Peace obviously means many things to many people and can be quite a difficult (but very necessary) concept to explain to a young audience. This book absolutely nails it, though, by collating the inspirational stories of a number of Nobel Peace Prize winners across the 20th and 21st centuries. Endorsed by Amnesty International, it’s a…
A trip to the hairdressers always means quality reading time! The Smidgens really hit the spot today – it reminds me a little of The Borrowers, but far more up to date, brilliantly illustrated and much, much funnier! Gafferty Sprout, a Smidgen, thinks that her family is the last of its tiny kind. However, after…
This is yet another cracker from Yuval Zommer – to be honest, there’s not a book by him that I haven’t absolutely loved. Introducing children to the wonder of the Northern Lights, the descriptive, rhyming text is brought to life by Yuval’s beautiful illustrations – every spread is just stunning, a real feast for the…