E.D. Baker(Bloomsbury Children’s Books) What if Sleeping Beauty wasn’t an only child? What if she had a younger sister whose only gift from the fairies was that she could not be touched by magic, and that in fact magic recoiled from her? Princess Annabelle has not had a great childhood; her family hold a distance …
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Traction Man and the Beach Odyssey
Mini Grey(Jonathan Cape) Traction Man and his faithful sidekick Scrubbing Brush are back for a new adventure, and this time they are venturing out on a holiday at the seaside! Traction Man is looking the part in his Squid-Proof Scuba suit and is ready to explore the secret crevices of the Rockpool. But Truffles, Granny’s new pet …
Claude on Holiday
Alex T. Smith(Hodder Children’s Books) Claude, the lovable beret-wearing dog, and his best friend Sir Bobblysock are back for another adventure, hurrah! Once more, as soon as his owners Mr and Mrs Shinyshoes are off to work, the duo are ready to go off on a new outing. They decide to go on their first ever holiday, and …
This is Lulu
Camilla Reid (text) & Ailie Busby (illustrations)(Bloomsbury Children’s Books) Meet Lulu, cute little red-haired girl, and follow her throughout the day as she goes about her daily activities and discover her world and the people and things that inhabit it. Subtitled “A book about being quite little”, This is Lulu is a perfect book for …
I Love My Daddy
Giles Andreae (text) & Emma Dodd (illustrations)(Orchard Books) A follow-up to the very successful I Love My Mummy by the same writer and illustrator team (it won the 2010 Booktrust Early Year Award for babies under one), this heart-warming simple picture book depicts, with a combination of sparse rhyming text and bold and bright illustrations, the loving relationship between …
Good Little Wolf
Nadia Shireen(Jonathan Cape) Rolf is not your ordinary wolf; he is a good little wolf. He likes baking cakes and eating vegetables, and he is kind to his friends.His friend Mrs Boggins warns him however that most wolves are not like him, and Rolf soon discovers that for himself when he meets a Big Bad Wolf in the forest. …
Perfectly Reflected
S.C. Ransom(Nosy Crow) Please be aware that Perfectly Reflected is the second in a trilogy of books and that there are some spoilers in this review! To enjoy Perfectly Reflected fully, please read Small Blue Thing first (you can find my review here) Perfectly Reflected picks up a few days after the end of Small …
Noisy Neighbours
Ruth Green (Tate Publishing) Sid the snail is feeling rather tired and grumpy and is desperate for some peace and quiet. But wherever he goes, he seems to bump into some rather noisy neighbours: from chirping sparrows to buzzing bees, each seems noisier than the last. After many attempts at finding a place to rest, …