by IBBY | Feb 6, 2024 | Book Review, Picture Book
The Grand Hotel of Feelings Book Details The Grand Hotel of Feelings Lidia Branković, illus. Lidia Branković. London: Cicada Books, hb, 978 1 80066 041 0, 2023, £12.99, 32pp. Picture book, 4-8 years. BACK TO REVIEWS At the Grand Hotel of Feelings, any feeling is...
by IBBY | Feb 6, 2024 | Book Review, Picture Book
Slow Down: Bring Calm to a Busy World with 50 Nature Stories Book Details Slow Down: Bring Calm to a Busy World with 50 Nature Stories Rachel Williams, illus. Freya Hartas. London: Magic Cat Publishing, hb, 978 1 91618 051 2, 2020, £17.99, 128pp. Picture book, 3-6...
by IBBY | Oct 13, 2023 | Book Review, Picture Book, Translation
Mom is Hiding Book Details Mom is HidingQian Mo, illus. Zhou Yi, transl. Helen Wang. London: New Classic Press, pb, 978 1 91255 396 9, 2021, £8.99, 40pp.Picture book, 3-7 years BACK TO REVIEWS Nina is a six-year-old girl whose father works abroad and whose mother is a...
by IBBY | Oct 12, 2023 | Book Review, Picture Book
The Most Famous Rhinoceros Book Details The Most Famous RhinocerosDiane Hofmeyr, illus. Simona Mulazzani. Burley Gate: Otter-Barry Books, hb. 978 1 9156 5910 1, 2023, £12.99, 32pp.Picture book, 4-12 years BACK TO REVIEWS Another book by Di Hofmeyr inspired by the...
by IBBY | Oct 12, 2023 | Book Review, Picture Book
Through the Forest Book Details Through the ForestYijing Li. Newbury: Lantana Publishing, hb, 978 1 9137 4777 0, 2022, £8.25, 40pp.Picture book, 4-8 years BACK TO REVIEWS “Each one of these memories is a part of who you are…” A young boy finds himself lost...
by IBBY | Oct 12, 2023 | Book Review, Picture Book, Translation
The Pebble Book Details The PebbleMarius Marcinkevičius, illus. Inga Dagilè, transl. Jūra Avižienis. London: Thames & Hudson, hb. 978 0 5006 5326 5, 2023, £12.99, 50pp.Picture book, 11+ years BACK TO REVIEWS The story is set in Vilnius in Lithuania, though the...