This is the second story featuring Einstein the penguin and his human friends, Imogen and Arthur. In this story, Einstein is back in Australia and the children are really missing him. When an opportunity to get him back to the UK presents itself, they decide to take a chance. The only problem is that it…
This is a beautifully illustrated and well written story book of a little boy and his grandmother who are walking through a wild wood. This wood is full of life from the trees and plants to the forest creatures. The boy is curious about everything he sees and wonders who owns the woods. This is…
A lovely celebratory book of adoption. The thread of When you joined our family is woven through each page, along with a range of affirmations of the love between parent(s) and child. The illustrations are joyful, diverse and show that families come in all shapes and sizes. It covers first meetings, to the making of…
This new book by Ahlberg and Ingman delivers an enjoyable and fast-paced story which will take readers on a wild and whimsical adventure. The relationship between the words and illustrations captures the essence of childhood mischief, sibling dynamics (the endlessly helpful older brother), and the joy of unexpected surprises. The story revolves around Elsie and…
This book tells the story of Lilly, a child who has autism and how she navigates the world whilst staying with her grandmother during the school holidays. Accompanied by Myles, her autism support dog, we join her on her adventure to find a mysterious cave that may have sea monsters living there. Through the story…
The characters are delightful and throughout the story they learn valuable lessons about sharing, differences and the immense value of friendship. They are very unlikely friends, with one being a Panda and the other being a squirrel, but perhaps that also allows them to accept difference in others. The book consists of 9 chapters, each…
The fifth in this series of colourful graphic novel with bright colours. In Animal Town Hero Super Rabbit Boy and his friends are having a party. King Viking, the “main Meanie” has gone away. Suddenly a green alien called Glob Glorp appears asking for help. King Viking and his mighty Robot Army are causing trouble…
This is part of the ‘Little Gem’ imprint from Barrington Stoke and it is aimed at those just learning to read, or who are struggling with their reading. It is the story of young Leon and his friend Sav and what happens when they think they hear a cat trapped in an upstairs flat. When…
A touching tale about discovery, loss and friendship. Miles is rattling around the estate, bored as his friend has gone away on holiday, something he never gets to do. He discovers a budgie which briefly brings him joy until it unfortunately passes away. An unexpected visit from a usually grumpy neighbour reveals a story of…