ACHUKA Book of the Day 9 Sep 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop This magnificent and generous picture book (it has 90+ pages) sets out to be the “beginning of an exciting musical journey”—you can tell that creating it has been a heartfelt project and mission for James Mayhew, who both recounts the stories and illustrates them, […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Enjoy a rich collection of folktales, myths and legends from all over Africa and the Caribbean, re-told for young readers. From the trickster tales of Anansi the spider, to the story of how the leopard got his spots; from the tale of the king who wanted to touch the moon, to Aunt […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 2 Sep 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop A new collection of some 50 poems (only 7 of which have previously appeared) by one of the best poets writing today is certainly something to say Hey! about. In a short introduction, Rooney reflects on a 4-line poem written when she was just […]
ACHUKA Book o the Day 27 Aug 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop A simply delightful collection of new poems for the very young. A must-have for anyone involved in early years education. Single-poet collections of this kind usually have four or five stand-out poems with the remainder a bit so-so. That’s not the case here. There’s […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Just Imagine review In a seamless narrative, poet Coral Rumble creates a world with utterly believable characters and sensitively highlights the dilemmas and challenges some young people face growing up. For 9+ An inventive and evocative story, told in poems. Ava is hiding… from the small, cramped room where she lives with her […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 30 Jun 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “The language in these poems is simple but not simplistic: “I hope you are / somewhere / safe / Treefrog // holding on tight / with those grippy toes / riding your / snug saddle of leaves.” Each entry crafts a single episode; together […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop A beautiful gift anthology containing forty incredible shape poems in the shape of world shapers! Learn about about Amelia Earhart in a poem shaped like a plane, Maya Angelou in a poem shaped like a bird or Francis Drake in a poem shaped like a ship. Each poem is paired with a […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 14 Jun 2021 Times Children’s Book of the Week 29 May 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “This anthology for kids is funny, clever and very readable, whether you’re a parent reciting it out loud or an emerging or accomplished reader.” The Times Brian Bilston’s first collection for children. 50 Ways to […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “The illustrations by Victoria Wheeler are a perfect adjunct to the words – spiky, simple, pen and ink images that capture a mood or situation, allowing the imagination free rein.” BfK 5-star review A ground-breaking anthology of 45 poems by three leading poets offers understanding, support and encouragement. Read about the Land […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 20 Apr 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “Nonsense confidently delivered in lines that scan satisfyingly (“My dragon is mad at my ogre, / My ogre is mad at my gnome, / My gnome will not talk to my goblin. / It’s truly upsetting my home”), surrounded by Chan’s exuberantly cartooned black-and-white […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 8 Apr 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop A picture book of haiku-inspired poems celebrating the four seasons. In simple, poetic verse, a child observes their world from spring to summer, and autumn through winter, in this gentle ode to the seasons, accompanied by exquisite illustrations [see examples] Rodoula Pappa is a […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop A joyful celebration of nature and the wonder of the world around us by legendary poet and performer Benjamin Zephaniah. At the bottom of my garden, there’s a hedgehog and a frog, And a lot of creepy-crawlies living underneath a log… All around us, from parks to gardens and flowerpots to pavements, […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 18 Mar 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop A new anthology of humorous children’s poems from Macmillan, curated by Brian Moses, who has been a Macmillan children’s poet for many years. Check out Lost Magic: The Very Best of Brian Moses, a collection which includes performance stalwarts such as ‘Walking with My Iguana‘ […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 16 Feb 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Valerie Bloom is one of ACHUKA’s favourite poets and this is her first new solo collection for several years. Bold black illustrations from Ken Wilson-Max throughout. Organised into poems about Family And Friends, Fun With Forms, Our World, and Unbelievable. Bloom is a poet […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 12 Feb 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop A treasury of stories celebrating the wonders of winter, and the qualities within that warm our hearts through the long cold. Particularly relevant in the week of its selection as Book of the Day, with the UK gripped in an icy blast. The book, […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 1 Feb 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “Dark, demanding and delicious.” KIRKUS from the author of The Hazel Wood… A highly anticipated collection of twelve deeply creepy pitch-dark stories each with a gorgeously illustrated lino print title page by Nick Hayes. The story ‘The Clockwork Bride’ is worth the cover price […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Previously: Comic Classics – Great Expectations OLD books get NEW doodles – it’s the classics as you’ve never seen them before! A hilarious new series that brings the classics to life with illustrations by Jack Noel. Jim Hawkins spends his life helping out at his mum’s boring old inn by the sea, […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Packed with James Carter’s most popular and requested poems, plus 8 brand new poems, this is an important collection from one of the top children’s poets writing today. Expect to hear the moon speak, explore a magic wood and play air guitar. You’ll meet wolves, elephants and a dung beetle; you’ll get […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 8 Jan 2020 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “Emotionally resonant and stirring, this is a must-have title.” KIRKUS “Lucky the reader who would have this collection lying around for visiting and revisiting.” HORN BOOK Everything Comes Next is a treasure chest of Naomi Shihab Nye’s poems from the past 40 years, including […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop A witty take on a much-loved fairy tale, The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Book celebrates the magic of reading and storytelling, and being kind to others. A follow-up to Little Red Riding Hood by the same author-illustrator team: When Ben’s mum gets distracted halfway through his bedtime story, he […]
Be entranced by Circus Mum, find out what it’s like to have a Celebrity Mum, play the beautiful game with Football Mum, admire Hard-working Mum, School-Run-Mum and Stunt Mum, and discover what it’s like to have Two Mums. A funny, heart-warming and thoughtful sequel to The Dictionary of Dads, by a brilliant poet, who performs […]
Cookson’s assured sense of rhythm and rhyme make this a wonderful collection for reading aloud. The poems are so accessible they will appeal to the full primary school age range. Perfect for every teacher to have in their kitbag for those precious spare moments in the teaching day. And it goes without saying there should […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 2 Dec 2020 “Easily one of the best books to be published in 2020. The kind of book bound to save lives.” John Freeman, LitHub “This introspective memoir confirms by its very existence that, though the boarding schools tried to erase Indian culture, Native peoples “are still / here, / still […]