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On the front cover, a glossy-feathered crow is playfully exploring ink. It’s an eye-catching opener for a book that wants its audience to think differently about this familiar yet often misunderstood bird. But who is watching, and who is being observed? As readers quickly discover, crows are clever, crafty problem-solvers with long memories, able to […]
As a young girl one of the highlights of my annual holidays in the Devon countryside was identifying wildflowers with my dad. In particular I enjoyed using a guidebook to find out more about the specimens we collected. If only such a book as Be a Nature Explorer! had been available to me then, a […]
Children, even the youngest, are fascinated by dinosaurs. The dinosaur galleries at the Natural History Museum are always crowded, and library kinder boxes sport innumerable stories featuring dinosaur characters. These naturally present the dinosaur protagonist as very humanized – essentially the child. What about the facts? How to make the long names, the amphibian and […]
‘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 […]
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