There are fresh adventures aplenty for children of all ages coming this year - whether they are heart-pounding warrior unicorn battles, heartwarming stories of animal friendship or zany journeys into a world of wacky games. So dive into our fantastical run-down of all the delights on offer for younger readers in 2025.
From the climax to
A.F. Steadman's bestselling Skandar series and the thrilling sequel to
Katherine Rundell's former
Waterstones Book of the Year Impossible Creatures, to
Janice Hallett's debut crime book for kids and a rhyme-filled fun adventure from
MC Grammar, discover these great reads for children aged
9-12.
Hardback
Coming soon
- 28/08/2025
Awaiting publication
The heart-pounding conclusion to the iconic children's fantasy series, as Skandar and his unicorn rider friends face their deadliest ever challenge and most dangerous foe.
Hardback
Coming soon
- 11/09/2025
Awaiting publication
The mesmerising follow-up to Katherine Rundell's Waterstones Book of the Year 2023-winning Impossible Creatures, The Poisoned King leads the reader into further adventures in the magical Archipelago.
Paperback
Coming soon
- 05/06/2025
Awaiting publication
The debut children's mystery from the bestselling author of The Appeal utilises Hallett's trademark interactive investigation structure to spin a gripping whodunit about two siblings uncovering an unsolved crime.
Hardback
Coming soon
- 19/06/2025
Awaiting publication
From the bestselling author of the Pages & Co. series comes an enchanting reimagining of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, as the granddaughter of the original Alice receives an invitation to explore Lewis Carroll's magical world herself.
Hardback
Coming soon
- 10/04/2025
Awaiting publication
Jacqueline Wilson's iconic Sleepovers series continues with this enchanting summer story all about friendship and togetherness, as the girls plan their perfect beach holiday.
Hardback
Coming soon
- 15/05/2025
Awaiting publication
The Waterstones Children's Laureate delivers a hilarious, globetrotting adventure, as a boy bearing a striking resemblance to a huge movie star joins a film crew on location in hope of tracking down his runaway brother.
Paperback
Coming soon
- 27/02/2025
The first in a fun-filled and uplifting children's series from teacher and World Book Day Ambassador MC Grammar, The Adventures of Rap Kid follows a schoolboy who can only speak in rhyme and how his life is transformed when the Royal Rap Rumble comes to town.
Hardback
Coming soon
- 05/06/2025
Awaiting publication
Daisy and her friends head to the Amazon rainforest to rescue the botanists in the third enchanting instalment in Thomson's award-winning eco-fantasy series.
Hardback
Coming soon
- 27/03/2025
Awaiting publication
Pulled back to Wreathenwold by a fragment of witchstone, Benjamiah and his friends must find the land's missing children before Midsommer ends in the immersive second part of Lees' bestselling series.
Paperback
Coming soon
- 05/06/2025
Awaiting publication
A prequel to Earle's acclaimed When the Sky Falls that is every bit as enthralling and emotive, The Dawn of Adonis traces the origin story of the eponymous gorilla as he arrives at London's docks in 1911.
Paperback
Coming soon
- 30/01/2025
The first page-turning instalment in the Time Keys mystery series from the author of the Adventures on Trains books, Hunt for the Golden Scarab finds Sim and friends on an action-packed adventure after his mum's time-travelling capabilities come to light.
Paperback
Coming soon
- 19/06/2025
Awaiting publication
From daredevil skiers to codebreakers, the granddaughter of infamous double agent Kim Philby delivers a thrilling, inspiring and occasionally heartbreaking journey for younger readers through the history of female espionage.
Get ready to return to the world of Panem in the eagerly anticipated prequel to
Suzanne Collins' iconic Hunger Games series, embrace the heart-pounding conclusion to
Lauren Roberts' Powerless trilogy and battle fire-breathing beasts at Bletchley Park courtesy of
A Language of Dragons with our pick of 2025's best
teenage and YA books.
Hardback
Coming soon
- 08/04/2025
Awaiting publication
Paedyn and Kai embark upon their final adventure in the thrilling conclusion to Roberts' megaselling YA romantasy series.
Hardback
Coming soon
- 18/03/2025
Awaiting publication
The stunning prequel to Collins' seminal Hunger Games series takes place twenty four years before the events of the original novels, as dramatic occurrences unfold on the morning of the reaping of the 50th contest.
Hardback
10+ in stock
Usually dispatched within 1-2 days
A heartpounding dark academia YA fantasy, A Language of Dragons takes readers into an alternate Bletchley Park in 1923 as civil war ravages the UK with wild mythical beasts on the loose.
Hardback
Coming soon
- 06/05/2025
Awaiting publication
Two new strangers - a boy who feels he has nothing to live for and the heir to the Death-Cast empire who finds himself threatened by a violent organisation - find one another in this gripping third instalment in Silvera's iconic YA series.
Paperback
Coming soon
- 24/04/2025
Awaiting publication
A spellbinding spin-off set in the world of the bestselling Twin Crowns series, Webber's romantasy finds a ship's captain who has renounced love encounter a tempting mermaid whilst on a quest to find a cure for his sick sister.
Paperback
10+ in stock
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Poignant and devastatingly beautiful, Hussey's moving YA love story finds two young men fighting for their country drawn together in the trenches of the First World War.
Hardback
Coming soon
- 27/02/2025
From the author of the hugely popular Every Exquisite Thing comes a sublime, time-twisting romantasy perfect for fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, as a girl who has lived multiple lives seeks the assassin who keeps killing her before her eighteenth birthday.
Paperback
Coming soon
- 05/06/2025
Awaiting publication
A blazing YA romantasy perfect for fans of the Hunger Games and Twin Crowns series, Heir of Storms finds an outcast Rain Singer forced to compete in the deadly Choosing Rite whilst two handsome suitors await.
Legends of the
picture book form light up the coming months with fresh releases from
Julia Donaldson,
Oliver Jeffers and
Michael Rosen (with
Helen Oxenbury), as well as soon-to-classics like
Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob and
What's That Noise?
Hardback
Coming soon
- 04/09/2025
Awaiting publication
The duo behind all-time children's classic We're Going on a Bear Hunt reunite for another timeless picture book tale with an irrepressible rhythm, as a trip to the shop sets a series of animal surprises in motion.
Hardback
Coming soon
- 27/03/2025
Awaiting publication
Gently funny and utterly heartwarming, this delightful picture book from the bestselling creators of The Detective Dog sees a freshly hatched gosling latch onto a rather confused bear as their daddy.
Hardback
Coming soon
- 05/06/2025
Awaiting publication
In this heartwarming instalment in Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers' colourful picture book series, Duncan's characterful crayons disappear once more, this time with the intention of making new friends with various objects around the house.
Hardback
Coming soon
- 24/06/2025
Awaiting publication
Inspired by the hit Netflix movie and filled throughout with evocative illustrations, this stunning picture book follows Peter Brown's bestselling The Wild Robot and finds a robot who really wasn't designed to live in the wilderness shipwrecked on a desert island.
Paperback
Coming soon
- 27/02/2025
Awaiting publication
The Evil Pea has dastardly plans to ruin Supertato's big day in this side-splitting addition to Hendra and Linnet's enormously popular picture book series.
Paperback
Coming soon
- 08/05/2025
Awaiting publication
A ravenous rodent wreaks havoc in this sublimely funny picture book from the much-loved author of Oi Frog! and the bestselling Daisy series.
Paperback
Coming soon
- 27/03/2025
Awaiting publication
Proving that even disgusting, scary and monstrous creatures need to snuggle down to sleep, this hilarious rhyming picture book is the perfect quirky addition to bedtime reading.
Paperback
Coming soon
- 08/05/2025
Awaiting publication
A hilarious, raucously rhyming picture book from the author of Worst.Superhero.Ever and with colourful illustrations by Nadia Shireen about a mysterious cardboard box and the joy of making as much noise as you can.
Board book
Coming soon
- 10/04/2025
Awaiting publication
Hare needs a new outfit for the Acorn Wood party and you can help her find the perfect one, in this brilliant addition to Donaldson and Scheffler's beloved lift-the-flap series.
Board book
Coming soon
- 03/04/2025
Awaiting publication
A comforting board book about imagination and safe spaces from the legendary author of I Want My Hat Back that creates a charming forest from a handful of familiar objects
Hardback
Coming soon
- 30/01/2025
Awaiting publication
An adorable rendition of the myth of Medusa for very young readers, this heartwarming picture book narrates the origin story of the powerful sea monsters' daughter before she became fearsome and vengeful.
An interactive puzzle book from the world of
Bunny vs Monkey is sure to delight all fans of the zany
comic book saga, whilst
Liz 'Tom Gates' Pichon embarks on a brand new series and creator of Mega Robo Bros
Neill Cameron unleashes some dastardly donuts on unsuspecting readers.
Paperback
Coming soon
- 27/03/2025
Awaiting publication
A gleefully interactive puzzle book from the world of the bestselling comic book series, which is set in a madcap theme park full of wordsearches, mazes and much more that the gang discover.
Hardback
Coming soon
- 13/03/2025
Awaiting publication
From the creator of the beloved Tom Gates books comes a tale brimming with hilarity, as the terrific titular creatures inhabiting the Isle of Smile prepare for a mysterious visitor.
Paperback
Coming soon
- 06/02/2025
Awaiting publication
Perfect reading for fans of the Claude and Adventuremice series, Powell's effortlessly charming tale revolves around the eponymous rodent's hapless first day as a postmouse.
Paperback
Coming soon
- 08/05/2025
Awaiting publication
From the bestselling author of Mega Robo Bros comes a deliciously zany Phoenix Comic Book, a quartet of hilarious and hugely ambitious donuts perfect their plans for world domination.
Hardback
Coming soon
- 13/02/2025
Awaiting publication
Join the side-splitting adventures of a cat born with opposable thumbs and bent on world domination in the zany first instalment of McLaughlin's graphic novel series.
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