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 | Mar 1, 2020 | Book Review, Fiction, Picture Book
Old man of the sea Book Details Old man of the seaStella Elia, illus. Weberson Santiago. London: Lantana, hb, 9 781 9113 7354 4, 2019, £11.99, 34pp.Picture book, 5-8 years BACK TO REVIEWS Grandfather is old; often visits pass in silence. It is far from exciting. Until...
by IBBY | Sep 14, 2019 | Book Review, Fiction, Picture Book
Where did you go today? Book Details Where did you go today?Jenny Duke. London: Child’s Play, pb. 978 1 7862 8200 2, 2019, £6.99, 32pp.Picture book, 3-6 years BACK TO REVIEWS Where did you go today? Was it the park to swing on the swings? Or did you fly? Perhaps...
by IBBY | Sep 14, 2019 | Book Review, Fiction, Picture Book
Sing to the moon Book Details Sing to the moonNansubuga Nagadya Isdahl, Illus. Sandra Van Doorn. London: Lantana Publishing, hb. 978 1 9113 7339 1, 2018, £12.99, 32pp.Picture book, 4-8 years BACK TO REVIEWS It is raining – nothing to do, boring. If only there...