Our Pebbles by Jarvis Days out with Grandad are the best! What adventures can be found down by the sea. As Grandad tells tall tales, and shows the way, it’s obvious what a special relationship he and the little boy share. At pebble beach, they guess the seal’s name, play pirates with the driftwood and…
The Vanishing Lake, written and illustrated by Paddy Donnelly, tells the story of Meara and her Granddad’s lake. It’s filled with curiosity, imagination and wonder at the natural world. Meera’s Granddad lives beside a lake called Loughareema. However. Sometimes the lake is there. Sometimes… it’s not! It vanishes. Completely. Totally perplexed and confused, Meara quizzes…
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…
I do adore picture book which celebrate that wonderful bond between children and their grandparents. A bond that is nurtured through fun, time and storytelling. Let me show you Old Man of the Sea, from Stella Elia and Weberson Santiago, which achieves just that. Sometimes Grandpa tells stories, sometimes he doesn’t. But when he does…
Lantana Publishing have really launched into the publishing world with some absolutely stunning, thoughtful picture books. It’s always a great post day when one of their publications arrives (You’re Snug With Me, Tomorrow, ). The latest arrival, Sing To The Moon from Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl & Sandra van Doorn, didn’t fail to disappoint. ‘If I had one…
I adore this fresh take on the Little Red Riding Hood fairy-tale. Told with style and adventure, Marie Voigt’s Red And The City is adorable. Red, who lives on the edge of the city, must take a cake to her Grandma. Her instructions? Take Woody the dog, and follow the heart flowers. Don’t stray from…
Grandmas are the greatest. Mine was the best of the best. My lovely Nanna was the BOSS. She called Bingo LIKE A BOSS. She played cards LIKE A BOSS. She once stormed out on a card game when my husband “table talked”. See… boss. She passed down her recipes LIKE A BOSS. Her handwritten custard…
Everyone has their favourite book, correct? The one that pulls you into the story, the one whose characters you think about long after the final pages have been read. Now imagine. Just imagine for a minute if you could literally wander into their world? Welcome to Tilly and the Bookwanderers, made for book lovers everywhere! Now, before…
Bad Nana is the unstoppable character taking centre stage in this fabulous new series of illustrated younger fiction from Sophy Henn. Get your lemon sherbets and sparkly pink turbans ready… Nana is here! Bad Nana: Older Not Wiser is neatly divided in to three chapters – three perfect bedtime reading chunks. Also the perfect length…
I’m becoming a huge fan of Benji Davies’ bold, bright and mesmerising illustration style, so was really pleased to spot Grandad’s Island, a beautiful picture book by him I hadn’t read yet. Grandad’s Island is a simple, heart-warming journey from reality to adventure and back again, in the style of Where the Wild Things Are. Except,…
If you had to think about it, you could probably make a neat list of problems-kids-have that are resolved in picture books. But here’s a problem that might not be top of that list: just how do you feel good about yourself when your older sibling is utterly, frustratingly, maddeningly perfect? This is our narrator’s…
Rain, from Sam Usher, is the follow up to his much loved picture book Snow. Rain is a beautifully gentle narrative about Sam and his Grandpa as they wait for the rain to clear. Sam really wants to go outside. He wants to splash in the puddles and go on fantastical voyages. But. Grandpa says…
The Lines on Nana’s Face is a thoughtful picture book from Simona Ciraolo. It celebrates Nanas in a most wonderful manner, as our little narrator has a lovely conversation with her own Nana. She learns so much when she asks her if she minds the lines on her face. ‘it is in these lines that…
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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…