Hachette ISBN 9781444932003 £8.99 Much loved bestselling character. His fans will not be disappointed. In this adventure Claude and his friend Sir Bobblysock decide to have a day out. They find themselves at the Royal Palace. The royal nanny, Nanny Stern-Bloomers, “has suddenly got one of her heads, so she’s having a long lie down…
Tiny Owl ISBN: 978910328460 £12.99 Another wonderful book from independent children’s publishers Tiny Owl, this is a story of an unlikely friendship between “golden-hearted Miss Bandari and the old crocodile Mr Magarmach’. A lovely story about the true value of friendship and a perfect stimulus to look at themes of trust, loyalty and betrayal. With…
Gecko Press ISBN 9781776572816 £11.99 This is a new gift edition of a selection of poems from James K Baxter’s The Tree House and Other Poems that was first published in 1974. Baxter was a primary school teacher and the poems cover topics which young children will find familiar such as being out in the…
Orchard ISBN 9781408359969 £6.99 This book is the first in a new series, and is an enjoyable read. The start of the story is about Emily moving to a new area and fitting in. She makes friends with Layla and Grace. The girls rescue a dolphin tangled in a fishing net, and start on an…
Otter Barry Books ISBN 9781910959251 £11.99 This story about uniqueness and individual acceptance could be read and enjoyed simply at surface level. But what I think makes this book much more is it’s a starting point for so much discussion and so much learning. I can imagine reading this to a child between 3-7 years…
Little Tiger Press ISBN: 9781788816311 £6.99 This is one of a series of beautifully colourful board books populated with appealing characters with peep throughs and felt flaps for little fingers to lift. The formula: where is X hiding? is a time-honoured favourite with babies and toddlers and builds from their enjoyment of Peek-a-boo games. In…
Templar publishing ISBN 9781787415713 £9.99 A charming lift-the-flap board book that introduces readers to some of the creatures in the oceans. The format is like a scrapbook with a font like handwriting. Flaps, cut-outs and 3D pull outs intrigue the reader and suggest the awe and wonder of life under the ocean. Factual information is…
Tiger Press ISBN 9781788815901 £11.99 The book title and the cover illustration pull you in from the very beginning. The characterisation of duck and frog is brilliant. They are reminiscent in body posture and vexatious looks of, at best two troubled teens or at worst two gangster criminals and as the title suggests ‘Don’t mess…
Bloomsbury ISBN 9781526606587 £6.99 What an epic, belly laughing, side-splittingly funny book this is! The warmth and humour roll off each page as you zoom through it, hoping and hoping that it’s not going to end, and that a giant pig isn’t going to fall out of the page and squash you flat! Poor Tom,…
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