The Ish Mother

‘A really inspiring story’ The Ish Mother’s super review for The Spacesuit!

The Ish Mother Bec posted a wonderful review for The Spacesuit by Alison Donald with illustrations by Ariel Landy over the weekend: ‘I love that the story starts with Ellie as a little girl learning to sew, making it relatable for children who have dreams and passions of their own. I also really like that there are facts dotted through the story and also at the beginning and end of… Read More »‘A really inspiring story’ The Ish Mother’s super review for The Spacesuit!

‘Very funny story, plenty of action’ The Ish Mother reviews I,Pod

Bec at The Ish Mother has just posted a terrific review for picture book I,Pod by Rebecca Lisle with illustrations by Richard Watson: ‘This is a very funny story, bound to be enjoyed by loves of the prehistoric era. It has plenty of action to keep little ones interested and the illustrations are bright, bold and fun. Look out for the little prehistoric bugs in some of the illustrations, great… Read More »‘Very funny story, plenty of action’ The Ish Mother reviews I,Pod

‘An absolute joy to read aloud’ The Ish Mother gives a big thumbs up for Froggy Day!

Bec at The Ish Mother recently posted a super review for Froggy Day by Heather Pindar with illustrations by Barbara Bakos. In fact this week the weather front in the Maverick office seems to be raining wonderful reviews of Froggy Day!! ‘This book is an absolute joy to read aloud. It’s silly, it’s funny, and it’s packed with brilliant onomatopoeias to get little ones giggling! There’s lots of word play… Read More »‘An absolute joy to read aloud’ The Ish Mother gives a big thumbs up for Froggy Day!

Celebrating difference: The Ish Mother reviews Not Yet a Yeti

The Ish Mother Bec just posted a wonderful review for new picture book Not Yet a Yeti by Lou Treleaven with illustrations by Tony Neal: ‘I really like the narrative structure of this book, which has just enough repetition to keep little ones engaged but not so much that it becomes dull to read for the adult. The pictures are really bright and cheerful, making the ‘terrifying’ yetis not too… Read More »Celebrating difference: The Ish Mother reviews Not Yet a Yeti

‘A really fun book for dino-lovers’ The Ish Mother and Ezra check out The Wondrous Dinosaurium

The Ish Mother and two year old dino-fanatic Ezra recently read and reviewed our new picture book publishing on 28th May, The Wondrous Dinosaurium by John Condon and illustrated by Steve Brown: ‘This is a really fun book for dino-lovers. It combines a funny and fantastical story with facts about dinosaurs, in very readable prose. I loved how Mr Ree’s speech uses rhyme and rhythm to lift the text and… Read More »‘A really fun book for dino-lovers’ The Ish Mother and Ezra check out The Wondrous Dinosaurium

‘Wry humour’ The Ish Mother delights in the gentle message of AdoraBULL!

A great review for AdoraBULL by Alison Donald with illustrations by Alex Willmore has just been posted on The Ish Mother blog: ‘What I enjoyed about this book is the wry humour of it, poking fun at our love of cute animal photos and pointing out the ridiculousness of them.Â I really liked this book (even though I thought Alfred was adorable from the start) and I hope that my… Read More »‘Wry humour’ The Ish Mother delights in the gentle message of AdoraBULL!

‘Light-hearted take on the challenge of sharing’ The Ish Mother recommends Not My Hats!

The Ish Mother has just posted a lovely review for Not My Hats! by Tracy Gunaratnam with illustrations by Alea Marley: ‘I like how this is a really humorous, light-hearted take on the challenge of sharing. So many picture books about toddler ‘issues’ can come across as a bit didactic and overbearing, but this tackles a common problem with humour. It’s really fun to read aloud too, with plenty of… Read More »‘Light-hearted take on the challenge of sharing’ The Ish Mother recommends Not My Hats!

The Ish Mother picture book reviews and giveaway!

The Ish Mother has just posted some lovely reviews for three picture books published at the end of last year: Bears Don’t Eat Egg Sandwiches by Julie Fulton and illustrated by Rachel Suzanne ‘In this clever little story, Jack is just settling down to a lunch of egg sandwiches when a very hungry bear comes to visit. But bears don’t eat egg sandwiches – and this bear has his eye… Read More »The Ish Mother picture book reviews and giveaway!

‘Champions the individual’ The Ish Mother champions Rooster Wore Skinny Jeans!

The Ish Mother posted a wonderful and very thoughtful review of Rooster Wore Skinny Jeans by Jessie Miller and illustrated by Barbara Bakos: ‘This morning I woke up to news that the Archbishop of Canterbury has called on schools and nurseries toÂ allow children to dress up how they choose, regardless of gender stereotypes. … it reminded me of a picture book I had waiting to review.’ ‘I really love the… Read More »‘Champions the individual’ The Ish Mother champions Rooster Wore Skinny Jeans!

‘A really fun story.. it’s one we’ll read over and over’ Some enthusiastic arrr-ing for Pirates in Classroom 3 from The Ish Mother

The Ish Mother and young readers Eleanor and Ezra enjoyed our recent picture book from The New LiBEARian author Alison Donald and illustrated by Ben Whitehouse: ‘It’s a really fun story – a class of young children are one day visited by a pirate searching for treasure and go off on a little adventure with him to find the loot he’s after. I love how, although the main child character… Read More »‘A really fun story.. it’s one we’ll read over and over’ Some enthusiastic arrr-ing for Pirates in Classroom 3 from The Ish Mother