Picture Books
Charlie’s Magical Carnival by Marit Törnqvist
Charlie’s Magical Carnival by Marit Törnqvist is a colourful celebration of the power of a child’s imagination while watching a carnival.
Toto by Ximo Abadía
Toto is a quirky, inspiring story which conveys an important message – follow your dreams, believe in yourself and don’t give up! We love the story of a donkey who leaves his small town to travel to the big city to fulfil his dream of becoming an astronaut.
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Celebrating International Book Giving Day 2019 – how can you get involved? One way is to share this blogpost to help spread the word!
The Girls by Lauren Ace and Jenny Løvlie
The Girls is a beautifully illustrated picture book which follows four girls from childhood through to adulthood. It celebrates the bonds of female friendship and highlights the support that friends can give us through the different stages of our lives, during bad times as well as good.
Lori Mortensen talks about Away with Words, The Daring Story of Isabella Bird
Author Lori Mortensen talks about her new picture book, Away with Words, the Daring Story of Isabella Bird, illustrated by Kirsty Caldwell.
Most popular blogposts on Story Snug in 2018
I can’t believe that this year is nearly over and before I start a new year of blogging I decided to take a quick look back at the most popular blogposts on Story Snug in 2018. It was a busy year and Story Snug had several visitors – thank you to all those of you…
Lari Don recommends Angel Mae and the Christmas Baby by Shirley Hughes
I am so delighted that Lari Don has joined us for our 600th blogpost to tell us about her favourite Christmas picture book, Angel Mae and the Christmas Baby. It was great to be part of Lari’s Treasure of the Loch Ness Monster blog tour in the summer and we always love to hear about picture books that…
One Cosy Christmas by M Christina Butler & Tina Macnaughton
In One Cosy Christmas Little Hedgehog invites his friends to spend the perfect Christmas with him. But peculiar things happen at night while the animals are in bed. Can Little Hedgehog and his friends solve the mystery of the strange noises and the missing objects in time to have their perfect Christmas?
Deborah Fajerman recommends Queen of the Hanukkah Dosas by Pamela Ehrenberg & Anjan Sarkar
We’re delighted to welcome author / illustrator Deborah Fajerman to Story Snug. We really enjoyed reading her picture book recommendation, Queen of the Hanukkah Dosas, and hearing about her family’s experiences of Chanukah and Christmas.
Hibernation Hotel by John Kelly and Laura Brenlla
How do you feel about checking in to a luxury Hibernation Hotel to sleep for the winter? This is the amusing story of a bear who did just that although he soon discovers that it’s not where you stay that solves the problem of not being able to sleep, it’s who you’re sleeping with.
