How Do You make a Rainbow? by Caroline Crow and Cally Johnson-Issacs Cover illustration Synopsis A colourful celebration of love, friendship and community. Stuck inside on a grey, rainy day, a little girl asks her Grandad how to pain a rainbow on the sky. Grandad tells her rainbows aren&…
The Girl who Speaks Bear by Sophie Anderson, illustrated by Kathryn Honesta Synopsis They call me Yanka the Bear. Not because of where I was found - only a few people know about that. They call me Yanka the Bear because I am so big and strong. Found abandoned in a bear cave as a baby, Yan…
Love our Earth by Jane Cabrera Cover photo Synopsis Meet planet Earth and come on a colourful adventure across mountains, rivers, jungles and oceans. Spot and count the friendly animals along the way. And say hello to the smiling flowers, trees and hills. Review This book is an enchanti…
Beyond the Setting Sun by Sarah J Dodd and Cee Biscoe Story A small elephant named Ekundayo suffers the loss of his mother. He is guided through his grief by the family around him, and learns his mother’s love is present everywhere is his life. Review We all know that elephants are comp…
When we went Wild by Isabelle Tree, Illustrated by Allira Tee Cover illustration Synopsis Nancy and Jake are farmers. They raise their cows and pigs, and grow their crops. They use a lot of big machines to help them, and spray a lot of chemicals to get rid of the weeds and the pests. Th…
New Hounds: The Puppy Problem by Laura James Cover illustration Synopsis Gizmo is a city dog, so when he moves to the village of Puddle with his journalist human he doesn't know WHAT to expect. Certainly not FLOWERS. Or BEES. And he couldn't have even imagined MUD. Luckily he…
Dream big, Little Mole by Tom Percival. Illustrated by Christine Pam Cover illustration ‘She’d made people sad and that wasn’t her goal’ I read this book with my daughter and she really enjoyed it. The first read through we were interested in all the British wildlife characters. Mole, h…
Dizzy Lizzie by Kat E. Erikson, Illustrated by Noh.A. Dizzy Lizzie cover illustration ‘Dizzy Lizzy’ is a beautiful story about a litter of kittens and in particular one kitten called Lizzie. This book is beautifully illustrated throughout, with pretty autumn and summer colours. I lov…
The Naughtiest Unicorn at Christmas by Pip Bird. Illustrated by David O’Connell This is a middle grade aged book. This laugh out loud series is hilarious , exciting and adventurous . SPOILER ALERT.. READ END PARAGRAPH TO SKIP SPOILER A Christmas edition of any series might put a reader…
To my great surprise I won a copy of this book from Bloomsbury publishers. It was a twitter competition and I was so excited that I won it. I don't usually win many things, and this has been the first thing I have won for a long time. I couldn't wait to start reading it as I kne…
I received this ARC from NetGalley last week and I couldn't wait to start reading- 'If Birds Fly Back' by Carlie Sorosiak. It seemed like a really fun and exciting read- a mystery and love story all rolled into one . I wasn't disappointed but I wasn't blown away eit…
