Picturebooks

This is a delightful book! Mo, a little mouse with a big imagination, has sadly lost his favourite stick. After all, Mo’s stick could help him balance and draw and fly! It could help him glide and sail and fight dragons!

Readers familiar with Michael Rosen’s work will know his teenage son died of meningitis in 1999. In this companion book to Michael Rosen’s Sad Book, he writes about still missing his son and his ongoing search to understand where he is.

It is a fact of life that readers love libraries, and so, they are bound to adore this sweet story set in the world of one such library. Rida and her grandfather are instantly recognisable as the friendly, local librarians many of us know and love, with their daily micro-missions of pairing somebody with the perfect book.

This collection of Irish stories is a delightful read that uses a simple yet engaging rhyming scheme to bring the richness of Irish folklore vividly to life. Featuring some of Ireland’s most famous figures, the collection both educates and entertains young readers who are curious about Irish legends.

As the rain starts to fall, Mouse sets out to find their way home during the storm. The reader is rooting for Mouse from the moment they set off on their adventure, carefully wrapped gift clutched firmly in hand.

When one kind-hearted bunny offers to share their carrots with another, a delightful celebration of gratitude ensues. The bob-tailed friends find so much to be thankful for in each other, but also in the natural world around. A cheeky duck threatens to spoil the moment, but thankfully one final act of kindness saves the day!

This wonderful rhyming picturebook tells the story of four friendly dragons looking for adventure and getting into all sorts of funny scrapes along the way. The dragons take part in a race, attend a grand ball at the palace, and meet a witch and a giant along the way.

Mariam is on a pilgrimage in the city of Makkah, in Saudi Arabia, with her mother and father to celebrate Hajj. Hajj is a Muslim pilgrimage, one that every Muslim must make at least once in their life. Mariam is caught up in the hustle and bustle of the busy city. Here she learns that Hajj is a time for sharing and showing gratitude. She also learns about the ancient well containing the blessed water Zamzam. Mariam fills her drinking bottle with sacred water, and throughout her day, she meets many pilgrims with whom to share her Zamzam.

Goldilocs is a witty and empowering retelling, boldly reimagined for a new generation of young readers. McLeod flips the traditional Goldilocks story on its head, giving voice to a spirited girl determined to tell her own truth and challenge societal expectations. In Fairytale Land, Goldilocs discovers that girls are expected to be only three things – wicked witches, evil queens, or passive princesses awaiting rescue. She refuses to fit any of them.