by IBBY | Feb 1, 2026 | Book Review, Illustrated book
Birds like Trees Book Details Birds like TreesJambu Signad (with text by Gita Wolf). Chennai: Tara Books, hb, 978 9 3900 3754 4, 2025, £14.99, 28pp.Illustrated book, 8+ years BACK TO REVIEWS Singad is an artist from the Bhil tribal community who works as a gardener in...
by IBBY | Feb 1, 2026 | Book Review, Non-Fiction, Picture Book
Dinosaur Desert Book Details Dinosaur DesertDr Nick Crumpton, illus. Ola Plocińska. London: Templar Books, hb, 978 1 8007 8665 3, 2025, £14.99, 61pp.Non fiction, picture book, 8+ years BACK TO REVIEWS The extraordinary story of Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, a trail-blazing...
by IBBY | Jan 5, 2026 | Academic, Book Review, Translation
The Grammar of Fantasy: An Introduction to the Art of Inventing Stories Book Details The Grammar of Fantasy: An Introduction to the Art of Inventing StoriesGianni Rodari, illus. Matthew Forsythe, transl. Jack Zipes. New York: Enchanted Lion, hb, 978 1 5927 0305 0,...
by IBBY | Dec 10, 2025 | Book Review, Non-Fiction, Picture Book
Try Book Details TryRob Burrow and Kevin Sinfield with Emma Adams, illus. Ben Whitehouse. London: Macmillan Children’s Books, hb, 978 1 0350 4231 9, 2024, £12.99, 32pp.Non fiction, picture book, large format, 2-5 years BACK TO REVIEWS The poignant opening words of...
by IBBY | Dec 10, 2025 | Book Review, Fiction
Piebald Book Details PiebaldNicola Davies. Wales: Graffeg, pb, 978 1 8025 8749 4, 2024, £1, 112pp.Fiction, 9+ years BACK TO REVIEWS A short, extremely thoughtful and heart-wrenching story, this novel touches on many current concerns that are as worrying to...
by IBBY | Dec 9, 2025 | Book Review, Picture Book
I am so STRONG Book Details I am so STRONGMario Ramos. Minneapolis: Gecko Press, pb, 978 0 9582 7877 5, 2025, £7.99, 32pp.Picture book, 3-8 years BACK TO REVIEWS This humorous, light-hearted book full of well-known and well-loved fairytale characters is sure to be a...
