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Hitting The Shelves: June 2023

last updated 01 June 2023

As the warm breeze of June sweeps in, it’s the perfect time to dive into a new book.

Take a look at these brilliant new titles hitting the shelves this June.



Bizzy Bear: Animals

Bizzy Bear: Animals illustrated by Benji Davies (represented by Arabella Stein) // Nosy Crow (Available in the UK)


Bizzy Bear: Things That Go

Bizzy Bear: Things That Go illustrated by Benji Davies (represented by Arabella Stein) // Nosy Crow (Available in the UK)


Sam Francisco, King of the Disco

Sam Francisco, King of the Disco illustrated by Binny Talib (represented by Freddie Dawson, project booked with Susan Penny), written by Sarah Tagholm // Rocket Bird Books (Available in the UK)


Mina and the Big Bite

Mina and the Big Bite illustrated by Chris Jevons (represented by Freddie Dawson, project booked with Susan Penny), written by Louis Growell // Penguin Random House UK / Ladybird Books (Available in the UK)


Everything You Know About Sharks is Wrong!

Everything You Know About Sharks is Wrong! illustrated by Gavin Scott (represented by Robyn Newton), written by Dr Nick Crumpton // Nosy Crow (Available in the UK)


Picture This!: Transform Everyday Objects into Awesome Drawings!

Picture This!: Transform Everyday Objects into Awesome Drawings!, illustrated by Gareth Conway (represented by Susan Penny, Project booked with Robyn Newton), written by William Potter // Arcturus (Available in the UK)


Picture This! Animals: Transform Everyday Objects into Awesome Drawings!

Picture This! Animals: Transform Everyday Objects into Awesome Drawings!, illustrated by Gareth Conway (represented by Susan Penny, Project booked with Robyn Newton), written by William Potter // Arcturus (Available in the UK)


The Dos and Donuts of Love

The Dos and Donuts of Love illustrated by Nabi H. Ali (represented by James Burns), written by Adiba Jaigirdar // Macmillan US (Available in the US)


Gender Identity for Kids

Gender Identity for Kids written and illustrated by Andy Passchier (represented by Alex Gehringer) // Hachette Book Group / Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (Available in the US)


Salat in Secret

Salat in Secret illustrated by Hatem Aly (represented by James Burns, project booked with Alex Gehringer), written by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow // Random House Studio (Available in the CA)


The Broken Hearts Club

The Broken Hearts Club illustrated by Dana Sanmar (represented by James Burns, project booked with Alex Gehringer), written by Susan Bishop Crispell // Sourcebooks Inc (Available in the US)


Hear the Sounds

Hear the Sounds illustrated by Lizzy Doyle (represented by Amy Capelin, project booked with Alex Gehringer), written by Amy Pixton // Workman Children’s (Available in the US)


Tangle-Knot

Tangle-Knot illustrated by Annabel Tempest (represented by Freddie Dawson, project booked with Susan Penny), written by Loretta Ellsworth // Page Street Publishing (Available in the US)


Snug as a Bug?

Snug as a Bug? illustrated by Alex Willmore (represented by Freddie Dawson), written by Karl Newson // The Quarto Group / QED (Available in the UK)


Bridget Vanderpuff and the Baked Escape

Bridget Vanderpuff and the Baked Escape illustrated by David Habben (represented by Emily Fernandez, project booked with Robyn Newton), written by Martin Stewart // Head of Zeus (Available in the UK)


Parp In Space!

Parp In Space! illustrated by Jorge Martin (represented by Emily Fernandez, project booked with Robyn Newton), written by Mike Henson // The Quarto Group / QED (Available in the UK)


My Family and Other Romans

My Family and Other Romans illustrated by Flavia Sorrentino (represented by Robyn Newton), written by Marie Basting // Chicken House; 1st edition (Available in the UK)


Stolen History: The truth about the British Empire and how it shaped us

Stolen History: The truth about the British Empire and how it shaped us illustrated by Jen Khatun (represented by Susan Penny), written by Sathnam Sanghera // Penguin Random House UK / Penguin Children’s Books (Available in the UK)


There's a Sea Witch in My Swim Class (Camp Lil Vills)

There’s a Sea Witch in My Swim Class (Camp Lil Vills) illustrated by Ria Maria Lee (represented by Lucie Luddington, project booked with Alex Gehringer), written by Sam Hay // Disney Hyperion Books for Children (Available in the US)


The Magnificent Makers #7: Human Body Adventure

The Magnificent Makers #7: Human Body Adventure illustrated by Leo Trinidad (represented by Alex Gehringer), written by Theanne Griffith // Random House US / Random House Children’s Books (Available in the US)


You, Me, We: A Celebration of Peace and Community

You, Me, We: A Celebration of Peace and Community illustrated by Andrés Landazábal (represented by Anne Moore Armstrong), written by Arun Gandhi // Candlewick Press (Available in the US)


The Pumpernickel-Daffodil

The Pumpernickel-Daffodil written and illustrated by Galia Bernstein (represented by Anne Moore Armstrong) // Harry N. Abrams (Available in the US)


Meet the Bears

Meet the Bears illustrated by Becca Hall (represented by Robyn Newton), written by Kate Peridot // Welbeck Children’s Books (Available in the UK)


Greg the Sausage Roll: Wish You Were Here

Greg the Sausage Roll: Wish You Were Here illustrated by Gareth Conway (represented by Susan Penny), written by Mark Hoyle and Roxanne Hoyle // Penguin Random House UK / Penguin Children’s Books (Available in the UK)


I Am Somebody

I Am Somebody illustrated by Ashley Evans (represented by Alex Gehringer), written by Nyasha Williams // Hachette Book Group / Running Press Book Publishers (Available in the US)


Only for a Little While

Only for a Little While illustrated by Richy Sanchez Ayala (represented by Susan Penny, project booked by Anne Moore Armstrong), written by Gabriela Orozco Belt // HarperCollins US (Available in the US)



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