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HELLO, UNIVERSE by Erin Entrada Kelly
HELLO, UNIVERSE won the 2018 Newbery Medal, it’s a heartwarming adventure story with diverse characters and complicated relationships at its heart. Four middle grade students are thrown together when Bully Chet’s actions set off a chain of events that put Virgil’s life in danger. The story had us turning the pages to find out what […]
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.
A CHILDREN’S BOOK OF MINDFULNESS ‘happy’ by Nicola Edwards & Katie Hickey
A CHILDREN’S BOOK OF MINDFULNESS ‘happy’ is a beautifully illustrated introduction to mindfulness which shows children how they can connect to the world around them. In a society full of stress and pressure it’s often difficult to find time to stop and appreciate our surroundings and the people in our lives. Screen time is increasing,…
Dec 21st: Kate Eccles chooses The Christmas Story – An Exquisite Pop-Up Retelling
Author / Illustrator: Robert Sabuda The Christmas Story – An Exquisite Pop-Up Retelling: This spectacular retelling of the traditional Christmas Story is brought to life by Robert Sabuda’s amazing paper engineering.
Dec 19th: Maudie Smith chooses Father Christmas
Author / Illustrator: Raymond Briggs The Story: It’s got to be Father Christmas, written and illustrated by the wonderful Raymond Briggs, in which we discover what it might really be like to BE Father Christmas.
Dec 14th: Chitra Soundar chooses What’s Cooking, Jamela?
The Story: In What’s Cooking, Jamela? Mama plans a chicken dinner for Christmas Day, and she gives Jamela the job of fattening up their chicken.
Dec 12th: Duncan Beedie chooses How The Grinch Stole Christmas!
Author / Illustrator: Theodor Seuss Geisel The Story: The dastardly Grinch is fed up with the cheery denizens of Whoville as they prepare to celebrate Christmas with gifts, feasts and song. On Christmas Eve he takes on the role of anti-Santa, in the hope that depriving the Who-children of presents will scupper their festivities.
Dec 7th: Emma Graham chooses Father Christmas
Author / Illustrator: Raymond Briggs The Story: Picture based book telling the story of Father Christmas’ Christmas Eve.
Dec 6th: Michelle Nott chooses The Miracle of the First Poinsettia
The Story: The Miracle of the First Poinsettia is a a retelling of a Mexican folktale.
Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper
Pumpkin Soup is one of our favourite autumn picture books and reading it heralds the time of year when the days are getting shorter, the mornings are getting cooler and homemade soup becomes a staple food. The three protagonists in the story, Cat, Squirrel and Duck, have a very traditional soup making routine which is…
