Rana the snow fox gets lost in a snow storm. Alone and scared, she’s unsure who to trust to help her find her way. She accepts the friendship of a polar bear and they travel through the white-out together to safety. As they go, they take in the beauty of the world they live in,…
The marvellous Yuval Zommer is back- with a gorgeous, sumptuous picture book celebrating the wonder of snow. “Fox and Hare were born in the spring, grew up in the summer, and were best of friends by autumn.” As winter approaches, they hear from Tern that snow is on its way. “But what exactly was snow?”…
The Best Christmas Books For Children is a carefully curated list of festive books selected by the My Book Corner team. Create a Christmas book advent calendar by wrapping up 24 wonderful Christmas books, gift a special book on Christmas Eve, or tuck one or two into a stocking. Here’s some inspiration for you… …
Is there anything more magical than snow? Yes. Yes there is. Snow Queens. From Hans Christian Anderson’s poignant tale of an icy heart and young love lost, to Disney’s Queen Elsa and the world STILL chorusing ‘Let it go’, there’s something altogether ethereal about a Snow Queen. So Lou Treleaven’s The Snowflake Mistake ventures into…
A Dot In The Snow is the heart thumping beautiful picture book from Corrinne Averiss and Fiona Woodcock. Miki doesn’t want to stay with his mum and look for fish in the icy waters, it looks hard and Miki isn’t ready. He bounds off in to the snowy landscape, where before long he spots a…
Otto is back! In a follow up to the adorable Otto The Bear, Katie Cleminson has created a snowy adventure for the book loving bear – Otto The Book Bear In The Snow. Otto lives in a book, on a shelf in the library, with his friend Ernest. They pop out of the book at night,…
This little penguin is the cute and incredibly endearing character of Salina Yoon’s picture book Penguin and Pinecone. Penguin and Pinecone opens with those beautifully simplistic illustrations. Crisp black lines, vivid colours … and did I mention that penguin? When Penguin discovers a ‘curious object’ (better know to you and I as a pinecone) he…
Oh wow! Dream Snow has got to be one of my favourite Christmas themed books … ever. Soft, gentle and with trade mark Eric Carle style this one will make you tingle with happiness and Christmas cheer. With a little more text than other picture books by the same author such as The Artist Who…
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Great review, thanks for posting the pictures. Really makes a difference with picture book reviews. Will order for the store…
His books are a great way help kids read while soaking up important Science concepts without even knowing it. Ironically,…
Ooh, this sounds fantastic!