The play park shown in the opening endpapers looks really exciting. There are swings, climbing frames, slides and roundabouts. But when this little boy goes for a walk with his Dad and Daddy, things aren’t quite so thrilling. He wants to slide on icy puddles or climb the ropes in the play park, but his…
The gold artwork on the cover attracted me to this book, but when I saw “Press the Buttons 20 Nature Sounds” I was hooked. And I was not disappointed. The sounds are superb and really conjure up the ten different environments. We hear woodpecker, lion, penguin, seagull, owl, dolphin, eagle, rattlesnake, bear, rainforest, bumblebee, seal,…
I am a fussy eater and I was delighted to find this book about the emotions that children can experience when they are introduced to new foods. All bunnies love carrots – or do they? This one doesn’t. No matter what his parents tell him he prefers “quiet foods like yoghurt, bananas and cinnamon cake,”…
A conversation between a mother and her young child introduces the true story of Ming the panda. Mama tells about her upbringing in China where she saw all kinds of animals but never a panda in the wild. So she recounts the story of Ming, a famous panda who was captured and brought to London…
In a village in China a young girl sets out for market to buy meat for her mother’s special wonton soup. As she walks along she passes Ms Chen harvesting her radishes who gives her some radishes to take home to her mother. At the pond Mr Li and his daughters are netting shrimps and…
The front cover actually gives the author as ‘written by a book with help from Eoin McLaughlin’ and this mischievous tone is echoed in Guilherme Karsten’s bold and witty artwork and design. The book as author just can’t resist being involved in all aspects of its production, adding notes to all the publisher’s and book…
What happens when it rains? This colourful book tells the story of two friends and their dog and their journey through the water cycle. From the smallest drop of rain to the ocean, from clouds to the ground, the children find out what the water cycle is and how important water is to the natural…
Who doesn’t like thinking and talking about food? After all, it’s a need we all share, so this up-to-date book from an experienced and well regarded author and illustrator team would be ideal for classes aged 5-8 to explore. The contents page lists topics of real interest to youngsters: what plants and animals need, what…
A charming, sensitive book with gorgeous illustrations. The endpapers are fascinating depicting a diverse range of lighthouses. This is a non-fiction book but the language is lyrical and it would read well aloud, We follow the history of lighthouses from guiding towers and some of the mysteries and tales that surround them. The book ranges…