I Have The Right by Reza Dalvand
I have the right to be loved. I have the right to healthcare. I have the right to safety and shelter… and so much more. There’s a lot of things we take for granted in this world. A roof over our head, a warm bed…
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Get Creative with Non Fiction!
Read more: Get Creative with Non Fiction!These two brilliant non fiction titles will give your budding baker or formula 1 fan a hands-on reason to get creative. With its step-by-step guide to building your own moving racing car with items you can easily find in the home, How To Build A Racing Car by author and “maker” Fran Scott and illustrator…
The King of Kazam by Jen Hyatt & Cassandra Harrison
Read more: The King of Kazam by Jen Hyatt & Cassandra HarrisonKazam’s King is mean, selfish and shouts all the time. He wants splendiferous castles built in his name and he will stop at nothing to get them. The more elaborate the design, the more money he needs. He raises taxes, demands everything from everyone around him and even charges the humble people of Kazam every…
Interview with Tracy Darnton – My Brother Is An Avocado
Read more: Interview with Tracy Darnton – My Brother Is An AvocadoDelighted to have award-winning YA author Tracy Darnton on the blog today, following the release of her first picture book My Brother Is An Avocado. Illustrated by the talented Yasmeen Ismail, this is an original story about a big-sister-in-waiting imagining (rather vividly!) what her baby brother is going to be like. And as Tracy tells…
One Button Benny and the Dinosaur Dilemma By Alan Windram & Chloe Holwill-Hunter
Read more: One Button Benny and the Dinosaur Dilemma By Alan Windram & Chloe Holwill-HunterOne Button Benny loves to practice his moves for the weekly robot dance with his friends. Thump, jump and… crash! Down, down, down Benny and his friends fall into the dinosaur cave below. Benny presses his magic button as he tries to rescue his friends from the jaws of the HUGE dinosaur. Will his plan…
Silver Linings by Fiona Woodcock
Read more: Silver Linings by Fiona WoodcockPip and Parker are the best of friends. Pip gets sad when the leaves fall off the trees and her milk goes pink when a strawberry lands in it but Parker knows just what to do to help her smile again. Sometimes your friends know exactly what to say when you’re having a bad…
Scotty Plants a Seed by Conn Iggulden & Lizzy Duncan
Read more: Scotty Plants a Seed by Conn Iggulden & Lizzy DuncanScotty is keen to learn more about his habitat, especially the trees, around him. When his magic collar takes him on adventures to other countries he learns that trees are essential for many animals around the world, a home for many of the friends he meets along the way. It all starts with one…
Trucks On Trucks by Sorche Fairbank & Nik Henderson
Read more: Trucks On Trucks by Sorche Fairbank & Nik HendersonWhat could possibly be better than trucks? More trucks, of course! What a brilliant idea! If trucks are your thing, this is the book for you! No gender or age restrictions, Trucks On Trucks is a fun book for everyone, and not only for those who love trucks! But just in case you didn’t…
Grizzly Ben by Alan Dapré & Alex Ayliffe
Read more: Grizzly Ben by Alan Dapré & Alex AyliffeBen LOVES grizzly bears so much he asked for a REAL one for his birthday. He didn’t receive a real bear but a Cuddly Bear who asks for a hug when you squeeze him. Ben is not impressed and becomes ever so slightly annoyed. He decides to show Cuddly Bear how to be a proper…
The Hot Cross Bunny by Carys Bexington & Mark Chambers
Read more: The Hot Cross Bunny by Carys Bexington & Mark ChambersThe Hot Cross Bunny immediately appealed to me with its genius title and Mark Chambers’s gorgeous springtime illustrations, which contrast beautifully with Steve the Rabbit’s grumpy expression. Steve is in a mood because he wants to win the Golden Egg Cup but hasn’t been able to grow one single easter egg all year long.…
Puddling! by Emma Perry & Claire Alexander
Read more: Puddling! by Emma Perry & Claire AlexanderThis is a book that you’ll enjoy reading even in a sunny day! Emma Perry’s words are rhythmical and extremely fun to read aloud, which match perfectly with the expressive watercolours of Claire Alexander. The narrative invites the reader to enter step by step, like the rhythmic dripping of rain, into a little slice of…
Picture Books to Make Kids Shout…”Read It Again!”
Read more: Picture Books to Make Kids Shout…”Read It Again!”A picture book’s re-readability factor is one of my biggest considerations when picking out a story for my own children, or choosing one as a gift – something that make my kids shout “read it again”, it makes me want to shout about them too. Here are three recent gems that ticked that all-important…
Henny Is Stuck by Aileen Crossley
Read more: Henny Is Stuck by Aileen CrossleyWhen all the other chicks hatch and begin to explore the world around them, Henny is stuck to the bottom half of her shell. Sad and feeling a little bit left out, she tries to join in with the others. As all her friends try to help, Henny soon realises that no matter what they…
Why Representation Matters by Zoey Allen
Read more: Why Representation Matters by Zoey AllenDelighted to welcome the wonderful Zoey Allen to the blog today with a piece about her picture book MY MOMMA ZO, and why it is so important to have books like this on the shelves. Written alongside Kelly Allen, and told from the curious child Molly, this empowering story shows us the warmth and support of…
I Really Really Love You So by Karl Newson & Duncan Beedle
Read more: I Really Really Love You So by Karl Newson & Duncan BeedleKarl Newson’s rhyming rhythm will carry you effortlessly to the top of a mountain and out to sea as bush baby searches for the best way to express his love – should he write a message? Buy a gift? Build a rocket? What about the animals around him – how might they do it? Never…
I often hope to find interviews with Margaret Wild who fascinates me and whose work I adore. Thoroughly enjoyed this…