Bright Books for Summer 2020!

The summer months are in full swing and along with the sunshine comes lots of dazzling new titles from Bright authors and illustrators. Here’s what is publishing in the UK this season.

We’ve giggles galore with silly adventure story, Never Show a T-Rex a Book illustrated by Diane Ewen and a heartwarming tale of first friendships in My School Unicorn, artwork by Tom Knight. Chris Chatterton welcomes two new titles to everyone’s favourite countdown-to-sleep series, with Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dinosaur out in July and Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn’s Birthday in September.

You’ll also find plenty of fantastic fiction and non-fiction for your summer reading pile. We’ve the highly anticipated Return to Roar, sequel to Jenny McLachlan’s bestselling middle-grade fantasy Land of Roar (cover by Ben Mantle), while budding space explorers will adore Yas Imamura’s out-of-this-word illustrations in An Adventurer’s Guide to Outer Space.

See what other treats are in store over the next few months!

July

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The Wild Way Home illustrated by Ben Mantle, written by Sophie Kirtley // Bloomsbury

Panorama Pop: Stonehenge illustrated by Gordy Wright // Walker Books

Undercover Robot: My First Year as a Human illustrated by Chris Jevons, written by David Edmonds & Bertie Fraser // Walker Books

True or Poo?: The Ultimate Guide to Animal Facts and Fibs illustrated by Alex Griffiths, written by Nick Caruso // Wren & Rook

How to Read to a Grandma or Grandpa illustrated by Lee Wildish, written by Jean Reagan // Random House Children’s Books

Bridesmaids Club: Big Bollywood Wedding illustrated by Sofia Cardoso, written by Posy Diamond // Orchard Books

Poo in the Zoo: The Great Poo Mystery illustrated by Ada Grey, written Steve Smallman // Little Tiger Press

The Wonder Tree illustrated by Izzy Burton, written by Teresa Heapy // Egmont

The Story of Pop illustrated by Lindsey Sagar // Silver Dolphin Books

Sky Pirates illustrated by Mark Chambers, written by Alex English // Simon and Schuster Children’s Books

Everybody Feels Shy illustrated by Holly Sterling, written by Moira Harvey // Quarto

Everybody Feels Worried illustrated by Holly Sterling, written by Moira Harvey // Quarto

Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dinosaur illustrated by Chris Chatterton, written by Rhiannon Fielding // Ladybird

Sneaky Beak illustrated by Tony Neal, written by Tracey Corderoy // Little Tiger Press

Amazing Muslims illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel , written by Ilhan Omar // Penguin Random House Children’s

The Mayflower: The Perilous Voyage that Changed the World illustrated by Olga Baumert, written by Libby Romero // DK

The Ship of Shadows illustrated by Karl James Mountford, written by Maria Kuzniar // Puffin

August

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Never Show a T-Rex a Book! illustrated by Diane Ewen, written by Rashmi Sirdeshpande // Puffin

Making Friends: A Book About First Friendships illustrated by Colleen Larmour, written by Amanda McCardie // Walker Books

Freddie’s Amazing Bakery: Dancing with Doughnuts illustrated by Alex G Griffiths, written by Harriet Whitehorn // Oxford University Press UK

Villains in Venice illustrated by Karl James Mountford, written by Katherine Woodfine // Egmont

Dear Ugly Sisters illustrated by Tania Rex, written by Laura Mucha // Otter-Barry Books

How Many Mice Make an Elephant? And Other Big Questions about Size and Distance illustrated by Aaron Cushley, written by Tracey Turner // Kingfisher

The Extraordinary Life of Serena Williams illustrated by Ashley Evans, written by Shelina Janmohamed // Puffin

So You Want to Be An Owl? illustrated by Maddie Frost, written by Jane Porter // Walker Books

Whale in a Fishbowl illustrated by Richard Jones, written by Troy Howell // Puffin

Return to Roar illustrated by Ben Mantle, written by Jenny McLachlan // Egmont

King of the Swamp illustrated by Ben Mantle, written by Catherine Emmett // Simon and Schuster Children’s Books

Owl Always Love You illustrated by Bryony Clarkson, written by Patricia Hegarty // Caterpillar Books

Too Many Bubbles illustrated by Dan Taylor, written by David Gibb // Simon and Schuster Children’s Books

Moon Dog illustrated by Izzy Burton, written by Jane Elson // Hachette Children’s UK

Turns Out I’m An Evil Alien Emperor illustrated by James Lancett, written by Lou Treleaven // Maverick Arts Publishing

Fort Builders Inc 2: Happy Tails Lodge illustrated by Marta Kissi, written by Dee Romito // Simon and Schuster Children’s Books

September

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Cally & Jimmy: Twins in Trouble illustrated by Katie Kear, written by Zoe Antoniades // Andersen Press

Boot: The Creaky Creature illustrated by Ben Mantle, written by Shane Hegarty // Hachette Children’s UK

The Puffin Book of Big Dreams illustrated & written by various artists including Fred Blunt, Diane Ewen, Renia Metallinou and Manuel Šumberac // Puffin

Vampire Peter illustrated by Hannah Peck, written by Ben Manley // Andersen Press

It’s Only One! illustrated by Tony Neal, written by Tracey Corderoy // Little Tiger Press

123 of Thankfulness illustrated by Summer Macon, written by Patricia Hegarty // Little Tiger Press

Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn’s Birthday illustrated by Chris Chatterton, written by Rhiannon Fielding // Ladybird

An Adventurer’s Guide to Outer Space illustrated by Yas Imamura, written by Isabel Thomas // Ladybird

My Life as a Cat illustrated by Ben Mantle, written by Carlie Sorosiak // Nosy Crow

Prehistoric Pets illustrated by Mike Love written by Dean Lomax // Templar Publishing

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