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Times Children’s Book of the Week, 3 Aug 2019
Come and be schooled in magic and wonder by the award-winning Rob Biddulph, in this brand-new story about how biggest isn’t always best!
Packed to the brim with his trademark warm humour, life lessons and pitch-perfect rhyme, this is a story to read together, laugh out loud at, and enjoy over and over again.
“A charming look at playground dynamics that evokes pre-schooler feelings of being excited and overwhelmed.” Imogen Russell Williams, GUARDIAN REVIEW
Hello Friend! tells the story of one big-hearted and enthusiastic little girl who is insistent on making friends with a certain little boy. And why wouldn’t he want to be friends with her? She’s very good at sharing – even if it’s a sandwich that he doesn’t like. And she’s certain that playing outside is their favourite thing to do, even if he is not so sure. But while he doesn’t seem keen on many of the things that she loves to do, there is one thing he’s very keen on after all . . . being friends.
A brilliant twist on the classic wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing fable from the award-winning Morag Hood.
“delightfully deadpan” Guardian Review
Times Children’s Book of the Week, 13 July 2019
A nail-biting adventure with a strong message about endangered animals and human intervention, and a wonderful partner to Ariki and the Giant Shark.
Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Week
The final work from the irreplaceable Judith Kerr, The Curse of the School Rabbit is suffused with her distinctive good nature and sly mischief. The tale of a naughty bunny and their exasperated young handler pops with Kerr’s singular artwork and stands as a shining testament to her unique storytelling skills.
Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Wee, 21 July 2019
Bear and Hamster are perfectly content… until gadget-mad salesman, Sneaky Beak, arrives. But when they finally have it all, will Bear and Hamster really be happier? A hilarious story with an important message about the pitfalls of materialism.
Translated from the French (Nous, notre Histoire 2014) and now presented in The New York Review Children’s Collection, this history book is notable for taking a consciously inclusive approach, adopting a first person plural point of view, and assuming the voices of Romans, Sumerians and ancient prophets, underscoring the fact that every human being has the same origins.
Hello and welcome to Ella May, the girl who likes to do things her way. In the first of this brilliant new series all about an imaginative, strong-willed girl character with her own ideas, Ella May tries walking backwards, just to see how it feels. In her bedroom she tries reading her books backwards, and after dinner she goes backwards up to the bathroom and climbs backwards into bed. When Ella goes backwards up the slide and backwards over the castle, Ella’s mum decides to turn around and walk backwards next to Ella, to make it easier for them to talk. Pretty soon, half the town is walking backwards in a giant, backwards-walking procession. Where will it end?
Illustrator website: https://www.andreastegmaier.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/andrea_stegmaier
A charming story for 5-7 translated from Norwegian. The author works in Norway as a journalist, TV scriptwriter, photographer and blogger. This was her debut children’s book.
Alfred is scared of red lights, thick duvets and fireworks. And of jumpers with tight necks. Preparing a class talk on the Blue Whale gives him courage and confidence.
The illustrator is also Norwegian.
Her Instagram handle is ‘showonthegreen’ https://www.instagram.com/shoeonthegreen