November 13th is World Kindness Day, a day to promote goodwill and kindness at home, school or in the workplace. The Random Acts of Kindness website encourages us to make ripples and ‘make kindness the norm.®‘ They have a wonderful range of resources to use at home and at school and we love their kindness…
The Street Where Santa Lives is a heartwarming seasonal celebration of community and caring. A little girl’s determination to prove that her new neighbour is Santa brings her street together ‘for the perfect Christmas’.
We’re excited to welcome Clare Helen Welsh to Story Snug to talk about TOGETHER STREET The Street We Call Home, a heartwarming new picture book illustrated by Robyn Wilson-Owen and inspired by the work of John McAslan Family Trust.
We are delighted to welcome Chris Modafferi, author of A Year in the Forest, 365 facts and activities to inspire you all year round, to Story Snug. Beautifully illustrated by Magdalena Konecná the book takes us from January through to December and includes an activity, an observation or a poem for each day of the…
The first day at a new school can be hard, especially when you don’t know anyone. WHEN you MEET my FRIEND is a heartwarming ‘…book about making friends at school’. The story’s narrator encourages readers to reach out and be friendly to a new member of the class while taking us through the routine and…
Three Horrid Pigs is a humorous fractured fairytale which features a friendly wolf builder who tries to help when the pigs attempt to build new houses. It cleverly turns the original story on its head by recreating the pigs as villains.
I’m very excited to welcome debut author, Sally Poyton, to Story Snug to tell us more about her newly published middle grade, Mammoth Rider illustrated by Johanna Tarkela. I love the way that Sally has woven information about climate change, mammoths and neurodiversity into a fast paced story with a mystery element and an unexpectedly…
February 9th to 15th is children’s mental health week. This year’s theme is ‘This is My Place’ and children’s mental health charity Place2be is encouraging ‘peers, families, schools and communities to create inclusive and nurturing environments, where children and young people feel they belong and can say “This is My Place”.’ Picture books can often…
The Farm and Numbers are two picture books in a collection that introduces young readers to everyday situations and vocabulary. Simple text accompanies vibrant vintage illustrations which provide scope for discussion and learning.
Small Steps, Big Change is inspired by The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It introduces us to twelve different heroes who have a particular area of expertise that shows us how we can look after ourselves, take care of others and help make our world a better place.
Grandad’s Star pulls at the heartstrings as it tells the story of a famous astronomer who becomes forgetful and can’t remember the names of the stars he’s been fascinated with since he was a boy. His story is told by his granddaughter who sensitively explains Grandad’s situation and shows how she and her mum cope…