Here is a book that will be enjoyed by families who have headstrong little girls like Ruby! With expressive, retro illustrations from exciting new illustration talent Hazel Quintanilla, this empowering book celebrates strong girls the world over. Little ones will LOVE Ruby – the ultimate [...]
May 16, 2022
This bright and bold picture book with silver foiling on the cover from the brilliant illustrator and author Sophy Henn is the perfect way for kids to start to recognise all kinds of emotions and to inspire them to have the confidence to find [...]
May 15, 2022
This is best-selling YA author Annabel Pitcher’ first picture book about a cat and dog whose friendship doe snot quite extend to sharing a birthday! Brilliantly illustrated by Fabi Santiago it will resonate with toddlers who also want to be the centre of attention of [...]
Rediscover your favourite nursery thymes, adapted to celebrate kindness, friendship and compassion. This beautifully illustrated board book is perfect for sharing aloud, and comes with a touching message that a little kindness makes the world a better place.
This is a picture book that we think should be in every nursery or pre-school setting. From the husband and wife team who created the bestselling story The Perfect Fit , this is another example of a story with a positive subliminal message told via an [...]
May 11, 2022
This is a lovely book for a little girl to enjoy reading with her Daddy from author Tolá Okogwu and illustrator Chanté Timothy. It’s the evening before School Picture Day and Beth would like a brand new hairdo! Told in rhyme and brightly illustrated this book [...]
April 24, 2022
This bright and boldly illustrated picture book introduces the true meaning of Eid to young children. It features a non-fiction page for especially curious minds about Eid, including different Eid traditions, foods and greetings. Safa is so excited for Eid-al-Fitr. She loves drawing henna patterns [...]
We Sang Across the Sea is brightly coloured picture book about the voyage of HMT Empire Windrush from national treasure, Benjamin Zephaniah. The hopes, dreams and bravery of the Windrush generation are expressed in verse telling the real-life experiences of Trinidadian musician, Mona Baptiste. As [...]
April 19, 2022
From Tracey Corderoy (who wrote SHIFTY MCGIFTY) is the first of a new series of funny chapter books, celebrating the power of imagination. Designed for emerging readers with three linked stories in each book, each one illustrated in black and white by Tony Neal. The [...]
April 4, 2022
A fun book about overcoming your fears by Eoin McLoughlin and Marc Boutavant about an octopus who is afraid of the water, published by Walker Books. Terry is sure he is not an octopus. He’s just a regular guy with a few extra arms. Yes, [...]
March 28, 2022
Ada and the Galaxies is a glossy-paged picture book with detailed illustrations that accompany a story about a child called Ada who visits her grandparents, who live on an island. Her most favourite activity is star-gazing which is not possible in the city where [...]
This lovely picture book introduces children to colours. More subtly is also challenges gender stereotypes in that the main character is a little boy who loves to paint his nails with his mother’s nail polish. The colour he chooses reflects his moods and his [...]
In this fun picture book with a message about not pre-judging people by Sam Wedelich a plucky Chicken Little gets to meet the Big Bad Wolf for the first time. Everyone warns her to be very afraid. So imagine their surprise when they discover this [...]
March 22, 2022
Meet Rita. She’s a little girl with very big ideas. When she doesn’t feel like getting dressed in the morning, she dreams up a Fairy Godmother to help her out. Rita’s Fairy Godmother would only have to twirl her wand -swoosh! – and things [...]
March 21, 2022
This bold picture book is a heartwarming story about believing in yourself and doing your best based on the familiar nursery rhyme ‘Hey Diddle Diddle’ It’s the Nursery Rhyme’s big performance, but Cow is having second thoughts. She’s too scared to jump! What if she [...]
March 14, 2022
Spid’s adventures provide lots of giggles for children and grown-ups. There is dedicated website with other audio visual resources too so you can sign along and watch the animated stories. In addition to encouraging children to read they help children learn valuable life [...]
This lovely little story is a good one for emerging independent readers who are ready to progress from the large squarish picture books. Chris Mould’s illustrations are superb, detailed and vibrant. The moral message in the story will go down well with grown-ups too! Isabelle [...]
This is a beautiful and lyrical book that celebrates the warmth and tenderness of wrapping baby in night-time’s embrace. Based on a Nigerian lullaby sung to Atinuke by her father, this story delights in the magical moments shared with a whole family and their [...]
Beloved picture book maker Inga Moore has written and illustrated a story that celebrates the joy of reading aloud and sharing stories, and the power that libraries have to bring communities together. It is published by Walker Books and contains the beautiful and intricate pictures [...]
Goodbye Bear would be a good book for a school to keep on its library shelves to help children understand and cope with the strong emotions they feel when someone or something they love dies. I have come across children who mourn the loss [...]
