by IBBY | Oct 9, 2023 | Book Review, Picture Book, Translation
The Fox on the Swing Book Details The Fox on the SwingEvelina Daciūtė, illus. Aušra Kiudulaitė. London: Thames and Hudson, hb. 978 0 5006 5156 8, 2018, £10.95, 48pp.Picture book, 5-8 years BACK TO REVIEWS Paul lives in a tree with his parents. His father goes to work...
by IBBY | Jul 26, 2023 | Book Review, Fiction
Wild Song Book Details Wild SongCandy Gourlay. Oxford: David Fickling Books, hb. 978 1 7884 5207 6, 2023, £12.99, 308pp.Fiction, 12+ years BACK TO REVIEWS There are many possible readings of this challenging novel – as historical fiction, as a love story, as a...
by IBBY | Jul 26, 2023 | Book Review, Picture Book
A Child Like You Book Details A Child Like YouNa’ima B Robert, illus. Nadine Kaadan. Burley Gate, Herefordshire: Otter-Barry Books, hb. 978 1 9130 7417 3, 2023, £12.99, 28pp.Picture book, 5+ years BACK TO REVIEWS Na’ima B Robert – and it is a joy to have a new book by...
by IBBY | Jun 8, 2023 | Book Review, Fiction
Children of the Stone City Book Details Children of the Stone CityBeverley Naidoo. London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, hb. 978 0 0084 7174 3, 2023, £12.99, 272pp.Fiction, 9+ years BACK TO REVIEWS Adam and Leila live in the Stone City, a city with its own rules. ...
by IBBY | Jun 8, 2023 | Book Review, Picture Book
Are We There Yet? Book Details Are We There Yet?Sven Völker. London: Cicada, hb. 978 1 8006 6037 3, 2023, £12.99, 32pp.Picture book, 3-7 years BACK TO REVIEWS ‘So where are we heading to?’ asked Bear.‘All journeys have secret destinations,’ replied Butterfly.‘The...
by IBBY | Jun 8, 2023 | Book Review, Picture Book
Rainbow Hands Book Details Rainbow HandsMamta Nainy, ill. Jo Loring-Fisher. Newbury: Lantana Publishing, hb. 978 1 9137 4783 1, 2022, £11.99, 32pp.Picture book, 3-5 years BACK TO REVIEWS In Rainbow Hands, a young boy likes to spend his long summer days painting his...
