I've never been someone who's fascinated by the history of RMS Titanic. I haven't seen Kate and Leo's film, paid attention to the conspiracy theories…
Continue reading → Tragedy at Sea: the sinking of the Titanic by David Long and Stefano Tambellini
Back in the days when Moray Libraries still needed me and my expertise, I had some responsibility for our Facebook page. For a while we…
Two fun picture books today, one featuring a polar bear and the other a penguin. Both are the work of author/illustrators. Engrossed in the big,…
I adore this sequence of books - as I know I have said before. They're clever and witty and engaging in word and picture. However,…
Nosy Crow is one of my favourite publishers. I love their production values as well as the books themselves. This lovely little board book makes…
Benny, a cute and friendly robot, has one button that is to be pressed only in the event of an emergency. We've met Benny before…
Continue reading → One Button Benny and the Gigantic Catastrophe by Alan Windram
Two reviews for one today. I've added these books to my picture book collection but they're not simple and they can be enjoyed by fluent…
In 1914, a year of significant anniversaries, Flying Eye Books chose to mark a less heralded one in Shackleton’s Journey. This beautiful book, written and…
What On Earth Books are new to me but Laura Smythe who works as part of the publicity team is not and she sent me…
Every so often, but not often enough, a book comes across my desk that makes me laugh and laugh. Cue: Weasels by Elys Dolan and…
