QED Publishing ISBN 9781784931971 £5.99 What a winning formula this is. Children love the ‘Would you rather…’ format and the more ludicrous or gross the juxtaposition in the question the better! De la Bédoyère has capitalised on this very successfully in a series of non-fiction books about animals and in this case, insects, beetles and…
Franklin Watts ISBN 9781445140179 £11.99 As a teacher, I have rarely met a child who does not relish the idea of spending time with animals large and small and perhaps even dreaming of becoming a vet. This beautifully presented hard-back book leads us through a day in the life of Nafisa, a busy vet. With…
Child’s Play ISBN 9781846439285 £5.99 This wonderful, simple story tells us much about understanding and respecting other people and celebrating our differences. Told in large, basic text with bright, full-page illustrations, the story concerns Lucy, a cat who knows how to do everything the right way. However, when Toshi, a panda arrives she tells him…
Faber & Faber ISBN 9780571325306 £6.99 In this third adventure Harry, Lil and the other animals of Piggyback Wood are preparing for Badger’s birthday party. All party guests have been asked to arrive ‘with a hat on their head’ – but poor Lil loses hers in a gust of wind and has to retrieve it…
Conkers (Barrington Stoke) ISBN 9781781125519 £5.99 This attractive book, illustrated with evocative and generously sized black and white drawings with just enough Manga to draw in the pre-teen reader, opens in Japan in 1580. It is told in the present tense from the point of view of Taka, a trainee ninja, and follows his training…
Hodder Children’s Books ISBN 9781444927641 £5.99 One in a series of Enid Blyton’s short stories about The Secret Seven, Adventure on the Way Home would be perfect for the younger or less-confident reader from key stage 1 onwards. At 78 pages and with chapters, it feels like a ‘proper book,’ whilst the numerous full-page illustrations…
Oxford University Press ISBN 9780192745545 £5.99 What fun! When does the next one come out? This book took me back to my own childhood; back to Narnia, His Dark Materials and Enid Blyton. Weave together a combination of magical lands, creative, mystical characters and a strong sibling bond and you get The Secret Railway. Quirky…
Tiny Owl Books ISBN 9781910328125 £12.99 This is a wonderful book which is an elegant introduction to the beauty of poetic verse in literature. The author is both writer and poet for children and this is evident from the lyrical prose and the abstract but encompassing nature of the piece. On reading this book I…
Tiny Owl Books ISBN9781910328118 £12.99 This is a delightful picture book from newly emerging children’s publishers Tiny Owl Books. Tiny Owl is a purveyor of Global Children’s Literature, and The Orange House is translated from its original Persian publication by illustrator and author Nahid Kazemi. Kazemi used to make her books as a child with…
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