Boxer Books ISBN 9781912757626 £11.99 The clear, crisp, bold illustrations of this beautifully produced large format picture book would be an ideal accompaniment to board books for early book experience, but there’s enough language and interest to capture the imagination of older readers. We learn that eggs come in many different sizes and indeed it’s…
Caterpillar Books ISBN 9781848579842 £10.99 The cheerful cover sets the tone for this “gripping, tipping, nipping interactive book. The colours are bright, the lettering clear and the artwork is appealing. Inside we are introduced to Crab, and are invited to wave our “arms in the air like claws to say hello”. On the next page…
Studio Press ISBN 9781787416017 £6.99 Mai and Rose are friends. They love Mrs Bee, their teacher, and do not want to move to their new class and their new teacher. If only they could stay with Miss Bee forever. Coco, Mai’s magic coconut, helps, but things do not turn out as the girls expect. This…
Little Tiger ISBN 9781788815765 £11.99 The cover of this book shows Grumble-Stick, Grumble-Rope and Grumble-Mud, who are assertive and confrontational. They bicker, until the peace of the village is disrupted by the arrival of the hungry Gobblestomp. The Grumblies unite to combat their ferocious opponent. The alliance works, and their solution involves a combination of…
Gecko Press ISBN 9781776572830 £11.99 A delightful story by Dutch author/illustrator Catarina Valckx. Lisette the duck is delighted to find a pretty green sock. She enjoys wearing it until Tomcat and Timcat tease her about not wearing a pair. Lisette looks high and low, but cannot find the other sock. Her friend, Bert, comes to…
Hodder ISBN 9781444955835 £6.99 Prince Leo comes to the Magic Pet Shop in Twinkleton-Under-Beanstalk to collect a special pet delivery. Prince Leo, is very shy and does all he can to avoid attention. His pet is La-La-Lalama, a magic llama who loves singing. She accompanies Leo while he does his homework, goes to the library…
Templar Books ISBN 9781787416598 £9.99 This book is such fun! It is a mix and match pop-up book featuring puppy, rabbit, gecko, kitten and budgerigar. The pop-ups are fascinating and the pets’ eyes are appealing. We see the sounds they make and there is information about each pet under the flaps, written as poems, such…
Little Tiger ISBN 9781848579880 £10.99 A robustly produced book with pop-ups on each page, this would be an engaging introduction to the world of nature on the doorstep. We meet caterpillars and butterflies, tadpoles and frogs, spiders, bees, ants and other creepy crawlies. Simple facts are given for each creature along with some more intriguing…
Marcia Williams I have been putting this choice off for weeks. I think because every year another favourite is published and I find it impossible to leave the old friend behind. So, finally, instead of giving the project up, I have decided to choose the five which I loved as a young child and which…