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  • The Colour Monster goes to School by Anna Llenas

    The Colour Monster goes to School by Anna Llenas

    The Colour Monster goes to School by Anna Llenas follows The Colour Monster as he experiences his first day at school & different emotions.


  • Raj and the Best Holiday Ever! by Seb Braun

    Raj and the Best Holiday Ever! by Seb Braun

    Raj and the Best Holiday Ever! by Seb Braun is the story of the simple pleasures of a camping holiday, including things that can go wrong!


  • Slow Samson by Bethany Christou

    Slow Samson by Bethany Christou

    Slow Samson by Bethany Christou: Sloth Samson is slow & is always late to the party! Can his friends help him find a way to get there in time?


  • Toto by Ximo Abadía

    Toto by Ximo Abadía

    Toto is a quirky, inspiring story which conveys an important message – follow your dreams, believe in yourself and don’t give up! We love the story of a donkey who leaves his small town to travel to the big city to fulfil his dream of becoming an astronaut.


  • Most popular blogposts on Story Snug in 2018
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    Most popular blogposts on Story Snug in 2018

    I can’t believe that this year is nearly over and before I start a new year of blogging I decided to take a quick look back at the most popular blogposts on Story Snug in 2018. It was a busy year and Story Snug had several visitors – thank you to all those of you…


  • Storm by Sam Usher
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    Storm by Sam Usher

    Sam Usher’s Storm is a great book to inspire children to go outside and have an autumn adventure. We’ve already met the boy and his grandad in Rain, Sun and Snow and we love the way that their relationship and adventures harness the power of imagination and lead them outside to have fun.


  • Skeleton and monster picture books to read at Halloween…

    Skeleton and monster picture books to read at Halloween…

    We’re creeping closer and closer to Halloween so light the candles, turn out the lights and curl up for a spooky storytelling session with some of our favourite skeleton and monster picture books…


  • Ooooh! Arrrr! Pirate Picture Books: #InternationalTalkLikeAPirateDay

    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.


  • Fabulous fictional friendships – International Friendship Day
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    Fabulous fictional friendships – International Friendship Day

    Friendship is a central theme in many children’s books and stories and familiar, endearing characters can help children to understand and deal with issues and difficulties in their own friendship situations. To celebrate International Friendship Day we’re sharing fabulous fictional friendships but this isn’t the first International Friendship Day list that we’ve compiled, the more stories…


  • I thought I saw a… bear! by Lydia Nichols

    I thought I saw a… bear! by Lydia Nichols

    I thought I saw a… bear! is a really cute board book with a very simple text and a repetitive refrain. It introduces young children to different kinds of transport and a bear who likes to hide!