To celebrate 20 years as an author and illustrator Steve Antony decided to do a tour of public and school libraries going to places that spell out the name of his new book. RAINBOWSAURUS. I applied for my primary school and luckily we were chosen. I think it had a lot to do with the … Continue reading Rainbowsaurus →

Written by Smriti Halls Illustrated by Chris Jevons Publishing on 11th April 2024 in Paperback by Scholastic It has just been Easter, which arrived faster then I had realised in fact, and of course as adults we like to indulge in hot cross buns, especially when we have visitors or are visiting others, which literally … Continue reading Bun on the Run →

Written by Michael Panzner  Illustration by Lora Look Michael’s first book Josie, Johnnie, and Rosie and the Ocean Rescue, was one of the most read blog posts read on BookBound over the last couple of months. It was such a lovely book and children at my school adore it. So I was more than delighted to read … Continue reading The Taekwonderoos: Rescue at Rattling Ridge →

Written by Rachael Davis Illustrated by Mike Byrne Published on 1st February 2024 by Scholastic Imagine the delight on the little boy in this story's face when he realises the knock on his Grandad's door is from the Easter Bunny, who has come from something to eat. Readers are given descriptive clues to work out … Continue reading The Bunny Who Came to Breakfast →

One of my favourite steps to share with little ones in regards to their reading journey is when they move from one stage of books to another, in this case from board books to picture books. When younger children start to really pay attention to the cover design and title of a book as well … Continue reading Why Not? →

Written and illustrated by Sarah Hewitt Published by Tiny Tree Press More and more schools and parents use picture books to teach children about life. I do this at my job in a school. I often find that books  can explain things better than us. And this is a lovely one. Anna knows what she likes … Continue reading Anna’s Garden →

Written by Mark Sperring Illustrated by Tim Budgen Published on 4th January 2024 in Board Book by Scholastic, also available in paperback. This is the perfect book choice for Easter break to share with younger children and with it recently being released in Board Book format it would make the perfect gift for babies and … Continue reading 20 Bunnies at Bedtime →

Written and illustrated by Rosemary Clunie This is Rosemary Clunie's first children's book. And what a lovely book it is. When Serena meets the little blue dog, she names him Haiku, and they become best of friends. But one day Haiku grows too big for Serena and her cottage in the woods. Together they travel … Continue reading Serena And The Little Blue Dog →

Written and Illustrated by Raahat Kaduji Published on 14th March 2024 by Alison Green Books When sitting down to read this book I anticipated it being very sleep focused and was pleasantly surprised that it focuses more on the adventures that Flora, the smallest dormouse, goes on as a result of not being tired when … Continue reading I’m NOT Sleepy →

Mr. Men Little Miss : The Easter Egg Hunt This stunning picture book captures an Easter egg hunt that will make you chuckle throughout as you accompany many of the characters from the world of Mr Men and Little Miss that you know and love as they take part in Mr Happy's Easter egg hunt … Continue reading Farshore publish the perfect Picture Books this Easter 2024 →