The Dress and the Girl is a touching picture book from Camille Andros and Julie Morstad, delicately told with feeling and emotion. “Back when time seemed slower and life simpler, there was a dress. A dress much like many others, made for a girl by her mother.” …and so Andros’s narrative begins. The girl and…
The Missing Masterpiece is the fourth picture book adventure for Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam, two dogs who transferred their affections from burglary to baking long ago – but crime still seems to follow them wherever they go! This time they’re off to… ‘Paris! So – ooh la la – smart, with cafés and cheese…
Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor is such a fun read – become immersed in the fascinating life of the wonderful Joan Procter as Patricia Valdez’s light, humourous prose takes you on her journey. “While other girls read stories about dragons and princesses, Joan read books about lizards and crocodiles.” Beginning this real life story when Joan…
The Day War Came is a powerful, moving picture book from Nicola Davies and Rebecca Cobb. Their picture book opens on what many would recognise as a normal day, and is all the more powerful for that. Flowers are on the window sill, Dad is helping baby brother get to sleep, Mum makes breakfast and…
Bee & Me, from Alison Jay, is a wordless picture book and has fast become one of our favourites in our house! Even before buying it, once I had told my daughter that it had no words and you can tell the story from the pictures, straight away she was sat flicking through the pages…
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…
Tomorrow, from Nadine Kaadan, is a touching emphatic picture book about the effect of war on everyday lives. On childrens’ lives. On the opening double spread we learn that Yazan no longer goes to the park, or even to his friend. His friend only lives next door. Yazan’s fear and isolation is captured acutely on…
They’ve done it again! Patricia Cleveland-Peck and David Tazzyman‘s You Can’t Let An Elephant Drive A Digger is laugh out loud funny. With rollicking rhymes featuring all kinds of bizarre situations, this one had little listeners giggling. Lots. With fautless rhyme and rhythm – because there should be no other kind in picture books –…
If All The World Were… from Joseph Coelho and Allison Colpoys, is a wonderful, poetic picture book celebrating Grandads. Coelho’s narrative explores the touching connection between the little girl and her grandad through Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Colpoys stunning illustrations capture their imaginative play, their connection and their love. Grandad passes on his stories…
Loved To Bits, the picture book collaboration between Teresa Heapy and Katie Cleminson, is utterly gorgeous and charming in every way… much like Stripy Ted himself. Heapy’s story, with a wonderfully gentle rhyme which makes it sing beautifully, tells the story of the wonderful relationship between a small boy and his beloved bear – Stripy…
How on Earth could such a tiny, unassuming fish like little Steve be so scary? Well, this fun, frolic of a picture book shows you how! In a neat, punchy prose style that hooks you (see what I did there?) straight in, we get to know ickle Steve. And, over the course of the first…
You ever have those weeks where you suffer from “failure to thrive”? This week I made custard so thick we could have repointed the patio with it. I served it in a square bowl with blueberry eyes and a cocoa mouth. It made Ben cry. Then there was the play date where our visitors tried…
Billy And The Beast is the latest picture book from Nadia Shireen (The Cow Who Fell To Earth) – it’s a stonkingly good one, with great humour emanating from both the narrative and the illustrations. Billy and The Beast is chock-a-block full of humourous touches that had my audiences giggling heaps when I read it…
Another deliciously funny and witty picture book from Morag Hood… I Am Bat had us giggling aplenty. Bat is quite the character. He has VERY set opinions when it comes to what he does, and does not like. He DOES like cherries. Very much. He will NOT be happy if anyone takes them. Any of…
Julian Is A Mermaid, a picture book from Jessica Love, is a glorious and exciting celebration about being yourself. Whilst the end papers introduce Julian’s love of swimming underwater, the opening narrative begins with Julian and his Nana on a train. When 3 glamorous mermaids step on to the train Julian is captivated. In the…
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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…