The Best Christmas Books For Children is a carefully curated list of festive books selected by the My Book Corner team. Create a Christmas book advent calendar by wrapping up 24 wonderful Christmas books, gift a special book on Christmas Eve, or tuck one or two into a stocking. Here’s some inspiration for you… …
I’ll Be Home for Christmas is an exciting YA anthology featuring no less than 14 top UK writers. Each author has the title as a springboard, the result is an intriguing mix of thought-provoking stories. Crucially, £1 from every copy sold goes to Crisis UK. Benjamin Zephaniah opens the book in his true style, verse…
Santa Claude is the latest instalment in the Claude series from the uber talented Alex T Smith. Claude is back, ably accompanied by the hilarious Sir Bobblysock of course. Christmas, Sir Bobblysock and Claude = a perfect combination! It’s Christmas Eve and as Mr and Mrs Shinyshoes have gone out for the evening, Claude snuggles…
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…
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…
Pugs of the Frozen North is the latest collaboration between the energetic co authors Philip Reeveand Sarah McIntyre. Their illustrated novel for younger readers is a fun and ice filled race – think whacky races … with pugs. Shen is a cabin boy on the Lucky Star. Unfortunately this ship turns out to be not…
“A book to share with a lump in your throat and an ache in your heart until the beauty and hope of the very last page… an important Christmas book.” — Chris Riddell, Children’s Laureate Anne Booth’s gentle narrative re tells the traditional Christmas story in a deceptively simple, and wonderfully powerful, manner. This is…
The illustrations are gorgeous, the story well developed … and Zoe and Beans? Just cute! My Book Corner really enjoyed Zoe and Beans: Zoe’s Christmas List, the latest creation from father and daughter team Mick (Wibbly Pig, Kipper) and Chloe Inkpen. Like many little girls Zoe has a very definite idea about what she wants for…
The reputation of Shirley Hughes as a creator of exquisitely illustrated picture books, combined with the ability to tell a story in a manner that children connect with, is sooo well established. Her charm and warmth fit perfectly with this Christmas themed book – The Christmas Eve Ghost. This is a touching story of a…
The Elf on the Shelf has arrived in Australia, and My Book Corner has been keeping her incredibly busy. Day One was in at the deep end with a few wildlife encounters, Day Two involved some Australian delicacies and on Day Three we managed to get out and about. Day 4 was all about ‘quiet time’. It all began very well.…
The Elf on the Shelf has arrived in Australia. My Book Corner kindly introduced her to some fabulous picture books and Aussie wildlife on Day One, then helped her find discover some new foods on Day Two. Day Three means it’s time to get some much needed fresh air … Slip, slap, slop is the name of the…
The Elf on the Shelf has arrived in Australia! On Friday My Book Corner helped her to get acquainted with some great literature and urm, a few Aussie animals. Well, we she survived. Just. However all that excitement left her complaining of feeling hungry … time to introduce some new foods. We were about to introduce the…
The Elf on the Shelf is going global. November 2012 saw the cheeky character’s official arrival in Australia. Woohoo!! We couldn’t let the occasion go unmarked, so with the help of Barefoot & Faces Photography, we kindly took it upon our shoulders to show this little Elf a little bit about Australia – and she certainly obliged! {News: You…
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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…