Julia Eccleshare's choice + Children and teenagers | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/books/series/julia-eccleshares-choice+booksforchildrenandteenagers Latest news and features from theguardian.com, the world's leading liberal voice en-gb Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2014 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 22:17:25 GMT 2014-07-23T22:17:25Z en-gb Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2014 The Guardian http://assets.guim.co.uk/images/guardian-logo-rss.c45beb1bafa34b347ac333af2e6fe23f.png http://www.theguardian.com The best children's books for Easter http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/19/best-children-s-books-easter-julia-eccleshare From animal adventures to architecture, clever cats to giraffe hats, Julia Eccleshare rounds up the best illustrated stories<p><strong>Shh! We Have a Plan </strong><br /><em>by Chris Haughton 32pp, Walker, &pound;11.99</em><br />Pleasingly spare and simple in design and storyline and ending with a good joke, this is a perfectly executed picture book. Creeping silently through &nbsp;the woods, four hunters set out to catch a bird. The oldest three have a plan a plan that depends on silence. But the littlest hunter just wants to make friends ... Chris Haughton pays tribute to Tomi Ungerer's classic <em>The Three Robbers</em> in&nbsp;using only muted blues and blacks while the hunt is on, before bursting into colour as the joke unfolds. (3+)</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/19/best-children-s-books-easter-julia-eccleshare">Continue reading...</a> Picture books Children and teenagers Books Culture Illustration Sat, 19 Apr 2014 07:30:00 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/19/best-children-s-books-easter-julia-eccleshare Illustrations Copyright © 2014 Chris Haughton/PR Pleasingly spare design Chris Haughton's Shh! We Have a Plan. Photograph: Illustrations Copyright © 2014 Chris Haughton Illustrations Copyright © 2014 Chris Haughton/PR Pleasingly spare design Chris Haughton's Shh! We Have a Plan. Photograph: Illustrations Copyright © 2014 Chris Haughton Julia Eccleshare 2014-04-19T07:30:00Z Julia Eccleshare reviews children's picture books http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/aug/14/julia-eccleshare-childrens-books-reviews The Further Adventures of the Owl and the Pussy-cat by Julia Donaldson and Charlotte Voake, Silver Buttons by Bob Graham, The Day the Crayons Quit by Oliver Jeffers and Drew Daywalt and Little Mouse's Big Book of Beasts by Emily Gravett<p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/data/book/unclassified/9780141332888/the-further-adventures-of-the-owl-and-the-pussycat" title=""><strong>The Further Adventures of the&nbsp;Owl and the Pussy-cat</strong></a><strong> </strong><br />by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Charlotte Voake (Puffin, &pound;10.99)</p><p>For well over 100 years, the Owl and the Pussy-cat have been dancing hand in hand on the edge of the sand by the light of the moon, the moon. But now at last they are off on a new adventure, shaped by Julia Donaldson, although very much in the manner of Edward Lear's original. Here the bong-trees provide poor shelter and the ring bought from the pig for one shilling is&nbsp;unceremoniously stolen from the newlyweds by a passing crow as they sleep off the wedding.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/aug/14/julia-eccleshare-childrens-books-reviews">Continue reading...</a> Children and teenagers Books Culture Children's books: 7 and under Thu, 15 Aug 2013 13:17:00 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/aug/14/julia-eccleshare-childrens-books-reviews PR Stuff and nonsense a detail from The Further Adv entures of the Owl and the Pussy-cat, illustrated by cccccccc PR Stuff and nonsense an illustration by Charlotte Voake from Julia Donaldson's <em>The Further Adventures of the Owl and the Pussy-cat</em> PR Stuff and nonsense a detail from The Further Adv entures of the Owl and the Pussy-cat, illustrated by cccccccc PR Stuff and nonsense an illustration by Charlotte Voake from Julia Donaldson's <em>The Further Adventures of the Owl and the Pussy-cat</em> Julia Eccleshare 2013-08-15T13:17:00Z Julia Eccleshare on summer reading for kids http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jul/20/julia-eccleshare-summer-reading-kids From naughty dragons to the pain of leaving home Julia&nbsp;Eccleshare's choice of books for children this summer <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jul/20/julia-eccleshare-summer-reading-kids">Continue reading...</a> Children and teenagers Children's books: 7 and under Children's books: 8-12 years Summer reading Anne Fine Books Sat, 20 Jul 2013 09:29:00 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jul/20/julia-eccleshare-summer-reading-kids Sally Pomme Clayton Illustration from Persephone. Photograph: Sally Pomme Clayton Sally Pomme Clayton Illustration from Persephone. Photograph: Sally Pomme Clayton Julia Eccleshare 2013-07-20T09:29:00Z Christmas gifts 2012: the best children's books http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/nov/30/christmas-gifts-2012-best-childrens-books Julia Eccleshare picks titles to inform and enchant<p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/data/book/unclassified/9781406343939/this-is-not-my-hat" title=""><strong>This Is Not My Hat</strong></a> by Jon Klassen (Walker, &pound;11.99)<br />A sequel to the bestselling <em>I Want My Hat Back</em>, this is as funny and minimalist as its predecessor. The audacious little fish who steals a hat from a much bigger fish is sure he'll get away with it readers know better. Any darkness in the subject is more than compensated for by the lightness of the storytelling. (3+)</p><p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/data/book/unclassified/9781406339826/rosies-magic-horse" title=""><strong>Rosie's Magic Horse</strong></a> by Russell Hoban, illustrated by Quentin Blake (Walker, &pound;12.99)<br />What use are ice-lolly sticks when all the lovely sweetness has melted? No use! That's what most sticks think, but luckily, one of the sticks collected by Rosie has a more positive spin on the future: he dreams of a wonderful new life in which he becomes a horse. Russell Hoban's enchanting story sets Quentin Blake's prancing lolly-stick horses galloping across cities and jungles and over oceans and deserts on a quest for pirate gold. (3+)</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/nov/30/christmas-gifts-2012-best-childrens-books">Continue reading...</a> Best books of 2012 Children and teenagers Books Culture Best books Best books of the year Russell Hoban Carol Ann Duffy Quentin Blake Emily Gravett Children's books: 8-12 years Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:49:01 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/nov/30/christmas-gifts-2012-best-childrens-books PR Top that <em>This Is Not My Hat</em> by Jon Klassen PR Top that <em>This Is Not My Hat</em> by Jon Klassen Julia Eccleshare 2012-11-30T22:49:01Z Picture book roundup - reviews http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/aug/24/picture-book-roundup-reviews Tug of War by John Burningham, Toys in Space by Mini Grey and This Moose Belongs to Me by Oliver Jeffers<p><strong>Tug of War</strong> by John Burningham (Cape, &pound;10.99). Age: 4+ <br />Clever Hare! Having been mercilessly bullied by both Elephant and Hippopotamus, he hatches a plan to get his own back. Hare challenges each of his foes to a tug of war. Of course, each thinks they can easily out-pull feeble Hare, whom they regularly abuse and torment on account of his long floppy ears, twitching whiskers and inability to do anything but hop about. But Hare knows a trick or two.</p><p>Handing one end of the rope to Elephant and the other to Hippopotamus he sets up the tug of war. Through a long day, twilight, sunset and a long night, Elephant and Hippopotamus keep on pulling. Each believes he is pulling against Hare, and goaded by his whisperings, neither will give in. Pulling towards each other along the rope, the two eventually come face to face, by which time Hare has hopped to safety.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/aug/24/picture-book-roundup-reviews">Continue reading...</a> Picture books Children and teenagers Books Culture Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:55:07 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/aug/24/picture-book-roundup-reviews PR Detail from an illustration by John Burningham's <em>Tug of War</em> PR Detail from an illustration by John Burningham's <em>Tug of War</em> Julia Eccleshare 2012-08-24T21:55:07Z Books for giving: children's fiction and picture books http://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/dec/02/best-books-of-2011-booksforchildrenandteenagers The pick of a bumper crop, with magical monkeys, rivers, cities and robots<p><strong>Freight Train</strong>, by Donald Crews (Phoenix Yard, &pound;10.99). Age: 2+<br />You don't have to like trains to love this simple and witty book. Trundling down the track goes a typical freight train, made beautiful by its bright colours, from the red guard's van through to the black tender and steam engine. Bold and clear, the colours stand out, until the train gathers speed and they are all whirled together as it hurtles through tunnels, over bridges, through night and day until, as trains do, it disappears. Nothing is said, nothing needs to be said; it's just a very satisfying experience. And a good introduction to colours, too.</p><p><strong>Again! </strong>by Emily Gravett (Macmillan, &pound;10.99). Age: 3+<br />Everyone knows that the best bedtime stories can be read again and again and again That's certainly what the baby dragon thinks. One reading of a story is never enough. Nor are two, three or even four. But adult patience is less enduring and when it's dragon patience that's being tested the results can be inflammatory! Prizewinning Emily Gravett has a rare gift for simple jokes and the surprise ending will delight all.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/dec/02/best-books-of-2011-booksforchildrenandteenagers">Continue reading...</a> Best books of 2011 Children and teenagers Books Culture Best books Best books of the year Emily Gravett Picture books Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:55:01 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/dec/02/best-books-of-2011-booksforchildrenandteenagers PR Moving colour an illustration from Freight Train by Donald Crews PR Moving colour an illustration from Freight Train by Donald Crews Julia Eccleshare 2011-12-02T22:55:01Z Summer books for children reviews http://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/jul/15/children-fiction-julia-eccleshare-reviews The best new&nbsp;summer&nbsp;reads, from Traction Man to the Rhyming Rabbit<p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/data/book/unclassified/9780230741034/the-rhyming-rabbit"><strong>The Rhyming Rabbit</strong>, by Julia Donaldson,</a> illustrated by Lydia Monks (Macmillan, &pound;10.99). Age: 3+</p><p>Julia Donaldson, the newly appointed children's laureate, may be best known for <em>The Gruffalo</em>, but her huge output contains a great many other gems besides. Although <em>The Rhyming Rabbit</em> lacks the brilliant simplicity of <em>The Gruffalo</em>, the tale of a rabbit who can't stop making up verses much to the irritation of everyone, until she finds a sheep with an equally poetic turn of mind has a delightful dottiness which is just as captivating. The addition of glitter-encrusted illustrations by Lydia Monks makes it pretty, too.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/jul/15/children-fiction-julia-eccleshare-reviews">Continue reading...</a> Children and teenagers Books Culture Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:54:00 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/jul/15/children-fiction-julia-eccleshare-reviews Julia Eccleshare 2011-07-15T22:54:00Z Guji-Guji, by Chih-Yuan Chen review http://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/mar/26/guji-chih-yuan-chen-review Julia Eccleshare's picturebook choice<p>This book is propelled by warm-hearted humour rather than the pathos of Hans Christian Andersen's more familiar Ugly Duckling. A &quot;crockduck&quot; an unlikely addition to the duck's brood is thought delightful for his differences and the special qualities they give him; although the mother duck loves all her babes she loves him especially.</p><p>As a result, and in keeping with the philosophy of modern parenting, the crockduck relishes his role and makes the most of it, especially when some evil crocs appear with a dark and dangerous plot in mind. Award-winning illustrator Chih-Yuan Chen turns being different into a positive experience. Age: 3+</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/mar/26/guji-chih-yuan-chen-review">Continue reading...</a> Children's books: 7 and under Children and teenagers Books Culture Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:05:00 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/mar/26/guji-chih-yuan-chen-review Julia Eccleshare 2011-03-26T00:05:00Z Favourite books for Christmas review http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/dec/11/childrens-books-present-review-roundup Julia Eccleshare chooses perfect presents for all ages<p><strong>The Puffin Mother Goose Treasury</strong>, by Raymond Briggs (Puffin, &pound;14.99). Age 0+</p><p>Conceived as the biggest colour-illustrated <em>Mother Goose</em> ever, this abridged version of Raymond Briggs' classic title is a must-have for every home with a baby in it. British to its core, it is a vast source of all those half-forgotten rhymes for counting, patting, jiggling and soothing babies and toddlers.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/dec/11/childrens-books-present-review-roundup">Continue reading...</a> Best books of the year Children and teenagers Books Culture Children's books: 7 and under Children's books: 8-12 years Teen books Sat, 11 Dec 2010 00:06:01 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/dec/11/childrens-books-present-review-roundup PR Detail of a cut-out from The Gift, by Carol Ann Duffy and Rob Ryan Julia Eccleshare 2010-12-11T00:06:01Z Iris and Isaac by Catherine Rayner | Book review http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/oct/02/iris-isaac-cartherine-rayner-childrens <p>Catherine Rayner's soft line but boldly conceived animals have already won her well-deserved praise for her previous titles, <em>Augustus and His Smile </em>and <em>Harris Finds His Feet</em>. Here two polar bears, Iris and Isaac, are equally delightful and the warm-hearted story about the breaking and remaking of friendship, with its underlying message about the importance of sharing, is gently and humorously conveyed. Rayner's distinction is her exceptional ability to convey both character and landscape with the minimum of detail: polar bears sulk and then reunite across hugely atmospheric blue-green wintery spreads, conveying both warmth and cold in a single moment.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/oct/02/iris-isaac-cartherine-rayner-childrens">Continue reading...</a> Children and teenagers Books Culture Children's books: 7 and under Fri, 01 Oct 2010 23:06:19 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/oct/02/iris-isaac-cartherine-rayner-childrens Julia Eccleshare 2010-10-01T23:06:19Z Summer reading for children http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/jul/30/booksforchildrenandteenagers Julia Eccleshare suggests fiction for&nbsp;all&nbsp;ages<p><strong>Cave Baby</strong>, by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Emily Gravett (Macmillan, &pound;10.99). Age: 2+</p><p>An exuberant, rhyming text matched by equally lively illustrations makes this a romp of a bedtime story. Having wrecked the walls of his own cave by scribbling on them, the cheeky Cave Baby is threatened by his father with being fed to the big brown bear by the hairy mammoth, so when the hairy mammoth appears, Cave Baby fears the worst. Luckily, the hairy mammoth has other ideas about how to tame the wild baby via a happy moonlit interlude.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/jul/30/booksforchildrenandteenagers">Continue reading...</a> Children and teenagers Books Culture Children's books: 7 and under Children's books: 8-12 years Teen books Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:35:35 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/jul/30/booksforchildrenandteenagers PR Dog days . . . Harrys love for Hopper is absolute. Illustration by Freya Blackwood PR Dog days . . . Harry's love for Hopper is absolute. Illustration by Freya Blackwood Julia Eccleshare 2010-07-31T08:35:35Z The Guardian children's fiction prize 2010 http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/may/29/guardian-childrens-fiction-prize Julia Eccleshare introduces the longlisted books<p>The 2010 Guardian children's fiction prize celebrates eight wonderful books for children who love magic, mystery, wonder, adventure, doing the impossible and understanding the past. They show the power of story to propel children into other lives and other times; to be brave and kind; to dream and wonder. Perfectly pitched, they see how things may look from a child's point of view and, in doing so, show exactly why reading is such a pleasure.</p><p><strong>Prisoner of the Inquisition</strong>, by Theresa Breslin (Doubleday, &pound;12.99). Age: 12+<br />Wealthy Zarita has enjoyed a cosseted existence as a magistrate's daughter; Saulo's life has been dogged by persecution, danger and poverty. An unlucky accident causes their paths to cross as the officers of the Inquisition arrive in their small town. Zarita struggles to survive the brutality and trickery of the Inquisitors while observing the courtly intrigue of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand, while Saulo, sentenced to work as a galley slave, faces shipwreck and pirates before encountering Christopher Columbus. Large in its scope and rich in its sense of history, this is a thrilling story deftly told.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/may/29/guardian-childrens-fiction-prize">Continue reading...</a> Guardian children's fiction prize Children and teenagers Books Culture Hay festival Children's books: 8-12 years Teen books Guardian children's fiction prize 2010 Fri, 28 May 2010 23:06:47 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/may/29/guardian-childrens-fiction-prize Martin Argles Readers at the Guardian Hay festival, 2009. Photograph: Martin Argles Martin Argles Readers at the Guardian Hay festival, 2009. Photograph: Martin Argles Julia Eccleshare 2010-05-28T23:06:47Z Children's picture book roundup http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/may/01/children-horacek-dubosarsky-oakley-review Julia Eccleshare's choice, with Petr Horácek, Ursula Dubosarsky and Graham Oakley<p><strong>The Fly</strong>, by Petr Hor&aacute;cek (Walker, &pound;10.99). Age: 3+</p><p>Here's what it might feel like to be a house fly, as it desperately tries to avoid the dreaded swat. While it's hard not to sympathise with the fly, whose bewildered sense of persecution is neatly captured in the spare text, the illustrations wittily give away enough of the fly's habits to show exactly why we think of it as we do. The very real fear of the fly-swat is made tangible through a neat but deadly flap and the fly's final plea as the book closes is an excellent joke to end on.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/may/01/children-horacek-dubosarsky-oakley-review">Continue reading...</a> Children and teenagers Books Culture Children's books: 7 and under Picture books Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:12:56 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/may/01/children-horacek-dubosarsky-oakley-review Julia Eccleshare 2010-04-30T23:12:56Z Children's picture book roundup http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/apr/03/children-picturebooks-ahlberg-gravett-jeffers Julia Eccleshare's choice, with Allan Ahlberg, Quentin Blake, Emily Gravett, Chris Wormell and Oliver Jeffers<p><strong>Baby Sleeps Buggy Book</strong>, by Janet and Allan Ahlberg (Puffin, &pound;4.99). Age: 1+</p><p>A tiny, baby's hand-sized piece of perfection, <em>Baby Sleeps</em> takes a few key moments from the Ahlbergs' classic <em>The Baby's Catalogue</em> to create a warm and reassuring illustrated overview of a baby's day. From &quot;Baby wakes&quot; to &quot;Baby sleeps&quot;, there's climbing, bouncing, thinking, hiding, splashing and crying. Janet Ahlberg's benign view of babies is captured in wonderfully soft, pastel colours, making the baby's busy day calm and soothing, despite the non-stop activity.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/apr/03/children-picturebooks-ahlberg-gravett-jeffers">Continue reading...</a> Children and teenagers Books Culture Children's books: 7 and under Picture books Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:05:10 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/apr/03/children-picturebooks-ahlberg-gravett-jeffers PR Only the lonely . . . detail of an illustration from The Heart and the Bottle by Oliver Jeffers PR Only the lonely . . . detail of The Heart and the Bottle by Oliver Jeffers Julia Eccleshare 2010-04-02T23:05:10Z Christmas choice of children's books | Book reviews http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/dec/12/childrens-books-christmas-review-roundup <p><strong>Who Wants to Be a Poodle I Don't</strong>, by Lauren Child (Puffin, &pound;10.99). Age: 4+</p><p>A pampered poodle's determination to escape the confines of her sheltered life to become a <em>real</em> dog is brilliantly captured in Lauren Child's clever words and finely matched pictures. Shaped by her anxious owner, Trixie Twinkle Toes's life is devoid of risk or danger or even untidiness. But she longs to catch sticks, roll in the mud and, above all, to step in puddles! Influenced by the Performing Poodle Sisters, who show her how daring, dazzling and dangerous a poodle can be, Trixie Twinkle Toes gets a grip, jumps in a puddle, rescues a dog and finds liberation as a new life of wind and rain unfolds before her. A hymn to freedom: for dogs read children.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/dec/12/childrens-books-christmas-review-roundup">Continue reading...</a> Children and teenagers Books Culture Children's books: 7 and under Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:07:35 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/dec/12/childrens-books-christmas-review-roundup Alan Lee From Shapeshifters by Adrian Mitchell, illustated by Alan Lee Alan Lee Illustration from Shapeshifters Photograph: Alan Lee Julia Eccleshare 2009-12-12T00:07:35Z Julia Eccleshare's picturebook choice | Book reviews http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/nov/21/julia-eccleshare-childrens-book-choice Julia Eccleshare's picturebook choice<p><strong>Jim</strong>, by Hilaire Belloc and Mini Grey (Cape, &pound;12.99). Age: 4+</p><p>It may not be wise to draw attention to Hillaire Belloc's Jim &quot;who ran away from his Nurse and was eaten by a LION&quot; since today's parents seem to be quite anxious enough already. But for those who won't use it as another reason to keep children indoors, this, like all Belloc's cautionary tales, is a deliciously terrifying story. Jim has everything a boy could desire his parents give him cakes and chocolate, they give him a trike to ride, they read him stories and they even send him off to the zoo accompanied by his nurse . . . But Jim's special foible is running away whenever he is able. When nurse is distracted by a suitor, Jim is off and the end is fateful. Mini Grey's dramatic paper-folding illustrations add an extra dimension to Belloc's original. Her fold-out plan of the zoo, complete with warnings and comments, is witty and charming while also standing as an incisive warning about a world in which health and safety has become a make-believe all of its own.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/nov/21/julia-eccleshare-childrens-book-choice">Continue reading...</a> Children and teenagers Books Culture Children's books: 7 and under Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:05:04 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/nov/21/julia-eccleshare-childrens-book-choice PR Ernest the moose, with his friend the chipmunk, from Catherine Rayner's picturebook PR Ernest the moose, with his friend the chipmunk, from Catherine Rayner's picturebook Julia Eccleshare 2009-11-21T00:05:04Z Eeeek, Mouse! by Lydia Monks | Picture book review http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/sep/19/eeeek-mouse-lydia-monks-review <p>Spiders were given a witty makeover by Lydia Monks in Aaaarrgghh, Spider!, and here she does the same for mice. For different reasons, Minnie and the cat both love the little mouse who appears in their house, and both want to save it from Daddy's cunning trap. Having set up a bell that rings when the mouse enters the trap, Minnie frees the tiny captive and rehouses it, then does the same for the other members of the family who follow it one by one. Now all she has to do is keep them safe from the cat ... There are loads of visual jokes to delight mouse lovers and haters alike.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/sep/19/eeeek-mouse-lydia-monks-review">Continue reading...</a> Children and teenagers Books Culture Children's books: 7 and under Picture books Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:01:00 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/sep/19/eeeek-mouse-lydia-monks-review Julia Eccleshare 2009-09-18T23:01:00Z Not Last Night But the Night Before by Colin McNaughton | Picture book choice http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/sep/19/not-last-night-night-before <p>Fairy stories come alive as one after another familiar characters knock on a little boy's door. There's a slim and elegant man in the moon, three little pigs pursued by a wolf, Little Bo Peep and a small herd of sheep, Goldilocks, Miss Muffet and even three blind mice. At first excited by the new arrivals, with each knock the boy becomes more wary as the guests dash into the house, bowling him over. But it turns out that they've come for a purpose, and all is revealed in an exuberant final spread. The rhyming text is satisfyingly bouncy, and Emma Chichester Clark's illustrations inject great energy into the story.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/sep/19/not-last-night-night-before">Continue reading...</a> Children and teenagers Books Culture Children's books: 7 and under Picture books Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:01:00 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/sep/19/not-last-night-night-before Julia Eccleshare 2009-09-18T23:01:00Z The Rabbit Problem by Emily Gravett | Picture book review http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/sep/19/rabbit-problem-emily-gravett-review <p>This deliciously funny book follows what happens when Lonely Rabbit of Fibonacci's Field sends out an invitation one January day for other rabbits to join her. Two cold bunnies - Lonely and Chalk - snuggle up together, with the result that by March there's a pair of baby rabbits. By May there are five pairs, by July 13 pairs and by October there are 55. The final pop-up spread shows exactly what is meant by a rabbit problem. The simple calendar page provides a perfect background on which to sketch out extra information about rabbit feeding, carrot counting, over-fed bunnies and much more.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/sep/19/rabbit-problem-emily-gravett-review">Continue reading...</a> Children and teenagers Books Culture Children's books: 7 and under Emily Gravett Picture books Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:01:00 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/sep/19/rabbit-problem-emily-gravett-review Julia Eccleshare 2009-09-18T23:01:00Z Review: Big Bad Bun by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/jun/27/big-bad-bun-willis-ross <p>Roll into one all the things that are seen as bad behaviour, and Fluff, or Big Bad Bun as he becomes, does them all. From joining the Hell Bunnies and dying his tail to piercing his ears and crashing his bike, Fluff is a typical tearaway. Or is he? As the joke of the story warns, pushy parents should take heed that there are worse things than a bad school report. And they might also remember never to believe absolutely what their children tell them.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/jun/27/big-bad-bun-willis-ross">Continue reading...</a> Children and teenagers Books Culture Children's books: 7 and under Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:01:00 GMT http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/jun/27/big-bad-bun-willis-ross Julia Eccleshare 2009-06-26T23:01:00Z
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