New Releases by Nadia Shireen

Return to Grimwood in the wildly funny fifth book in Nadia Shireen''s bestselling and brilliantly anarchic illustrated comedy-adventure series. Perfect for readers age 7 to 107, fans of Dog Man, Roald Dahl, Bunny vs Monkey and David Walliams, and anyone who loves to laugh. ''Our finest children''s author'' - Richard Osman Grimwood needs a new mayor! Titus has finally decided he''s had enough, leaving behind big antlers to fill. With characters new and old throwing their hats into the ring, who has what it takes, who has a hidden agenda, and who is simply in it for the parties? The only people who can decide the fate of Grimwood are . . . the residents of Grimwood. Oh no. Fully illustrated throughout and full of heart, laughs and surprises, this is the must-read fifth title in the bestselling and fantastically funny Grimwood series. PRAISE FOR GRIMWOOD: ''Ted and Nancy are my favourite funny foxes EVER.'' - Liz Pichon, author of Tom Gates ''I CACKLED ALOUD on practically every page. Comic gold, tinged with such tenderness.'' - Kiran Millwood Hargrave ''Pure genius!'' - Louie Stowell ''Made us laugh out loud.'' - Jim Smith, author of Barry Loser ''Grimwood is where I want to be. A carnival of crazed confused comical critters that is more real than real life. Lots of things make me laugh but Grimwood makes me laugh out loudest.'' - Frank Cottrell-Boyce

Quelle est cette odeur épouvantable qui plane sur BoisPourri ? Rien à voir avec le tendre parfum des Champicosmics ou la douce puanteur du marais. Et ces gigantesques trace s: de pattes... Une créature serait-elle en liberté dans la forêt ? Ted et Nancy partent en mission pour sauver leurs bois chéris. Chasseurs de monstres, à l''attaque!

From the creator of Barbara Throws a Wobbler comes a World Book Day short, 16-page mini book celebrating and exploring what we feel. Barbara is an expert on moods - she has so many every day! Join Barbara on a day full of excitement, frustration, impatience and WOBBLERS. This new mini picture book has been created especially for World Book Day 2025. Don’t miss these other books by Nadia Shireen: Barbara Throws a Wobbler Geoffrey Gets the Jitters The Bumblebear Billy and the Beast

Traditional Chinese edition of Grimwood：Party Animals

Er dreigt gevaar! Er loopt een monster rond! Ted, Nikkie, Bibi en de rest van de Grimwoud-bende beginnen aan het grootste avontuur van hun leven: ze moeten hun huis zien te redden van een gemeen, stinkend monster. Alle monsterjagers verzamelen!

A mysterious new fox! A daring mission! Glitter cannons galore! Your favorite fox cub siblings are back with an all-new wildly funny story that will have kids (and their grown-ups) laughing out loud. Fox siblings Ted and Nancy love their new life in Grimwood––the forest where anything can happen. But the mayor of neighboring town Twinklenuts is on a mission to take over Grimwood and kick everyone out. Ted and Nancy will have to muster their courage, rally their friends, and show off their treebonking skills to save the home they’ve grown to love. Fully illustrated throughout and full of heart, laughs, and surprises, this is the must-read second title in the bestselling and fantastically funny Grimwood series.

Selected for the UKLA Book Awards Shortlist for 2025. Shortlisted for the Oscar’s Book Prize, 2024. From the creator of Barbara Throws a Wobbler - the ultimate story to chase (and laugh) your worries away ‘A wise and comical look at anxiety and how to banish it ... With funny pictures and a guide to different kinds of worries, this is soothing for all ages’ - The Times Geoffrey''s got the jitters! It started last night when he was thinking about school - a funny, wiggly feeling in his tummy that grew and grew. But when Geoffrey''s tummy jitters started talking to him - that''s when he knew they were out of control. Geoffrey had to do something... Through a laugh-out-loud story and loveable character, Nadia Shireen shows how to understand and dispel anxieties, one jitter at a time. Selected as one of The Sunday Times Best Children''s Book of the Year. Selected for Book Trust’s Great Book Guide 2024-2025

An adventure filled with fun, friendship and feisty sea-creatures Brilliant Billy and her loyal cat friend are sailing the seas, when they find an interesting-looking treasure map... Suddenly kidnapped by wolfy pirates, Billy brings her resourcefulness and creative problem-solving to bear when faced with some rather loud mermaids, fearsome sharks and a very large kraken.

When fox cub siblings Ted and Nancy arrive in Grimwood, instead of peace and safety, they''re met with thieving eagles, dramatic ducks, riotous rabbits, and an adventure they''ll never forget.

Traditional Chinese edition of Barbara Throws a Wobbler

Billy and her sidekick, the monobrowed Fatcat (dressed as a very cute dragon), are enjoying the buns and bouncy castle at a fancy dress party when a very large REAL dragon swoops down from nowhere and grabs Fatcat! Rummaging in her hair, Billy finds a telescope and manages to spot Fatcat far away in a tall tree within the Deep Dark Forest: understandably, he doesn''t look too happy about it. So, Billy and her animal friends set off to rescue him. Yet, rescuing a cat from a tree isn''t as easy as you might think - and when Billy finds a small dragon who has got lost, she starts to guess what might have happened...

A special World Book Day adventure in the wildly funny new series from award-winning Nadia Shireen. Perfect for readers age 7 to 107, fans of Dog Man, Roald Dahl, Mr Gum, Loki and David Walliams, and anyone who loves to laugh. Welcome to Grimwood! Join the residents of the woods where anything can happen, as they tell stories around the campfire. You’ll hear weird and wonderful tales from Titus the stag, mayor of Grimwood, Nancy the fox with attitude, Willow the excitable rabbit, Frank the no-nonsense owl, and Ingrid the movie-star duck. Expect the unexpected, and be warned: you may laugh your head off . . . For another freakishly funny tale with the same cast of cracking animal characters, check out Grimwood, the first book in Nadia Shireen''s bestselling, outrageously comical, fully illustrated series for humans (both young and old at heart).u200b Praise for Grimwood: ‘Funny, anarchic, original and gloriously silly.’ ― Richard Osman ‘Ted and Nancy are my favourite funny foxes EVER.’ ― Liz Pichon, author of Tom Gates ‘I CACKLED ALOUD on practically every page. Comic gold, tinged with such tenderness.’― Kiran Millwood Hargrave ''Gloriously anarchic, properly funny and highly illustrated with dynamic black-and-white art, this is a quirky delight for children – and their parents, too.'' ― The Bookseller ''Dark, original and laugh-out-loud funny'' ― The Times ''This book made my face hurt! Relentlessly funny.'' ― Rob Biddulph, author of Peanut Jones ''Like Watership Down, but funny. You’ll laugh hysterically on every page.'' ― Caitlin Moran ''Fantastic.'' ― Lauren Laverne ''Pure genius!'' ― Louie Stowell, author of Loki ''Made us laugh out loud.'' ― Jim Smith, author of Barry Loser ''You’re in for a treat!'' ― Selom Sunu, illustrator of Look Both Ways ''Utterly HILARIOUS'' ― Sophy Henn, author-illustrator of Pizazz ''Fizzes with mad energy. Brilliantly addictive. ― Phil Earle, author of When the Sky Falls

Barbara is in a very bad mood. She won''t admit it, but she is. She has a problem with a sock, and at lunchtime there''s a strange pea... And even though she''s at the park with her friends, it all just gets a bit much. Suddenly Barbara''s WOBBLER is out of control! But what if Barbara and her Wobbler can work together, so she can be cheerful again? Winner of the UKLA Award and shortlisted for the Oscar''s Book Prize and the FCBG Children''s Book Award, Barbara Throws A Wobbler is a brilliantly funny and sensitive way to understand and deal with tantrums. "These are the most brilliant, beautiful and silly picture-books out there at the moment. Little doorways of joy." Caitlin Moran "This book is AMAZING. It will be a modern classic!" - Richard Osman

Bárbara está pasando un día horrible. Primero tiene un problema con los calcetines. Luego, en su plato aparece un guisante con una pinta rarísima. Después tropieza por la calle y... ¡CATAPLOFFF! Así que Bárbara va enfadándose cada vez más y más, ¡hasta que tiene una gran rabieta! ¿Qué puede hacer para librarse de ella?

"Lola y su querido gato Bola tenían una cita importante: ¡una fiesta de disfraces, con merienda incluida! Se encontraron con sus amigos los ratones, el erizo, el zorro y los conejitos. De pronto, un terrible dragón bajó del cielo y raptó a Bola. ¡La misión rescate estaba servida!" --

While out on a lovely walk in the woods, Billy and her trusty sidekick Fatcat hear a terrible rumble... a terrible rumble coming from a Terrible Beast! He''s making a Terrible Soup out of all of Billy and Fatcat''s friends! Luckily, our brave heroine Billy has a trick or two up her sleeve (or in her hair)... Join quick-thinking Billy on her mission to defeat the Terrible Beast (and save those adorable little bunny rabbits too). Young readers will adore this hilarious story, packed with playful, energetic and simple to read text. ''It''s a great story for everyone, especially those not used to seeing themselves centre-stage''- The Guardian

Dans la forêt lointaine vivait un yéti. C''était la bête la plus énorme, la plus poilue, la plus effrayante qu''on ait jamais vue. Tout le monde avait peur de lui. Et il était complètement seul. Un jour, quelque chose atterrit sur sa tête. C''était un oiseau. Un petit oiseau qui n''avait pas du tout peur du yéti.

A mysterious vistor has landed - a little cow who desperagtely wants to go home. How do you find your way home when nobody can understand a word you''re saying?

There''s a new bee at Bee School. But that bee is not a bee... It''s a BEAR! Cheeky, sneaky Norman has a cunning plot to trick the bees and steal their honey. In his best bee onesie, Norman makes quite a convincing bee -- but how long will his disguise last? And when the hive is endangered can he finally discover his true destiny and become The Bumblebear?

Even hairy, scary monsters need friends! This heartwarming tale of unlikely playmates features bright artwork and a sweet message from the author-illustrator of Hey, Presto! and Good Little Wolf. Deep in the forest lives the biggest, hairiest, scariest yeti anyone has ever seen. And he is also the loneliest yeti around. Then one day…THUNK! Someone lands on Yeti’s head. And that someone isn’t scared of Yeti at all. Could that someone be a friend? This fun story of fur, feathers, and friendship delights and inspires—a welcome reminder that friends can be found in even the most improbable places.

Presto is a very talented magician. And his friend Monty is a very confident performer. So when they start a magic show at the carnival, things look good for the dazzling duo. But as their success grows, so does Monty''s head. Soon, he''s the one who''s always in the spotlight, and he''s becoming bossier and more demanding: "Hey, Presto! Get my hat!" "Presto! These bunnies don''t work." "I need chocolate ice cream with extra sprinkles—and I need it NOW!" When Presto gets fed up and decides to leave, what will happen to the show? And more importantly, to their friendship? Hey, Presto! is a delight: adorable characters, a fresh, appealing art style, spot-on humor, and a touch of magic on each spread.

Rolf, a small, gentle wolf, lives with Mrs. Boggins, who tells him he is a good little wolf. But when he meets up with a large, ferocious wolf, he is told that he isn''t a real wolf. Wolves aren''t little and good—they are big and bad. To prove he is a real wolf, the old wolf tells Rolf he must perform certain tasks, such as blowing down a little pig''s house. Rolf is a total failure . . . until the big bad wolf urges him to do something unspeakable to old Mrs. Boggins. Then the good little wolf proves that he can stand up to the big bad bully. Or so it seems. More mature readers may find a different ending that could lead to a great discussion! Using familiar storybook characters and an endearing new hero, Nadia Shireen makes her debut in this winning picture book.

Rolf is proud when his friend, Mrs. Boggins, calls him a good little wolf, but when the Big Bad Wolf teases him Rolf tries to prove himself by howling at the moon and blowing down Little Pig''s house.