I loved this picture book so much – full of warmth, love and fabulous adventures. My Daddies! by Gareth Peter and Garry Parsons is guaranteed to make you smile. “My daddies are amazing. They’re funny, kind and smart. And when they read me stories… exciting journeys start…” Well, you know I LOVE books about books.…
Maybe… is the latest picture book from Chris Haughton, and it’s an absolute CORKER! Three little monkeys sitting in a tree, with a super strict warning NOT to go down to the mango tree… there are tigers down there. Left alone, what do you think they get up to? Hmmmm, turns out the warnings were…
I’m loving this shiny new picture book from Amy Sparkes and Ali Pye. Filled with joyous rhymes and packed with imagination, The Magic Crayon is a wonderful adventure. Meet Chloe, younger sister of Jack. Jack is a brother who LOVES to play tricks. One night, after she’s been sent to her room – for something…
In the middle of the night, a scared king sends his three knights to find a nightmare dragon. Armed with an axe, a sword, and a candle the three knights venture through the dark after an unknown shape only to find out that they are also really scared. With a great story and fun to…
The Little Barbarian is the kind of fantasy that entertains both children and adults. In this brilliant wordless picture book Renato Moriconi, a Brazilian just like me, gives freedom for the readers to play with their imagination. He starts by choosing the vertical format, exploring the book as an object and wittily incorporating it into…
The Perfect Fit from Naomi Jones and James Jones is one of those glorious picture books, which, at first glance appears deceptively simple. Yet. Like all great picture books… there is much to discover. There are plenty of layers to this gorgeous story about fitting in – by being true to yourself. Triangle LOVES playing…
I Am Every Good Thing from award-winning duo Derrick Barnes and Gordon C James is a life-affirming picture book filled with smiles, positivity and confidence. “I am a non-stop ball of energy. Powerful and full of light. I am a go-getter. A difference-maker. A leader.” I love this powerful, joyful opening page which pulls…
Hello, my name is Tita! I am a children’s writer and illustrator from Brazil and I am really happy to be writing for the prestigious My Book Corner. For my first review I chose a wonderful wordless picture book by Alice Hoogstad. The book starts at the endpapers, where all we can see is an…
Oh my! Just look at that gorgeous inky blue cover… isn’t it divine? And what greats you inside the cover is equally gorgeous. Come and meet mole, the creation of Tom Percival and Christine Pym… Mole is feeling a little sad, as she watched all the animals flying, swimming and leaping, oh how she wished…
Stop That Dinosaur, is the fabulous collaboration between Alex English and Ben Cort. It’s a gorgeous, smile inducing rhyming picture book about a dinosaur who kidnaps Granny! Yikes! There’s our little character, enjoying “extra-special cake” in Granny’s kitchen, when there’s a knock on the door and, “…a brontosaurus snatched her up and ran away again!”…
This picture book will have you giggling through the bookshelves. “You Live Where?!” from John Hay and Garry Parsons may well be filled with lots of silly phrases… but it’s all super factual, fact fans!! Down by the pool, at the start of the holidays, Kookaburra decides to get the conversation started by asking the…
Santa Post from Emma Yarlett is adorable!! Full of Christmas cheer, fabulous dollops of humour and of course, those letters! “There were only five sleeps until Christmas when… WHOOOSH! Something fell down Santa’s chimney.” The VERY late Santa post is a letter from Amy. A lovely bit of paper engineering means you can unfold Amy’s…
The marvellous Yuval Zommer is back- with a gorgeous, sumptuous picture book celebrating the wonder of snow. “Fox and Hare were born in the spring, grew up in the summer, and were best of friends by autumn.” As winter approaches, they hear from Tern that snow is on its way. “But what exactly was snow?”…
The Twelve Days of Christmas has been given the Alex T Smith treatment, and it’s brilliantly bonkers… as you might expect. Eloise’s grandma LOVES sending her gifts. They start off traditional and what you might expect, given the title, but Alex T Smith has cleverly lulled his reader into thinking one thing before… Grandma goes…
Snow Ghost from Tony Mitton and Diana Mayo is an utterly charming picture book, exquisitely told with the most sumptuous palette. Snow Ghost is searching for a place to settle… “a home to be happy, a place to rest.” None of the places she passes feel quite right, until she comes across two children happily…
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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…