Age 7
Rebel Girls Celebrate Pride by Alexis Stratton, Jestine Ware & Shadae Mallory
Rebel Girls Celebrate Pride 25 Tales of Self-Love and Community features the fascinating stories of 25 inspirational people from all over the globe who have campaigned and worked to ensure equal rights for the LGBTQ community. They’ve broken down barriers in sport, entertainment and science as well as overturned laws and created safe spaces where…
June 20th: World Refugee Day
20th June is World Refugee Day, a day celebrated internationally to honour people who have been forced to flee their home countries. A lot of the awareness that we have gained about refugees’ experiences and situations has come from reading and has led to conversations and more understanding about the difficulties that refugees face.
Michael The Amazing Mind-Reading Sausage Dog by Terrie Chilvers & Tim Budgen
Michael The Amazing Mind-Reading Sausage Dog tells the hilarious story of a small dog with big dreams! Michael tells the story of his attempt to become famous in his own inimitable style and shares some of his mind-reading secrets in this hilarious, pun filled adventure which takes him from the small town of Snuffles-by-Sea to…
Daddy & Me, Side by Side by Pierce Freelon & Nadia Fisher
Daddy & Me, Side by Side is a poignant, heartwarming picture book about a father and child’s camping adventure – it’s a very similar adventure to the one that Daddy went on with his own father…
Snug As A Bug? by Karl Newson & Alex Willmore
Snug As A Bug? is a humorous, brightly coloured, fast paced adventure involving a small bug who just wants to be snug!
What’s Wild Outside Your Door? by Peter Wohlleben & Belle Wuthrich
What’s Wild Outside Your Door? Discovering Nature in the City is a non fiction guide to the wildlife that can be found on our doorsteps, especially in more urban environments.
Harriet’s Hungry Worms by Samantha Smith & Melissa Johns
Harriet’s Hungry Worms takes a humorous look at the way worms can help us recycle kitchen scraps and other household waste. This easy to read, beautifully illustrated story incorporates the days of the week as well as introducing fascinating facts about worms and their role in our ecosystem.
Brilliant picture books about books…
As avid bookworms we absolutely love these three brilliant picture books about books which take different approaches to celebrating books and reading. Two of the three have a book as the main character 🙂
Author Roxanne Troup talks about My Grandpa, My Tree, and Me illustrated by Kendra Binney
We are delighted to welcome author Roxanne Troup to Story Snug to talk about her fabulous new picture book, My Grandpa, My Tree, and Me. Beautifully illustrated by Kendra Binney it takes a fascinating look at the methods used in pecan nut farming.
Simon the Hugger by Stacy B. Davids & Ana Sebastián
Simon the Hugger loves hugs but in this sensitively written picture book he learns about how and when it’s appropriate to hug his friends. This beautifully illustrated picture book about consent can help children learn that it’s ok to protect their personal space.
