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.
A charming and amusing tale of the adventures of a blue tit meeting new friends and gaining in courage, with stunning and sophisticated illustrations.
Review date: 12.12.20
Age recommendation: 3+
A very special meditation on how a particular place can mean so much to so many.
Review date: 21.03.24
Age recommendation: 4+
All about a very special dog who lives in the V&A Museum and helps deliver the very first Christmas card.
Review date: 30.11.22
Age recommendation: 4+
Wonderful illustrations, of course, and a lovely story about friendship.
Review date: 13.01.24
Age recommendation: 3+
Nyla has to leave her home in the countryside for a new life in the city, and she's struggling. Then a comet crashes through the streets and gives Nyla a chance to escape.
Review date: 11.02.22
Age recommendation: 3+
He doesn't look very delightful on the cover, but this is about the day when Dick got out of bed the wrong side.
Review date: 23.03.23
Age recommendation: 3+
Beautiful, nostalgic, fun illustrations with a simple story of a relationship between a boy and his grandfather making the most of a grey, cold day.
Review date: 23.12.21
Age recommendation: 3+
This beautiful peep-through board book combines mesmerising, colourful images with rhyming text to open up conversations about feelings.
Review date: 11.01.21
Age recommendation: 3+
Delightful, traditional illustrations for a story with a powerful message.
Review date: 07.03.15
Age recommendation: 4+
Inspired by the author's home in Lowestoft, this book recalls her grandfather's story as a baker in the beachside village. It's very lovely!
Review date: 20.10.22
Age recommendation: 4+
A beautiful and surprising picture book with a powerful message.
Review date: 19.09.20
Age recommendation: 3+
The black cat loves reading and working in the town's bookshop is purrfect, but then disaster strikes.
Review date: 23.11.21
Age recommendation: 3+
A funny story about a champion showjumper with quirky, colourful illustrations by Albertine
Review date: 16.06.14
Age recommendation: 3+
