by IBBY | Nov 30, 2022 | Book Review, Fiction
When Fishes Flew: The Story of Elena’s War Book Details When Fishes Flew: The Story of Elena’s WarMichael Morpurgo, illus. Lauren Mark Baldo. London: Harper Collins Children’s Books, pb, 978 0 00835 219 6, 2021, £7.99, 192 pp.Fiction, novel, 9-12 years...
by IBBY | Mar 15, 2021 | Book Review, Poetry
Weird, Wild & Wonderful Book Details Weird, Wild & Wonderful: The Poetry World of James CarterJames Carter, illus. Neal Layton. Burley Gate: Otter-Barry Books, pb, 978 1 9130 7473 9, 2021, £7.99, 96pp.Poetry, black & white illustrations, 6-14 years BACK...
by IBBY | Jul 21, 2020 | Book Review, Fiction, Picture Book
The Wanderer Book Details The WandererPeter Van den Ende, London: Pushkin Press, hb. 978 1 7826 9286 7, 2020, £16.99, 96pp.[First published in the Netherlands as Zwerveling, Querido, 2019]Fiction, wordless picture book, 5+ years BACK TO REVIEWS A paper boat makes its...
by IBBY | Mar 30, 2020 | Book Review, Fiction
The Thief, the Witch and the Shop of Curiosities Book Details The Thief, the Witch and the Shop of CuriositiesMark Isherwood, illus. Drew Sinclair. Berlin: Eifrig Publishing, pb, 9 781 6323 3230 1, 2019, £7.99, 187pp.Fiction, 10+ years BACK TO REVIEWS When Peter wakes...
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...