Welcome to this week’s news, reviews, and ‘all-things-books’ latest from the team at Waterstone’s Ballymena!
THIS WEEK'S TOP 10...
1. Bored of Lunch - Nathan Anthony
2. Spare - Prince Harry
3. Cleopatra and Frankenstein - Coco Mellors
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Overlode - Jeff Kinney
5. It Starts with us - Colleen Hoover
6. The Island of Missing Trees - Elif Shafak
7. Ugly Love - Colleen Hoover
8. The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse - Charlie Macksey
9. Dog Man: Lord of the Flies - Dav Pilkey
10. Small Things Like These - Claire Keegan
WATERSTONE'S CHILDRENS BOOK PRIZE 2023
We are so excited to announce the shortlist for this years Childrens Book Prize! Here are the nominees for each category...
• Illustrated Book Shortlist
The Station Cat - Stephen Hogtun
What Do You See When You Look At A Tree - Emma Carlisle
I Am Not A Prince - Rachael Davis
Gretel The Wonder Mammoth - Kim Hillyard
The Fairy Garden - Isabella Mazanti
The Missing Piece - Jordan Stephens
• Younger Readers Shortlist
The Book Of Stolen Dreams - David Farr
Nura And The Immortal Palace - M.T. Khan
Small - Hannah Moffatt
The Last Firefox - Lee Newbery
Ajay And The Mumbai Sun - Varsha Shah
The Lizzie And Belle Mysteries: Drama And Danger - J. T Williams
• Older Readers Shortlist
All That's Left In The World - Erik J. Brown
The Cats We Meet Along The Way - Nadia Mikail
Ellie Pillai Is Brown - Christine Pillainayagam
If You Still Recognise Me - Cynthia So
Once Upon A Fever - Angharad Walker
Welcome To St Hell - Lewis Hancox
SATURDAY STORYTIME...
Our next Saturday Storytime will be held on Saturday 18th February at 12pm. We will be reading 'Gretel the Wonder Mammoth' by Kim Hillyard.
The author-illustrator of Mabel and the Mountain delivers another pitch-perfect story encouraging little ones to embrace their feelings, as the last woolly mammoth starts to get a bit nervous about her place in the herd.
We look forward to seeing everyone there, this is a completely free event with no need to book!