I borrowed this from the library in December and couldn’t face taking it back without reading it. It’s utterly beautiful, both story and pictures. (It was the pictures that drew me in to begin with, as we’ve a picture book by Jo Weaver already, the very beautiful little bear.) The pictures complement the lyrical text […]
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt – DVD review and party announcement.
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#NeverRunOut – creating a picture book with #HPInstantInk
November 13, 2015 By 562 Comments
I’m absolutely thrilled today to be taking part in the NeverRunOut campaign with HP Instant Ink. Regular readers will know that we’re huge fans of picture books, and to be approached by HP a little while ago to take part in an activity where a group of bloggers work with a well known picture book […]
Playing with Paper – a somethingosaur
July 24, 2015 By Leave a Comment
A night or two ago our bedtime story was The somethingosaur by Tony Mitton, illustrated by Russell Ayto. It’s a lovely story of a little lost something who treks all over the ancient world, looking for his mother. It rhymes, which makes it easy to read aloud, there’s mild peril (rhyming creature with eat yer!) […]
Angelina Ballerina – breaking the fourth wall in picture books
April 13, 2015 By 7 Comments
The Angelina Ballerina books form a series of stories about the heroine, Angelina (a mouse) and her friends and family (also, unsurprisingly, mice). Although ballet is an important interest, it’s not a feature of every story and in fact is barely mentioned in Angelina’s Birthday by Katharine Holabird (Author) and Helen Craig (Illustrator) (affiliate link). […]
Meet picture book author Elli Woollard.
March 26, 2015 By 4 Comments
As I’m sure you’ve noticed, I’m getting more and more interested in *everything* about picture books. With that in mind, I tweeted out asking if any picture book authors or illustrators would like to be interviewed, and was thrilled when Elli volunteered. So without further ado – our chat. How did you get into illustrated […]
Lily and Bear by Lisa Stubbs
March 17, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Pre order at Amazon | at Hive A few weeks ago, over the course of several days, I received a series of postcards, with images of a girl, and a bear. And after those, the most wonderful book Lily and Bear by Lisa Stubbs, arrived. It’s a book about childhood, friendship, imagination, and understanding. It’s […]
