New May Picture Book Releases

Take a look at some of our new picture books publishing in May! Click the cover images to learn more about each book.

New Hardback Releases

My Bollywood Dream by Avani Dwivedi

A Bed of Stars by Jessica Love

Animal Atlas by Ingela P. Arrhenius

National Theatre: Lola Saves the Show, by Katherine Halligan, Guilherme Karsten (illus.)

New Paperback Releases

Get Real, Mallory! by Daisy Hirst

Maps: From Anna to Zane by Vivian French, Ya-Ling Huang (illus.)

Grandma's Story by Moira Butterfield, Salvatore Rubbino (illus.)

Do Lions Hate Haircuts? by Bethany Walker, Stephanie Laberis (illus.)

All of our May picture books are now available from all good booksellers!

New April Picture Book Releases

Take a look at some of our new picture books publishing in April! Click the cover images to learn more about each book.

New Hardback Releases

Molly, Olive and Dexter by Catherine Rayner

The Crown by Emily Kapff

The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker

The Fastest Tortoise in Town by Howard Calvert, Karen Obuhanych (illus.)

Twenty Questions by Mac Barnett, Christian Robinson (illus.)

Love, the Earth by Frances Stickley, Tim Hopgood (illus.)

My Friend, Loonie by Nina LaCour, Ashling Lindsay (illus.)

New Paperback Releases

Find Your Happy by Emily Coxhead

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems

John Agard's Windrush Child by John Agard, Sophie Bass (illus.)

Download the teachers' notes for John Agard's Windrush Child

Maisy Goes on a Nature Walk by Lucy Cousins

One World: 24 Hours on Planet Earth by Nicola Davies, Jenni Desmond (illus.)

Download the teachers' notes for One World: 24 Hours on Planet Earth

Dragon Post by Emma Yarlett

A Best Friend for Bear by Petr Horáček

Download the teachers' notes for A Best Friend for Bear

Winston and the Indoor Cat by Leila Rudge

Snakes in Space by Kathryn Dennis

Piano Fingers by Caroline Magerl

All of our April picture books are now available from all good booksellers!

New March Picture Book Releases

 Take a look at a selection of our March picture book releases! Click the images below for more information on each title.

New in Hardback

The Repair Shop Stories: The Toy Bus by Amy Sparkes, Katie Hickey (illus.) 

Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories by Jarvis

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Pick a Perfect Egg by Patricia Toht, Jarvis (illus.)

John's Turn by Mac Barnett, Kate Berube (illus.)

My Baba's Garden by Jordan Scott, Sydney Smith (illus.)

Carry Me! by Georgie Birkett

New in Paperback 

Bunnies in a Boat by Philip Ardagh, Ben Mantle (illus.)

The Boy With Flowers in His Hair by Jarvis

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Mum, Me and the Mulberry Tree by Tanya Rosie, Chuck Groenink (illus.)

Ada and the Galaxies by Alan Lightman and Olga Pastuchiv, Susanna Chapman (illus.)

All of our March picture books are available now from all good booksellers!

New February Picture Book Releases

Browse what’s brand new on the Walker bookshelves this February! Find out more by clicking each book below. 

Brand new in hardback

Get Real, Mallory! by Daisy Hirst

As Brave as a Lion by Erika Meza

So You Want to Be a Frog by Jane Porter, Neil Clark

Now out in paperback

I Am Hungry by Michael Rosen, Robert Starling

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I Am Not An Octopus by Erin McLoughlin, Marc Boutavant (illus.)

Apple and Magnolia by Laura Gehl, Patricia Metola (illus.)

Chirp by Mary Murphy

Isabelle and the Crooks by Michelle Robinson, Chris Mould (illus.)

Baby, Sleepy Baby by Atinuke, Angela Brooksbank (illus.)

Now out in board book format!

All of our February releases are available from all good booksellers!

New January Picture Book Releases

 Check out a selection of our January releases. Find out more by clicking each book below!

I Am Happy by Michael Rosen, Robert Starling (illus.)

Granny and Bean by Karen Hesse, Charlotte Voake (illus.)

ONE TO WATCH in The Bookseller January 2023 Children's Previews.

"Granny and Bean perfectly encapsulates the joy of being out in the wild while knowing you are safe with someone you love." - The Bookseller

Word Trouble by Vyara Boyadjieva

Name Your Numbers by Smriti Halls, Edward Underwood (illus.)

Maybe... by Chris Haughton

Now out in board book format!

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Princesses Break Free by Timothy Knapman, Jenny Løvlie (illus.)

Now out in paperback!

Owls are Cool by Timothy Knapman, Jason Cockcroft (illus.)

Now out in paperback!

The Girl Who Noticed Everything by Jane Porter, Maisie Paradise Shearring (illus.)

Now out in paperback!

You, Me and Our Whole Wide World by Bridget Marzo

Now out in paperback!

The Think-Ups! by Claire Alexander

Now out in paperback!