• Grandparents Day UK 2024 Book List Recommendation

    With Grandparent’s Day in the UK coming this Sunday, 6th October, here is a list of 5 picture books that will bring inspiration as we celebrate these important relationships. 1.“Joy,” by Corinne Averiss and illustrated by Isabelle Follath, is the story of a little girl named Fern who is searching for joy to bring back to her Nanna’s life. Will…

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  • Ferdie and the Falling Leaves

    Little Ferdie (a fox) worries when the leaves of his favourite tree fall until it changes with a ‘new costume’ that amazes him. Ferdie is so little that he presumably experiences autumn for the first time and inevitably worries about the change in nature. Even reassured by his mum that the tree is not ill, but it’s only autumn, he…

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  • We’re Going Places

    Mick Jackson and John Broadley’s second collaboration, after “While You’re Sleeping,” explores the journeys we take and observe in our lives. From birth to old age, we participate in trips to become who we are, and Mick Jackson looks into their variety: street strolls, journeys in a rush, exciting expeditions, and the ones we didn’t want to arrive at. Apart…

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  • The Table That Run Away to the Woods

    A wooden table that ‘manages’ to link secretly History and Art. The fable-like story shows the journey of a table from one home to another. “The Table That Ran Away to the Woods” follows the author’s table, which slips in pairs of his and his wife’s shoes—the illustrator Franciszka Themerson. Leaving the urban environment, the table reaches nature, where, feeling…

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  • Madame Pamplemousse and the Enchanted Sweet Shop

    The owners of two famous shops in Paris, Madame Bonbon and Madame Pamplemousse, want Madeleine for very different reasons. Madeleine, adopted by the Cornichons, moves to the city and settles well in school before the arrival of the Mirrable. The Mirrable’s bullying makes Madeleine anxious and lonely. As a form of escapism, she tries Madam Bonbon, the mood-changing speciality of…

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  • A Pocketful of Stars

    It is a challenging time for 13-year-old Safiya, who manages to grow up. Safiya lives in a small town in England, mostly with her father, who has taken custody of her since the divorce. There is a sense of closeness between them, as Safiya can be herself and valued for her gaming interests compared to her mother, who wishes something…

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