Bear and Spider are great friends, but they are very different. Bear loves being at home, while Spider loves being outside. When Spider loses his kite can Bear step out of his comfort zone to help his friend?
Illustrator Interview with Catell Ronca ~ #SaturdaySpotlight @catellronca ~ #PictureBook #Review ~ The Drum by @kenwilsonmax @TinyOwl_Books ~ How to be a Butterfly by @LauraMakesBooks @QuartoKids
An interview with Catell Ronca, illustrator of The Drum by Ken Wilson-Max and How to be a Butterfly by Laura Knowles
Duck & Penguin are NOT Friends by Julia Woolf ~ #PictureBook #Review ~ @Juliawoolf @AndersenPress
Betty and Maud are the best of friends but their toys are not! Will Duck and Penguin ever find “hanging out” fun?
Baby Bird by Andrew Gibbs & Zosienka ~ #PictureBook #Review ~ @Zosienka @QuartoKids
Baby Bird has a twisted and shrunken wing and can't fly like the other hatchlings. This book is an absolute triumph, celebrating “ability not disability”.
Little Bear Wants to Grow by Judith Koppens and Suzanne Diederen ~ #PictureBook #Review ~ @clavisbooks
Little Bear is impatient to grow up and when he asks people for help he gets some peculiar advice. This gently told story will put a smile on your face.
When Sadness Comes to Call by Eva Eland ~ #PictureBook #Review ~ @EvaEland @AndersenPress
When Sadness comes knocking at the door unexpectedly, it can’t be ignored. This book suggests that if you begin to feel overwhelmed by sadness there are things you can do to try to understand it.
Astro Pea by @amaliahoffman ~ #BoardBook #Review ~ @Schifferbooks
A little pea named Pete pops out of his pod and goes off to explore the galaxy on a carrot.
Five More Minutes by Marta Altés ~ #PictureBook #Review ~ @martaltes @MacKidsBooks
Little Fox knows infinitely more about time than Dad. But there is one type of time that Dad knows far more about…
Bea’s Bees by Katherine Pryor & Ellie Peterson ~ #SaturdaySpotlight #AuthorInterview #IllustratorInterview #Review ~ @ReadYourGreens @elliepeterson @Schifferbooks
Saturday Spotlight including author and illustrator interviews! Bea's Bees is a fabulous picture book about the importance of saving bumblebees.
The Woods by Rob Hodgson ~ #PictureBook #Review ~ @berthodgson @QuartoKids
Three rather silly foxes are on the hunt for rabbits in the woods. Will the rabbits outfox them? And is something hunting them?
The Bumblebear by Nadia Shireen ~ #PictureBook #Review ~ @NadiaShireen @JonathanCape @RHKidsUK
Picture Book Perfect Bronze Award! Norman is a bear who loves honey and he has a master plan to join bee school in disguise. This is a story about friendship, doing the right thing and being true to who you are.
The Cave by Rob Hodgson ~ #PictureBook #Review ~ @berthodgson @QuartoKids
A creature that lives in a cave and never leaves because there is a hungry wolf outside. Can the wolf coax the little creature out? Laugh out loud twist.
Ida and the Whale by Rebecca Gugger & Simon Roethlisberger ~ #PictureBook #Review ~ @NorthSouthBooks
A gigantic flying whale takes Ida on an unexpected magical journey to discover what lies beyond the stars.
Ruby’s Worry by Tom Percival ~ #PictureBook #Review ~ @TomPercivalsays @KidsBloomsbury
Picture Book Perfect's Gold Award for Ruby's Worry by Tom Percival! Ruby is perfectly happy until one day she finds a Worry at the end of her garden.
Roar with Zog by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler ~ #BoardBook #Review ~ @scholasticuk
Based around the story of Zog, this interactive board book lets children use a detachable star-shaped wand to help Zog win a golden star.
Mr Darcy by Alex Field & Peter Carnavas ~ #PictureBook #Review ~ @NFPublishingUK
This is first and foremost a picture book about friendship and not Jane Austen’s story of Pride and Prejudice. However Alex has used just enough hints and traits from the classic to make it a lovely recognisable tale.
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers ~ #PictureBook #Review ~ @DrewDaywalt @OliverJeffers @HarperCollinsCh
Picture Book Perfect Gold Award! Duncan finds a stack of letters from his crayons informing him they have quit.
Dream Big Little Pig! by Kristi Yamaguchi & Tim Bowers ~ #PictureBook #Review ~ @kristiyamaguchi @JabberwockyKids
Written by Olympic gold medallist Kristi, this book has a clear message: to never give up on your dreams and believe you can accomplish anything.