Orchard books ISBN 9781408333877 £12.99 Frankie, who loves fairytales, befriends a mermaid at the beach, but both are warned by a wizard that a huge sea monster is around. Fairytale characters, it seems believe what they hear, so the mermaid and wizard are joined by an equally frightened handsome price and a bearded pirate. Only…
Bloomsbury Children’s Books ISBN 9781408872769 £6.99 Everyone who owns or knows someone with a cat knows that cats love boxes. Any boxes. It doesn’t matter what shape or size or that they can only get their two front paws in, cats love boxes and this is in essence what this book portrays and who knew…
Orchard books ISBN 9781408338377 £12.99 Fans of Giraffes can’t Dance will also enjoy this delightful, large hardback which tells the story of Pip-Pip the penguin chick who needs the gentle encouragement of his mother to finally jump in the sea and swim. Simple rhyming text accompanies bright, fun illustrations of the characterful penguins in their icy environment.…
Child’s Play ISBN 9781846439889 £5.99 This delightful, bright and inviting picture book celebrates imaginative play. Gran, wearing an orange striped jumper, becomes a tiger chasing through the jungle garden after the little girl. Her toddler brother plays in the sandpit with her, clad in a green playsuit like a lizard. Best of all is bearded…
Frances Lincoln Children’s Books ISBN 9781847809490 £11.99 Balthazar the Great is indeed that. A powerful Polar bear with a talent for playing the violin. This thought-provoking story explores themes of isolation, loneliness, belonging, ageism and, on another level, subtly questions the merits of keeping animals in captivity. Balthazar is past his prime and, one day,…
Frances Lincoln Children’s Books ISBN 9781847809407 £9.99 This is one of a new series which gives children ten reasons why each animal is amazing, and five ways they can show their affection. The book has a cut out of an elephant on the front cover and a double page spread for each of the reasons.…
Wren & Rook ISBN 9781526361158 £9.99 Somewhat put off by the triteness of the title, I was very pleasantly surprised by the depth and impact of this book. Ex-Olympic table-tennis player, writer and broadcaster Syed has managed to convey the simple fact that by perseverance, dedication and developing a ‘growth mindset’, all children can become…
Orchard Books ISBN 9781408332931 £ 6.99 Enid Blyton meets Agatha Christie in this retro crime mystery. Twins Eustace and Horatio leave their boarding school for Michaelmas to stay with their Aunt and Uncle at Bleakley Manor for a family gathering collecting Oliver, a ‘Poor Unfortunate’ (orphan) on the way. Eustace is hoping for a mystery…
Chicken House ISBN 9781911490371 £6.99 13-year-old Ben knows that he is half Kenyan; that his father who died before he was born was a Maasai warrior and that there is a whole part of his family he has never met in Africa. Ben also knows that he finds it hard to forge a place for…
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