A selection of new books for children and teenagers has been released, offering a variety of stories for different age groups. For younger readers, picture books like 'Once Upon a Tiger' by Sarah Massini and 'Mama’s Wedding' by Circle Yuen are now available. These include a fable about a tiger and human cubs, and a story exploring blended families.
Other new releases for children include 'I Am a Squirrel' by Scott Rothman, 'The Mole Construction Company' by Shingo Nagasaki, and 'Henry Tudor: The Incredible Diaries of Me!' by Danny Wallace. For readers aged 7+, 'Three Brides for the Devil' by Sally Nicholls and 'Ghost and Toast' by Phil Corbett offer a subversive take on a classic tale and a surreal graphic novel, respectively.
For older children and teenagers, titles such as 'The Haunting of Old Splinter' by Jack Mackay provide a creepy horror story, while 'How the Rivermaid Grew Her Tail and Other West African and Caribbean Myths' by Jessica Wilson offers a collection of cultural tales. 'Tackling Racism Together' by AM Dassu, created in partnership with Show Racism the Red Card, aims to provide an understanding of racism for readers aged 8+.
Teenage fiction includes 'Impossible Creatures: The Neverfear' by Katherine Rundell, a fantasy follow-up, and 'And Then We Screamed' by Holly Bourne, a feminist thriller. 'Dead Girls' by Beck Kubrick is a blackly comic graphic novel, and 'Then We’ll Be Happy' by Alan Carrigan explores the experiences of a disabled teenager. Ann Sei Lin's 'Between Ghosts and Gods' offers a dark fantasy rooted in Chinese mythology.