My children love reading as much as I love reading children’s books to them…which is why I have a soft spot for Bunny Loves to Read by Peter Bently. (When it comes to books I don’t think you can say or write ‘love’ enough). The opening line of this children’s picture book simply declares “Buster […]
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I cried the first time I read The Colour of Home by Mary Hoffman a couple of years ago. And I cried again when I decided to have another look at it last week. It’s a heart wrenching story but it ends with a positive message. The Colour of Home is about Hassan, a young
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Pictures tell a thousand stories, which is very true when it comes to children’s book illustrations. I want my kids to appreciate art work by book illustrators. So I’ve recently been doing art projects with them in the hope that they’ll take a closer look at illustrations in picture books. Earlier this year, I discovered
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The King of Space by British author and illustrator Jonny Duddle is a science fiction book for kids with a twist. Do you remember the scene in Star Wars where all sorts of strange looking aliens are drinking in a bar with Luke Skywalker? Now imagine they had children. In The King of Space a
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Are flower fairies real? Yes they are according to my young daughter and many other children of the 21st century. Especially the flower fairies painted by British illustrator Cicely Mary Barker. Ninety years after her first fairies made their appearance in the Flower Fairies of the Spring they are still flying through gardens and amongst
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Two guinea pigs, one black mynah bird and a snake come to stay when Polly sets up a holiday home for pets in The Snake who Came to Stay written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Hannah Shaw. The opening line is: “A snake?” said Mum. “A snake? No, you’re not looking after a snake.” The
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