Kate Saunders (Marion Lloyd Books, an imprint of Scholastic) When twins Oz and Lily’s family inherit their great uncle’s old house, they are grateful for the extra space, as there is a new baby on the way, but also very much intrigued by the old chocolate factory that is downstairs. Lily can feel straight away …
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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 …
Puss & Boots
Ayano Imai(Minedition) When a gifted shoemaker finds himself out of work, his trusted companion the cat takes upon himself to save his master’s business. So the shoemaker does what the cat requests by making him the most beautiful pair of red boots before he takes to the road. Because the cat has a plan, and it …
The Ministry of Letters: Operation Alphabet
Al MacCuish (text), Luciano Lozano (illustrations) & Jim Bletsas (design)(Thames & Hudson) Young Charlie Foxtrot is in a bit of a pickle. You see, he has a tendency to daydream at school and so it comes as a bit of a shock when he realises he has to learn his alphabet. “The Alphabet-a-whattie” wonders Charlie? …
Mice Mayhem at Christmas!!!
Today I am focusing on a few picture books books involving mice and Christmas. Odd combination I’ll hear you say, but one that is nonetheless recurrent!The first two have been favourites in the Library Mice household since my children were little. The third one is another great Little Tiger Press offering for toddlers and the …
Spooky Reads (1): Meg Goes to Bed
Helen Nicoll (text) & Jan Pieńkowski (illustrations)(Puffin)What better way to kick off a Halloween feature than to talk one of the greatest witches of a the picture book world: Meg! Mog and Owl are hungry and Meg decides she will conjure a spell to make them spaghetti. But in typical Meg-fashion things don’t go quite …
I Want a Mini Tiger
Joyce Dunbar (text) & Lara Jones (illustrations)(Macmillan Children’s Books) A little girl is set on having a pet, but her choices are slightly over-ambitious: she wants a tiny crocodile, a pocket bear, a funky monkey and all sorts of other wild animals. Her brother tries to make her see sense: those animals belong in the wild …
Christmas Kitties …
This morning for our local children’s book group we read a couple Christmas stories, both with cats as main characters: Mog gets scared of all the kafuffle happening in the house because of Christmas preparations and goes and hide on top of the chimney. Splat, however, is scared that he has not b een good …