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

Long Walk to Freedom: Illustrated Children’s edition

Author: Nelson Mandela & Abridged by: Chris Van Wyk Illustrator: Paddy Bouma We bought this book during Black History Month so that I could learn more about one of the most well known and influential figures from black history. It tells the incredible story of his life and achievements. He experienced the unfair treatment that

The Journey

By Francesca Sanna This beautifully illustrated book is based on the stories of real people who had to leave their homes to find safety in other countries. The story is told by a young child. Their country has been affected by war. After their father is killed, the family are frightened. They have to make

The Christmas Eve Tree

Author: Delia Huddy Illustrator: Emily Sutton This simple story is a good choice for Christmas time. It is not the usually jolly Christmas story, It has an important message. While lots of people are looking forward to presents and time with family, there are some people out in the world who are not able to

Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad

Author: Ellen Levine Illustrator: Kabir Nelson I think this book is a good choice to teach children some of the facts about how enslaved people were treated in the past. It is upsetting to think that this isn’t a made up story but is based on a real life person and the things that actually

Twist of Gold

Author: Michael Morpurgo The book tells the story of Sean and Annie, two children living in Ireland at the time of the potato famine. *** BEWARE! I’ve tried not to ruin the story by telling you the ending but there are SOME PLOT SPOILERS AHEAD! *** What was the Potato Famine? A disease called late

Malala’s Magic Pencil

Author: Malala Yousafzai Illustrator: Kerascoët (Marie Pommepuy & Sébastien Cosset) The author of this book, Malala Yousafzai, was born in Pakistan in 1997. Her father ran a school for girls in the Swat Valley. Then in 2008, the Taliban arrived in her town and banned girls from going to school. Malala began to fight for

The Library Mouse’s Christmas Book Pile – Week 2

All of the books in this week’s post are courtesy of NetGalley and their associated publishers who kindly sent us some advance reader copies in exchange for honest reviews! Santa Jaws By Mark Sperring & Sophie Corrigan / Bloomsbury Children’s Books. Publication Date 15 Oct 2020. Welcome to Santa’s grotto, little fishes, please come in, And

The Lightbringers – Seasonal Myths and Legends

Author: Karin Celestine. Illustrator: Tamsin Rosewell Editor: Pamela Thom-Rowe  This lovely picture book is the first in a series of four which are based on the seasons, nature and folklore. We got our lovely signed copy from Kenilworth Books. The Lightbringers is a story all about hope and the idea that light will always return,

Little People, BIG DREAMS: John Lennon

Author: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Illustrator: Octavia Bromell We have really enjoyed other biographies in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series, so when Netgalley and Quarto Publishing gave us the chance to preview this new title, we said yes please! This book describes the life of John Lennon, the boy from Liverpool who dreamed