In the midst of the rain, rainbows can be hard to see. A girl sets out on a journey with a fox. The world is dark and rainy, and there are mountains to climb and dark nights to navigate. Thunderous storms shake their boat as they cross th ...
The Greatest Showpenguin by Lucy Freegard (Review)
Poppy is a penguin from a performing family. She's grown up in a circus environment and has always been part of the show. Poppy finds the circus noisy and difficult. She dreads having knives thrown at her and being fired at a cannon, but more than an ...
They All Saw A Cat by Brendan Wenzel (review)
A cat walks through the world. Along the way it greets a child and a mouse and fox and all kinds of other creatures. They all see the cat. It is as simple - and as complex - as that. Brendan Wenzel's work is always mind-blowing. A Stone Sat S ...
Blog Tour: A Shelter for Sadness by Anne Booth and David Litchfield
Guest Post: Author Anne Booth on Sadness 'Give your sorrow all the space and shelter in yourself that is its due, for if everyone bears grief honestly and courageously, the sorrow that now fills the world will abate. But if you do instead reserve ...
The Little War Cat by Hiba Noor Khan and Laura Chamberlin (Review)
A little cat lives in the streets of Aleppo. She basks on the tiles inside the mosques and the people come to play with her and tickle her stomach. Life is good in Aleppo until war comes. It brings helicopters and smoke, and humans in stompy boots. A ...
The Wonder Tree by Teresa Heapy and Izzy Burton (Blog Tour)
One morning Little Owl wakes in his tree as normal, but something is different. The leaves are falling. Little Owl has lots of questions. He wakes his mummy up, and Mummy Owl answers his questions as best she can with tales and stories. She explains ...
Review: My Friend Earth by Patricia MacLachlan and Francesca Sanna
Earth wakes from her winter nap. She hears cawing crows. Sees spiders spinning their webs. Guides chimpanzees to their nest at night. Earth is the ocean and the underground tunnels. Mountains and tundra. In her games she becomes playful and wild and ...
A Hat For Mr Mountain by Soojin Kwak
Mr Mountain is afraid of the winter snow. It makes his head very cold. He turns to Nara, a talented hat maker whose hats are worn by animals for miles around. Nara promises to help - but this turns out to be trickier than it sounds. Wool shrivels up ...
In my Dreams by Stef Gemmill and Tanja Stephani (Blog Tour)
In my dreams I can ride the wildest winds. A small boy shuts his eyes and the world comes alive. New possibilities open up. Running with lions, tasting rainbows and marshmallow clouds, and diving deep under the ocean. Our minds are extraordinary p ...