The perfect Picture Books to share this Christmas 2024 (Part Three)

Santarella Written by Suzy Senior Illustrated by Lucy Semple Published by Little Tiger As the tagline on the front cover states this book is 'A festive twist on Cinderella', and I love this picture book twist on a classic. Cinderella is left to do everything at home whilst her sisters are attending a ball, and … Continue reading The perfect Picture Books to share this Christmas 2024 (Part Three) →

The perfect Picture Books to share this Christmas 2024 – Part Two

How Does Santa Go Down The Chimney? Written by Mac Barnett Illustrated by Jon Klassen Published by Walker Books I had the pleasure of sitting and reading this with my 4 year old nephew yesterday, and oh how he loved it. I don't even know if a chimney is something he is familiar with specifically … Continue reading The perfect Picture Books to share this Christmas 2024 – Part Two →

Beautiful Board Books to share this Christmas – 2024

Night Night, Sleepy Elves Written by Selina Wood Illustrated by Gareth Williams Published by Little Tiger When I got a copy of Night Night, Spooky Friends I struggled to be able to enjoy it fully because my four year old nephew had swept it up and was enjoying it over and over, and it found … Continue reading Beautiful Board Books to share this Christmas – 2024 →

The perfect Picture Books to share this Christmas 2024 – Part One

Clive Penguin Although this book isn't necessarily marketed as a Christmas title, it has certainly become one in our home, with it being read and reread at bedtime now the nights have pulled in and the temperatures are dropping too. I also have a huge fan of penguins in my family, so them being in … Continue reading The perfect Picture Books to share this Christmas 2024 – Part One →

Festive Board Books and Picture Books – Christmas 2024

Where's Mr Penguin? Buggy Book We are massive fans of this series from Ingela P, Arrhenius and Nosy Crow, and so imagine our delight at finding out there is now this buggy book format added to the collection! If you follow me on Twitter you will have seen I shared the announcement of this book … Continue reading Festive Board Books and Picture Books – Christmas 2024 →

Quiet

You can never go wrong with a Tom Percival title, and this one has been on my pile of picture books to read for some time because I wanted to take the time to really appreciate it, and I've made sure to keep it safe as it looks stunning from the front cover design and … Continue reading Quiet →

Beautiful Board Books – November 2024

I Love You Forever and and a Day As if I Love you to the Moon and Back wasn't cute enough, here we have the sequel to it, I Love you Forever and a Day, which is just as heartwarmingly beautiful, and a fabulous addition to your little ones library, or accompaniment to I Love … Continue reading Beautiful Board Books – November 2024 →

Why I Wrote a Children’s Book about the African Diaspora

feature post by Ain Heath Drew Even though my 11-year-old son has apparently “aged out” of picture books, my collection of children’s literature is constantly growing. And as the publishing industry becomes more diverse and self-published authors have more platforms to share their work, my collection has expanded exponentially. I’ve always prided myself on having … Continue reading Why I Wrote a Children’s Book about the African Diaspora →

Sprouts

From the author of the Witch War series, and more recently the equally festive Tinsel : The Girl Who Invented Christmas, comes the absolute treat that is Sprouts. I would have loved this book when I was an avid reader in my childhood, so much so I would have read and reread it so I … Continue reading Sprouts →

Shadow Creatures

As a huge fan of Chris Vick's work I was delighted to have the opportunity to be sent over this latest title, and I am genuinely honoured to have the chance to write my review as part of the blog tour for Shadow Creatures, which is published by Zephyr, and is available to buy from … Continue reading Shadow Creatures →