by IBBY | Sep 16, 2021 | Book Review, Illustrated book, Poetry
The B on Your Thumb Book Details The B on Your Thumb: 60 Poems to Boost Reading and SpellingTor Freeman, illus. Colette Hiller. London: Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, hb, 978 0 7112 5460 2, 2020, 18.58, 80pp.Poetry, illustrated book, education, 4-7 years BACK TO...
by IBBY | Sep 16, 2021 | Book Review, Fiction, Illustrated book, Translation
Can you whistle, Johanna? Book Details Can you whistle, Johanna?Ulf Stark, ill. Anna Höglund, transl. Julia Marshall. New Zealand: Gecko Press, pb, 978 1 7765 7326 4, 2021, £8.99, 92pp.Illustrated book, fiction, 5-10 years BACK TO REVIEWS Ulf is all dressed up to...
by IBBY | Nov 12, 2020 | Book Review, Illustrated book, Non-Fiction
The Body Image Book for Girls: Love yourself and grow up fearless Book Details The Body Image Book for Girls: Love yourself and grow up fearlessCharlotte Markey, illus. Tim Oliver. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pb 978 1 1087 1877 6, 2020, £9.99,...
by IBBY | Oct 3, 2020 | Book Review, Fiction, Illustrated book, Translation
The Garden of Inside-Outside Book Details The Garden of Inside-OutsideChiara Mezzalama, illus. Régis Lejonc, transl. Sarah Ardizzone. Bristol: Book Island, hb 978 1 9114 9616 8, 2020, £12.99, 32pp.[First published in France as Le jardin du dedans-dehors © Les Éditions...
by IBBY | Jun 12, 2020 | Book Review, Fiction, Illustrated book
Corey’s rock Book Details Corey’s rockSita Brahmachari, illus. Jane Ray. Burley Gate, Herefordshire: Otter-Barry Books, hb, 9 781 910 959 978, 2018, £10.99, 94pp.Fiction, myth, 9+ years BACK TO REVIEWS 10-year-old Isla relocates to Orkney with her Scottish...
by IBBY | Jun 2, 2020 | Book Review, Illustrated book, Non-Fiction
Hoot and howl across the desert: Life in the world’s driest deserts Book Details Hoot and howl across the desert: Life in the world’s driest desertsVassiliki Tzomaka. London: Thames and Hudson, hb, 9 780 500 651 988, 2020, £12.95, 56pp.Non-fiction, illustrated book,...