We love Story Box: Create Your Own Fairytales and Ghost Story Box: Create Your Own Spooky Tales is just as much fun. Making spooky (or not so spooky!) stories using the large jigsaw pieces from The Ghost Story Box would be a fun activity for a Halloween party. We spent a long time discussing which…
The Not-So-Wicked Witch doesn’t want to be wicked like all the other witches! In this beautifully illustrated picture book a battle between kindness and wickedness rages as a group of witches try to educate the littlest witch who just wants to be kind and thoughtful!
I can’t believe that we’re celebrating 12 years of Story Snug! It’s been an amazing twelve years, we’ve read so many books and genres that we may not have read. A huge THANK YOU to all the publishers and PR representatives who have sent us fantastic books to read and recommend. We are truly grateful to…
The Final Year, a highly emotive, sensitive story told in verse, takes us through Nathan (Nate) Wilder’s last year in primary school and his struggle to deal with friendships, school pressures, stressful family situations and ‘The Beast’. Set in the north of England it’s a sensitive and powerful portrayal of challenges faced by a ten…
We love The Green-Fingered Witch, a fabulous rhyming picture book which is the perfect read for Halloween.
It Starts With a Raindrop celebrates the role that a raindrop plays in the water cycle and the contribution that it makes to sustain a healthy, thriving planet. This beautifully illustrated, non fiction picture book simply and effectively describes a scientific concept in a way that young children can understand.
Mouse and Mole are the best of friends and we love the different everyday adventures they enjoy. A Fresh Start and The Secret of Happiness include three, beautifully illustrated short stories that are perfect for bridging the gap between picture books and longer chapter books.
We’re celebrating International Friendship Day with new picture book friends! International Friendship Day, established in 2011 by the UN General Assembly, was created with the aim of celebrating friendships between countries, cultures and individuals whilst inspiring peace efforts and connecting communities.
Refugees, a powerful reverse poem, is being published as a thought provoking picture book. It explores fear and suspicion versus compassion and empathy and encourages us to consider the opposing views and prejudices about refugees that we may encounter in our daily lives.
Isn’t Alpacas Make TERRIBLE Librarians!! a great title?! It definitely made us want to read more of this colourful, zany picture book! It also encourages us to appreciate librarians of the non alpaca kind!
The Wrong Shoes takes a heart wrenching, emotional look at the challenges faced by children living in extreme poverty. It provoked so many different emotional responses as I became immersed in Will’s struggles against an array of problems stemming from his father’s ill health and their lack of money.