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Take a look inside Pugly on Ice!

Next month we are enormously pleased to be publishing Pugly on Ice – the third book in the fantastic series written by Pamela Butchart and illustrated by Gemma Correll. And today you can take a very first look inside the book!

When Pugly straps on his blades, he knows he is the best ice skater EVER! But someone wants the gold medal very badly and they will stop at nothing to get it. Can Pugly pirouette on to the podium, or will he be cut down in his furry prime?

Easy to read, laugh-out-loud funny, and hilariously illustrated throughout, the Pugly books are great first readers for 5+ year olds.

Here’s a look inside Pugly on Ice:

Pugly on Ice will be in shops from November 3rd – you can find out more about the book here. And if you’d like to stay up to date with all of our books news, you can sign up to our books newsletter at this page, or with the form below.

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Five Nosy Crow books on the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Award nomination lists!

The nomination lists for the 2017 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Awards have been published today, and we’re absolutely thrilled that five Nosy Crow books have been recognised for the prizes!

The CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals are the UK’s oldest children’s book awards, and are judged solely by librarians. The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people, and the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal is awarded for an outstanding book in terms of illustration for children and young people.

The Doughnut of Doom, written and illustrated by Elys Dolan, and Refuge, written by Anne Booth and illustrated by Sam Usher, have both been nominated for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal.

Here’s a look inside The Doughnut of Doom:

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And here’s a look inside Refuge:

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And Little Bits of Sky, written by S.E. Durrant and illustrated by Katie Harnett, Sweet Pizza, by G.R. Gemin, and The Many Worlds of Albie Bright, by Christopher Edge, have all been nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal.

Here’s a look inside Little Bits of Sky:

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Here’s a look inside Sweet Pizza:

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And here’s a look inside The Many Worlds of Albie Bright:

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You can read more about the awards, and find the full nomination lists, here. The longlists for both the Greenaway and Carnegie Medals will be published in February 2017, followed by the shortlists in March – and the overall winners of each award will be announced in June.

Congratulations, Elys, Sam, Anne, Sue, Katie, Giancarlo, and Christopher – and good luck!

Goldilocks and Little Bear has been shortlisted for a FutureBook Award!

The shortlists for this year’s FutureBook Awards have been unveiled at the Frankfurt Book Fair, and we are thrilled that our Goldilocks and Little Bear app has been recognised in the Best Children’s Digital Book Category!

We are incredibly proud of Goldilocks and Little Bear, and enormously pleased that it has been shortlisted for this award: our Snow White app won the Children’s Digital Book FutureBook Award in 2015, our Jack and the Beanstalk app won the award in 2014, our Rounds: Parker Penguin app won in 2013, and our Cinderella app won in 2011 – and so we are particularly glad that Goldilocks and Little Bear has been recognised for the same prize.

Here’s the trailer for Goldilocks and Little Bear:

Goldilocks and Little Bear features a unique, interactive new form of storytelling: rotate your device at any point and experience the dual stories of Goldilocks and Little Bear. Enjoy each story in parallel, individually, or however you’d like – you can toggle between the two at any point. It’s the classic story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears – as you’ve never seen it before. While Goldilocks is in the bears’ home, eating their porridge, sitting in their chairs, and sleeping in their beds, Little Bear is in Goldilocks’s family’s home – eating their pancakes, wearing their clothes, and reading their books!

The app is also the recipient of the 2016 UKLA Digital Book Award, an Editor’s Choice Award (and 100% rating) from Children’s Technology Review, a special commendation from the BolognaRagazzi Digital Award, and more.

You can download Goldilocks and Little Bear from the App Store here – and you can read the full shortlists for all of this year’s FutureBook Awards here.

 

There’s a couple more days to apply for work experience at Nosy Crow

We currently have a work experience placement to fill in the Nosy Crow rights department – and there are just a couple of days remaining to apply for the position: the closing date is this Friday.

This placement will be based at our office in London (10a Lant Street, SE1 1QR), and will last for two weeks, from October 31st – November 11th.

The successful applicant will report primarily to our Rights Manager, helping to work on Frankfurt Book Fair follow-up, and will also work across the whole company. We’re looking for someone with excellent attention to detail and good administrative skills, who is ready to ‘muck in’.

If you’re interested in applying, please send your CV to Tom Bonnick (tom [at] nosycrow [dot] com).

The closing date for applications is Friday October 21st.

Great new colouring and activity books for Christmas!

We have some WONDERFULLY Christmass-y new colouring and activity books out in time for the holidays – these books would make perfect presents for activity fans! If you’re looking for something to get you in the holiday mood, or you’re stuck for Christmas gift inspiration, look no further – here’s a trio of beautiful activity titles, all available in shops now.

Press Out and Colour: Birds is the first book in an incredible new activity series, Press Out and Colour, illustrated by Zoe Ingram. Make your own beautiful, 3D decorations with these board books of press-ornaments: each press-out design is intricately decorated with foil and perfect for all ages to colour in. Featuring 10 unique designs in each book, the press-out pieces can be slotted together to create bright and cheerful hanging ornaments. The gorgeous birds are perfect to hang around the home and add sparkle to any setting, and the Christmas book features festive decorations, ideal for adorning the Christmas tree. Here’s our animated trailer for the book:

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The Colouring Book of Beautiful Gift Boxes: Christmas, illustrated by Sarah Walsh, is the first book in another fantastically clever and innovative new activity format – each page of this brilliant book is actually a box! Simply tear along the dotted lines and fold along the scored lines to create a gift box perfect for storing all kinds of Christmas treats. The 24 boxes are ornately decorated with black and white festive designs, which can be customised with pens or pencils. This fantastic book of boxes is a fuss-free and effective way to make truly special Christmas gifts. Here’s our animated trailer for the book:

Buy The Colouring Book of Beautiful Gift Boxes: Christmas.

And The Colouring Books of Cards and Envelopes: Christmas, illustrated by Rebecca Jones, is the latest book in our incredibly popular Colouring Book of Cards and Envelopes series. Get creative with this amazingly innovative colouring book, full of beautifully-designed cards and envelopes to tear out and colour. The twenty four festive designs include Christmas trees, gingerbread men, reindeer and more and are perfect for all ages to decorate and send to family and friends. Here’s a look at The Colouring Books of Cards and Envelopes: Christmas:

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And here’s our trailer for the first book in the series, The Colouring Books of Cards and Envelopes: Nature:

 

 

Take a look inside I’m in Charge

Next January we are incredibly pleased to be publishing I’m In Charge! – a fantastic new picture book by Jeanne Willis and Jarvis, the amazing duo behind Poles Apart. Finished copies have just arrived in the office, and they look BEAUTIFUL – and today you can take a very first look inside the new book!

When Rhino finds a mango tree bursting with fruit, he isn’t about to share it with anyone – after all, he’s in charge round here! But it looks like things are about to change . . .

With brilliant illustrations from Jarvis, and a hilarious story, this brilliantly funny toddler-tantrum tale is all about being bossy and learning to listen to others – a romping story starring a little rhino who likes to make the rules!

Here’s a look inside I’m In Charge:

I’m In Charge will be in shops in January – if you want to stay up to date with all of our book news, you can sign up to our books newsletter at this page or with the form below, and you’ll never miss a thing.

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Booktrust’s 2016 Great Books Guide

To celebrate Children’s Book Week, Booktrust have launched their 2016 Great Books Guide – 60 books from the past year to engage and excite even the most reluctant readers. And we’re very pleased to see two Nosy Crow books included on the list!

In their list of great books for 6-7-year-olds, Booktrust have included Wigglesbottom Primary: The Magic Hamster, the third instalment in the HILARIOUS Wigglesbottom Primary series, written by Pamela Butchart and illustrated by Becka Moor.

Here’s what Booktrust had to say about The Magic Hamster – and you can take a look inside the book below:

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And in their list of great books for children aged 8 and above, Booktrust have included The Many Worlds of Albie Bright by Christopher Edge. Here’s what Booktrust had to say about the book – and you can take a look inside below:

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You can read more about the 2016 Great Books Guide here – and you can download the full guide here.

Thank you, Booktrust,and congratulations, Christopher, Pamela, and Becka!

We have a work experience placement in our Rights Department

We have a work experience placement to fill in the Nosy Crow rights department, beginning Monday October 31st. This placement will be based at our office in London (10a Lant Street, SE1 1QR), and will last for two weeks (until Friday November 11th).

The successful applicant will report to our Rights Manager, helping to work on Frankfurt Book Fair follow-up.

If you’re interested in applying, please send your CV to Tom Bonnick (tom [at] nosycrow [dot] com).

The next Nosy Crow Reading Group is almost here – we’re discussing Cogheart by Peter Bunzl

The Nosy Crow Reading Group is back next week – we’ll be discussing Cogheart, by Peter Bunzl.

And if you’re interested in coming along, there are just a couple of places remaining!

We’ll be meeting on Tuesday, October 25th at 6.30pm, here at the Nosy Crow offices – 10a Lant Street, London, SE1 1QR – for a discussion of the book (along with wine and crisps).

If you’d like to come along, just register for a place with the form below, or at this page – if the reading group becomes fully booked, you can add your name to our waiting list, and we’ll notify you if a place opens up.

You can order Cogheart online from Waterstones here.

We hope to see you there!

A week to go until the Nosy Crow Illustrator Salon, with Sam Usher!

There’s just one week to go until next edition of the Nosy Crow Illustrator Salon, featuring special guest Sam Usher, illustrator of the highly-acclaimed Refuge – it’s taking place next Monday, October 17th. And there are just a few tickets left, so if you’d like to come along, book your ticket today!

Join us for the evening and discover how Sam creates his artwork, find out who and what his inspirations are, how he built a career as a children’s book illustrator, his process of creating a picture book from start to finish, how he collaborates with authors and publishers, his advice for illustrators, and more!

We’ll be returning to The Book Club, in Shoreditch, for Sam’s Salon, on the evening the 17th. After an interview with Sam there’ll be a Q&A with the audience, followed by a book signing and drinks.

And you can save money on a signed copy of Refuge by buying one now with your ticket!

General admission costs just £5. £9 will include entry to the salon, PLUS a signed paperback copy of Refuge.

Doors will open at 6.30pm for drinks and conversation, and the salon will start at approximately 7.00pm.

Booking is essential and tickets are extremely limited – save your place today!

We hope to see you there!