Ori’s Stars by Kristyna Litten This is a lovely book and I’ll say straight off that I’m really drawn to the artistic style. It’s essentially a simple tale of Ori, a lonely child like character that lives out in space. Ori discovers that she possess a wonderful ability and can create stars, who soon discovers that she is …
Monthly Archives: July 2020
How to Light your Dragon by Didier Lévy and Fred Benaglia This is a rather silly, yet fun that bears no relation whatsoever to ‘How to Train your Dragon’. The title at least must have been inspired by it though! Here we have a little boy who has an issue with his dragon. It’s lost his fire and …
Grandad’s Island by Benji Davies As I’ve been doing these reviews, I’ve come across several that try to deal with the subject of death and losing a loved one. This is another such tale, though don’t let that put you off, as it must be stressed that the message is very subtle and the book can be enjoyed as …
Bunnies on the Bus by Philip Ardagh and Ben Mantle This one is absolutely bonkers and wonderful for it! The more it goes on, the more bonkers it gets. ‘Bunnies on the bus! Bunnies on the bus! No wonder there’s a fuss about the bunnies on the bus!’ You get the idea, oh and yes it all rhymes. …
The Last Tree by Emily Haworth-Booth From the author of ‘The King Who Banned The Dark’ which I have previously reviewed here, comes this story of ecology and respect for the natural world. It follows a group of people looking for a new home who find a lovely forest that can provide everything they need. The illustration …
Once Upon a Dragon’s Fire by Beatrice Blue This is the second book in an interesting series about mythical creatures and the origin of their special abilities. In this story two children go in search of the legendary dragon having heard about it’s terrible and scary reputation. Well it is a dragon so what do expect! Except that …
Leap Frog by Jane Clarke and Britta Teckentrup The latest in a short series of books, this is for the younger end of the picture book age range and is created very much as a parent/child ‘interactive’ story. The simple story is about Felix the frog who is rather frightened of the scary noises in the jungle and …
The Misadventures of Frederick by Ben Manley and Emma Chichester Clark A rather bored and sheltered Frederick lives in a big well to do house with his mother, when a paper aeroplane flies through his bedroom window. The aeroplane is a folded message from Emily who invites him to play outdoors. Most of the book charts the messages between …
The Little Lost Fox by Carolina Rabei This is a delightful story that’s perfect for the younger age range and also serves as a celebration of the great outdoors during those long balmy summer days. A little girl called Kate, realises her favourite toy fox has gone missing, only to discover that it has been taken by a real …
The Case of the Missing Cake by Eoin Mclaughlin and Marc Boutavant I really should give this book it’s full title ‘Not an Alphabet Book: The Case of the Missing Cake’ as the alphabet part is a key feature of the book. I must say I’ve never seen anything quite like this and it’s extraordinarily good. The story …