It’s Up to Us: A Children’s Terra Carta for Nature, People and Planet.

By Christopher Lloyd with a foreword by His Majesty King Charles III Illustrations by : Nick Sharratt, Sally Deng, Owen Davey, Peter Sís, Barry Falls, Luisa Uribe, Gunnella Gunnella, Fotini Tikkou, Raúl Colón, Murat Kalkavan, Poonam Mistry, Estelí Meza, Mehrdokht Amini, Sydney Smith, Vanina Starkoff, Wesley Bedrosian, Nick Hayes, Gwen Keraval, Isol Isol, Blak Douglas,

The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Creepy-Crawly Halloween

A lift-the-flap book by Eric Carle Most people know the story of the Very Hungry Caterpillar but have you read about what he did at Halloween? In this book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar goes on a spooky Halloween adventure. Under the light of the full moon, he explores the woods and meets many special nighttime

Slow Down : Bring Calm to a Busy World with 50 Nature Stories

By Rachel Williams & illustrated by Freya Hartas This book was a kind gift from our Aunty Dalia who knows how much we like to read and how busy we normally are. The book encourages children and their grown-ups to stop and notice the natural world around them. The simple text and very detailed illustrations

Charles Darwin’s ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES: Words that changed the world

Written by Anna Brett Illustrated by Nick Hayes In science lessons at school this year, one of the topics we studied was evolution and inheritance. I found it quite interesting to learn how plants and animals have adapted to suit the environments they live in. If you are interested in science or animals then I

5 Little Chicks : Lift the flaps to find the chicks

By Lily Murray & illustrated by Holly Surplice The Easter Bunny visited us last weekend & little brother found a copy of this book while egg hunting in our garden! This lift-the-flap Easter book is based on the nursery rhyme ‘Five Little Ducks’, which lots of young children will recognise. Little brother normally sings it

Hop Little Bunnies

Author: Martha Mumford & illustrated by Laura Hughes My baby brother was lucky enough to receive a copy of this board book from the Easter Bunny last weekend. With colourful pastel illustrations and lots of Spring animals, it makes a lovely Easter gift that will last a lot longer than chocolate! The book is fun

Be Wild, Little One

By Olivia Hope & Illustrated by Daniel Egnéus Thank you to NetGalley & Bloomsbury Children’s Books for allowing me to preview a copy. I read this with one of my little brothers. He is full of energy and mischief and he loves animals and playing outside in the fresh air. He really enjoyed this brightly

It Fell From the Sky

Author: Eric Fan Illustrator: Terry Fan Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children’s Books for allowing me a preview of this fantastically illustrated book! I haven’t read anything by the Fan Brothers before but the cover of this book really caught my attention. After reading this I will definitely look

Tree: Seasons Come, Seasons Go

Author: Patricia Hegarty Illustrator: Britta Teckentrup This is a bright, colourful and fun picture book that we chose to read to my little brother to help him learn more about the seasons. We all really enjoyed the bold colours and cute illustrations that help young readers discover the life-cycle of an apple tree. The book

Leaf Man

Author: Lois Ehlert This is another lovely book to read in the Autumn to young children (0-5 years). This colourful picture book tells the story of a man made of leaves who blows away. We follow his journey as he travels wherever the wind may takes him. The book shows you the places he visits