Award winning author and illustrator Steve Antony has written a brand new picture book and we are thrilled to be part of the blog tour celebrating its release - Amazing, published by Hodder Childrens Books. This fantastically heartwarming book features a boy and his best friend, who happens to be a dragon. These two have a special bond... Continue Reading →
Children's non fiction has blossomed in recent years with an increasing amount of impressive and stylishly designed books being published that appeal to both children and adults. Smart, over sized hardback books full of fascinating facts and stunning artwork and Yuval Zommer's Big Books are a shining example of this. Scroll down to read our... Continue Reading →
Behold! A wondrous picture book about a new baby! And if that's not enough we also have an interview with the brilliant illustrator David Roberts. His Royal Tinyness: A Terrible True Story by Sally Lloyd-Jones, illustrated by David Roberts and published by Walker Books. A fairy tale style story told from the point of view of the Princess big sister. A... Continue Reading →
Maybe the Moon is the first picture book by writer and artist Frances Ives. It's published by Michael O'Mara Books and we're thrilled to be joining the blog tour to celebrate its publication. Eric is happy living in the forest with his mum, he likes the plants and the animals and at night he likes to look up at... Continue Reading →
Dinosaur Adventures is a new collection of stories from Miles Kelly written by Fran Bromage. As part of the Dinosaur Adventures blog tour we are thrilled to introduce T Rex and The Big Scare, illustrated by Chris Jevons. Rex is a feisty young T Rex, his only ambition in life is to be a big, scary dinosaur. He spends his days... Continue Reading →
Isla & Pickle: The Highland Show is the second story in a series by Kate Mclelland, published by Kelpies. Isla is a high spirited girl who lives on a Scottish island with her best friend Pickle, a miniature Shetland pony who likes to get up to all sorts of mischief. In this latest book, Isla and Pickle spot a... Continue Reading →
The Day War Came, a poem written by Nicola Davies was originally published in The Guardian in response to the UK government denying entry to child refugees in 2016. It sparked the project #3000chairs which invited people to post images of an empty chair on social media. The poem has now been turned into a picture... Continue Reading →
We are always so pleased to feature author interviews on our blog and for this post we are joined by Lari Don, author of The Treasure of the Loch Ness Monster, published by Kelpies, an imprint of Floris Books with illustrations from Nataša Ilinčić. This new story about the famous but elusive Nessie follows two cousins, Kenneth and Ishbel,... Continue Reading →
The Bee Book by Charlotte Milner, published by DK Books is a fabulous celebration of the fascinating world of bees. *Scroll down for details on how you can win 1 of 3 copies* More than purely an informative book, The Bee Book also sets out to raise awareness of the decline of bees and the practical steps we can... Continue Reading →
