OUP ISBN 978019 2771940 £10.62 Lubna and her father arrive by boat at a refugee settlement – a “World of Tents” .She picks up a pebble from the beach and draws a happy face on it. The Pebble becomes her friend, and she talks to it about her life. Then she befriends a young boy…
Hachette ISBN 9781444926446 £12.99 Will You Help Me Fall Asleep? describes itself as a calming bedtime story. There is a little reference towards the end of taking deep breaths and thinking about your happy place but beyond this I don’t see it as any more calming than any other bedtime story. It tells the story…
Hubble and Hattie ISBN 9781787113121 £6.99 Little Grey Mouse is determined to be fierce. He starts a regime of exercises, eating porridge and drinking milk. He positions himself high in a tree and learns to roar. His friends are scared and run away. Little Grey Mouse had not anticipate this, and he soon realises the…
Frances Lincoln ISBN: 9781786 037411 £9.99 This book provides a bold attempt to introduce a myriad of potentially baffling terminology around the central theme of equality to very young readers. Its author is women and identity advocate and entrepreneur Chana Ginelle Ewing who is also founder of a leading women’s empowerment platform focussing on the stories…
Frances Lincoln Children’s Books ISBN 9781786036629 £11.99 This book is based on the Hans Christian Andersen story. A beautiful fir tree living in the depth of the forest longs to see the world. He is cut down and taken to a town for Christmas when he is very happy. But, after Christmas, the tree is…
Tiny Owl ISBN: 9871910328507 £6.99 There can’t be many school days which pass without a child saying, “It’s not fair!” Of course, what they want is for everyone to be treated in exactly the same way, which isn’t always the fairest thing to do – as this book illustrates so beautifully. Neither Hare nor…
Wren and Rook ISBN 9781526361738 £14.99 This very topical non- fiction picture book is perfect for readers of primary school age who want to help protect the environment. The environmental news over the past year has been full of the problems caused by plastic. This book explains where plastic comes from, and why it causes…
Hodder Children’s Books ISBN 978144494658 £12.99 Fox and Wolf are good friends and life seems special when they are together. Wolf asks Fox to promise she will remember the perfect day they have just shared, mysteriously also telling Fox that tomorrow he will be ‘starlight.’ What does he mean? The next day Fox cannot find…
Wayland ISBN 9781526307354 £12.99 A fascinating book that introduces young readers to the wonderful world of worms. Text and illustrations merge perfectly in this well designed book. The language is simple but facts are not dumbed down and the information is perfectly suited to the age group. Did you know that in a field there…