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Hitting The Shelves: August 2025
last updated 01 August 2025
Along with the sunshine, August brings a fresh wave of exciting stories. With a whole host of brilliant new books publishing this month, it’s the perfect time to pick one up and let the pages carry you somewhere wonderful.
This is My Wonderful Face
Artist: Bece Luna
Agent: Alex Gehringer
Author: Miriam Moore-Keish
Publisher: Capstone
Available August 1st
Can I Sit Here?
Artist: Kate Herbert
Agent: Georgia Tournay-Godfrey
Author: Heather Thompson Day & London Marie Day
Publisher: Tyndale
Available August 5th
What Kind of Shoes Does a Hippopotamus Choose?
Artist: Sebastien Braun
Agent: Nicky Lander
Author: Kat Maconie
Publisher: Flamingo Books
Available August 5th
Horror in Pleasantville
Artist: Dan Widdowson
Author: Caleb Finn
Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia
Available August 5th
Nafu Want Food
Author/Illustrator: Subi Bosa
Agent: Georgia Tournay-Godfrey
Publisher: Lerner
Available August 5th
Play the Game: Time to Win
Artist: Berat Pekmezci
Author: Amar Shah
Publisher: Scholastic US
Available August 5th
Witchycakes: Sweet Magic
Artist: Ariane Moreira
Agent: Alex Gehringer
Author: Kara LaReau
Publisher: Random House Children's
Available August 5th
Witchycakes: Changing Magic
Artist: Ariane Moreira
Agent: Alex Gehringer
Author: Kara LaReau
Publisher: Random House Children's
Available August 5th
Wild Child
Author/Illustrator: Annabel Tempest
Agent: Nicky Lander
Publisher: Hardie Grant
Available August 7th
What the Artist Saw: Henri Matisse
Artist: Margarida Esteves
Agent: Georgia Tournay-Godfrey
Author: Heather Alexander
Publisher: DK
Available August 7th
In Our Dreams
Artist: Nabila Adani
Agent: Susan Penny
Author: Isabel Otter
Publisher: Little Tiger
Available August 7th
Malorie Blackman: Magic Betsey
Artist: Diane Ewen
Agent: Nicky Lander
Author: Malorie Blackman
Publisher: Penguin Children's
Available August 7th
Malorie Blackman: Hurricane Betsey
Artist: Diane Ewen
Agent: Nicky Lander
Author: Malorie Blackman
Publisher: Penguin Children's
Available August 7th
Malorie Blackman: Betsey's Birthday Surprise
Artist: Diane Ewen
Agent: Nicky Lander
Author: Malorie Blackman
Publisher: Penguin Children's
Available August 7th
Stompie the Zombie
Artist: Binny Talib
Agent: Nicky Lander
Author: Margery Cuyler
Publisher: Amazon Publishing
Available August 12th
Home, Home
Author/Illustrator: Sibu T.P.
Agent: James Burns
Publisher: Viking Books
Available August 12th
Pumpkin Spice
Artist: Monique Dong
Agent: Alex Gehringer
Author: Arie Kaplan
Publisher: Penguin US
Available August 12th
Elephant Bowling and Other Animal Play
Artist: Stephanie Laberis
Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong
Author: Richard Haynes
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Available August 12th
Getting Ready for Halloween
Artist: Debby Rahmalia
Agent: Susan Penny
Author: Vera Ahiyya
Publisher: Random House Children's
Available August 12th
Every Breath, Every Blessing
Artist: Paran Kim
Author: Dorena Williamson
Publisher: Zondervan
Available August 12th
Good Morning Main Street
Artist: Fiona Lee
Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong
Author: Catherine Bailey
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Available August 12th
My Abuela Is A Bruja
Artist: Lorena Alvarez Gomez
Agent: Alex Gehringer
Author: Mayra Cuevas
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Available August 12th
Hangry
Artist: Fred Blunt
Agent: Susan Penny
Author: Kathryn Wanless
Publisher: Templar
Available August 14th
Maisie vs the Himalayas
Artist: Marco Guadalupi
Author: Jack Jackman
Publisher: Nosy Crow
Available August 14th
By My Side
Artist: Ben Mantle
Agent: Susan Penny
Author: Hollie Hughes
Publisher: Hachette Children's
Available August 14th
The Elephant and the Piano
Artist: Nabila Adani
Agent: Susan Penny
Author: Colette Hiller
Publisher: Magic Cat
Available August 14th
Chemistry for Young Scientists
Artist: Dao Thuy Linh
Agent: Nicky Lander
Author: Dr Dr Kit Chapman
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Available August 14th
Dr Roopa's Body Books: The Glorious Gut
Artist: Viola Wang
Agent: Susan Penny
Author: Dr Roopa Farooki
Publisher: Walker Books
Available August 14th
Old MacDonald on the Move
Artist: Maria Karipidou
Agent: Nicky Lander
Author: Philip Ardagh
Publisher: Walker Books
Available August 14th
Storm Quest
Artist: Tom Knight
Agent: Susan Penny
Author: Andy Prentice
Publisher: Usborne
Available August 14th
One Silly Sausage Dog
Artist: Alex Willmore
Agent: Nicky Lander
Author: Alastair Chisholm
Publisher: Hachette Children's
Available August 14th
UH-OH NIKO: Train
Author/Illustrator: Chris Chatterton
Agent: Nicky Lander
Publisher: Ladybird Books
Available August 14th
The Blue Velvet Chair
Artist: Aaron Marin
Agent: Susan Penny
Author: Rio Cortez
Publisher: Denene Millner Books
Available August 19th
Greta Ever After
Artist: Dana SanMar
Agent: Alex Gehringer
Author: Melissa Dassori
Publisher: Little, Brown
Available August 19th
Princess Battle Royale
Artist: Jen Hill
Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong
Author: Phaea Crede
Publisher: Viking
Available August 19th
Five Little Friends: A Collection of Finger Rhymes
Artist: Fiona Woodcock
Agent: Susan Penny
Author: Sean Taylor
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Available August 19th
De grote postzegelroof van Rufus, Felix en (per ongeluk ook van) Viebe
Artist: Marco Guadalupi
Author: Sofie Leyts
Publisher: Pelckmans Uitgevers
Available August 21st
How to Talk to Dolphins and Other Incredible Ideas about Animals
Artist: Richard Watson
Author: William Potter
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
Available August 26th
Crayola: 100 First Words of Creativity
Artist: Melanie Demmer
Author: BuzzPop
Publisher: Little Bee Books
Available August 26th
Les magimatous - Le magiversaire
Artist: Benedetta Capriotti
Author: Julien Hervieux
Publisher: Editions Auzou
Available August 28th
Let's Find Pumpkins!
Artist: Chris Jevons
Agent: Nicky Lander
Author: Evie Day
Publisher: Hachette Children's
Available August 28th
Halloween? That's Not Right!
Artist: Lee Cosgrove
Agent: Nicky Lander
Author: Candy Bee
Publisher: Harper Collins Children's
Available August 28th
Greg the Sausage Roll: Dinosaur Adventure
Artist: Gareth Conway
Agent: Susan Penny
Publisher: Penguin Children's
Available August 28th
Fox and the Mystery Letter
Author/Illustrator: Alex G Griffiths
Agent: Nicky Lander
Publisher: Quarto
Available August 28th
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