Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in Spring – January, February, March, April, and May 2020. 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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Spring 2020 new children’s books – our recommendations
New picture books for spring 2020
That’s Not My Sloth by Fiona Watt
What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks
Mrs Noah’s Garden by Jackie Morris and James Mayhew
Never Show a T-Rex a Book by Rashmi Sirdeshpande and Diane Ewen
The Stone Giant by Anna Höglund
Wild Wolf by Fiona French
Numenia and the Hurricane by Fiona Halliday
You Can’t Call an Elephant in an Emergency by Patricia Cleveland-Peck and David Tazzyman
How to Put an Octopus to Bed by Sherri Duskey Rinker and Viviane SchwarzNew fiction 5-7 for spring 2020
Clever Cakes by Michael Rosen and Ashley King
Isadora Moon Goes on Holiday by Harriet Muncaster
Fidget the Wonder Dog by Patricia Forde and Rachael SaundersNew fiction 7-9 for spring 2020
Hope Jones Saves the World by Josh Lacey and Beatriz Castro
Milton the Megastar by Emma Read
Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts
Anisha, Accidental Detective by Serena Patel and Emma McCann
The Vigilante Tooth-Fairy by BB Taylor and James Shaw
What Stars Are Made Of by Sarah Allen
Lena, the Sea and Me by Maria Parr
Monster Doctor by John Kelly
Attack of the Heebie Jeebies by Tom PercivalNew fiction 9-12 for spring 2020
Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray and Manuel Sumberac
The Strangeworlds Travel Agency by LD Lapinski
Mic Drop by Sharna Jackson
The Highland Falcon Thief by MG Leonard, Sam Sedgman and Elisa Paganelli
The Magic of Mums by Justin Coe and Steve Wells
Talking to the Moon by SE Durrant
Viper’s Daughter by Michelle Paver
I Lost My Talk by Rita Joe and Pauline Young
A Sprinkle of Sorcery by Michelle HarrisonNew 12-16 young adult novels for spring 2020
The Crossover: The Graphic Novel by Kwame Alexander and Dawud Anyabwile
Rebel with a Cupcake by Anna Mainwaring
The Last Paper Crane by Kerry Drewery and Natsko Seki
And the Stars Were Burning Brightly by Danielle Jawando
The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper
The Austen Girls by Lucy Worsley
The Loop by Ben Oliver
Havenfall by Sara Holland
Wonderland by Juno DawsonNew nonfiction children’s books for spring 2020
Hoot and Howl across the Desert: Life in the world’s driest deserts by Vassiliki Tzomaka
Ancient Games by Iris Volant and Avalon Nuovo
Music: A Fold-Out Graphic History by Nicholas O’Neill, Susan Hayes and Ruby Taylor
Slow Down by Rachel Williams and Freya Hartas
Darwin’s Rival: Alfred Russel Wallace and the Search for Evolution by Christiane Dorion and Harry Tennant
Who Do You Think You Are?: 20 psychology tests to explore your growing mind by Alice Harman and Blok Magnaye
What a Masterpiece! by Guasco Riccardo
The Great Big Brain Book by Mary Hoffman and Ros Asquith
Grow by Nicola Davies and Emily SuttonThis page was first published on Feb 07 2020 and last updated on .
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