Inspiring Young Readers
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The Dictionary Story posted on 21 Sep 2024
Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston are the partnership who previous brought us the wonderful A Child of Books
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The Language of Flowers posted on 15 Sep 2024
Ever since human beings started creating images and setting down their ideas in writing, flowers have been used not just to decorate their artworks...
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Aisha’s Colours posted on 06 Sep 2024
Every year, Aisha and her family leave their home in Indonesia’s capital city, Jakarta, to drive out to a small village in the countryside
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The Remarkables posted on 03 Sep 2024
I was delighted to receive this book from the publisher of this quirky French author/ illustrator...
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Milko posted on 27 Aug 2024
This is a beautifully illustrated picture book about big and difficult emotions.
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The Night Whale posted on 15 Aug 2024
The night sky can be a place of boundless imagination: a place where the biggest and most splendid dreams can, for a while, become a shared reality.
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The Seal on the Beach posted on 13 Aug 2024
It is sometimes difficult to find engaging picture books that bridge the gap between a story to be read from start to finish and more demanding chapter boo
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Dive, Dive into the Night Sea posted on 11 Aug 2024
The combination of a beautiful and cunningly designed book, a fascinating subject and some brilliant artwork is, I would suggest, irresistible.
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The Smile Shop posted on 07 Jul 2024
Originally published in a UK hardback in 2020, Satoshi Kitamura’s much lauded picture story book, The Smile Shop is now available...
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The Magic Calaloo posted on 01 Jul 2024
I am always delighted to receive review copies by Trish Cooke as she is one of my all time favourite authors of children’s books.