Step into Spring with our bright new books publishing this month, from a race between two old rivals to a young Shakespeare turned detective.
Chicken vs Egg
From award-winning author Gareth P. Jones comes a laugh-out-loud action-packed riot of a picture book race between the Chicken and the Egg. With playful illustrations by Craig Shuttlewood, it’s the perfect Easter read.
Have you ever wondered which came first – the chicken or the egg? Get ready for the ultimate showdown in this race to the finish line and, finally, an answer to this age-old philosophical question!
Different
From Eva Eland, Waterstones Prize shortlisted and multi-award-winning author and illustrator of When Sadness Comes to Call, celebrate difference in a world of conformity.
One morning, Mia wakes up feeling different. She tries to fit in and be like everyone else, but nothing feels quite right, and no one else seems to have noticed… Mia feels out of place and alone, until one day, someone finally sees her. Someone who feels different too! Together, they discover that being different is exactly the thing that makes them special.
Ten on the Bus
Clare Fennel brings us a counting book with a difference, following ten busy animals on their journey on Bunny’s Bus and back again…
Welcome aboard Bunny’s Bus! There are 10 noisy animals on board until, “DING! DING!” goes the bell, “Next stop, please!” One by one, the animals leave the bus, counting down as they go. But when everyone has reached their stop, the bus is very quiet and Bunny Bus Driver is very bored. Good thing he’s going back the other way. Time to count back up!
It’s Behind You!
From the award-winning Jeanne Willis and up-and-coming talent Momoko Abe comes a hilarious insight on the importance and joy of taking more notice of your surroundings.
A walk in the park with Nana and Gramps is always a lot of fun, but they’re terribly slow and their grandchild isn’t allowed to race ahead. Walking dutifully behind them, the child is soon joined by a long line of fantastical characters: a bear, a monster from the sewers, a pirate and his crew . . . Those grandparents would never believe who else is on their walk, if only they’d look behind them!
Will Shakespeare Mysteries: The Stinky Stolen Toenails
Loki meets Horrible Histories in Stratford-upon-Avon starring history’s favourite genius, a young Will Shakespeare, written by the wonderful Kaz Penney and hilariously illustrated throughout by debut talent, Sammy Elgie.
Will Shakespeare knows he’s destined to be a genius at something, and he thinks that thing is becoming the greatest person-who-solves-crimes in the world. Trouble is, he’s part of a boring family living in Stratford-upon-Avon, possibly the most boring town in England. But, when the famous Moundsofgoo Treasure* goes missing, he might finally have a crime to solve. (*the treasure is an old bag of Henry VIII’s stinky toenails that everyone believes hold healing powers.)
