Lucy Volpin burst on the picturebook scene last year with We Love Dinosaurs! (Nosy Crow), which was followed earlier this summer with Crocodali (Templar) We Love Dinosaurs introduced us to Volpin’s beautiful warm watercolours; with its rhythmic text and array of creatures, it is a true delight for young wannabe paleontologists. In Crocodali, young readers find …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
