How to Find Gold by Viviane Schwarz
It’s time for an adventure! Join Anna and her friend, Crocodile, on their hunt
for gold. It won’t be easy though; they have to master secret-keeping faces,
prove they’re strong enough to carry the gold, and finally, draw a world map
with an X that marks the spot. Setting sail in their boat they could discover
anything! From the award-winning author-illustrator of There are Cats in This Book, Viviane Schwarz, comes a wonderful
tale about friendship and imaginative play bound to inspire kids to create
their own thrill-seeking missions at home.
When Isabel’s friend, Simon, moves away
forever she becomes sad and angry, deciding it would be best if she remained on
her own… well not completely, she had a parrot on her head. The pair spend their
time creating a system where she organizes all sorts of things into boxes,
including wolves! When Isabel encounters a new problem, she makes an unlikely
friend who just so happens to have a solution for her. A quirky book about the
endless possibilities of imaginative play, making new friends and the hardships
of moving house, Hirst really taps into the range of emotions young children
feel. 
We can take so many
different modes of transport when we travel and this picture book is filled with
every one you can imagine; from car to plane, by horse-back or sailing by boat.
There’s even ways we wish we could desperately travel by, like floating through
the skies on a cloud, or maybe hugging the back of a polar bear as you race
through the Artic! But none the less, ‘the bus is the best; the best is the bus
because the bus is for us!’ With plenty of rhyming, poetic fun this book helps
to showcase to children the importance of buses in our lives and how much we
should appreciate them.
This small dog is fed.up. He
has the MOST embarrassing owner ever!
He gets fluffed, shampooed, and spritz in smelly perfumes, is fed heart-shaped
Mini Puppy Treats, and worst of all he gets called the most mortifying
nicknames! He’s had enough and demands to his owner – don’t call me Choochie
Pooh! He just wants to do proper dog things, like chasing sticks, jumping in
puddles and playing with the big dogs in the park. A beautiful message about
making new friends and finding the ones to accept you for who you really are. Perfect
for fellow dog-lovers and those little children who just want to play with the
‘big kids’! Laugh-out-loud text by Sean Taylor paired with vibrant, expressive
illustration by Kate Hindley.
Alan is the biggest, scariest alligator in the whole jungle, famous for his sharp,
shiny teeth and razor-like nails he loves to spend his day snapping at all the
other animals. However Alan has a huge secret that no one knows about – he has
false teeth! One day his teeth go missing, how on earth is he meant to be scary
now, what will he do? Alan is so upset when all the other animals laugh at him
that he cries, but they agree he can have his teeth back as long as he stops
scaring everyone. A comedic tale about friendship and finding your true self,
Jarvis really delivers on an intriguing story and fun images to go along.
Spot the difference and draw Alan some new teeth and watch the animated trailer here.
Happy half term!
Happy half term!
