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.…
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.…
We’re delighted to welcome author Lori Mortensen to Story Snug. Lori’s new picture book, Away With Words, The Daring Story of Isabella Bird, illustrated by Kristy Caldwell, will be published in March 2019 and takes a fascinating look at Isabella’s adventures. …
Survival, published in association with conservation charity Tusk, takes a fascinating and informative look at twenty animal species that are facing the challenge of survival. It’s an eye opening look at the dangers that they face and how extremely low the numbers of some species are.…
My Naughty Little Sister was one of my favourite childhood books and I’m delighted that my daughter loves her as much as I do. The stories were first published in 1952 and are brought to life through Shirley Hughes’ wonderful illustrations.…
How Winston Delivered Christmas – An Advent Story in twenty-four-and-a-half chapters is a beautifully illustrated story to read in the countdown to Christmas. Winston, a poor, hungry little mouse, is a determined character who is on an important mission to deliver a letter to Father Christmas.…