Lists: Children's Christmas List 2009
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ANDREA (GILES) & AYTO (RUSSELL) Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs - The Magic Cutlass Pirate Diplodocus, Pirate Triceratops and Pirate Stegosaurus are on the hunt for a magic cutlass (£5.99) [ref: 10484]
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BECK (IAN) Pastworld (12+)
A dystopian vision of the future with a smattering of Victorian past, for young adults
(£10.99) [ref: 10500]
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BOUCHARD (ANDRE) & BLAKE (QUENTIN) Daddy Lost His Head (3-5)
The story of a father who literally loses his head and how his creative family replace it with papier-mâché. Very funny indeed
(£10.99) [ref: 10479]
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CREECH (SHARON) The Unfinished Angel (8-12)
Told from the point of view of a very unusual angel, who encounters an equally unusual young girl. Demands to be read aloud, from the award winning author of Ruby Holler (£10.99) [ref: 10496]
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ELIOT (T.S.) & SCHEFFLER (AXEL) Old Possum’s book of Practical Cats (6-8)
A new hardback edition, with illustrations from the illustrator of ‘The Gruffalo’ (£14.99) [ref: 10490]
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HIGSON (CHARLIE) Danger Society (12+)
The complete and definitive guide to the world of Young Bond (£12.99) [ref: 10502]
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HOROWITZ (ANTHONY) Crocodile Tears (12+)
The eighth Alex Rider novel sees the young hero reluctantly turn to MI6 for help as he is targeted by a hitman. Thrilling adventure from the master of teenage spy novels (£14.99) [ref: 10499]
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KINNEY (JEFF) Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days (8-12)
Volume four in this hugely popular series. Wickedly funny, and great for reluctant readers (£7.99) [ref: 10493]
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PHAIDON Silver Spoon for Children (9+)
Contains 40 recipes from The Silver Spoon specially adapted for children (£12.95) [ref: 10504]
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PRATCHETT (TERRY) Nation (12+)
Washed up on the shores of a remote island, two children from wildly differing
cultures have to learn to get along and survive. Currently being staged by the
National Theatre
(£6.99) [ref: 10501]
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ROWE (LOUISE) Little Red Riding Hood (3-5)
A unique autumnal pop-up (£14.99) [ref: 10122]
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SCOTT (PETER DAVID) A- Z of Animals (3-5)Presents an A-Z world featuring a wide range of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects and fish all lavishly illustrated
(£14.99) [ref: 10503]
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SEIDLER (TOR) & MARCELLINO (FRED) The Wainscott Weasel (8-12) Memorable and beautifully illustrated story of the Weasels of Wainscott, sure to become an instant favourite
(£9.99) [ref: 10495]
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STANTON (ANDY) What’s for Dinner Mr Gum? (6-8)Sixth title in the brilliant Mr. Gum series, winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize.
(£5.99) [ref: 10491]
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STEVENSON (R.L.) & LAWRENCE (JOHN) Treasure Island (8-12)Unabridged edition, featuring bold, dynamic woodcuts by John Lawrence. Walker have done the illustrations justice with their lovely hardback edition
(£20) [ref: 10497]
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SWANSON (SUSAN). House in the Night (0-3)Winner of the 2009 Caldecot Medal. This stunning hardback, with scratchboard illustrations by Beth Krommes is the perfect present for a new baby. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt £14) [ref: 9618]
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TELLEGEN (TOON) & AHLBERG (JESSICA) Letters to Everyone and Anyone (6-8)The correspondence between animal friends about the world around them, sweet and philosophical tales in a pretty little hardback
(£9.99) [ref: 10489]
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TIMMERS (LEO) Who’s Driving? (3-5)Full of character and charm, discover which animal is driving which vehicle. Bright, bold and brilliantly simple (£10.99) [ref: 10477]
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WALLIAMS (DAVID) & BLAKE (QUENTIN) Mr. Stink (8-12) Walliams’ second original, touching, twisted, and hilarious novel with perfectly matched illustrations from Quentin Blake (£12.99) [ref: 10494]
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