Playing by the book

Reviews of kids' books and the crazy, fun stuff they inspire us to do

Following my paintbrush

There are plenty of picture books out there about having a dream, holding on to it, and making it a reality, from Ruth Krauss’ The Carrot Seed to Oliver Jeffers’ How to Catch a Star (thanks, Cathy!) and today’s book is a stunning new addition to that canon: Following my Paint Brush by Dulari Devi [...]

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The Shape Game

On our most recent trip to the library we took home a book which, quite by chance, is a perfect companion to Katie and the Sunflowers (reviewed in the previous blog post): The Shape Game by Anthony Browne (the current UK Children’s Laureate). An apparently autobiographical story, The Shape Game follows the experiences of a [...]

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