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Hitting The Shelves: August 2024

last updated 01 August 2024

August is here, bringing with it long, sun-drenched days perfect for diving into new adventures through the pages of a book. So, grab a cozy spot, pick up one of these brilliant new releases, and let the reading begin!


Dream Hunters

Dream Hunters

Artist: Federica Frenna

Agent: Amy Fitzgerald

Author: Nazima Pathan

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Available in UK, 1st August

He Says… She Says

He Says…She Says

Artist: Gareth Conway

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Anne Fine

Publisher: Barrington Stoke

Available in UK, 1st August

A Boy Called Book

A Boy Called Book

Artist: Aaron Cushley

Agent: Robyn Newton & Amy Fitzgerald

Author: Vincent Ralph

Publisher: Scholastic UK

Available in UK, 1st August

Evie and Dr Dino: Can We Meet a Dinosaur?

Evie and Dr Dino: Can We Meet a Dinosaur?

Artist: Ekaterina Anfilova

Agent: Robyn Newton & Amy Fitzgerald

Author: Rosalind Spark

Publisher: Oxford University Press UK

Available in UK, 1st August

Countdown to Bedtime Sleepy Dragon

Countdown to Bedtime Sleepy Dragon

Artist: Tom Knight

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Candy Bee

Publisher: Harper Collins UK

Available in UK, 1st August

Dr Roopa's Body Books: The Super Skeleton

Dr Roopa's Body Books: The Super Skeleton

Artist: Viola Wang

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Dr Roopa Farooki

Publisher: Walker Books UK

Available in UK, 1st August

Not Another Unicorn Book!

Not Another Unicorn Book!

Artist: Chris Jevons

Agent: Freddie Dawson & Nicky Lander

Author: Laura Baker

Publisher: Scholastic

Available in UK, 1st August

The Ocean Blue and You

The Ocean Blue and You

Artist: Stephanie Fizer Coleman

Agent: Alex Gehringer

Author: Suzanne Slade

Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press

Available in US, 1st August

Baby Animals Trying: A Celebration of First Moments

Baby Animals Trying: A Celebration of First Moments

Artist: Sebastien Braun

Agent: Freddie Dawson & Nicky Lander

Author: Aimee Reid

Publisher: Sourcebooks

Available in US, 1st August

Ali the Great Saves the Day

Ali the Great Saves the Day

Artist: Debby Rahmalia

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Saadia Faruqi

Publisher: Capstone

Available in US, 1st August

Line Leads the Way

Line Leads the Way

Artist: Alice Caldarella

Agent: Emily Fernandez

Author: Laura Purdie Salas

Publisher: Capstone

Available in US, 1st August

A Bold Pumpkin Plan

A Bold Pumpkin Plan

Author/Illustrator: Katy Hudson

Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong

Publisher: Capstone

Available in US, 1st August

Missy and Mason 1: Missy Wants a Mammoth

Missy and Mason 1: Missy Wants a Mammoth

Artist: Ariel Landy

Agent: Alex Gehringer

Author: Pam Vaughan

Publisher: Holiday House

Available in CA, 6th August

Apprentice Academy: Knights: The Unofficial Guide to the Heroic Arts

Apprentice Academy: Knights: The Unofficial Guide to the Heroic Arts

Artist: Cathrin Peterslund

Agent: Amy Fitzgerald

Author: Hal Johnson

Publisher: Macmillan US

Available in US, 6th August

A Song for August: The Inspiring Life of Playwright August Wilson

A Song for August: The Inspiring Life of Playwright August Wilson

Artist: Alleanna Harris

Agent: Alex Gehringer

Author: Sally Denmead

Publisher: Levine Querido

Available in US, 6th August

Birds on the Brain

Birds on the Brain

Artist: Julianna Swaney

Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong

Author: Uma Krishnaswami

Publisher: Groundwood

Available in US, 6th August

Maya Makes Waves

Maya Makes Waves

Artist: Ramona Kaulitzki

Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong

Author: Maya Gabeira

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Available in US, 6th August

World More Beautiful

World More Beautiful

Artist: Becca Stadtlander

Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong

Author: Angela Burke Kunkel

Publisher: Random House Studio

Available in US, 6th August

Fearless Firsts

Fearless Firsts

Artist: Steffi Walthall

Agent: James Burns

Author: James Buckley Jr., Ellen Labrecque

Publisher: Sourcebooks

Available in US, 6th August

Love in the Library

Love in the Library

Artist: Yas Imamura

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Available in US, 6th August

Clara Barton #1: Angel of the Battlefield

Clara Barton #1: Angel of the Battlefield

Artist: Ben Mantle

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Ann Hood

Publisher: Penguin US

Available in US, 6th August

Alexander Hamilton #2: Little Lion

Alexander Hamilton #2: Little Lion

Artist: Ben Mantle

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Ann Hood

Publisher: Penguin US

Available in US, 6th August

Science is Lit: Crazy chemistry and epic experiments with TikTok science sensation BIG MANNY

Science is Lit: Crazy chemistry and epic experiments with TikTok science sensation BIG MANNY

Artist: Subi Bosa

Agent: Robyn Newton & Amy Fitzgerald

Author: Big Manny

Publisher: Puffin

Available in UK, 8th August

The Other Side of the Valley

The Other Side of the Valley

Author/Illustrator: Ashling Lindsay

Agent: Susan Penny

Publisher: Quarto

Available in UK, 8th August

Halloween Night!

Halloween Night!

Artist: Ashley Evans

Agent: Alex Gehringer

Author: Candice Ransom

Publisher: Random House US

Available in US, 13th August

Dazzling Zelda

Dazzling Zelda

Author/Illustrator: Aura Lewis

Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong

Collaborator: Farai Simoyi

Publisher: Simon & Schuster US

Available in US, 13th August

I'm So Blessed

I'm So Blessed

Artist: Maja Andersen

Agent: Robbin Brosterman

Author: Cain

Publisher: B&H Kids

Available in US, 13th August

The Prince of Yorsha Doon

The Prince of Yorsha Doon

Artist: Kristina Kister

Agent: Robyn Newton & Amy Fitzgerald

Author: Andrew Peterson

Publisher: WaterBrook Multnomah

Available in US, 13th August

Bears Don't Get Scared

Bears Don't Get Scared

Artist: Chris Jevons

Agent: Freddie Dawson & Nicky Lander

Author: Mark Grist

Publisher: Bloomsbury UK

Available in UK, 15th August

Cleopatra: The Woman Behind the Stories

Cleopatra: The Woman Behind the Stories

Artist: Hannah Peck

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Alexandra Stewart

Publisher: Bloomsbury UK

Available in UK, 15th August

A Taste of Home

A Taste of Home

Artist: Sibu T.P.

Agent: James Burns

Author: Richard Ho

Publisher: Macmillan US

Available in US, 20th August

The Little Vampire in Love

The Little Vampire in Love

Artist: Daniel Duncan

Agent: Nicky Lander

Author: Angela Sommer-Bodenburg

Publisher: Simon & Schuster US

Available in US, 20th August

Papa and Pearl

Papa and Pearl

Artist: Kim Barnes

Agent: Emily Fernandez

Author: Annette M. Clayton

Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing

Available in US, 20th August

The House on Yeet Street

The House on Yeet Street

Artist: Jensine Eckwall

Agent: Emily Fernandez

Author: Preston Norton

Publisher: Union Square & Co.

Available in US, 27th August

Are You Nobody Too?

Are You Nobody Too?

Artist: Hannah Li

Agent: Robyn Newton & Amy Fitzgerald

Author: Tina Cane

Publisher: Random House US

Available in US, 27th August

Spooky, Scary Skeletons

Spooky, Scary Skeletons

Artist: Polona Lovšin

Agent: Susan Penny

Author: Andrew Gold

Publisher: Random House US

Available in US, 27th August

Betsey Biggalow is Here! & Betsey Biggalow the Detective

Betsey Biggalow is Here! & Betsey Biggalow the Detective

Artist: Diane Ewen

Agent: Freddie Dawson & Nicky Lander

Author: Malorie Blackman

Publisher: Penguin Random House UK

Available in UK, 29th August

Witch's New Trick

Witch's New Trick

Artist: Jess Pauwels

Agent: Freddie Dawson & Nicky Lander

Author: Caroline Crowe

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Available in UK, 29th August

Try

Try

Artist: Ben Whitehouse

Agent: Amy Fitzgerald

Author: Rob Burrow & Kevin Sinfield

Publisher: PanMacmillan

Available in UK, 29th August

Spooky Celebrations Around the World

Spooky Celebrations Around the World

Artist: Veronika Kotyk

Agent: Anna Zieger

Author: Matt Ralphs

Publisher: Phaidon Press

Available in UK, 29th August

Le Running Club de la flemme

Le Running Club de la flemme

Artist: Sarah Long

Agent: Amy Capelin

Author: Rutter Bethany

Publisher: Fleurus Editions

Available in FR, 30th August

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