Kazuno Kohora (Macmillan Children’s Books) While everyone else is fast asleep, a very special library opens its doors to animals who come from all over town to visit it and read books there. Staffed by a little librarian and her three assistant owls, together they try to find the perfect read for each and every one of their …
Helen Docherty (text) & Thomas Docherty (illustrations) (Alison Green Books) In every house, in every bed, A bedtime book was being read … But suddenly the story books begin to disappear. There might just be a book thief on the loose! Eliza Browne is keen to solve the mystery and hatches a plan to catch …
Here is a list (not necessarily comprehensive, please add suggestions in the comments) of picturebooks about books, reading, libraries and metareading: Peter Bently & Deborah Melmon ~ Bunny Loves to Read (review) Peter Bently & Laura Ellen Anderson ~ Princess Sleepyhead and the Night-Night Bear (review) Jane Blatt & Sarah Massini ~ Books Always Everywhere (review) …
Today, to celebrate World Book Day, I am delighted to welcome Jesse Klausmeier, author of the wonderful Open This Little Book, illustrated by Suzy Lee (see my review here), for an inspiring guest post about how books inspired her from an early age. A Love Letter to Books by Jesse Klausmeier A book is …
Jesse Klausmeier (text) & Suzy Lee (illustrations) (Chronicle Books) Open this book and you will find … another book. And another one. And another one. Each smaller than the other, each introducing a new character which increasingly actually become larger. From ladybug to bear, all have something in common: they all love a good book. …
Peter Bently (text) & Deborah Melmon (illustrations) (Parragon) Buster Bunny loves to read. He loves to read about pirates and princes, trains and dinosaurs. His friends just cannot understand why he loves books so much; they all think books are boring and they would much rather play outside. But when rain starts to fall, Buster’s friends are …
Jane Blatt (text) & Sarah Massini (illustrations) (Nosy Crow) Books Always Everywhere is a joyful celebration of books and enjoying them from the earliest age. What is utterly lovely about this book is how it portrays babies, toddlers and preschoolers reading books wherever they are and whatever they are doing in turn conveying to little readers that this …
Yokococo(Templar) Matilda the little cat is very good indeed. She likes to sit down quietly and read a book, and be helpful around the house. Unlike another little cat called Hans, who likes to make lots of noise and cause trouble. But when he goes too far and does something very naughty, can Matilda help …
