W is for When It Snows
When it Snows is a beautifully illustrated Christmas story with a wonderful surprise at the end. Richard Collingridge’s wonderfully atmospheric illustrations accompany the simple text that takes a small boy on a magical festive journey to meet Father Christmas.…
L is for Lucy & Tom At Christmas
My teacher read me the original version of Lucy & Tom’s Christmas when I was in infant school. Lucy & Tom At Christmas was reprinted in 2015 with a new cover and I love the colour scheme, red and gold decorations on Christmas trees are my favourite!…
C is for A Christmas Story
Brian Wildsmith’s retelling of the Christmas story is told from the point of view of the donkey’s child and a girl called Rebecca. It’s a lovely idea to retell the story from the viewpoint of another character and Brian’s gorgeous illustrations are the perfect accompaniment to this well known story.…
Happy National Baking Week!
Founded in 2007 the aim of National Baking week is to get people baking. We love to bake and often get our inspiration from stories. Several books have inspired us to get creative in the kitchen, we’d love to hear about any book inspired baking that you may have done.…
The first day of school can often be a stressful experience for both a parent and a child. We would definitely recommend reading picture books about starting school to introduce children to this new experience, it’s a huge milestone in their life!…
I would like to propose one poem from the book by A.A. Milne ‘Now we are Six’.
Why is this your favourite Christmas poem?
I love the wit and pathos of this poem – we find ourselves in sympathy with King John even though he was ‘not a good man’ – which I think is a very good thing – and A.A.…
I’m choosing a real oldie as my favourite, published in 1956, it’s almost as old as me!
The Story: Once in Royal David’s City — the story of the Nativity simply told by Kathleen Lines and published by the OUP — is really a showcase for Harold Jones and his great talent as a picture book artist.…