Picture Books
THE art of WORDS by Robert Vescio & Joanna Bartel
THE art of WORDS is a celebration of the power of words, letters and punctuation. It highlights how they can be rearranged to convey different emotions and meanings and tell stories. Words can be found everywhere and this book exudes joy and excitement as a boy and a girl play with them.
The Magic Crayon by Amy Sparkes & Ali Pye
When Chloe’s silver crayon starts sparkling she draws a picture and is unexpectedly thrown into a magical adventure in a fairytale wood. She must rescue her brother, Jack, but she also needs to keep her wits about her so that she can bring him home safely…
Pippa’s Passover Plate by Vivian Kirkfield & Jill Weber
Pippa’s Passover Plate is a fun, rhyming story that takes place at the beginning of Passover. It’s a story of friendship, caring and also overcoming your fears. Pippa is an adorable, industrious little mouse, we enjoyed reading her story and love the way that she overcame her fears as she looked for her missing Seder plate.
The Book Of Hopes edited by Katherine Rundell
The Book Of Hopes: Words and Pictures to Comfort, Inspire and Entertain is a wonderfully uplifting anthology compiled by author Katherine Rundell. She invited children’s authors and illustrators to contribute short stories, illustrations and poems to inspire hope in a time when we are all experiencing restrictions and uncertainty due to the pandemic. This beautiful…
A Little Bit Worried by Ciara Gavin & Tim Warnes
A Little Bit Worried is a heartwarming picture book which can help children to talk about and find ways to deal with worries that they may have. Weasel is a character who has a lot of worries in comparison to his friend Mole who is upbeat and positive. Their story highlights how friends can listen…
Blog Tour: Finney’s Story by Alana Washington & Charlotte Caswell
Finney’s Story was written for a competition to write a story about Finney the Fox, UCLan Publishing’s mascot. We’re excited to be part of the Finney’s Story blog tour which takes place every day this week. Finney’s Story is written by Alana Washington and illustrated by Charlotte Caswell who has joined us today to tell us more about…
Home for a While by Lauren Kerstein and Natalia Moore
Home for a While is the heartwarming story of the relationship that develops after Calvin moves in with his new foster carer, Maggie. Calvin has lived in a succession of houses, but hasn’t found anywhere that he can really call home. Will things be different for him at Maggie’s house?
Climate Action – The Future Is In Our Hands by Georgina Stevens & Katie Rewse
Climate Action is a fabulous, sturdy, fact filled book that helps children understand what climate change means for us all and how our actions and lifestyles can impact the natural world and the future of our planet. Conversations about the impact of climate change and how we can protect our planet are frequent in our…
King Of The Swamp by Catherine Emmett & Ben Mantle
King Of The Swamp is a wonderfully original rhyming story full of humour and heart. It includes an important environmental message and we loved the colourful, surprise twist. Main character, McDarkly, is a likeable, engaging character whose swampy home improvement plans are seriously disrupted when the King and the Princess come riding by with an…
Rain Before Rainbows by Smriti Halls & David Litchfield
Rain Before Rainbows is a heartwarming picture book which offers support and hope at a time when we are all struggling, mentally and physically, with the restrictions imposed on our daily lives. The simple rhyming text and gorgeous illustrations use weather imagery and natural settings to powerfully convey the book’s message – dark days will be…
