What a scrumptious, shiny and fast-paced little picture book this is! With a rather unique take on how tooth fairies do their job, Michelle Robinson takes us on a wild rollercoaster of animals, adventure and fun in this story of Tate, the fairy in training. Tate is being taught how to take a tooth and…
What a marvellous, heart-warming and wonderfully educational book Rebel Cats – Brave Tales of Feisty Felines is! It is an eclectic collection of real-life stories of the antics of various cats and their owners across the world, spanning throughout history. Inside this colourful, non-fiction book there are lots of feline facts, but also amazing stories…
This is an astonishing book. Not just because of its effortless, innocent, and engaging prose. Not just because its main character is an incredibly intelligent and emotionally aware gorilla who you immediately want to be friends with. And not just because its story is a meandering, thought-provoking, epic journey through the cultures, people and history…
The Legend of Sally Jones is a weird and wonderful picture-book-cum-graphic-novel for an indeterminate age group. It’s the prequel to the novel – The Murderer’s Ape – and is about kidnapped, orphaned gorilla Sally Jones. An epic tale of wonder, learning, sadness, double-crossing, kindness and nastiness (with so many people taking advantage of poor Sally),…
Like a calming, gentle breeze of morning meditation, Tony Mitton’s unique middle-grade story – Potter’s Boy – takes us on a journey of teenage discovery. Beautifully written, and with more philosophical life lessons than most MG books would be able to get away with (but done in subtle ways, so it’s not moral message-heavy), this…
Once in awhile a gorgeous children’s book comes along that you just know is going to be a tour-de-force of sumptuous, old-fashioned and involving storytelling…and Mira Bartok’s The Wonderling is that book. It is an epic romp across a strange yet familiar Victorian steam-punk land, and at its heart is a one-eared fox “groundling” (which…
When Tessa has to reluctantly move from her home in Florida to the windy city of Chicago, she is annoyed and her world feels shattered. And to make matters worse, she soon discovers that the house her parents have bought for her and her brother, Jonah, to live in is haunted…! The Peculiar Incident on…
Benji Davies has returned to his beautiful, cosy and warm-hearted storm whale world again, with this delightful follow-up called The Storm Whale in Winter. Once again, we’re in the company of Noi, his fisherman dad, their six cats (spotting all the cats on each of the picture book’s spreads is great fun as they’re always…
Black Powder by Ally Sherrick is a really fun, indulging and involving gunpowder plot adventure where a boy called Tom Garnett sets out to rescue his father from the hangman’s noose. Poverty-stricken Tom and his little pet mouse, Jago, discover they have rich relatives, and – amongst the backdrop of a Catholic-hating society – they try…
The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert is a slow-burning, gripping and very original spooky fairy-tale mashup tale for YA readers. It’s the kind of book you read and think – halfway through – yes, this story is very clever…why has no one done it like this before? It’s about a girl called Alice (what else would…
This interactive, press-and-play picture books for younger children is probably one of the most important books to be published in the past 10 years. Farts in the Wild takes a highly educational approach to teaching children how to recognise many different animals’ distinct farts (a different one for each page). The book depicts common fart-inducing…
Set in post-war India, this incredibly warm and realistic middle-grade tale is about a young boy called Bilal. He lives in a small market town – at the time when sectarian violence is erupting between Muslims, Sikhs and Christians – and is nursing his sick father (or “Bapuji”) who is dying from cancer. Irfan Master’s…
A lovely, fun and deliciously weird little book!
a punchy, rollercoaster ride of unpredictable events.
First and foremost, the front cover of The Fox and the Star is so beautiful that I’d happily frame it and put it on my wall…! And the illustrations inside are incredibly unique – very avant-garde and minimalist, like nothing I’ve seen before. Coralie Bickford-Smith has a very individual style to her drawings, they really draw…
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Ooh, this sounds fantastic!
Great review, thanks for posting the pictures. Really makes a difference with picture book reviews. Will order for the store…
I often hope to find interviews with Margaret Wild who fascinates me and whose work I adore. Thoroughly enjoyed this…