I have given each of my recommendations for children an age suggestion. These are of course approximate. Please also have a look at younger or older categories.
Beautiful, detailed illustrations and a charming story set around the Victoria and Albert Museum and a visit to London.
Review date: 28.11.11
Age recommendation: 4-7
A story in rhyme about friendship, adventure and paper production!
Review date: 26.11.25
Age recommendation: 3+
The hugely successful, much-loved writer Julia Donaldson has signed a lot of books for children, and here she recalls some of their names - in rhyme.
Review date: 05.06.23
Age recommendation: 3+
A beautifully illustrated celebration in rhyme, introducing a new baby to the world.
Review date: 25.04.23
Age recommendation: 3+
The brown, woolly caterpillar is crawling through the garden wondering about her future. What type of moth will she become?
Review date: 07.08.21
Age recommendation: 3+
Told in rhyme with cheerful, lively illustrations, and a message of kindness, this is the story of Dot the Dalmatian who visits children in hospital.
Review date: 25.10.20
Age recommendation: 3+
Captivating illustrations make this picture book really come to life as Molly learns to sail and has adventures on the open sea.
Review date: 15.05.23
Age recommendation: 3+
On their latest adventures, Mouse and Mole go on a country walk, spook themselves in the dark and muse about the meaning of life over a bowl of soup!
Review date: 05.10.23
Age recommendation: 3+
Three charming and amusing stories with beautiful and nostalgic illustrations. Rather lovely!
Review date: 22.05.21
Age recommendation: 3+
A picture book which is great fun: lots to look at in the illustrations and plenty of giggles from the text
Review date: 09.07.12
Age recommendation: Under 5 years
A funny and charming collection of linked stories, beautifully illustrated by Clara Vuillaumy.
Review date: 22.12.15
Age recommendation: 3+
A wonderfully whimsical tale of a girl and her cloud, and setting someone you love free!
Review date: 30.01.23
Age recommendation: 3+
A colourful rhyming picture book to introduce the theme of consent to young children!
Review date: 04.02.24
Age recommendation: 3+
A simple magical tale about appreciating the seasons, with a tragic story behind its creation.
Review date: 08.12.24
Age recommendation: 3+
Combining chic and cute in beautiful illustrations with a touching and uplifting story.
Review date: 18.08.15
Age recommendation: 3+
A beautifully illustrated story told in verse, celebrating family life on the beach.
Review date: 07.07.25
Age recommendation: 3+
An offbeat, quirky fable about love, loyalty and courage by the 'Guardian' literary cartoonist.
Review date: 09.09.21
Age recommendation: 3-7
A fun look at the consequences of accumulating too much clutter, as seen through the life of a family of magpies.
Review date: 21.03.22
Age recommendation: 3+
This is a touching story of a young girl befriending her elderly neighbour who has Alzheimer's.
Review date: 19.03.22
Age recommendation: 3+
