A longer than normal picture book, this fabulous creation from Maggie O’Farrell & Daniela Jagalenka Terrazzini is a magical tale. Where Snow Angels Go tells the story of Sylvie who, lying in bed one night, hears some very strange sounds. “Have you ever woken suddenly, in the middle of the night, without knowing why?” A…
Santa Post from Emma Yarlett is adorable!! Full of Christmas cheer, fabulous dollops of humour and of course, those letters! “There were only five sleeps until Christmas when… WHOOOSH! Something fell down Santa’s chimney.” The VERY late Santa post is a letter from Amy. A lovely bit of paper engineering means you can unfold Amy’s…
The marvellous Yuval Zommer is back- with a gorgeous, sumptuous picture book celebrating the wonder of snow. “Fox and Hare were born in the spring, grew up in the summer, and were best of friends by autumn.” As winter approaches, they hear from Tern that snow is on its way. “But what exactly was snow?”…
The Twelve Days of Christmas has been given the Alex T Smith treatment, and it’s brilliantly bonkers… as you might expect. Eloise’s grandma LOVES sending her gifts. They start off traditional and what you might expect, given the title, but Alex T Smith has cleverly lulled his reader into thinking one thing before… Grandma goes…
Snow Ghost from Tony Mitton and Diana Mayo is an utterly charming picture book, exquisitely told with the most sumptuous palette. Snow Ghost is searching for a place to settle… “a home to be happy, a place to rest.” None of the places she passes feel quite right, until she comes across two children happily…
Hmmm, what if we HAVE got the story of Father Christmas completely and utterly wrong. What if… Mrs Claus had a LOT more to do with it. Because, we don’t really hear much about her story do we? Until now… Meet Blanche Claus, an orphan living on the streets. It’s winter, it’s cold and an…
When Noel finds out from his uber-clever and utterly annoying seven year-old little sister, Bauble, that his mum was seen kissing Santa (in August!), his adventure into revealing the identity of the stranger who has captured his mum’s heart, begins. Christmas-themed clues left around the home and loving messages to his mum sent from an…
This is a glorious book. Beautifully produced, written and illustrated it makes for a gorgeous advent gift or, how about popping it into one of those Christmas Eve boxes I keep reading about? This heart-warming story delivers just the right amount of Christmas cheer and festive feels. How Winston Delivered Christmas is the story of…
Santa’s High-Tech Christmas is a Christmas story with a twist! Poor old Santa is having a tough time keeping up with the modern world. Those of us of a certain age will sympathise with him as he battles to keep up with gadgets and technology! His sleigh is a new super duper edition – completely…
It’s been 20 years since Jan Fearnley’s Little Robin Red Vest appeared, and now it’s been re-released by publishers Nosy Crow with new artwork. Even for those who have the original I can strongly recommend this beautiful edition. For the week before Christmas, Little Robin has seven warm vests to see him through the frosty…
We were really lucky and saw Tracey Corderoy at an event sharing ‘The Christmas Extravaganza Hotel’ with the audience. My daughter giggled throughout it and this story certainly put us in the Christmas spirit. The story begins with Bear settling down to his favourite book, all ready for a nice, simple Christmas, that is until…
When I heard that Yuval Zommer had created a Christmas delight I knew I had to read it! Already a big fan of Zommer’s beautiful illustrations and ‘Big Book of’ series and an extreme lover of the festive season I guessed that the The Tree That’s Meant To Be was meant for me! The…
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…
A Very Corgi Christmas, from Sam Hay and Loretta Schauer, is a fun adventure, set in the Royal Palace. As the Palace bustles with Christmas excitement, the older corgis look on with reserve and dismay, they “were not amused.” Except for Bella, she LOVES Christmas. But when Bella is told that she is getting in the way and…
The Albie books by Caryl Hart and Ed Eaves are always packed full of fun and bold, beautiful illustrations. This new Albie adventure, How To Ride A Polar Bear (the 8th in the series) is no exception. This time Albie is off to the “fusty and dusty” museum and is not thrilled about it. But from the…
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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…