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
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
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
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
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
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
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
No Matter What Written and Illustrated by Debi Gliori Published by Bloomsbury I cannot believe this book is celebrating its 25th year of publication, and what better way to do so then to bring it out in gorgeous Board Book format with a foil title in the cover design too! I'll always love you no … Continue reading Beautiful Board and Cloth Books – October 2024
Guess Who? Boo to You! Recently published in both paperback and hardback, this is the perfect book to share with little ones this spooky season as it is such a lot of fun as both reader and audience. There are doors to open throughout the book which is super cool, and a mirror at the … Continue reading New Releases I will be sharing with Little Ones this Halloween
In just a couple of weeks time the next instalment in Abi Elphinstone's fantastic new fantasy adventure series for middle grade readers ( aged 8+) will be published and I got the unbelievable opportunity to check in with Abi to find out what we can anticipate from Ember Spark and the Frost Phoenix, publishing 24th … Continue reading Ember Spark and the Frost Phoenix : What to Expect…
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