Sing to the Moon by Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl and Sandra van Doorn

Sing to the Moon by Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl, illustrated by Sandra van Doorn and published by Lantana Publishing is an incredibly touching tale of a boy and his grandfather. The story begins with the boy dreaming of adventures; sailing across oceans, flying up to the stars or feasting in forests. However, he wakes up only to find it's yet another rainy...

Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love

Julian Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love, published by Walker Books, is the most refreshing and uplifting picture book that we have read for a long time, it's no wonder it has recently been nominated for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Julian is out with his Nana when a group of majestic mermaids board the same train...

Kids Love to Read #40 and Giveaway

Welcome to Kids Love to Read, a linky for sharing your posts all about kids books and reading with children that we host alongside Laura's Lovely Blog and Book Bairn. You can check out the previous Kids Love to Read linkys over on Laura's Lovely Blog but first, over to our favourites from February: February's Favourites Our...

Interview with Katrina Lehman, author of Wren, illustrated by Sophie Beer

Wren by Katrina Lehman, illustrated by Sophie Beer and published by Scribble Kids Books is an eye catching picture book about the arrival of a new baby. Wren likes nothing more than a bit of peace and quiet but with a busy household and four siblings the chances of getting any are slim to none. Between the cars rushing past outside,...

Touring Picture Book Club – In the Swamp by the Light of the Moon by Frann Preston-Gannon & How to Draw Frogs

Welcome to this month's Touring Picture Book Club, the regular feature where we team up with three other book bloggers to share ideas and activities around the same book. And this month our chosen book is a real delight - In the Swamp by the Light of the Moon by Frann Preston-Gannon, published by Templar Publishing. A little frog...

Purim is Coming! by Tracy Newman and Viviana Garofoli. Making Pizza Hamantaschen

Purim is one of our favourite festivals; dressing up, parties, sweets, being told to make loads of noise in shul, I mean what’s not to love!? And all these best bits about Purim are featured in our latest picture book from PJ Library, Purim is Coming! A bright and colourful book written by Tracy Newman,...

Kipper The Blue Balloon 30 Year Anniversary edition and Sensory Balloon Touch and Feel Activity

Kipper the dog is 30 this year and, to mark the occasion, Hodder Children's Books are re-releasing his first adventure: The Blue Balloon by Mick Inkpen and we are thrilled to be kicking off the blog tour to celebrate. When Kipper and his companion find a blue balloon in the garden they think it is just a normal, soggy old balloon,...