Age 7
Blogtour: Happy 10th birthday to Supermarket Zoo’s Albie! + giveaway
Blogtour: Happy 10th birthday to Supermarket Zoo’s Albie! We are delighted to be taking part in the blogtour to celebrate ten years of Caryl Hart and Ed Eaves’ Albie books. Supermarket Zoo was one of the first picture books I bought for my daughter and one of the first that we reviewed on Story Snug. It…
Picture Books About The Sea
We’ll miss our usual holiday to the seaside this year so we decided to read picture books about the sea instead! This led to the discovery of National Marine Week, ‘The Wildlife Trusts’ nationwide celebration of all things marine.’ Between now and August 9th there are various activities taking place in the UK and online to…
The Perfect Shelter by Clare Helen Welsh & Åsa Gilland
I first saw the cover of The Perfect Shelter at Frankfurt Book Fair last autumn and immediately fell in love with Åsa Gilland’s cover illustration. At that time it was only a book cover on a display stand so I had no idea what the story would be about. When we first read The Perfect…
Picture Books published in June 2020
Many authors and illustrators have had to cancel or postpone book launches and haven’t had the opportunity to promote their books in real life. We invited authors, illustrators and publishers to share news of their picture books published in June 2020 so that we could share them with you.
A Bear named Bjorn by Delphine Perret
A Bear Named Bjorn is a wonderful, humorous first chapter book about Bjorn’s everyday adventures. Bjorn lives in a cave in the forest and his friends include The Fox, The Weasel and The Badger. Their simple forest life is juxtaposed with elements of the human world and the gentle humour in each chapter comes from…
KIDS CAN COOK Fun and yummy recipes for budding chefs by Esther Coombs
We’ve been spending more time in the kitchen lately and are really excited about Esther Coombs’ new book, Kids Can Cook. It’s a great book to introduce children to basic cooking and Esther has written and illustrated it in the same style as Plant, Sow, Make & Grow which has helped us learn about basic gardening.
Little Turtle and the Sea by Becky Davies & Jennie Poh
Little Turtle and the Sea is ‘a story of survival in our polluted oceans’. Lyrical language and beautiful illustrations combine to create awareness of the danger that our sea creatures are in as a result of our plastic waste being dumped into the ocean. The story, with its endearing main character, conveys an important message…
Bob Goes Pop! by Marion Deuchars
Bob Goes Pop! is such a great title for this story of the rivalry between Bob and Roy, a new sculptor in town. Competition between the two birds intensifies throughout this colourful story until a large Pop! leads them to re-evaluate their behaviour and their relationship.
Early Readers and Middle Grade books published in April 2020
There have been some fabulous books published during the lockdown period but sadly their authors and illustrators have not had the opportunity to promote their books in real life and have had to cancel book launches. We invited authors and illustrators to share news of their middle grade books published in April 2020 so that…
Picture books published in March and April 2020
Many authors and illustrators have had to cancel or postpone book launches and no longer have the opportunity to promote their books in real life. We invited authors, illustrators and publishers to share news of their picture books published in March and April 2020 so that we could share them with you.
