Templar publishing ISBN 9781787415713 £9.99 A charming lift-the-flap board book that introduces readers to some of the creatures in the oceans. The format is like a scrapbook with a font like handwriting. Flaps, cut-outs and 3D pull outs intrigue the reader and suggest the awe and wonder of life under the ocean. Factual information is…
Tiger Press ISBN 9781788815901 £11.99 The book title and the cover illustration pull you in from the very beginning. The characterisation of duck and frog is brilliant. They are reminiscent in body posture and vexatious looks of, at best two troubled teens or at worst two gangster criminals and as the title suggests ‘Don’t mess…
Bloomsbury ISBN 9781526606587 £6.99 What an epic, belly laughing, side-splittingly funny book this is! The warmth and humour roll off each page as you zoom through it, hoping and hoping that it’s not going to end, and that a giant pig isn’t going to fall out of the page and squash you flat! Poor Tom,…
Wren and Rook ISBN 978152636131-8 £6.99 Nicola Davies is well respected for her many books introducing young readers to the natural world and here she explains, through story, about the importance as well as the beauty of butterflies. A little girl is recovering from a hospital stay in the depths of winter, with little outside to…
Allen and Unwin ISBN9781911631453 £11.99 In this story we hear all about Fred an excitable, mischievous and very appealing sausage dog. Each delightfully illustrated double page introduces another aspect of Fred’s behaviour which is clearly considered very strange by the unseen narrator. Why for example does Fred howl at the moon or turn around three…
OUP ISBN: 9780192769046. £6.99 As someone who remembers her imaginary friends extremely clearly, (I had two), I found this book very easy to relate to. Little Polly’s friend is Bunny and he goes everywhere with her – in her old pushchair. That has been fine until now, but Mum is expecting a new baby…
Stripes ISBN 9781788952194 £5.99 Elsa is moving house. It is an exciting but scary time. Elsa will get her own room, which is good, but she might find it odd sleeping without Sara every night. At night she is troubled by strange noises at night. Eventually she finds the cause – a little black kitten…
Allen and Unwin ISBN 9781911631583 £10.99 The startling cover of this book attracts children and the humorous cartoon style is an excellent vehicle for conveying information. Quog and Oort are on their way to a party when their spaceship crashes and they need to open the spaceship door. My favourite line in the book is…
OUP ISBN 9780192772114 £6.99 This sensitive book explores grieving, loss and moving forward. Jack is an autistic boy who has a very close relationship with his Bear. Jack was able to hide behind Bear in situations where he felt awkward. But one day Bear disappears. Jack is devastated .He and his parents spread the word…