Children and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

Musical inspiration from Corinne Bailey Rae; danger in a magical academy; the adventures of an otter pup; a YA queer gothic fantasy, and more The Bear and the Seed by Poonam Mistry, Templar, £12.99 When Bear’s glorious forest disappears, he finds hope in a tiny seed – but he needs help from other animals to tend it in this inspiring picture book, filled with spellbinding geometric art. Little Passenger by Deirdre Sullivan and Jessica Love, Walker, £12.99 This poetic, beautiful picture book fe...

By Imogen Russell Williams