Simon & Schuster
The Perfect Parent Project by Stewart Foster
The Perfect Parent Project is the name given to foster child Sam McCann’s secret project to find the perfect parents. After living in nine foster homes in five years he just wants somewhere to call home and a family that will always be there for him. The story gives a great insight into a child’s…
How To Drive A Roman Chariot by Caryl Hart and Ed Eaves
How To Drive A Roman Chariot is the tenth Albie adventure and it gives a fun introduction to life in Ancient Rome. We are huge fans of Albie, particular favourites of ours are Supermarket Zoo and Plunge into the Pirate Pool, and we love the way that this story takes Albie back in time as well as celebrating…
Blogtour: Happy 10th birthday to Supermarket Zoo’s Albie! + giveaway
Blogtour: Happy 10th birthday to Supermarket Zoo’s Albie! We are delighted to be taking part in the blogtour to celebrate ten years of Caryl Hart and Ed Eaves’ Albie books. Supermarket Zoo was one of the first picture books I bought for my daughter and one of the first that we reviewed on Story Snug. It…
Picture Books About The Sea
We’ll miss our usual holiday to the seaside this year so we decided to read picture books about the sea instead! This led to the discovery of National Marine Week, ‘The Wildlife Trusts’ nationwide celebration of all things marine.’ Between now and August 9th there are various activities taking place in the UK and online to…
Story Snug Advent – December 5th: Aliens Love Panta Claus
December 5th: Aliens Love Panta Claus Did you guess that yesterday’s reindeer, wearing their flashy underpants, came from the hilarious Aliens Love Panta Claus by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort?
Story Snug Advent – December 2nd: Dear Santa
December 2nd: Dear Santa Congratulations to those of you who guessed which book cover our first image came from – Dear Santa by Rod Campbell.
The SEA SAW by Tom Percival
The SEA SAW is a beautifully illustrated, incredibly emotive story about the loss of a well loved teddy bear on a day out to the beach. Sofia’s bear is particularly special as it belonged to her mother, when we first read the book we couldn’t stop turning the pages in the hope that it would…
CLICK, CLACK, MOO Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin & Betsy Lewin
Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin & Betsy Lewin is one of the funniest picture books we’ve read, it has a great twist at the end.
Ooooh! Arrrr! Pirate Picture Books: #InternationalTalkLikeAPirateDay
Pirate picture books have long been popular with young children and as a child I regularly borrowed the Captain Pugwash books from the library as well as watching him on television. Cartoonist John Ryan, who created the Captain Pugwash stories, died in 2009 but several of his Captain Pugwash books have been reprinted by Quarto.