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Red Sky at Night, Poet’s Delight

In this latest collection from Alex Wharton, Children’s Laureate Wales our senses are not bombarded with the grotesque or unremitting slapstick humour. Of course there is Mr Slime and the awful Horrible Hector the Hedgehog (now deceased) but rather Wharton invites young readers – and listeners – to reflect, see the world with thought. Where […]

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One Sweet Song

A little girl listens and watches as a person in the window across the street plays a single note, and the little girl joins in with a chime on a triangle. Two notes become three, and soon a sweet song embraces a whole community. At one level this is a simple counting book, where the […]

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Mission Microraptor

Imagine how cool it would be if the British Museum of Natural History had its own special agent branch in charge of rescuing and protecting important scientific and natural phenomena. In this new action adventure for children, Finn and Milo learn that, not only is there such a special branch, but that they are about […]

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The Shape of Rainbows

The most striking thing about Neal Zetter’s collection is its sheer energy. It bounces and bounds from subject to subject, driven on by short lines and driving rhymes. He certainly lives up to his own claim in The Poem Machine: ‘Creating odes, /ballads and rap,/You want free verse,/It’s here on tap/My works are one/long endless […]

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The Prickletrims Go Wild

The Prickletrim family love their garden – but control it in such detail that their gardener cannot stand it, and leaves. The family learns what happens when ‘the plants, full of life, burst forth EVERYWHERE!’ Dorleans has constructed a simple yet clever narrative here, with a similar message to Emily Gravett’s Tidy: that a world […]

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Donut Feed the Squirrels

In Song’s delightful early-reader graphic novel, readers are warmly welcomed into a captivating world inhabited by mischievous squirrels embarking on a quest for the ultimate sweet treat. Within this charming narrative, Norma and Belly, two brown squirrels boasting distinctive personalities, set forth on a mission to procure coveted donuts from the park’s van. The story […]

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Wilding

Isabella Tree’s book Wilding, published in 2018, describes the remarkable rewilding project she and her husband launched at their country estate, Knepp in West Sussex. By abandoning intensive farming methods, allowing large native breeds like Old English Longhorn cattle, Exmoor ponies and Tamworth pigs to roam free, and standing back to let nature take charge, […]

In News

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Shortlists Announced for The UKLA Book Awards 2024

The shortlists have been announced for the UKLA Book Awards, the only national UK children’s book awards judged entirely by teachers. The Awards highlight texts from a ‘wide and inclusive range’ of publishers that ‘recognise a broad range of perspectives, experiences and voices’ but first and foremost the judges are looking for well written, engaging […]

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Measuring ME!

‘My body is amazing. Just look at some of the reasons why!’ Children are drawn to books about the human body and Measuring ME! will be no exception. It’s bright, full of energy, and really catches the eye. Numbers can fascinate young readers, too, but larger quantities bring their own challenges, and if we want […]