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Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “A joyful celebration of the bond between a child and their mother. Each word and every illustration is crafted to invite the reader into special moments shared. The perfect picturebook for early readers.” CLPE Share the delight of a day with Zeki and his mummy! From when he wakes up in the […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 26 Feb 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “Throughout, artful, expressive typography contributes to the overall success of the picture book, guiding the reader’s voice to deliver a dynamic read-aloud that matches the visual drama of the art. A read-aloud treat for hungry audiences.” KIRKUS “Readers will feel like they have a front-row […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “Dream big, Little Mole, be brilliant, be YOU …” Join one little mole as she follows her dream of building the biggest hole ever, and learns along the way that everyone has something special to give the world – it just sometimes takes a little time (and a few mishaps!) to discover […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 24 Feb 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “[Percival’s] own experiences of being poor are clearly etched throughout this tale about a child whose parents can’t pay the bills – from the beautifully observed frost patterns on the opening pages to the way the pictures glow when the family are together” Imogen Carter, […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 22 Feb 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “A wonderful exploration of change over time. Every page creates a discussion and a conversation. A fantastic timeline and tree lifecycle finish it off. What a brilliant book.” Simon Smith, Headteacher Told in unshowy rhyming couplets, this beautiful non-fiction picture book follows the story of […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Big thick bumper edition – super value! This brand new remastered book collects together Bunny vs Monkey 3: The Stench and Bunny vs Monkey 4: The Wobbles for the first time. Since he crash-landed to Earth in a rocket, Monkey has been causing absolute mayhem! Bunny and the gang (Squirrel, Pig [the […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 17 Feb 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “Gordon C James’s painted portraits brim with spirit and dignity. The result is a truly special book by an American author-illustrator duo at the top of their game…” GUARDIAN “Barnes and James provide us with a range of powerful, positive names to call Black […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Exploring his mother’s dressing table, a little boy discovers THE LIPSTICK. It begins on his lips, where it looks very good – MWAH! But then it goes for a little walk … squiggle, squiggle … on the mirror … scribble scribble … on the shiny floorboards … smudge smudge. And even on […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Brings the idea of togetherness vividly to life. I have one nose, two eyes and two ears. My feet can take me a long, long way. Sometimes I am very happy and at other times so sad. But when I’m cuddled I feel cosy…. One little girl is going on a journey, but wherever she […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Why are animals so amazingly colourful? Find out in this kaleidoscopic look at the technicolour world of animals. Meet animals of every colour of the rainbow and find out why they are the colours and patterns they are. Discover the reason why some animals are stripy and others are spotty. Why do […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 10 Feb 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Shama and Bahama Llama can’t wait for winter – skating, snowballs, hot chocolate . . . and best of all, the Winter Woolly Party! But when The Big Freeze suddenly arrives they discover that their jumpers are in a sorry state! Cue a MAJOR […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 8 Feb 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop A new printing of this now-classic picture book. “Outrageous!” the judges cried. “Ridiculous!” Who would dare enter a portrait of a duck in the Grand Contest of Art? But when Felix Clousseau’s painting quacks, he is hailed as a genius. Suddenly everyone wants a […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Words and pictures work particularly well together in this well-designed picture book. The only shame is that it appears to have gone straight into paperback. When a man cuts down little bird Rosa’s tree, she makes herself a new nest at the top of his house and refuses to budge. News of […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Lionel the monster finds it hard to make friends. Children are frightened of him, because, well, he is a monster. Grown-ups are too busy even to notice him. Then one day he meets a little dog who isn’t frightened, and isn’t too busy, and who just wants to play! Lionel has never […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Everybody worries and that’s OK. This reassuring and practical picture book combines helpful tips endorsed by clinical psychologists with fun rhyming couplets and colourful pictures to help children open up about their feelings and get anxiety under control. The perfect book to soothe worries during stressful times, which can be a great […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 5 Feb 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Discover the pollution crisis in our oceans through the eyes of one lost plastic duck… When a shipping container filled with thousands of plastic ducks spilled into the Pacific Ocean, where did all those ducks go? Based on a true story, this innovative take […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Fourth title in this new young fiction series by much-loved children’s author, Vivian French and illustrated by Nathan Reed. Beautiful black and white illustrations throughout. Meet werewolf extraordinaire… Lottie Luna. She’s super-fast, super-strong and has X-ray vision. Lottie doesn’t really like to use her skills, though – she just wants to be like […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 4 Feb 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop I can’t believe it’s exactly 10 years today since my first book The Lonely Beast was published! The amazing @AndersenPress took a leap and started me off on an exciting new career. Today the 10th anniversary edition is available in all lovely bookshops. pic.twitter.com/goh5d0gMeG […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop A warm and richly satisfying story from award-winning and New York Times bestselling picture book duo Matt de la Pena and Christian Robinson about a little boy with a big imagination who learns that you can’t know anyone just by looking at them. Set in a bustling city, and full of a family […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Sophy doesn’t know how to fit in. She tries to talk at school but the words get stuck in her throat and everyone laughs and whispers behind her back. But one day, an extraordinary thing happens… Sophy is whisked away to a magical snowy land where she meets a wolf and her […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop In 1938, twenty-nine-year-old Nicholas Winton saved the lives of almost 700 children trapped in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia-a story he never told and that remained unknown until an unforgettable TV appearance in the 1980s reunited him with some of the children he saved. Czech-American artist, MacArthur Fellow and Andersen Award winner Peter Sis dramatises […]