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Rae and Grandad set out to build a sandcastle. They make a tall tower. They raise great ramparts. They dig a deep moat. They even find a dragon. But will it be enough to hold the tide? Sandcastle is a beautiful exploration of the ebb and flow of life.
Philip Bunting is an author, illustrator, and father of three, based in the Noosa hinterland (Queensland, Australia)
A beautifully illustrated book, based on the world’s best-loved carol.
‘A standout among books to share on Christmas Eve.’ – Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
‘The Christmas Choir series launches with this reverent and accessible adaptation of a favorite carol.’ – Publishers Weekly (starred review)
My First Snow Children is a lively abridgment of the traditional classic The Story of the Snow Children. Presented for the first time as a beautiful board book for very young children, it includes all of Sybille von Olfer’s original art-nouveau illustrations, sympathetically adapted to fit the new format.
Nominated for the 2019 Kate Greenaway Medal
A heartwarming story about friendship and generosity, that will inspire young readers to explore the outdoors…
Every Sunday Mrs Badger walks up the mountain near her house. She knows the name of every animal and every plant on the way and helps everyone in need. One particular Sunday she meets a little cat, Leo, who would like to join her on her journey. This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship and many more walks up the mountain. What will happen when Mrs Badger is too old to join Leo?
Original title: Le chemin de la montagne
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This wordless picture book is a debut children’s title from Duncan Annand, a Cambridge-based architect. While a bluebird builds her nest, two eccentric gentlemen have a more ambitious construction in mind.
The book was published at the end of the summer (2018) and launched at the Edinburgh Book Festival.
“I just ate my friend.” What a great opening sentence.
A hilarious story about the search for friendship and belonging… and maybe a little bit about the importance of impulse control…
Anne Spudvilas is one of Australia’s most talented visual artists. As well as an illustrator of children’s books she is an established portrait painter and printmaker. She lives in Wentworth, where the Murray and Darling rivers meet, surrounded by birds and river red gums.
A book equally at home in a child’s bedroom or in the living room on a coffee table. Sumptuously produced by Allen&Unwin.
From the creators of The Night Gardener, comes a stunning new picture book about a young boy who sets sail to find a place his grandfather told him about… the spot where the ocean meets the sky.
This debut picture book (about a lion who looks for the best sound in the world) is both a lesson in subjectivity and a heart-warming tribute to the power of friendship.
Wume has extraordinary capability for creating expression on her characters’ faces.
The writer-illustrator is from Taiwan. She studied illustration in the UK.
Follow her on Instagram @cindy-wume
Poochie poet Max Stravinsky has already lived quite a full life: He found freedom in Hey Willy, see The Pyramids, fortune in Max Makes A Million, a bride in Ooh-la-la and fame in Max In Hollywood, Baby.
Now, in the final entry of Maria Kalman’s Max the Dog books, Max travels to a foreign land in search of an ultimate truth – the meaning of existence itself.