How do you introduce concepts like ratio and relative size to the youngest children in a fun and engaging way? Rossana Bossù, a graphic designer and illustrator/author of children’s books, has done just that with her picture book How Big Is an Elephant?. Bossù compares animals of different sizes
On the morning of February 24th, the world was stunned by news that no human being could ever desire: a war was being waged in the heart of Europe. The Vilnius Book Fair, a beloved annual festival of literature began that very day. Only this year, the festival was imbued with sadness and the premoni
‘“Once upon a time, there was a girl who was called Little Yellow Riding Hood.” “No, Red!” “Oh, right!” Little Red Riding Hood. Her mother called her one day and said, “Listen, Little Green Riding Hood …” “No, Red!” “Oh, right! Red.” Her mother said: Now go to Aunt Hildeg
‘Once upon a time there was a cat. He was a handsome tabby cat, with a head full of mice. Indeed, he thought about mice all day long.’ A cat who spends all his time thinking about mice – surely there’s nothing unusual about that? But this grey tabby has made himself a very ambitious [&hellip
Red Stars was one of the six books chosen for BookTrust’s ‘In Other Words’ programme which ran from 2017 to 2019. This programme invited submissions from around the world and received nominations of over four hundred books. This was one of the six titles purchased by UK publishers, with Pushki
The first thing that strikes me about this new non-fiction picture book from Blue Dot Kids Press is the colours. The cover displays bright circles that remind me of carrying out science experiments with ink and blotting paper, watching the colour creeping up the paper and mingling with other colours
