Kick-off the new year right with one of our top picks of the month below!
I
Talk Like a River
by
Jordan Scott and illustrated by Sydney Smith
A New York Times Best Children's Book of the Year
I wake up each morning with the sounds of words all around me.
And I can't say them all . . .
When a boy who stutters feels isolated, alone, and incapable of communicating in the way he'd like, it takes a kindly father and a walk by the river to help him find his voice. Compassionate parents everywhere will instantly recognize a father's ability to reconnect a child with the world around him.
Poet Jordan Scott writes movingly in this powerful and ultimately uplifting book, based on his own experience, and masterfully illustrated by Greenaway Medalist Sydney Smith. A book for any child who feels lost, lonely, or unable to fit in.
"I wish I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott & Sydney Smith existed when I was a kid. It refines perceptions about stammering & germinates dignity. Recommended to all who live with disfluency" - David Mitchell, Author
Let's
Play Monsters!
by Lucy Cousins
Come
on everybody, Gabriel wants to PLAY! You be a monster, and he'll run away...
Gabriel is being chased by terrible monsters with sharp pointy teeth, spikes on their back, and smelly feet! But it's all right, they can't catch him ... or can they? Let's play monsters!
This brilliant and hilarious picture book is now out in paperback!
Over
the Shop
by
JonArno Lawson and illustrated by Qin Leng
A
lonely little girl and her grandparent need to fill the run-down apartment in
their building. But taking over the rooms above their shop will mean major
renovations for the new occupants, and none of the potential renters can
envision the possibilities of the space – until one special couple shows up.
With their ingenuity, the little girl’s big heart, and heaps of hard work, the
desperate fixer-upper begins to change in lovely and surprising ways.
Would
You Like a Banana?
by
Yasmeen Ismail
Gorilla is hungry but there
is absolutely no way he’s going to eat a banana. Not even a teeny taste. Not
with some bread or standing on his head. Even if you eat one too, which is
something you might do.
"This charming, Dr Seuss-esque book was fun with the time-honoured strategy for getting toddlers to try new foods."- The Financial Times
Now out in paperback!
Love
From Alfie McPoonst, The Best Dog Ever
by
Dawn McNiff and illustrated by Patricia Metola
When Alfie the dog dies, he sends his owner Izzy letters in the post from his new address: The Nicest Cloud, Dog Heaven, The Sky. He wants her to know that he misses her – so much! – but his new home in heaven is BRILLIANT. There are postmen to chase, angels to tickle his tummy, and he never even has to take a bath! Can his letters comfort Izzy, who is feeling lost without him?
Now out in paperback!
I Am
a Bird
by
Hope Lim and illustrated by Hyewon Yum
I Am
a Bird
by
Hope Lim and illustrated by Hyewon Yum
I am a bird. Ca-Caw!
Ca-Caw!
Every day, a little
girl rides to school on the back of Daddy’s bike. As they twist and turn
through the city streets, the little girl spreads her arms like wings and sings
her birdsong for all to hear. But when they pass the strange woman in blue who
carries a mysterious bag, the girl goes quiet until the woman is out of sight. One
day, when they’re running late, the little girl discovers what the woman does
with her bag each morning – a surprise that transforms her wariness into a
feeling of kinship to be celebrated.
Now out in paperback!
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All of our top picks of the month are now available from all good booksellers!
