2019
Story Snug Advent – December 4th: The Mouse That Cancelled Christmas
Story Snug Advent – December 4th Yesterday’s Christmas book character was a tricky one – It was Mouse from The Mouse That Cancelled Christmas by Madeleine Cook and Samara Hardy which was recommended on our 2017 Story Snug Advent Calendar by Jo who blogs at Library Girl and Book Boy.
Story Snug Advent – December 3rd: When It Snows
December 3rd: When It Snows Well done to those of you who guessed which book cover yesterday’s wonderful image came from – When It Snows by Richard Collingridge.
Story Snug Advent – December 2nd: Dear Santa
December 2nd: Dear Santa Congratulations to those of you who guessed which book cover our first image came from – Dear Santa by Rod Campbell.
Story Snug Advent – December 1st
We’re excited about this year’s Story Snug Advent – December 1st is here and we’ve created a book quiz Advent!
2019 Story Snug Advent Calendar
Can you believe that it’s December tomorrow?! It’s time to think about our 2019 Story Snug Advent Calendar!
Christmas comes to Moominvalley by Tove Jansson. Adapted by Alex Haridi, Cecilia Davidsson & Filippa Widlund
Christmas comes to Moominvalley has been adapted from Tove Jansson’s The Fir Tree, it’s one of our favourite Moomin stories. But what or who is Christmas? Why are so many residents of Moominvalley making special preparations? The Moomins, who are usually asleep in the winter, don’t understand what is going on and why everybody is…
Lori Degman talks about Like A Girl illustrated by Mara Penney
We’re very excited to welcome Lori Degman, author of Like A Girl, to Story Snug. The book, illustrated by Mara Penny, takes a fascinating look at women who have been successful in sport, politics, arts and science as well as those who have changed the world through standing up for their rights and instigating social reforms.
Blogtour: Lollies 2020 giveaway – win all 12 books on the shortlist!
Huge congratulations to all of the authors and illustrators on the Lollies 2020 shortlist! Voting is open to teachers and their pupils, parents and children who have until December 13th to vote for their favourite funny books.
THE MOST WONDERFUL GIFT IN THE WORLD by Mark Sperring & Lucy Fleming
THE MOST WONDERFUL GIFT IN THE WORLD is a beautifully illustrated, heartwarming festive read which celebrates friendship and the joy of giving. Esme and her friend Bear make a treacherous Christmas Day journey through snow and wind to deliver a mysterious present to a rabbit that they have never met and it turns out to…
Ask an author: H. S. Norup talks about The Missing Barbagazi
This year I had the pleasure of meeting author H. S. Norup (Helle) at an SCBWI conference and it was really interesting to talk to her about her debut novel, The Missing Barbegazi. The story weaves together the themes of grief, family, friendship and the experiences and history of the Barbegazis who are rumoured to…
