• Horace and Hattiepillar

    Horace and Hattiepillar is the incredibly cute follow up to Lucy Tapper & Steve Wilson’s award winning picture book, Hedgehugs. Horace and Hattiepillar make a lovely discovery underneath a leaf – a fabulous caterpillar. They watch with wonder and amazement as this curious creature munches on leaves, before making a soft silky cocoon. When something…

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  • Poppy Pickle

    Poppy Pickle by Emma Yarlett is a wonderfully fun picture book celebrating the imagination. Poppy Pickle’s background is very, very ordinary. From her house, to her parents, to her cats … all are very ordinary. However, there is something about Poppy that makes her far from ordinary, ‘Poppy Pickle was full to the brim with…

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  • The Big Monster Snoreybook

    The Big Monster Snoreybook by Leigh Hodgkinson is a rather noisy picture book, filled with monster snores and giggles galore. The Big Monster Snoreybook opens with a little lie … ‘Oh dear. I am sorry to say that you happen to be reading a very dull book.’ The narrator takes the reader past various monsters,…

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  • Get Out of My Bath!

    Get Out of My Bath! from Britta Teckentrup is a fun picture book which is really going to appeal to the youngest listeners. Combining bath time antics, interactivity and those lovely shiny pages it’s just perfect to delve into just before bed (& bath) time. Ellie is really enjoying her bath, complete with a glorious…

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  • Pom Pom Gets the Grumps

    Pom Pom Gets the Grumps, a delightful picture book created by Sophy Henn, highlights the trials and tribulations of a toddler’s life when absolutely nothing is quite right. Poor Pom Pom really is having one of those days. Truly. Absolutely nothing is going right. He can’t find his blanky, his breakfast juice has bits in…

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  • Hungry Roscoe

    Hungry Roscoe, a picture book created by David J. Plant, features a rather cheeky raccoon who is very, very hungry. Roscoe is so over ‘eating rotten junk’ from the bin in the park, it’s time to take action. Roscoe is quite envious of those animals in the zoo who receive a bountiful supply of lovely,…

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  • David Tazzyman

    David Tazzyman

    David Tazzyman illustrator of the brilliantly funny You Can’t Take an Elephant on a Bus has popped into My Book Corner. Here he shares his worst habits, some sneaky peeks behind the scenes of You Can’t Take an Elephant on a Bus, plus he reveals the title of his next book! Tell us about you in 25 words…

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  • You Can’t Take an Elephant on a Bus

    You Can’t Take an Elephant on a Bus is a fabulously fun picture book from Patricia Cleveland-Peck and David Tazzyman (Mr Gum series.) Rhyme, rhythm and plenty of giggles feature in this tale about where you really shouldn’t be seeing animals! From ‘tigers on trains’ to a ‘pig on a skateboard’ the narrative tells us…

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  • Her Idea

    Open that wonderful die-cut cover and delve into the wonderfully thick pages that hold the key to Sozi’s imagination. Her Idea, created by Rilla Alexander, is for those who have ideas, oh so many ideas flying around – dreams, passions – yet struggle to bring them to life, to make them real. This is for…

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  • Black and White

    Dahlov Ipcar, as some of you may know, is certainly no stranger to the world of children’s books. However it is thanks to Sam Arthur and Alex Apiro, responsible for the children’s publishing imprint Flying Eye Books, that her much beloved books complete with distinct illustrations, have been given a new lease of life. Black…

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  • Digby’s Moon Mission

    Digby’s Moon Mission by Renee Price is about a young boy’s curiosity, his determination to solve his quandary and a rather amusing ending. Renee Price conveys Digby’s narrative in a mixture of prose and verse which controls the pace quite perfectly. Digby is rather concerned, ‘Why is the dark so dark?!’ A glance at the…

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  • The Rabbit and The Shadow

    The Rabbit and The Shadow is a heartwarming picture book from Mélanie Rutton. Young rabbit appears on a doorstep – with ‘a slight wind, And a shadow perhaps.’ The Stag takes rabbit in, and cares for him deeply but knows that the day will come when rabbit will grow up … and go away. In…

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  • Katie’s London Christmas

    Katie’s London Christmas

    A magical Christmas adventure brimming with James Mayhew’s stunning illustrations. Katie’s London Christmas is a beautifully told picture book, just perfect for snuggling up with on Christmas Eve. Katie and Jack are tucked in bed, at their grandparents’ house, on Christmas Eve. A very loud sneeze wakes them up. They hear another, and another ……

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  • Shirley Hughes & Clara Vulliamy

    Oh yes! Mother and daughter duo Shirley Hughes OBE and Clara Vulliamy are in My Book Corner today – creators of that fab new illustrated chapter book series, Dixie O’Day. I’m not ashamed to admit I did my happy dance when these two agreed to an interview at My Book Corner … … and certainly not…

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  • Alfie’s Christmas

    Alfie’s Christmas

    You really can’t go far wrong with a picture book from Shirley Hughes especially when it’s one that involves Alfie. Alfie’s Christmas is one that holds a special place for many families at Christmas. There’s a warmth and calmness to Alfie’s Christmas, which I really relish at this time of year. Through the character of Alfie,…

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