Tag: adventure

  • Go Jojo Go!

    Emma Perry

    Go Jojo Go! is a stunning picture book filled to the brim with the most breathtaking photography. Little Jojo is the cutest penguin who really wants her first taste of the ocean as soon as possible. She must wait patiently, learning about the challenges the ocean holds and, of course, learn how to swim (cue…

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  • The Great Expedition

    Emma Perry

    I love how Peter Carnavas sets this up as the most daring expedition ever. Well, delivering a package to your grandma all the way across the playing field is important, presenting all manner of obstacles and challenges! Peter Carnavas’s sense of humour shines throughout, we loved his description of the exploring party as ‘a ramshackle…

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  • Peggy

    Emma Perry

    Welcome to the world of Peggy, a gorgeous picture book adorned with Anna Walker’s signature watercolour illustrations which always lift our spirits! Peggy lives in a little house, and lives … well … a quiet, happy life. One particularly blustery day sees poor Peggy quite literally swept off her tiny chicken feet .. and in to…

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  • The Jewel Fish of Karnak

    Emma Perry

    A beautifully simple fable set against the wonderful backdrop of Ancient Egypt from the multi talented Graeme Base. Opening a Graeme Base book is always a pleasure. Eye popping illustrations fill the pages inviting the reader in to discover so much more hidden within its depths. Thieves Jackal and Ibis are given a chance of…

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  • Where The Wild Things Are

    Emma Perry

    Maurice Sendak’s Where The Wild Things Are is classic in the true sense of the word.

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  • Guest Post: Natascha Biebow… The Crayon Man

    Guest Post: Natascha Biebow… The Crayon Man

    Emma Perry

    Pick up a Crayola crayon (not an i-pad, a smartphone or a mouse). Yes, do! Any colour. Which one do you like best? (For me, Periwinkle Blue.) Did you know that the man who invented them was inspired by nature? Yes, he had a garden full of beautiful flowers (and vegetables) by the sea. He…

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