“When this came in the post, I sat on the bed, wide eyed and read it aloud immediately, and fell in love with it even quicker…” Read the full review.

Wahm Bahm was recently listed as one of the top 10 kids’ book blogs and so we are really pleased that they were able to review two of our books:  Sparkle’s Song and the Fearsome Beastie.

Here are a few quotations from their review:

“I love the illustrations in Sparkle’s Song (and the girls were both quite taken by the glitter on the cover). The detail is gorgeous and you can almost feel the texture of the paint. The book is printed on very thick paper stock, which really does justice to the illustrations (and adds to the tactile effect. The detail does make it less attractive to LaLa (who is two and a half), but RoRo (five and a half) really liked the illustrations, too.”  Read more

“The appeal of The Fearsome Beastie is the combination of rhyming couplets (young children always seem to like rhymes) and the rather gruesome and exciting story. As with Sparkle’s Song, it does have a happy ending, though (I have to admit being a little concerned at first, though I have to remind myself that the girls will happily read some of our older Ladybird fairy tales, where the death count can really mount up).”  Read more

“As I read this book my heart ached for this young girl. Difference, we know, is something to be celebrated not ignored, however when you are younger the only thing you want is to conform. To belong. You don’t want anyone to see your flaws, somehow, you think it makes you weak and so you hide within yourself.” Read more

Following hard on the heels from a great review from Julia Eccleshare of the Guardian, here is what the Telegraph say!

The Fearsome Beastie by Giles Paley-Phillips (Illustrated by Gabriele Antonini) is a Gruffalo-like monster story with catchy rhymes and colourful drawings.

“Picture books that children will relish”

By Martin Chilton, Digital Culture Editor, The Telegraph

To buy the Beastie from the maverick shop please click here

Here are some of the reviews posted up over Easter:

Really Missing Sleep Blog

Grandma Bendy - “I like it that I can start drumming into my children at this young age that crime does not pay and how sad Grandma Bendy was when she was burgled which made her hand herself in!”  Read more

The Jelly that Wouldn’t Wobble – “I quite like the idea of a Princess still being demanding on her 89^th birthday as if she was a small child.”  Read more

The Book Sniffer

Goblin and the Girl - “This story perfectly illustrates that kindness can make a world of difference to a lonely child or pug and that love and friendship make the world turn round!”  Read more

Our Book Reviews

The Jelly That Wouldn’t Wobble – “With bright and exciting colours, the illustrations by Sarah Horne are fun as the story unfolds.. and what a fun idea, surely ALL jellies wobble.”  Read more

Sparkle’s Song - “The pictures and colours compliment the story very well but it’s not a sweet tale of a happy child. The story is more about Sparkle helping her aunt to come to terms with the death of her sister and so bringing about the return of music and laughter to a house that has forgotten how and why. So the story does end on a happy note.”  Read more