Such a beautiful book!

The book is written as if it is notes on how to live on our planet from a guardian to a newborn, however this books works for any age.

It has simple yet easy to expand notes on the make up of our planet, our solar system, people, and how to be kind.

The illustrations are beautiful and diverse; an amazing talking point or poster.

A very sweet moral story about the power of sharing with others and the power of the joy that can bring.

The illustrations are beautifully and artistically done, and could easily be used as discussion points.

A very simple and sweet retelling of the classic Ugly Duck story.

This picture books keeps to the very bare bones of the story, with the additional character of a loving mother Duck who protects her little foundling from rude words and mean birds, before he runs away and eventually finds his friends.

Unlike most folk tales I have read so far, I haven’t heard any that are even remotely similar to this one. I actually really enjoyed it and found the concept a beautiful analogy.

The story, originating from Slovakia, had strong morals and characters that are very common in traditional tales.

I personally didn’t enjoy the illustrations particularly, but the writing alone was enough to conjure wonderful images of the story in my head.

A gripping short spooky story for children about the fear of the dark.

The illustrations and story combined make a wonderful eerie atmosphere and do a great job at making something both age appropriate and ghostly!

I think I just found a new favourite to add to the list!
This book is adorable and so well done.

The illustrations and art style is cute and emotive. The characters are sweet and easy to love.
And the morals and arc is a beautiful little story of friendship and learning.

Read allowed by tutor in a Professional Practice lecture with accompanying music -

Really enjoyed this activity and can imagine children really engaging with the story.
Would be easy to adapt to the real life classroom and have them draw or write how they imagine the music just like the characters in the book.

Whilst I really enjoyed this book, with its both in depth and educational descriptions and engaging layouts, I did feel it went on a little too long.

I think this book would be best for slightly older children, or for picking out a select few for activities or exercises.

An amazingly detailed yet simple and fun book to help children learn what computers are, how they work, the science and maths that goes on behind the screens, and how to code for beginners.

This is not a subject I know much about but have always been curious of and as such I found this book amazingly interesting.

The book is a lift the flap book that links to different webpages with games and puzzles to complete to help with learning.

A beautiful collection of lesser known folk tales from around the world.

Many have familiar subtleties to stories we may already know, but each is different enough to be an entirely new story. They are all reminiscent of the older more gruesome and mean fairytales that are traditionally told.

Quentin Blake’s illustrations are as always beautifully creative and colourful.