Mayor Bunny’s Chocolate Town by Elys Dolan
Elys Dolan's books are always a joy and this one about the shenanigans elected leaders get up to is no less clever and amusing. As…
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The Lights that Dance in the Night by Yuval Zommer
The Northern Lights have been frequent visitors, especially recently, to my former home of Lossiemouth on the southern side of the Moray Firth. More dramatically,…
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Scaredy Bat by Jonathan Meres and Anders Frang
There's always one As befits the story of an adventurous bat, Scaredy Bat turns popular convention on its head. Day is dawning in the Dark,…
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Look What I Found at the Seaside by Moira Butterfield and Jesus Verona
It's fairly well known by now that I love all things to do with the sea. You might think that this makes me undiscriminating when…
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Stella and the Seagull by Georgina Stevens and Izzy Burton
Cards on the table right from the beginning: I don't like gulls. Living in Lossiemouth, I found them at best a nuisance and sometimes downright…
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Pinkie and Boo by Chae Strathie and Francis Martin
Pinkie isn't her real name but she's always been called that because she's always been the smallest in the family. And that's how she likes…
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Ten Little Dogs by Ruth Brown
From paw print endpaper to paw print endpaper Ten Little Dogs is a delight. Countdown books are not new of course but they are a…
Interview with Linda Newbery
Linda Newbery's writing career to date begins and ends with animal rights. In between is a diverse selection of topics, themes and genres for a…
Polar Opposites
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,…
Oi Aardvark! by Kes Gray and Jim Field
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,…
