The Dangerous Alphabet is an alphabet book with a wonderfully quirky difference. Full of spooky illusions, rhyming couplets and an entertaining ghost story. Neil Gaiman’s picture book is particularly perfect during the run up to Halloween. Starting at A and ending with Z Gaiman pens a story of two children who head off in the…
From the muted, natural palette which emerges from the end papers to the quirky humour that is just so Klassen, This Is Not My Hat picks up fromwhere I Want My Hat Back left off, and runs with it. Klassen is doing for hats what Mo Willems did for pigeons … launching them in to…
Ever found yourself in that position? Uttering the phrases that bring your own mum to mind? ‘I mean it! did you hear me???’ Well clearly we all hadn’t read Sarah Maizes latest picture book, On My Way to The Bath, otherwise we would all know that getting to the bathroom quickly and without…
A Father’s Day picture book which will be perfectly enjoyed by slightly older children due to the madcap storyline which is guaranteed to leave them giggling. The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish tells the story of, well, just that. Our main character’s little sister tells on him after he succumbs to pressure…
Simple and stylish, cute without being twee Oh, Daddy! as the title suggests, is particularly perfect for Father’s Day. “I’m so smart, I even show my dad how to do things and he’s a grown-up!’ Our little character takes us through a day spent with Daddy, including other members of his family, pointing out the…
In a reversal of the typical order the wonderful story of The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore began life as a film … graced our iPad screens as an inspiring Book App … and now the book form emerges. This is testament to the powerful nature of the story penned by William Joyce. Eloquent, uplifting and…
The Worst Princess is a quirky picture book from Anna Kemp. Princess Sue has read ALL the books. She knows she must wait for her prince to come with her hair tied in plaits at the top of a very tall tower … it’s what comes after that she really isn’t prepared for.…
Many parents will have a giggle at this one … after Mr and Mrs Deer spent so much time wishing for a baby, one arrives – but they end with much more than they bargained for! The Baby That Roared! from Simon Puttock tells the story of a little ‘baby’ that arrives in a…
The New Jumper, a picture book from the award winning Oliver Jeffers, oozes both style and wittiness in perfect doses. Oliver Jeffers’ ability to entrance with deceptively simply drawings, with carefully placed touches of colour, is definitely to be admired. I was absorbed by the Heuys as soon as I delved in Jeffers’ latest picture…
Love this picture book – how does mum know everything?! Well, it must be because she has x-ray vision?!?! My Mum Has X-Ray Vision from Angela McAllister is a comical story all about Milo’s mum who, well, just seems to know everything that is going on – from jumping on the bed to sneaking saucepans…
Little Nelly’s Big Book did make us giggle. At My Book Corner, we are big fans of books that exhibit a wry, dry sense of humour! Think Tin Toys, I Want My Hat Back and A Bit Lost! All are great fun for the adults too! It’s well known amongst the adult population…
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