This is a most charming and cheerful picturebook. From the eye-catching cover featuring Scamper, the Bookshop Dog of the title, author Harriet Evans and illustrator Claire Shorrock have worked together to create a wonderful world that is playful, kind and neighbourly.
The school play is approaching, and Timmy, who loves performing from the comfort of their own bedroom, wants to take part. There’s only one problem; Timmy is far too shy!
This really is a unique book which captures readers’ attention from the beginning with its cleverly designed veggie-filled wooden crate.
The subtitle of this book ‘A joyous celebration of adoption and belonging,’ is an excellent description of this heartwarming and meaningful book.
It is 1989 and Reza, an Iranian boy, has just moved to New York City with his mother to live with his wealthy new stepfather and stepbrother. It is the height of the AIDS crisis, and Reza is terrified that someone will discover his truth – that he likes boys. The truth becomes harder to hide as he grows closer to Art, the only out and proud student at school, and realises he has feelings for him.
In a small town in Scotland, 14-year-old Laurie is supposed to be having a normal day working at her mum’s bookshop; but this is the big day! Her friend, Neon from New York, has travelled all the way to Scotland to meet her. The issue is, all of her friends don’t actually believe he’s real – they think Laurie has made him up and insist on joining Laurie to meet the dreamy Neon, but when he steps off the train, they are all in for a surprise …
Any wedding is indeed a big day, particularly when it involves two groom giants, a fairy, wizard, a witch and pickled dragon’s breath.
This is an adorable lift-the-flap book to enjoy with young children. Readers are greeted by an assortment of friendly vehicles and need to solve the mystery of which vehicle makes which sound.
This pleasingly bright and comforting boardbook has a soothing and repetitive cadence, and begs to be read to babies and young toddlers. The pages are gorgeously thick and turnable for little fingers and the rounded flaps are safe, pleasant to touch, and avoid the wear and tear that the corners of well-loved lift-the-flap books so often get.
Spring is a perfect time to explore nature and the world around us, and this delightful pop-up book does a wonderful job of bringing the beauty and wonder of the average garden into the reader’s hands. Minibeasts is a non-fiction pop-up treasure for young minds, with six wonderful spreads which each feature a ‘minibeast,’ usually of the insect kind, that can regularly be found in a European garden.
