Little Tiger ISBN 9781788951111 £7.99
In this satisfyingly chunky book for newly independent readers we meet Midge, unhappy after his parents split up and having to move to a new school. Sunny Mo is given the job of befriending him but no matter how she tries nothing works. Then Mo’s teacher reminds her that she too was unhappy when she started school. Mo enlists the help of her parents to make a glitter dome for Midge, which does the trick, along with an explanation that it’s OK to feel sad and that the sun will come out again one day. This could be a reassuring story for anxious children particularly those new to a school or whose family has been disrupted. The pastel illustrations provide a friendly accompaniment to a story about deep feelings and empathy.
Brenda Marshall