Get ready for some Halloween hilarity with Witch’s New Trick With hilarious rhymes by Caroline Crowe and creepy-but-cute illustrations by Jess Pauwels, this one will have you howling from page one (and not in a werewolf way). Meet Hazel Broomstick, a well-meaning witch with a serious case of the hiccups—disaster! With every hic, her spells go wildly wrong,…
Today, we are thrilled to welcome a very special guest to our blog—Claire Freedman, author of the bestselling Aliens Love Underpants series. Claire joins us as part of our exciting blog tour celebrating the release of her hilarious new picture book, Dragons Love Underpants. In Dragons Love Underpants, Claire introduces us to a fiery new…
Welcome to our latest blog post! Today, we’re thrilled to present a wonderful Q&A with the talented Gaynor Andrews, author of Pandora and the Story Forge. Illustrated by Marie-Alice Harel, this debut picture book takes readers on a journey to a place where stories are not just told—they are crafted. In our conversation, Gaynor dives…
SO delighted to be hosting today’s blog tour guest post – Top 5 Tips for Writing In Rhyme – by the Queen of Rhyme herself, the inimitable @catherine_emmett_author! A must read for all picture book people! Catherine’s latest book The Rainbow Flamingo is written in the author’s signature FLAWLESS rhyme. It’s all about embracing your…
The Great Highland Games Chase is an absolute triumph of a picture book with many an engaging element to have little readers demanding multiple reads! So, what is there to love, you ask? Let me count the ways: 1. a lovable, mischievous Scottie dog 2. flawless, bouncy rhyme 3. ever-mounting mayhem to get children…
Mariesa Dulak and Rebecca Cobb have teamed up to bring us this brilliantly OTT tale about a train journey to the sea and the increasingly extraordinary animals that come along for the ride. Now, this story may have a little sting in its tail for the adult reader. Dad misses out on most of…
Christmas has come early to My Book Corner with a wonderful guest post by Patricia Cleveland-Peck, author of the laugh-out-loud Elephant series. This time, our clumsy friend has set his sights sky high! You Can’t Let An Elephant Pull Santa’s Sleigh is a jolly good addition to this hugely popular series and has all the…
I love picture books that are simply bursting with energy, imagination and fun, and Tessa Gearing and Chris Jevon’s have created a brilliant story that ticks those all-important boxes. When a host of mischievous story characters escape Noah’s Show and Tell book, it’s a race against the school bell to get them back…
Lliana Bird’s vibrant and lyrical tale will resonate with any reader who has ever struggled to fit in, or has ever felt different. Baboo, a bee who loves to dance, is shunned by his hive mates for having pink stripes instead of yellow ones. And friendly little Baboo, who tries so hard to make…
The King of Kazam is a fantastic picture book, with brilliant rhyming text and wonderful illustrations. Jen and Cassandra – how did the project first come about? Thank you! We met at a Bake Off street party and we bonded over values and a…
We’ve been catching up with the wonderful Sarah Tagholm this week, following the publication of her dance-tastic new picture book Sam Francisco, King of The Disco – a story about what cats really get up to when they’re out all night. With a colourful cast of smoooooth characters, stylishly illustrated by Binny Talib, this story…
What could possibly be better than trucks? More trucks, of course! What a brilliant idea! If trucks are your thing, this is the book for you! No gender or age restrictions, Trucks On Trucks is a fun book for everyone, and not only for those who love trucks! But just in case you didn’t…
A picture book’s re-readability factor is one of my biggest considerations when picking out a story for my own children, or choosing one as a gift – something that make my kids shout “read it again”, it makes me want to shout about them too. Here are three recent gems that ticked that all-important…
Karl Newson’s rhyming rhythm will carry you effortlessly to the top of a mountain and out to sea as bush baby searches for the best way to express his love – should he write a message? Buy a gift? Build a rocket? What about the animals around him – how might they do it? Never…
Delighted to one kicking off the New Year with something SUPER! We’ve been catching up with author Kate Thompson and quizzing her about her new picture book Superheroes Always Fight Back…Or do they? Read on to find out what Kate has to say about kindness and cat-butlering! Tell us about you in 25…
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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…