by IBBY | Mar 30, 2023 | Book Review, Fiction, Picture Book
Scruff Book Details ScruffAlice Bowsher. London: Cicada, hb. 978 1 9087 1478 7, 2019 (originally published by Hato Press in 2016), £9.95, 32pp.Fiction, Picture book, 3-7 years BACK TO REVIEWS Scruff is a perfect and very funny example of the charm and impact of...
by IBBY | Mar 29, 2023 | Book Review, Fiction, Illustrated book
Every Second Book Details Every SecondBruno Gilbert. Tonbridge, Kent: What on Earth Books, hb. 978 1 9129 2030 3, 2020, £12.99, 56pp.Non-fiction, illustrated book, translation, 7+ years BACK TO REVIEWS The two newest titles in the Zeki series are simple, small...
by IBBY | Mar 29, 2023 | Book Review, Fiction, Picture Book
Zeki Rise and Shine & Zeki Sleep Tight Book Details Zeki Rise and Shine & Zeki Sleep TightAnna McQuinn Dance, illus. Ruth Hearson. London: Alanna Max, pb. 978 1 9078 2543 9, 2022, £7.99, 20pp.Fiction, picture book, 1-3 years BACK TO REVIEWS The two newest...
by IBBY | Mar 29, 2023 | Book Review, Fiction, Picture Book
The Worry Jar Book Details The Worry JarLou John, illus. Jenny Bloomfield. Oxford: OUP, hb. 978 0 1927 8273 1, 2022, £10.99, 30pp.Fiction, picture book, 0-5 years BACK TO REVIEWS Frida’s worries come in all shapes and sizes, just like the pebbles she collects. Would...
by IBBY | Nov 30, 2022 | Book Review, Fiction
When Fishes Flew: The Story of Elena’s War Book Details When Fishes Flew: The Story of Elena’s WarMichael Morpurgo, illus. Lauren Mark Baldo. London: Harper Collins Children’s Books, pb, 978 0 00835 219 6, 2021, £7.99, 192 pp.Fiction, novel, 9-12 years...
by IBBY | Nov 30, 2022 | Book Review, Fiction, Picture Book
Hey Willy, See the Pyramids Book Details Hey Willy, See the PyramidsMaira Kalman, New York Review, hb, 978 1 45216 463 2, 2017, £12.99, 48 pp.Fiction, picture book, 5-8 years BACK TO REVIEWS It is very easy to assume that Illustration and visual images in general have...
