If I Were The World
By Mark Sperring (author), Natelle Quek (illustrator) 
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 5 January 2023
ISBN: 9781912923311
A beautifully illustrated picture book with a powerful message about looking after our AMAZING planet! This beautiful and uplifting book will inspire us all to join hands and help our amazing planet. With an irresistible rhyming text by bestselling author Mark Sperring and stunning illustrations by rising star Natelle Quek, it's the perfect book to inspire children to ask questions and take action.
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I Am Nefertiti
By Annemarie Anang (author), Natelle Quek (illustrator) 
Publisher: Five Quills
Publication date: 2 June 2022
ISBN: 9781912923311
When Nefertiti plays the drums, the band plays as one. “I am Nefertiti” she says, and she feels ten feet tall. But when the new music teacher shortens her name to ‘Nef’, bit by bit, she starts to shrink. Without Nefertiti to keep the beat, the band is in disarray... Drawing on her inner strength and with the support of the other children, they help Miss Potts recognise the importance of honouring Nefertiti’s name. A heart-warming, joyous, empowering story of identity and belonging.
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The Little Mermaid
By Anna Kemp (author), Natelle Quek (illustrator)
Publisher: Puffin Books
Publication date: 13 May 2021
ISBN: 9780241469828
In Anna Kemp’s powerful reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic story, Princess Coral saves the life of Prince Eldo and falls in love with the world of humans. Disregarding her father’s wishes she seeks out the Sea Witch who gives her a vial of potion that will enable her to walk on two legs. But magic comes at a terrible price – what will Coral have to give up to realise her dreams?
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Keep Dancing, Lizzie Chu
By Maisie Chan (author), Natelle Quek (illustrator - cover)
Publisher: Abrams
Publication date: 28 March 2023
ISBN: 9781419759925
Twelve-year-old Lizzie Chu has lived with her Wai Gong (grandfather) in Glasgow since her parents died when she was a baby. But Wai Gong has been acting different lately. He spends a lot of time talking to his Guan Yin statue—the Chinese goddess of compassion—and seems to be becoming more forgetful. Even the shared passion he and Lizzie have for their favorite show, Strictly Come Dancing, seems to be tailing off. When Wai Gong mistakes Lizzie's friend Chi for Guan Yin, Lizzie seizes the opportunity to use Chi to take Wai Gong to Blackpool to the Tower Ballroom, where he’d always dreamed of going. If only she can get her grandad there, she thinks, he’ll find some peace. After all, one of the myths around Guan Yin is that she brings order and harmony, so it’s got to work out—right?
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Danny Chung Sums It Up
By Maisie Chan (author), Natelle Quek (illustrator)
Publisher: Abrams
Publication date: 7 September 2021
ISBN: 9781419748219
Eleven-year-old Danny’s life is turned upside down when his Chinese grandmother comes to live with his family in England. Things get worse when Danny finds out he’ll have to share his room with her, and she took the top bunk! His parents insist that Danny help out, so when he’s left to look after Nai Nai, he leaves her at the bingo hall for the day to get her off his back. But he soon discovers that not everyone there is as welcoming as he expected . . .  Filled with heart and humor, Danny Chung Sums It Up shows that traversing two cultures is possible and worth the effort, even if it’s not always easy.
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