A gorgeous, Christmas themed picture book for very little listeners. Presented as a beautiful board book, Decked Out For Christmas! from Ethan Long follows an intrepid group of festive mice. After announcing ‘It’s time to decorate!’ on the opening page, they set about gathering an array of interesting items. The question is, what are they…
Moth will pique your interest in the world around you. Highly recommended.
10 Reasons to Love a Penguin is written by Catherine Barr and illustrated by Hanako Clulow. It is an informative non-fiction book all about… PENGUINS!
You’re Snug With Me is beautiful. Poonam Mistry’s gorgeous cover illustrations invite you to touch and feel. You want to open up the pages and see what is hidden inside – and you aren’t disappointed. Each page’s illustrations are detailed with intricate patterns in wonderful, wintry colours. The pictures are so fascinating it might be…
Perfect for older siblings who are perhaps struggling to accept Mummy or Daddy’s divided attention, or indeed for any fellow elephant fans!
As an eight-year-old, I was always on the lookout for the perfect pony book. I had to wait a good few years, but I might finally have found it!
We Travel So Far: exploring the wonders of our wandering wildlife. This beautiful, hardback book (Laura Knowles & Chris Madden) takes readers on a journey around our Earth as companions of some of the creatures that spend their lives migrating. We travel first through water – crisscrossing the oceans with whales and lobsters and swimming…
We didn’t go to the cinema much when we were kids. Firstly, it was expensive – there were four of us after all. Secondly, it was hard work – like venturing out with a litter of wolf cubs; complete with howling, scratching and occasional furniture chewing. Thirdly, it was totally embarrassing when the usher busted…
I am a huge fan of Claire Freedman – having bought Aliens Love Underpants when it first came out and being blown away by it. I was immediately drawn to this book by Kate Hindley’s beautiful illustrations on the front cover. I knew straight away that I would love The Lost Penguin – being a huge…
‘Happiness is carrot cake, goldfish, marmalade, and trees in Autumn.’ The Fox On The Swing – by Evelina Daciute & Ausra Kiudulaite – is a picture book that celebrates friendship and happiness, shouting about the later whilst swinging in the park! Happiness is orange! As Fox tells us, in this longer than normal picture book. Paul…
This exciting, vibrant non fiction book is a real treat for fans of fabulous bugs and / or Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach. Inspired by the creatures who can be found in James’s own giant peach, James’s Giant Bug Book promises to take its own readers on an amazing journey of discovery turning…
During World War II, children from families who lived in the cities were evacuated to the countryside but what happened to all the pets? When the war comes, who will save the animals? Miriam Halahmy’s The Emergency Zoo is an adventure story with fantastic leaps and turns, the reader is taken on a journey to…
WARNING: AN ELVES ONLY PICTURE BOOK REVIEW Let’s talk about stocking fillers. I’m always a bit flummoxed when online stocking filler searches offer up bulky, bank-busting suggestions. Although wonderful, a helicopter, a personalised football and an engraved child’s bracelet (with birthstone!!!) are not, to my mind, stocking fillers. Traditionally, Christmas stockings were stuffed with small…
I WANT A MINIATURE DINOSAUR! The Polar Bear Explorer’s Club is the latest middle grade novel by Alex Bell, illustrated by Tomislav Tomic. Stella is a snow orphan, and has been taken in and raised as a daughter by the fabulous Felix, a famous explorer. She is instantly the coolest hero I’ve ever come across…
Bonkers about Beetroot is the debut picture book written by Cath Jones and illustrated by Chris Jevons. Every so often, a picture book comes along that feels really fresh and different from the others on the market, and ‘Bonkers about Beetroot’ is one of them! There are so many things to love about the book,…
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Ooh, this sounds fantastic!
Great review, thanks for posting the pictures. Really makes a difference with picture book reviews. Will order for the store…
I often hope to find interviews with Margaret Wild who fascinates me and whose work I adore. Thoroughly enjoyed this…