Alexis Deacon(Random House Children’s Books) Two eggs sit in the sand, side by side. When they hatch, out pops a baby crocodile from one, and a baby bird from the other. Unaware of their differences, the brothers learn to survive and live together. They are happy and content until one day, by chance, they stumble …
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Peely Wally
Kali Stileman(Red Fox) Peely Wally is a small bird who lives at the top of a very high tree. One day she lays an egg and it is so perfect in every way, that jumps up and down with excitement and glee. But, disaster, the egg rolls off the branch and goes off on its own adventure. Will Peely Wally be able …
Sky Hawk
Gill Lewis(Oxford University Press) When Callum discovers village outcast Iona on his remote Scottish farmland, he is not to know that his life is going to be turned upside down. Not only because of the friendship he strikes with the little girl, but more so because of the secret she soon shares with him: there …
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Jane Ray(Orchard Books) The Twelve Days of Christmas, my all-time favourite Christmas song, is beautifully brought to life in this new picture book by Jane Ray, who manages to convey the joyfulness and slight eccentricity of the classic tune. The colour scheme used is what I noticed to begin with when I first came across the book. The warm …
Noisy Neighbours
Ruth Green (Tate Publishing) Sid the snail is feeling rather tired and grumpy and is desperate for some peace and quiet. But wherever he goes, he seems to bump into some rather noisy neighbours: from chirping sparrows to buzzing bees, each seems noisier than the last. After many attempts at finding a place to rest, …
Birdsong
Ellie Sandall (Egmont) A bird perched on a branch is singing a beautiful, albeit lonely, tune. Soon he is joined by another bird with a song of its own and eventually there are eight birds, all with different plumage and all singing, together, their beautiful unique songs. Everybody is having plenty of fun until a very large …