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3+ A Picturebook A Week Africa Alex T Smith fractured fairy tales Little Red Riding Hood

A picture book a week: Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion

Alex T Smith (Scholastic Children’s Books) Alex T Smith takes the fractured fairy tale genre to a whole new level of ingenuity with this brilliantly executed version of Little Red Riding Hood. When Little Red sets off to visit her poorly auntie Rosie, she meets many friendly animals, until  the Lion appears on her path. He …

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3+ Alex T Smith Dan Santat Debi Gliori Ed Vere Judith Kerr julia donaldson Malachy Doyle Michael Buckley Oliver Jeffers Picture Book Carousel Rebecca Cobb

PICTURE BOOK CAROUSEL: some more gems from 2012

I have not had time to dedicate half as much time to reviewing books as I would have liked this year, but here are a few more that I definitely want to mention before the year is out! The Paper DollsJulia Donaldson (text) & Rebecca Cobb (illustrations)(Macmillan Children’s Books) The Paper Dolls is the lyrical …

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3+ Alex T Smith Cinderella fairy tales ladybirds love Paris romance spiders

Ella

Alex T. Smith(Scholastic Children’s Books) Ella, the bespectacled ladybird, is forever cleaning up after her two nasty and ungrateful wasp stepsisters Belladonna and Ivy. One day, a famous artist named Pierre in need of inspiration decides to throw a ball in Paris on Valentine’s Day. When the invitation to the Grand Bug Ball lands on the door mat for the wasp sisters,  they are sure …

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5+ Alex T Smith circus Claude dogs humour

Claude at the Circus

Alex T. Smith(Hodder Children’s Books) Claude and his best friend Sir Bobblysock are back for a third adventure, hurrah, and of course Claude once again manages to put himself into precarious situations. A perfectly innocent stroll in the park is disturbed with a encounter with some joggers, a frowned-upon nap in the bushes, an unfortunate episode on the golf …

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