You sometimes hear stories about kids eating the “wrong berries” in the garden. I sort of figured it was just folklore created to encourage vigilant parenting. These things never actually happen, right? I really should have known better. After all, the origins of the berry folklore probably originated from the escapades of my delinquent brother…
I’m the mum at softplay, the farm and playgroup, who’s forever chasing down her two rambunctious toddlers as they leave a trail of destruction in their wake. Kids sprawled across the ground, wailing at their mums about how “she ran into me”, or “he took my goat food”. Yes goat food. My kids can’t help…
I’m Going to Eat This Ant is the deliciously funny debut picture book from author/illustrator Chris Naylor-Ballesteros. This amusing anteater has “had enough of licking up wriggling, tickling, stinging, fighting, BITING ants” but there is no denying the fact that a) he’s hungry and b) he is an ANTeater. What to do? Well, he spies…
Huge welcome to Chris Naylor-Ballesteros, author and illustrator of the brilliantly funny picture book, I’m Going To Eat This Ant. In his My Book Corner interview Chris shares some writing tips, including how his current book came to be… Tell us about you in 25 words or less. I live in France with my…
Handstand from Lisa Stickley is a lovely picture book with plenty of character, that also happens to combine counting to seven. Meet Edith – a fabulous character who adores handstands. The problem is that she keeps getting distracted by a whole host of wonderful wildlife. On Monday she manages a handstand for one second, on Tuesday…
The Waterstones Children’s Book Prize of 2017 goes to Kiran Millwood Hargrave, for The Girl of Ink & Stars. The Illustrated Fiction award went to Lizzy Stewart’s There’s a Tiger in the Garden, whilst Orangeboy by Patrice Lawrence, won the prize for older fiction. Debut author Kiran Millwood Hargrave receives a prize of £5,000 from the unique award that’s voted…
Tell us about you in 25 words or less. Children’s author and Speech and Language Therapist. I write pretty much exclusively in rhyme. A big fan of travel, day dreaming, poetry and picture books! What makes you happy? Travelling makes me happy- seeing new places, experiencing new things and meeting people who have different ways…
When I was five years and five weeks old, I trotted off to year one – or rather flip, flap, flopped as it was raining, and when it rained, Mum always made us wear thongs to school so our sneakers wouldn’t get wet. Yes thongs. Now, now, don’t get excited. I’m Australian, so I’m allowed…
The Cat Book from Silvia Borando is fun picture book designed to stimulate the imagination… and have some fun. With each turn of the page little ones are encouraged to interact with this book and take care of the cat. It all begins with a sleepy cat curled up in a ball – if you…
Big Hid is the debut picture book from author / illustrator Roisin Swales. It’s an adorable tale about friendship. Two characters, Big and Little – a squirrel and tortoise – are brilliant friends, who do absolutely everything together. This inseparable duo have dress up, climb trees and even chew stuff, together. It’s a great friendship.…
I’m the mum at softplay, the farm and playgroup, who’s forever chasing down her two rambunctious toddlers as they leave a trail of destruction in their wake. Kids sprawled across the ground, wailing at their mums about how “she ran into me”, or “he took my goat food”. Yes goat food. My kids can’t help…
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…
Counting With Tiny Cat is a delightfully fun picture book from Viviane Schwarz. Featuring that fabulous cat from the There Are Cats In This Book series, it showcases Schwarz’s fun visual humour and witty narrative. Tiny cat begins with ‘none’, then the number of red balls of wool increases. After four comes ‘even more’ –…
If you happened to catch my last review (Mr Bunny’s Chocolate Factory) then you’ll know that I’m on a diet. Had to happen. Waaay too many chocolate eggs. SO, imagine my eggcitement to receive a book featuring not one but too delicious food reminders: Chicken Nugget in Scrambled Egg. Yikes. Give me strength. I LOVE…
The Naughty Naughty Baddies from Mark Sperring and David Tazzyman is a deliciously bad picture book, about a dastardly group of 4. Gosh these four are so terrible. A motley crew of three children and their cat looking for something wonderfully naughty to do – should they splash in puddles… or stick out their tongues? It…
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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…