Explore the latest books of this year!
Bookbot

Nikki Smith

    Drawing from her extensive experience working with children, this author crafts narratives that resonate deeply with young readers. Her stories often explore historical settings, highlighting themes of resilience and courage in the face of adversity. Through engaging storytelling, she aims to educate and inspire, helping children connect with important lessons from the past. This author's approach blends valuable educational content with emotional depth, creating a truly enriching experience for her audience.

    Love Is All Around
    All in Her Head
    LGB The Little Christmas Elf
    Noelle at Sea
    The Scrumptious Life of Azaleah Lane
    Our Beautiful Colors
    • 2024

      THE RESORT OF THEIR DREAMS. A DESTINATION TO DIE FOR... Welcome to paradise! Or so the staff say when they greet the Hamiltons at the idyllic Asana Fushi resort in the Maldives. And it starts off that way: champagne picnics on powder-white sand, snorkelling in the serene blue sea and moonlit walks under the stars. But lies lurk beneath the luxury because each of the guests has a secret, and they're not the only ones. How can a once-in-a-lifetime trip turn into the holiday from hell? From the author of THE BEACH PARTY comes a novel of sun, sea and secrets for fans of ONE OF THE GIRLS and WHITE LOTUS. PRAISE FOR NIKKI SMITH 'Bound to be the hit thriller of the summer!' T. M. Logan, The Holiday 'Thrilling, twisting...a heart stopping read ' Chris Whitaker, We Begin at the End 'Sun-soaked and fast-paced, the perfect holiday page turner' Ellery Lloyd, The Club 'Deliciously gripping and twisty' Shalini Boland, The Secret Mother 'Sizzling with suspense, the perfect summer read' B. A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

      The Guests
    • 2024

      There is a lot to do on the family farm! Read along in this sturdy board book perfect for children ages 0-3 as a boy helps his grandfather in this next installment of the Brown Baby Parade series. Papa’s farm is big. There’s so much work to do! Papa smiles and says, “I like to work with you!” A little boy helps his grandpa weed the garden, feed the chicks, fix a fence to stop escaping goats, and so much more in this sweet story. Nikki Shannon Smith's soothing, rhythmic text and Amanda Quartey's warm, welcoming illustrations pair beautifully to create heartwarming scenes of everyday life. The joyful depiction of Black rural life will allow children to see themselves and encourage interest in their local farming communities!

      On the Farm: A Brown Baby Parade Book
    • 2023

      Six friends.The holiday of their dreams.Only they know what they did that summer...1989: The tunes are loud and the clothes are louder when a group of friends arrives in Mallorca for a post-graduation holiday of decadence and debauchery at a luxury villa.A beach party marks the pinnacle of their fun, until it isn't fun any longer. Because amidst the wild partying, sand flying from dancing feet and revellers leaping from yachts, an accident happens. Suddenly, the night of a lifetime becomes a living nightmare.Now: The truth about that summer has been collectively buried. But someone knows what happened that night.And they want the friends to pay for what they did.

      The Beach Party
    • 2023

      It’s Halloween, and little friends are all dressed up! Follow along as they go from house to house, having fun and saying "Trick-or-treat!" in this second installment of the Brown Baby Parade series. It’s Halloween! Time to go—off into the night. Little friends all dressed up. They are quite a sight. A group of friends in costumes have a blast trick-or-treating from house to house. Each friend is dressed up, so you'll see a ballerina, an astronaut, a pumpkin, and even a president! Nikki Shannon Smith's soothing, rhythmic text and DeAndra Hodge's warm, welcoming illustrations pair beautifully to create heartwarming scenes of brown babies in everyday life. The varied costumes on children of diverse skin tones allows these kids to envision themselves in any costume they like!

      Halloween Friends
    • 2022
    • 2022

      The Scientific Life of Azaleah Lane

      • 112 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      It's a big week for Azaleah Lane. The head teacher, Ms Li, is choosing a student to be the STEM lab monitor, and Azaleah's name is the one picked! But the week doesn't go quite as planned. First Azaleah gets paired up with a bossy classmate for a group project. Then the STEM lab guinea pig goes missing - on Azaleah's watch! Can she use her scientific thinking and detective skills to get to the bottom of things before it's too late? Or will Azaleah Lane go down as the worst STEM lab monitor ever?

      The Scientific Life of Azaleah Lane
    • 2022

      This Little Golden Book features beautiful illustrations and rhyming text about colors, plus a social justice theme that encourages Black children to celebrate themselves.Beautiful colors--look up and look down.Beautiful babies in all shades of brown.This delightful concept book doesn't just teach colors--it does so with a focus on brown as a celebration and a validation of Black children. As beautiful Black babies play together in a park, they discover yellow flowers, red berries, green grass, and more. This Little Golden Book offers a way for families with very young children to begin addressing themes of diversity and equality.

      Our Beautiful Colors
    • 2021

      The Collins Cambridge Lower Secondary English series offers a skills-building approach to the Lower Secondary English curriculum framework (0861) from 2020. The Stage 8Student's Book supports students to develop their skills in reading, writing and speaking and listening, showing all students how to progress.

      Lower Secondary English Student's Book: Stage 8
    • 2021

      Look What You Made Me Do

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.9(238)Add rating

      Emotionally and psychologically impactful, this is the new gripping thriller from Nikki Smith about a perfect family with a lot to hide...

      Look What You Made Me Do
    • 2021

      The Scrumptious Life of Azaleah Lane

      • 112 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      Mum and Dad are heading out of town, which means Azaleah and her sisters get to spend the weekend at Auntie Sam's. The girls can't wait for their special weekend! Azaleah even decides to bake cookies to surprise her parents when they return. After all, as Mum says, 'Cooking for someone is like giving them a gift.' But the cookies are a disaster! Azaleah is stumped. She's sure she did everything right. Can Azaleah get to the bottom of the cookie catastrophe before Mum and Dad get back?

      The Scrumptious Life of Azaleah Lane