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NATIONAL TRUST CHILDREN’S BOOKS
New Titles 2019
Nosy Crow 978-1-78800-057-4 | £6.99Paperback | January 2019129 x 198mm | 192pp | 7+
The Secret Diary of Kitty Cask: Smuggler’s DaughterPhilip Ardagh and Jamie Littler
Kitty Cask is a smuggler’s daughter. In the Cornish coastal village of Minnock, Kitty and her family make their living as ‘free traders’ – secretly bringing contraband goods into the country while evading the corrupt redcoats who work for the King. Kitty isn’t supposed to be involved in any of her father’s schemes ... but she’s very good at creeping out at night, and before too long she is caught in the thick of the action – salvaging shipwrecks, staging prison breaks and staying one step ahead of the tyrannical excisemen!
Philip Ardagh is the Roald Dahl Funny Prize winning-author of The Grunts. He is probably best known for his Grubtown Tales, but he is author of over 100 books. He is a ‘regular irregular’ reviewer of children’s books for The Guardian and is currently developing a series for television.
Jamie Littler is an illustrator who graduated from the Arts Institute at Bournemouth in 2008, and has won a High Commendation in the Macmillan Children’s Book Prize. Jamie’s books include Hamish and the Worldstoppers, which was the bestselling children’s debut of 2015 and Wilf the Mighty Worrier, shortlisted for the Laugh Out Loud Book Awards.
Nosy Crow978-1-78800-409-1 | £14.99Hardback with die-cut cover and laser-cut pages July 2019290 x 250mm | 48pp | 6+
Homes Through HistoryGoldie Hawk and Sarah Gibb
In this beautifully detailed, laser-cut book, children can travel back in time and explore homes from seven different eras: late Middle Ages, Tudor, Georgian, Victorian, 1920s, 1960s and present day. Peek through the windows, discover the rooms inside and spot the family members. Then, learn a bit more about the family, spot the pieces of furniture that appear in more than one house, and find out what people wore in each era – from kirtles and crinolines to flat caps and flapper dresses.
Goldie Hawk is a children’s book writer and editor based in London. She spent much of her childhood running wild on Wimbledon Common or with her nose in a book, and now spends her time researching and writing about all kinds of topics, from historical houses to the art of den-building.
Sarah Gibb has a BA in Graphic Design from Central St. Martins and an MA in Illustration from the University of Brighton. She has illustrated dozens of children’s books and book covers, including the famous Emily Windsnap and Tiara Club series and Sue Townsend’s back catalogue, national magazines, cards, packaging and advertising. Her clients include Harrods, Vogue, Elle, Penguin, Simon & Schuster, Orion, HarperCollins, Orchard and Crabtree & Evelyn.
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978-1-78800-405-3 | £7.99 Cased board book, spiral bound
March 2019 | 200 x 200mm32pp | 3+
Sunflower Shoots and Muddy BootsA Child’s Guide to Gardening
Katherine Halligan and Grace Easton
The first in a brand-new activity series encouraging preschool children and their parents to enjoy nature together, focusing on gardening and growing activities. This book is packed with brilliant activities and green-fingered ideas, top tips and fascinating facts, from growing berries and flowers in old hats and welly boots, to making miniature indoor magic gardens or even growing your own living secret den. The perfect first introduction to the delight of growing plants.
Toasted Cheese and Fresh Green PeasA Child’s Guide to Cooking
Katherine Halligan and Grace Easton
From making gorgeous granola to easy-peasy cheesy pasta or even baking delicious cakes, these tried and tested family favourites are fun to make and delicious to share. Simple and tasty, they will delight even the pickiest of picky eaters, and there’s lots of top tips and fascinating facts too. This is the perfect first introduction to cooking for preschool children and grown-ups to enjoy together.
Nosy Crow | 978-1-78800-405-3 | £7.99 | Cased board book, spiral bound | July 2019 | 200 x 200mm | 32pp | 3+
New Series: Busy Little Bees
Katherine Halligan has written many successful children’s books. She is a keen gardener and cook and enjoys inventing new dishes for her two young children. She has eaten everything from iguana and kangaroo to ostrich and octopus ... but her favourite food is cake!
Grace Easton was born in London, England, but now lives in the United States of America. Before becoming an author and illustrator she was a baker, a Christmas elf and a book designer.
Beetles, Butterflies and other British Minibeasts Nikki Dyson
The fourth in our glorious sticker book series, this book is packed with facts about weird and wonderful minibeasts and their homes. With four pages of wildlife stickers, you can stick spiders into their webs, fill the bug hotel with woodlice, add a dragonfly zipping across a pond and much, much more.
Nikki Dyson studied for her illustration degree in Swindon. Since graduating, she has illustrated many books for children including the nature sticker book series for the National Trust.
Nosy Crow | 978-1-78800-403-9 | £5.99 | Paperback | April 2019 300 x 220mm | 24pp + 8pp stickers | 3+
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Nosy Crow978-1-78800-332-2 | £7.99 Hardback | May 2019198 x 129mm | 96pp | 7+
Go Wild at the SeasideGoldie Hawk and Rachael Saunders
A perfect pocket-sized guide for young coastal adventurers. Find out what to take and what NOT to wear, as well as how to cook mussels for dinner, build a pebble arch and play lots of brilliant games. Children will also learn how to respect the sea, including finding out what to do in an emergency, from dealing with jellyfish stings to escaping from a rip tide. There are also spotters’ guides for identifying wildlife, and even a helpful chapter on seaside conservation and how to organise your own beach clean.
Goldie Hawk is a children’s book writer and editor based in London. She spent much of her childhood running wild on Wimbledon Common or with her nose in a book, and now spends her time researching and writing about all kinds of topics, from historical houses to the art of den-building.
Rachael Saunders is a Hampshire-based illustrator with a passion for character design and storytelling. She graduated from Falmouth University in 2014 with a first-class degree in illustration and has since worked on a wide variety of projects of all shapes and sizes.
Nosy Crow978-1-78800-250-9 | £6.99Paperback | April 2019290 x 230mm | 32pp | 2+
Look and Say What You See at the SeasideSebastien Braun
From seashells and sandcastles on the shore to starfish and seahorses underwater, this look-and-say book for little ones is a great way to start learning about nature at the seaside. Can you find seagull chicks nesting on the clifftop? There’s so much to recognise in each landscape in this beautiful interactive book for the very young.
Sebastien Braun spent a few years teaching applied art to sixth formers, before taking the plunge as a freelance illustrator. His first commissions were for magazines in Paris, and when he moved to London, he developed his portfolio for children’s books. He is the illustrator of the highly successful Can You Say It Too? series.
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Nosy Crow978-1-78800-234-9 | £7.99Cased board book with flaps March 2019200 x 180mm | 12pp | 1+
Who’s hiding at the Seaside?Katharine McEwen
Can you find all the animals hiding by the sea? In this lift-the-flap book, little ones can pore over the beautiful collaged pages and explore under shells, seaweed and sand dunes to find out lots of interesting facts about seaside wildlife. An ideal introduction to the outdoors.
Katharine McEwen has been illustrating since graduating from Kingston University with a BA (Hons) in 1996. She is the author-illustrator of Bear Hug and has also illustrated Michael Rosen’s Send for a Superhero and Tony Bradman’s Is That a Coconut? amongst other titles. She is fortunate to have worked with an array of well-known authors and, to date, has illustrated around forty children’s books for all ages, several having won awards.
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Nosy Crow978-1-78800-440-4 | £7.99
Hardback | July 2019137 x 198 mm | 80pp | 6+
Out and About Night ExplorerRobyn Swift and Sarah Lynn Cramb
Perfect for any budding wildlife explorers, this book encourages children to get outside and discover nature at night-time. It is packed with fun activities and useful information about how to identify creatures while out and about, whether in a garden or adventuring further afield on a night-time nature walk. This is the perfect introduction to nature once the sun has gone down, for children aged 6+.
Sara Lynn Cramb loves animals, travel, hiking, food and drawing (not necessarily in that order). She works as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer and sneaks off for outdoor adventures whenever she can. She currently lives in Athens, Georgia (USA) with her archaeologist husband, two cats that boss her about and a pair of grumpy turtles.
Nosy Crow978-1-7880-0141-0 | £7.99
Cased board book with flaps March 2019
200 x 180mm | 12pp | 1+
Who’s hiding in the Woods?Katharine McEwen
There are lots of animals in the woods. Where are they hiding and what are they doing? In this innovative lift-the-flap book, little ones can pore over the beautiful collaged pages and explore under logs, leaves and trees to find out lots of interesting facts about woodland wildlife. This is the perfect introduction to the outdoors.
Nosy Crow 978-1-78800-422-0 | £17.99
Hardback | March 2019198 x 129mm | 96pp | 8+
Out and About Bird SpotterRobyn Swift and Mike Langman
Ideal for any budding birdwatchers, this book encourages children to get outside and spot birds in the wild. Packed with useful information about how to get started, as well as a comprehensive field guide section full of expert tips on how to identify a species when they’re out and about. The perfect introduction to birdwatching for children aged 8+.
Mike Langman is a lifelong bird watcher whose ambition to become a bird illustrator was established after winning a national RSPB competition at the age of 15. To date his illustrations have appeared in 53 books and his work can be found on virtually every RSPB reserve in the UK. He rarely goes anywhere without his trusty notebook and a pair of binoculars – ‘you just never know what you might bump into – and want to watch or sketch’. Birdwatching is a fantastic hobby that can be developed to all sorts of levels and wherever you are in the world!
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Nosy Crow978-1-78800-501-2 | £6.99Paperback | August 2019250 x 270 mm | 32pp | 3+
Look What I Found in the Woods Moira Butterfield and Jesús Verona
Discover a world of wonder on a woodland walk with this beautiful picture book from the National Trust. Set off on an outdoor adventure to find natural treasure, from prickly pine cones to swirly snails’ shells; then learn more about each object with irresistibly illustrated and informative nature notes. Packed full of fascinating facts alongside a gentle rhyming narrative, and encouraging children to get outside and explore, the whole family will love this nature treasure hunt series.
Moira Butterfield lived and travelled in lots of different locations as a child, and still thinks our world is an endlessly exciting place to explore. She went on to study literature and become an author of children’s non-fiction and fiction. She believes there are no limits to the imagination or to the wonder of our planet and so she has written about many different subjects, from ancient treasures to future worlds via pirates, kings, jungles and sea monsters. Moira lives in Bath, Somerset, with her family. She loves to cycle, sew and sing.
Jesús Verona’s work is divided between children’s illustration and illustration for an agency. His main interests are nature, art, typography, architecture and design. Jesús was born in Madrid but lives in Stockholm together with his wife and their three children. He studied design and illustration at the School of Arts in Stockholm.
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Nosy Crow978-1-78800-482-4 | £9.99 Hardback | October 2019198 x 129mm | 192pp | 7+
2020 Nature Month-By-Month: A Children’s AlmanacAnna Wilson and Elly Jahnz
Take an inspirational month-by-month journey through the seasons with A Year in Nature: The Children’s Almanac 2020. Beautifully illustrated by Elly Jahnz and written by nature-lover and wild swimmer Anna Wilson, this fantastic, fully illustrated guide to the year includes nature spotter guides, indoor and outdoor craft and activity ideas, seasonal recipes and celebrations of religious festivals and special days. A wonderful gift to treasure and explore over the coming year, this almanac will encourage young readers to connect with nature and the world around them.
Anna Wilson lives in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, with her family, cats, chickens, ducks and a tortoise called Hercules. She has written numerous wonderful picture books and fiction titles for Pan Macmillan, HarperCollins and Stripes. A keen wild swimmer, Anna’s passion for animals and the natural world shines through in all her work.
Elly Jahnz is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Falmouth, Cornwall. Formerly a designer for fashion brand Seasalt Cornwall, she now works with a range of clients all over the world on everything from magazine and newspaper editorial to books, packaging and shop signage.
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SGiant’s Causeway: Nature Rocks!
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By John MalamIllustrated by Joe Watson
Lanhydrock:Packed with fascinating facts and fun things to do, this book will tell you all you need to know about life at Lanhydrock.
A Chi ldren’s Guide
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By Anna GrovesIllustrated by Tom Percival
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National Trust978-1-91247-123-2 | £4.99
Paperback | July 2019210 x 297mm | 32pp | 7+
Corfe Castle: If walls could talkAnna Groves and Tom Percival
Kings and queens, moats and murder holes, portcullises and privies, treachery and treason – all manner of medieval malarkey went on here. Then a siege and a demolition left the ruins you can explore today. Spanning a thousand years of history and crammed with puzzles and quizzes, this book has a lot to say!
Anna Groves grew up in the wilds of Leicestershire, building dens in hedges and bothering sticklebacks in streams. Anna has been editing and writing guidebooks for the National Trust for really quite a long time now, but when you get to spend your time nosing round lovely old houses, in the countryside and by the coast, why do anything else? When not ‘working’, she’s often found walking in the woods with her whippets, Iggy and Snoop.
Tom Percival is a writer, artist, video producer and musician. Tom writes and illustrates his own picture books, including Tobias and the Super Spooky Ghost Book and A Home for Mr Tipps (HarperCollins), Jack’s Amazing Shadow (Pavilion), and Ruby’s Worry and Perfectly Norman (both Bloomsbury).
National Trust978-1-91138-484-7 | £5.99
Paperback | March 2019210 x 297mm | 48pp | 7+
Lanhydrock John Malam and Joe Watson
Tommy and Evarilda Agar-Robartes – along with their little dog Scrap – take you on a tour of their grand Victorian home in the Cornish countryside. You’ll also meet Victor, the footman with dreams of becoming a butler, Jane the chamber maid who spends her day cleaning up after the family, and Maud who is usually hard at work in the kitchen.
Discover how well-off Victorian children might have spent their days, learn about all the life-changing Victorian inventions for the home and read about the fire that changed Lanhydrock forever. There’s also a special-spotter’s guide, which shows the top plants, animals and insects to look out for during a visit. Bursting with stories, fun facts and plenty of puzzles and games this guide will make you a Victorian country house expert in no time!
John Malam is a non-fiction children’s author from Cheshire. He has written over two-hundred books including You Wouldn’t Want to be a Victorian Schoolchild!, Tell Me About: Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Danger Zone: Avoid Working in a Victorian Mill.
Joe Watson graduated from the Cardiff School of Art and Design in 2014 and has been working as a freelance and contract illustrator since. He has a regular strip in the Welsh-language children’s comic Mellten! and is currently creating and producing his own pirate colouring book Colour me Timbers!.
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Front cover image: Grace Easton, taken from Busy Little Bees, Sunflower Shoots and Muddy Boots - A Child’s Guide to Gardening.
Back cover image: Rosa ‘White Pet’ with Astrantia in the Old Garden at Hidcote, Gloucestershire, in June. Taken from Roses and Rose Gardens by Claire Masset. © National Trust Images/Jonathan Buckley
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