By Helen Cooper This is a lovely picture book to enjoy at Autumn time. The story is about three friends: Cat, Duck and Squirrel. They live in a little old white cabin and have their own pumpkin patch in the garden. Every day the animals work together to make the perfect pumpkin soup. Each animalContinue reading “Pumpkin Soup 🎃”
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The Magic Paintbrush
Author: Julia Donaldson Illustrator: Joel Stewart Shen is a little Chinese girl who is given a special gift by an old man – a magic paintbrush! With the magic paintbrush, she can paint dishes full of fish and oysters that actually become real and she can use them to feed the hungry people in herContinue reading “The Magic Paintbrush”
The Clever Mouse
Author / illustrator: AnahitaTeymorian Translator: Azita Rassi This is a sweet little story from Iranian writer and illustrator and you know that the Library Mouse can not resist a story about a mouse! There are beautiful full colour illustrations on every page and we just love the way that she has created the mice andContinue reading “The Clever Mouse”
The Lion Tattoo: A Tale by Rumi
Illustrated by: Atefeh Maleki Joo The Lion Tattoo is a story from the Masnavi, which was a collection of poetic stories by a famous thirteenth century Persian poet and philosopher called Jalal al-Din Muhammad Balkhi who is more often known as Rumi. It is a spiritual text that teaches Sufis how to reach their goalContinue reading “The Lion Tattoo: A Tale by Rumi”
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
Author & illustrator: John Steptoe This is a story based on a folk tale from Zimbabwe. It is beautifully illustrated with scenes, plants, flowers and animals. Mufaro has two beautiful daughters. The first one called Manyara, is mean and bad-tempered. The second daughter, Nyasha, is kind and sweet. When the King announces that he isContinue reading “Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale”
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