What I read | November / December 2019

What I read in November and December 2019

The Voyage by Robert Vescio and Andrea Edmonds (ek books).  A beautifully illustrated story of fleeing and new beginnings.

What's down there? by Alex Waldron (Ruby Tuesday Books). 

That's my willy by Alex Waldron (Ruby Tuesday books)

The orangutan who sang by Jay Vincent and Stew Wright (meze publishing)

The Early Years Teacher's Book by Leonie Abrahamson (Learning matters an imprint of Sage publications)

Keeping up with Findus by Sven Nordqvist (Hawthorn Press).  Hilarious capers with Findus the cat.

Skip through the seasons by Stella Blackstone and Maria Carluccio (Barefoot books).  Autumn words and pictures, combined with Autumn walks and chats.

This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein (Penguin books).  Changes the way you think too, bringing realisation that we have known about the problem of global heating and climate change for decades now, and have nowhere near done enough...  A book that everyone should read.  I'll be on the look out for Naomi Klein's latest "On fire, the burning case for a green new deal"

Banana! by Ed Vere (from the library).  Brilliant tale of really wanting that banana...

Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper (picture corgi books).  Squirrel, cat and duck fighting over who's going to stir the soup.  Friendship wins over in the end.

Earth shattering events (Cicada books).  This lovely hardback takes an illustrated look at volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis and other natural events.  Brilliant for inquisitive young children.

Gut Garden (Cicada books).  A fantastic look at our insides and the microbes that reside there, beautifully illustrated and explained for young children.

Jackson Superhero - Jackson's solution to pollution (Untold books).  An island plastic clean-up, saving the home of all the sea creatures.  A great introduction to why we should think about what we consume, and the consequences.

Aaaarrgghh! Spider! (Egmont, my own copy).  A classic brilliant rhyming tale.

Verti-goat by Austin Mackle (@austinbooks.uk).  Vertigoat overcomes his fears.

Postpixie Missing in Action by Gillian Seale.  Written as an illustrated story form of a memory box for families who are living with terminal illness. (@tailoredyarn)

The Fabulous Lost and Found by Mark Pallis and illustrated by Peter Baynton.  One of a series of "story-powered language learning" books.  

Kipper's book of weather by Mick Inkpen and Maisie goes to the library by Lucy Cousins

The Ferocious Chocolate Wolf by Lizzie Finlay (Five Quills books, @5Quills_kids)

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