Everything starts with a hole under a cherry tree when a little boy, accompanied by his dog, discovers that his ball didn’t bounce back. What could be hiding there? His curiosity is fired, and he tries to find the answer by asking family members and friends. Everyone seems to have ideas of his own that show the spun of their…

The teeny, weeny blue genie enjoys a peaceful life on the Old Macdonald farm, happily located in an unused teapot at the bottom of a dresser until the farmer rubs the pot. Mr Macdonald enjoys a series of granted wishes: a shiny tractor, a wife and even a baby. However, the genie soon discovers that after each request, the farm…

The “white dog with black spots” – Harry seems content with the neighbourhood apart from the guinea pig pet, who sadly grabs the children’s attention in his home. A novelty factor for the kids, the guinea pig enjoys “special treats” and “lots of belly rubs”. Instinctively, Harry feels rejected and tries to conform to no avail: the ball balancing is…

A family with three children lives in the woods, possibly near a village, faces a visit from a ‘monster’ – a black dog. Pinfold introduces the characters one by one when seeing the black dog outside their house. The author portrays each member of the Hope family on a page not only by text but also by drawing in a…

A boy different from his classmates, his disability makes him talk like a river. “I Talk Like a River” is the debut book of the Canadian poet Jordan Scott, which won the New York Times’ Best Children’s Book of 2020. The boy wakes up and faces the challenges of the day, unable to vocalise the sounds around him – his…

A fable-like tale, “the Wolf the Duck & the Mouse,” takes the reader on an unusual journey. “Oh, woe! said the mouse.”  as he appears in the wolf’s stomach, eaten by the beast. To the mouse’s surprise, the duck sleeps there and is not pleased to find his new visitor. But gradually, the relationship between duck and mouse warms up…