New Releases by Sally Gardner

An estate on the line. A marriage of convenience. A bride with a hidden past... Read the spellbinding new Regency novel from multi-award-winning author Sally Gardner.

''Gorgeous storytelling and illustrations. Perfect for 5+ year olds'' School Reading List An enchanting fairy tale about three princesses with hearts made of glass, written and illustrated by Costa and Carnegie winning Sally Gardner. In a faraway, magical kingdom of palaces built on water and secret gardens, there once lived three princesses whose hearts were made of glass. The first princess''s heart was broken. The second''s got cracked and could not be mended. But the third princess was lucky and her heart stayed whole. This is the story of those three princesses; a tale of kindness, courage and happiness for everyone whose heart has ever been touched.

Turning our everyday rubbish into treasure, the tiny Tindims dive deep for an underwater adventure. The Tindims all have diaries, but nothing exciting to write in them. Until the day that Pinch digs a very deep hole and finds something interesting. Adventure is in the air! The Tindims come face to face with a fearsome Garbage Gobbler, they bump into Stumbling Stone Island and find Skywhistle, Googletop, Eggnot, Peggnot and Cloud. And Broom meets Brush in a story with the happiest of happy endings.

Willkommen in der Welt der fabelhaften, pfiffigen und schrulligen Tindims! Was? Ihr kennt die Tindims nicht? Das sollte sich umgehend ändern, denn es ist eine wahre Freude, diesen kleinen, liebenswerten, schrulligen Kreaturen mit ihren sprechenden Namen und irrwitzigen Geschichten zu begegnen. Außerdem kümmern sie sich um unseren Müll und davon hinterlassen wir Langbeine ja jede Menge. Sally Gardner und Lydia Corry, Mutter und Tochter, Autorin und Illustratorin, haben die Tindims erschaffen, um ohne erhobenen Zeigefinger, dafür aber mit extra viel Humor das wichtige Thema Umweltschutz ins Kinderbuch zu bringen. Mit den "Tindims und die Müllinsel" startet eine neue Buchreihe, die kleine und große Leserinnen und Leser dazu anregt, kreativ mit Müll umzugehen (Bastelideen inklusive) und das Problem dahinter zu erkennen.

**READ SALLY GARDNER''S LATEST SPELLBINDING HISTORICAL NOVEL, THE BRIDE STONE, NOW** SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA GOLD CROWN 2023 Neva is born into a world of trickery and illusion, where fortunes are won and lost on the turn of a card. But she is also born with an extraordinary gift: she can predict the weather. In Regency England, where the proper goal for a gentlewoman is marriage and only God can foretell the future, this is a dangerous power to possess. In order to stand up to the men of science, Neva adopts a sophisticated male disguise, created by her brilliant clockmaker father. But what will happen when she falls in love with a charismatic young man? ''Seductive'' Observer ''Wildly inventive'' The Times ''Superb... joyful'' New Statesman ''A delight'' The Sunday Times ''Beguiling'' Mail on Sunday ''Magical storytelling'' Heat ''A triumph!'' Caroline Lea ''Bold and original'' Financial Times ''I was completely captivated'' Amanda Craig

The tiny Tindims are like the Borrowers-on-Sea, who turn our everyday rubbish into treasure. Mother-and-daughter duo, prizewinning Sally Gardner and Lydia Corry, create a fun new world of characters and adventures in their empowering new series for 5-8 year olds inspiring conservation and inventive ways to recycle. In their fourth adventure, the Tindims can hardly see each other! A grumpy Gupper fog is swirling all over Rubbish Island and it won''t leave the Tindims alone. And now their world has turned upside down as Ethel B Dina thinks the moon has fallen into the sea! Scrunch me a teabag, how are they going to get out of this pickle? Printed in dyslexia-friendly font with pictures on every page and perfect for the reluctant reader, the Tindims show keen young ecologists how to help protect our planet for the future.

Award-winning author Sally Gardner delivers another whimsical tale about the daughter of a mermaid and an ice cream maker, a mysterious talking tiger, and a search for a sea dragon''s magical underwater orchard in this second book in the Mr. Tiger series. From a magical world of well-dressed animals, talking toads, and bossy princesses comes a fresh tale of Mr. Tiger, Betsy K. Glory, and a wicked pirate in search of golden apples. A rare egg has gone missing and a very unhappy sea dragon wants it back. It''s time for Mr. Tiger, Betsy, and the Gongalongs to set sail on their second adventure.

Following the success of their first two adventures Mr Tiger, Betsy and the Blue Moon and Mr Tiger, Betsy and the Sea Dragon, the intrepid pair join Betsy''s mum, Myrtle the mermaid, beneath the waves, from bestselling author Sally Gardner and illustrated by Nick Maland. Crumble cakes! When Betsy joins Myrtle the mermaid in her underwater world, she discovers there may be monsters . . . shipwrecks, lost treasure and secret cities. A seapig''s prize seahorse, Pudding Pie, has been stolen by a cantankerous giant octopus and Betsy and Mr Tiger must go to the rescue in their new submarine. But what happens when a tiger''s whiskers and tail are simply too long to squeeze into forgotten dark caverns where even the moon cannot shine, and Betsy has to take the final steps of the adventure on her own? The hardback edition of this book is printed in blue ink in Dyslexie, a font specially designed to make reading easier – and more fun. Praise for Sally Gardner: ''This enchanting series is an absolute delight... Striking just the right note of whimsy and magic'' THE BOOKSELLER ''An idiosyncratic genius'' THE TIMES ''Gardner''s skill is to contain even her wildest ideas within a meticulous plot'' DAILY TELEGRAPH

Hector og Standish er venner. De bor sammen i Sone sju, der Moderlandet holder dem og andre avvikere under strengt oppsyn mens regimet planlegger den store månelandingen.En dag finner de to ut noe som Moderlandet for enhver pris vil holde skjult, og livet tar en enda farligere retning.

Nine-year-old Emily and her friends at the fairy detective agency, Wings & Co, face their most complicated case yet when a giant leaves his six-year-old, six-foot-tall daughter with them before disappearing, then a surprise visit to the seaside uncovers a murder and a stolen diamond.

It''s Hallowe''en and Podgy Bottom is in trouble. All over town cars are being shrunk to the size of a matchbox in the blink of an eye; a giant purple bunny rabbit is running riot and a strange-looking broomstick is causing chaos and calamity... Sounds like a case for Wings & Co, the famous fairy detective agency! Can Emily, Budget and Fidget put a stop to this magical mischief before it''s too late? Another fantastic story for younger readers from Sally Gardner, winner of the COSTA BOOK AWARD 2013, and acclaimed artist, David Roberts. If you loved David Walliams''s GANGSTA GRANNY, you''ll love these hilarious tales of mischief, mayhem, magic and mystery.

Originally published: Great Britain: Orion Children''s Books, 2012.

In the wasteland it is eternal day, no clocks mark the passing hours. In 1937 clouds of war gather over Britain. Fifteen-year-old Ezra meets the rich, beautiful and undeniably spoiled Amaryllis Ruben, recently expelled from boarding school. Amaryllis has been playing the rebel since she was nine years old and Ezra is both disturbed and enchanted by her. But Amaryllis is hiding a secret even she does not understand. On the grounds of her father Arnold''s decadent mansion a memory machine take shape. Despite Arnold''s brash playboy exterior Arnold Ruben is seeking to master time. But time is running out for him. And then, on her 17th birthday, Amaryllis vanishes. The years that follow reverberate with the events of that summer''s day. As Britain is shaken by war Ezra pieces together the fragments of his shattered memory in the name of love, loss and hope.

In een fictief Engeland dat wordt onderdrukt door het totalitaire Moederland, woont de zachtaardige Standish (15) in Zone 7. Als zijn vriend ontdekt wat er achter de muur rond Zone 7 is, verdwijnt hij. Vanaf ca. 13 jaar.

Le récit coup de poing d''un jeune garçon atypique face au totalitarisme. Un héros inoubliable, un roman bouleversant. Carnegie Medal 2013. Prix Costa 2012.

When Thomas''s wish is magically granted, he can fly! But it''s not a soaraway success . . . A brilliant story from award-winning author Sally Gardner, in her MAGICAL CHILDREN series. One day a fairy turns up at Thomas Top''s house to grant him a birthday wish. Thomas wishes he could fly and soon goes from being just an ordinary boy whom no one notices to being the most popular boy in the school. But his flying gets him suspended from school, and that makes his dad so cross and his mum miserable. Then the fairy turns up again and, with help from her and Thomas''s new friend Mr Vinnie, a retired painter and decorator who has been flying since he was Thomas''s age, everything changes. An enchanting story about growing in confidence and using your gifts.

Billy Pickles has a winning way with numbers in this charming addition to the Magical Children series.

A starkly original and heartbreaking tale of friendship and rebellion A COSTA 2012 BOOK AWARD WINNER A boy, a friendship, a lie and some hard choices. The Motherland is a world in which individuality and difference are crushed but Standish Treadwell won''t be subdued. Utterly original and stunning, it is impossible not to be moved by MAGGOT MOON''s powerful story and the unforgettable heroism of Standish.

Timmy Twinkle is chubby. That means he gets bullied at school and hasn''t any friends. He longs to play football, but he''s hopeless at games. He''s miserable. And it doesn''t help when Gramps tells him about Great-Uncle Vernon, a chubby boy who grew up to be a famous footballer. Then his gran''s friend May comes to stay. May is a fitness fanatic who knocks Timmy and Gramps into shape in no time, and Timmy discovers there''s magic in his toes -- he can kick a ball just like Great-Uncle Vernon. And when Timmy performs on the football field, everyone wants to be friends with him.

A gift book bind-up edition of four much-loved Early Reader Magical Princess stories: CINDERELLA, SNOW WHITE, SLEEPING BEAUTY and THE FROG PRINCE. These universally loved fairy tales are re-told with wit and charm in this beautiful book that makes the perfect Christmas gift. Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books.

Nella Londra del XVII secolo, le vicende di una fata bambina si fondono con la Storia, in un romanzo che è insieme avventuroso e magico, doloroso e vero, ricco di figure indimenticabili. L''infanzia di Coriander Hobie trascorre serena, protetta dal padre Thomas, un mercante di seta, e dalla madre Eleanor. Niente sembra poter turbare quella pace, ma all''improvviso, quasi inspiegabilmente, la madre muore e la ragazza si trova a dover affrontare da sola un''amara realtà: la monarchia inglese è caduta, i repubblicani di Cromwell hanno preso il potere, suo padre è considerato un traditore e rischia la condanna a morte. Catturata da due criminali, Coriander rischia di morire; invece le si apre davanti una nuova vita, in un luogo dove i mortali non possono arrivare e dove viene incaricata di una missione che cambierà per sempre il suo futuro. Un viaggio avventuroso e magico in una Londra sconvolta dalla rivoluzione e popolata di personaggi strabilianti.

Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. With skin as white as snow, lips as red as roses, and hair as black as ebony, Snow White soon arouses the jealousy of her wicked stepmother. Hidden away in the forest, can she escape the evil queen with the help of her new friends?

Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. Forced into a life of drudgery and housework by her wicked stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella is devastated when they are invited to the prince''s ball and she has to stay at home. But when her fairy godmother turns up, everything changes...

Too many girls these days pretend to be princesses. REAL princesses are very hard to find. Unless, that is, you have a pea ...