Age 9
The Bookshop Girl by Sylvia Bishop and Ashley King
The Bookshop Girl is a fabulous mystery for all book lovers. Property Jones and her family win The Montgomery Book Emporium in a raffle and it sounds absolutely amazing, an out of this world bookshop experience that leads you to discover books on any topic.
Mostly Mary / All Mary (Mary Plain) by Gwynedd Rae & Clara Vulliamy
Mary Plain played a huge part in my childhood reading and I have memories of borrowing the books from the library more than once! I was so excited to hear that the Mary Plain stories were being reprinted with illustrations by one of our favourite illustrators, Clara Vulliamy, and it’s been fabulous to share the stories with my…
Travel Activity Book by Charlie Brandon-King
The Travel Activity Book is the perfect addition to a child’s holiday suitcase. It’s packed with lots of fun holiday related activities which provide information about various aspects of travelling and are perfect for keeping a child entertained on a long journey and we have three copies to give away!
What’s Where On Earth Atlas
The What’s Where On Earth Atlas is absolutely packed full of interesting and educational facts about the world we live in. Having friends and family in various parts of the world means that we often use our globe to find out exactly where a country is and with the support of this atlas we have…
Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World by Kate Pankhurst
Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World was a Christmas present but it has taken us a while to read about each of the thirteen women who have made a big impact on history, not just in their own countries but worldwide. The defining moments in each woman’s life are shown on beautifully illustrated pages which are full of information about…
Polly Faber & Clara Vulliamy chat about Mango, Bambang, writing & illustrating.
Today we’re delighted to welcome Polly Faber and Clara Vulliamy, the successful author / illustrator team behind Mango & Bambang, to Story Snug. We’ve really enjoyed reading the Mango & Bambang stories which have now been published in several languages including French, Italian and Japanese as well as an American version. The fourth Mango & Bambang story, Superstar Tapir, will…
We Are Family by Patricia Hegarty & Ryan Wheatcroft
Every family is different and this beautifully illustrated picture book wonderfully portrays the diverse nature of families in our society today. Despite many differences in family structures there are also many similarities and experiences regardless of race, religion or colour. We Are Family does a fantastic job of portraying different families whilst showing how their members support and live with…
Story Snug Advent: Y is for The 12 Days o Yule
Y is for The 12 Days o Yule by Susan Rennie and Matthew Land
Story Snug Advent: N is for The Nutcracker
N is for The Nutcracker by John Cech and Eric Puybaret
