Tag: humour

  • Bob and Flo – Hide and Seek

    Bob and Flo – Hide and Seek

    Bob and Flo – Hide and Seek is a beautifully rendered picture book from Rebecca Ashdown, (The Whopper). Ever played hide and seek with a toddler. If they can’t see you, they’re pretty convinced they are hidden right? Then you need this book. When Bob turns up to nursery half hidden by his own umbrella,…

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  • Steven Seagull Action Hero

    Steven Seagull Action Hero

    I haven’t giggled so much over a picture book for ages! Steven Seagull Action Hero, from the awesomely talented Elys Dolan, is a fresh, funny and fabulously witty picture book that has just hit the shelves. Steven Seagull is a retired cop, after being fired for being ‘too much of a renegade.’ But. His long…

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  • Goodnight Spaceman

    Goodnight Spaceman

    Goodnight Spaceman is a delightful picture book from Michelle Robinson and Nick East. Well known for the Goodnight Tractor, Goodnight Pirate series… their latest collaboration is inspired by astronaut Tim Peake’s space mission. It even features a letter from Tim himself … and guess where the book launch took place? In space itself, by Tim Peake.…

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  • The Bumblebear

    The Bumblebear

    The Bumblebear is Nadia Shireen’s gorgeously vibrant picture book containing plenty of giggles. Norman the bear loves honey, of course he does. Running out of honey makes him sad, and trying to find more honey … well that often proves quite tricky. Those bees do like to guard it. Hang on. What if bear could…

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  • This Is Not A Bedtime Story

    This Is Not A Bedtime Story

    This Is Not A Bedtime Story is brilliantly clever picture book from Will Mabbitt and Fred Blunt. Sophie begs her dad for just one more bedtime story, and like most parents … he can’t resist delving in to just one more, ‘a SHORT one.’ As Dad begins to read the one with a cute fluffy…

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  • Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise

    Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise

    Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise is an amusing tale from the pen of Sean Taylor, brought to life by Jean Jullien’s vibrant illustrations. Under the dark of night Owl is flying around, looking for something tasty to eat … how hard can it be?? Funny Hoot Owl decides that he needs a disguise in order…

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  • Captain Pug: The Dog who Sailed the Seas

    Captain Pug: The Dog who Sailed the Seas

    Captain Pug: The Dog who Sailed the Seas is an enchanting, witty chapter book from Laura James and Eglantine Ceulemans. Lady Miranda’s pug is a delightfully pampered pooch, thanks to little Lady Miranda’s rather elegant lifestyle. Well, with freshly baked jam tarts for breakfast each morning, plus Running Footmen Liam and Will who ‘did anything…

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  • Wolfish Stew

    Wolfish Stew

    Wolfish Stew is a cheekily funny picture book from Suzi Moore and Erica Salcedo. Told in brilliant rhyme it tells the tale of Grey (a rabbit) who must venture into the forest for berries. But. He must look out for Blue wolf. As Grey wanders merrily through the forest, the narrator and the birds help…

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  • The Last Book Before Bedtime

    The Last Book Before Bedtime

    The Last Book Before Bedtime, from Nicola O’Byrne, is an exciting picture book filled with chaos and mayhem as recognisable fairy tale characters try to decide which should be the last book before bedtime. ‘At the end of a day that’s been filled with lovely things that ping and beep and buzz and glow, there’s…

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  • The Truth According To Arthur

    The Truth According to Arthur is an amusing picture book from Tim Hopgood and David Tazzyman. Arthur is not very good friends with Truth at the moment. Truth, ingeniously, has been personified as a grey figure following Arthur around as he struggles with his conscience. The problem is that Arthur has scratched his mum’s car…

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  • Animal Magic

    Animal Magic

    What a glorious rhyming board book from the team of Phil Allcock and Gina Maldonado. Animal Magic is full of animal fun with an amusing rhyme about a different animal on each double page spread. The turn of each page leads to the introduction to a new animal. Each animal is on a journey, ‘I…

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  • The Great Dragon Bake Off

    The Great Dragon Bake Off

    The Great Dragon Bake Off is the latest picture book from the wonderfully funny Nicola O’Byrne. At its heart this is a picture book about finding the courage to be yourself, no matter what. Underlying that are some glorious references to some very familiar celebrity chefs, you’ll be chuckling away, I guarantee it. Flamie Oliver…

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  • Toto’s Apple

    Toto’s Apple

    Toto’s Apple is Mathieu Lavoie’s third picture book. The (deceptive) simplicity and wit of the narrative, combined with his bold hand-painted illustrations make this picture book quite something. Toto, a pink worm, has spied an apple in a tree – too high for the average worm. When a bird flies past, Toto has an idea. He…

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  • Are You Sitting Comfortably

    Are You Sitting Comfortably

    Are You Sitting Comfortably? is Leigh Hodgkinson’s latest picture book … and what a delightful book! All about that search for the most perfect place to sit and snuggle up in with your favourite book. Our little narrator, wonderfully captured by Hodgkinson’s illustrations, ‘really really’ needs a place to sit. But searching for it turns…

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  • Pom Pom Is Super

    Pom Pom Is Super

    -Pom Pom is back! Pom Pom Is Super is the latest Pom adventure from the talented picture book creator Sophy Henn. Pom Pom bursts out of bed, ‘full of the fidgets and feeling fantastic’ – what a wonderful line! And the reason for his excitement? His friends are coming round for a play. Perfect. He’s…

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