Frances Lincoln Children’s Books ISBN 9781786035561 £11.99 The sky is full of kites in Fivehills, to where David and his parents have just moved. David does not have one and the things he does have – books and toys – just don’t look quite right in the new house. Deciding to build his own kite,…
Stripes ISBN 9781788951562 £6.99 This year sees the 50th anniversary of man landing on the Moon. There has been a plethora of books about this event, but this one looks particularly at the life of Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the lunar surface. It covers the whole of his young life and…
Hachette ISBN: 9781408351727 £6.99 I cannot help but feel that another rewriting of A Christmas Carol is a rather ambitious project both in terms of committing absolute heresy towards what most would see as an undisputed ‘classic’ but also in that it has been done so many times before. It was hence with some reservations…
Tiny Owl ISBN:9781910328378. £12.99 Retellings of traditional tales are becoming increasingly popular. Here Grimm’s Twelve Dancing Princesses has been given a new title, (perhaps not to give the game away), and a modified ending. The tale itself, in the hands of the acclaimed author Jackie Morris, retains all of its magic and appeal. The text is…
Tiny Owl ISBN: 9781910328408 £12.99 This is the third of Tiny Owl’s ‘One Story, Many Voices’ series, which sets out to tell different versions of well-known stories, pairing writers and illustrators from different cultural backgrounds to great effect. Quill Soup is the African version of the perhaps better-known Stone Soup. In this version, Noko the porcupine…
Walker Books Ltd ISBN: 9781406390650 £7.99 This is a very timely book written by Martin Dorey, (Founder of the ‘Global Beach Cleaning Movement’), as plastic has become a very big issue and children need to be fully empowered to make a difference to the 21st Century World. The book is full of two minute missions…
Franklin Watts ISBN: 9781445163659 £13.99 This delightful book for KS1 children has double page spreads on water and is very well illustrated. It could be read to the children by the teacher as an introduction to a topic on water and the water cycle or it could be used by children to research ideas about…
Hodder Children’s Books ISBN 9781444934229 £6.99 This is fourth in the ‘Queen’ collection of picture books by author/illustrator Steve Antony, following The Queen’s Hat, The Queen’s Handbag and The Queen’s Present. Through sparse, but well-chosen text, we follow the Queen’s unexpected trip through the solar system, until she is sucked into a black hole. Fortunately, she is rescued…
Otter Barry Books ISBN 1910959862978 £6.99 This is the second collaboration between this author and illustrator. It highlights a group of African animals featuring five flamingos and their wildlife friends. The jolly cast of characters are all fearful of the sinister Mud Monster. Everyone “knew it was huge, and they knew it was horrible” but…
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