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Hitting The Shelves: May 2024

last updated 01 May 2024

May is a month of growth, celebration, and anticipation, making it the perfect backdrop for the release of exciting new books and literary adventures. Join us as we take a look at these brilliant new titles hitting the shelves this May.


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The Ballad of Cactus Joe

Artist: Clive McFarland

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Lily Murray

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Available UK, 2nd May

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Brown Bears

Artist: Colleen Larmour

Agent: James Burns

Author: Nick Crumpton

Publisher: Walker Books

Available UK, 2nd May

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Tidemagic: The Many Faces of Ista Flit

Artist: Karl James Mountford

Agent: Freddie Dawson & Nicky Lander

Author: Clare Harlow

Publisher: Penguin Random House

Available UK, 2nd May

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Daddy's Footsteps

Artist: Paddy Donnelly

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Michelle Robinson

Publisher: Andersen Press

Available UK, 2nd May

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Solstice: Around the World on the Longest, Shortest Day

Artist: Nabila Adani

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Jen Breach

Publisher: What On Earth? Books

Available UK, 2nd May

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Supersized Squirrel and the Great Wham-o-Kablam-o!

Author/Illustrator: Luke Seguin-Magee

Agent: Robyn Newton & Amy Fitzgerald

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Available UK, 2nd May

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Ferris

Artist: David Litchfield

Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong

Author: Kate DiCamillo

Publisher: Walker Books

Available UK, 2nd May

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Princesses Pour la Vie 1

Artist: Florencia Persichini

Agent: Amy Capelin

Author: Véronique Delamarre & Pascale Perrier

Publisher: Auzou Editions

Available FR, 3rd May

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The Things We Miss

Artist: Anna Kuptsova

Agent: Emily Fernandez

Author: Leah Stecher

Publisher: Bloomsbury

Available UK, 7th May

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The Curious Why

Artist: Lorena Alvarez Gómez

Agent: Alex Gehringer

Author: Angela DiTerlizzi

Publisher: Little Brown

Available US, 7th May

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The House on Sunrise Lagoon: Halfway to Harbor

Artist: Mirelle Ortega

Agent: James Burns

Author: Nicole Melleby

Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers

Available US, 7th May

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I Bug You

Artist: Riley Samels

Agent: Alex Gehringer & Emily Fernandez

Author: Dori Elys

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Available US, 7th May

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Never Ending

Artist: Oliver Averill

Agent: Amy Fitzgerald & Robbin Brosterman

Editor: Adam Cox

Publisher: B&H Publishing

Available US, 7th May

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The Bicycle

Artist: Yas Imamura

Agent: Susan Penny & Freddie Dawson

Author: Patricia McCormick & Mevan Babakar

Publisher: HarperCollins US

Available US, 7th May

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Mrs Owl’s Forest School: The Moonlit Campout

Artist: Sebastien Braun

Agent: Freddie Dawson & Nicky Lander

Author: Ruth Symons

Publisher: Teplar Books

Available UK, 9th May

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Supersaurus

Artist: Mark Chambers

Agent: Freddie Dawson & Nicky Lander

Author: Angela Woolfe

Publisher: Little Tiger

Available UK, 9th May

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The Golden Hare

Author/Illustrator: Paddy Donnelly

Agent: Susan Penny

Publisher: O'Brien Press

Available US, 11th May

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You Be Grandpa

Artist: Debby Rahmalia

Agent: Susan Penny & Freddie Dawson

Author: Karla Clark

Publisher: Macmillan US

Available US, 14th May

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My Extraordinary Face

Artist: Violet Tobacco

Agent: Emily Fernandez & Robbin Brosterman

Author: Samir Mardini & Marissa Suchyta

Publisher: Mayo Clinic Press

Available US, 14th May

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The Rainbow Parade

Artist: Jieting Chen

Agent: Alex Gehringer & Robbin Brosterman

Author: Shane Jordan & Rick Hendrix

Publisher: Mayo Clinic Press

Available US, 14th May

Life On Us

Life On Us

Artist: Xavi Ramiro

Agent: Nicky Lander

Author: Tim & Emma Flannery

Publisher: Hardie Grant

Available AU, 15th May

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Everyday Stem Math - Math in Action

Artist: Evelyn Rogers

Agent: Anna Zieger

Author: Lou Abercrombie

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Available UK, 20th May

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Catch Zoo Later: A Field Trip Edition (The Very Worst Ever 3)

Artist: Amy Jindra

Agent: Anthony Hannant & Emily Fernandez

Author: Andy Nonamus

Publisher: Simon & Schuster US

Available US, 21st May

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Up High

Author/Illustrator: Matt Hunt

Agent: Freddie Dawson, Nicky Lander & Susan Penny

Publisher: Nosy Crow

Available UK, 23rd May

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Confetti

Artist: Alea Marley

Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong

Author: Dean Atta

Publisher: Hachette

Available UK, 23rd May

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What Makes a Family?

Artist: Sarah Jennings

Agent: Amy Fitzgerald & Anthony Hannant

Author: Molly Potter

Publisher: Bloomsbury

Available UK, 23rd May

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The Only Light Left Burning

Artist: Joe Stansbury

Agent: Anna Zieger

Author: Erik J. Brown

Publisher: Hodder Books

Available UK, 28th May

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Lighthouse and the Little Boat

Artist: Ben Mantle

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Katie Frawley

Publisher: HarperCollins US

Available US, 28th May

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On the Farm: Brown Baby Parade

Artist: Amanda Quartey

Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong

Author: Nikki Shannon Smith

Publisher: Random House US

Available US, 28th May

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Noah Frye Gets Crushed

Artist: Lucy Zhang

Agent: Emily Fernandez

Author: Maggie Horne

Publisher: HarperCollins US

Available US, 28th May

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Summer's Magic

Artist: Eduardo Marticorena

Agent: Robbin Brosterman

Author: Kaitlin B. Curtice

Publisher: Random House

Available US, 28th May

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Dear Stupid Ex-Best Friend

Artist: Sarah Long

Agent: Amy Capelin

Author: Eva Des Lauriers

Publisher: Auzou Editions

Available FR, 31st May

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