Quarto ISBN 9781633225138 £10.99 This is an enchanting story about recognizing the beauty that is to be found in the world around us. Chloe, the central character, lives in a home with a garden, but she has no real understanding of the things that are to be found there and how they can make us…
Lincoln Children’s Books ISBN 9781786030238 £11.99 Juniper Jupiter is a little girl super-hero, but, as we are repeatedly told, ‘It’s no big deal’. Actually, maybe it is – we are, after all, used to our superheroes being mostly male. She has all the usual super-hero powers being super brave, super strong, super smart and can,…
Words and pictures ISBN 9781910277652 £11.99 Fern, a little girl who loves her Nanna, is very concerned when she discovers how ‘down’ she has become recently. Mum says it’s as if the joy has gone out of her life. So begins Fern’s mission to try to capture some of the things which engender that lovely…
Orchard Books ISBN 9781408336908 £12.99 A fabulous, funny book about a talent show. Chloe Crocodile is desperate to win because she wants the Big Sparkly Mellow Yellow Unicorn. In order to succeed, she must make the best rainbow unicorn cake, the best magic castle, the best unicorn fairy costume and give the perfect performance on…
Allen & Unwin ISBN 9781760634353 £11.99 An un-scary monster has just eaten his friend! This book is his search for someone to replace his friend – and shows how hard it can be to find friends sometimes. The illustrations are large, bold and very simple, filled with colour against bold black backgrounds. Does the monster…
Otter Barry books ISBN 9781910959350 £11.99 Pig spots Mole beside the road with a large box and offers him a lift. When asked about the contents Mole’s retort is ‘NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!’ Pig considers this very rude and slams on his brakes, ejecting Mole from the car. Intrigued by the mysterious box Pig is…
Lincoln Children’s Books Quarto ISBN 9780178603108 £11.99 Erik is part of a wolf pack. He is growing up and does not like being told what to do. He feels trapped by the pack rules so he decides to go off on his own. Initially this is liberating, and Erik has fun. He climbs higher than…
Hachette Children’s ISBN 9781444941999 £12.99 A new addition to the Emily Brown series by well-known author Cressida Cowell (of How to Train your Dragon fame) and illustrator Neal Layton. It is Christmas Eve and Father Christmas is having all sorts of problems. Fortunately, he finds himself right outside Emily Brown’s bedroom and she and her rabbit, Stanley,…
Orchard Books ISBN 97-1408346143 £6.99 Fans of the Charlie and Lola picture book series will be thrilled to read another episode in their lives. Charlie’s narration always begins, ‘I have this little sister Lola. She is small and very funny’. There follows much sibling dialogue, in this case on Lola’s current obsession: dogs. They talk…