Little Tiger

From cars and buses to boats, submarines and soaring aircrafts, this innovative board book is packed with vehicles of every kind.

Being a newcomer can be tough, especially at a new school. Here, we explore the difficult emotions that accompany that first day, in a compassionate and supportive way. Without minimising the fear and apprehension a child may feel, pastel shades, simple design and a gentle rhythm in the text provide a comforting exploration of what to expect. Emphasis is placed on the faces and body language of a diverse cast of characters throughout. Each character is expertly illustrated to convey the emotional tone, making the shifts understandable to younger audiences.

The explosive third instalment in Dungan’s series plunges readers straight into the chaos left by book two’s revelations. Alex Wintour, already stretched to her limits, now finds herself imprisoned in a timeless underground cage built to disorient and erode identity itself. Cut off from the flow and surrounded by other captive temporals losing their grip of where and who they are – Alex is forced to confront a new kind of hell.

Annie Armani is a high school student in Philadelphia who is thrown into the limelight when she unexpectedly wins her first ever MMA title fight with a knockout punch. She has mixed emotions about the victory, partly because she thinks the winning punch was a fluke but also because her older brother and fellow fighter Marc has only recently died in a motorcycle crash.

Sisters Emmie and Paige are delighted when their parents agree to finally allow them to have a puppy each – Loki and Star. When the sisters’ uncle tells them he is getting married to his partner, Emmie has the bright idea of Loki being the ringbearer at the wedding. It soon becomes apparent that Loki is not quite ringbearer material, but Emmie is determined to keep training him to make the wedding extra special.

This is an emotional and beautifully written story of a young man’s struggle to find his way.

Wanzu lives in Sealand with his grandmother, the wise and gentle Jjajja. In Sealand, every person shares a unique bond with one of the four elements – air, fire, water, or earth. When disaster strikes their homeland, Wanzu and his friends must harness these elemental connections, embarking on a journey through the natural world. Guided by the wisdom of those they encounter, they uncover their inner strengths and ultimately strive to restore balance to Sealand.

When a storm destroys the homes of the animals in the forest, they must come together to rebuild.

This wildly colourful anthology digs deep and spreads wide to celebrate different forms of courage and empowerment, from the more familiar – being true to yourself, fighting injustice – to fresh expressions of bravery, such as swirling in a sari and letting Afro hair ‘grow/the way it wants to grow:/ confident again.’

This story welcomes the reader to Yummy Gummy Land as the Gumdrops say hello directly to the reader!