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 …
This year, one of the most beloved British picturebooks of all time, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, is 25 years old. To celebrate, Walker Books and The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) are attempting to break the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the Largest reading lesson, to raise money for Read for RNIB …
Michael Rosen (text) & Babette Cole (illustrations)(Bloomsbury Children’s Books) A little interlude from Children’s Book Week as today is also National Poetry Day! I have to admit I am not usually one for reading a lot of` poetry but when this came through the post I got quite excited! Rosen and Cole? What a team! Michael Rosen’s wonderfully …
