Is there anything more magical than snow? Yes. Yes there is. Snow Queens. From Hans Christian Anderson’s poignant tale of an icy heart and young love lost, to Disney’s Queen Elsa and the world STILL chorusing ‘Let it go’, there’s something altogether ethereal about a Snow Queen. So Lou Treleaven’s The Snowflake Mistake ventures into…
If I had a tail, I’d wag it. THAT’s how much I enjoyed Dogs in Cars. In fact, I can’t actually bring myself to let the kids have it on their bookshelf. I think I’m going to stash it on mine. This is no one-dimensional picture book. Pitched as a counting book, it’s slick and…
As a little nipper… mathematics was hardly my forte. Staring glumly at the time tables on the classroom wall; I might as well have been trying to make sense of hieroglyphics. And don’t get me started on figuring out square roots… the root of all my problems more like it! Had there been a book…
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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…