Little Tiger ISBN 9781788815925 £11.99
In 2018 a research project funded by the CLPE and the Arts Council, discovered that only 1% of children’s books featured BAME characters which is a woeful statistic considering in 2017, 32% of schoolchildren in England were of minority ethnic origins. It is therefore refreshing to encounter an everyday picture book for children with BAME characters. Patricia Hegarty has delivered a charming story with a neat twist at the end which will delight children and adults alike.
We meet our Superhero Baby who dashes around the city fixing problems whilst her perfect brother waits at home. Neat rhyming sentences means the story has a good pace when read aloud and with big bold illustrations from Alex Willmore, Superhero Baby will surely become a firm favourite on the book shelf. Age range 2+
Hilary Payne