The Moon Rabbit by Eva Wong Nava, illustrated by Jason Chuang A Celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is a story Meifung never tires of hearing. The legend of the Chang’e, The Moon Goddess. Each Mid-Autumn Festival she asks her mother to tell her the story again. The Moon Goddess is known as the rabbit…
It’s nearly time for the village show and Mabel, the witch, is considering growing flowers this year, rather than vegetables. Mabel loves gardening rather than spells so she sets to work preparing her pots and filling them with seeds. When her flowers don’t grow she decides to create a spell to help them along the…
What’s in a name? When Abdullah receives a well-loved bear for Eid, it doesn’t have a name. Abdullah spends a lot of time thinking of a name for his lovely bear but every suggestion just doesn’t seem quite right. He asks his friends for help but still no luck. As night falls, an idea comes…
My Favourite Spreads by Lu Fraser! Lu Fraser’s top illustration picks from her latest book with Kate Hindley Picking a favourite spread is almost impossible when you are fortunate enough to have great illustrating partners so, for me, my favourite illustrations are usually the ones where the illustrator has developed the world of the book…
The Hushlings of Hushville live a very quiet life. They are all happy with that, except one. Maeve longs to let her BIG FEELINGS out but she knows that is not the Hushlings way. Until one day, a large blue egg appears and out hatches a Kerfuffle Bird and he’s looking for a party! He…
Judy was HMS Grasshopper’s ship’s mascot. She kept an eye out for sailors who fell overboard, caught rats and had an amazing ability to detect incoming enemy aircraft and warn the sailors. When the ship was attacked, Judy was on hand to warn the sailors, telling them to abandon ship. The survivors end up on…
It’s Andy the ant’s birthday and he decides to have a party with dancing and dips! The only problem is, his house is quite small but that’s alright, he will only invite the neighbours. Which is fine, until the neighbours invite the farmer ants, who invite the worker ants, who invite … This is not…
PUBLICATION DAY REVIEW! Harry Arco’s dad and his grandpa and his great-grandpa had all been pilots. Is it possible for Harry to choose to do something different? Instead of going up to explore the sky, could Harry go down to explore the deep, deep sea? With a little help from his Dad, Harry goes on…
All the bees from the hive have flown off to find the flower field. All except one. Izzy is too worried. What if she can’t fly? Perhaps it would be much safer to walk. And so that is what she does and along the way she sees so many interesting things that she might miss if…
Bear is very happy sitting on the bench, minding his own business. Until along comes Fox, Wolf, Rabbit and Elephant. Unfortunately they all want something from bear and although it isn’t easy for him, Bear shares his belongings until … he has nothing left. How does this make Bear feel? Well, a bear can make…
Three visitors turn up in the middle of the night in Mr Li’s field. Their ‘car’ is broken and they need help to fix it but Mr Li tells them there are no stores open at this time of night. What would you do? Mr Li does what he feels is right, he gives them…
Have you ever tried NOT to laugh? The Professor has discovered certain words make children giggle, and if they giggle, they produce GIGGLE-GAS! Now, you would think that sounds fabulous but in fact, giggle-gas makes the world go all wobbly and so the professor is banning all giggle inducing words. No more saying ‘bottom’ instead…
The day we moved house, my heart felt as heavy as my suitcase… Change can be scary and upsetting. Moving from all you know and those you love can make you feel sad. What would happen if you met new friends? Or discovered animals you’d never seen before in their natural habitat? Would you feel…
Mum is the person the little girl in the story can turn to. The one who will play games, fix anything that is broken, provide safety, build sandcastles, explore nature in all of the seasons and at the end of the day, she is there in every way. A gentle, heartwarming story of the joy…
The perfect book for World Book Day! The school holidays have arrived at last but for one little girl, the holiday homework is a nightmare. She has to read a WHOLE book! On a trip to the library with her mother, she wonders how to pick one from the bewildering choice available . Luckily, her…
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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…