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Square WALKER STUDIO

Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
The Dam
Square spends every day taking blocks from a pile below the ground and bringing them to a pile above the ground. Square’s friend, Circle, thinks David Almond and Levi Pinfold
Square is an artistic genius. But is he really? With the second story in a trilogy of tales about some seriously strange and silly shapes, Mac Barnett
When a great dam was built at Kielder Water in North-East England, the valley below was flooded. But not before a father and
and Jon Klassen nudge readers towards a more well-rounded way of looking at things. Understated as ever and striking in its simplicity, this
daughter filled the valley with music and song, so that it should live on forever.  A lyrical and beautiful picture book by Carnegie
funny, thoughtful offering from two of today’s most talented picture book creators emphasizes the importance of keeping your eyes – and your
winner David Almond and Kate Greenaway winner Levi Pinfold, which pays homage to the power of creativity.
mind – open to wonder where others see only rubble and rocks.
235 x 280mm • 32 pages • 5 years + • September 2018 • Walker Studio
229 x 229 mm • 48 pages • 5 years + • May 2018 • Candlewick Press

Tropical Terry The Day War Came

Jarvis Nicola Davies and Rebecca Cobb
Terry is tired of blending into the Imagine if, on an ordinary day, war came
background … he wants to shimmer and to your town – and took everything
shine just like the tropical fish. So he fashions and everyone. Imagine going on a long
a costume, and feels ready to impress… and difficult journey, all alone. Then
“Ta-Da! Hi, everybody! Just call me … imagine a child who gives you something
Tropical Terry!” But will tropical life be as small but very, very precious... Movingly
glamorous as he hopes? From Jarvis, the illustrated by Rebecca Cobb, and
winner of the V&A Best Illustrated Book endorsed by Amnesty International,
2017 award and internationally successful Nicola Davies’ timely tale of a child
Alan’s Big, Scary Teeth, comes a third, hotly refugee delivers a powerful message
anticipated picture book comedy – this time, of solidarity and will prove a valuable
a story of self-esteem set in a gorgeously resource for parents looking to explain
vibrant underwater world.   this difficult but profoundly important
255 x 280 mm • 32 pages • 3 years + issue to young children.
June 2018 • Walker Books UK 288 x 248 mm • 32 pages • 4 years +
June 2018 • Walker Books UK

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Duck was feeling grumpy.

The pond was dry so she Grumpy Duck
Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise couldn’t paddle in it.
Joyce Dunbar and Petr Horáček
David Ezra Stein Duck is grumpy because her pond has dried
She had no one to play with.
Surprise! The little red chicken is back – and as endearingly silly as up. She doesn’t want to play with the other
ever – in the much-anticipated follow up to the Caldecott Honor- A little grey cloud appeared over her head farm animals. Soon a little grey cloud begins to
winning Interrupting Chicken. It’s homework time for the little red and followed her around. follow Duck around. As her mood gets darker,
chicken, who has just learned that every good story has an elephant the cloud gets bigger and bigger. But when the
of surprise. Or is it, as her very amused Papa explains, an element rain begins to fall will Duck finally be happy?
of surprise? After all, there are definitely no elephants in The Ugly An exciting collaboration between the much-
Duckling, Rapunzel, or The Little Mermaid. . . . Or are there? loved writer Joyce Dunbar and award-winning
220 x 270 mm • 40 pages • 3 years + • September 2018 • Candlewick Press illustrator Petr Horáček.
BACKLIST: 270 x 245 mm • 32 pages • 2 years + • September 2018 •
Walker Books UK

Good Rosie For All the Stars Across the Sky

Kate DiCamillo Karl Newson and Chiaki Okada
and Harry Bliss Every night, when the sun is fading, Luna and
Rosie is a good dog, but her mother play a game. They close their eyes,
sometimes she feels lonely. make a wish, and imagine themselves on the
Will a trip to the dog park be most incredible of adventures – swimming
an occasion to make friends? In with the sound of whale song, flying like birds,
this graphic storybook, beloved and gazing over the tallest treetops... Glowing
storyteller Kate DiCamillo and with lyricism, intimacy and love, this beautiful
cartoonist Harry Bliss join forces bedtime story celebrates the bond between
to introduce three delightfully parent and child, and is brought majestically
doggy dogs that will capture to life by illustrator Chiaki Okada.
readers’ hearts. 230 x 280 mm • 32 pages • 3 years +
248 x 190 mm • 40 pages • 4 years + October 2018 • Walker Books UK
September 2018 • Candlewick Press

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How to Be on the Moon

Viviane Schwarz 
In an enchanting sequel to How
to Find Gold, intrepid adventurers
Rescue and Jessica: Anna and Crocodile soar into the
A Life-Changing Friendship stratosphere on a quest to the
Jessica Kensky, Patrick Downes moon. Bursting with originality
and Scott Magoon and charm and illuminated by
Rescue thought he’d grow up to be a Viviane Schwarz’s out-of-this-
Seeing Eye dog – it’s the family business, world illustrations, How to Be
after all. But when he gets news that on the Moon celebrates the
he’s better suited to being a service dog, irrepressible curiosity of little
he’s worried that he’s not up to the task. ones and the magical possibilities
Then he meets Jessica, a girl whose life of imaginative play.
is turning out differently than the way 260 x 250 mm • 32 pages • 5 years +
she imagined it, too. Now Jessica needs November 2018 • Walker Books UK
Rescue by her side to help her accomplish Me Too
everyday tasks. And it turns out that Erika Geraerts, Charl Laubscher and Gatsby
BACKLIST:

Rescue can help Jessica see after all: a way

Two little friends discuss the someones they want to find when they grow up. Perhaps
forward, together, one step at a time.
they’ve met them already? Me Too is a story about best friends, written by best friends,
230 x 250 mm • 32 pages • 5 years + who wanted to write about “discovering what you want by realising what you have.” This
April 2018 • Candlewick Press debut picture book about friendship and love is the perfect gift for kids and grown-ups.
230 x 190 mm • 40 pages • 2 years + • February 2018 • Walker Books Australia

Josie’s Lost Tooth

Jennifer K. Mann Do You Believe in Unicorns?
Josie is the best at a lot of things, but she’s the last person in her class to still have all Bethanie Deeney Murguia
her baby teeth. When she does lose a tooth, it’s not quite in the way she’d expected If you choose to explore the world with an open heart, you just might spot a
in this story about competition and friendship. unicorn in this story about believing in magic from Bethanie Deeney Murguia.
215 x 260 mm • 40 pages • 3 years + • October 2018 • Candlewick Press 260 x 215 mm • 32 pages • 3 years + • September 2018 • Candlewick Press

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Big Digger, Little Digger

Timothy Knapman and Daron Parton
Little Fox in the Snow  
Little Digger loves to work hard, digging holes all day long.
Jonathan London and Daniel Miyares
“Little digger, little digger,” he hums happily as he digs. But, one
day, an especially big hole needs to be dug, and so in comes … Little foxling, little fox, asleep in
Big Digger. Will there still be a place for Little Digger on the your hole, in your halo of warmth –
busy building site? A heart-warming story about the power of it’s time to wake up! Breathtaking
hard work and positivity from the author of Follow the Track All illustrations from Daniel Miyares
the Way Back and illustrator Daron Parton. accompany this poetic look at a day
in the life of a red fox by acclaimed
280 x 250 mm • 40 pages • 3 years + • September 2018 • Walker Books UK
author Jonathan London.
230 x 270 mm • 40 pages • 3 years +
October 2018 • Candlewick Press

The Pawed Piper

Michelle Robinson and Chinlun Lee
A little girl longs for a cat to cuddle and call her own, a furry
fluffball, just like the one in her book. So she lays a trail with
all the things that she knows cats love – balls of wool and Bears and Blossoms
saucers of milk. And then she waits for a cat to come… Shirley Parenteau and David Walker
The legend of The Pied Piper gets an adorably feline The springtime trees are flowering, and the
twist in this new story from Goodnight Tractor author adorable bears from Bears on Chairs can’t
Michelle Robinson and illustrator Chinlun Lee. wait to have a picnic under the blossoms!
260 x 215 mm • 32 pages • 3 years + • September 2018 • Walker Books UK But before Big Brown Bear and the four
little bears have a chance to savour their
honey on bread, the perfect wind
breezes by and the little bears are
ready to fly their kites. WHOOSH!
Be careful with that wind, little bears!
215 x 260 mm • 32 pages • 2 years +
March 2018 • Candlewick Press
 
Angry Cookie
Laura Dockrill and Maria Karipidou The Interrupted Prince
Oh no! Barbra the cactus won’t stop playing her recorder, the Alastair Chisholm and Jez Tuya
toothpaste has run out, and now – to top it all off – Cookie has had A bright, bold and brilliantly illustrated bedtime read-aloud
to have his hair cut! Which all makes for one very angry little cookie! that flips the traditional fairy-tale upside-down! Together
But perhaps you, the reader, can find a way to turn his grumpy frown Jamie and Dad create an energetic, hilarious tale where
upside down? A wildly inventive, interactive, laugh-out-loud tale which bears and princes jostle with broccoli-wielding frogs, evil-
brings Laura Dockrill’s one-of-a-kind voice and Maria Karipidou’s eyed ninja witches and jewel-thief princesses. An action-
hilarious illustrations to the Walker list. Readers will absolutely fall in packed reading experience that is bound to inspire parents
love with this irresistible story, crumbly chocolate chips and all. and children to embark on their own storytelling adventures.
270 x 230 mm • 32 pages • 3 years + October 2018 • Walker Books UK 288 x 248 mm • 32 pages • 3 years + • September 2018 • Walker Books UK

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The Whole Wide World and Me
Toni Yuly
Toni Yuly’s bright collages and clean design are the perfect
Keep Up, Duck! vehicle for illuminating a child’s reflection on how much she
Rachel Bates and Ivan Bates and the natural world share in common. A modern-day prayer
Mama Duck and her ducklings of joy and gratitude that speaks to all faiths and sensibilities.
are paddling to the pond. But 270 x 200 mm • 32 pages • 2 years + • February 2019 • Candlewick Press
the littlest duck, Puck, keeps
falling behind… “Keep up, Duck!”
his mama quacks. But Puck is
determined. Even if he can’t
swim very fast, he WILL find
a way to keep up! The youngest
of readers will soon be joining
in with Mama Duck’s irresistible
refrain in this noisy, joyful and
bouncy read-aloud from the
illustrator of children’s favourite, The Frightful Ride of Michael McMichael
BACKLIST:
Do Like a Duck Does!  Bonny Becker and Mark Fearing
Tooth Fairy in Training
250 x 270 mm • 32 pages • 3 years + When the Thirteen bus pulls up one stormy evening, something about
Michelle Robinson and Briony May Smith  
March 2019 • Walker Books UK it doesn’t seem quite right. The driver is definitely creepy, and there’s
barely any room to sit, yet Michael McMichael gets on board. As they Think that being a tooth fairy is all about sparkly fairy dust,
travel along and one by one the rest of the passengers get off, Michael shiny coins and collecting teeny-tiny teeth from cute, sleeping
realizes nothing is normal about this bus . . . Bestselling author Bonny children? Well, think again. There’s a whole other, dangerous
Becker and illustrator Mark Fearing take readers on a spooky ride in side to the job … and our tooth fairy in training is about
this funny tale that has just the right amount of thrills and chills. to find out why. Uniting the masterful writing of Michelle
Robinson with the stunning, atmospheric art of Briony May
300 x 260 mm • 32 pages • 4 years + • July 2018 • Candlewick Press
Smith, this fast-paced, funny adventure introduces a much-
needed, tough new type of fairy to the picture book world.
250 x 210 mm • 32 pages • 3 years + • August 2019 • Walker Books UK

In-Between Things
Priscilla Tey
Kiss the Crocodile
Sean Taylor and Ben Mantle An in-between thing is a thing
in the middle: not quite this,
Monkey, Tortoise and Anteater are playing together
not quite that, but something
down by the river, when Monkey has an idea for a new
somewhere in the middle.
game … a daring game: “Who can KISS the sleeping
Newcomer Priscilla Tey makes a
crocodile without waking it up?” Brimming over with the
superlative splash with her first
thrill of friendship and play, this hilarious new title from
picture book that is entirely stylish
the author of Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise demands to
and one-hundred percent clever.
be re-enacted aloud, and is matched with the animated,
A concept book unlike any other.
visually-rich artwork of Ben Mantle.   
260 x 250 mm • 40 pages • 4 years +
240 x 270 mm • 32 pages • 3 years + • March 2019 • Walker Books UK
May 2018 • Candlewick Press
 

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Flat Cat
Hiawyn Oram and Gwen Millward
Sophie adores Jimi and smothers him with treats. She thinks he has
everything a cat could possibly desire. And Jimi does ... but he doesn’t ...
because secretly Jimi longs to explore the bustling world outside. So when
Sophie rushes out one day, there’s only one thing for it: Jimi is right out of
there, too! Where will he go and who will he meet on those wild and exciting
streets? And what on earth will Sophie say? Children will rejoice in this funny,
stylish and heart-warming celebration of freedom, adventure and love.
270 x 245 mm • 32 pages • 3 years + • August 2018 • Walker Books UK

Hands
Tony Johnston and Amy June Bates Dreamland
The bond between a mother and her child is chronicled Noah Klocek
through the many ways that hands hold, help, guide, share, Amelia loves to dream, but her dreams are
and even let go as time goes by. An expressive homage to often hard to find. Noah Klocek’s fantastical
love and family that speaks to all ages and generations. artwork follows her through this soothing
260 x 250 mm • 32 pages • 3 years + • February 2019 • Candlewick Press bedtime book as she travels an otherworldly
landscape in search of slumber.
215 x 260 mm • 40 pages • 3 years +
November 2018 • Candlewick Press

Cinderfella
Malachy Doyle and Matt Hunt
Tilly and Cat Once upon a time, there lived Cinderfella – a little boy, forever bossed
Caroline Magerl around by his two older brothers. But on the day of our story, there’s a party
Tilly finds a lost cat and tries to find its home. After many false starts in town, and Cinderfella is determined to dream big, dress fancy and dance.
they come to a boat house at the end of the pier. Cat is home at last He’ll just need a little help along the way from his fairy dog-mother, Ruff. A
and springs into the waiting arms of her owners. Tilly is sad because she feel-good twist on the classic fairytale, brought to life with fresh vision and
will miss Cat. Then Cat returns holding something in its mouth – a small huge humour by Matt Hunt, who makes an exciting debut to the Walker list. 
grey kitten! Tilly and Cat is an inspiring picture book about friendship and 270 x 240 mm • 32 pages • 3 years + August 2018 • Walker Books UK
resilience from one of Australia’s most renowned author-illustrators.
260 x 250 mm • 32 pages • 3 years + • August 2018 • Walker Books Australia

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The Story of the Earth

Martin Jenkins and Grahame Baker-Smith
A World of Discovery
Richard Platt and James Brown This stunning gift book tells the story of our planet, from
the big bang to the dinosaurs and all the incredible life
In the stylish third title in the international bestselling series, print-maker James that flourished in-between. Written by award-winning
Brown travels through the past and present, showing the amazing breakthroughs writer Martin Jenkins, with beautiful artwork from Kate
in science and technology that have changed our lives for ever. Discover fascinating Greenaway Medal-winning Grahame Baker-Smith,
facts about space travel, the human body, time, the computer and much more discover the story of life on Earth before humans.
with Brown’s bold, bright colours and beautiful contemporary designs.
300 x 260 mm • 64 pages • 11 years + • September 2018 • Walker Studio
370 x 270 mm • 64 pages • 7 years + • October 2018 • Walker Studio
ALSO AVAILABLE:

Nine Nights, Nine Worlds

Hiawyn Oram and David Wyatt
Take a journey into the fantastical realms of the imagination in
this breath-taking gift book. From the round table at Camelot
to the underwater city of Atlantis, follow the story of Professor
Gable as she travels to impossible worlds and explores lands
from myths, legends and fairy tales. With incredible, intricate art
from David Wyatt, this is a stunning and inspiring tribute to the
power of imagination.
330 x 250 mm • 48 pages • 8 years + • November 2018 • Walker Studio

Endangered Animals
Martin Jenkins and Tom Frost Beyond the Sixth Extinction: ALSO AVAILABLE:

A Post-Apocalyptic Pop-Up
Discover animals under threat around the
Shawn Sheehy and Jordi Solano
world in this timely book from conservation
biologist and award-winning writer Martin Paper engineer Shawn Sheehy imagines a post-
Jenkins. From the mighty Asian elephant apocalyptic world that could emerge from the
to the tiny rosalia longicorn beetle, meet global extinction that is happening right now.
endangered creatures and find out why Eight remarkable pop-up creations, plus illustrations
they’re threatened, and how we can help from Jordi Solano, showcase the creepy creatures
save them. Featuring striking graphic that could dominate the ecosystem in this eerily
art from printmaker Tom Frost, this is a realistic future world.  Along the way, readers will
beautiful and important piece of non-fiction. learn about the scientific underpinnings of this
fictional world, including the history of life on our
300 x 230 mm • 64 page • 8 years +
planet, evolution, symbiotic relationships,
October 2018 • Walker Studio
and bioremediation.
293 x 260 mm • 40 pages • 10 years +
www.walkerstudio.com October 2018 • Candlewick Studio 
www.candlewickstudio.com
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When Paul Met Artie:

Earth Verse: Haiku from the Ground Up The Story of Simon and Garfunkel
Sally M. Walker and William Grill G. Neri and David Litchfield
A stunning combination of haiku and impressionistic but Before they became one of the most
accurate art from Bologna Ragazzi award-winner William beloved and successful duos of all time,
Grill encourages readers to think playfully about our Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were
planet and its wondrous processes followed by detailed childhood best friends. This is the story
explanations and visuals of the science behind the concepts. of how they met, achieved teenage
stardom, and lost it all, before growing up
270 x 230 mm • 48 pages • 7 years + • February 2018 • Candlewick Press
to become voices of their generation.
300 x 260 mm • 48 pages • 9 years +
March 2018 • Candlewick Press

The Things I Love About Trees

Chris Butterworth and Charlotte Voake
Watch a plum tree change with the seasons in this delightful
new Nature Storybook. With a gentle, lyrical text and
exquisite watercolours by award-winning illustrator Charlotte
Voake, this clear and engaging account of the life-cycle of a This Is My Eye
tree is full of information that will fascinate the very young. Neela Vaswani
270 x 245 mm • 32 pages • 5 years + • April 2018 • Walker Books UK Shapes, colours, patterns, and people are everywhere, and things look
different depending on how you look at them – and who is doing the
looking. In this playful ode to photography and point of view, a poetic
story posits how one young girl might capture moments of insight,
community, and art in her beloved hometown – New York City.
270 x 270 mm • 56 pages • 4 years + • August 2018 • Candlewick Press

Ten Cars and a Million Stars

In the Past: From Trilobites to Dinosaurs Teresa Heapy and Sue Heap
to Mammoths in More Than 500 Million Years Alice is doing her best counting for the Baby:
David Elliott and Matthew Trueman they have one big teddy, two floppy bunnies
Step back into the prehistoric era to discover a host of creatures both and three shaky rattles… Soon they’ve
familiar and novel, from the unknowable trilobite to the dragonfly- counted all the way to 100, and the Baby is very
esque meganeura to the famed, ferocious T. rex. David Elliott’s witty impressed. But how many snowflakes are there
poems and Matthew Trueman’s stunning illustrations illuminate some in a snowstorm? Or stars in the sky? With
of the most peculiar creatures ever to have evolved on the earth. a charming twist at the end, Teresa Heapy’s
Includes timeline and additional nonfiction notes about each creature. gentle counting story is the perfect match for
300 x 260 mm • 48 pages • 3 years + March 2018 • Candlewick Press
Sue Heap’s bright, child-friendly pictures.
270 x 245 mm • 32 pages • 5 years +
October 2018 • Walker Books UK
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Hello, Horse
My Nature Activity
Vivian French and Catherine Rayner
Clipboard
Much-loved storyteller Vivian French describes Eryl Nash and Hannah Tolson
a little boy’s first encounter with a friendly
Get outdoors and discover the
chestnut mare, and offers words of
wildlife on your doorstep with
encouragement to children nervous
this clipboard and activity kit
of horses; her words are perfectly
endorsed by the Royal Society for
complemented by Catherine Rayner’s
the Protection of Birds. Featuring
dynamic watercolours. A perfect
a book packed with nature things
introduction to these big,
to make and do, plus a clipboard
beautiful creatures.
and spotter guides to take
270 x 245 mm • 40 pages • 5 years + exploring, there’s everything
July 2018 • Walker Books UK you need to transform your local
area into a home for nature.
Bird to Bird
295 x 210mm • 32 pages • 5 years +
Claire Saxby and Wayne Harris
April 2018 • Walker Books UK
After a bird drops a seed to the floor of the forest,
the seed grows into a sapling, then a tree. The tree is
felled, taken to a busy city and travels across the seas.
Eventually the wood finds new life as a toy bird for
a young child. Award-winning picture book creators
Claire Saxby and Wayne Harris have crafted a gentle
story of nature, history, recycling and art. My Nature Craft Box
288 x 248 mm • 32 pages • 5 years + Sarah Edmonds
March 2018 • Walker Books Australia Inside the box discover beautiful craft projects, games and fun
activities – all inspired by nature and endorsed by the Royal
Society for the Protection of Birds. Make puppets, a bird
mobile, flower crowns and star decorations and play games
like animal hide-and-seek and the magpie memory game.
The box contains a craft handbook, activity cards
and animal masks and bunting for you to decorate.
240 x 200 mm • 32 pages • 6 years +
October 2018 • Walker Books UK
Beware of the Crocodile!
Martin Jenkins and Satoshi Kitamura
The main thing about crocodiles is they’re really scary. They’ve got an awful lot of
teeth and they’re not fussy about what they eat. But there’s more to these cunning
creatures than their appetites … would you believe that they’re wonderful mothers?
A witty Nature Storybook about one of the world’s most dangerous animals, with a
wry text by Martin Jenkins and breath-taking watercolours by Satoshi Kitamura.
270 x 245 mm • 32 pages • 5 years + • November 2018 • Walker Books UK

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Dragon Post
Emma Yarlett
One day Alex finds a dragon
living in the cupboard under
the stairs. Luckily he knows just
what to do. He writes letters
to lots of different people –
including the fire brigade – to
ask how he should take care of
his surprise visitor. Children will
love opening the five envelopes
and reading the hilarious letters
to Alex and then following his
charming adventure with his
Pop-Up Jungle ALSO AVAILABLE:
new fiery friend.
Pop-Up Park
230 x 230 mm • 32 pages • 3 years +
Ingela P. Arrhenius
October 2018 • Walker Books UK
Meet the creatures of the jungle and take a trip to the park in these
two beautiful first pop-up books, illustrated by Ingela P. Arrhenius.
With 15 brilliant pop-ups each, these are colourful and stylish books
perfect for tiny hands.
BOTH BOOKS: 120 x 110 mm • 30 pages • 1 year + • February 2019 • Walker Books UK

TM

Dinosaurs ABC ALSO AVAILABLE IN HARDBACK:

Owen Davey
From the allosaurus to the Yellow Submarine Panorama Pop
zephyrosaurus, celebrate the The Beatles
world of dinosaurs in this alphabet Celebrating the 50 th Anniversary of Yellow Submarine,
of exquisite pop-ups. Featuring key moments from The Beatles’ classic animation are
a selection of popular, unusual brought to life in this stylish 3D gift edition. The five
and incredible dinosaurs, with scenes include Pepperland in all of its musical, magical
illustrations from the award- glory, the spectacular Sea of Holes, the fearsome Blue
winning Owen Davey, this is Meanies – and, of course, the iconic submarine. Also
a beautiful book to treasure. featuring pop-ups of the Fab Four with their most
180 x180 mm • 40 pages • 4 years +
memorable quotes from the film, this is a perfect
September 2018 • Walker Books UK
collector’s item.
110 x 100 mm • 30 pages • 7 years + • June 2018 • Walker Books UK

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 BOOKS FOR BABIES Animals BOOKS FOR BABIES
Rachael Saunders
Turn the pages of this book within a book to match the animals and their noises in this stylish,
interactive board book. Bright colours and simple words introduce babies to farm animals and their
noises and the mix-and-match game makes learning fun. A perfect first book for sharing with babies.
180 x 180 mm • 14 pages • 6 months + • January 2019 • Walker Books UK With 17 titles in print, Leslie Patricelli’s beloved Bald Baby
BACKLIST:
continues to delight toddlers (and the adults who love them)
the world over. With their unique bold-yet-accessible art style,
they explore the emotional reality of the youngest readers like
no other board books. Truly must-haves for every baby’s library.

Bigger! Bigger!
Leslie Patricelli
After one little girl’s architectural masterpieces grow exponentially, the
arrival of an assistant presents a bit of a challenge in this ode to creativity
masterfully constructed by Leslie Patricelli.
240 x 240 mm • 32 pages • 2 years + • May 2018 • Candlewick Press

BACKLIST:

Alan’s Big, Scary Teeth

Jarvis 
Skip to the Loo! A Potty Book
Sally Lloyd-Jones and Anita Jeram The winner of the 2017 V&A Best Illustrated
Book Award, this is the story of Alan the
When Bunny wants his potty, what
alligator, who has a secret… The razor-sharp
does he do? Skip to the loo, of course!
teeth he likes to frighten all the jungle critters
And so do Frog, Panda, Elephant and
with? Well, they’re false. And when Alan’s
Kangaroo… Will you skip too?  Sally
teeth disappear, he doesn’t know what to
Lloyd-Jones’ riotous, rhythmic words
do! Now in baby-friendly board book format,
paired with Anita Jeram’s fresh,
warm-hearted storytelling and bright graphic
irresistible pictures makes this one
art have made this goofy comedy of self-
of the most exuberant invitations to BACKLIST:
discovery a storytime favourite.
potty trainees around; a board book
with a surprise mirror that simply 160 x 180 mm • 32 pages • 18 months +

rejoices in the call of nature! May 2018 • Walker Books UK

150 x 180 mm • 30 pages • 3 years +

February 2018 • Walker Books UK OVER OVER OVER
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Happy! A First Book of Feelings

Mary Murphy
Lift the flaps and find out all about feelings in this fun,
28 pages 24 pages 24 pages 240 x 65 mm • 2 years + • Candlewick Press
interactive board book for the very youngest children.
Mary Murphy’s warm and witty illustrations provide a
ALL BOOKS: 178 x 178 mm • 1 year + • Candlewick Press
charming introduction to exploring your emotions. 
Sold in 12 territories: Brazil, China, Croatia, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Norway, Spain, Taiwan
180 x 180 mm • 16 pages • 3 months + • March 2019 • Walker Books UK

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Maisy’s House Where’s Wally? Games on the Go!

Lucy Cousins Martin Handford
You’re invited to Maisy’s house! Join Maisy as she wakes up, Perfect for Wally-Watchers on the go! This travel-sized activity book is
makes breakfast and has a yummy afternoon tea with Tallulah. packed with truly terrific games, searches and activities, plus a bonus fold-out
This brilliant board book includes a bonus pop-up play scene Wally board game. Third in a series of travel-sized Wally titles – look out for
featuring pop-outs of Maisy and her friends. A colourful Maisy TM © 1990 – 2017 Lucy Cousins. All rights reserved. Where’s Wally? The Totally Essential Travel Collection and Where’s Wally? The
day-to-day routine play book from award-winning Lucy Cousins. Colouring Collection.
180 x 180 mm • 16 pages • 3 years + • September 2018 • Walker Books UK maisyfun.com 190 x 152 mm • 64 pages • 5 years + • June 2018 • Walker Books UK

The star of Lucy Cousins’ best-selling classic

Hooray for Fish is back! Join Little Fish and friends
as they splish and splash beneath the waves in 2018!

Where is Little Fish? It’s Wally like you’ve never seen him before…
Lucy Cousins
Little Fish is playing hide-and-seek with his fishy friends. Can you find him?
Babies and toddlers will love searching behind the coral, beneath the shell Where’s Wally? The Spectacular Spotlight Search
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1,2,3, how many fish can you see? Join Little Fish as he swims through 270 x 245 mm • 16 pages • 5 years + • October 2018 • Walker Books UK
the sea, counting all his fishy friends. Little readers will love to count
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158 x 158 mm • 22 pages • 6 months + • April 2018 • Walker Books UK

I am Little Fish! A Finger Puppet Book

Lucy Cousins
Hello, Little Fish! Dip, dive and swim along to the rhyming text
in this colourful new finger puppet book. With peek-a-boo
puppet holes on every page, this story is a fun, interactive
reading experience.
142 x 210 mm • 16 pages
6 months + • August 2018
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