Category: Picture Book Reviews

  • An Aussie Night Before Christmas

    An Aussie Night Before Christmas is a twist on the classic ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. Yvonne Morrison sticks to the original rhyming pattern but inserts some great Aussie lingo to bring it bang up to date with a great twist of humour. “‘But a rusty old ute pulled by eight mighty ‘roos.” We challenge…

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  • The Giving Tree

    The Giving Tree by Shel Silversein is a classic picture book. Beautifully told and illustrated.

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  • The Kiss That Missed

    The Kiss that Missed is a fab page turner with great illustrations,

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  • Mixed Up Fairy Tales

    Mixed Up Fairy Tales is a great interactive discovery book, with comical and whacky illustrations.

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  • My Photo Album Activity Book

    Oooo this one is good! My Photo Album Activity Book offers plenty of opportunities for the struggling and / or frustrated artist this is a perfect rainy day activity book. Each page provides fresh ideas for artistic creations and would appeal to both genders. Using a mixture of photographs and beautiful illustrations Pascale Estellon encourages the young…

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  • 365 Penguins

    365 Penguins by Jean-Luc Fromental is a beautifully large book with great splashes of vibrant colour make this ideal for the 4-6 group to flick through. Laugh out loud as this confused family struggle to fit the penguins in to their house; look out for Chilly and his cute blue feet on each page and spot…

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  • The Gift

    Two big talents in their respective fields have collided to create a beautiful work of art.

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  • You Make Me Smile

    Beautifully evocative of a snowy winter, You Make Me Smile from Layn Marlow is perfect for those who celebrate Christmas in the northern hemisphere.

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  • Olive, The Other Reindeer

    Olive is a dog. A dog. But, as so often happens to the best of us … she mishears the lyrics to a well know ditty …

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  • Specs for Rex

    Specs for Rex is the latest picture book from the award winning author of Time for Bed, Fred!, the Irish author-illustrator Yasmeen Ismail. The unique style of Yasmeen’s illustrations are a delight. Captivating, with a deceptive simplicity these pages are just wonderful to pour over. Firstly, I love how Yasmeen easily interchanges the word glasses…

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  • Time for Bed, Fred!

    Time for Bed, Fred! is the delightful awarding winning picture book from Irish author & illustrator Yasmeen Ismail. Yasmeen’s debut picture book made it on to many prestigious award lists, and it’s easy to see why … this is the perfect book to read out loud to little ones. It makes a great bedtime tale…

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  • Max the Brave

    Max the Brave is a delightful picture book from the talented hands of Ed Vere. Max does look cute on that front cover don’t you think? Wait!!! Please don’t dress him up in ribbons, or admire his cuteness. You see Max is a ‘fearless kitten’ a ‘brave kitten.’ He chases mice thank you very much!…

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  • Abigail

    Abigail makes counting, well, amusing for sure. Catherine Rayner has created a wonderfully absorbing picture book, filled with stunning paintings of an array of animals. Abigail – isn’t that a cute name for a giraffe? – loves to count. The problem is that she is a little limited in terms of counting material out in…

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  • When It Snows

    Collingridge’s award winning When It Snows has been released in paperback, and My Book Corner has fallen in love. When It Snows is a beautiful, atmospheric picture book which is absolutely delightful for younger listeners. Evoking a magical, imaginative world Richard Collingridge’s creation is just perfect to snuggle up with at the end of the…

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  • Hide & Eek!

    Original, captivating, a triumph of design, and pure fun! Hide & Eek! from Rebecca Sutherland is a satisfyingly thick book, dominated by black and white silhouettes with splashes of that awesome yellow. The entire text for the book fills the first page. Tongue twisting teasers hint at what is to be discovered, “mad professors, jangling…

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