The universe makes no mistakes… Twelve-year-old Arian never wanted a foster sister, much less the weird and annoying one who has joined his family. From her outlandish outfits and bizarre behaviour to her claim that the random stick she carries is a magical weapon, Madlock is creeping Arian out. There’s just one thing the pair can agree on: that she’s from another planet. Of course, Arian never meant literally… When Madlock summons a portal to another world, Arian is launched into an adventure of intergalactic proportions. For an ancient enemy is stirring in the shadows, and the universe has a bigger plan for them than the pair could ever have imagined

All Miaow wants is to enjoy his peaceful, solitary life as a temple guardian catching mice. But when the Jade Emperor invites all creatures on Earth to compete in a Great Race, the reserved cat finds himself reluctantly entering - and worse, socialising!

Spirited and fiery, shapeshifter Ming is Miaow's polar opposite, and she's determined to make him her new best friend. But she hadn't counted on Miaow making other friends too. As the race heats up, things start to unravel... Can the pair (and their friendship) make it to the finish line?

The first in a humorous, action-packed new series, MING AND MIAOW'S GREAT RACE is perfect for fans of YOMI AND THE FURY OF NINKI NANKA, TIGER WARRIOR, Laura Ellen Anderson and SPELLCASTERS.

Eric Huang has always been fascinated by legends and lore. As a boy, he was determined to find real-life dragons, so he studied palaeontology at university. Reality didn't live up to his Jurassic Park dreams, though, and he found himself working as secretary at Disney Publishing, launching a career in children's books. Eric lives in London with his boyfriend Brian and cat McNulty. He's a podcaster, writer, and lecturer at City University of London's Masters in Publishing programme.

Phùng Nguyên Quang is an illustrator - picture book author based in Saigon, Vietnam. He creates his stunning artwork using a mix of watercolour, acrylic and digital. His works are inspired by the folk culture of Vietnam and Asia.

Zoggy, the alien, feels awkward when he is invited to his first Earth birthday party. He is just not sure how to behave and make some silly mistakes. His friends Dan and Megan help him. When he starts to feel more confident, Zoggy find he can play a special part in making the party a big success. Guinea Pig Education presents the Zoggy the Alien series about a cute little alien who lands on Earth. Will he be accepted? What will he feel as he tries to fit in with life on Earth? This series introduces inclusiveness as Zoggy finds out that he is loved and accepted. He is given help with all those things he meets like fear and anxiousness. Yes, these books are bang up-to-date, full of lessons to be learned and will be loved by children of 3 to 7 years.

Eva has set her sights on studying English at Oxford University. Atmospheric old libraries; secret societies; eccentric professors – it’s the stuff of her dreams.

When she and her best friend (who she’s also secretly in love with), George, are invited to Interview Week, it seems like those dreams are coming true.

But only a day in, George is found dead on the steps of a university statue. And it is Eva who finds him.

All eyes are now on her as she races to clear her name, uncover the truth – and take back her future.

EXCITABLE - INQUISITIVE - FEARLESS - BIT OF A KNOW-IT-ALL ELEVEN YEAR OLD MARROW GETS RUDELY PULLED THROUGH A SMALL KEYHOLE IN A PAINTING. SHE THEN FINDS HERSELF IN AN ODDBALL FOREST WORLD OF CREATURES AND THINGS SHE KNOWS ABOUT, AND A FEW SHE DOES NOT! SOME OF THEM SEE HER AS A TASTY MEAL ON LEGS, AND OTHERS TRY TO HELP HER FIND HER WAY BACK. AS SHE NAVIGATES HER WAY THROUGH THIS ENDLESS LEARY WORLD OF WONDER, FUN, AND DANGER, SHE MUST USE HER IMAGINATION, WITS, AND GIRL GUIDE KNOW-HOW TO GET OUT OF ENDLESS SCRAPES AND ADVENTURES! T.L.G.

Pee-yew! What's that pong? It's a letter from Thea - she's in danger! Geronimo's sister has disappeared during a treasure hunt on Easter Island. Armed with a map and some cryptic clues, Geronimo and his friends rush to the rescue. Will they find Thea before she and the treasure are lost furever?

When newcomer Hadley is assigned to cover the football team for the school newspaper, she gets way more than she bargained for. After one of the players is mysteriously poisoned, she starts to receive strange emails from an anonymous source, warning her to stay away from the team. Soon, a second player is killed, and the town’s well-kept secrets start to unravel . . .

Now she must find answers and stop the killer . . . or risk becoming their next target.

Alex se oupa het grys hare, dra valstande en kyk graag na reisprogramme op TV. Maar op ’n dag raak hy skielik mal oor …

BREIIINNNSSS! Dit is duidelik dat Oupa besig is om in ’n zombie te verander. As Alex hom van dr. Zuurman en die zombiepolisie wil red, gaan hy ’n paar briljante planne, goeie vriende en hope broccoli nodig hê. En miskien kan hulle op die koop toe ook hulle droom bewaarheid om die Zambia en Egipte te siene kry!

Met Jacobs se sonderlinge kombinasie van humor en die deernisvolle uitbeelding van gesins- en ander verhoudinge, is dit nie moeilik om te verstaan waarom hy die topverkoperkinderboekskrywer in Suid-Afrika is nie.

After living for years under the occupation by the evil Fangs of Dang, the Igiby children find a map rumoured to lead to the lost Jewels of Anniera - the one thing the Fangs will do anything to find. The family is thrown headlong into a perilous adventure, uncovering truths about who they are that will change their world forever. Repackaged with new illustrations, this is the opportunity to discover the Wingfeathers.

GET READY FOR SOME SUPERSIZED FUN!

When is the queen not just the queen? When she is WONDERQUEEN!

KAPOW!

Is that an especially large bird? Is it a weirdly small plane? No: it’s THUNDERHOUND!

BLAM!

When her schoolteachers turn into deadly dinosaurs, who can possibly stop them? Why, DINO-KID, of course!

ROAR!

Join Jade, Catty and Butty in Grandma's pretty garden as a small caterpillar discovers how he can fly through the air.

Lotta en haar hele familie gaan vir ’n naweek weg om Ouma en Oupa se goue bruilof te vier. Haar pa het lank beplan wat hulle alles daar gaan doen. Van ’n simpel skattejag tot ’n vervelige wandelpad deur ’n woud. Maar die ERGSTE van alles is dat sy en haar raasbekboeties ’n lied moet sing. Voor al die mense! Gelukkig gaan Lotta haar twee niggies wat in Australië bly ook daar ontmoet. Wie weet, dalk kuier hulle darem lekker saam . . .

Die lewe op 'n eiland in die Indiese Oseaan is op die oog af idillies, maar Anna Atoom is eintlik nogal eensaam. Haar ma is dag in en dag uit aan die werk in die laboratorium, van waar sy die aarde monitor vir dreigende omgewingsrampe. Dis juis so 'n krisis wat Anna van haar pragtige eiland na die verste uithoeke van die planeet neem. Net sy kan die wêreld red!

Gabriel skrik wakker in ’n donker kelder in ’n vreemde stad, sonder enige herinnering van hoe hy daar gekom het. Al wat hy weet is sy naam en dat hy in Amsterdam woon. Tot sy verbasing bevind hy hom in die Kaap van Storms, die VOC se ou halfwegstasie – en in die begrafplaas is ’n graf met sy naam en geboortedatum op. ’n Pragtige slawemeisie, Zytia, probeer hom help om uit te vind wie hy werklik is. Sy potloodsketse bring visioene van ’n Khoi seun en ’n vreemde klip. En Zytia se geheimsinnige meesteres soek sy bloed . . .