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CONTENTS
Picture Books New Titles
01
Picture Books Recent Highlights
19
Global Brands New Titles
23
Fiction New Titles
31
Fiction Recent Highlights
54
New Titles
PICTURE BOOKS NEW TITLES
Picture Books
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PICTURE BOOKS
PICTURE BOOKS
INTRODUCING
THE FOURTH TITLE
IN THIS IRRESISTIBLE
SERIES!
Author Name
THE HILARIOUS SEQUEL TO
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
The Hueys explore the concept of opposites in their
characteristically quirky way. Packed full of visual humour,
this book will be enjoyed by children and adults alike.
Oliver Jeffers is an outstanding talent and has
won many high-proﬁle awards, including the
Nestle Children’s Book Prize Gold award, the
Blue Peter Book of the Year and the Irish
Children’s Book of the Year. Oliver lives and
works in Brooklyn, New York, and you can visit
his website at www.oliverjeffersworld.com
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THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT!
Watch out - the crayons are back
and they’re crosser than ever!
While he is on holiday, Duncan receives a
series of postcards from the crayons he has left
at home; forgotten, broken, even melted in a
clothes dryer and stuck to a pair of underpants!
May 2015 3 years+ 32pp 270 x 270mm
World Rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: [email protected]
For a full list of rights sold please contact HCUK
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July 2015
3 years+
40pp 254 x 254pp
Translation rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: Michael Green @ Philomel, USA
SOLD IN
14
MULTI-AWARD
E US
WINNER IN TH
AND THE UK!
LANGUAG
ES!
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PICTURE BOOKS
PICTURE BOOKS
OLIVER JEFFERS’ BOOKS HAVE SOLD MORE THAN
3 MILLION COPIES WORLDWIDE,
AND HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED INTO
Written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers
30 LANGUAGES.
FOR A FULL LIST
OF FORMATS
AND RIGHTS
AVAILABLE PLEASE
CONTACT HCUK
A richly inventive
alphabet in the
unexpected and
unique style of the
iconic Oliver Jeffers,
featuring a short
story for every letter.
Available now 3 years+
112pp 312 x 226mm
World Rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: Paul Moreton at Bell Lomax Moreton
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PICTURE BOOKS
NUMBER ONE
BESTSELLER!
David Walliams
Actor and writer David Walliams
has been hailed as a ‘new
Roald Dahl’ for his brilliant
children’s books, which have
sold in extraordinary numbers
and received unanimous
critical acclaim.
OVER
50K
COPIES
SOLD!
FROM GLOBALLY BESTSELLING DREAM TEAM
DAVID WALLIAMS AND TONY ROSS, COMES
ANOTHER CLASSIC IN THE MAKING!
Tony Ross
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PICTURE BOOKS
DAVID AND TONY’S
FIRST PICTURE BOOK WAS A
Tony Ross’ first book was
published in 1972, and since then
he has written over 100 books and
illustrated over 2000, including the
bestselling HORRID HENRY series.
Tony lives in Wales.
Sheila is a big hippo with even BIGGER dreams.
Rocket to the moon and back in this starry adventure,
packed with warmth and wit!
November 2014 3 years+ 32pp 270 x 270mm
World Rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: Paul Stevens at Independent Talent
For a full list of rights sold and available please contact HCUK
Also available in a special
edition for iPad – with
animation, sounds and
play-based learning
activities, and David
Walliams reading the
story aloud!
Available Now 3 years+ 32pp 270 x 270mm
Film/TV/Merchandising: Paul Stevens at Independent Talent
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PICTURE BOOKS
I LOVE YOU, BLUE
KANGAROO
SHORTLISTED FOR THE
KATE GREENAWAY
MEDAL
When I First Met You,
Blue Kangaroo!
PICTURE BOOKS
FOR A FULL LIST OF RIGHTS SOLD AND AVAILABLE PLEASE CONTACT HCUK
HOW THE FRIENDSHIP OF A LIFETIME BEGAN!
When Lily gets a baby brother, she soon discovers that
it’s not easy learning new things and helping to look
after someone so small. But then Grandma
brings her a very special surprise; someone
who also needs to be cared for – Blue
Kangaroo. And from the moment
that Lily and Blue Kangaroo
meet, it is love!
A captivating canine world
full of friendship and fun!
Written by the internationally
bestselling and award-winning
author Michael Morpurgo.
August 2015 2 years+ 32pp 280 x 220mm
World Rights: HCUK
Film/TV/ Merchandising: [email protected]
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A brand
new title in
this much-loved
series.
A magical story of friendship
to power the imagination and
inspire children (and bears!)
towards a lifelong love of reading.
Available now 3 years+ 64pp 280 x 220mm
World rights: HCUK
Film/TV/ Merchandising:
Veronique Baxter at David Higham Associates
World Rights: HCUK
Rights Sold: Taiwan (Complex Chinese), Russian
Luxurious gift books that no
child’s library should be without!
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PICTURE BOOKS
JUDITH KERR
HAS SOLD OVER
9 MILLION
BOOKS
WORLDWIDE
Written and illustrated by Judith Kerr
A BRAND NEW CLASSIC IN THE MAKING FROM THE BELOVED
AUTHOR OF THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA
Judith Kerr
Judith Kerr OBE is the
creator of the classic
picture book The Tiger
Who Came to Tea,
and the author of the
highly-acclaimed When
Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
series. After leaving
her childhood home in
Berlin to escape the rise
of Nazism she settled in
England, and has become
one of its best-loved
authors.
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PICTURE BOOKS
The Crocodile
Under the Bed
Being left behind can
still be fun if you have
friends – especially if
one of those friends is a
crocodile! An enchanting
new story from the
cherished picture book
creator Judith Kerr.
A TREASURE TROVE OF CLASSIC TITLES
CREATURES
SPECIAL EDITION
FEATURING ORIGINAL
ARTWORK
October 2014
3 years+
32pp
World rights: HCUK
Rights sold: Japanese
280 x 220mm
A stunning retrospective of
Judith’s life and work to date;
perfect for fans of her work
both new and old.
All titles available now
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PICTURE BOOKS
Oliver Jeffers
on What’s
s Up MuMu?
PICTURE BOOKS
“David Mackintosh is one of my
favourite author / illustrators...
stunningly beautiful and simple”
THE UPS AND DOWNS OF LIFE THROUGH
THE EYES OF AN AWARD-WINNING
PICTURE BOOK TALENT
What’s Up MuMu?: August 2015 All other titles available now
3 years+ 32pp 280 x 220mm
World rights: HCUK
Rights sold: Brazilian Portuguese, Korean, Portuguese, US.
Film/TV/Merchandising: www.davidmackintosh.co.uk
Rob Biddulph
By day Rob is the awardwinning art director of
the Observer Magazine.
By night he makes up
silly stories for his three
daughters and draws
pictures to go with them.
He lives and works in
London.
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Take a gorgeously unexpected
journey with an intrepid penguin,
in this stunning first title from
an immensely talented new
author / illustrator.
INTRODUCING THE
MOST EXCITING AND
CAPTIVATING PICTURE BOOK
DEBUT OF THE YEAR!
Pub date X years+ XXpp XXX x XXXmm
Rights Sold: RIGHTS TO COMPLETE
World rights: HCUK
Rights sold: Catalan, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Spanish, US
Film/TV/Merchandising: Jodie Hodges at United Agents
SHORTLISTED
FOR THE
ROALD DAHL
FUNNY PRIZE
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PICTURE BOOKS
MONSTROUS FAMILY FUN FROM A BRAND NEW PAIRING!
Written by
David O’Connell
Illustrated by
Francesca Gambatesa
PICTURE BOOKS
A LUXURIOUS
GIFT BOOK
FOR EVERY CHILD’S
BOOKSHELF
A wicked fairy has cast an evil spell on
the baby princess, Rosebud; when she is
sixteen, she will prick her finger on a spinning
wheel and die. But perhaps a good fairy can
save her, even if it means that Rosebud
will sleep for 100 years?
A beautifully illustrated, magical re-telling
of one of the most beloved fairy tales.
AVAILABLE
NOW:
Every little monster wants to grow up to be just
like daddy! But being small can be fun too, as little
monster soon finds out in this bouncing, rhyming text
from an incredible new author and illustrator team.
October 2015 4 years+ 32pp 290 x 235mm
World Rights: HCUK
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January 2016 3 years+ 32pp 265 x 259mm
World Rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: Jodie Hodges at United Agents / [email protected]
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PICTURE BOOKS
A HILARIOUS STORY FULL OF NOISE AND
CHAOS FROM A STELLAR PARTNERSHIP!
Daddy Lion is having a polite and genteel tea party for his
cubs. They want to invite all their friends but Daddy says
no; he doesn’t want the pot-bellied pigs hogging the cream
buns or Skunk pooh-pong, stinking the place out! But
things do not go quite as planned…
PICTURE BOOKS
Written and illustrated by Rachel Bright
THE FOURTH TITLE IN THIS MONSTER HIT SERIES!
Love Monster can’t sleep. It sounds as though a Scary Something is
coming up the garden path… opening the front door… and climbing up
the stairs outside his bedroom! But all is not quite as it seems...
Feeding time at the zoo has never been so much fun!
ALSO AVAILABLE
This hair-raising (and funny) tale of finding the courage to face one’s
fears makes a great book for Halloween – or for any time of year!
AVAILABLE NOW:
RACHEL BRIGHT IS
AN AWARD-WINNING
NO. 1 US
BESTSELLER!
ILLUSTRATOR AND
THE TALENT BEHIND
THE GLOBAL GIFT
PHENOMENON ‘THE
July 2015 3 years+ 32pp 265 x 259mm
World Rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: Mandy Suhr @ Miles Stott Agency /
Hilary Delamere @ The Agency
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BRIGHT SIDE’
October 2015 3 years+ 32pp 265 x 259mm
World Rights: HCUK
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PICTURE BOOKS
IAN WHYBROW
HAS SOLD
MORE THAN 1.3
MILLION BOOKS
WORLDWIDE
Written by Ian Whybrow
Illustrated by Garry Parsons
Uncle Fearless has offered
to look after the lively baby
meerkats but he soon discovers
that things are not as easy as
they appear, especially when
that naughty meerkat, Trouble,
is around!
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July 2015 3 years+ 32pp
265 x 259mm
World Rights: HCUK
Picture Books
PICTURE BOOKS RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
A LAUGH-OUT-LOUD NEW PICTURE BOOK FROM THE CREATOR
OF HARRY AND THE BUCKETFUL OF DINOSAURS AND THE
ILLUSTRATOR OF THE DINOSAUR THAT POOPED CHRISTMAS
Recent Highlights
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Illustrated by A. Richard Allen
A DYNAMIC, SLAPSTICK
PICTURE BOOK DEBUT
PACKED FULL OF
UNSTOPPABLE ANTICS!
SERIOUSLY SPLASHY FUN
WITH MARTHA ON HOLIDAY!
A HILARIOUS STORY FULL OF NOISES
AND NAUGHTINESS. A SURE-FIRE
CHRISTMAS CRACKER OF A BOOK!
Join Martha and her
Bunny Brothers in their
third beautifully positive book
about family and always seeing
the bright side of life…
even on holiday!
AVAILABLE NOW
ALL TITLES AVAILABLE NOW
“Cuppa cocoa! Apes-a-go-go!” Watch out, the
Great Apes have come to town, and that only
means one thing… TROUBLE! Soon there is
nothing but a muddy, mucky mess. Will the
pernickety mayor ever win the Tidiest Town
competition with these unruly visitors around?
A DELIGHTFUL FARMYARD ADVENTURE FROM THE
BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HORRID HENRY SERIES!
Higgledy-Piggledy loves to dance
- but can her dancing save the day?
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World Rights: HCUK
Rights Sold: US
Film/TV/Merchandising: Michelle Kass @ Michelle Kass Associates
Written by Roman Milisic
World Rights: HCUK Rights Sold: Welsh
March 2015 3 years+ 32pp 260 x 215mm
World Rights: HCUK
3 years+
32pp 280 x 220mm
World Rights: HCUK
Rights Sold: Simplified Chinese, US
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OVER
Brambly Hedge
UNITS SOLD
Written and illustrated by Jill Barklem
Illustrated by Daniel Howarth
STEP INTO THE ENCHANTING
MINIATURE WORLD OF THE HEDGEROW!
Brambly Hedge has delighted
readers all over the world
for more than 30 years and
in 15 languages, and has
appeared on a wide range
of merchandise and in an
animated TV series.
MORE THAN
6 MILLION
COPIES SOLD
WRITTEN IN CHILDREN’S VERY OWN
WORDS, STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART!
These warm books, featuring adorable
animals throughout, are perfect for
sharing with the one you love!
The High Hills: March 2015
Adventures in Brambly Hedge: Nov 2014
32pp/Board books 30pp
World Rights: HCUK
For a full list of rights sold and formats available please contact HCUK
1 year+
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PICTUREBRANDS
GLOBAL
BOOKS NEW TITLES
Why I Love…
1 MILLION
All other titles available now
3 years+
32pp per title 170 x 140mm World Rights: HCUK
The Complete Brambly Hedge: 246 x 189mm
Film/TV/Merchandising: Brambly Hedge Ltd
GLOBAL BRANDS
New Titles
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015
ary 2
Janu
Adapted from the original books by Ted Dewan and using images
created by Acamar Films and Brown Bag Films.
Copyright © 2014 Acamar Films Ltd
GLOBAL BRANDS
GLOBAL BRANDS
January 2015
GREAT TV TIE-INS…
THEY’RE A
BING THING!
February 2015
January 2015
May 2015
CLASSIC
PICTURE BOOKS
Written and illustrated by Ted Dewan
Share the ups and downs of everyday
life in this playful pre-school series
of classic picture books!
Available Now
Bing and his friends burst off the page in these joyful story and activity books.
Fans of CBeebies’ latest success story will love joining the irrepressible Bing
as he explores the big stories in the tiniest of moments.
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Storybooks:
3 years + 32pp 253 x 213mm
Activity books: 3 years + 24pp 280 x 220mm
World Rights: HCUK
Film/TV/ Merchandising: Bethan Garton @ Acamar Films
2 years+ 32pp
250 x 250mm
World Rights: HCUK
Rights Sold: Simplified Chinese, Italian
Film/TV/ Merchandising: Bethan Garton @ Acamar Films
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GLOBAL
PICTUREBRANDS
BOOKS
GLOBAL BRANDS
Classic Paddington
Written by Michael Bond
EVERYONE’S FAVOURITE BEAR IS TAKING ON THE SILVER SCREEN!
For the first time ever this Christmas, Paddington is starring in his very own
star-studded motion picture, produced by David Heyman (Harry Potter). As
the home of Paddington, HarperCollins has been selected as the new film’s
official tie-in publishing partner.
Paddington:
The Story of the Movie
November 2014
22,000 words
5 years+
174pp
197 x 130mm
A BEAR CALLED PADDINGTON
GIFT EDITION
2 years+
32pp
265 x 259mm
Merchandising: The Copyrights Group
Film/TV: Hilary Delamere @ The Agency
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Paddington: Sticky Paws
Sticker Activity Book
Paddington:
Annual 2015
Paddington:
The Movie Storybook
November 2014 3 years+
24pp (2pp of stickers)
280 x 220mm
August 2014 5 years+
64pp 280 x 220mm
48pp 280 x 220mm
PADDINGTON™ and PADDINGTON BEAR™
© Paddington and Company Limited/Studiocanal S.A. 2014
Paddington Bear™, Paddington™ and PB™
are trademarks of Paddington and Company Limited
Rights Sold: RIGHTS TO COMPLETE
Film/TV/ Merchandising: Studio Canal Ltd
THE PADDINGTON TREASURY
FOR THE VERY YOUNG
Packed with classic Paddington
stories of sticky paws and
unlucky mishaps. An irresistible
gift for fans, old and new!
Rights
Sold: RIGHTS
3 years+
144ppTO COMPLETE
280 x 220mm
Film/TV/Merchandising:
Merchandising: [email protected]
Copyrights Group
Exquisite new full-colour
gift edition
4 years+
144pp
254 x 189mm
World Rights (text):
Hilary Delamere @ The Agency
Merchandising: The Copyrights Group
For a full list of rights sold and
available please contact HCUK
Michael Bond
Michael Bond has been
writing about Paddington
for more than fifty years.
He was awarded an OBE
in 1997, and lives in
London.
PUBLISHED
IN OVER
30
LANGUAGES
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www.harpercollins.co.uk
ISBN 978-0-00-758851-0
ISBN 978-0-00-758852-7
9 780007 588510
9 780007 588527
Jacket art by Pauline Baynes © 1963 by C.S Lewis Pte. Ltd
www.narnia.com
£.12.99
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
www.narnia.com
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The Last Battle
C.S. LEWIS
The Last Battle
280 x 215mm
C. S. LEWIS
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518pp
FULL COLOUR COLLECTOR’S EDITION
01/09/2014 17:31
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The Silver Chair
9 years+
The Chronicles of Narnia
C.S. LEWIS
ISBN 978-0-00-758858-9
9 780007 588589
www.narnia.com
The Chronicles of Narnia, Narnia and all book titles, characters and
locales original to The Chronicles of Narnia are trademarks of C.S.
Lewis Pte. Ltd. Use without permission is strictly prohibited.
•
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The Silver Chair
C. S. LEWIS
C.S. LEWIS
www.narnia.com
01/09/2014 17:30
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ISBN 978-0-00-758857-2
C. S. LEWIS
Prince Caspian
The Horse and His Boy
ISBN 978-0-00-758856-5
£.12.99
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9 780007 588572
The Voyage of
the Dawn Treader
9 780007 588565
www.narnia.com
£.12.99
Step through the
wardrobe and into Narnia
with this wonderful gift
pocket edition.
£.12.99
C. S. LEWIS
C. S. LEWIS
9 780007 588558
www.narnia.com
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01/09/2014 17:30
C.S. LEWIS
ISBN 978-0-00-758855-8
ISBN 978-0-00-758854-1
9 780007 588541
THE THIRD FILM IN THE HUGELY
SUCCESSFUL HOBBIT MOVIE TRILOGY
DIRECTED BY PETER JACKSON.
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Prince Caspian
£.12.99
C.S. LEWIS
01/09/2014 17:29
The Horse and His Boy 4
C.S. LEWIS
THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES
The Lion, the Witch
and the Wardrobe
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www.narnia.com
£.12.99
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
THE LION, THE WITCH
AND THE WARDROBE –
A BEAUTIFUL GIFT
EDITION
THE COMPLETE
CHRONICLES OF NARNIA
C.S. LEWIS
The Magician’s Nephew
• Voted the best children’s book of all time
by Booktrust, The Lion, The Witch and
the Wardrobe now comes in this stunning
gift edition.
208pp 197 x 129mm
The Magician’s Nephew
C. S. LEWIS
• The Complete Chronicles of Narnia
has sold almost 100,000 copies
worldwide – now with a beautiful new cover.
C. S. LEWIS
GLOBAL BRANDS
Written by C.S. Lewis
All 7 titles available individually as
ebooks, complete with original fullcolour art. Also available in a special,
non-illustrated edition featuring C.S
Lewis’s first ever book, Boxen!
FULL-C
OLOUR
HARDB
ACKS
AVAILA
BLE
DECEM
BER
2014
The Hobbit films have huge
marketing support worldwide,
including a massive advertising
campaign across TV, print,
online, outdoor event, in-theatre
and mobile and interactive
platforms as well as PR and
media promotions.
www.narnia.com
£.12.99
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PAPERBACKS
GLOBAL BRANDS
The Chronicles of Narnia have
sold over 100 million units
worldwide in over 70 countries
and in 51 different languages
01/09/2014 17:33
9 years + Extents vary
197 x 129mm
Rights sold: 51 languages.
TV/Film/Merchandising: C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
Cover art by Pauline Baynes © C.S. Lewis Pte. Ltd.
•
Over 100 million books sold
worldwide in over 50 languages
© Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved.
THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES and the names
of the characters, items, events and places therein are trademarks
of The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Middle-earth Enterprises
under license to New Line Productions, Inc.
(s14)
The Hobbit:
The Battle
of the Five
Armies:
Movie
Storybook
November 2014
7 years+ 48pp
280 x 220mm
The Hobbit:
The Battle of
the Five Armies:
Annual 2015
Available now
7 years+ 64pp
280 x 220mm
World rights: HCUK
Film/TV/Merchandising: Warner Bros
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GLOBAL BRANDS
FICTION NEW TITLES
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY!
Available now
3 years+
32pp
265 x 259mm
HELLO KITTY IN…
THE NUTCRACKER
October 2014
3 years+
HAPPY
CHRISTMAS!
November 2014
32pp
3 years+
265 x 259mm
32pp
265 x 259mm
THE GLOBAL BRAND LOVED BY
LITTLE GIRLS EVERYWHERE!
HELLO KITTY IS…
RAPUNZEL
March 2015
3 years+
32pp
Hello Kitty is one of the most
iconic and popular brands in
the world, bringing in annual
worldwide sales of over £7 billion.
265 x 259mm
3 years+
©1976, 2014 SANRIO CO., LTD.
HELLO KITTY IS…
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Available now
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3 years+
32pp
265 x 259mm
SUPER SPOOKY
ACTIVITY BOOK
Available now
32pp
280 x 220mm
FICTION
New Titles
FULL LIST OF FORMATS AVAILABLE FROM
HARPERCOLLINS CHILDREN’S BOOKS.
RIGHTS MANAGED BY SANRIO.
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FICTION 5+
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FICTION 7+
c o m e j o in
ER
MOVE OVBATMAN
,
N
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M
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SUPE PIDERMAN
AND S ’S A NEW
- THERE HERO IN
SUPER N...
TOW
and frie
nds
and friends
Written by
JEANNE WILLIS
GLOBAL PHENOMENON HELLO KITTY STARS
IN HER OWN COLLECTIBLE FICTION SERIES
Illustrated by
Meet the world’s funniest, furriest
superhero in a purr-fectly hilarious
series packed with action and adventure –
from award-winning author Jeanne Willis.
Come join Hello Kitty and her friends in their
adventures all about fun and friendship, from
the contributors behind internationally
bestselling series RAINBOW MAGIC
and MAGIC BALLERINA.
JIM FIELD
JEANNE WILLIS
Jeanne Willis has written
over eighty books and won
numerous awards, including
the Children’s Book Award
and the Silver Smarties Prize.
OVER
00
145,O0KS
BO
SOLD
Books 1-14 and Christmas Special: Available Now
Book 15: November 2014
Books 16 and more coming soon!
5 years+ 112pp 185 x 129mm 5,000 words each
Integrated B/W illustrations
Film/TV/Merchandising: Sanrio
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©1976, 2014 SANRIO CO., LTD.
2 Books
in one
JIM FIELD
Book 1: Supercat vs the Chip Thief – Available Now
Book 2: Supercat vs the Party Pooper – Available Now
Book 3: Supercat vs the Pesky Pirate – March 2015
7 years+ 224pp 197 x 130mm 11,000 words each
Integrated B/W line drawings
World Rights: HCUK
Rights Sold: Brazilian Portuguese
Film/TV /Merchandising: [email protected]
Jim Field’s first picture
book Cats Ahoy! written by
Peter Bently, won the Roald
Dahl Funny Prize in 2011
and was nominated for the
Kate Greenaway Award.
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FICTION 9+
FICTION 9+
DAVID BADDIEL
David Baddiel is a highly
successful stand-up
comedian, TV presenter,
and author of three
previous novels for adults.
The Parent Agency is his
first book for children.
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CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR DAVID BADDIEL
DELIVERS AN EPIC AND UNIVERSAL WISH-FULFILMENT
ADVENTURE FOR 8 – 12S. A FUTURE CLASSIC!
Barry has always hated being called Barry.
In fact, it’s number 2 on the list of things he blames his parents for,
along with 1) ‘being boring’ and 3) ‘always being tired’.
“
But then one day Barry whispers the fateful words,
I wish I had better parents!”, and finds himself in a world
here, amazingly, children are allowed to choose their parents.
But things turn out not to be quite that simple…
October 2014 9 years+ 384pp 216 x 135mm 40,000 words
Integrated B/W line drawings World rights: HCUK
Rights Sold: Dutch, French , German
Film/TV/Merchandising: Georgia Garrett @ Rogers,
Coleridge and White.
Illustrations to be separately contracted from HarperCollins.
ated
Illustr
by
Dahl
Roald
Prize
Funny r
winne
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Jim Fiel
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FICTION 9+
Morris Gleitzman
MICHAEL
MORPURGO
Michael Morpurgo MBE
is the internationally
bestselling author of over
100 books for children,
has won many awards and
has had his books adapted
for both stage and screen,
including the recent
Broadway play and Steven
Spielberg film adaptation
of War Horse.
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COMMEMORATE THE CENTENARY OF WWI
WITH THE MASTER STORYTELLER
FICTION 9+
‘Please invite this wonderful story
in, you won’t regret it. History
is rarely more movingly alive.’
From the author of the award-winning
PRIVATE PEACEFUL and international
phenomenon WAR HORSE comes
a new WWI masterpiece
May, 1915
On an uninhabited island in the Scillies, Alfie and
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Integrated B/W line drawings and maps. Contains historical afterword by the author.
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school – a captivating adventure about a vanished sister and
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SNORT-INDUCING
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Joseph Delaney, author of The Spook’s Apprentice series
A CAPTIVATING STORY OF WARTIME
FROM A BESTSELLING AUTHOR
From the author of The Indian in the Cupboard and The
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In 1940, as war rages across Europe, ten-year-old Lindy
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Lynne Reid Banks is a treasured author and in 2013 she was
awarded the J M Barrie Award for her lifetime achievement.
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Join fearless heroine Rye, as she uncovers
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of SEPTIMUS HEAP and THE SPOOK’S
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AN INCREDIBLE NEW STREET CHILD STORY
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Orphaned sisters, Lizzie and Emily, are left in the care
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destiny to master the magic of nature, unite the two worlds... and save our souls.
An Oliver Twist style narrative that is accessible
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11 years+ 512pp 216 x 135mm
120,000 words
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LAUREN CHILD
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RUBY REDFORT: SUPER-COOL SCHOOL
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This time Ruby must catch a seemingly invisible foe…
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TWELVE TALES OF ADVENTURE, MAGIC AND WONDER
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352pp 216 x 135mm World rights: HCUK
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AN EXTRAORDINARY NEW YOUNG VOICE IN YA CONTEMPORARY FICTION
HOLLY SMALE
Holly Smale was
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Her second stand-alone novel spirals out of the aftermath of
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40,000 words
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Coleridge and White
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Winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize,
Michael Printz Honor, Nestle Smarties Prize
and Queen of Teen Award, Louise Rennison
is the original teen comedy author.
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He’s Luke. She’s Leia.
They meet on a film studies course – but this
isn’t a movie. This is real life, where poor
boys and rich girls don’t mix, and where the
crimes of your past come back to haunt you,
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Only sometimes, just sometimes, real life
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Tom travels to the most exciting
moments in history and must
battle the mightiest warriors
of the past including fearsome
Gladiators, Knights, Vikings,
Trojans, Pirates and Mummies!
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Front cover artwork from Awful Auntie written by David Walliams, illustrated by Tony Ross
Back cover artwork from The First Hippo on the Moon written by David Walliams, illustrated by Tony Ross

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