Wild Animals of the North Dieter Braun, translated by Jen Calleja (Flying Eye Books) It is great to see translated books finally accepted in Carnegie and Greenaway lists, which allows for this beautiful exploration of the fauna in the Northern Hemisphere by German illustrator Dieter Braun to be included this year. This is the first in the …
lions
Lion and Mouse
Catalina Echeverri (Jonathan Cape) Lion and Mouse are the best of friends, who do everything together. But Lion thinks he is better than Mouse in every way, and spends a lot of time boasting about it. When Mouse finally has enough and disappears, Lion does not even notice at first. Until he needs Mouse’s help, …
Jim
Hilaire Belloc (text) & Mini Grey (illustrations)(Jonathan Cape) WARNING: CONTAINS A DANGEROUS BEAST AND A MISERABLE END. The message on the cover of this great new offering from one of our favourite illustrators, Mini Grey, has us warned and sets the tone for this cautionary tale. Now, I will have to admit I had never …