Animals

  • Spot Goes to School by Eric Hill

    Spot Goes to School by Eric Hill

    Many children are starting school next month and Spot Goes to School is a lovely lift the flap board book which introduces some of the activities that take place in a school setting. It’s a very simple story that is also suitable for those who may be starting nursery or preschool. Eric Hill’s famous character…


  • International Cat Day – favourite fictional cats
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    International Cat Day – favourite fictional cats

    Happy International Cat Day! Do you have a favourite fictional cat? We looked through our bookshelves to find cats whose stories we enjoy reading and after some discussion we came up with a top five list. We’re also curious to know which fictional cats you would add.


  • International Friendship Day – fabulous fictional friendships

    International Friendship Day – fabulous fictional friendships

    To celebrate International Friendship Day we’ve chosen picture books that show fabulous fictional friendships. Friendship is a central theme in many children’s books and lately we have read so many wonderful stories about characters who support each other through thick and thin. There are many more that we could have added to this list (we…


  • Big Brown Bear’s Cave by Yuval Zommer

    Big Brown Bear’s Cave by Yuval Zommer

    Big Brown Bear thinks that filling his new cave with ‘stuff’ will help him to make him feel at home. But will having lots of material possessions really help? We love this new picture book from Yuval Zommer which shows that having lots of possessions doesn’t necessarily lead to happiness.


  • Picture Book Gifts for Fathers Day

    Picture Book Gifts for Fathers Day

    June 18th is Fathers Day in the UK and in previous years we have given Daddy a picture book as a gift. We’ve already written a blogpost about some of our favourite picture book fathers but there are so many more that we’ve written another which includes some more recently published picture book dads.


  • Shifty McGifty And Slippery Sam Up, Up and Away! by Tracey Corderoy & Steven Lenton

    Shifty McGifty And Slippery Sam Up, Up and Away! by Tracey Corderoy & Steven Lenton

    We love the Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam picture books, especially the first story in which Shifty and Sam give up their life of crime to become bakers. Now Tracy Corderoy and Steven Lenton have treated us to more exciting Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam adventures in Up, Up and Away!, a chapter book containing three highly illustrated stories which are perfect for more…


  • The Three Little Pugs and the Big Bad Cat by Becky Davies & Caroline Attia

    The Three Little Pugs and the Big Bad Cat by Becky Davies & Caroline Attia

    The Three Little Pugs and the Big Bad Cat is an amusing retelling of the story of the Three Little Pigs. My daughter and I giggled our way through the first reading of this story and there is a particular incident which makes us laugh every time we think about it. It really takes an original look at…


  • Author Janet Bingham talks about Daddy’s Little Star illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw
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    Author Janet Bingham talks about Daddy’s Little Star illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw

    Last week Daddy’s Little Star, originally published as My Little Star, was reissued to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its publication. We’re delighted to welcome the author of Daddy’s Little Star, Janet Bingham, to Story Snug to tell us more about the inspirations behind the story and her work as a picture book author.


  • Bug Bear by Patricia Hegarty and Carmen Saldaña

    Bug Bear by Patricia Hegarty and Carmen Saldaña

    Bug Bear takes an amusing look at Bug’s quest to find a home but Bear isn’t at all enthralled by Bug’s choice of lodgings. Will Bear manage to solve the problem of a bothersome bug?!


  • Under the Same Sky by Britta Teckentrup
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    Under the Same Sky by Britta Teckentrup

    In Under the Same Sky, Britta Teckentrup celebrates the fact that whoever we are or wherever we are, many of our experiences, emotions and hopes are the same.