Sally Sutton (text) & Brian Lovelock (illustrations) (Walker Books) Full of details and information about construction and what is involved in building with wonderfully detailed artwork and text that demands to be read aloud, this is a great book which will delight lovers of Dig, Dig Digging and as it is slightly more sophisticated will be …
A Picturebook A Week
A picturebook a week: The Wonder
Faye Hanson (Templar) Do you remember being told to stop daydreaming when you were a child? Do you remember being told to pay more attention to things around you, to stop staring at the window, to stop having your head in the clouds? The little boy in this story love to use his imagination, much to …
A picturebook a week: The NEW Small Person
Lauren Child (Puffin books) A new Lauren Child picturebook is always a treat, and they have been few and far between in the last few years as the award-winning illustrator has focused on writing fiction of late. But she is back with a BANG, with a candid tale of welcoming a new sibling and the many …
A PICTUREBOOK A WEEK: A Recipe for Bedtime
Peter Bently (text) & Sarah Massini (illustrations) (Hodder Children’s Books) Bedtime can be a time in the day where tempers are frayed – tired babies and tired parents together are often more of a recipe for stress than success. Yet, a bedtime routine full of tenderness, cuddles and stories makes a happy baby, and more importantly …
A picturebook a week: Lately Lily
Micah Player (Chronicle Books) Join Lily as she jet-sets across the world with her parents and her beloved toy zebra Zeborah, hopping from country to country. A real gem for fans of retro-style illustration, Lately Lily is rather gorgeous! It has a simple text particularly suitable for newly independent readers, but will work well as a read-aloud …
A picturebook a week: My teacher is a Monster! (No, I am Not)
Peter Brown (Macmillan Children’s Books) Bobby’s teacher is a monster and she roars at him constantly while in class. Bobby would much rather be outside in the park where he can forget all about his woes in the classroom. Except that one day, when he reaches his favourite spot in the park, he finds an unwelcome …
A picturebook a week: How to Catch A Star
Oliver Jeffers (HarperCollins Children’s Books) Very few illustrators have caught the hearts of those in the Library Mice household quite like Oliver Jeffers has. We have been fans for ever, and I mean ALL of us. We have laughed at cried at all his picturebooks. We even travelled all the way to London just so …