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 | Oct 6, 2019 | Book Review, Fiction, Picture Book
The pirate tree Book Details The pirate treeBrigita Orel, Illus. Jennie Poh. London: Lantana Publishing, hb. 978 1 9113 7387 2, 2019, £8.70, 32pp.Picture book, 5-8 years BACK TO REVIEWS When two lonely children meet up The Pirate Tree becomes a metaphor for a ship and...
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...
by IBBY | Jul 6, 2019 | Book Review, Fiction
The Adventures of Anatole Book Details The Adventures of AnatoleNancy Willard, illus. David McPhail, New York: New York Review Books, pb, 978 1 68137 293 8, 2018, £9.99, 329pp.Novel, fiction, 7-9 years BACK TO REVIEWS Nancy Willard’s trilogy which narrates the...