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…
Of all TS Eliot’s Practical Cats, Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat is my favourite. From ‘the whisper down the line…when the Night Mail’s ready to depart’…
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…
Alongside the Carnegie Medal sits its sister prize the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal. The nominations list for it has also been published today. The nominating…
Only One of Me is a beautiful book written to help families prepare for the death of a parent. It is the creation of Lisa…
Continue reading → Only One of Me by Lisa Wells and Michelle Robinson
Two new books from Sterling Books have made me smile recently. They both make the point that life can be better with friends but along…
Following on from Oi Frog! and Oi Dog! comes Oi Cat! (Hodder) by Kes Gray and Jim Field. Cat is NOT happy. Ever since Frog…
Nosy Crow and the National Trust have collaborated on a range of books recently. One of these is Up and Down: a walk in the…
Barrington Stoke’s imprint The Bucket List has published My Name is Not Refugee by Kate Milner. On the front cover is a quote from Jacqueline…
