I have been incredibly lucky to host a guest blog by author Nicola Penfold about the inspiration for her beautiful book Where The World Turns Wild as part of the blog tour and I thought my review may make the post a little long as I wanted the space to explore some of the themes … Continue reading Where The World Turns Wild- Nicola Penfold
The Girls and I have recently had the pleasure of exploring some books from Stripes with a nature or animal caring theme which are ideal for the 5-7 age group or for those making the steps away from the reading tree into independent reading but still need illustrations and to build their stamina. They are … Continue reading Stripes Early Reader Books for Animal Lovers
When I first heard about Where the World Turns Wild I knew. I knew from the title alone that this was something that would be very special indeed, and over time as more information slowly crept out into the world about the story, tantalising hints and ideas about the concepts, the characters and the world … Continue reading Blog Tour: Where the World Turns Wild by Nicola Penfold- Guest Post
There’s been a lot of heavily illustrated inspiring role model books over the last few years with a turn to conservation heroes in 2019, which has been fantastic to get the conversation going about saving the environment and learning to change our behaviours and adapt to this as young as possible. However until now there’s … Continue reading Notable Non-Fiction: Earth Heroes- Lily Dyu illustrated by Jackie Lay
Oh this is such a wonderfully wintery and Christmassy tale that hits ALL the things you want from a frosty festive tale, heartwarming, triumph and family, this time focusing on a real Russian tiger and the dream of a young girl of what it may be like in a Russian winter. When Anna stays over … Continue reading Star- Holly Webb
I'm consistently very impressed by the continued collaboration between the National Trust and Nosy Crow, we find them inspirational and this is such a different but excellent topic! Night Explorers is great book to encourage an understanding of nocturnal nature with achievable activities whether you have a garden or not, whether you live in town … Continue reading Notable Non-Fiction: National Trust Out and About- Night Explorer Robin Swift & Sara Lynn Cramb
Out this week from Buster Books is a fascinating twist on the trend for books encouraging a more ecologically sensitive lifestyle. Guardians of the Planet: How to be an Eco-Hero is produced in collaboration with Client Earth which is an environmental law charity that aims to secure a healthy planet, and there’s certainly a different … Continue reading Notable Non-Fiction: Guardians of the Planet: How to be an Eco-Hero – Clive Gifford & Jonathan Woodward
