Books for Giving, Christmas 2015 Booklist

Refuge, Anne Booth, illus Sam Usher, Nosy Crow, 978-0-8576-3741-3, £9.99 hbk

The Christmas Eve Tree, Delia Huddy illus Emily Sutton, Walker Books, 978-1-4063-5649-6, £12.99 hbk

Blue Penguin, Petr Horacek, Walker Books, 978-1-4063-5828-5, £11.99 hbk

Socks for Santa by Adam and Charlotte Guillain, illus Lee Wildish, Egmont, 978-1-4052-7055-7, £6.99 pbk

The Snow Beast, Chris Judge, Andersen Press, 978-1-7834-4114-3, £11.99 hbk

The Nutcracker, Jane Ray, Orchard Books, 978-1-4083-3641-0, £11.99 hbk

The Nutcracker, Niroot Puttapipat, Walker Books, 978-1-4063-6175-9, £12.99 hbk

The Wild Swans, Jackie Morris, Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, 978-1-8478-0536-2, £10.99 hbk

Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain, Edward Ardizzone, Frances Children’s Books, 978-1-8478-0735-9, £15.99 hbk

Olga da Polga, Michael Bond, illus Catherine Rayner, Oxford, 978-0-1927-3741-0, £12.99 hbk

Black Beauty, Anna Sewell illus Ruth Brown, Andersen Press, 978-1-7834-4170-9, £12.99 hbk

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone: Illustrated Edition, J.K. Rowling, illus Jim Kay, Bloomsbury Children’s Books, 978-1-4088-4564-6, £30.00 hbj

Asterix and the Missing Scroll, Jean-Yves Ferri illus Didier Conrad, Orion Children’s Books, 978-1-5101-0045-9, £10.99 hbk

Queen Guinevere and other Stories from the Court of King Arthur, Mary Hoffman illus Christina Balit, Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, 978-1-8478-0716-8, £14.99 hbk

The Arabian Nights, Robert Leeson illus Christina Balit, Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, 978-1847-80715-1, £14.99 hbk

Once Upon a Place, Eoin Colfer (ed), illus P.J. Lynch, Little Island, 978-1-9104-1137-7, £11.99 hbk

Counting Lions, Katie Cotton illus Stephen Walton, Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, 978-1-8478-0721-2, £14.99 hbk

The Wonder Garden, Jenny Broom illus Kristjana S Williams, Wide Eyed Editions, 978-1-8478-0647-5, £20.00

The Story of Life: Evolution, Katie Scott, Big Picture Press, 978-1-7837-0444-6, £12.99 hbk

Hare, Zoe Greaves illus Leslie Sadleir, Old Barn Books, 978-1-9106-4603-8, £9.99 hbk

National Theatre All About Theatre, Walker Books, 978-1-4063-5869-8, £14.99 hbk

Usborne Official Astronaut’s Handbook, Louie Stowell illus Roger Simo, Usborne Publishing, 978-1-4095-9074-3, £6.99 pbk

The Wolf Wilder, Katherine Rundell illus Gelrev Ongbico, Bloomsbury, 978-1-4088-6258-2, £12.99 hbk

Heartsong, Jane Ray and Kevin Crossley-Holland, Orchard Books, 978-1-4083-3606-9, £9.99 hbk

Clare and her Captain, Michael Morpurgo illus Catherine Rayner, Barrington Stoke, 978-1-7811-2435-2, £10.99 hbk

Pugs of the Frozen North, Sarah McIntyre and Philip Reeve, Oxford, 978-0-1927-3457-0, £8.99 hbk

Squishy McFluff Secret Santa, Pip Jones illus Ella Okstad, 978-0571302567, £5.99 pbk

Wonky Winter Wonderland, Cas Lester illus Ali Pye, Oxford, 978-0-1927-4323-7, £5.99 pbk

Gabriel-Ernest and Other Tales, Saki illus Quentin Blake, Alma Classics, 978-1-8474-9592-1, £6.99 pbk

The Christmas Star, Eva Ibbotson illus Nick Maland, Macmillan Children’s Books, 978-1-4472-8734-6, £6.99 pbk