Unexplained disappearances. A strange boy whom nobody wanted. A world so scared of the freedom of dreaming and imagining that they are willing to burn all the books. A wood where darkness and fairy tale creatures lie. A journey to find one’s truth and save the world in the process. Here are a few ingredients …
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FABULOUS FIVE: Jo Empson presents “five picturebooks that inspired me”
Jo Empson burst on to the picturebook scene back in 2012 with the widely acclaimed Rabbityness, which was followed by Never Ever. So far in 2016 she has released two picturebooks, Little Home Bird (Child’s Play) and Chimpazees for Tea (Puffin), both completely different in theme as well as style. Little Home Bird is the story …
FABULOUS FIVE: Jonny Lambert presents five fabulous animal books
I am delighted that the blog tour for Jonny Lambert’s Little Why is stopping here today and that Jonny was kind enough to take part in our latest Fabulous Five feature. Little Why (Little Tiger Press) tells the story of a baby elephant who gets easily distracted while on the journey to the water source with the …
FABULOUS FIVE: Five Fabulous Christmas present ideas from The Alligator’s Mouth
It is always a joy to hear about a new children’s bookshop opening and watching, from afar, all the exciting things they are doing around children’s books. This March, The Alligator’s Mouth opened in Richmond, and is owned by Tony and Margaret, both former booksellers at The Lion and the Unicorn, which closed a couple of …
FRENCH FRIDAY FABULOUS FIVE! Marianne Dubuc presents Five Fabulous Books About Friendship
Today I am thrilled to welcome Marianne Dubuc for a French Friday/Fabulous Five mash-up, so to speak. Marianne is from Québec and is the author and illustrator of the internationally acclaimed The Lion and the Bird, published by Book Island and translated from French by translator extraordinaire Sarah Ardizzone. The Lion and the Bird tells the story of an unlikely …
FABULOUS FIVE: “Five picturebooks that surprise me” by Rilla Alexander
Bright, bold, colourful and full of contagious energy would be one way of describing Rilla Alexander for Flying Eye books, The Best Book in the World and Her Idea. Both books are beautifully produced, and have that graphic design look and edge which will make them a success both with children and adults alike. While …
FABULOUS FIVE: Elli Woollard presents five fabulous books written in verse
Today I am thrilled to be welcoming Elli Woollard to Library Mice for the latest Fabulous Five feature. Her début book, Woozy the Wizard: a Spell to Get Well, is the first in a series illustrated by Al Muphy and published by Faber & Faber. In his first adventure Woozy is trying to help the villagers of …
FABULOUS FIVE: Rob Biddulph presents five fabulous picturebooks
Today I am delighted to welcome Rob Biddulph for an new installment of Fabulous Five! Rob’s début picturebook Blown Away has just been released. It is the story of intrepid Penguin Blue who is taken on an unexpected journey when his kite catches the wind and blows them away. A lovely tale of friendship, seeking …
FABULOUS FIVE: Tom Moorhouse presents five fabulous animal characters
Today I am delighted to welcome Tom Moorhouse to Library Mice, as part of the blog tour for the release of the paperback edition of his much-acclaimed The River Singers and to celebrate World Nature Conservation Day which took place on 28th July. The River Singers, the story of Sylvan the vole and his family’s …
FABULOUS FIVE: Judi Abbot presents five fabulous picture books featuring animals
Today is Library Mice’s turn to host the blog tour for Little Tiger Press’ Reading Rocks Summer picture books list and I am delighted to welcome illustrator Judi Abbot, who has written and illustrated Train! for Little Tiger Press , but that you might already know as the illustrator of The Biggest Kiss, The Perfect …