QED Publishing ISBN 9781784935528 £9.99 Full of starry, indigo skies and a shimmering silver moon, this most beautifully illustrated hardback picture book helps to teach younger children about the presence and importance of the moon. Told in rhyming verse, the nocturnal creatures lead us through the lunar phases and we learn their correct terminology such…
Wayland books ISBN 9780750295673 £11.99 This beautifully designed little book perfectly captures the colour, content, concept and faith intertwined with the festival of Eid. Delightfully illustrated, the straightforward text makes it an ideal book to have in the library and on the teacher’s desk at the junior level. I hope the publisher deals with other…
Hodder Children’s Books ISBN 9781444923704 £5.99 Pocket Pirates is a fun tale of a miniature band of pirates doing their best to survive in a world of human proportions. Like the much loved ‘The Borrowers’ but for a new audience and with a contemporary pirate twist, the madcap adventures of Captain Crabsticks and his crew…
Ragged Bears ISBN 9781857144659 £6.99 A fun, yet worrying part of a visit to a safari park is driving through the monkey car enclosure and watching the monkeys descend and begin to dismantle windscreen wipers and aerials. Led by Banana Bill, the smart troop of monkeys have acquired a huge number of spare car parts,…
Wayland Books ISBN 9780750297707 £11.99 Emily Davison brings to life the world of the suffragettes and the fight of some women to get the vote. It is, in effect, a brief biography of Emily, presented in an engaging way. Language is accessible, there are big pictures on each page, and often questions that need researching…
Troika Books ISBN 9781909991361 £6.99 A simple KS1 picture book telling the story of two dog friends, Dubbin and Todd, one of whom happens to go skateboarding rather than just for a walk. Todd struggles to keep up with his freewheeling friend especially as he is lugging around a bone. The story takes a sinister…
Hodder Children’s Books ISBN 9781444919622 £5.99 Claude is a small, chubby dog who wears a red sweater and matching beret and can’t wait to take part in a Very Exciting Sports Competition! After waking up with ants in his pants, Claude and his dear friend Sir Bobblysock head out for an exciting adventure. After a…
Franklin Watts ISBN 9781445147246 £11.99 Based on the children’s television programmes, this series introduces young children to philosophy by exploring different emotions and ideas through a variety of amusing and familiar situations. Its aims are to promote and develop thinking skills and encourage children to make up their own minds. The subject of anger and…
Orchard Books ISBN 9781408336885 £11.99 This hardback book follows the adventures of Max the tiger in Paris, as he dreams of becoming a ballet dancer. The drawings are ‘childlike’ in quality and are evocative of the screen-printing style that Fabi likes using in her work. The colours are bold and vibrant and young children will…