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‘When I’m afraid, I breathe in and out and let the feelings come…. And then go. Nothing lasts for ever’, says Horse. So begins this delightful book about tackling imagined fears. Horse, called Now, lives in the moment, and continues to dispense his wisdom, as one after another, a group of rabbits, a hen and […]
Reena hates rainy days. Her younger sister Rekha disagrees, she loves rainy days and wants to persuade Reena to change her mind. She thinks showing her artistic sister a rainbow would make all the difference. She would surely love to paint it. Unfortunately, when she spots a rainbow and tries to take her sister to […]
‘So there he was, a single stone, looking lost and quite alone….’ It’s hard to resist collecting stones, especially when they’re as visually (and anthropomorphically) appealing as the one in this book. When a beachcombing child spots him lying on the sand, Stone’s little face is the picture of misery. Naturally, the child wants to […]
Translated by Daniel Hahn, Aurore Petit’s landscape-formatted picture book offers a visually bold and honest exploration of sibling relationships. Through the lens of a young boy trying to understand his place and role when his baby sister arrives, Petit skilfully addresses universal themes of adjustment and acceptance in the face of new family dynamics, making […]
Aisha is very excited because her favourite festival, Eid Al-Fitr has arrived. Readers are invited to join her as the family prepares to mark the end of Ramadan. The house is decorated, and Aisha’s hands are covered with beautiful henna patterns. A special meal is prepared, and sweets are taken to neighbours. The family go […]
Kalothia, has spent her life in a remote part of the country, in what appears to be a West African environment. She has been told that it is because her parents had displeased the king and her life is at risk. Her life is then thrown into turmoil when her guardians are killed and an […]
Zed is obsessed with the demons that fall from the sky every time a shooting star appears. His Dad is a renowned hunter of demons – the best of his generation – and one day Zed hopes to follow in his footsteps. Zed has been brought up to believe that demons are a force for […]
This enjoyably silly take on the crime caper genre is packed full of jokes for young readers to enjoy. Hugh lives with his mum, dad and baby brother, and finds it hard to make friends at school. Perhaps it’s his habit of pedantically correcting his teacher (is it a heptagon or a septagon?) or his […]
This emotive, evocative and heartbreaking graphic novel memoir leaves a lasting impression on the reader. Polish holocaust survivor, public speaker and singer Estelle Nadel’s collaboration with Jewish storyboard artist Sammy Savos, bravely shares her traumatic wartime experiences with a new generation of young readers. Savos’s meticulous research, diagrammatic detailing, mapping and long-distance story conferencing with […]
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