Category: Picture Books
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Review: Granny Came Here on the Empire Windrush
We’re celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Windrush arrival reading GRANNY CAME HERE ON THE EMPIRE WINDRUSH by Patrice Lawrence and illustrated by Camilla Sucre. As the granddaughter of Caribbean elders, I didn’t know much about how my Grandparents came to England other than they arrived by boat and had to leave two of their…
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Review: My Bollywood Dream by Avani Dwivedi
Thank you Walker Books for our copy of My Bollywood Dreams. All thoughts are my own. A love letter to Mumbai and Bollywood. My Bollywood Dream is a beautifully illustrated book following a little girl through the bustling streets of Mumbai as she goes to the cinema with her family. Along the way she uses…
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SuperJoe Does NOT Do Cuddles – Book Tour
We’re thrilled to be taking part in the SuperJoe Does NOT Do Cuddles book tour. It’s such a fun book and we were also lucky to be able to ask a couple of questions to the author and illustrator so read on to find out what we just HAD to know and their replies! SuperJoe…
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Dance With Oti
We loved taking part in Oti Mabuse’s free online dance classes during lockdown and have enjoyed watching her dancing over the years in Stricly Come Dancing. So when Walker Books offered us the chance to review Oti’s debut children’s book, we jumped at the chance! Written by Oti and illustrated by Samara Hardy, the book…
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Julian at the Wedding
“A wedding is a party for love” Julian at the wedding is a picture book written and illustrated by Jessica Love. It’s a wonderful book for so many reasons, a celebration of love, friendship, acceptance and imagination with charming illustrations that add a vibrancy to the story. In this book, Julian and his friend…
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Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
“And we you see the cut yourself, in that handheld mirror, you’ll smile a really big smile. That’s the you that you love the most. That’s the you that wins – everything. That’s the gold medal you.” CROWN: AN ODE TO THE FRESH CUT written by Derrick Barnes and illustrated by Gordon C. James…
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Coyote’s Soundbite: A Poem For our Planet
We’re excited to be a part of the blog tour for COYOTE’S SOUNDBITE: A POEM FOR OUR PLANET written by John Agard and illustrated by Piet Grobler. When Lantana Publishing contacted us to take part we had to say yes! Lily has been learning about conservation and the environment at school and is so…
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Coyote’s Soundbite: A Poem For our Planet
We’re excited to be a part of the blog tour for COYOTE’S SOUNDBITE: A POEM FOR OUR PLANET written by John Agard and illustrated by Piet Grobler. When Lantana Publishing contacted us to take part we had to say yes! Lily has been learning about conservation and the environment at school and is so…
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Escape: One Day We Had To Run
We were very kindly gifted a copy of ESCAPE by Lantana Publishing, written by Ming and Wah and illustrated by Carmen Vela. It was the perfect starting point for a conversation with our kids about the different reasons someone may need to up and leave their homes. From a personal perspective, members of our family…