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09/09/2026

🐴 Are you a foal fan? 🐴⁠
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Katie Knutton's beautiful book, A Foal Called Luna, is a perfect fantasy for all horse enthusiasts! Did you know these foal facts?⁠
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📖 A Foal Called Luna is out now! Follow the link in our bio to find your copy.⁠
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Wouldn’t the world be boring if we were all the same?⁠
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Luna the foal has tiny hooves, a fluffy tail and she loves to play with her friends in the meadow. But Luna also has something special… Luna has wings.⁠
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When Luna realises that she’s different, her mother and friends help her realise that everyone is unique and that’s what makes us special.

08/09/2026

🔮 Coming soon! Adam Allsuch Boardman's fascinating new book, An Illustrated History of Magic 🪄⁠
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Dive into a fully illustrated, spellbinding non-fiction guide to everything you ever wanted to know about the world of magic. Arrives this October 1st, follow the link in our bio to pre-order your copy 🔮⁠
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📖 An Illustrated History of Magic, by ⁠
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The shuffle of a card deck, a flick of a wand and the whisper of a spell…⁠
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Throughout history, humans have been captivated by the way magic offers insight into the realm of the unseen. From magical ailments and protective talismans to curses and tarot readings, believers and practitioners have used magic to better understand themselves and the world around them. As part of his Illustrated History series, Adam Allsuch Boardman creates an illustrative study of the mysterious, mystical world of magic.

03/09/2026

📣 Out Now! 📣 Two beautiful and touching picturebooks, a heartbreaking autobiographical YA graphic novel, and a fascinating illustrated non-fiction title! ⁠
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Find your copies via the link in our bio!⁠
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🌛 A Foal Called Luna by Katie Knutton ⁠
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Luna the foal has tiny hooves, a fluffy tail and she loves to play with her friends in the meadow. But Luna also has something special… Luna has wings.⁠
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When Luna realises that she’s different, her mother and friends help her realise that everyone is unique and that’s what makes us special.⁠
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🌊 In Waves by AJ Dungo ⁠
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A moving, beautiful non-fiction comic about surfing, love, life and loss.⁠
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In this visually arresting graphic novel, surfer and illustrator AJ Dungo remembers his late partner and the shared love of surfing that endured throughout their difficult times.⁠
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Dungo explores the beauty and complexity of his relationship with his partner as they face her prolonged battle with cancer. With a passion for surfing at the forefront of this narrative, Dungo intertwines his own story with those of the great heroes of surf in a rare work of non-fiction that is as moving as it is fascinating.⁠
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*Animated Film Adaptation Coming Soon to Netflix*⁠
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⛈️ Eye of the Storm by Catherine Ard and Rômolo D'Hipólito⁠
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A whirlwind tour of the stormy side of Earth! This stunningly illustrated non-fiction book, part of an award-winning series on natural phenomena, explores how storms begin, how meteorologists study them and the many different forms they take – from crashing thunder and lightning to tropical cyclones and fierce winter blizzards. Along the way, discover the myths, stories and art that storms have inspired across cultures and throughout history.⁠
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💗 Bear Heart (now in paperback) by Louise Greig and Hoang Giang⁠
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Who has a heart big enough to hold a lion?⁠
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Earnest is a bear with a big heart. He keeps all his favourite things inside his heart. When Earnest’s heart is full, he feels as though he can do anything! But is his heart big enough to hold a lion? If we make room in our hearts for love, it leaves us feeling better and braver with bigger hearts than ever, even if love has to leave.

01/09/2026

🏫 Autumn is finally here, and you know what that means? A brand new term at school! 🚌 🍎⁠
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📚️ Froggy's never been before, but that's not going to stop him- he's determined to learn all sorts of new things! ⁠
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🎒 Good luck to everybody starting at a new school today! 🍎⁠
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Froggy: Autumn Antics! by Paige Walshe is out now! Follow the link in our bio to get your copy.

31/08/2026

🍓 On the blog today! 🍓⁠
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Meet author and illustrator Jess Mountfield, as she tells us all about the process of creating her book, Jam is for Eating! as well as her thoughts on creativity, and the similarities and differences between her illustration and animation work. ⁠
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Follow the link in our bio to read!⁠
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📖 Jam is for Eating! by Jess Mountfield is out now!⁠
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Benny has made the best jam ever and his friends love it. One problem: none of them seem to want to eat it . . .⁠
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When Benny the bat rolls out his jam laden trolley loaded with the best batch he has ever made he is disappointed by his friends’ reactions to his sweet treat. Each and every one of Benny’s friends seems to have other (sometimes ingenious) uses for Benny’s jam. But to Benny’s annoyance, none of them involve eating it!⁠
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A unique picture book jam-packed with laughs on every spread.

27/08/2026

📣 Calling fans of all things spooky! 📣⁠
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🔍️ Adam Allsuch Boardman's series for ever-curious young readers is back, with The Unexplained: Urban Legends, coming soon! 🔎⁠
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📖 The Unexplained: Urban Legends by beams down onto bookshelves on the 1st of October, just in time for the spooky season. Follow the link in our bio to pre-order your copy!⁠
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Whether its tales of Bogeymen, lost cities or haunted video game cartridges, urban legends have fascinated people for centuries. Blurred photographs, paranormal encounters and Bigfoot sightings have kept believers asking one big question… Is there any truth to these modern-day folktales?⁠
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Explore the mysteries of urban legends in this graphic guide and decide for yourself – is there anything hiding under the bed?

25/08/2026

🌊 Coming Soon! 🌊⁠
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AJ Dungo's beautiful and heartbreaking autobiographical graphic novel, blending love, loss, and surfing is reissued this September on Flying Eye Books, ahead of the Netflix release of the animated film adaptation this December. ⁠
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📖 In Waves by AJ Dungo⁠
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Dungo explores the beauty and complexity of his relationship with his partner as they face her prolonged battle with cancer. With a passion for surfing at the forefront of this narrative, Dungo intertwines his own story with those of the great heroes of surf in a rare work of non-fiction that is as moving as it is fascinating.⁠
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Follow the link in our bio to pre-order your copy.⁠
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🎥 In Waves, which made its debut as the opening selection of the 2026 Cannes Critics' Week, is directed by Phuong Mai Nguyen and stars Will Sharpe and Stephanie Hsu. Arriving on Netflix this December 11th.

24/08/2026

🍓 It's a jam party! 🍓⁠
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Life imitated art recently when author and illustrator Jess Mountfield gathered friends and family to celebrate the release of Jam is for Eating! and share oodles of delicious home-made jam! (although unlike Benny the bat's friends, everybody understood how to enjoy these delicious treats!) ⁠
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🫙 Will you be making a few jars this jam season? 🥄⁠
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📖 Jam is for Eating! by Jess Mountfield is out now! Follow the link in our bio to find your copy. ⁠
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Benny has made the best jam ever and his friends love it. One problem: none of them seem to want to eat it . . .⁠
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When Benny the bat rolls out his jam laden trolley loaded with the best batch he has ever made he is disappointed by his friends’ reactions to his sweet treat. Each and every one of Benny’s friends seems to have other (sometimes ingenious) uses for Benny’s jam. But to Benny’s annoyance, none of them involve eating it!⁠
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A unique picture book jam-packed with laughs on every spread.

21/08/2026

Coming Soon! Louise Grieg and Hoang Giang's gorgeous picture book, Bear Heart, is now in paperback, and joins our bookshelves this September! ⁠
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Follow the link in our bio to pre-order your copy 💗⁠
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📖 ‘Befittingly for a book about how love can make us braver and stronger, Hoang Giang’s illustrations glow magnificently: her sunset-coloured depiction of Earnest surrounded by his favourite things, from blueberries to the perfect tree, is one of the most gorgeous picture book spreads I’ve seen all year.’ – The Observer⁠
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Who has a heart big enough to hold a lion?⁠
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Earnest is a bear with a big heart. He keeps all his favourite things inside his heart. When Earnest’s heart is full, he feels as though he can do anything! But is his heart big enough to hold a lion? If we make room in our hearts for love, it leaves us feeling better and braver with bigger hearts than ever, even if love has to leave.

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