went to live in Wales, so The Swish of the Curtain was not published until 1941, when she was sixteen. She used the earnings from the books to train at rAdA, and became an actor and producer of children’s television programmes.


title: Blue door venture: Blue door 4 author: Pamela Brownprice: £7.99format: B-format Paperbackdimensions: 198 x 129mmextent: 224ppisbn: 9781782691914

title: Golden Pavements: Blue door 3 author: Pamela Brownprice: £7.99format: B-format Paperbackdimensions: 198 x 129mmextent: 288ppisbn: 9781782691891

title: maddy Alone: Blue door 2author: Pamela Brownprice: £7.99format: B-format Paperbackdimensions: 198 x 129mmextent: 160ppisbn: 9781782691877

title: The Swish of the Curtain: Blue door 1author: Pamela Brownprice: £6.99format: B-format Paperbackdimensions: 198 x 129mmextent: 336ppisbn: 9781782691853

The blue door series


format: B-format Paperbackprice: £7.99isbn: 9781782690955publication: June 2019

dimensions: 198 x 129mmextent: 448ppterritory: UK & Comm. ex Canreading age: 12+ years

‘Turtschaninoff weaves a hypnotic spell... at once contemporary and timeless’ Guardian on Maresi

For maresi, like so many other girls, the red Abbey was a haven of safety in a world ruled by brutal men. But now she is a young woman and it is time for her to leave. She must take all that she has learnt from her sisters and return to her childhood home to share the knowledge she has gained.

But when maresi returns to her village, she realises all is not well – the people are struggling under the rule of the oppressive earl, and they are too busy trying to survive to see the value of her teachings. maresi finds she must use all the terrible force of the Crone’s magic to protect her people, but can she find the strength to do so when her heart is weakening with love for the first time?

maria turtschaninoff has been writing fairy tales since she was five. She is the author of six novels about magical worlds, and has won many awards, including the Society of Swedish Literature Prize twice.

Translated by: Annie Prime

mAresi red mAnTle: The red Abbey chronicles 3mAriA TUrTSCHANiNOFF

The thrilling conclusion to the epic feminist fantasy trilogy


dimensions: 198 x 129mmextent: 448ppterritory: UK & Comm. ex Can reading age: 12+ years


dimensions: 198 x 129mmextent: 256ppterritory: UK & Comm. ex Can reading age: 12+ years

‘Stands out for its startling originality’ Telegraph

The red Abbey, an island populated only with women, is a safe haven in a world where girls live in fear. maresi thought it was too good to be true, but now she is there and she is safe.

One day Jai arrives on a ship, fleeing unimaginable cruelty. The men who hurt her will stop at nothing to find her. Now the women and girls of the red Abbey must use all their powers and ancient knowledge to combat the forces that wish to destroy them.



mAresi: The red Abbey chronicles 1mAriA TUrTSCHANiNOFF

‘An unforgettable feminist epic’ Bookseller

in the opulent palace of Ohaddin, women have one purpose – to obey. Some were brought here as girls, captured and enslaved; some as servants; some as wives. All of them must do what the master tells them, for he wields a deadly and secret power.

But the women have powers too. One is a healer. One can control dreams. One is a warrior. in their golden prison, they wait, dreaming of a refuge, a safe place where women can be free.


nAondel: The red Abbey chronicles 2mAriA TUrTSCHANiNOFF

format: B-format Paperbackprice: £7.99isbn: 9781782691754publication: September 2018

dimensions: 198 x 129mmextent: 640ppterritory: UK & Comm. ex Canreading age: 10+ years

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‘i don’t know when i last read a book with such pure and unalloyed pleasure. it’s ingenious, it’s moving, it’s charming, it’s beautiful, it’s exciting, and most importantly the characters are people i feel i know like old friends’ Philip Pullman

A Book of the Year in The Times, the Sunday Times, the Observer, the Telegraph and on Booktrust

‘extraordinary... A rare treat; a book you want to thrust into the hands of children and adults alike’ Observer

‘evocative... original and old-fashioned in its storytelling... A story to lose yourself in’ Sunday Times

‘Charming... i loved Sally Jones’s old-worldliness and Jakob Wegelius’s black-and-white illustrations. move over, King Kong’ The Times

‘Sally Jones, the year’s most charming heroine’ Telegraph

‘Compelling... stands out as a truly original work’ Irish Times

Translated by: Peter Graves

The murderer’s ApeJAKOB WeGeLiUS

New paperback of this universally acclaimed adventure story

format: Hardbackprice: £12.99isbn: 9781782692331publication: November 2018

dimensions: 265 x 165mmextent: 112ppterritory: UK & Comm.reading age: 10+ years


This is the story of a gorilla like no other.

This is the story of a fantastic voyage across the world, from the Congolese rainforest to the grand bazaar of istanbul, from Borneo to London, Singapore and beyond. The story of a mysterious jewel thief and a sad sailor with a heart of gold. A story of friendship and adventure on the high seas.

This is the story of Sally Jones.

jakob wegelius is a Swedish writer and illustrator who lives and works in the small village of mörtfors. in Sweden, he was awarded the August Prize for Best Children’s Book and the Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize for The Murderer’s Ape, which is also an international Youth Library White raven selection. The Legend of Sally Jones won Sweden’s August Prize for Best Children’s Book.

Translated by: Peter Graves

The leGend of sAlly jonesJAKOB WeGeLiUS

A gorgeous graphic novel prequel to The Murderer’s Ape

new in paperback


format: B-format Hardbackprice: £12.99isbn: 9781782692225publication: November 2018


Tom and Augusta are from different worlds and different times, and they meet in a virtual world to combine forces in a battle to save a kingdom, to escape a web of deceit and to find love. Celia rees has created a wonderful and rich story in which fictions can be truths and truths fictions, and learning who to trust is about more than friendship, it is about survival.

Glass Town Wars is inspired by the early writing of the Brontës. renowned novelist Celia rees takes the magical world that the Brontë siblings created and makes something richer, bigger and utterly transfixing.

celia rees lives and works in Warwickshire where she writes her wonderful books for teen readers. Her bestselling novel Witch Child is 20 years old this year and has been translated into more than 30 languages. Celia is married and has one daughter.

‘A beautifully crafted, multilayered story with a gripping adventure at its heart. Wonderful’ melvin Burgess

GlAss Town wArsCeLiA reeS

A new novel by the bestselling author of Witch Child


format: B-format Hardbackprice: £10.99isbn: 9781782691761publication: October 2018

dimensions: 198 x 129mmextent: 224ppterritory: World englishreading age: 10+ years

‘it’s a book we should all read, to remind us never to take our freedom and peace and plenty for granted’ michael morpurgo

As the Second World War approaches its end, the Netherlands are still under Nazi control and any acts of resistance are punishable by death.

But when sixteen-year-old michiel is asked to take care of a wounded British Spitfire pilot he doesn’t think twice. He joins the secret struggle against the Nazis, risking his life to end the occupation and protect those in danger from it.

Winter in Wartime is a thrilling, powerful and humane adventure story, based on the author’s own experiences as a child in Nazi-occupied Holland.

jan terlouw was born in the Netherlands in 1931. He worked as a nuclear physicist in countries across the world before entering politics. Alongside his political career, he has written many successful children’s books. Winter in Wartime won the Golden Pen Prize for the best dutch children’s book in 1973 and has since been adapted for film and stage.

Translated by: Laura Watkinson

winTer in wArTimeJAN TerLOUW

An award-winning children’s classic about the horrors of war



format: B-format Paperbackprice: £6.99isbn: 9781782691815publication: October 2018


‘A magical, enchanting book... i loved it and was both charmed and moved by it, totally original’ Piers Torday

Tessa discovers the healing power of wishes when she sets out to find a missing Barbegazi, said to live in the mountains near her village. meeting one is only the beginning of an adventure that unites generations and teaches Tessa that trust is at the heart of the best relationships.

A delightful story about families, love and learning that some secrets are best kept secret – forever.

h.s. norup grew up on a golf course in denmark and has since lived in the UK, the US, Austria, Singapore and Switzerland, where she resides with her husband and two teenage sons. She has a master’s degree in economics and business administration and sixteen years’ experience in corporate marketing strategy and communications. The Missing Barbegazi is her first novel.

The missinG bArbeGAziH.S. NOrUP

A delightful story about a quest to find a mythical Barbegazi

format: Hardbackprice: £12.99isbn: 9781782692003publication: Nov 2018

dimensions: 200 x 148mmextent: 256ppterritory: World english ex ANz reading age: 9+ years

format: Hardbackprice: £9.99isbn: 9781782691983publication: Sept 2018

dimensions: 178 x 111mmextent: 96ppterritory: UK & Comm. reading age: 10+ years

‘A born storyteller’ Guardian

in the snow-covered city of Londra, young Tabetha survives by finding treasures in the mudbanks of the river Themse. On Christmas eve, a sinister stranger asks her to keep her eyes open for a priceless, long-lost magical object: the Glass of Lead and Gold.

As word of the Glass spreads across the city, Tabetha finds herself with some unlikely companions, not least a one-armed girl and a rather impressive soup chef. But will Tabetha discover that there are even greater fortunes to be found than the magical Glass?


The GlAss of leAd And GoldCOrNeLiA FUNKe

international bestselling children’s author Cornelia Funke has long been inspired and fascinated by fairy tales. This wonderful anthology is Funke’s personal selection of fairy tales from all around the world – not only from her native Germany but also from russia, Japan and the Native American tradition.

A delightful, diverse collection featuring Cornelia’s brief glosses on each tale, Through the Water Curtain and other Tales from Around the World is the perfect Christmas gift for any young reader wishing to discover the wider world of fairy tales.


ThrouGh The wATer curTAinediTed BY COrNeLiA FUNKe

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title: Piglettes author: Clémentine Beauvaisprice: £7.99format: Paperbackdimensions: 198 x 129mmextent: 288ppisbn: 9781782691204

title: dog author: Andy mulliganprice: £6.99format: Paperbackdimensions: 198 x 129mmextent: 256ppisbn: 9781782691730

title: The Beast Playerauthor: Nahoko Uehashiprice: £8.99format: Paperbackdimensions: 198 x 129mmextent: 512ppisbn: 9781782691679

title: Boy 87author: ele Fountainprice: £6.99format: Paperbackdimensions: 198 x 129mmextent: 224ppisbn: 9781782691976

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title: The Trilogy of Two author: Juman maloufprice: £7.99format: Paperbackdimensions: 198 x 129mmextent: 416ppisbn: 9781782692041

title: The Parent Trap author: erich Kästnerprice: £8.99format: Paperbackdimensions: 200 x 148mmextent: 144ppisbn: 9781782690559

title: Clementine Loves red author: Krystyna Boglarillustrator: Bohdan Butenkoprice: £8.99format: Paperbackdimensions: 200 x 148mmextent: 120ppisbn: 9781782691181

title: The disappearancesauthor: emily murphyprice: £7.99format: Paperbackdimensions: 198 x 129mmextent: 400ppisbn: 9781782691495


title: The Secrets of Wild Wood author: Tonke dragtprice: £7.99format: Paperbackdimensions: 198 x 129mmextent: 512ppisbn: 9781782690634

title: The Letter for the King author: Tonke dragtprice: £7.99format: Paperbackdimensions: 198 x 129mmextent: 512pisbn: 9781782690269

title: The Wildings: The Hundred Names of darknessauthor: Nilanjana royprice: £8.99format: Paperbackdimensions: 198 x 129mmextent: 416ppisbn: 9781782691075

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title: The Story of Antigone author: Ali Smithillustrator: Laura Paolettiprice: £7.99format: Paperbackdimensions: 200 x 148mmextent: 100ppisbn: 9781782690894

title: From the mixed-up Files of mrs Basil e. Frankweiler author: e.L. Konigsburgprice: £8.99format: Paperbackdimensions: 200 x 148mmextent: 160ppisbn: 9781782690719

title: my Sweet Orange Tree author: José mauro de vasconcelosprice: £10.99format: Hardbackdimensions: 198 x 129mmextent: 192ppisbn: 9781782691532

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