Oh my. This picture book is EVERYthing. Nen and the Lonely Fisherman by Ian Eagleton and James Mayhew is truly delightful. “deep below the whispering waves” lived a Merman named Nen. He loved the seas, but, something was missing – his heart felt empty, and he sang a sad song to the twinkling stars. Despite…
I enjoyed this picture book SO much! A swashbuckling picture book normalising same sex parents. The Pirate Mums by Jodie Lancet-Grant & Lydia Corry is a hoot, and totally relatable, as Billy experiences… the dreaded parent embarrassment! Billy wishes his parents were more normal but, alas, they have PIRATE tendencies! These tendencies include, and are…
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…
Woohoo! It’s the next installment of Noah’s adventures. Simon James Green‘s debut novel, Noah Can’t Even, had us giggling in all the right places. Such a joy to delve back in to the life of Noah once again. Green takes us further in to the life of Noah – in this second novel we seem…
Julian Is A Mermaid, a picture book from Jessica Love, is a glorious and exciting celebration about being yourself. Whilst the end papers introduce Julian’s love of swimming underwater, the opening narrative begins with Julian and his Nana on a train. When 3 glamorous mermaids step on to the train Julian is captivated. In the…
Noah Can’t Even is the hilarious debut novel from YA writer Simon James Green. It’s a sensitive, yet giggle inducing coming-of-age tale with hints of Adrain Mole-esq quirkiness. Green’s narrative delves straight into the mind of his hapless character, Noah Grimes – who does, by the way, have his very own Twitter account. It’s just him…
The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson, new for 2015, is the YA novel that EVERYONE will be talking about this year. Beautifully written, and sensitively portrayed Williamson tackles notions of identity and sexuality head on with warmth and humour. Oh, and then there’s that ending too …! Williamson’s debut is a sensitive, warm…
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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…