Remembering Mum ¦ Adventure Holiday

Remembering Mum is a literal title: Sam, Eddy and Dad remember Mum who died a year ago - things she liked, things she taught them, things they did together. It is a taut, powerful book about a real family.

Adventure Holiday is the report of a week's holiday shared by children in wheelchairs and 'able-bodied' children. Taking the form of diaries compiled by Dean, Rohana and Sarah, the book challenges stereotypes of disability whilst showing practical difficulties (such as using a public telephone). The book also gives an insight into the personalities of the diarists - Dean in particular being a likeable rogue!

Both books use appropriate colour photographs to support the narrative, and could be used with a wide age range, particularly with adult intervention.

Criteria for judging information books usually include assessing index, contents page and glossary. Both these titles would 'fail' on these grounds yet are very valuable additions to library or school stock.