A New Bundle to Look Forward to in 2017

We are anticipating lots of exciting events in 2017! Mostly the arrival of BookBump in April who hopefully will enjoy books as much as his big sister.

But we are also looking forward to lots of exciting book releases next year! When researching this post I could have picked a huge list but I've narrowed it down to some of the ones we are most excited about. It is by no means exhaustive and there is a good chance that we have missed something off the list. But here are a few I thought I would share:

Edie - Sophy Henn

BookBairn and I really enjoyed Sophy Henn's Pom Pom series of books which we discovered this year! It's no surprise then that we can't wait to read her newest character creation in 'Edie', a little girl who always loves to be helpful! Edie helps her mummy wake up bright and early, she helps her Daddy to get everything at the shops and she helps her little brother with knowing what's what! I get the feeling that BookBairn and Edie may be kindred spirits!
Due for release 2nd February 2017* Take a sneak peek!

First Stories Series from Campbell Publishing

Cozy Classics: Wizard of Oz - Jack and Holman Wang

Little People Big Dreams: Marie Curie - Isabel Sanchez Vergara and Frau Isa

Felt Flaps Series by Ingela Arrhenius

I Love You (Nearly Always) - Anna Llenas

Peepo - Jo Lodge

I Can Only Draw Worms - Will Mabbitt

This brightly coloured little wonder-book is one that we don't have to wait to read as the wonderful publisher from Puffin just knew that we would adore it and sent us an unbound proof copy and I can assure you it is just fabulous! I can sympathise with Will Mabbitt, I'm no artist myself but this clever story will have children captivated as this video shows! You might think worms are a bit boring but with a little bit of imagination they can get up to the most wonderful things. A wonderfully silly story (with counting and number thrown in) children will want to read this story again and again. And who can argue with a book that's so bright it makes your face look bright pink when you hold up the pages!
Due for release 26th January 2017*

Bathtime for Little Rabbit - Jorg Muhle

One of BookBairn's top reads of 2016 was 'Tickle My Ears' and we are so looking forward to helping Little Rabbit with his bathtime routine. These books are great fun for children and allow them to really interact with the story of a book and not just additional elements like touch and feel. It's so clever. And Little Rabbit is so loveable!
Due for release February 2017*

We would also love to read anything new by Emma Dodd, are hotly anticipating sequels to Nibbles the Book Monster by Emma Yarlett and Oi Dog/Oi Frog by Kes Grey and Jim Field. And if Oliver Jeffers has time to illustrate something new that would definitely jump to the top of my list!

*Release dates are for UK release provided by publisher but may be subject to changes.