Little Tiger ISBN 9781788815680 £11.99 An attractive picture book. Just as Frank the sausage dog is about to fall asleep, he is visited by Mouse who cannot sleep because she cannot find her bedtime book. She and Frank set out to find it. Their investigation involves encounters with Bella the Cat, Owl and Baby Hedgehog.…
Hachette Children’s Books ISBN 978144493-7367 £6.99 An hilarious and welcome addition to the ‘Oi’ animals series, who can resist a book full of puppies? Well, to start with, probably Dog who is trying to look after them all – that’s Buster and Jock and Tiddle and Rover and Milo, and oh so many more. Cat and…
Tiny Owl ISBN 978-1910328446 £7.99 A charming picture book about a little girl who loves a beautiful flower. She talks to it every day, and the flower blooms. Then the angry owner of the flower shouts at her. The next day, the flower does not open and stays tight shut. The owner is mystified and…
Little Tiger ISBN: 9781788816793 £11.99 An atmospheric picture book that highlights the special relationship between two gorillas The illustrations are an important part of the book. We start with an appealing picture of a tiny face surrounded by shady leaves. Then we are shown a close up of the baby gorilla’s face. Rain brings the…
OUP ISBN:978019277256-5 £6.99 Mole is a single parent living happily underground with his two children until one day they awake to the choking smell of diesel. Outside he finds three enormous diggers, intent upon destroying his home in order to build a shopping mall. How can one very small mole possibly persuade them to do…
Studio Press ISBN 9781787416703 £6.99 Eco Baby is a series of bright, bold books introducing the very youngest of children to environmental issues. This hardback book on recycling is a good way for very young children to start to understand about recycling and different ways of reusing materials. It is very much a book to be…
Allen & Unwin ISBN 9781760524944 £11.99 The author, Tohby Riddle, is widely known for his picture story books. This is a very clever story based around the curiosity of a cat and celebrates the wonders of the moon and the beauty of the earth. The model for this story is the author’s own cat. Riddle…
Caterpillar Books ISBN 9781848579903 £10.99 This book is for children aged 3 and over. It starts cleverly with sunrise on the first double page spread and ends with sunset on the last double page. As you read the book a wide variety of sea and shore creatures pop up on the pages. Children will meet…
Boxer Books ISBN 9781912757626 £11.99 The clear, crisp, bold illustrations of this beautifully produced large format picture book would be an ideal accompaniment to board books for early book experience, but there’s enough language and interest to capture the imagination of older readers. We learn that eggs come in many different sizes and indeed it’s…