Humour
It’s Christmas! by Tracey Corderoy & Tim Warnes
It’s Christmas! is a festive, feelgood story which makes us laugh. Parents, as well as children, will identify with Archie’s infectious, and sometimes overpowering, enthusiasm for all the preparations. Chaos reigns throughout the story and we love the humour in the illustrations.
Rooster Wore Skinny Jeans by Jessie Miller & Barbara Bakos
Rooster Wore Skinny Jeans is definitely one of the most eye catching picture book titles that we’ve come across. It really invited us to open the book and we weren’t disappointed! Rooster’s story is as funny as the title suggests but it also shows that it takes courage to be yourself, regardless of the reactions…
Ludwig The Sea Dog by Henning Lohlein
Put on your 3D goggles and join Ludwig The Sea Dog in a magical adventure which takes him out of his own book and into a watery world!
Nibbles The Dinosaur Guide by Emma Yarlett
Nibbles The Book Monster is back in Nibbles The Dinosaur Guide! Nibbles has really bitten off more than he can chew in this adventure which introduces him to different kinds of dinosaurs. Full of flaps, holes and dinosaur facts this is a really fun story for very little dinosaur lovers but also includes fabulous facts…
#Lollies2017 blogtour: Joshua Seigal talks about I Don’t Like Poetry
We’re delighted to welcome poet Joshua Seigal to Story Snug today. His book, I Don’t Like Poetry, illustrated by Chris Piascik, is shortlisted in The Laugh Out Loud Awards (Lollies). The Lollies were created by publisher Scholastic and celebrate the funniest children’s books in three age categories. I Don’t Like Poetry has been shortlisted in the…
Matilda by Roald Dahl & Quentin Blake
Matilda is one our favourite fictional heroines and her story is our favourite Roald Dahl story. She loves books, she’s strong minded, determined, feisty and all of these attributes lead her, against all odds, to find her own happy ending. Two other people also stand out in Matilda’s story, both are supportive and encouraging and…
Jeff Norton talks about how ‘Stomp School’ encourages loud reading
We’re delighted to welcome author Jeff Norton to Story Snug. Jeff’s picture book ‘Stomp School’, illustrated by Leo Antolini, has just been published, it’s a fun, action packed look at a little kaiju’s first day at school. Stomp School is definitely not a calm, bedtime story, its characters are loud and very active and Jeff has joined…
You Can’t Make Me Go To Witch School! by Em Lynas & Jamie Littler
You Can’t Make Me Go To Witch School! is the debut novel from Em Lynas and we enjoyed reading it so much that we couldn’t put it down! Why anybody wouldn’t want to go to Witch School is inconceivable to my daughter who loves the fact that one of the characters shares her name! We…
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 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.
