by IBBY | Nov 27, 2024 | Book Review, Illustrated book, Non-Fiction
London: A History Book Details London: A HistoryLaura Carlin. London: Walker Studio, hb, 978 1 40438 550 2, 2024, £25, 216pp.Non fiction, illustrated book, 9+ BACK TO REVIEWS How impossible you would think to tell the story of London from Pleistocene Epoch to 2022 and...
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 | Nov 30, 2020 | Book Review, Picture Book, Poetry
Crocodile tears Book Details Crocodile tearsRoger McGough, illus. Greg McLeod. London: Otter-Barry Books, hb 978 1 9130 7497 5, 2020, £12.99, 40pp.Picture book, poetry, 7-9 years BACK TO REVIEWS This brilliantly evocative book is a very successful collaboration...
by IBBY | May 20, 2020 | Book Review, Fiction
Shakespeare’s Bear Book Details Shakespeare’s BearHarry Oxford. London: PublishNation, pb, 9 780 244 268 848, 2020, 92pp.Fiction, 10+ years BACK TO REVIEWS This delightful story is narrated by Mummer, a bear adopted as a cub by the Shakespeare...