Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out this Autumn. These reading recommendations include picture books, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction for children aged 5-12.
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Autumn 2018 new children’s books – our recommendations
Picture books
So Many Sounds by Tim McCanna
Santa Claus vs The Easter Bunny by Fred Blunt
Arcadia by Odiri Ighamre
Oi Duck-billed Platypus! by Kes Gray
Mince Spies by Mark Sperring
Mini Rabbit Not Lost by John Bond
Splat!: How the smoothie was invented by Robin Bennett
Speed Birds by Alan Snow
Storm (Seasons with Granddad) by Sam UsherFiction 7-9
The King Who Banned the Dark by Emily Haworth-Booth
Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters by Andrea Beaty
The Bolds in Trouble by Julian Clary
Tusk Tusk by David McKee
Dear Professor Whale: Dear Professor Whale 2 by Megumi Iwasa
There’s A Yeti In The Playground! by Pamela Butchart
Iguana Boy vs. The 30 Second Thief: Book 2 by James Bishop
Knights and Bikes by Gabrielle Kent
The 104-Storey Treehouse by Andy GriffithsFiction 9-12
The Way Past Winter by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Armistice Runner by Tom Palmer
Our Castle by the Sea by Lucy Strange
Flight by Vanessa Harbour
The Distance Between Me and the Cherry Tree by Paola Peretti
Snowglobe by Amy Wilson
The Hairy Hand by Robin Bennett
A Different Boy by Paul Jennings
Skycircus (The Cogheart Adventures #3) by Peter Bunzl12-16 Young Adult Novels
The Monsters We Deserve by Marcus Sedgwick
KILLER T by Robert Muchamore
The Twisted Tree by Rachel Burge
Tangleweed and Brine by Deirdre Sullivan
The Edge of Over There by Shawn Smucker
The Island by M A Bennett
Rosie Loves Jack by Mel Darbon
Me Mam. Me Dad. Me. by Malcolm Duffy
Kerb-Stain Boys: The Crongton Broadway Robbery by Alex WheatleNon fiction for children aged 5-12
40 Inspiring Icons: Greek Gods and Heroes: Meet 40 mythical immortals by Sylvie Baussier
Curiositree: Human World: A visual history of humankind by by AJ Wood and Mike Jolley
Everest by Sangma Francis
So You Think You Know About Velociraptor? by Ben Garrod
The International Space Station by Clive Gifford
Lift the Flap Engineering by Rose Hall and Alex Frith
The Human Body: A Pop-Up Guide to Anatomy by Richard Walker
Absolutely Everything!: A History of Earth, Dinosaurs, Rulers, Robots and Other Things Too Numerous to Mention by Christoper Lloyd
A History of Pictures for Children by David Hockney and Martin GayfordThis page was first published on Aug 23, 2018 and last updated on .
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