Review

Book review – The Last Tree

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 …

Book review – Once Upon a Dragon’s Fire

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 …

Book review – Leap Frog

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 …

Book review – The Little Lost Fox

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 …

Book review – The Runaway Pea

The Runaway Pea by Kjartan Poskitt and Alex Willmore. This one will really get the kids interest. This is a fun story of one pea’s bid for freedom as he pings off the dinner plate. The resulting chain reaction of events sees him getting into a variety of tricky situations, but how will he end up? Of course I’m not …

Book review – Penguinaut!

Penguinaut! By Marcie Colleen and Emma Yarlett. Another delightful story! This follows Orville the penguin who lives at the Zoo. The other animals all do exciting things such as the Rhino that goes hang gliding and the giraffe that goes deep sea diving. Clearly this is no ordinary zoo! Orville however dreams of his own adventure and starts building a …