When Danny Chung rushed home from school knowing there was going to be a ‘surprise’ from his parents, the last thing he expected to find was his Nai Nai from China sitting on his top bunk. He had never met his grandmother before and when he learned that his school holidays were to be spent…
Feast your eyes on the glorious cover adorning this picture book from Dapo Adeola, Hey You! A picture book quite unlike any other, because each double page spread features the artwork of a different artist. Oh yes! Seamlessly connected via Dapo’s narrative and the inclusion of details such as the sunflower print this really is…
All Lili wants to do is run. When she’s running she forgets all her worries, especially Tom and his constant remarks about her ethnicity. Born in China, Lili now lives in the UK with her adopted parents, she doesn’t remember much about her childhood but she loves the fact that she has two homes and…
When Harley’s grandparents AND her baby brother, Malcolm, disappear down an exploding toilet, she realises that their rustic caravan is not what it seems. Revealed as the Portal of Doom to the Land of the Dead, Harley has to take a leap into the unknown if she’s ever going to see them again. A family…
When Nicholas Nabb is caught stealing a loaf of bread, he is convinced his days as a sewer urchin are over. Having escaped the Victorian orphanage he has lived in most of his life, he unwillingly accepts his fate and presumes he will be sent back there again. When a strange woman unexpectedly turns his…
Myra and Rohan lives have been intertwined ever since they were both born on the same day, then died – briefly! They always link up for birthdays, albeit reluctantly due to the chaos that Myra tends to be bring with her. Rohan is far too sensible for such shenanigans. But, their latest birthday is going…
Pinkie’s not sure she wants to be a big sister. Babies are noisy and smell like cabbage! When her baby brother arrives she’s given a new toy monkey called Boo. Pinkie loves Boo and together they get up to all sorts of mischief. With a milkshake for mum involving tomato ketchup and tea bags, and…
How do you put what’s happened since March 2020 into a picture book to help children make sense of it all? This touching book by LeUyen Pham does it marvellously. Focusing on a single girl in a face mask and her cat on the cover and how suddenly everybody who was outside had to go…
We’ve all had days like Arthur, not going at all as he imagined he would. I feel his existential pain from page 1! “It was quite simply the worst day ever.” Roaring, stomping and huffing don’t improve matters (they seldom do). So Arthur runs away – but don’t worry, it’s only to nearly the end…
Grandad’s Camper is a gentle story of tales shared by widower Grandad of his travels with Gramps. His granddaughter encourages him to dust off the camper and have adventures again together. It’s on my bucket list to get a camper van and this makes me want to get on with it. I was also interested…
All Velda wants to be is a proper viking. She has a helmet, a deadly axe and can’t wait to be involved in Certain Death fights. When The Valkyrie, the ship she calls home, is commandeered by the evil Ethelfled, Queen of Kent, Velda escapes with the sought-after ‘Nowhere Map’. Velda, along with help from…
In her debut fantasy adventure, The Nightsilver Promise, Annaliese Avery brings the clockwork Empire of Albion to life through superb storytelling and exquisite details. From the very first paragraph, 13-yr-old Paisley Fitzwilliam will buckle you into the passenger seat for a character-driven rollercoaster journey along the invisible tracks of the Celestial Mechanism. You will experience…
The Dodos Did It by Alice McKinley is a joyful dodo-filled romp with the very important warning… be careful what you wish for! Jack is dodo obsessed. Everything he owns is connected to dodos – lamps, toys… you name it. He has it. But even Jack knows that these are no substitute for the real…
For any of us who’ve ever thrown a wobbler, or had to deal with a pre-schooler having a meltdown over the wrong kind of juice, this book is a joy. I loved the handy mood guide and am definitely guilty of The Seethe, The Tizzy and The Sulk, and it’s only lunchtime. Barbara’s bad mood…
Luna Loves Art follows in the footsteps of Luna Loves Library Day, and just like the first book was a true celebration of libraries and books, Luna Loves Art is a celebration too, of art this time. We are a HUGE fan of Luna in our house! Joseph Coelho and Fiona Lumbers have created such…
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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!