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Feb 17, 20213 min read

Do what you love - be who you are

We've Got Talent by Hannah Whitty and Paula Bowles What's it about? Olivia the bunny and Sam the rhino are looking forward to the school...

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Picture Book Snob

Feb 15, 20213 min read

We are all made of stars

Stardust by Jeanne Willis and Briony May Smith, Nosy Crow What's it about? A little girl feels constantly in her older sister's shadow....

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Picture Book Snob

Feb 14, 20213 min read

Ella in Paris

Ella by Alex T. Smith What's it about? This clever and original retelling of Cinderella is set in Paris and explores a delightful romance...

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Picture Book Snob

Feb 3, 20214 min read

Take a walk on the wild side

Howl by Kat Patrick and Evie Barrow “It had been one of those days. First of all, the sun was the wrong shape, in a sky that was too...

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BLOG TOUR! Mini Monsters: Can I Be the Best?

Picture Book Snob

Jan 18, 20217 min read

BLOG TOUR! Mini Monsters: Can I Be the Best?

We are thrilled to be the first stop on the blog tour for Mini Monsters: Can I Be The Best? by Caryl Hart and Tony Neal. This brilliant...

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Picture Book Snob

Jan 11, 20213 min read

There are no clichés in this story

There is No Dragon in This Story by Lou Carter and Deborah Allwright, Bloomsbury This is another of our most-treasured books and I'm...

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Picture Book Snob

Dec 31, 20204 min read

How to be your best self

Be More Bernard by Simon Philip and Kate Hindley "I tried to pretend that all was normal, that my dreams didn't matter." Be More Bernard...

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Nov 28, 20202 min read

Meet T. Rex's bigger sister

She Rex by Michelle Robinson and Deborah Allwright "She Rex is a big and burly, multi-coloured dino girly..." Ed won't let his sister...

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There's no end to the things that a princess can do

Picture Book Snob

Nov 18, 20205 min read

There's no end to the things that a princess can do

The Princess and the Shoe by Caryl Hart and Sarah Warburton This is a remarkably clever, interesting and progressive twist on Cinderella...

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Picture Book Snob

Nov 4, 202020 min read

Snuggle up with warm yak hugs

The Littlest Yak by Lu Fraser and Kate Hindley, Simon & Schuster Review + Interview "On the tip of the top of a mountain all snowy, Where...

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