Virginia Wolf Kyo Maclear (text) & Isabelle Arsenault (artwork) (Book Island) Based on Virginia Woolf and her sister Vanessa Bell’s childhood, this is a superb story of a sister’s fight to help her sibling battle depression, through the power of love and art. The visual metaphors of changing moods are striking, such as the use of …
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Picturebook Carousel: 2017 Greenaway Medal Longlist (4)
The Journey Francesca Sanna (Flying Eye Books) The Journey explores the very current and heart-wrenching theme of people fleeing their war-torn home in a way that is pitched perfectly at the intended audience. Using traditional fairy-tale imagery (folksy artwork, dark forests, ogre-like figures etc), Sanna creates a narrative which deals with a powerful theme while …
Picturebook Carousel: 2017 Greenaway Medal Longlist (3)
Return Aaron Becker (Walker Books) Return is a spectacular culmination to the story told in the incredibly imaginative trilogy which began with Journey, (see the guest post by Aaron Becker here). A little girl, ignored by her father who is hard at work drawing (incidentally), uses her red pencil to open a door to an …
Picturebook of the Week monthly recap: February
I Don’t Want Curly Hair Laura Ellen Anderson (Bloomsbury Children’s Books) We have all gone through it, wanting to have or be something which is not remotely attainable. In the case of this ingenious little heroine, it is her curly hair she abhors and she is certainly resourceful when attempting to get rid of …
Shifty and Sam go to School: a guest post by Tracey Corderoy
The third installment of reformed criminals Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam’s adventures, Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: the Diamond Chase (Nosy Crow) is finally upon us and what a hoot it is. The cheeky duo have swapped their life of crime for a life of baking in their café but this time they have been invited to a …
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 …
BLOG TOUR: Grandad’s Island
Benji Davies (Simon & Schuster Children’s Books) Syd and his grandad have always been very close but one day when Syd goes to his house after school, he finds Grandad getting ready for a big adventure. Off they go together, to a beautiful island. But once there, Grandad decides he wants to stay … There is no …
Alice in Wonderland at 150: a Booklist (1)
Celebrations of Alice’s 150th birthday continue this week on Library Mice with two round-ups of Alice in Wonderland books available (many of those featured in my posts on the Many Faces of Alice in Wonderland). Today I will focus on those published by Macmillan, the original publisher of the book and publisher of Tenniel’s Alice. …
Crunch!
Carolina Rabei (Child’s Play) Crunch the guinea pig loves his food. A lot. And he spends an awful lot of time eating it. But when Cheddar the mouse turns up uninvited looking for some food. Crunch grumpily refuses despite having plenty and being offered a hug in exchange. Soon after Cheddar leaves, Crunch starts to …