Together We Can! is such a wonderful title, perfect for this heartwarming and inspirational picture book by Caryl Hart and Ali Pye which celebrates friendships in all shapes and sizes! It is a joy to read aloud and has so many wonderful little details in the brightly coloured illustrations.…
Balloon to the Moon tells the story of the human journey into space. Starting from the first balloon flight in 1783 it tracks developments in flight and space travel and how they led to men walking on the moon 50 years ago on July 20th 1969.…
We love a musical story and The MOOsic Makers has a fabulous country and western feel. Cows in checked shirts play MOO-grass music on mandolins but not all the farmyard animals are happy, they want to make music too! But is there money in MOO-grass music or is DisCOW the music of the future?…
Two years ago I was lucky to attend an SCBWI workshop with Susanne Gervay, author of new picture book, The Boy in the Big Blue Glasses. Susanne talked about writing books that deal with situations like bullying and illness as well as books that deal with diversity and inclusion.…
We couldn’t wait for the publication of Jonny Duddle’s new story, The Jolley-Rogers and the Pirate Piper. It’s a real page turner that introduces an extremely nasty villain, Captain Horatio Rattus, who offers to help the inhabitants of Dull-On-Sea get rid of a plague of rats.…
Creature Features Dinosaurs is a fabulously sturdy, big board book. It introduces a variety of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures through wonderfully bright images and an easy to read informative text. We were amazed by the number of different dinosaurs that roamed the earth, there were so many to count!…
Be Green ‘An Activity Book For Young People Who Want To Sustain And Protect The World We Live In’ is full of fun activities to help children learn about their environment and how they can take care of our planet. The activities have stimulated some interesting discussions here and led to an increasing awareness of how we can structure our daily activities to be more environmentally friendly.…
The Missing Bookshop is a wonderful, heartwarming celebration of the power of stories and the importance of bookshops to a community. Mrs Minty’s bookshop plays an important role in Milly’s life and she is devastated when it closes down. But where has Mrs Minty gone?…
The Tide is a beautifully illustrated story that uses the imagery of the tide going in and out to convey and explain Grandad’s dementia – sometimes the tide is in, sometimes it is out. Some days Grandad has clearer memories than others.…
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.…