“It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own.” (Arthur Conan Doyle). Here you’ll find my thoughts on what books would be perfect for your home library and why.
Hans Christian Andersen was born in Odense, Denmark on 2 April of 1805, and for over two centuries now adults and children have been falling under the spell of his […]
“Hans Christian Andersen” an illustrated biography of Denmark’s most famous storyteller Read More »
When my child was an energetic toddler, not in the least interested in any reads I offered, books by Oliver Jeffers would stop him in his tracks and make him
“Once Upon an Alphabet”: quirky short stories that teach without preaching Read More »
The idea of “Take Away the A” is this: subtract a single letter from a word and watch it transform into a new word, then indulge in the unlikely pair
“Take Away the A”: unique wordplay to entertain your linguistic wit Read More »
This “Working Alphabet” is a linguistically witty and visually stunning delight. You would expect no less from its great Russian creators – the 1987 Nobel prize laureate Joseph Brodsky (1940-1996)
The “Working Alphabet”: a linguistic and visual delight from celebrated Russian creators Read More »
Animalia – the creation of Graeme Base’s genius – is infinitely more than just an ABC book. It was included in the 1987 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Picture