Daddy Long Legs Nadine Brun-Cosme (text) & Aurélie Guillerey (artwork) (Two Hoots) (translation Two Hoots) When his Daddy’s car has problems starting one morning, Matty becomes worried that he won’t be able to collect him from nursery. But Daddy is nothing if not resourceful and is ready to go to any length to ensure he …
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Picturebook Carousel: 2017 Greenaway Longlist (2)
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 …
Spooky Reads!
Hubble Bubble and the Super-Spooky Fright Night Tracey Corderoy (text) & Joe Berger (illustrations) (Nosy Crow) With its gorgeous Hallween-y cover, this latest book from the Hubble Bubble young fiction series ( a spin-off of the bestselling picture book series) puts you in the right mood straight away. Pandora is having a Halloween party with her …
FOCUS ON: Halloween titles for independent readers
Here are a few titles for newly independent and more fluent readers which will suit Halloween-themed reading. Arthur and the Witch Johanne Mercier (text) & Clare Elsom (illustrations) Arthur et la sorcière de bout du lac, translated by Daniel Hahn (Phoenix Yard) When Arthur find a secret hoard of blueberries at Picket Lake, he decides to …
Famous Five at 70
Famous Five will always be synonym of summer reading to me. There is a very good reason for that. As a child, I had always resisted them, and was always more interested in other series published in the same publisher, which were dominating the market at the time. In fact, I was more of a Carolyn Keene kind …
Alienography, or How To Spot an Alien Invasion
Chris Riddell(Macmillan) Have you ever wondered what a Depravian Brain Sucker is, or how a Zyglon Tentacle Beast disguises itself? Have you got thirst for knowledge of all the wonderful creatures that (probably) live in worlds far beyond ours? If so, this book is for you! If you are an adult fan of all things …
Ottoline at Sea
Chris Riddell(Macmillan)Ottoline and her very hairy friend Mr Munroe are inseparable. That is until Ottoline is trying to decide on the destination of her next vacation and seems totally oblivious to Mr Munroe’s hints as to where he wants to go. So when he decides to set off on his own, Ottoline is distraught. Thankfully …
Bath Festival of Children’s Literature (2)
This second week-end at Bath KidsLitFest was indeed very exciting! Sarah McIntyreYay, we finally met Sarah! I had really been looking forward to this and so had my children. everybody loves Sarah’s work in my house! This event focused on You Can’t Eat a Princess! one of the only “pink” books (along with “Dogs Don’t Do Ballet”), …