Inspiring Young Readers
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Escape: One day we had to run posted on 17 May 2021
It’s a sad fact that history shows us that all too often people find themselves the subject of oppression and persecution...
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Coyote’s Soundbite posted on 06 May 2021
Lantana Publishing is an innovative company that can always be relied upon to produce stunning picture books.
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The Circus Book posted on 30 Apr 2021
When I was a child I lived in a working class suburb of Birmingham on a road that formed one boundary line of a local park ....
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Bea by the Sea posted on 28 Apr 2021
I’m a big fan of picture books about children who have books at the centre of their little lives.
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Science and Me posted on 04 Apr 2021
Following on from the very wonderful Peace and Me, Ali Winter and Mickaël El Fathi have teamed up again
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En-or-mous-ly Brave posted on 01 Apr 2021
As I very much enjoyed the first unusual book by this imaginative author/ illustrator, I was keen to see the next one.
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Storm Dragon posted on 19 Mar 2021
Storm Dragon by Dianne Hofmeyr, illustrated by Carol Thompson Over the years I have amassed lots of picture books featuring grandparents
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Not in that Dress, Princess! posted on 14 Mar 2021
What a joy to see a picture book cover with an evidently brave young Princess cleaning the teeth of a hippopotamus as he lazes in the water.
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The Troublesome Pig posted on 10 Mar 2021
What is it about pigs in children’s books that makes them so irresistible?
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Sunday Rain posted on 03 Mar 2021
The cover of this enchanting new picture book shows two young children playing with a boat in a puddle...