Snail Mail from Sharon King-Chai is a delightful, interactive picture book that celebrates the wonder and excitement to be gained from the often forgotten snail mail. How exciting is it to receive postcards and letters from family members when they go away? It’s the perfect way of sharing their joy and excitement as they travel…
Pirates Don’t Drive Diggers, written by Alex English & illustrated by Duncan Beedie, is a humorous picture book about a frustrated pirate. Why can’t everyone just understand that he just wants to drive a digger?! Pirate Brad is growing up. His dad is really quite keen that he joins a proper pirate crew, ‘to learn…
Congratulations to Podkin One Ear and Survivors who have won this year’s Blue Peter Book Awards, both tell stories of struggle and strength.
The announcement is in – The Blue Peter Book Awards 2017 shortlist has been announced. Shortlisted for the 2017 awards are: [row][/row] Best Story Lost Tales by Adam Murphy and Lisa Murphy Podkin One Ear by Kieran Larwood and illustrated by David Wyatt Time Travelling with a Hamster by Ross Welford Best Book with Facts…
Steve Antony is back with his third Queen themed picture book, the follow-up to The Queen’s Handbag and The Queen’s Hat – it’s The Queen’s Present. With a quirky Christmas themed instalment, the Queen’s latest dilemma is a troubling one for late on Christmas Eve… she still hasn’t found the perfect present for the little prince…
Is there anything more magical than snow? Yes. Yes there is. Snow Queens. From Hans Christian Anderson’s poignant tale of an icy heart and young love lost, to Disney’s Queen Elsa and the world STILL chorusing ‘Let it go’, there’s something altogether ethereal about a Snow Queen. So Lou Treleaven’s The Snowflake Mistake ventures into…
When the ice breaks, three polar bear friends drift away from their home into the big blue ocean. They desperately need to find a new home before their ice boat melts. At last they find land! Surely they are saved? No. They are turned away. The polar bears are rejected from three different islands by…
‘We are cheering books today,’ declared Robin Ince before announcing the winners of the Carnegie and Greenaway Medals, along with the inaugural winners of the Amnesty CILIP Honour. Chris Riddell, Sarah Crossan, Robin Tulley and Ross Collins huge congratulations to you. Congratulations to Chris Riddell, winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal for The Sleeper and…
The Great Big Sleep is a delightful new picture book from illustrator Sean Julian. It is a warm and comforting tale, about a bear trying so hard to settle down for his BIG sleep. As winter approaches bear and squirrel know they must prepare for hibernation. They do everything right … but squirrel just isn’t…
A Dot In The Snow is the heart thumping beautiful picture book from Corrinne Averiss and Fiona Woodcock. Miki doesn’t want to stay with his mum and look for fish in the icy waters, it looks hard and Miki isn’t ready. He bounds off in to the snowy landscape, where before long he spots a…
Otto is back! In a follow up to the adorable Otto The Bear, Katie Cleminson has created a snowy adventure for the book loving bear – Otto The Book Bear In The Snow. Otto lives in a book, on a shelf in the library, with his friend Ernest. They pop out of the book at night,…
The New LiBEARian is the debut picture book from writer Alison Donald, who has teamed with illustrator Alex Willmore to create a picture book perfect for book lovers. Storytime at the library is about to start, but there’s one crucial problem. Mrs Merryweather the librarian has gone missing. Dee, Mackenzie and Jack start following the…
When Mummy asks Lila what she’s doing, Lila replies with the (oh-so-familiar), “Nothing …”. In actual fact she is creating amazing adventures in imaginary worlds! Octopus wrestling, hula-hooping, ribbon twirling and boingy-bouncing are just the beginning! All this and much more, on her seemingly ordinary journey to meet Grandpa. Finally, she flies with birds through…
Help! I’m An Alien, the debut middle grade novel from author Jo Franklin, combines bundles of humour with that all important feeling – fitting in. Protagonist Daniel Kendall is different to everyone else in his family. From the colour of his hair to his very long legs – he’s just … different. Daniel strongly suspects, thanks…
The Apprentice Witch from debut author James Nicol is a wonderful page turner with a fresh voice. Full of magic and mayhem, it follows the intriguing character of Arianwyn Gribble. This book really is quite something. In the opening chapters poor Arianwyn fails the all important witch’s assessment … in dramatic style. The evaluation gauge…
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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!