Lindsay Mattick (text) & Sophie Blackall (illustrations) (Orchard books) Finding Winnie won the prestigious Caldecott Medal in the USA a few weeks ago. I’ll admit I have had the book for a while and had put it aside, but the win prompted me to look at it again, and it was a delightful surprise. We all …
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Dear Zoo 30th Anniversary Celebrations!
Today we celebrate 30 years since the publication of Rod Campbell’s Dear Zoo, now deservedly considered as a classic for the under-fives. Since 1982, over 5 million copies of Dear Zoo have been sold across the world, and with new interactive editions as well as the classic board book, Dear Zoo is ready to become a childhood favourite …
Hans and Matilda
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 …
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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 …
Summer favourites
We went through a lot of books this summer but these have been our favourites: Mr Peek and the Misunderstanding at the ZooKevin Waldron (Templar Publishing)This book got brilliant reviews and was listed in most of the main newspapers’ summer reading lists. It looked like it would be good fun for my five year-old son …