by EmilyG | Mar 24, 2024 | Book Review, Picture Book
The Happy Lion Book Details The Happy Lion Louise Fatio, illus. Roger Duvoisin. London: Scallywag Press, pb, 978-1-912650-13-2, 2019, £6.99, 32pp. Picture book, 3-7 years. BACK TO REVIEWS This classic, quirky tale of a happy lion’s experiences living in a small French...
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 | Jun 8, 2023 | Book Review, Picture Book
Are We There Yet? Book Details Are We There Yet?Sven Völker. London: Cicada, hb. 978 1 8006 6037 3, 2023, £12.99, 32pp.Picture book, 3-7 years BACK TO REVIEWS ‘So where are we heading to?’ asked Bear.‘All journeys have secret destinations,’ replied Butterfly.‘The...
by IBBY | Apr 13, 2023 | Book Review, Fiction
Tyger Book Details TygerSF Said, illus. Dave McKean. Oxford: David Fickling Books, hb. 978 1 7884 5283 0, 2022, £12.99, 304pp.Fiction, novel, 9-12 years BACK TO REVIEWS “There are infinite possible histories of the world, and of yourselves. So you should never stop...
by IBBY | Mar 30, 2023 | Book Review, Fiction, Picture Book
Scruff Book Details ScruffAlice Bowsher. London: Cicada, hb. 978 1 9087 1478 7, 2019 (originally published by Hato Press in 2016), £9.95, 32pp.Fiction, Picture book, 3-7 years BACK TO REVIEWS Scruff is a perfect and very funny example of the charm and impact of...
