The New Kid

I love this book! I love the artwork and how the brush strokes make me want to touch it, to see the original paintings and run my finger over that red red curly hair. I love its vibrancy and its light. And I love the story. Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick has told the story of a new...

Max the Champion – a book for EVERY child

Max the Champion by Sean Stockdale and Alexandra Strick, illustrated by Ros Asquith is truly and joyfully inclusive. I love it for being a fun story that children will really be able to identify with. On top of that, it is filled to the brim with inclusive images. Max is a little boy who is...

Sidney, Stella and the Moon by Emma Yarlett

Sidney, Stella and the Moon is a book that I have been clutching and stroking and coming back to over and over in the last month. It really is gorgeous and has so much to offer our little people. Sidney and Stella are siblings who do not like to share. The book shows their journey...

Chickens Can’t See in the Dark by Kristyna Litten

Roll up, roll up! Pull up a chair, squeeze in, pass the sweets round, for I have a thing of wonder for you to behold! The fabulous Kristyna Litten has created a picture book with a female animal main character! Yes, it is true! Now hold on to your seats because there's more.... She's female,...