Dinosaurs should be awarded for being themselves to begin with, because they were just amazing. Now, giving an award to each one of them for their special characteristics is simply top! I love the way this book was written in almost a story like mode but still keeping it within the non-fiction genre. It is…
Here’s a definite for the Father’s Day wish list, delighting in the ordinary things a dad does day in, day out. This rhyming text tells of a dad who isn’t heroic or mega-exciting like an astronaut or a racing driver but one who makes everyday events like gardening and shopping fun. I loved the watercolour…
Super excited to see the next one in this fabulously funny series hit the shelves. It doesn’t disappoint. A myriad of animals in a holiday setting… what could possibly go wrong?! Delve in, and you’ll find out… Discover an orangutan on a surfboard, piranhas in the paddling pool, and even a bison on a pedalo…
Yippee! The next picture book in this hilarious series is coming out! You Can’t Take An Elephant on Holiday from Patricia Cleveland-Peck and David Tazzyman. We know how important funny books are so, we invited Patricia to MyBookCorner, to pick out her top 5 funny picture books. Here they are… 1. Green Eggs and Ham…
Pinkie’s not sure she wants to be a big sister. Babies are noisy and smell like cabbage! When her baby brother arrives she’s given a new toy monkey called Boo. Pinkie loves Boo and together they get up to all sorts of mischief. With a milkshake for mum involving tomato ketchup and tea bags, and…
How do you put what’s happened since March 2020 into a picture book to help children make sense of it all? This touching book by LeUyen Pham does it marvellously. Focusing on a single girl in a face mask and her cat on the cover and how suddenly everybody who was outside had to go…
For all the parents who’ve had the coat battle with a small child (and if you haven’t yet, it’s coming!), enjoy this tale of Ruffles the little dog. Ruffles loves many things, shown in brilliant thumbnail pics, like scratching and chewing, but definitely does NOT like his new coat. Maybe doggy pal Ruby can show…
D.M. Mullan’s Curious Tales is a series of peculiar modern fables from author D.M. Mullan and illustrator Kirsteen Harris-Jones. How cool does this sound? So excited to be revealing Kirsteen’s cover. Right. Here… With a classic rhyming style and wonderfully quirky illustrations, each book centres around a unique little individual and tells their story all…
Goodnight Veggies is a wonderful way of introducing a wide variety of vegetables and how they grow, to younger picture book readers! The story is set in a rooftop community garden where the ‘tossing, turning veggies need to get some rest.’ The story follows a sleepy worm throughout the book as he says goodnight to…
We’ve all had days like Arthur, not going at all as he imagined he would. I feel his existential pain from page 1! “It was quite simply the worst day ever.” Roaring, stomping and huffing don’t improve matters (they seldom do). So Arthur runs away – but don’t worry, it’s only to nearly the end…
Super excited that Patience Agbabi’s second novel in the Leap Cycle series, The Time-Thief, is flying on to the shelves. It’s a real treat! The wonderful, energetic Elle is back – with her gift for time-travel, she’s leaping back to a London that’s very different from today. The result is a thrilling adventure, rich in…
The Chessmen Thief by Barbara Henderson… when Norse carvers begin to create an ivory chess set fit for a Lord’s table, twelve year-old thrall, Kylan, soon learns he has the skills to match any of the masters that look down on him. As he watches them carve, he recreates the patterns on his own, perfectly…
Barbara Henderson’s latest novel, The Chessmen Thief, is about to hit the shelves. Full of intriguing characters, we couldn’t resist picking her brain and asking all about… creating characters. I had known for some time that I wanted to write a Viking story. I had known for around a year that I might want to…
Escape, One Day We Had to Run. What a title! One that evokes a feeling of fear, desperation and panic. But also feelings of hope and possibility. This book is a collection of real world stories depicting the heroic journeys of twelve brave individuals and groups who were forced to flee their homes in desperate…
Grandad’s Camper is a gentle story of tales shared by widower Grandad of his travels with Gramps. His granddaughter encourages him to dust off the camper and have adventures again together. It’s on my bucket list to get a camper van and this makes me want to get on with it. I was also interested…
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Great review, thanks for posting the pictures. Really makes a difference with picture book reviews. Will order for the store…
His books are a great way help kids read while soaking up important Science concepts without even knowing it. Ironically,…
Ooh, this sounds fantastic!