Happy April! Read on to find out more about our four titles publishing this month.
Super Mega Tortoise
This debut picture book with a nod to anime and comic books, by Gareth Hopkins, illustrated by Beatrice Blue, is all about an overgrown toddler monster who discovers friendship for the very first time.
Super Mega Tortoise loves to crush cities and cause chaos! But perhaps he just needs a friend to teach him how to have fun in a kinder way… When he meets Sakura, maths-whizz, and their friendship grows, she soon teaches him that there are far better ways to have fun. But when Super Mega Tortoise sets out prove to the city that he’s changed, will they accept him for who he really is?
One Fine Day
Discover that breaking wind can often break the tension in this hilarious picture book from comic author Justin Worsley, the creator of Henry: The Artistic Dog.
One fine morning in the forest, Moose is preparing for a perfect day of landscape painting on the lakeshore. On the other side of the valley, Bear eats his breakfast of beans, makes bean sandwiches for lunch, and gets ready for a day of fishing… Later, down by the lake, the two unexpectedly bump into one another in a very annoying way, and come together, face to face in a stand-off. How will Bear and Moose clear the air?
The Very Noisy House
This is a bright and bonkers interactive picture book which encourages little ones to play along, with a quiet bedtime ending, from award-winning Sally Nicholls and Gosia Herba.
Welcome to The Very Noisy House! Knock on the door and let’s see what’s inside. In this noisy adventure jam-packed full of sounds, you’ll make your way through the mixed-up room (where elephants say baa!), down into the spooky cellar (look out for the ghost!), through the super-quiet secret passageway (shhh, whispering only!)… and if you’re feeling brave, you could even try opening that grrrrrowling cupboard…
The Butterfly House
From Waterstones Prize-winning Harry Woodgate, this stunning picture book shines a light on mental health, and how kindness, community and gardening can help heal the body and mind.
To others, Miss Brown’s wild and overgrown house at the end of the road is scary, but to Holly it’s like something out of a fairy tale. Holly reaches out to Miss Brown and discovers that she isn’t scary at all: her brain has been ill for a while, and the wildness has spilled out. Can their budding friendship, and a bit of help with the butterflies in her garden, encourage Miss Brown to feel like herself again?
