by IBBY | Jun 6, 2020 | Book Review, Picture Book, Poetry, Translation
Everyone’s the smartest Book Details Everyone’s the smartestContra, illus. Ulla Saar, transl. Charlotte Geater, Kätlin Kaldmaa & Richard O’Brien. Birmingham: Emma Press, hb, 9 781 910 139 998, 2018, £10, 96pp.Poetry, picture book, translation, 7-11 years BACK TO...
by IBBY | Jun 6, 2020 | Book Review, Picture Book, Poetry, Translation
The book of clouds Book Details The book of cloudsJuris Kronbergs, illus. Anete Melece, transl. Māra Rozīte & Richard O’Brien. Birmingham: Emma Press, hb, 9 781 910 139 141, 2018, £10, 80pp.Poetry, picture book, translation, 7-11 years BACK TO REVIEWS This...
by IBBY | Jun 6, 2020 | Book Review, Picture Book, Poetry, Translation
Queen of seagulls Book Details Queen of seagullsR.B, transl. Elina Braslina. Birmingham: Emma Press, hb, 9 781 910 139 134, 2018, £10, 48pp.Poetry, picture book, translation, 7-11 years BACK TO REVIEWS This is a very welcome translation from the Latvian original, a...
by IBBY | Apr 20, 2020 | Book Review, Non-Fiction, Picture Book, Poetry
Wild world Book Details Wild worldMark Isherwood, illus. Drew Sinclair. Berlin: Eifrig Publishing, pb, 9 781 6323 3230 1, 2018, £11.99, 32pp.Poetry, picture book, non fictionAge 8+ BACK TO REVIEWS This is an exploration of wildernesses around the world, from Arctic to...
by IBBY | Sep 10, 2019 | Book Review, Poetry
Moonstruck! Poems About Our Moon Book Details Moonstruck! Poems About Our MoonRoger Stevens (ed). Illus. Ed Boxall. Burley Gate: Otter-Barry Books, pb. 978 1 9109 5965 7, 2019, £6.99, 96pp.Poetry, 6+ years BACK TO REVIEWS This anthology is another ‘stuff in your...
by IBBY | Jul 21, 2019 | Book Review, Poetry
A Kid in my Class Book Details A kid in my classRachel Rooney, illus. Chris Riddell, Burley Gate: Otter-Barry Books, pb, 978 1 91095 987 9, 2018, £10.99, 88pp.Poetry, 7+ years BACK TO REVIEWS The title says it all – the author dedicates her book to four children and...
