Trigger Warning – references to suicide. Publication day review! They say that life can change in the blink of an eye. One mistake is all it takes. A distraction. A moment of lapsed concentration. The final year of high school is over and a summer of fun lies ahead for Nathan. He’s carefree, weighing up…
CONTENT WARNING AT BOTTOM OF REVIEW. A Fix of Light by Kel Menton, Illustrated by Chrissy Curtin Imagine a world where the touch of someone instantly calms the noise and quiets the heart’s boom to a gentle rhythmic beat. Hanan should not be alive. His fraught, anxious life is filled with dark…
Ruby and Ash are best friends. They tell each other everything. Almost everything. When Ruby gives birth in her History class, much to the surprise of her teacher and classmates but most of all to Ruby herself, secrets and lies take over as she comes to terms with being a young mum in a seemingly…
Iona found a hoolet with a damaged wing. She wasn’t sure whether she should keep it indoors, after all, they were meant to fly. She nursed Brodie back to health and they became firm friends. When Brodie finds a way out of the house, Iona searches for him. She meets her farmer and his…
Life is not easy for Jane Eyre as she tries to find her place in a sometimes unforgiving world. Moved from pillar to post, she encounters hatred and disdain at every corner. Her younger years spent unloved within the walls of Gateshead Hall. Only to realise the same fate as a governess for the Rochester…
This stunning novel about an orphaned puppy and a runaway boy captured my heart and lingered there long after I finished reading. Written in verse and told from Scruffity the dog’s POV, the story is pared back to its very essence and will fully engage your senses and emotions, with no other distractions. And Sean…
Penguin in Love, text and illustrations by Salina Yoon, is a heart-wrenchingly beautiful picture book about a penguin searching for love in an icy wilderness. The simple, emotional and engaging first line grabbed me by the heart-strings: “One day, Penguin was looking for love.” With bold, cute illustrations by writer-illustrator Salina Yoon, it tells the story…
How many picture books have you read about two dogs falling in love? I’m guessing it’s next to none! Dog in Boots, from Paula Metcalf, is a delightful, funny and original story, with ‘lift-the-flaps’ adding an extra fun dimension. Philip is in love with his neighbour Penelope. There’s just one problem. Philip is short and…
‘Words have power. Dun Dun Darrrr.’ Kate Jane Neal’s latest picture book, Words And Your Heart, rings true. So true. It celebrates the wonderful power of the right words, said to the right person, at the right time. Neal does this through simple charm, pitched perfectly for little listeners. The result is a beautiful picture…
You Can Never Run Out Of Love is a picture book written by Helen Docherty and illustrated by Ali Pye. You Can Never Run Out Of Love is such a warm and uplifting picture book, with a beautiful heart warming message. It’s a lovely book to share with little ones. I enjoyed sharing it with…
At the time of writing this, it was very early on Tuesday 23rd May. I woke up, switched on the news and children were fleeing a concert in Manchester. Children. Parents were on the radio, desperate to find their missing kids. It was, and it still is, unbearably heart breaking. Someone, somewhere, once wrote: “As…
My daughter Alice is three… and she’s in love. It’s very simple. Alice has been in love with her “best friend James” (also three) for as long as their short legs have propelled them towards each other. “For three whole years”, Alice will tell you (holding up five fingers). When you’re three, love is about…
Never Too Little to Love is an adorable little book with many endearing qualities. That vibrant red cover, adorned with shiny gold hearts, opens to reveal the dilemma facing Tiny Too-Little. Tiny Too-Little is a cute little mouse, but the ‘somebody’ he is in love with is ‘right up there’. That’s a really long way…
Never Too Little to Love is an adorable little book with many endearing qualities.
The Big Question from Leen Van Den Berg & Kaatje Vermeire is a superb example of how thoughtful and wide reaching picture books can be.
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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…