Blog Tour: Guest Post by Jenny Pearson- The Super-Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates

I am delighted to be taking part in the Blog Tour celebrating the release of The Super-Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates by Jenny Pearson as this week there has been lots of fun and activities to mark the start of this book's adventure into the wilds of children's minds and hearts. You may have read …

Clever Cakes by Michael Rosen illustrated by Ashley King

Michael Rosen has revisited some ideas from his 90s collection to suit the Little Gems collection with dyslexia friendly publisher Barrington Stoke to create two cheeky short fractured fairy tales celebrating how diminutive girls can use their wits to outsmart hungry bears and grumpy kings. With fabulous illustrations from Ashley King (Littlefae recognised his work …

Three New Picture Books for when you need a laugh (with added stealthy learning!)

Do you need a good giggle? Laughter can be the finest medicine when you are feeling the worries of the world, to release endorphins and bodily tension can make you feel brighter and bolder if only for a temporary boost. Here are three recently published Picture Books that have had us chortling away that I …

Skeleton Keys: The Haunting of Luna Moon by Guy Bass & Pete Williamson

We love this series from Guy Bass & Pete Williamson for Guy's fantabulous twisted fantasy writing with creatively eccentric vocabulary and lots of laugh out loud silliness whilst exploring empathy and concepts of loneliness. Williamson adds the final flourish of perfection with the moody spooky and yet just-playful-enough-not-to-be-too-scary illustrations!  I LOVE THIS BOOK! I like …

The Pirates Are Coming!- John Condon & Matt Hunt

This is such a clever concept blending the elements of The Boy who cried wolf with a huge twist and the childhood love of pirates but with added educational value.  Tom feels it his job to look out for pirates to give the villagers time to hide, but he doesn’t really know what he’s looking …

Funny Early Chapter book Roundup

Littlefae is particularly fond of a giggle and so she has been enjoying some funny early chapter books that are recently or just released.  All these books have been thoroughly enjoyed!  Magnificent Mabel and the Rabbit Riot - Ruth Quayle & Julia Christians (Nosy Crow)  Oh my goodness we loved these beautifully created stories about …

Lily & Little Reviews – Recent Highly Illustrated Books

Littlefae is a huge fan of early chapter books especially those with lots of pictures and I thought I would take the time to celebrate some of those recently published that we have thoroughly enjoyed!  Sam Wu is Not Afraid of Zombies - Katie and Kevin Tsang & Nathan Reed (Egmont) Littlefae is a HUGE …