Inspiring Young Readers
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Lucky Button posted on 05 Jan 2018
I am always delighted to find another collaboration between one of the best modern storytellers, Michael Morpurgo and one of my favourite illustrators..
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Mrs Noah’s Pockets posted on 03 Jan 2018
Normally when I sit down to write a review of a Jackie Morris book I’m trying to think of new superlatives to describe her beautiful and striking artwork
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Children’s Book Covers posted on 27 Dec 2017
Alan Powers has pretty much cornered the market on these large format, colourful and informative books about books.
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Jemmy Button posted on 23 Dec 2017
Told with the minimum amount of words, this book is an unusual collaboration between two illustrators who met online.
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Hopscotch and the Christmas Tree posted on 15 Dec 2017
I am delighted to tell you that I have discovered another fictional world that I would love to visit.
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Ilias’ Mountain posted on 12 Dec 2017
Ilias is a very ordinary boy living in a pretty ordinary town who is getting close to his twelfth birthday...
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Game of Stones posted on 10 Dec 2017
The cheeky title with its reference to a more famous fantasy novel sequence and television series gives you a hint ....
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Here We Are posted on 09 Dec 2017
How can you possibly explain what it’s like to find yourself living on this extraordinary and complicated planet?
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Beware the Mighty Bitey posted on 04 Dec 2017
As a child I grew up knowing that you should never trust a Piranha fish ...
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ABC Pop-Up posted on 29 Nov 2017
I collect alphabet books, I also can’t resist a book in a box and I'm a big fan of pop ups - so this little beauty is a perfect combination.