78 The mad misadventures continue with Australia`s most popular
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78 The mad misadventures continue with Australia`s most popular
The mad misadventures continue with Australia’s most popular author and illustrator, Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton! INVOICE TO: ACCOUNT NAME: ADDRESS: CUSTOMER #: ORDER #: Join Andy and Terry in their spectacular new 78-storey treehouse. They’ve added 13 new levels including a drive-thru car wash, a combining machine, a scribbletorium, an ALL-BALL sports stadium, Andyland, Terrytown, a high-security potato chip storage facility and an open-air movie theatre. Well, what are you waiting for? Come on up! • The sixth book in the bestselling Treehouse series. • The 65-Storey Treehouse was the fastest selling Australian book ever and the bestselling book in 2015. • Publication tour in August (for the first time – with both Andy and Terry) with public events across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra. Television and radio also being confirmed. BIN COMPONENTS 78 COPIES The 78 Storey Treehouse BIN The 78 Storey Treehouse ISBN: 9789991604039 9781743535004 78 COPY BIN RRP $17.99 RRP: $1,403.22 Available 9 August 2016 QTY: To place an order, speak with your sales rep or contact our customer service team on PH: 09 477 4120 FAX: 0800 174 024 or email: [email protected] INVOICE TO 08/16 Name: Address: August NZ 2016 Children's Customer #: Order #: Trade Orders and Enquiries PO Box 3520 Tuggerah, NSW, 2259 Phone: 09 477 4120 Fax: 0800 174 024 [email protected] End Sell-In: 17/06/2016 • In-Store Date: 26/07/2016 Orders received after End Sell-In Date and titles not marked with * are not guaranteed delivery by In-Store Date The 78-Storey Treehouse The 78-Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton Join Andy and Terry in their spectacular new 78-storey treehouse. They've added 13 new levels including a drivethru car wash, a combining machine, a scribbletorium, an ALL-BALL sports stadium, Andyland, Terrytown, a highsecurity potato chip storage facility and an open-air movie theatre. Well, what are you waiting for? Come on up! Release date 9 August Pan Australia • PB • General fiction (Children's / Teenage) 9781743535004 $17.99 * The Twins of Tintarfell James O'Loghlin Pan Australia • PB • Age Groups: Children $19.99 Not Your Average Princesses: Spacepop 1 Erin Downing 9781743548073 $19.99 The Hunting of the Princes: The Queen of Dreams Trilogy 2 It had been a big year for Taggie Paganuzzi. From learning that she was actually the Queen-to-be of a magical realm, to fighting for her life against the King of Night, there had been a lot of 'firsts'. And when someone tried to assassinate her as she was cycling home from the local pool in Stamford, England! It turns out that someone has been killing royal heirs throughout the magical kingdoms, and every leader from every realm believes the King of Night's army, the Karraks, are responsible. War seems inevitable. But Taggie has just discovered that the Karraks come from a cold, dark universe, and they cannot abide warmth and light... But where do you begin to look for a gate which was deliberately hidden centuries ago? To find out, Taggie must rescue the one Karrak Lord who also hopes for peace. Who happens to be imprisoned in an impenetrable fortress... Macmillan Children's Books • PB • General fiction (Children's / Teenage) 9781447291145 $19.99 The Gruffalo and Friends Annual 2017 Julia Donaldson Five galactic princesses go into hiding when the evil Empress Geela invades their home planets and captures their parents. Athena, Luna, Rhea, Hera, and Juno decide they can't stand by and watch Geela destroy their homeworlds! Five awesome makeovers later, the girls form a band called SPACEPOP to spread the rebel message of freedom and resistance through music. But when the princesses are recruited as secret agents, can they keep their true identities under wraps? This middle-grade adventure series will resonate with girls eight to twelve who love fashion, music, friendship, and fun! This book is the origin story to a new tween lifestyle and entertainment brand. Includes two full-colour inserts for 24 graphic novel pages that visually showcase the band's musical performances. St Martin's Press • HB • General fiction (Children's / Teenage) 9781250102270 Macmillan Australia • HB • General fiction (Children's / Teenage) Peter F. Hamilton Bart and Dani are orphans. They have lived at Tintarfell Castle for as long as they can remember. Nothing remarkable has ever happened to them - until the day Bart pretends to be Prince Edward and is kidnapped. The third thrilling title from broadcaster and comedian James O'Loghlin, author of Sir Roderick the not-very Brave and Daisy Malone and the Blue Glowing Stone. 9781743548097 Join andy and Terry in their spectacular new 78-storey treehouse. THey've added 13 new levels including a drive-thru car wash, a combining machine, a scribbletorium, an ALL-BALL sports stadium, Andyland, Terrytown, a high-security potato chip storage facility and an open-air movie theatre. Well, what are you waiting for? Come on up! $24.99 The official Gruffalo and Friends Annual 2017 is bursting with fun stories, perfect puzzles and amazing activities, featuring all your favourite characters by the incomparable pairing of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. With 64 pages filled with crafts, recipes, quizzes, games, drawing, writing and colouring-in, it's enough to keep children busy all year round! Macmillan Children's Books • HB • Annuals (Children's / Teenage) 9781509815098 $19.99 Gruffalo Growl: My First Gruffalo single sound book Julia Donaldson Rod Campbell Who can you hear in the deep dark wood? Is it Snake, hissing in the leaves? Or Owl, hooting in the trees? Journey through the deep dark wood with Snake, Owl, Fox and Mouse and discover who is making the growling noise! Gruffalo Growl by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler is from the My First Gruffalo pre-school range. A board book with a chunky sound button - perfect for small paws. Macmillan Children's Books • Novelty, Toy & Die-Cut Books 9781509815258 The Dear Zoo Drawing and Colouring Book $14.99 Rod Campbell's preschool classic Dear Zoo has been a firm favourite with children and parents alike ever since it was first published in 1982. Now even very young children can join in the fun and draw their own zoo! Toddlers will be kept busy for hours drawing, colouring and doodling all the animals from the original story in The Dear Zoo Drawing and Colouring Book. It's packed full of simple activities that are perfectly pitched for preschoolers: can you draw bananas for the naughty monkey, or give the fierce lion big sharp teeth? With large square pages, extra thick paper and lots and lots of animals, The Dear Zoo Drawing and Colouring Book is a fun and satisfying introduction to learning to draw. Macmillan Children's Books • PB • Colouring & Painting Activity Books 9781509820658 $17.99 Voyage to Magical North: The Accidental Pirates 1 Mind Warp: Scavenger 3 Claire Fayers Paul Stewart,Chris Riddell Twelve-year-old Brine Seaborne is a girl with a past... if only she could remember what it is. Found alone in a rowboat as a child, clutching a shard of the rare starshell needed for spell-casting, she's spent every day since housekeeping for an irritable magician and his obnoxious apprentice, Peter. But everything changes when Brine and Peter accidentally break the magician's starshell and need to flee the island. Lost at sea, they blunder into the path of the legendary pirate ship the Onion. Before you can say 'pieces of eight,' they're up to their necks in the pirates' quest to find Magical North, a place so shrouded in secrets and myth that most people don't even think it exists. If Brine is lucky, she may find out who her parents are and why they sent her out to sea. And if she's unlucky, everyone on the ship will be eaten by sea monsters. It really could go either way. Macmillan Children's Books • PB • General fiction (Children's / Teenage) 9781447290605 $17.99 The Genie's Curse: Little Legends 3 Tom Percival Macmillan Children's Books • PB • General fiction (Children's / Teenage) $17.99 Clash of Empires 9781447234456 $14.99 Einstein the Class Hamster The first book in a brand-new chapter book series by bestselling author-illustrator team Janet and Jake Tashjian, featuring Einstein the talking hamster, and his fabulous game show, Answer that Question. Einstein the class hamster is from a long line of class hamsters. He knows lots of cool facts about science, art, and history maybe even more than their sleepy teacher, Ms. Moreno. The class has a chance to compete in a trivia-game-show contest. But how can they get ready for the contest if Ms. Moreno keeps taking naps instead of teaching? More importantly, how can Einstein help the class prepare for the contest when the only kid who can hear him is Ned? Janet and Jake Tashjian team up in this hilarious new chapter book series starring the lovable walking encyclopaedia, game show-obsessed Einstein. St Martin's Press • PB • General fiction (Children's / Teenage) 9781250079664 $14.99 Rampage at Waterloo: Battlesaurus Brian Falkner Brian Falkner In a roaring sequel to Battlesaurus: Rampage at Waterloo, Napoléon's enemies are in danger of extinction. In this stunning conclusion to a unique alt-history actionadventure duology, dinosaurs from a forbidden world have been turned into unstoppable weapons by one of the most ferocious military leaders of all time. In the wake of Napoléon's crushing victory at Waterloo, the vicious French general Marc Thibault and his brigade of giant carnivorous battlesaurs have struck terror across Europe. England stands alone, but an invasion is looming. Its only hope is a secret attack led by a magician's son named Willem deep inside enemy territory, to the very heart of Napoléon's terrifying new army. Deception and betrayal threaten the mission from its outset, but the courage and perseverance of Willem the "saur killer" and his friends lead to a clash of titanic proportions. Farrar Straus Giroux • HB • General fiction (Children's / Teenage) 9780374300777 Macmillan Children's Books • PB • Science fiction (Children's / Teenage) Janet Tashjian For Rapunzel, being a princess has been nothing but fun. But everything goes wrong when she breaks a magical urn and blames it on her new friend, Ella. It turns out that the urn was home to a very cross (and now very homeless) hermit genie, who casts a spell making everyone blame Rapunzel for everything that goes wrong in Tale Town! With the help of her friends and a mysterious green monkey called Alphege, can Rapunzel 'undo what she has done' and lift the curse? 9781447292135 The zoids have taken over the Biosphere and it is up to York to journey back into the memory banks of the central computer to discover the glitch that first corrupted the zoids and threatened humanity. In danger of losing himself in this warped world, York must battle his own mind to find the answers he needs. With the fate of mankind in his hands, is York strong enough to hold on to himself? The final book in this exciting series, Scavenger: Mind Warp is a gripping futuristic adventure from the award-winning Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell. $34.99 This riveting alt history introduces dinosaurs into a pivotal moment in human history. Now the 1815 Battle of Waterloo is something other than a crushing defeat for the French emperor Napoléon Bonaparte, when he unleashes a terrible secret weapon - giant carnivorous survivors from pre-history - on his unsuspecting adversaries. In this world, smaller "saurs" are an everyday danger in the forests of Europe, and the Americas are a forbidden zone roamed by the largest and most deadly animals ever to walk the earth. But in his quest for power, Napoléon has found a way to turn these dinosaurs into nineteenthcentury weapons of mass destruction. Only Willem, the teenage son of a court magician who lives near the battlefield, has the power to ruin the tyrant's plans. And Napoléon will stop at nothing to find him. St Martin's Press • PB • General fiction (Children's / Teenage) 9781250079930 $19.99 Let's Sing and Play Sing with Me! Angie Coates Naoko Stoop Let loveable characters Monkey and Mo take you on a musical journey, singing, dancing and playing all kinds of instruments as they share the joy of music in Let's Sing and Play. Music is a fundamental part of pre-school children's development, helping them to enjoy socialising, learning and playing. Based on the award-winning Monkey Music classes and featuring the much-loved illustrations of Emily Bolam, this series encourages children to begin their own lifetime love of music and boosts their educational and emotional growth. The CD includes 22 sing-along songs that can be enjoyed on their own on the go or alongside the book which also offers tips for getting the most out of each song. Campbell Books • HB • Sound Story, Noisy Books, Musical Books 9781447286974 $29.99 A Whole New Ballgame Phil Bildner St Martin's Press • PB • General fiction (Children's / Teenage) $14.99 Ninja! Attack of the Clan Arree Chung Henry Holt • HB • Picture Books $29.99 The Hippopandamouse Jools Bentley $29.99 Rookie of the Year Just when they think they've got the hang of things, Rip and Red find that fifth grade continues to challenge them in head-spinning ways. Tiki, a new girl whose Egyptian dad is an animal-rights activist, has just joined their class. She's charismatic, funny - and she's got game! Rip has his world turned upside down as Tiki proves to be tough competition on the Clifton United basketball team and leads a rebellion against the lousy new food service in the school cafeteria. Red-a kid on the autism spectrum-is struggling with the upheavals as well. But as these two funky and funny best friends discover, sometimes radical change is the right move, on the court and off. Farrar Straus Giroux • HB • General fiction (Children's / Teenage) 9780374301347 $29.99 The Hippopandamouse Princess Flo has pocket money to spend, so she's off to Fluffley's Fine Toys, the best toy shop in town. There are cuddly teddies, cute kittens and perky penguins - all perfect for a royal princess! But to everyone's horror, Princess Flo spots a strange looking toy. It's part hippo, part panda and part mouse... and a total and utter mistake! But luckily for all, this polite little princess sees something unique and special - the perfect toy. All he needs now is a name! An incredibly funny debut from the winner of the Macmillan Prize for Illustration 2013. A brilliant, big-hearted story with an important message; our imperfections make us perfect. The ideal gift and a smart choice for little princesses everywhere! Macmillan Children's Books • PB • Picture Storybooks 9781447288909 $17.99 Flying Lemurs Zehra Hicks Princess Flo has pocket money to spend, so she's off to Fluffley's Fine Toys, the best toy shop in town. There are cuddly teddies, cute kittens and perky penguins - all perfect for a royal princess! But to everyone's horror, Princess Flo spots a strange looking toy. It's part hippo, part panda and part mouse... and a total and utter mistake! But luckily for all, this polite little princess sees something unique and special - the perfect toy. All he needs now is a name! An incredibly funny debut from the winner of the Macmillan Prize for Illustration 2013. A brilliant, big-hearted story with an important message; our imperfections make us perfect. The ideal gift and a smart choice for little princesses everywhere! Macmillan Children's Books • HB • Picture Books 9781447288893 9780805099041 Jools Bentley In this sequel to Ninja!, Maxwell wants somebody to play with, but it seems everyone is too busy. A ninja must be ready for anything! Maxwell is a strong, courageous, silent ninja, but he also wants somebody to play with him. Mama, little sister Cassy, and Papa are all too busy, leaving Maxwell disappointed and alone. When Maxwell gets called to dinner, he finds an empty dining room. Could his ninja clan be up to something? This sequel to Ninja! is both action-packed and heart-warming. 9780805099164 Henry Holt • HB • Picture Books Phil Bildner A fresh, funky middle school, sports, and friendship story about best friends tackling fifth-grade challenges. Rip and Red are best friends whose fifth-grade year is nothing like what they expected. They have a crazy new teacher named Mr. Acevedo who doesn't believe in tests or homework and likes off-the-wall projects - the more "off" the better. They also find themselves with a new basketball coach: Mr. Acevedo! Now Rip is knocked completely out of his comfort zone, and for Red, who has ASD, the changes are even more of a struggle. But the boys are a great team who know how to help each other and find ways to make a difference in the classroom and on the court. 9781250079763 Beautifully illustrated nursery songs - perfect for new mothers! Thirteen favorite nursery songs, including "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," "Itsy, Bitsy Spider," and "Pat-a-Cake," are beautifully brought to life with sweet animal characters and charming scenes. Naoko Stoop's paintings are irresistible. This is sure to be the new classic baby book for new parents! $29.99 A funny, reassuring story about overcoming fears and discovering hidden talents. Everyone in the lemur family is good at jumping - even Grandma, whose speciality is being shot from a cannon. Everyone, that is, except the littlest lemur. He just can't do it, no matter how hard he tries. But there are so many jumps to choose from, surely he will manage one, and be able to take his rightful place on stage with the rest of the troupe? Flying Lemurs is a charming, comic story for would-be acrobats everywhere. Colourful, bold, and bursting with energy, this is visual storytelling at its best from the talented author/illustrator Zehra Hicks. You'll be rooting for the little lemur from the start as he gradually overcomes his fears and finds his true calling in style. Macmillan Children's Books • HB • Picture Storybooks 9781447286622 $29.99 Flying Lemurs Prince Ribbit Zehra Hicks Jonathan Emmett A funny, reassuring story about overcoming fears and discovering hidden talents. Everyone in the lemur family is good at jumping - even Grandma, whose speciality is being shot from a cannon. Everyone, that is, except the littlest lemur. He just can't do it, no matter how hard he tries. But there are so many jumps to choose from, surely he will manage one, and be able to take his rightful place on stage with the rest of the troupe? Flying Lemurs is a charming, comic story for would-be acrobats everywhere. Colourful, bold, and bursting with energy, this is visual storytelling at its best from the talented author/illustrator Zehra Hicks. You'll be rooting for the little lemur from the start as he gradually overcomes his fears and finds his true calling in style. Macmillan Children's Books • PB • Picture Books 9781447286653 $17.99 Prince Ribbit 9781447283799 Macmillan Children's Books • PB • Picture Storybooks $17.99 Lift-the-Flap Fairy Tales: Jack and the Beanstalk Stephen Tucker Everybody knows that crocodiles love water, but this little crocodile is different. He doesn't like water at all. In fact, he prefers climbing trees! But it can be lonely when you're the odd one out, so the little crocodile tries his best to change. But being wet isn't for everyone - and a shiver soon becomes a cold and the cold becomes a sneeze, a very hot sneeze... Could it be that this little crocodile isn't a crocodile at all? A funny, unique and uplifting story for children of all ages. Other titles from author-illustrator, Gemma Merino: The Cow who Climbed the Tree. Macmillan Children's Books • Picture Books 9781509829279 $14.99 Lift-the-flap Fairy Tales: The Three Little Pigs Stephen Tucker In Lift-the-Flap Fairy Tales: Jack and the Beanstalk, the traditional fairy tale is retold in irreverent, playful rhyme that's perfect for reading aloud, and brilliantly accompanied by Nick Sharratt's bright and vibrant illustrations. There are flaps to lift and pop-up surprises on every page: make the beanstalk grow up into the clouds, be brave and open the doors to the giant's castle, and watch his feet pop up out of the compost heap as he comes tumbling down from the sky! Includes a free audio CD read by Anna Chancellor, with two tracks: listen to the story alone, or follow along with the book by turning the pages when you hear the chime. Look out for Lift-theFlap Fairy Tales: The Three Little Pigs Macmillan Children's Books • PB • Pop-Up & Lift-The-Flap Books $19.99 In Lift-the-Flap Fairy Tales: The Three Little Pigs, the traditional fairy tale is retold in irreverent, playful rhyme that's perfect for reading aloud, and brilliantly accompanied by Nick Sharratt's bright and vibrant illustrations. There are flaps to lift and pop-up surprises on every page: see what happens when the wolf huffs and puffs, be quick and close the doors and windows in the house of bricks, and watch the page pop up as the big bad wolf comes falling down the chimney! Includes a free audio CD read by Anna Chancellor, with two tracks: listen to the story alone, or follow along with the book by turning the pages when you hear the chime. Look out for Lift-theFlap Fairy Tales: Jack and the Beanstalk Macmillan Children's Books • PB • Pop-Up & Lift-The-Flap Books 9781509817139 What the Ladybird Heard Play The Gruffalo Julia Donaldson Julia Donaldson What the Ladybird Heard, bestselling picture book from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, has been adapted into a fun and accessible play script that children will love performing at school or at home. What the Ladybird Heard Play has been designed with rehearsals and performance in mind, with a clear layout and colour-coding for each character, perfect for helping children to follow their lines and join the cast! The book also contains a hints and tips section, which includes helpful advice on staging the play and performing it with larger groups. There are also ideas for themed make-and-do What the Ladybird Heard activities, as well as stage make-up for some of the key characters! With Lydia Monks' bright and distinctive illustrations and Julia Donaldson's hilarious and witty rhyming text, this wonderful, dramatic way to share the classic story is sure to delight teachers, parents and children everywhere. Macmillan Children's Books • PB • Picture Storybooks 9781509824779 $29.99 Gemma Merino Is Prince Ribbit really a handsome prince, or just a plain, ordinary frog? There's only one way to find out... Pucker up princesses, it's time for true-love's kiss! A beautifully illustrated, brilliantly funny twist on the classic fairy tale, The Frog Prince. From Jonathan Emmett and Poly Bernatene the creators of The Princess and the Pig - an award-winning international best-seller! 9781509817146 Macmillan Children's Books • HB • Picture Storybooks The Crocodile Who Didn't Like Water Jonathan Emmett 9781447284321 Is Prince Ribbit really a handsome prince, or just a plain, ordinary frog? There's only one way to find out.. Pucker up princesses, it's time for true-love's kiss! A beautifully illustrated, brilliantly funny twist on the classic fairy tale, The Frog Prince. From Jonathan Emmett and Poly Bernatene the creators of The Princess and the Pig - an award-winning international best-seller! $17.99 $19.99 Walk further into the deep dark wood, and discover what happens when a quick-witted mouse comes face to face with an owl, a snake... and a hungry Gruffalo! Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's The Gruffalo is an undisputed modern classic and has become a best-selling phenomenon across the world with over 13.5 million copies sold. This award-winning rhyming story of a mouse and a monster has found its way into the hearts and bedtimes of an entire generation of children and will undoubtedly continue to enchant children for years and years to come. No home should be without The Gruffalo! The Gruffalo Book and CD Pack features the classic story with a stunning redesigned cover and finish, and a story CD read aloud by actress Imelda Staunton, making it a must-have addition to the bookshelves of all Donaldson and Scheffler fans - big and small! Macmillan Children's Books • Picture Books 9781509815128 $22.99 The Gruffalo's Child Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson Julia Donaldson One wild and windy night the Gruffalo's child disobeys her father's warnings and ventures out into the snow. After all, the Big Bad Mouse doesn't really exist... does he? The Gruffalo's Child is the Number One bestselling, muchloved sequel to the worldwide picture-book phenomenon that is The Gruffalo. Julia Donaldson's trademark rhyming text and Axel Scheffler's brilliant, characterful illustrations combine once more to ensure that the Gruffalo's child has followed firmly in her father's footsteps and that her story is one that children will ask for again, and again... and again! The Gruffalo' Child Book and CD Pack features the classic story with a stunning redesigned cover and finish, and a story CD read aloud by actress Imelda Staunton, making it a must-have addition to the bookshelves of all Donaldson and Scheffler fans - big and small! Macmillan Children's Books • Picture Books 9781509815173 $22.99 What the Ladybird Heard Next Julia Donaldson Macmillan Children's Books • Picture Books $22.99 Saturday An enthusiastic, precocious narrator takes us through all the best things about Saturday. Want to know the best things about Saturdays? Lots of books! Rocket ship rides to the moon! Top secret projects (that might not go exactly as planned)! And so much more... Saturdays are the best even if you have to do a chore or two. As a little boy takes us through his typical Saturday, you'll see why he's so passionate about his favourite day of the week. Oh, and the best thing about Saturdays? When the day ends, it leads into Sundays, and you get to have fun all over again! St Martin's Press • HB • Picture Books $29.99 Coyote Moon $22.99 School's First Day of School A New York Times bestselling author (The True Meaning of Smekday) and illustrator (Last Stop on Market Street) team bring you a fresh look at the first day of school, this time from the school's perspective. It's the first day of school at Frederick Douglass Elementary and everyone's just a little bit nervous, especially the school itself. What will the children do once they come? Will they like the school? Will they be nice to him? The school has a rough start, but as the day goes on, he soon recovers when he sees that he's not the only one going through first-day jitters. St Martin's Press • HB • Picture Books 9781596439641 $29.99 Stephen Savage A little cement mixer learns that making mistakes isn't always a bad thing in this vehicle book from the creator of Supertruck. It's Cement Mixer's first day on the job and he doesn't want to make any mistakes. How can he help the other trucks on the construction site? By mixing some powdery white cement, of course! He mixes it up, adds a little water, and presto... a cake?! He must have mixed flour instead of cement. Not to worry, he'll try again... and presto! Frosting?! He'll keep trying until he gets it just right and it's time for one more mixing: a bubble bath! St Martin's Press • HB • Picture Books 9781626721531 $29.99 The Shell Princess: A Rani Book 3 Maria Gianferrari Gwyneth Rees A mother coyote hunts for her family in a suburban neighborhood in this thrilling, fierce, and gorgeously illustrated nonfiction picture book. A howl in the night. A watchful eye in the darkness. A flutter of movement among the trees. Coyotes. In the dark of the night, a mother coyote stalks prey to feed her hungry pups. Her hunt takes her through a suburban town, where she encounters a mouse, a rabbit, a flock of angry geese, and finally an unsuspecting turkey on the library lawn. POUNCE! Perhaps Coyote's family won't go hungry today. St Martin's Press • HB • Picture Books 9781626720411 9781509815197 The Mixed-Up Truck Ian Lendler and Serge Bloch 9781596439658 Macmillan Children's Books • Picture Books Adam Rex Those crafty robbers Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len are out of jail, and they're heading back to the farm with another cunning plan to cause trouble. They've been stealing eggs from the fat red hen, but now they're planning to steal the fat red hen herself! Fortunately the quiet, clever ladybird is on their trail, and she and her farm animal friends have a plan of their own. Join the cow, the goose, the horse, the sheep, the cat, and everyone's favourite ladybird in this fantastically funny farmyard caper - a much anticipated sequel to the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard, which has sold over a million copies worldwide. Children will love the gorgeously glittery eye-catching cover, and spotting the sparkly ladybird on every page. With slapstick action, animal noises, and a mysterious Snuggly Snerd bird, What the Ladybird Heard Next is destined to become another classic. 9781509808816 The witch and her cat fly happily over forests, rivers and mountains on their broomstick until a stormy wind blows away the witch's hat, bow and wand. Luckily, they are retrieved by a dog, a bird and a frog, who are all keen for a ride on the broom. It's a case of the more, the merrier, but the broomstick isn't used to such a heavy load and it's not long before... SNAP! It breaks in two! And with a greedy dragon looking for a snack, the witch's animal pals better think fast. Room on the Broom Book and CD Pack features the classic story with a stunning redesigned cover and finish, and a story CD read aloud by actress and comedienne Josie Lawrence, making it a must-have addition to the bookshelves of all Donaldson and Scheffler fans - big and small! $29.99 Down in the watery blue depths of the ocean is Tingle Reef - home to young mermaid Rani and a whole host of fishy friends! It's an underwater world of magic and mystery - where Rani's adventures are about to begin... Rani has always known that she's different from the rest of her family. Her flowing red hair and glowing amber eyes stand out from the other mermaids, who have golden hair and eyes like the sea. But Rani's about to find out that she's more different than she realised - she's got magic powers! Macmillan Children's Books • PB • General fiction (Children's / Teenage) 9781509818716 $17.99 Mermaid Magic: A Rani Book 1 Gwyneth Rees Gwyneth Rees Down in the watery blue depths of the ocean is Tingle Reef - home to young mermaid Rani and a whole host of fishy friends! It's an underwater world of magic and mystery - where Rani's adventures are about to begin... Rani has always known that she's different from the rest of her family. Her flowing red hair and glowing amber eyes stand out from the other mermaids, who have golden hair and eyes like the sea. But Rani's about to find out that she's more different than she realised - she's got magic powers! Macmillan Children's Books • PB • Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage) 9781509818693 $17.99 Level Up St Martin's Press • PB • Graphic Novel & Manga Artwork $19.99 Crusade 9781509818709 $17.99 Sherlock's mother has died, his father has disappeared in India and his sister is acting strangely. The Holmes family seems to be falling apart, and not even brother Mycroft can keep it together. But while Sherlock is worrying about all of this, a man living nearby vanishes in his own house while Sherlock and Mycroft are visiting. Where did he go, and what is the connection with a massive canal being built in Egypt? The answer will rock the world, and tear the Holmes family apart! Another fast-paced, brilliantly plotted adventure in Andrew Lane's Young Sherlock series as the teenage Sherlock Holmes investigates a new crime and comes up against a fresh crop of sinister, clever crooks. Macmillan Children's Books • PB • Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories 9781447294573 $19.99 The Garbage King Elizabeth Laird Elizabeth Laird Crusade is a richly detailed historical adventure, from Carnegie shortlisted author, Elizabeth Laird. Two boys. Two faiths. One unholy war... When Adam's mother dies unconfessed, he pledges to save her soul with dust from the Holy Land. Employed as a dog-boy for the local knight, Adam grabs the chance to join the Crusade to reclaim Jerusalem. He burns with determination to strike down the infidel enemy... Salim, a merchant's son, is leading an uneventful life in the port of Acre - until news arrives that a Crusader attack is imminent. To keep Salim safe, his father buys him an apprenticeship with an esteemed, travelling doctor. But Salim's employment leads him to the heart of Sultan Saladin's camp - and into battle against the barbaric and unholy invaders... Macmillan Children's Books • PB • Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage) $17.99 Jack Hanna's Wild But True Jack Hanna Inspired by the true story of an African childhood lived on the edge of destitution, award-winning Elizabeth Laird's The Garbage King takes readers on an unforgettable emotional journey. When Mamo's mother dies, he is abandoned in the shanties of Addis Ababa. Stolen by a child-trafficker and sold to a farmer, he is cruelly treated. Escaping back to the city, he meets another, very different runaway. Dani is rich, educated - and fleeing his tyrannical father. Together they join a gang of homeless street boys who survive only by mutual bonds of trust and total dependence on each other. Macmillan Children's Books • PB • General fiction (Children's / Teenage) 9781509802951 $17.99 Battle of the Bulge Rick Atkinson Jack Hanna has stories that will amaze and delight readers. He takes you into the wild and shares fun facts and unbelievable true stories. Jack Hanna offers 200 really delightful facts and anecdotes about wild animals. Illustrated with full colour photos of amazing animals. Stories include animal friends, endangered animals, hilarious stories, surprising animal species, crazy, unbelievable animal stories that will warm your heart. Plus a wealth of animal facts, lists, and information. Jack makes learning about animals fun. St Martin's Press • PB • Wildlife (Children's / Teenage) 9781942556244 Macmillan Children's Books • PB • General fiction (Children's / Teenage) Andrew Lane A new, inexpensive paperback edition of award-winning, New York Times-bestselling graphic novel maestro Gene Luen Yang's beloved teen dramedy about medical school vs video games! Dennis Ouyang lives in the shadow of his parents' high expectations. They want him to go to med school and become a doctor. Dennis just wants to play video games - and he might actually be good enough to do it professionally. But four adorable, bossy, and occasionally terrifying angels arrive just in time to lead Dennis back onto the straight and narrow: the path to gastroenterology. It's all part of the plan, they tell him. But is it? This powerful piece of magical realism brings into sharp relief the conflict many teens face between pursuing their dreams and living their parents'. 9781509802968 Down in the watery blue depths of the ocean is Tingle Reef - home to young mermaid Rani and a whole host of fishy friends! It's an underwater world of magic and mystery - where Rani's adventures are about to begin... Rani has always known that she's different from the rest of her family. Her flowing red hair and glowing amber eyes stand out from the other mermaids, who have golden hair and eyes like the sea. But Rani's about to find out that she's more different than she realised - she's got magic powers! Night Break: Young Sherlock Holmes 8 Gene Luen Yang 9781250108111 Rani's Sea Spell: A Rani Book 2 $14.99 Adapted for younger readers from his bestselling The Guns at Last Light, this is a captivating historical exploration of the Battle of the Bulge from Pulitzer Prizewinning and New York Times-bestselling author Rick Atkinson. December 16, 1944. In the frozen forests of the Ardennes, a surprise attack by the German army on American Allied forces launched the long, hard slog that was the Battle of the Bulge. Sir Winston Churchill called it "the greatest American battle of the war and... an everfamous American victory." World War II historian, Pulitzer Prize winner, and New York Times-bestselling author Rick Atkinson skilfully navigates the attacks, counter-attacks, advances, and retreats of this terrible bloodbath. Whether history buffs or newcomers to the topic, young readers will appreciate the author's clear and accessible prose, as well as the many fascinating facts, photographs, and statistics. St Martin's Press • PB • Children's / Teenage: general non-fiction 9781250079916 $24.99 Dinoshapes Halloween Alphaprints Mix and Match Learning about shapes is roarsome fun with this Alphaprints book of Dinoshapes. From triangles to circles, rectangles to squares, each dinosaur on its illustrated, prehistoric background introduces a new shape for babies and toddlers to learn. Unique and appealing Alphaprints illustration style, taking fingerprint pictures and adding photographs of everyday things for children to spot. With tactile, raised embossing on each fingerprint to explore, and a fun, shaped dinosaur bite die-cut across all pages in the bottom right-hand corner. Priddy Books • Early Learning / Early Learning Concepts 9781783412990 $9.99 A fun, novelty board book for Halloween. Children can create their own Halloween characters by flipping the diecut pages and mixing and matching the illustrated heads, bodies and legs of a witch, skeleton, vampire and their other spooky friends. Ideal seasonal gift book. Encourages imagination and visual play. Priddy Books • Novelty, Toy & Die-Cut Books 9781783412877 Halloween Activity Book Sticker Friends Sticker Early Learning A spooktacular shaped sticker activity book for Halloween. Inside are more than 300 reusable stickers so that little hands can complete the spooky scenes and fun-filled activities time and time again. Ideal seasonal impulse buy at POP. Encourages imaginative creativity and hand-eye coordination skills. Priddy Books • PB • Sticker & Stamp Books 9781783412853 $6.99 Counting Colours Counting Colours A seek-and-find board book introducing little learners to a wonderful world of colours. With seven colours to discover, one on every spread, the bright, bold pages feature photographs of toys, food, animals and other everyday objects to look for, find and count and counting. Helps to teach multiple skills including colour recognition, counting, matching and word/picture association. Sturdy picture tabs make page-turning easy for little hands. Priddy Books • Early Learning: Colours 9781783412808 $9.99 $9.99 Educational and fun big activity book in the Sticker Early Learning range, with three first concepts for children to learn. Features glossy, varnished pages with reusable, photographic stickers. Children will learn their colours, numbers and shapes through play as they find the missing stickers, match them to the correct spaces on the book pages, then repeat over and over again to reinforce learning. Also includes reward stickers to place on every completed page. Priddy Books • PB • Early Learning / Early Learning Concepts 9781783412921 $9.99