We discovered French illustrator, Alain Grée‘s, books in the library a couple of months ago and I had one of those amazing moments when you chance upon a book by accident that you know you are going to love FOREVER. The gorgeous retro feel of his illustrations makes me feel as though these books have actually […]
‘The Lonely Sea Dragon‘, by Helen Dunmore, illustrated by Rebecca Cobb (published by Mabecron Books Publishing) I discovered Mabecron Books Publishing a few months ago now, when I was looking around to see whether Michelle Cartlidge (the author of one of my very favourite loft treasures) had published anything more recently. She had, and you […]
‘Bubble and Squeak‘ by James Mayhew, illustrated by Clara Vulliamy (published by Orchard Books) OH. MY. GOSH. Not often do you come across a book that Has It All, but James Mayhew and Clara Vulliamy have collaborated on something truly special here and we cannot find a single thing not to love about it. There […]
Here’s the update on what we’ve read this past month, with apologies for the fact that we’re already over a week into another month before I managed to get this post together! The full list of books that we’ve read can be found here on Pinterest. In April, our favourite books were: Me - ‘Weasels’, by […]
‘Lucy Ladybird‘, by Sharon King-Chai (published by Templar on May 1st, 2013) This is a gorgeous, fun-filled corker of a book and C, H and I loved it from the moment we saw it. I’ll admit that I was initially wary of a story that promised to cover colours, seasons, counting, friendship and sharing all within […]
