Books celebrating reading are always a huge hit in our house and we love the way that Just Read!’s bouncy rhyming text introduces children to the joys of reading – anything and everywhere! This beautifully illustrated book is perfect for voracious little bookworms and is a delight to read out loud.…
Wave Me Goodbye is the first Jacqueline Wilson / Nick Sharratt book that I have read although my daughter has already read and loved many of them. We read this one together, taking it in turns to read aloud, and we found it really hard to put the book down at the end of each chapter.…
Plant, Sow, Make & Grow Mud-Tastic Activities For Budding Gardeners gives a fascinating introduction to gardening. Esther Coombs was inspired to write the book after becoming involved in her daughter’s school gardening club. She produced illustrated newsletters about the club and these have been combined to create a wonderfully informative book which encompasses learning across several curriculum areas.…
Mr Bunny’s Chocolate Factory has just won a Lollies (Laugh Out Loud) award for the funniest picture book and we think it’s brilliant. It’s funny, full of action, chickens and chocolate – it’s the perfect book to give as an Easter present.…
We are delighted to welcome Lauren Wohl to Story Snug. Lauren is the author of Extravaganza at the Plaza, illustrated by Mark Tuchman, and she has written a fascinating post about the inspiration behind this story and the other books in her Raccoon River trilogy.…
WONDERS OF THE WORLD takes a fascinating look at fourteen different ancient and modern ‘Marvels and Monuments’ throughout the world. This sturdy, lift the flap board book makes learning about historical monuments fun, it’s full of really interesting facts. Margaux Carpentier’s illustrations are bold and colourful and they are packed with details which give an amazing insight into each period of history.…
CLICK, CLACK, MOO Cows That Type is one of the first picture books that we ever bought and we still find it as funny now as we did when we first read it. The twist at the end of the story really makes us laugh!…
These beautiful hardbacks tell the stories of Sleeping Beauty and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs using illustrations from the Walt Disney films. Although we are familiar with the stories we haven’t seen either of the films and it is interesting to see how the Disney versions differ to the stories that we have in our books.…
Little Rabbit’s Big Surprise is a gorgeously illustrated first reader with a sturdy hardback cover. It’s such a wonderful little book for bridging the gap between longer picture books and early chapter books and the size and the design give it a really ‘grown up’ look – it’s the kind of book that can give a new reader a huge burst of confidence as they transition to longer texts.…
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.…