Old Hat

Old Hat – Emily Gravett

Old Hat – Emily Gravett (2017) Harbet had a hat. His Nana had knitted it for him when he was little. Harbet likes his comfy knitted hat, but the others keep jeering at him –ย OLD HAT! OLD HAT!ย No matter what headwear he buys – be it a towering fruit platter Read more…

Cyril and Pat

Cyril and Pat – Emily Gravett

Cyril and Pat – Emily Gravett (2018) This is a cute book with absolutely stunning illustrations! What a talented lady Emily Gravett is! Poor Cyril the squirrel, leading a lonely existence until he finds another ‘squirrel’, Pat. Cyril and Pat have lots of adventures together, but for some reason Cyril Read more…

Sea life

Sea Life – Roger Priddy

Sea Life: Alphaprints – Roger Priddy (2018) Publication Date 31/07/2018 My son wasn’t interested in books until he was 2 years old. I bought all types of children’s books with textures, buttons and big colourful pictures… Nope. Not interested. Not before he was 2 anyway. So imagine my surprise and Read more…

Maternity Leave

Maternity Leave – Julie Halpern

Maternity Leave – Julie Halpern I think any new mother would appreciate this entertaining, relatively accurate (in my experience anyway) portrayal of early motherhood. This story commences when Annie is in labour. She has a little baby boy they callย Sam, and thus begins her journey, day by day through the Read more…