Where Snow Angels Go

Author: Maggie O’Farrell Illustrator: Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini This beautiful illustrated book was an early Christmas gift last year. Unfortunately, it got buried in the ‘to be read’ pile but I am glad that I finally have had the time to enjoy it. Have you ever made a snow angel? You can make these after it

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

The Library Mouse’s Christmas Book Pile – Week 3: Christ-MOUSE special.

This week, we couldn’t resist sharing a few of our favourite festive stories featuring Mice! You can’t have Christmas without some mouse stories. We have a tradition in our family. Every Christmas Eve, we read ‘The Night Before Christmas’ poem by Clement C Moore and a picture book version of the Nativity story then we

The Library Mouse’s Christmas Book Pile – Week 1

For the next few weeks running up to Christmas, I will post a blog of the books we have enjoyed reading that week! My main read to start the month is this collection of letters by J.R.R. Tolkien so in this first Christmas themed post, I will be introducing you to a few of the

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,