As we welcome in May, we’re excited to share a fresh round-up of new children’s book releases from our talented artists and authors. We’re thrilled to see new work from Paddy Donnelly, Benji Davies and so many more of our incredible illustrators this month.

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The Silver Shadow

Artist: Alea Marley

Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong

Author: Mariesa Dulak

Publisher: Walker Books UK

Available 1st May

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I Could be Eaten by a Shark

Artist: Mark Chambers

Agent: Nicky Lander

Author: Marcela Ferreira

Publisher: Oxford University Press UK

Available 1st May

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Great Aunt Margot and Me

Artist: Rhiannon Archard

Agent: Georgia Tourney-Godphrey

Author: Bryher Mackenzie

Publisher: Andersen Press

Available 1st May

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Badger Books

Artist: Paddy Donnelly

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Paddy Donnelly

Publisher: O'Brien Press

Available 5th May

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Ms Rachel: Frankie’s Train Day!

Artists: Monique Dong & Leo Trinidad

Agent: Alex Gehringer

Author: Ms. Rachel

Publisher: Random House Children's Books

Available 6th May

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I'm A Car

Artist: Matthew Scott

Agent: Georgia Tourney-Godphrey

Author: Ruth Symons

Publisher: Templar

Available 6th May

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Let's Meet Messi

Artist: Geraldine Rodríguez

Author: Catherine Saunders

Publisher: PanMacmillan

Available 6th May

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Icy Fruit

Artist: Vivian Mineker

Author: Charlotte Cheng

Publisher: Penguin US

Available 6th May

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A Field Guide to Broken Promises

Artist: Anna Kuptsova

Author: Leah Stecher

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Available 6th May

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I'm NOT A Vampire

Artist: Riley Samels

Author: Miles McKenna

Publisher: Little Bee Books

Available 6th May

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Fearless Firsts: Artists Who Changed Entertainment

Artist: Steffi Walthall

Agent: James Burns

Authors: James Buckley Jr. & Ellen Labrecque

Publisher: Sourcebooks

Available 6th May

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Little Golden Book: Billy Porter

Artist: Steffi Walthall

Agent: James Burns

Author: Phil Stamper

Publisher: Random House US

Available 6th May

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Dragon Slayers

Artist: Kristina Kister

Author: Joyce Denham

Publisher: Paraclete Press

Available 6th May

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The Big Mess

Artist: Janna Mattia

Author: Justin Whitmel Earley

Publisher: Zondervan

Available 6th May

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So Devin Wore a Skirt

Artist: Lucy Fleming

Agent: Nicky Lander

Author: Shireen Lalji

Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books

Available 8th May

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Bizzy Bear Find and Follow: At the Dinosaur Park

Artist: Benji Davies

Agent: Vicki Willden-Lebrecht

Publisher: Nosy Crow

Available 8th May

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The Boy in the Tree

Artist: Katie Kear

Author: Lisa Thompson

Publisher: Collins

Available 8th May

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When We Go to Grandma’s House

Artist: Corrie Gorman

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Candy Bee

Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books

Available 8th May

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The House at the Edge of the World

Artist: Flavia Sorrentino

Author: Nadine Aisha Jassat

Publisher: Franklin Watts

Available 8th May

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Click, Connect, Compute: Computer Science Essentials

Artist: Luke Seguin-Magee

Author: Dharini Balasubramaniam

Publisher: Franklin Watts

Available 8th May

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Click, Connect, Compute: Smart Machines

Artist: Luke Seguin-Magee

Author: Dharini Balasubramaniam

Publisher: Franklin Watts

Available 8th May

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A Mouse Just Ate My House!

Artist: Sebastien Braun

Agent: Nicky Lander

Author: Kes Gray

Publisher: Happy Yak

Available 8th May

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I Can Do It By Myself!

Artist: Zoe Waring

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Caryl Hart

Publisher: Scholastic Children's Books UK

Available 8th May

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Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow

Artist: Hannah Peck

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Jessica Townsend

Publisher: Hodder Children's

Available 8th May

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Calling All Bears!

Artist: Alex Willmore

Agent: Nicky Lander

Author: Diana Murray

Publisher: Boxer Books

Available 8th May

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How To Catch Some ZZZs

Artist: Jade Orlando

Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong

Author: Megan Wagner Lloyd

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Available 13th May

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The Velveteen Rabbit

Artist: Izzy Evans

Author: Margery Williams

Publisher: Cottage Door Press

Available 15th May

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Down on the Bayou

Artist: Alleanna Harris

Agent: Alex Gehringer

Author: Glenda Armand

Publisher: Random House Children's Books

Available 20th May

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In the Neighborhood

Artist: Tamisha Anthony

Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong

Author: Nikki Shannon Smith

Publisher: Golden Books

Available 20th May

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Gus and Glory

Artist: Madi Wong

Author: Sarah Guillory

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

Available 20th May

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Penelope Judd

Artist: Florencia Persichini

Author: Shai Linne

Publisher: B&H Kids

Available 20th May

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Lucy Sings on Lucy Street

Artist: Jestenia Southerland

Agent: James Burns

Author: Lawrence Roberts, Sally-Ann Roberts & Robin Roberts

Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books

Available 20th May

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Wanda the Warthog who Worried

Artist: Chris Chatterton

Agent: Nicky Lander

Author: Frances Stickley

Publisher: Simon and Schuster Children's Books

Available 22nd May

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Murdle Junior Mysteries: Sleuths on the Loose

Artist: James Lancett

Author: G. T. Karber

Publisher: Profile Books

Available 22nd May

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Noah's New Home

Artist: Nabila Adani

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Zeshan Akhter

Publisher: Templar Publishing

Available 22nd May

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Cooking Up Change: 12 Recipes from my Grandma’s Kitchen

Artist: Alleanna Harris

Agent: Alex Gehringer

Author: Michael Platt

Publisher: Magic Cat

Available 27th May

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Feelings First: Won't Go!

Artist: Fotini Tikkou

Author: Sumana Seeboruth

Publisher: Barefoot Books

Available 27th May

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Feelings First: Not Tired!

Artist: Fotini Tikkou

Author: Sumana Seeboruth

Publisher: Barefoot Books

Available 27th May

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No Matter Where I Go

Artist: Katie Rewse

Author: Jessica Mathisen

Publisher: B&H Kids

Available 27th May

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Pirate Academy: Sword Echos

Artist: Teo Skaffa

Agent: Alex Gehringer

Author: Justin Somper

Publisher: UcLan Publishing

Available 29th May

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