I know it’s not Easter, but indulge me in some eggy goodness…

Yes, I know it’s not Easter, but I have two lovely egg themed books that deserve to be read NOW, not only in 9 months time so please go and scrabble in the back of your kitchen cupboards to find that secret stash of chocolate I won’t tell anyone about, break off a piece and [...]

Who do you want to be today? Two beautiful picture books about people

We’ve recently built streets, and even towns. But they were missing something – some people to bring our buildings to life. Fortunately, People by Blexbolex recently arrived through our letter box. An extremely stylish compendium of occupations, roles and characters People is a simple, beautiful and eyeopening book. The success of this book lies partly [...]

When pirates lived next door…

The Pirates Next Door by Jonny Duddle has been on my to-review pile for a long time. I really rather like the book, but I’ve found it hard to write a review because I can’t help but read it as a satirical story, commenting on society’s attitudes towards “outsiders” (immigrants, travellers, people who are somehow [...]

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