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.…
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.…