Tag: books
Noisy Neighbours by Ruth Green
If you’re a BG regular you’ll know that we adore the work of artist Ruth Green. Her retro-styled prints of flora and fauna are simply gorgeous and now she’s created a beautiful book, Noisy Neighbours. It’s not being published until the 28th March, but I just had to give you the heads up as I [...]
Little Scout – shop for boys
I must admit to being slightly baffled by the concept behind new online shop Little Scout, which only stocks ‘toys for boys’ – think robots, planes and pirates. To me, this seems like a bit of an outdated idea – many little girls I know enjoy playing with trains and cars as much as my [...]
Have You Ever Seen a Smack of Jellyfish? An Alphabet Book
I’ve been a fan of Sarah Asper-Smith’s work since I featured her gorgeous greeting cards back in 2009. So I was really excited to discover she had produced a book, Have You Ever Seen a Smack of Jellyfish? featuring her fabulously quirky illustrations. Not only beautiful on the bookshelf, but a great educational tool as [...]
There’s Going to be a Baby
Here’s one for our very own Kat, or indeed any of you second or third time mamas-to-be out there, who have to explain a new arrival to a small person. Published by Walker Books, There’s Going to be a Baby is a gentle introduction to the idea of a sibling and brings together two big [...]
I’d Chew Yew! by Lisa Jones
I’m a big fan of illustrator Lisa Jones and off-beat publishers Silver Jungle (aka Joanna Skipwith), so it’s no surprise that I love, love, love their second collaboration, a cute-as-a-button book called I’d Chew Yew!, £5.99. Populated with Lisa’s distinctive animal drawings, accompanied by Joanna’s catchy poems, it makes a great gift for toddlers and [...]
Postcards from Puffin
If you’re on the hunt for some interesting, affordable art for your child’s room, look no further. I collect Penguin Classics, so was ecstatic when a friend bought me Postcards from Penguin – a box of 100 cards depicting the distinctive book covers. This year, it’s the turn of the children’s division – say hello [...]
New DwellStudio books
I’m a massive fan of DwellStudio’s children’s books – the simple graphics are clean, chic and stylish and they seem to really appeal to little ones – Alfie still loves pointing out the fruit in Eat. Next week, they publish three new titles and I’ve had a sneak preview. Kitty in Squares features a sweet [...]
Counting Birds by Alice Melvin
Spring has sprung and it would seem I have a budding ornithologist who endlessly pesters me for the names of birds (I tried saying Dave and was met with a stony expression). It is no surprise then that her favourite book of the moment is Counting Birds by Alice Melvin. We have featured the Edinburgh [...]
