The Station Cat: A Story of Kindness and Hope

By Stephen Hogtun We spotted this colour-filled book somewhere on social media and wanted our own copy. Baby brother is obsessed with our neighbours’ cheeky kittens who sit on our shed roof each morning so we knew he’d love this cat picture book. We love picture books in our house but this is one of

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Written & illustrated by Tim Burton This is one of little brother’s favourite animated films. He watched it A LOT at Halloween & Christmas time. Last week, while visiting our local bookshop, I saw this on display & knew he would love it! Sometimes, picture books based on films are written by someone else but

The Book of Not Entirely Useful Advice

By A.F. Harold & illustrated by Mini Grey I first spotted this on Twitter and loved Mini Grey’s funny little illustrations. I have a special signed copy! This fun collection of poetry is written by English writer/poet/cat dad A.F. Harold and offers advice on all kinds of topics such as bugs, animals, school, food &

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

On the Farm: A Push, Pull, Slide Book

By Axel Scheffler Like most toddlers, little brother loves farm animals so he was really pleased to receive this book for his birthday. We already have a few other books illustrated by Axel Scheffler and like the way he draws animals. Written in rhyming text, the book describes a day on a farm. You can

The Christmas Pine 🎄

Author: Julia Donaldson Illustrator: Victoria Sandøy Told from the perspective of the tree, the story begins with a little pine tree, growing in a snowy wood in Norway. This little tree is actually a very important tree – one day it will become the huge Christmas tree which is displayed in Trafalgar Square in London.

The Undefeated

Author: Kwame Alexander Illustrator: Kadir Nelson This is for the unforgettable. The unafraid. The undefeated. The book tells the stories of many important people from black history. The poem celebrates the talent, hard work, bravery and determination of people who became role-models. The poem is written in simple language but has a strong rhythm which

Wild Child: A Journey Through Nature

Author: Dara McAnulty Illustrator: Barry Falls I was lucky that the author was invited to make a virtual visit to my school. Dara is only 17 years old but he has already won the RSPB Medal, the Wainwright Prize for UK nature writing in 2020 & other prizes for his first book ‘ Diary of

Chocolate Cake

Author: Michael Rosen Illustrator: Kevin Waldron I love to listen to Michael Rosen reading poems in his YouTube videos & this is one of my favourites! The way he reads snd makes all the silly noises always makes me laugh! When mum discovered that there was a picture book version of the poem she knew

Let’s Celebrate!: Festival Poems from Around the World

Editors: DEBJANI CHATTERJEE & BRIAN D’ARCY Illustrator: SHIRIN ADL This is a fun collection of poems celebrating 24 different festivals from all over the world. It includes special events like Chinese New Year , Carnival, Thanksgiving, Purnima, Diwali. As well as Eid, Hannukah, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Kwanzaa, Pancake Day, the Cherry Blossom Festival and lots more!