I must confess to having a certain level of sympathy for the bear in this story – egg sandwiches? Never quite grown to love them myself. Fortunately I don’t have a bear to feed! Our main character Jack, from Julie Fulton and Rachel Suzanne’s Bears Don’t Eat Egg Sandwiches, does have a bear to feed.…
It’s always such a treat when a new Oliver Jeffers’ book pops up, it was even more of a treat to hear the man himself read this book and tell us the touching story behind it. When Oliver’s son was born, and they took him on that first furtive journey home from the hospital, it…
Pirates in Classroom 3 is the latest picture book from writer Alison Donald (The New LiBEARian), teaming up with illustrator Ben Whitehouse. When Ms Bitsy steps out of classroom 3, who would have thought that a pirate would arrive? Captain Calamity is searching for the treasure, which he must get to before Pirate Bloodloss. The…
‘The Earth is big enough for all kinds of people.’ The middle grade novel Wonder, from R J Palacio, is a story that we instantly fell in love with on My Book Corner. We’ve since gifted copies to school, friends and family. It’s a heartfelt tale with kindness strongly at its core. With trepidation I opened…
Follow Finn is the new title from Peter Goes, the author of international bestseller Timeline. It sold over 20,000 copies! Let me say from the beginning, this book is a stunner! It’s got ‘gift potential’ written all over it. Rich in detail and brilliantly imaginative, it held our attention for an absolute age. The narrative…
The Shortlist for the Blue Peter Book Awards 2018, was announced live on Blue Peter Thursday 23rd November. It’s a particularly powerful list this year, with three wonderful novels making the Best Story Shortlist. My Book Corner always find the Best Books With Facts list incredibly intriguing. Here they are… Shortlist: Best Story The Island…
The Snow Lion from Jim Helmore and Richard Jones, is a stunningly beautiful picture book which deals tenderly with moving house and making new friends. The opening double page spread depicts Caro and her family travelling to their new home. Through the darkness of the page, illuminated only by the moon, illustrator Richard Jones immediately…
You Choose In Space is the exciting follow up to the hugely successfully You Choose picture book which fired up imaginations everywhere. Pippa Goodhart and Nick Sharratt have done it again, encouraging little readers to zoom into space… with exciting results. Let’s begin with those imaginative endpapers – chock-a-block full of wonderful phrases, hinting at the…
‘Words have power. Dun Dun Darrrr.’ Kate Jane Neal’s latest picture book, Words And Your Heart, rings true. So true. It celebrates the wonderful power of the right words, said to the right person, at the right time. Neal does this through simple charm, pitched perfectly for little listeners. The result is a beautiful picture…
Malala Yousafzai’s story of courage and determination in the face of adversity, has crossed the world several times over. And as Malala herself steps into Oxford University to begin her degree, her picture book – Malala’s Magic Pencil – enables her story to reach a new generation. Malala imbues her story with imagination. Her over…
The answer to a scary world can be found in scary books When the world outside is full of struggles, of troubles, and of worries, I find I like my houses full of creaks, my wardrobe full of clowns, and my bedside lamp turned off (almost). I like scares. Books have always been presented as…
Ten Little Monsters, from Mike Brownlow and Simon Rickerty, is part of the fabulous Ten Little picture book series. A counting book with fun and rhyme – this one concentrates on counting backwards from ten. ‘Ten little monsters waken from their sleep, Blinking in the candlelight, in the castle deep, Going trick or treating, will…
Whenever I pick up a delicious new Book Island title, I know for certain that I’m going to discover a story told in a wonderfully unique and captivating manner. So often we read picture books where it is the young protagonist who learns a lesson during the course of the story – learning to share,…
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow launches with a dim, dark start. Poor Morrigan has been labelled as a cursed child. Everything is her fault. Everything. Her family dislike her – such bad luck to have a cursed child. The apparent bleakness of tone is punctuated by some great touches of humour from Jessica Townsend. Morrigan…
It’s a heart thumpingly brilliant moment when a shiny new tome from picture book extraordinaire Anthony Browne pops through the letter box…. and Hide And Seek is his 50th, yep 50th book. Wowzas! Browne is a marvellous story teller, Hide And Seek is no exception. The main characters, Poppy and Cy, are sad since their…
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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…