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‘Dynamic images and childish humour’ Lovely review for Mr Gnu from Dilly & the Boo

‘Has a fantastic flow which is driven through humour and recognisable, easily mimicked onomatopoeias.’ Dilly & the Boo enjoyed their copy of How do you do, Mr Gnu? by Billy Coughlan and illustrated by Maddie Frost   ‘One thing me and my husband loved about the books was that they are printed on high quality semi matt paper, something which preserves illustrator Maddie Frost’s playful use of texture. We have received… Read More »‘Dynamic images and childish humour’ Lovely review for Mr Gnu from Dilly & the Boo

Praise for FUM from Dilly and the Boo!

Dilly and the Boo loved FUM by Karl Newson and illustrated by Lucy Fleming ‘We read this over and over and it never tired. There are ample opportunities to express you’re inner thespian due to the large collection of characters, most of whom are recognisable from classic fairy tales, and with the amount of detail put into the drawings there is definitely plenty to discuss with your little one.’ Read the full review… Read More »Praise for FUM from Dilly and the Boo!

‘Perfect for sharing’ Wonderful review of FUM from Parents in Touch

We’ve just seen a glowing review for FUM by Karl Newson and illustrated by Lucy Fleming in Parents in Touch ‘The storytelling is really engaging, drawing children in and giving them the joy of recognising familiar figures including Goldilocks, Little Red Riding Hood, the Three Little Pigs and many more. Gorgeous illustrations by Lucy Fleming are a real joy of the book. Perfect for sharing.’ See the full review here… Read More »‘Perfect for sharing’ Wonderful review of FUM from Parents in Touch

More enthusiastic reviews for As Nice as Pie from BizzieBaby

Some of the wonderful comments from the BizzieBaby reviewers and their children who read As Nice as Pie by Gary Sheppard and illustrated by Tim Budgen: ‘I would certainly recommend this book to family and friends and my daughter has taken it to school to show her friends. I give this book full marks!’ ‘Both my children enjoyed this book, good story, good morale tale included and fun to read.’… Read More »More enthusiastic reviews for As Nice as Pie from BizzieBaby

‘We loved this book’ Three fantastic reviews of Stone Underpants on BizzieBaby!

The three BizzieBaby reviewers tested the book out on their children and in all households there was a big thumbs up for Stone Underpants by Rebecca Lisle and illustrated by Richard Watson ‘I would purchase this book and certainly recommend. This book has already become a favourite one in our house and I feel we will have to read it many more times yet.’ ‘I would recommend and friends have… Read More »‘We loved this book’ Three fantastic reviews of Stone Underpants on BizzieBaby!

‘My new favourite!’ Book Monsters goes wild for Mine Mine Mine! Said the Porcupine

A wonderful review for Mine Mine Mine! Said the Porcupine (also on the book list for the Summer Reading Challenge 2017!) by Alex English and illustrated by Emma Levey ‘The writing by Alex English reads so wonderfully. It’s in rhyme and flows like a real classic picture book which almost anyone can confidently read out loud. Full of expression and fun, but with few words so the important message being… Read More »‘My new favourite!’ Book Monsters goes wild for Mine Mine Mine! Said the Porcupine

‘Stone Age picture book fiction that rocks!’ Books-a-Go-Go loves Stone Underpants

A rave review from Books-a-Go-Go for Stone Underpants by Rebecca Lisle and illustrated by Richard Watson ‘You’ll love the way it lends itself to reading aloud and how Rebecca Lisle has used a structure that will encourage children to remember elements of the story and even join in. Needless to say, this is perfect for reading time and time again. There’s a lot of fun to be had here in… Read More »‘Stone Age picture book fiction that rocks!’ Books-a-Go-Go loves Stone Underpants