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Illustration School: Let’s Draw A Story is created by one of Japan’s most popular artists, Sachiko Umoto. This book offers a story in a sketchbook teaching you all kinds of simple fun techniques to help you to illustrate your own story. Published by Quarry Books, £10.99.
It is important to keep your teeth clean and healthy. Part of that routine should involve visiting the dentist but this can be very daunting for children. However, Monkey is here to help explain it all through stories and activities. Monkey has a very interesting background as he was created by Helen Sadler, an ex-teacher, for her little girl when she faced major lung surgery.
Now Monkey is going to the dentist and explains his journey through the stories and activities. We have received this pilot copy (not finalised) of Monkey’s family visit to the dentist which explains in a child-friendly and engaging way what a typical check-up at the dentist may involve. Knowing what to expect will help children feel calmer and more relaxed when receiving treatment. In the back of the book, it also explains the big words in simple and easy to understand sentences.
Last week, while I was at Britmums live, Project Dad from Parragon Books came just in time for Mr C to try out with both children. This book will give dad some ideas of what to do together with their children.
What the Jackdaw Saw is a book written by Julia Donaldson who is the best-selling author of over 120 books and plays. This colourful and cute illustrated book is brought to life by prize-winning artist Nick Sharratt.
Busy Busy Things That Go is a sticker book that is packed with diggers, tractors and other machine scenarios. There are over 2000 stickers for your little one to stick and paste. This 48 pages paperback book was published on December 2014 by Parragon Publishing. It is suitable for ages 3 onwards.
The Giant of Jum is a book written by uniquely talented author and poet Elli Woollard. This colourful and beautifully illustrated book is brought to life by an award-winning children’s illustrator and animation director Benji Davies. It was published on 23rd April 2015 by Macmillan Children’s Books and available to buy as hardback or paperback via Amazon.
Mermaid is the second book written by well-loved CBeebies’ presenter Cerrie Burnell. This beautifully illustrated book is brought to life by Laura Elle Anderson. It was published by Scholastic on 2nd April 2015 and is available to buy via Amazon.
The Adventures of the Cuddle Pirate is a series of children’s books written by Kelly Elsworthy and beautifully illustrated by Becky Dench. It is about a healthy pirate & his crew who are out solving unhealthy mysteries but there is always someone out there trying to ruin all the healthy food!
In the story, the cuddle pirate has five crew members who are all named after healthy fruits or vegetables. They are Blueberry Beth, Broccoli Brad, Strawberry Sally, Milky Max and Tomato Tommy!
Milly, Molly is a series of early reader books suitable for Key Stage 1 aged 5 to 7. It is broken down into 6 levels with 10 books in each set, to slowly build up children’s confidence and teach them to think about what they are reading. It was first published in 2000 and has been translated into 40 languages. They are a series of New Zealand children’s books written by Gill Pittar and beautifully illustrated by Cris Morrell. It was published by Sweet Cherry Publishing on 15 April 2014.
Milly and Molly are both good friends from different ethnic backgrounds, and they promote the acceptance of diversity and the learning of life skills. Milly is a 7 year old girl of dark skin and hair who love cats and the colour yellow. Molly is a 7 year old girl of light skin and bright blonde-orange hair. She likes princesses, cats and yellow too. Each book promotes learning of life skills.
T-Rex Terror is the latest addition to the Dino Supersaurus range of books. The humorous comic strips are written by Timothy Knapman with fantastic illustrations by Tim Wesson. It is suitable for ages 6 to 12. It was published on 31 December 2014 by Parragon Publishing. The book is paperback containing about 32 pages and contains a few sentences on each comic strips with both big and small sized fonts. The book cover dividers are really handy to bookmark a page.
Glitterbelle is the new enchanting Princess series from Parragon. Glitterbelle is modern day sparkly princess who is smart, funny and very enthusiastic! She loves her parents (the King and the Queen), adores her pet dog Bob, enjoys racing around on her scooter and can be found climbing trees with her best friends Dazzlina and Angel. Just like all princesses, Glitterbelle has pretty dresses covered in sequins, but she prefers wearing leggings and her glittery trainers!
Don’t Chew the Royal Shoe is a debut picture book written by author and illustrator Kate Leake. This book is Kate’s first book as author and illustrator following her success illustrating popular titles such as Never Say No to a Princess and The Very Messy Mermaid.
A Treasury of Christmas Stories and Songs is a book that comes with six wonderful Christmas stories, including simple retellings of traditional tales, plus 12 classic rhymes and carols. It is very beautifully illustrated for all the family to enjoy. It was released on 1st September 2014 and published by Parragon.
Horrid Henry’s Tricky Tricks is a book written by Francesca Simon and illustrated by Tony Ross. This is the ten favourite stories with some brand-new material to celebrate 20 horrid years of the nation’s favourite naughty little boy Horrid Henry’s trickiest ever tricks! It was released on 6th November 2014 and published by Orion Publishing.
A Year Full of Stories is a book written by Georgie Adams and illustrated by Selina Young. It was released on 7th November 2013 and published by Orion Books.
